15、We      today not a victory of a party but a celebration of freedom, symbolizing an end as well as a beginning, signifying renewal as well as change．

A．enjoy           B．observe            C．watch           D．suspect

14、The society was set up to        endangered species form extinction．

A．deserve         B．preserve          C．observe         D．reserve

13、She tried to sleep, but thoughts       and images flashed into her mind．

A．crowded out       B．crowed to       C．crowded of        D．crowded in

12、I really worry about her, but I know if I      the therapy, she will stop speaking to me．

A．bring out        B．bring in         C．bring up          D．bring out

11、John seems      to sit in front of the television all night．

A．content           B．easy           C．cozy            D．comfortable

10、Soon, his warm, inviting smile put me     , and spent the next two hours talking casually．

A．at attention          B．at ease        C．at best        D．at a loss

9、Last month, our English Department invited a local radio star to      a public lecture on the topic of media influence on society．

A．communicate        B．demand         C．deliver          D．converse

8、　　   　, we lack practice and experience nowadays in dealing with the complicated economic situation．

A．Luckily          B．Previously           C．Doubtfully           D．Indeed

7、Years ago, in a small fishing village in Holland, a young boy taught the world about the rewards of unselfish service．

       Because the entire village lived on fishing, a volunteer rescue team was needed in case of emergency．One night, the winds   1   , the clouds burst and a strong storm overturned a fishing boat at sea．The crew in trouble   2   the SOS．The captain of the rescue rowboat team   3   the alarm and the villagers   4   in the town square overlooking the sea．When the team started their rowboat fought their way through the wild waves, the villagers waited   5   on the beach, holding lamps to   6   the way back．

       An hour later, the rescue boat reappeared through the fog and the   7   villagers ran to greet them．Falling   8   on the sand, the volunteers reported that the rescue boat could not hold any more   9    and they had to leave one man behind．Even one more passenger would have surely   10   the rescue boat and all would have been lost．

       11   , the captain called for another volunteer team to  12   the survivor．Sixteen-year-old Hans stepped forward．His mother grabbed his arm, crying, "please don't go．Your father  13  in a shipwreck （船只失事） 10 years ago and your elder brother, Paul, has been lost　　14   for three weeks．Hans, you are all I have left．"

       Hans replied, "Mother, I have to go．   15   everyone said I can't go, let someone else do it? Mother, this time I have to do my duty．When the call for service   16  , we all need to take our turn and do our part．Hans kissed his mother, joined the team and   17   into the night．"

       Another hour passed, which seemed to Hans' mother like a century．   18   the rescue boat dashed through the fog with Hans standing up in the bow．   19   his hands, the captain called, "did you find the lost man?"    20   able to control himself, Hans excitedly cried back, "Yes, we found him．Tell my mother it's my elder brother, Paul!"

1．A．stilled                    B．screamed            C．stopped           D．calmed

2．A．set about          B．sent out        C．came up with   D．took over

3．A．sounded            B．set                 C．took                                    D．made

4．A．gathered             B．followed         C．fought         D．struggled

5．A．nervously             B．angrily         C．fearfully          D．happily

6．A．hope             B．light           C．expect           D．try

7．A．promising         B．hoping         C．cheering          D．standing

8．A．uncomfortable      B．exhausted          C．disturbed           D．painful

9．A．villagers             B．sailors                C．captains           D．passengers

10．A．pushed             B．pulled               C．overturned        D．settled

11．A．Anxiously        B．Strangely        C．Unexpectedly     D．Doubtfully

12．A．look after         B．look for        C．lookout            D．look on

13．A．died           B．pulled               C．went             D．interrupted

14．A．in the fire         B．at sea          C．on strike          D．in the war

15．A．How about       B．What for       C．What if          D．What with

16．A．comes                 B．goes                    C．flies                    D．climbs

17．A．appeared       B． disappeared      C．came                D．went

18．A．Therefore          B．Firstly         C．when              D．Finally

19．A．Making        B．Keeping             C．Showing             D．Cupping

20．A．Hardly               B．Only             C．Seldom           D．Always

6、A gentle breeze blew through Jennifer's hair．The golden red sun was setting．She was on the beach, looking up at the fiery （火红的） ball．She was amazed by its color, deep red in the middle, softly fading into yellow．She could hear nothing but the waves and the seagulls flying up above in the sky．

       The atmosphere relaxed her．After all she had been through, this was what she needed．"It's getting late," she thought, "I must go home．My parents will be wondering where I am．"

       She wondered how her parents would react, when she got home after the three days she was missing．She kept on walking, directing herself where she spent every summer holiday．The road was deserted．She walked slowly and silently．Just in a few hundred meters she would have been safe in her house．

       It was really getting dark now．The sun had set a few minutes before and it was getting cold too．She wished she had her favorite sweater on: it kept her really warm．She imagined having it with her．This thought disappeared when she finally saw her front door．It seemed different．Nobody had taken care of the outside garden for a few days．She was shocked: her father was usually so strict about keeping everything clean and tidy, and now．．．It all seemed deserted．She couldn't understand what was going on．

       She entered the house．First, she went into the kitchen where she saw a note written by her father．It said: "Dear Ellen, there is some coffee ready．I went looking．" Ellen was her mother but－where was she? On the right side of the hallway was her parents' room．She went in．Then she saw her．Her mother, lying on the bed, was sleeping．Her face looked so tired, as if she hadn't slept for days．She was really pale．Jennifer would have wanted to wake her up but she looked too tired．So Jennifer just fell asleep beside her．When Jennifer woke up, something was different－she wasn't in her mother's room and she wasn't wearing the old clothes she ran away in．She was in her cozy bed in her pajamas．

       It felt so good being back home．Suddenly she heard a voice, "Are you feeling better now, dear? You know you got us very, very scared．"

1．Three days later Jennifer came back home      ．

       A．at sunrise           B．at sunset         C．at night        D．at midday

2．What does the underlined phrase "This thought" most probably mean?

       A．The idea of going back home．

       B．Her anxiety about her parents．

       C．The feeling of being warm in her favorite sweater．

       D．The feeling of getting back home safely．

3．Her father didn't take care of the garden because      ．

       A．he was busy looking for her

       B．he had to look after his wife

       C．he was not strict with his job

       D．he no longer enjoyed working in the garden

4．What can we infer from this passage?

       A．In fact Jennifer's mother had been sick for days．

       B．As Jennifer walked towards home, she became increasingly scared．

       C．When she found the garden deserted, she realized she was wrong．

       D．Having experienced a lot outside, Jennifer felt home was safest for her．