Ella Fant was a middle – aged lady who lived with her only son John in a small house. She 　　16　 　John very much. In her 　17　 　he couldn’t do any thing wrong. Every morning she would give him breakfast in bed and bring him the papers to　　 18　 　. It isn’t really true that he was too 　19 to work. In fact he had tried a few　 　20　 　. First of all he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to　 　21　　 at least six windows. Then he 　22　 　a bus conductor and on his second　　 23 　a passenger stole his bag with all the fares (车费) collected. He even lost his job as a postman 　　24　 he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to people’s houses. It seemed that there was 　25　 　suitable work for him. So he 　26　　 　to join the army. Mrs Fant was so 　　27　 　about this that she told the 　　28　 　to all her neighbours. “My John is going to be a soldier.” She said. “He is going to be the best soldier there 　　29　 　was, I can tell you!”

Then the great day came 　　30 　he was to march past the palace in the parade (接受检阅的队伍). The parade was full of sound and colour. But when John and his　　 ___31___came in sight, some of the people watching 　　32　 laughing at the one who couldn’t keep pace (步) with the others as they marched along.

But Ella Fant, who was filled with 　33 　　, shouted at the top of her voice: “Look at　　 34　 　! They’re all out of 　　35　 except my John! Isn’t he the best!”

16. A. depended on　　　　 B. waited on

C. trusted　　　　　　 D. loved

17. A. hope　　　　　　 B. eyes　　　 C. head　　　　 D. wish

18. A. check　　　　　 B. read　　　 C. keep　　　　 D. sign

19. A. lazy　　　　　　 B. young　　　 C. weak　　　　 D. quiet

20. A. one　　　　　　 B. years　　　 C. weak　　　　 D. jobs

21. A. make　　　　　 B. drop　　　　 C. break　　　 D. clean

22. A. lowed　　 　　　B. met　　　　　 C. became　　 D. found

23. A. day　　　　　 B. try　　　　 C. route　　　　 D. chance

24. A. as if　　　　 B. so that　　　 C. because　　 D. though

25. A. some　　　　　 B. such　　　　　 C. less　　　 D. no

26. A. began　　　　 B. promised　　　 C. managed　　 D. decided

27. A. excited　　　　　 B. worried　　 C. disappointed　　 D. surprised

28. A. event　　　　　　 B. change　　　 C. news　　　　　　 D. matter

29. A. yet　　　　　　　 B. ever　　　 C. never　　　　　　 D. just

30. A. where　　 　　　B. since　　　　 C. when　　　　　　 D. till

31. A. neighbours　　　 B. army office　 C. mother　　　　 D. fellow soldiers

32. A. couldn’t help　　 B. shouldn’t begin　

C. stopped　　　　　 D. kept

33. A. sadness　　　　　 B. happiness

C. surprise　　　 　　D. anger

34. A. them　　　　　 B. those　　　　 C. that　　　 D. him

35. A. sight　　　　 B. order　　　　 C. mind　　　 D. step

15. The woman was about to open the door ____________ she heard a strange sound from inside.

A. as　　　　　 B. while　　　 C. when　　　 D. then

14. -Daddy, why do birds fly away in winter?

-Because they want to__________ cold weather.

A. find　　　　　 B. get away from

C. enjoy　　　　　 D. hate

13. We can see light in his office. He___________ be in his office.

A. can　　　　 B. can't　　　 C. must　　　 D. might

12. He is an _________ driver, so we say he is a man of___________.

　 A. experience; experience

B. experienced; experiences

C. experienced; experience

　 D. experienced; the experienced

11. -________ you__________ the editor at the airport?

　　 -No, when we got there, he___________ driven away.

A. Have; met; has been

　　 B. Did; meet; had been

　C. Did; met; have been

　　 D. Have; met; was

10. Does the way you thought of___________ the water clean make any sense?

A. making　　　　　　 B. how to make

C. to make　　　　　　 D. having made

9. -Have you moved into the new house?

-Not yet. The rooms are___________.

A. being painting　　　　　　 B. painting

C. being painted　　　　　　 D. painted