18、The cars on show are so cheap, but still I can't afford ____．

A．it        B．this        C．one         D．that

17、____ music made me feel as if I was walking in ____ forest．

A．不填; a          B．The; a           C．A; 不填       D．The;不填

16、These toys are not suitable for children ____ five．

A．under          B．beyond        C．outside          D．within

15、Though not tall enough, the boy is believed to ____ a good basketball player some day．

A．follow       B．turn       C．make       D．create

14、They ____ in Holland for ten years．Now they have settled down in Paris．

A．lived       B．have lived           C．had lived           D．were living

13、It was an easy test and he ____ have passed, but he didn't．

A．must          B．may          C．should          D．would

12、He was so deep in thought, thinking of the problem ____ he knocked into the tree without  noticing it．

A．when         B．while           C．because          D．that

11、It's becoming more and more ____ for women to keep their family name when they marry．

A．common        B．ordinary        C．usual       D．normal

10、____ at Taiwan magician Liu Qian's magic show, many students have fallen in love with the art．

A．Amazing            B．Amazed        C．Being amazed           D．To amaze

9、The art of living is to know when to hold fast and when to let go．With life moving along, I have come to   1   it the hard way．

       I began my   2   life when I was 18．Since then, I   3   each minute to achieve my goals．I always thought whatever I desired, it could all be  4    Luckily I got a good job, got married happily and had our 3 clever children．I had just   5   the wonders of life．Then I came to the point where I had to gather my   6  to accept so many unpleasant facts．My children left me one after  7   just like me in my teens．My parents  8   one day．I suffered a serious heart attack and had to be in    9  in the hospital．It was hard for me to face the blows in a row．

       One morning I had to have some medical tests．The medical  10   was located in a building at the   11   end of the hospital, so I had to be wheeled across the   12  ．As I entered the yard, the   13  hit me．Just the light of the sun,   14   how beautiful it was! I looked around to see whether anyone else was   15   the sun's golden light．Everyone was hurrying with eyes fixed on the  16   . Then I   17  how often I also had been addicted to the petty （琐事）of each day and ignored （忽视） the beauty life gave us, which we realized  18   when there was no more．

       This is not a（n）  19   lesson to learn because it is the second side of life．We should hold fast to life and learn how to let go as well．Let's be aware that life itself is precious although we must accept our  20   at times．

1．A．consider               B．learn                   C．question             D．see

2．A．free                      B．fast                     C．comfortable         D．independent

3．A．planned                 B．spared                 C．seized                 D．let go

4．A．available               B．valuable              C．suitable               D．acceptable

5．A．created                 B．sought                C．tasted                 D．found

6．A．curiosity               B．courage              C．mind                   D．patience

7．A．one                       B．others                 C．the others            D．another

8．A．broke down          B．broke out             C．passed away       D．passed by

9．A．care                     B．comfort               C．trouble               D．peace

10．A．test                    B．class                  C．equipment           D．treatment

11．A．next                   B．nearby                 C．middle                D．opposite

12．A．yard                    B．passage              C．entrance             D．building

13．A．doctor                B．nurse                  C．sunlight               D．machine

14．A．yet                      B．so                      C．because              D．though

15．A．searching            B．enjoying              C．avoiding              D．hating

16．A．sky                     B．watch                 C．sunlight              D．ground

17．A．remembered        B．recognized           C．admitted              D．supposed

18．A．even                   B．exactly                C．only                   D．hardly

19．A．hard                   B．general               C．effective             D．easy

20．A．losses                B．possessions     C．damage           D．health