18、____ is no doubt ____ 100 years ago animal testing was cruel.

A．It; whether          B．It; that            C．There; whether             D．There; that

17、The class _____ disagreed among themselves about their plan for a picnic on Sunday．

A．are        B．is           C．have            D．has

16、What he said is well worth ____．

A．being considered                                B．to be considered

C．considering                                         D．to consider

15、He would much ____ it if you could give him a hand．

A．admire           B．respect             C．value          D．appreciate

14、Our water supply has been ____ because they are repairing one of the main pipes．

A．cut off         B．cut up          C．cut away         D．cut out

13、There are differences about how ____ we stand to someone we are talking to．

A．closely          B．close          C．closed          D．closing

12、Dogs have a very good ____ of smell and are often used to search for survivors in an earthquake．

A．view         B．feeling        C．sense          D．idea

11、In her shows, Oprah has helped thousands of men and women ____ things that bother them in life．

A．come up with                                      B．go on with

C．keep up with                                      D．come to terms with

10、It was a year since Susan, 34, became blind．She was   1   thrown into a world of darkness, anger, and self-pity．

       Once so independent, Susan now felt   2   , knowing that her sight was never going to return．But her husband Mark was determined to help her gain the   3   to become independent again．

       When Susan felt ready to   4   to her job, Mark accompanied（陪伴） Susan to and from work each day．Mark knew it was only a matter of time   5   Susan was able to ride the bus by herself．He believed in her．

       Two weeks passed and Susan decided to   6   the trip on her own．

       Monday morning arrived, and for the first time they went their   7   ways．Four days passed smoothly．    8   Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work as usual．As she was   9   her ticket money to get off the bus, the driver said, "How I envy（羡慕）you．"

       "What do you mean?" Susan asked．

       The driver answered, "Every morning for the   10   week, a fine looking gentleman has been standing across the corner  11   you get off the bus．He makes sure you cross the street

   12   and enter your office building．Then he blows you a kiss and walks away．" Tears of  

  13   streamed down Susan's cheeks．

       She was lucky, for he had given her a gift more powerful than   14   , a gift she didn't need to see to believe—the gift of love that can brighten darkness．

1．A．naturally                B．carelessly           C．nervously           D．suddenly

2．A．helpless                B．angry                 C．surprised           D．pleased

3．A．energy                 B．confidence          C．hope                  D．comfort

4．A．go                       B．come                  C．return                 D．get

5．A．before                 B．after                  C．since                 D．when

6．A．take                      B．manage               C．operate                D．try

7．A．special                 B．separate            C．common           D．usual

8．A．At                      B．By                     C．On                    D．In

9．A．spending               B．costing                C．paying                D．taking

10．A．late                    B．following           C．half                  D．past

11．A．noticing              B．watching           C．seeing                D．helping

12．A．safely               B．quietly                C．carefully           D．quickly

13．A．sadness              B．bitterness           C．happiness           D．pain

14．A．work               B．eyesight         C．courage          D．help

9、During summer vacations, I would work at a hospital for pets, so I'd seen a lot of dogs．Minnie was by far the funniest-looking dog I'd ever seen．Thin curly hair barely covered her sausage-shaped body．Her bugged-out（凸出） eyes always seemed surprised．And her tail looked like a rat's tail．

She was brought to the hospital because her owners didn't want her anymore．I thought Minnie had a sweet personality, though．"No one should judge her by her looks," I thought．She was quite fit and didn't need any treatment．So I advertised Minnie in the local paper: "Funny-looking dog, well behaved, needs loving family．"

When a young man called, I warned him that Minnie was strange looking．The boy on the phone told me that his grandfather's sixteen-year-old dog had just died．They wanted Minnie no matter what．I gave Minnie a good bath and fluffed up（使松散）what was left of her poor hair．Then we waited for them to arrive．

      At last, an old car pulled up in front of the vet's．Two kids raced to the door．They took Minnie into their arms and rushed her out to their grandfather, who was waiting in the car．I hurried behind them to see his reaction（反应）to Minnie．

Inside the car, the grandfather held Minnie in his arms and touched her soft hair gently．She moved her mouth over his face．Her rat tail moved from side to side ．so quickly that it looked like it might fly off her body．It was love at first lick（舔）．

1．The dog's owner didn't like the dog probably because of____．

       A．the dog's curly hair                             B．the dog's personality

       C．the dog's poor health                            D．the dog's strange look

2．From the passage, we know the dog was ____ to see her new owner．

       A．pleased              B．surprised             C．disappointed              D．frightened

3．What would probably happen after grandfather saw the dog?

       A．Grandfather would hate the dog's personality．

       B．Grandfather would feel sad at the dog's rat tail．

       C．The dog would be cared for by grandfather．

       D．The dog would have to wait for another family．