16、Last year many new building went up_____ old shabby houses were torn down．

A．that                B．where              C．which              D．what

15、Was it because his hand shook constantly ______ he gave up his teaching?

A．that                B．so that               C．before                 D．so

14、______he got home did he find that he_____ his umbrella on the bus．

A．Not until，had left                                      B．Not until，has forgotten

C．It was not until，had left                             D．It was until，has forgotten

13、They have already decided to continue the work_____ difficulties there may be．

A．what               B．whatever               C．how                       D．however

12、-You won’t go to school by bus，will you?

-______

A．Yes，I will not go by bus                                   B．Yes，I will be on foot

C．No，I’ll just walk                                       D．Of course

11、The museum______ all of us visited yesterday has a history of 200 years．

A．where              B．that                C．what               D．to which

10、-Guess what! I have got A for my term paper．

-Great! You _____ have read widely and put a lot of work into it．

A．must                B．should                   D．ought to                 D．needn’t

9、A friend of mine named Paul received an automobile from his brother as a Christmas present．On Christmas Eve when Paul  1   his office，a street a street urchin （顽童）was walking around the shiny new car， 2   it．

“Is this your car，Mister?” he said．

Paul nodded．“My brother gave it to me for Christmas．” The boy was   3  ．“You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you anything? Boy，I wish ．．．” He  4 ．

Of course Paul knew what he was going to   5 ．He was going to wish he had a brother like that．But what the boy said shocked Paul all the way  6  to his heels．

“I wish，” the boy went on，“That   7  could be a brother like that．”

Paul looked at the boy in  8  ，then impulsively（有意的） he added，“Would you like to take a  9   in my car?”

“Oh yes，I’d love that．”

After a short ride，the boy   10  with his eyes aglow，said，“Mister，would you mind driving in front of my   11 ?”

Paul smiled a little．He thought the boy wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big automobile．But   12   was wrong again．“Will you stop   13   those two steps are?” the boy asked．

He got out and   14   the steps．Then in a little while Paul heard him coming back slowly，He was   15   his little crippled（ 跛足的） brother．He sat him down on the bottom step，then sort of squeezed up against him and   16   the car．

“  17   she is，Buddy，just like I told you upstairs． 18   I’m gonna give you one just like it ．．．then you can see for   19   all the pretty things in the Christmas windows that I’ve been trying to tell you about．”

Paul got out and lifted the crippled boy to the front seat of his car．The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began a memorable  20   ride．

That Christmas Eve，Paul learned what Jesus meant when he said：“It is more blessed to give ．．．”

（    ）1．A．checked            B．devoted to               C．came out of     D．picked up

（    ）2．A．admiring            B．striking                   C．measuring        D．examining

（    ）3．A．amused             B．touched                  C．astonished        D．related

（    ）4．A．choked              B．hesitated                 C．promoted         D．neglected

（    ）5．A．send for            B．look for                  C．wish for          D．care for

（    ）6．A．down                B．out                         C．in                    D．up

（    ）7．A．mine                 B．yours                      C．you                 D．I

（    ）8．A．silence               B．astonishment           C．low spirits        D．view

（    ）9．A．chance                     B．ride                        C．look                D．rest

（    ）10．A．turned             B．jumped                   C．cried               D．played

（    ）11．A．my brother       B．my neighborhood     C．the steps          D．my house

（    ）12．A．now                B．again                      C．then                D．finally

（    ）13．A．from which      B．what                       C．at which          D．where

（    ）14．A．ran up             B．jumped off              C．fixed up           D．fell over

（    ）15．A．rescuing          B．leading                    C．carrying           D．following

（    ）16．A．pointed to        B．looked into              C．turned to          D．ran to

（    ）17．A．As                   B．So                          C．There                     D．Surely

（    ）18．A．Some way              B．Some time               C．Today              D．Some day

（    ）19．A．a while            B．yourself                  C．the moment      D．some reason

（    ）20．A．city                 B．country                   C．evening            D．holiday

8、The pickle jar（腌菜罐子）as far back as I can remember sat on the floor in my parents’ bedroom． 1   he got ready for bed，Dad would empty his pockets and toss his   2   into the jar．When the jar was   3  ，he would take the coins to the bank．Taking the coins to the bank and say  4  to the cashier，"These are for my son’s college fund（资金）．He’ll   5  work at the mill（磨坊） all his life like me．"

The years passed，and I   6  college and took a job in another town．Once，while visiting my parents，I noticed that the pickle jar was gone．It had served its purpose and had been removed．My dad was a man of   7   words，and never lectured me on the  8  of determination，perseverance and faith．The pickle jar had taught me more than   9  could have done．

When I married，I told my wife Susan about the  10  ．In my mind，it showed how much my dad had   11   me．Dad continued to drop his coins into the jar，no matter how   12things got at home．

 The first Christmas after our daughter Jessica was born，we spent the holiday with my parents．After dinner，Susan  13   our baby into my parents’ bedroom to feed her．When Susan came back into the living room，there was  14  tears in her eyes．She handed Jessica to Dad before taking my hand and leading me into the room．

"Look，" she said   15  ，her eyes directing me to a spot on the floor．To my   16  ，there，as if it had never been   17  ，stood the old pickle jar，the bottom already   18 with coins．I walked over to the pickle jar，dug down into _19___ and pulled out a handful of coins．With the strong emotions choking me，I dropped the coins into the jar．I looked up and saw that Dad，carrying Jessica，had slipped quietly into the room．Our eyes  20 ，and I knew he was feeling the same emotions I felt．Neither one of us could speak．

（    ）1．A．While                B．If                           C．When              D．Unless

（    ）2．A．coins                 B．wallet                     C．money             D．bill

（    ）3．A．emptied             B．filled                       C．sold                 D．broken

（    ）4．A．seriously            B．gently                     C．proudly            D．anxious

（    ）5．A．still                   B．also                        C．always             D．never

（    ）6．A．finished             B．started                    C．entered            D．dropped

（    ）7．A．no                     B．many                      C．few                 D．big

（    ）8．A．worth                B．values                     C．use                  D．differences

（    ）9．A．money               B．words                     C．books              D．actions

（    ）10．A．coins               B．jar                          C．determination   D．faith

（    ）11．A．loved               B．treated                    C．supported        D．encouraged

（    ）12．A．rough              B．easy                       C．smooth            D．wrong

（    ）13．A．led                  B．carried                    C．brought           D．took

（    ）14．A．upset               B．cold                        C．worried           D．strange

（    ）15．A．happily            B．angrily                    C．loudly              D．softly

（    ）16．A．surprise           B．delight                    C．comfort           D．satisfaction

（    ）17．A．used               B．lost                         C．removed          D．forgotten

（    ）18．A．covered           B．filled                       C．spread             D．supplied

（    ）19．A．the pillow         B．the jar                     C．my hand bag    D．my pocket

（    ）20．A．separated         B．left                         C．locked             D．escaped

7、We spent a day in the country and picked a lot of flowers．Our car was full of flowers inside! On the way we had to stop at the traffic lights and there my wife saw the bookshelf．

It stood outside a furniture （家具）shop．"Buy it，" she said at once．"We’ll carry it home on the roof rack（车顶行李架） I’ve always wanted one like that "

What could I do? Ten minutes later I was twenty dollars poorer，and the bookshelf was tied on to the roof rack．It was tall and narrow，quite heavy too．

As it was getting darker，I drove slowly．Other drivers seemed more polite than usual that evening．The police even stopped traffic to let us through．Carrying furniture was a good idea ．

After a time my wife said，"There’s a long line of cars behind．Why don’t they overtake?"

Just at that time a police car did overtake．The two officers inside looked at us seriously when they went past．But then，with a kind smile they asked us to follow their car through the busy traffic．The police car stopped at our village church．One of the officers came to me．

"Right，sir，"he said "Do you need any more help now?"

I didn’t quite understand "Thanks，officer，" I said．"You’ve been very kind．I live just down the road"

He was looking at our things：first at the flowers，then at the bookshelf．"Well，well，" he said and laughed．"It’s a bookshelf you’ve got there! We thought it was ~ eh something else "

My wife began to laugh．Suddenly I understood why the police drove here．They had mistaken the bookshelf for a coffin（棺材）

I smiled at the officer．"Yes，it’s a bookshelf，but thanks again．" I drove home as fast as I could．

（    ）1．From the story we know that ______

A．the writer was poor and didn’t buy the bookshelf for his wife

B．the writer’s wife didn’t like the bookshelf at all

C．the writer was always glad to buy something for his wife

D．the writer was not very glad to buy the bookshelf for his wife

（    ）2．What made the writer think that carrying furniture was "a good idea"?

A．He could drive slowly and it was safe

B．Other drivers would let him go first

C．His wife could use a new bookshelf

D．He could save a lot of money and time

（    ）3．The underlined word“overtake”most probably means______．

A．to catch up with                                         B．to pass after catching up with

C．to take by surprise                                    D．to keep up with

（    ）4．Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons why the police officers mistook the bookshelf for a coffin?

A．The writer was driving slowly                      B．There were many flowers in their car

C．The bookshelf was tall and narrow               D．There were many ears behind us