9.No matter what happens, I assure you that I will not forget how hard you have worked on this project.

a. dare　　　 b. promise　　　 c. act like a donkey　　　 d. forget

Ryan is a great inventor. However, I don’t think that his latest invention, edible socks, is likely to be too successful. Not many people want to eat socks. There are some things in life that should remain inedible.

8.When your plan brings us great wealth, you will be rewarded for your sagacity.

a. good looks　　　 b. mistakes　　　 c. intelligence　　 d. huge appetite for herbs

7.Of course, I’m not saying that your plan is no good. I tend to be optimistic, so I won’t be surprised when you succeed.

a. expecting the best to happen　 b. needing glasses to see　　　　　 c. full of gas　 d. unselfish

6.If your plan fails, we’ll have to find someone who can devise a better one.

a. design　　　 b. dislike　　　 c. appliance　　 d. to use peanut butter as toothpaste

5.Your plan looks good. I hope it will really work. It’s time to implement it and see if it’s as brilliant as you claim.

a. instrument　　　 b. take apart　　　 c. change　　　 d. carry out

4.We have rather lofty expectations for you, son. You will attend college. You will become rich and famous. You will be elected president of the United States before you turn forty.

Which word is a synonym of “lofty”?　　　　　 a. high　　　 b. shaky　　　 c. small　　　 d. lowly

3.Kathy was looking for a strong but light material to use for making her water jugs. Unfortunately, she chose noodelite. It proved to too porous to hold jelly.

A porous material _____.

a. is good for holding things that you pour　　　　　 b. protects you in pouring rain c. allows liquids to flow through it　　　　　　　　 d. is necessary for making bowling balls

2. Only an hour or so had passed before a tremendous roar shook the ground. At that very moment, a strange grey creature materialized before our eyes. It resembled a lizard in shape. It was about ten feet high at the shoulders and at least fifty feet long.　 What did the creature do?　　 a. It whipped its tail back and forth.　　 b. It stamped its feet. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 c. It showed its sharp teeth.　　　　　 d. It appeared.

1. We walked slowly down the trail with great trepidation. No one who had gone this way had ever been heard from again. Had they simply found a better place to settle on this dark planet? We doubted that.Which word is a synonym of “trepidation”?　　 a. movement　　 b. worry　　 c. enjoyment　　　 d. laughter

20. It is a mystery why some people can learn language very easily and others have great difficulty．

A．something easy to understand　　 B．something no one understands

C．something beautiful　　　　　　 D．something terrible