18、—Did your manager phone you again the next day?

—No，it was a fortnight，       he gave me a second call．

A．when            B．since            C．before            D．that

17、I feel upset，for there are so many troublesome problems         ．

A．remaining to settle                          B．remained to settle

C．remaining to be settled                       D．remained to be settled

16、Being examined twice a year, whether it is a car or a bus or a truck，is the rule that every driver

       obey in this city．

A．shall             B．can          C．need           D．might

15、You should always take into consideration the part a good way of learning will    in your studies．

A．give              B．make            C．play              D．teach

14、A severe drought        to hit several regions in the country in February，      at least 3.7 million people short of water and endangering crop yields．

A．has continued; having left                B．continued; leaving

C．continued; and left                      D．was continuing；to leave

13、Just in the centre of our city        with a history of 1000 years．

A．stands a tall tree                                B．does a tall tree stand

C．a tall tree is standing                           D．a tall tree stands

12、—Sorry to keep you waiting for long．I'll make short work of this．

—         ．I'm not in a hurry．

A．Take it easy          B．Take your time      C．Not at all           D．Do as you like

11、          is mentioned above, it won't be long before you regret what you have done．

A．Which          B．That             C．As          D．It

10、Your article must be sent by e-mail          it can meet the deadline．

A．or else            B．so that              C．in case                 D．for fear

9、Scientists find that hard-working people live longer than average men and women．Career women are  1  than housewives．Evidence shows that  2  are in poorer health than the job-holders．A study，shows that   3  the unemployment rate increases by 1%，the death rate increases correspondingly（相应地）by 2%．All this   4   one point：Work is helpful to health．

Why is work good for health? It is because work keeps people busy,   5   loneliness and solitude（孤独）．Researches show that people feel unhappy,  6  and lonely when they have nothing to do．Instead, the happiest are those who aye busy．Many high achievers who   7   their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard．Word serves as   8   between man and reality．By work, people   9   each other．By collective（集体的） activity, they find   10   and warmth．This is helpful to health．The loss of work   11   the loss of everything．It affects man spiritually and makes him easy to have（a/an）   12   ．

   13   ，work gives one a sense of satisfaction and a sense of  14  ．Work makes one feel his value and status in society．When   15  finishes his writing or a doctor successfully    16   a patient or a teacher sees his students   17   ，they are happy   18   ．

From the above we   19  come to the conclusion   20   the more you work, the happier and healthier you will be．Let's work hard and live a happy and healthy life．

1．A．worse                  B．healthier             C．weaker           D．cleverer

2．A．the lazy           B．the busy          C．the jobless        D．the hard-working

3．A．whenever                B．though              C．whether         D．because

4．A．leads to             B．refers to            C．sticks to                D．amounts to

5．A．down behind        B．off with            C．sticks to                D．away from

6．A．surprised           B．disappointed         C．frightened        D．worried

7．A．love                B．choose             C．adapt               D．determine

8．A．a river              B．a gap              C．a channel            D．a bridge

9．A．believe in            B．communicate with   C．depend on            D．come across

10．A．courage          B．friendship          C．pride                D．interest

11．A．means             B．represents          C．matches                    D．reflects

12．A．success           B．injury              C．victory                     D．disease

13．A．Besides              B．Therefore          C．However             D．Thus

14．A．freedom            B．achievement        C．experience            D．fortune

15．A．a worker           B．a clerk             C．a writer               D．a manager

16．A．manages            B．faces              C．cures                D．persuades

17．A．learn                B．grow            C．debate                D．unite

18．A．in a word                B．without a word     C．at a word             D．beyond words

19．A．should              B．must              C．can                  D．would

20．A．that               B．which             C．what                D．if