16、--- I’m thinking of tomorrow’s maths test. I’m afraid I can’t pass it.

---        . I’m sure you’ll make it.

A．No problem           B．Good luck            C．Give up          D．Cheer up

15、Business is improving but much more hard work and common sense will be       before any profits can be realized.

A．put up with            B．called for             C．gone through            D．taken up

14、We have sometimes accidents on this line, but no accidents          since last winter.

A．occur                                                        B．have occurred     

C．have been occurring                     D．are occurring

13、Last month a plane loaded with 30 journalists and       to make a safe landing crashed in Iraq.

A．trying            B．tried           C．to try            D．was trying

12、        was known to all, William had broken his promise          he would give us a rise.

A．As, which            B．As, that              C．It, that              D．It, which

11、I had just got up and was about to cook my breakfast           the telephone rang loudly, but it hung up         I could answer it.

A．while; when                B．when; as             C．as; after              D．when; before

10、--- I was riding along Xichang Road and all of a sudden, a car cut in and knocked me down.

--- You can never be        careful in the street.

A．much                 B．too           C．So           D．very

9、Equipped with modern facilities, today’s libraries differ greatly from          .

A．those of the past                                           B．the past

C．which of the past                             D．these past

8、Parents must         their children’s act.

A．pay for            B．rise up           C．answer for           D．get along with

7、Paul received an automobile from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a boy was walking around the shiny new car,   1  it. “Is this your car, Mister?” he asked, Paul nodded. “My brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised. “You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you anything? How I wish…” He hesitated.

  2   Paul knew what he was going to   3  . He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said   4   Paul all the way down to his heels. “I wish,” the boy went on, “That I could be a   5   like that.” “Paul looked at the boy in astonishment, then impulsively （冲动地） he added,” Would you like to  6  in my car? “Oh yes, I’d love that.”

After a short ride, the boy turned with his eyes   7   and said, “Mister, would you mind   8   in front of my house?” Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his   9   that he could ride home in a big automobile. But Paul was wrong   10   “Will you stop   11   those two steps are?” the boy asked. He ran   12   the steps. Then in a little while Paul heard him coming back,   13   he was not coming fast. He was   14   his little crippled （跛足的） brother. He   15   him down on the bottom step, then squeezed up against him and pointed to the car.

“There she is, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for   16   and it didn’t cost him a cent. And  17   I’m going to give you one just like it … then you can see all the pretty things in the Christmas windows that I’ve been trying to tell you about.” Paul   18   and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining – eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the   19   of them began a memorable holiday ride.

That Christmas Eve, Paul   20   what Jesus meant when he said: “It is more blessed to give…”

1．A．admiring               B．enjoying              C．watching             D．touching

2．A．However               B．Of course            C．Therefore            D．Then

3．A．wish for                B．wait for               C．care for               D．look for

4．A．excited                  B．disappointed         C．jarred          D．moved

5．A．car – owner          B．boss                    C．parent                 D．brother

6．A．have a look            B．pay a visit            C．take a ride           D．have a try

7．A．shining                  B．staring                 C．fixing                  D．moving

8．A．walking                 B．driving                C．moving               D．advancing

9．A．neighbors              B．brother                C．classmates           D．friends

10．A．indeed                 B．in the end            C．then                    D．again

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

12．A．to                       B．up                       C．along                  D．down

13．A．and                     B．however              C．but                     D．so

14．A．carrying              B．helping                C．lifting                  D．loading

15．A．put                     B．sat                      C．set                      D．placed

16．A．Christmas            B．his birthday          C．his success          D．graduation

17．A．some day            B．some time            C．the other day       D．another day

18．A．got down            B．got out                C．drove off             D．drove in

19．A．one                     B．two                     C．four                    D．three

20．A．heard                  B．saw                    C．learned                D．studied