—Must I turn off the gas after cooking ? 

—Of course . You can never be _______ careful with

that.

A．enough          B．too            C．so             D．very

George applied for the position three times ______ he finally got it.

   A. before B. until C. when D. after

An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money left. When she heard her daddy say to her  1  mother with whispered desperation（绝望）, “  2  a miracle（奇迹） can save him now”, the little girl went to her bedroom and took out her piggy bank. She   3  all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Then she   4  her way six blocks to the local drugstore（药店）.

“And what do you want?” asked the chemist.

“It’s   5  my little brother,”  the girl answered back. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a   6   . His name is Andrew and he has something  7  growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him.”

“We don’t   8   miracles here, child．I’m sorry,” the chemist said, smiling   9  at the little girl.

In the shop was a   10  customer. He stooped (弯腰) down and asked the little girl, “What kind of miracle does your brother   11   ?”

“I don’t know,” she replied．“He’s really sick and mommy says he needs   12   . But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought my  13   .”

“How much do you have?” asked the man.

“One dollar and eleven cents,   14  I can try and get some more,”  she answered quietly.

“Well, what a coincidence（巧合）,”  smiled the man.  “A dollar and eleven cents — the   15  price of a miracle for little brothers.  16  me to where you live. I want to see your brother and   17  your parents.”

That well dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon（外科医生）. The operation was completed without   18  and it wasn’t long before Andrew was   19  again and doing well.

The little girl was happy. She knew exactly how much the miracle cost ... one dollar and eleven cents ... plus the   20  of a little child.

1．  A．tearful          B．hopeful        C．helpless         D．kind

2．  A．Simply         B．Just            C．Only          D．More than

3．  A．drew        B．pulled            C．put           D．poured

4．  A．followed      B．made           C．took         D．found

5．  A．to             B．as               C．for            D．on

6．  A．hope         B．doctor         C．favor          D．miracle

7．  A．bad          B．small           C．extra         D．impossible

8．  A．have         B．offer           C．sell             D．store

9．  A．gently           B．sadly         C．strangely        D．coldly

10．A．well dressed     B．kind hearted     C．well behaved    D．good looking

11．A．have         B．need            C．care           D．like

12．A．a doctor       B．a surgeon         C．an operation   D．a kindness

13．A．savings        B．wishes          C．ideas            D．suggestions

14．A．since        B．as                C．after                D．but

15．A．same        B．exact            C．proper         D．necessary

16．A．Show          B．Help             C．Take            D．Follow

17．A．help          B．encourage         C．persuade        D．meet

18．A．difficulty      B．delay            C．charge          D．result

19．A．happy           B．well            C．strong           D．home

20． A．cleverness   B．faith            C．courage         D．devotion

Everybody was touched _____ words after they heard her moving story.

    A．beyond          B．without         C．of         D．in

The field research will take Joan and Paul about five months; it will be a long

time ____ we meet them again.

   A. after      B. before      C. since      D. when