5．Until today he wonders who on earth _______ his hiding place when he was in Moscow．（ ）
| A． | gave off | B． | gave away | C． | gave out | D． | gave up |
4．Leave me alone．I _______ an article all the afternoon and haven't finished yet．（ ）
| A． | write | B． | have been writing | ||
| C． | was writing | D． | wrote |
3．The modern hi-tech industry makes full use of what farmers would _______ throw away as waste．（ ）
| A． | however | B． | thus | C． | otherwise | D． | therefore |
2．The worst financial crisis in a century has hit America，_______ home values fall，pensions disappear and
760，000workers out of work this year．（ ）
760，000workers out of work this year．（ ）
| A． | making | B． | made | C． | to make | D． | has made |
1．---The singer together with her band _______ invited to the concert．Did you enjoy that part？
---No，no sooner ______ than they sang their top hit Another Way to Die．（ ）
---No，no sooner ______ than they sang their top hit Another Way to Die．（ ）
| A． | was； I had left | B． | were； I have gone | ||
| C． | was； had I left | D． | were； did I leave |
20．My daughter is not sure what to_______ at the university； she can't make up her mind about her future．（ ）
| A． | take up | B． | make up | C． | pick up | D． | build up |
19．Mike's New Bike
Mike looked at the midday sky．He had been working since sunrise and was taking a （21）A．Mike had been working all summer to earn enough money for a new （22）D．His ancient，beaten-up bike was total embarrassment．But his mom said they couldn't（23）C a new one．Even though Mike knew she was（24）B，he shouted back at her in great disappointment，"You never（25）D me anything!"
He only needed fifty more dollars．Mr．Painter had （26）B him forty dollars to dig a new drainage ditch （排水沟），and he wanted to stop the（27）A in his rose garden．Mr．Painter wanted the new ditch to run parallel to the old one，but Mike didn't think that would be（28）C in heavy rains．So he suggested another plan to （29）B the rainwater away from the house．
Mike noticed Mr．Painter （30）D him from behind a curtain．He knew Mr．Painter was an old grouch （爱抱怨的人）； he would take away that little break from his pay．（31）B he returned to his work，Mike waved．Mr．Painter acknowledged the wave and disappeared．
Mike worked （32）C until mid-afternoon without a rest．Then Mr．Painter came out （33）A an inspection．"Why don't you stop for today and get a fresh （34）B tomorrow？""I'd rather finish up，"replied Mike．"It's supposed to（35）D tonight，and I'd like to have it work before the next storm．"
About six-thirty，Mike （36）A the last pipe in place．As he was returning the tools to the garage，Mr．Painter came out of the house and （37）D up，"Mike，you're an enthusiastic young man．You don't see many young people these days who（38）C about their work．"He handed Mike an envelope and left．
When Mike opened the envelope，he found three twenty-dollar bills．He ran to （39）A Mr．Painter and started to hand one back to him．Mr．Painter declined the offer，"Take it as （40）C for keeping an old man from trouble．"And then he went to inspect his roses．
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Mike looked at the midday sky．He had been working since sunrise and was taking a （21）A．Mike had been working all summer to earn enough money for a new （22）D．His ancient，beaten-up bike was total embarrassment．But his mom said they couldn't（23）C a new one．Even though Mike knew she was（24）B，he shouted back at her in great disappointment，"You never（25）D me anything!"
He only needed fifty more dollars．Mr．Painter had （26）B him forty dollars to dig a new drainage ditch （排水沟），and he wanted to stop the（27）A in his rose garden．Mr．Painter wanted the new ditch to run parallel to the old one，but Mike didn't think that would be（28）C in heavy rains．So he suggested another plan to （29）B the rainwater away from the house．
Mike noticed Mr．Painter （30）D him from behind a curtain．He knew Mr．Painter was an old grouch （爱抱怨的人）； he would take away that little break from his pay．（31）B he returned to his work，Mike waved．Mr．Painter acknowledged the wave and disappeared．
Mike worked （32）C until mid-afternoon without a rest．Then Mr．Painter came out （33）A an inspection．"Why don't you stop for today and get a fresh （34）B tomorrow？""I'd rather finish up，"replied Mike．"It's supposed to（35）D tonight，and I'd like to have it work before the next storm．"
About six-thirty，Mike （36）A the last pipe in place．As he was returning the tools to the garage，Mr．Painter came out of the house and （37）D up，"Mike，you're an enthusiastic young man．You don't see many young people these days who（38）C about their work．"He handed Mike an envelope and left．
When Mike opened the envelope，he found three twenty-dollar bills．He ran to （39）A Mr．Painter and started to hand one back to him．Mr．Painter declined the offer，"Take it as （40）C for keeping an old man from trouble．"And then he went to inspect his roses．
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| 1．A．break | B．holiday | C．chance | D．job |
| 22．A．football | B．computer | C．skateboard | D．bike |
| 23．A．rid | B．borrow | C．afford | D．make |
| 24．A．rude | B．right | C．wise | D．cruel |
| 25．A．pass | B．present | C．show | D．give |
| 26．A．handed | B．offered | C．lent | D．saved |
| 27．A．flooding | B．growing | C．sunlight | D．dirt |
| 28．A．necessary | B．basic | C．effective | D．natural |
| 29．A．collect | B．direct | C．pour | D．receive |
| 30．A．admiring | B．ordering | C．commanding | D．watching |
| 31．A．Once | B．As | C．If | D．Though |
| 32．A．nervously | B．confidently | C．steadily | D．angrily |
| 33．A．for | B．about | C．with | D．during |
| 34．A．supply | B．start | C．idea | D．look |
| 35．A．snow | B．blow | C．thunder | D．rain |
| 36．A．laid | B．hung | C．dropped | D．cut |
| 37．A．cleaned | B．called | C．stood | D．walked |
| 38．A．ask | B．set | C．care | D．learn |
| 39．A．catch | B．beg | C．serve | D．blame |
| 40．A．spirits | B．excuses | C．thanks | D．requests． |
18．It is always awkward when someone you don't know come up and talk to you like they have known you forever，when ______ you've never met．（ ）
| A． | in particular | B． | in conclusion | C． | in reality | D． | in return |
17．Waiting ______ to be reunited with the son he had not seen in 13years，Phil Baker took a stroll along tee beach with his wife to ease his nerve．（ ）
| A． | enthusiastically | B． | gratefully | ||
| C． | cautiously | D． | anxiously |
16．With the losses ______，the chances for the team to make the post season aye slipping away，which disappoints its fans．（ ）
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| A． | picking up | B． | piling up | C． | turning up | D． | speeding up |