The meeting was put off because we ________ a meeting without John.

A. objected having    B. were objected to havingC. objected to have D. objected to having

Maria _____ missed the first train so as to travel on the same one as John.

John, a friend of mine, who got married only last week, spent ＄3,000 more than he______for the wedding.

A. will plan       B. has planned     C. would plan       D. had planned

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The True Story of Treasure Island

It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis  Stevenson's imagination. 16_, recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.

   Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived _17_ for many years. In 1881 he returned to Scotland for a  18  . With him were his American wife Fanny and his son 19.

   Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long _20over the hills. They had been  21_ this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse. Kept indoors by the heavy rain, Lloyd felt the days 22_ . To keep the boy happy, Robert asked the boy to do some _23.

One morning , the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Robert _24_ that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of 25_ . "What's that?" he asked "  “That's the _26_ treasure," said the boy. Robert suddenly 27_ something of an adventure story in the boy’s _28_ . While the rain was pouring, Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the _29_ a twelve-year-old boy, just like Lloyd. But who would be the  pirate(海盗)?

Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around with the _30_ of a wooden leg. Robert had always wanted to _31_ such a man in a story. _32_ Long John Silver, the pirate with a wooden leg, was _33_.

So, thanks to a _34_ September in Scotland, a friend with a wooden leg, and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy, we have one of greatest _35_ stories in the English language.

A. However      B. Therefore      C. Besides       D. Finally

A. alone         B. next door    C. at home         D. abroad

A. meeting        B. story        C. holiday          D. job

A. Lloyd        B. Robert        C. Henley          D. John

A. talk           B. rest          C. walk           D. game

A. attempting    B. missing        C. planning         D. enjoying

A. quiet          B. dull         C. busy          D. cold

A. cleaning       B. writing      C. drawing         D. exercising

A. doubted        B. noticed      C. decided          D. recognized

A. the sea      B. the house            C. Scotland         D. the island

A forgotten        B. buried             C. discovered      D. unexpected

A. saw              B. drew               C. made                D. learned

A. book            B. reply               C. picture                  D. mind

A. star                     B. hero                C. writer            D. child

A. help             B. problem          C. use                   D. burden

A. praise           B. produce           C. include              D. accept

A. Yet               B. Also                C. But                   D. Thus

A. injured         B. born                C. hired                 D. written

A. rainy            B. sunny              C. cool                  D. windy

A. news            B. love                C. humorous          D. adventure

            475 Riverside Drive
New York N.Y. 10027
Jan.15, 2011
Dear John,
I'm sorry you didn't get the part you tried out for in that play. I know how much you wanted to be in the play. Now you feel that maybe acting isn't the right future for you. I think you're wrong. You're a good actor. Do you remember when you played Caesar in your summer theatre group's play? You were excellent . People clapped(鼓掌)every time you walked on stage（舞台). Even the other actors loved you.
All actors have to get used to being turned down for a job. It's part of an actor's life. Even famouse actors don't get every part they want. I think you should give acting another chance. You love it so much, and you're good at it. Don't be discouraged because you lose one part in the play. Wait a bit, and try for another one. After all , you can always give up some other time.
Love,
Jane
【小题1】
Jane wrote this letter because____.