15、______ your letter, I would have written back two days ago.

A．If I received                     B．Should I received

C．Had I received              D．If I could have received

14、The building had _____ for more than five hours before the fire was put out finally.

A．caught fire           B．been on fire          C．set fire to            D．set on fire

13、_____ his physical disability, he still works as efficiently as his workmates every day.

A．Instead of         B．In spite of         C．Thanks to       D．Due to

12、Many people now make _____ a rule to buy cards for their friends before Christmas.

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

11、－I’m terribly sorry I broke your glass.

－_______.      

A．That’s right         B．Bad luck         C．Sorry        D．You can forget it

10、You may use my room as you like, ____ you clean it up afterwards.

A．so early as       B．as well as          C．as soon as          D．so long as

9、It was not until 1999 ________ regular radio broadcast began.

A．while        B．which        C．that         D．since

8、--- Could you lend me some ink?

--- I seem____.

A．to run out                          B．to have run out  

C．to have run out of            D．to have been run out

7、I Passed My Drive Test!

I’d been 16 for six days and was already prepared to deal with failure.

    I remember that, when my mum    1    me that morning, her voice wasn’t as screaming as it usually was. She had been    2    for more than one hour getting everything ready, and I could feel she was   3    me at the same time.

    I stayed in bed for a few minutes. I was    4   to leave its warmth and    5   to face the suffering that I’d rather let myself forget for the past months. Finally, I dragged myself    6   .

    The first thing I thought of after getting up was to    7   . I went to the kitchen and prepared a breakfast that was fairly    8   , but was still too big for my appetite(食欲，胃口) that day. I kept telling myself that I    9    eat. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and this wasn’t a(n)    10    day. Besides maybe it would    11    me a little. But I doubted it. I left the kitchen because even the    12    made me feel sick.

    I finished getting ready and tried to settle down. It didn’t    13   , so I decided that my mum and I should go. We had    14    time, so I thought we could practise parking. I   15   , with the wheel hitting the pavement(人行道). After that, the little bit of confidence I had was    16   . I tried two more times, but did not improve much. Then we went towards the driving    17    site (地点).

    I waited twenty minutes---just enough time to make myself believe that I was going to fail. Then, finally, it was my    18   . I wasn’t sure of myself at all. I just wanted to get it over and make sure that I had to come back next Thursday.

    The first thing I had to do was parking, which I did quite well. The   19   that came with it hit me like a wave. The rest of the test went well and I passed it.

    The    20    of my mum made her face softer. I knew her worry was gone and she was happy for me.

1．A．cried　　              B．woke　               C．told　　              D．shouted

2．A．up　　　　          B．over　　　　      C．out　　              D．in

3．A．smiling at              B．worrying about　 C．looking at            D．talking with

4．A．sad　　　　         B．eager　　　　     C．unwilling　          D．willing

5．A．convenience         B．friendship　　　  C．quiet　　　         D．comfort

6．A．out of bed　          B．onto bed　　　　C．into bed              D．in bed

7．A．eat　　                 B．rest　　　　　    C．drink　               D．work

8．A．large　　　　       B．small　　　　　 C．delicious　          D．good

9．A．might　　　         B．could　　　        C．should　             D．hated

10．A．important　         B．necessary　　      C．lucky　               D．ordinary

11．A．calm                   B．hurt                     C．stop                    D．like

12．A．milk                    B．bread　　            C．smoke　             D．smells

13．A．work　　            B．do                       C．calm                   D．use

14．A．little　                 B．plenty of              C．no                      D．a little

15．A．cried                   B．succeeded            C．failed                  D．left

16．A．back                   B．gone                    C．there                   D．greater

17．A．start　　　　      B．office                  C．race                    D．test

18．A．try                      B．turn                     C．car                     D．chance

19．A．happiness            B．pride                    C．confidence          D．disappointment

20．A．tears               B．lines                 C．smiles                D．eyes

6、These people, getting ready to travel across the desert to look for a new place to live in, must water their camels. The camel driver tries to get each camel to drink as much water as possible because the little water that these people take along will be needed by themselves.

A very big camel can hold more water than some cars can hold gasoline (汽油). That's why the camel can go for many days without having to drink. It's a good thing that camel can do this, because it may have to in the great, dry desert.

Nomads (游牧民) never keep their homes in one place very long. They're always moving. That's what Nomads are—people who wander around instead of living in one place.

Every time the Arab Nomads set out across the hot, sandy desert, it is a new adventure. They must find food for the animals, or the animals will die.

1．The water the camel has drunk can be enough for _____________.

  A．only one day        B．about a month     C．a moment          D．some time

2．People who move their homes here and there are called _____________.

  A．Nomads              B．adventures         C．Arabs              D．camel drivers

3．Camels drink as much water as possible before going to another place because ___________.

  A．they are animals                           B．they are thirsty

  C．the drivers will need water                  D．they will cross the great, waterless desert

4．To those who travel across the hot and sandy desert, the travel is _____________.

  A．something new                            B．hard and dangerous

  C．pleasant and exciting                            D．an interesting thing

5．The Nomads wander from one place to another because _____________.

  A．They are used to such a way of life       B．they have to feed their camels

  C．They want to look for better jobs          D．they want to train their camels