At last, I should thank Mr. White for the _______ of speaking here and for ensuring me such an attentive audience.

A．prejudice         B．privilege          C．ambition          D．favor

.— Mr White didn't come last night, did he?
　— No. We _____for him . A whole night was wasted.
　  

19. — Is this Mr. White’s office, Mary?

— Yes, _____.

A. that’s all right         B. it doesn’t matter

C. after you                 D. please yourself

It was a quiet village in which there was a military camp. It was far from the towns and cities and there were some high mountains around. Of course it was a good place for training the new soldiers. But it was difficult for the young men to go outside. Mr. White, an officer of forty, was strict with them and he hardly let them leave the camp.

　　Once Mr. White was ill in bed. He couldn't work and a young officer, Mr. Hunt, began to train the new soldiers instead of him. He knew the young men well and let nine soldiers go to the nearest town to have a holiday. But night fell and none came back to the camp. He was worried about it and stood at the gate. It was five to twelve when Mr. Hunt decided to go to the town and see what was happening with the young men. He started the car quickly and set off. At that moment the nine soldiers came back. It seemed they were all drunk. Of course they found the officer was angry.

　　"I'm sorry, sir," said the first soldier. "I left the town on time. But something was wrong with my bus on my way here. I had to buy a horse and made it run fast. Bad luck! It died and I had to run back."

　　And the other seven soldiers said they were late for the same reasons. It was the last soldier's turn. He said, "I'm sorry, sir. I got on a bus on time, but…"

　　Having heard this, the officer became even angrier and stopped him at once. He called out, "If you say something was wrong with your bus, I'll punish you at once!"

　　"No, no, sir," said the young man. "My bus was all right, but the dead horses were in its way!"

1.The military camp was built in the village to _______.

A．stop the soldiers going to towns

B．stop the soldiers meeting their friends

C．train the new soldiers

D．make the young men live quietly

2.Mr. Hunt let the nine soldiers have a holiday because _______.

A．he was kind to them

B．they felt lonely

C．they had something important to do

D．they were the best of all

3.The young officer was worried because _______.

A．a traffic accident had happened

B．he was afraid something happened to the nine soldiers

C．the nine soldiers didn't come back on time

D．the nine soldiers drank too much in the town

4.The nine soldiers returned to the camp late because _______.

A．something was wrong with their buses

B．their horses died on the return way

C．it took them much time to run back

D．they all had drunk much in the town

5.Which answer do you think right?

A．I'll believe only the last soldier.

B．The officer believed the nine soldiers.

C．I'll believe none of the nine soldiers.

D．The officer won't punish his soldiers.

根据汉语意思，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子。

1.Not only ______________________ her new design, but he also arranged for her to be in charge of the project. (approve)

经理不仅同意了她的新设计，而且还安排她负责管理该项目。

2.Not _______________________as president to the department, Mr. White still served his colleagues heart and soul. (appoint)

虽然没有被任命为系主任，怀特先生仍然全心全意地为同事们服务。

3.It was not until he fled with a large sum of money _________________________ taking bribes . (accuse)

直到他携巨款潜逃，（他）才被指控受贿。

4.The impression _____________________________ me was that he was no more than a reserved young man. (make)

他给我留下的印象是他只不过是一个内敛的年轻人。

5.Today, the impressionist paintings are accepted as the beginning of _______________. (call)

如今，印象派作品已被人们接受而成为现在我们所说的现代艺术的开端。

6.________________________, she would immediately turn to her private doctor. (instant)

她一生病，就会立即求助于她的私人医生。

7._________________________ reading books, he doesn’t like being disturbed. (absorb)

无论他什么时候全神贯注地看书，他不喜欢被打扰。

8.The police inquired his mother about his address and phone number, so he ______________________ the robbery last night. (involve)

警察向他的母亲讯问了他的地址和电话，他可能参与了昨晚的抢劫案。

9.I would rather you __________________ the important decision as soon as possible. (inform)

我希望你尽快通知她这个重要的决定。

10.They found themselves ______________________ colourful rocks, fishes, shells, and plants, all waving and moving slowly in the blue waters. (surround)

他们发现自己身边都是五彩斑斓的岩石、鱼类、贝壳和植物，这些东西在蓝色的海域中慢慢地摇曳移动着。