21．—Do you mean you won't sign up for the summer course?

—________ I just don't have enough money for it at the moment.

A．It depends.　　　　　　　　　B．It's up to you.

C．Not really.　　 D．What's your idea?

22．I stood there facing the beauty of nature and felt ________ sort of excited—all feelings floated in ________ mind.

A．a; the　　　　B．the; the　　　C．不填；不填　　　D．不填； the

23．—Hello, Joe, where are you now?

—Hello, I'm on the bus. I ________ be home in about fifteen minutes.

A．ought　　 B．need　　 C．would　　 D．should

24．Patiently the crazy fans of space exploration ________ for two hours, and they will wait till China's space heroes arrive.

A．were waiting B．waited

C．had waited D．have been waiting

25．Recently I bought an MP5, ________ was very reasonable.

A．which price B．the price of which

C．its price D．the price of that

26．Young professionals and recent graduates have struggled to find work in a sliding economy, ________ one area—Silicon Valley—has been relatively unaffected.

A．so B．but C．and D．for

27．China plans to spend more than 150 billion yuan in the northern Shanxi province, which ________ one?third of China's coal output, by 2015.

A．accounts for B．answers for C．provides for D．calls for

28．A robot dog is said to have been developed, which can do whatever its master ________.

A．tells it　　 B．tells it to　　 C．tells to do　　 D．tells it to do

29．I told him to remember not to make ________ that he knows well he may not achieve.

A．promises B．purposes C．choices D．changes

30．The online community is so large that users can hide their real identities, ________ it hard to trace behavior to a real person.

A．making B．to make C．made D．being made

31．He told the story by describing how US?China trade ________ both countries since the establishment of formal relations.

A．benefited　 B．have benefited C．had benefited D．was benefited

32．—Dear Carl, ah，...well, do you mind lending me your new car?

—No, ________ you don't drink before driving.

A．as soon as B．as far as C．as long as D．as much as

33．—John, where are the cookies? Don't tell me you ate them all!

—Yes, I did. I couldn't ________ it. They were so good.

A．get　 B．find C．help D．make

34．China had 3.68 million km of roads by the end of last year, more than three times ________ it had in 1978.

A．that B．what C．one D．those

35．Now students pay much attention to abilities, ________ like before when they only noticed language points and grammar.

A．more than　　 B．other than　　 C．rather than　　 D．less than

It was a cold evening and my daughter and I were walking up Broadway. I didn’t notice a guy sitting inside a cardboard box. But Nora did. She wasn’t even four, but she 36 at my coat and said, “That man’s cold. Daddy, 37 we take him home?”

　 I don’t remember my reply. But I do remember a sudden 38 feeling inside me. I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her 39 , whether it was 40 in flight or children playing. But now she was noticing 41 and beggary.

　 A few days later, I saw an article in the newspaper about volunteers who picked up a food package from a nearby school on a Sunday morning and 42 it to an elderly person. It was quick and easy. I 43 us up. Nora was 44 about it. She could understand the importance of food, so she could easily see how 45 our job was. When Sunday came, she was ready, but I had to 46 myself to leave the house to fetch the food package. On my way to the school, I fought an urge to turn 47 . The Sunday paper and coffee were waiting for me at home. Why do this? 48 , we phoned the elderly person we’d been appointed. She 49 us right over.

　 The building was in a bad state. Facing us was a silver-haired woman in an old dress. She took the package and asked us to come in. Nora ran inside. I unwillingly followed. 50 inside, I saw that the apartment belonged to someone poor. Our hostess showed us some photos. Nora played and when it came time to say goodbye, we three hugged, I walked home in tears.

　 Professionals call such a(n) 51 “a volunteer opportunity”. They are opportunities, I’ve come to see. Where else but as volunteers do you have the opportunity to do something 52 that’s good for others as well as for yourself? Nora and I regularly serve meals to needy people and 53 clothes for the homeless. Yet, as I’ve 54 her grow over these past four years, I still wonder—which of us has 55 more?

36. A. waved　　　　 　　 B. glanced　　　　 　 C. pulled　　　　　 D. aimed

37. A. Would　　　　 　　 B. Can　　　　　　　　 C. Need　　　　　　　 D. Must

38. A. general　　　　　　 B. funny　　　　　　　 C. heavy　　　　　 　 D. curious

39. A. world　　　　　　　　　　 B. part　　　　　　　　 C. eyesight　　　　 　 D. area

40. A. insects　　　　　 B. animals　　　　　　　 C. plants　　　　　　　 D. birds

41. A. coldness 　　　　　 B. suffering　　　　　　　 C. illness 　　　　 　 D. ignorance

42. A. delivered　　　　　　 B. returned　　　　　　　 C. devoted　　　　 　 D. posted

43. A. held　　　　　 　　 B. hurried　　　 　　　　 C. signed　　　　　　 D. lined

44. A. casual　　　　 　　 B. sorry　　　　 　　　 C. astonished　　　　　 D. excited

45. A. creative　　　 　　　 B. valuable　　　　　　　 C. shocking　　　　　 D. simple

46. A. warn　　　　　　　 B. stop　　　　　　　　 C. allow 　　　　　　 D. push

47. A. back 　　　　　　　　　　 B. away　　　　　　　　 C. up　　　　　　　　 D. out

48. A. Therefore　　　　　 B. Obviously　　 　　　 C. Also　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Still

49. A. called　　　　 　　 B. promised　　　　　　 C. invited 　　　　 D. helped

50. A. Although　　　　　 B. Once　　　　　　　 C. Because 　　　　　 D. Though

51. A. stay　　　　　 　　 B. visit 　　　　　　　　 C. adventure 　　　　　 D. challenge

52. A. fair　　　　　 　　 B. famous　　　　　　　 C. difficult　　　 　　　 D. enjoyable

53. A. collect　　　　　　　 B. make　　　　　　　 C. order 　　　　　　 D. wear

54. A. let　　　　　　　　 B. made　　　　　　　 C. watched 　　　　　 D. noticed

55. A. benefited　　　　　　 B. increased　 　　　　　　 C. tried　　　　　 　　 D. seized

A lesson in caring

It was a cold evening and my daughter and I were walking up Broadway．I didn’t notice a guy sitting inside a cardboard box．But Nora did．She wasn’t even four, but she  1 at my coat and said, “That man’s cold．Daddy, 2  we take him home?”

I don’t remember my reply．But I do remember a sudden  3  feeling inside me．I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her 4  , whether it was 5  in flight or children playing．But now she was noticing 6  and beggary．

A few days later, I saw an article in the newspaper about volunteers who picked up a food package from a nearby school on a Sunday morning and 7  it to an elderly person．It was quick and easy．I 8  us up．Nora was 9  about it．She could understand the importance of food, so she could easily see how 10  our job was．When Sunday came, she was ready, but I had to 11    myself to leave the house to fetch the food package．On my way to the school, I fought an urge（强烈愿望） to turn 12  ．The Sunday paper and coffee were waiting for me at home．Why do this?  13 , we phoned the elderly person we’d been appointed．She 14  us right over．

The building was in a bad state．Facing us was a silver-haired woman in an old dress．She took the package and asked us to come in．Nora ran inside．I unwillingly followed．15  inside, I saw that the department belonged to someone poor．Our hostess showed us some photos．Nora played and when it came time to say goodbye, we three hugged, I walked home in tears．

Professionals call such a（n）16  “a volunteer opportunity”．They are opportunities, I’ve come to see．Where else but as volunteers do you have the opportunity to do something 17   that’s good for others as well as for yourself? Nora and I regularly serve to needy people and 18   clothes for the homeless．Yet, as I’ve 19 her grow over these past four years, I still wonder—which of us has 20  more?

1．A．pulled　　　　     B．glanced　　　     C．waved　　          D．aimed

2．A．Would　　　　     B．Can　　　　　   C．Need　　　　     D．Must

3．A．general　　　　    B．funny　　　　　C．heavy　　　　    D．curious

4．A．area　　　　　    B．part　　　　　   C．eyesight　　　　                         D．world
5．A．insects                  B．animals　　　　  C．plants　　　　    D．birds

6．A．coldness　　　     B．illness　　　       C．suffering　　　   D．ignorance

7．A．delivered　　　     B．returned　　　    C．devoted　　　　 D．posted

8．A．held　　　　　    B．hurried　　　      C．signed　　　　   D．lined
9．A．casual　　　　     B．sorry　　　　     C．astonished　　　 D．excited
10．A．creative　　　    B．valuable　　　    C．shocking　　　   D．simple

Jame’s New Bicycle

James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully __36__ the coins that lay on the bed. ＄24. 52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least ＄90!_37____ on earth was he going to get the ___38___ of the money? He knew that his friends all had bicycle. It was __39___ to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no ___40__ asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to _41____.

There was only one way to get money, and that was to __42_ it . He would have to find a job . __43____ who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice who usually had__44_ on most things.

“Well, you can start right here,” said Mr. Clay. “My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing. ”

That was the __45__ of James’s odd-job（零工）business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards and mended books. He lost count of the _46____ of jobs that people found for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the　 47 of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the __48___ increased and he knew that he would soon have __49____ for the bicycle he longed for.

The day __50_ came when James counted his money and found ＄ 94. 32. He _51___ no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode __52__ home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard _53__ for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more _54__ he had bought it with his own money. He had _55__ what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even than the bicycle.

36. A. cleaned　　　　　　　　 B. covered　　　　　　　　 C. counted　　　　 D. checked

37. A. How　　　　　　　　　　 B. Why　　　　　　　　　　 C. Who　　　　　　　 D. What

38. A. amount　　　　　　　　 B. part　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sum　　　　　　　 D. rest

39. A. brave　　 　　　　 B. hard　　　　　　　　　　　 C. smart　　　　　　　 D. unfair

40. A. point　　　　　　　　　 B. reason　　　　　　　　　 C. result　　　　　　　 D. right

41. A. split　　　　　　　　　　 B. spend　　　　　　　　 C. spare　　　　　　　　　 D. save

42. A. borrow　　　　　　　　 B. earn　　　　　　　　　 C. raise　　　　　　　　　 D. collect

43. A. Or　　　　　　　　　　　 B. So　　　　　　　　　　 C. For　　　　　　　　　　 D. But

44. A. decisions　　　　　　 B. experience　　　　　 C. opinions　　　 D. knowledge

45. A. beginning　　　　　　 B. introduction　　　　 C. requirement　　 D. opening

46. A. similarity　　　　　　　 B. quality　　　　　　　 C. suitability　　　　　　　 D. variety

47. A. brand　　　　　　　　　 B. number　　　　　　　 C. size　　　　　　　　　　　 D. type

48. A. effort　　　　　　　　　 B. pressure　　　　　　 C. money　　　　　　　　　 D. trouble

49. A. all　　　　　　　　　　　 B. enough　　　　　　　 C. much　　　　　　　　　 D. some

50. A. finally　　　　　　　　　 B. instantly　　　　　　 C. normally　　　　　　　 D. regularly

51. A. gave　　　　　　　　　　 B. left　　　　　　　　　　 C. took　　　　　　　　　　 D. wasted

52. A. patiently　　　　　　　 B. proudly　　　　　　　 C. silently　　　　　　　　　 D. tiredly

53. A. applying　　　　　　　 B. asking　　　　　　　　 C. looking　　　　　　　　 D. working

54. A. since　　　　　　　　　 B. if　　　　　　　　　　　 C. than　　　　　　　　　　 D. though

55. A. deserved　　 　　　 B. benefited　 C. achieved　　 　　　　　 D. learned

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1￣20各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个　　 最佳答案。

　　    In my neighborhood, there were two stores — the New York House　　 and the American House. They were right next door 1 each other, and　　 the owners were 2 enemies. They were having 3 wars constantly.

　　     In one window would appear the handwritten 4, "For sale. Irish　　 sheets of first-class 5. The low price of ￥6.50." Everyone would then　　 waited for the 6 from the other house, and in about two hours it would　　 appear in the window, "My sheets are 7 to first class and only ￥5.96."

　　    　　 8 the sign war, the two owners would often appear outside their　　 stores, screaming and cursing (谩骂) at each other and often 9 close　　 to actual blows. Finally one of the owners would 10 cursing saying the　　 other one was mad and 11 was anyone who bought from him. Everyone　　 in the neighborhood would 12 the winning store and buy out the sheets.　　 Their quarrel was 13 and everyone benefited from it by getting all　　 kinds of wonderful goods.

　　     One day one of the owners died. A few days later the other owner　　 had a going-out-of-business 14. He moved out of the neighborhood, 15　　 to be seen again.

　　     The new owners of the stores discovered 16 passage as well as a　　 connecting door between the two houses 17 they 18 out their houses　　 more closely. Further research 19 that these two enemies were　　 brothers. For more than thirty years these two brothers had 20 the　　 whole neighborhood. The screaming and cursing were play-acting. All　　 the price wars were tricks.

(1) A. at     B. near    C. to     D. about 

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(2) A. friendly     B. public    C. bitter     D. kind  

[    ]

(3) A. price    B. pen    C. world    D. independence

[    ]

(4) A. post     B. sign    C. note     D. letter

[    ]

(5) A. quantity     B. quality    C. service    D. goods 

[    ]

(6) A. turn     B. problem    C. news     D. reply 

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(7) A. far    B. clean    C. favorite    D. close 

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(8) A. Instead of　　 B. In spite of    C. No wonder    D. Besides

[    ]

(9) A. taking     B. having    C. coming     D. feeling

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(10)A. stop     B. begin    C. forget     D. enjoy 

[    ]

(11)A. so     B. quite    C. rather     D. very  

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(12)A. send for     B. put up    C. get back to    D. rush into  

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(13)A. going over　　 B. breaking out    C. lasting    D. keeping

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(14)A. meeting    B. sale    C. part     D. match 

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(15)A. often    B. never    C. frequently　　 D. seldom

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(16)A. a secret     B. a narrow    C. a great    D. an open

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(17)A. although     B. which    C. when     D. where 

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(18)A. searched     B. checked    C. looked     D. found 

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(19)A. disclosed    B. examined    C. remembered　　 D. discovered 

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(20)A. benefited　　 B. cheated    C. offered    D. limited

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