15、Houses in this district are not at all as expensive as expected. ______ they’re the cheapest in the suburb area.

A．Eventually      B．Actually       C．Practically        D．Especially

14、The hospital described his ______ as “satisfactory” while he felt there was something wrong.

A．condition        B．situation        C．energy   D．position

13、Unable to find the lost necklace, Mathilde had to ______ her poor life with heavy debt and began to work day and night to pay it off.

A．turn in terms of                                        B．turn in terms with

C．come to terms of                                     D．come to terms with

12、Why this otherwise excellent newspaper allows such a stupid article to be printed is ______ me.

A．above     B．outside         C．beside          D．beyond

11、I always have so many things to ______ when I come into the office after a trip abroad.

A．add to           B．attend to       C．contribute to    D．appeal to

10、His sister is a(n) ______ secretary: she never forgets anything or makes a mistake.

A．outgoing        B．effective       C．efficient   D．considerate

9、Your remarks seem strange ______ what I have heard about.

A．in relation to                                            B．in relation of   

C．in connection to                                          D．in connection of

8、根据汉语提示或括号里所给词的正确形式填空。

1．I was quite disappointed to ________________________ (发现那所旧房子拆掉了) and the owner was nowhere to be found.   (pull)

2． Suddenly the bell rang, __________________________ (打断了我们的讨论) .   (interrupt)

3． You _______________________ (不可能碰到他) at the meeting yesterday. He went to study in Yale University two weeks ago.   (meet)

4．The size of generation gap ______________ (在扩大) with the rapid changes in technology, education and communication.   (spread)

5．_______________________________ (随着越来越多的人的迁入), New York has become a real “melt pot”. (With)

6．Had he spent more time preparing for the driving test, he ______________ (就通过了) . (pass)

7． I assure you that all the problems ____________________ (将得到解决) soon. Just have a little patience. (settle)

8．Another engineer will join our group because the one _________________ (我原来共事的) has asked for a leave. (work)

9．_______________ (在…有经验) dealing with problems about computers, he is of great help in our office. (experience)

10．I know nothing about that ancient country _______________________________ (除了我从历史书上读到的) . (except)

7、Soon Tommy’s parents, who had recently separated (分居), would arrive for a meeting on his failing schoolwork and   1   behavior. Neither parent knew that I had called up   2  .

Tommy, an only child, had   3   been happy, cooperative, and an excellent student. How could I make his father and mother   4   that his recent failing grades   5   a brokenhearted child’s reaction to his respected parents’ separation and possible   6  ?

Tommy’s mother came in and   7   one of the chairs I had placed near my desk. Then the father   8   and was apparently surprised to see his wife. They pointedly ignored each other.

As I gave a detailed   9   of Tommy’s behavior and schoolwork, I prayed for the   10   words to bring these two together to help them see what they were doing to their son.   11   somehow the words wouldn’t come.

I found a crumpled (弄皱的), tear-stained   12   stuffed (塞) in the back of Tommy’s desk. Writing covered both sides, a single   13   scribbled (乱写) over and over.

Silently I smoothed it out and gave it to Tommy’s mother. She read it and then without a word handed it to her husband. He   14  . Then his face softened. He studied the scribbled words for   15   seemed a future life.

At last he folded the paper carefully and   16   his wife’s outstretched hand. She wiped the tears from her  17   and smiled up at him. I also couldn’t keep back tears, but   18   seemed to notice.

In this way I used the words to   19   that family. On the sheet of yellow copy paper  20   with the painful outpouring of a small boy’s troubled heart, it said.

“Dear Mother … Dear Daddy … I love you … I love you … I love you.”

1．A．satisfying              B．exciting               C．disappointing       D．surprising

2．A．the others              B．the other              C．another one         D．each other

3．A．never                    B．rarely                  C．always                D．usually

4．A．hope                     B．believe                 C．promise               D．trust

5．A．stood for               B．looked for            C．cared for             D．made for

6．A．happiness              B．cruelty                C．selfishness           D．divorce

7．A．got                       B．took                    C．possessed            D．seated

8．A．reached                 B．sat                      C．arrived                D．went

9．A．account                B．record                 C．comment             D．paper

10．A．common             B．exciting               C．mistaken             D．right

11．A．So                      B．And                    C．But                     D．Then

12．A．letter                   B．sheet                   C．message              D．schoolwork

13．A．word                  B．article                  C．phrase                 D．sentence

14．A．cried                   B．laughed               C．frowned              D．smiled

15．A．which                 B．as if                    C．what                   D．when

16．A．reached for          B．hunted for           C．kept off               D．searched for

17．A．faces                  B．eyes                    C．head                   D．nose

18．A．both                    B．neither                 C．either                  D．none

19．A．reunite                B．unite                   C．satisfy                 D．help

20．A．lined                  B．filled                   C．written              D．covered

6、Dear Editor,

I have been reading your newspaper, the Hometown Gazette, for the past two years, ever since I moved to Smithville. We moved here from New York City, so I am accustomed to reading excellent newspapers such as the New York Times. In fact, we still have the Times delivered on Sundays. The entire family enjoys reading the recipes (食谱) in the magazine, as well as the Styles section.

The Times is great, but the Gazette is another story. I’ve never read an article that doesn’t contain at least three or four spelling or grammatical errors. For instance, in last week’s issue, you misspelled the word “secretary,” used a singular verb with a plural noun, and used “it’s” as a possessive (所有格). And that was just in the lead story! In case you never went to a primary school, “it’s” means “it is.” It’s not a possessive adjective!

It’s a pity that this tiny little hick (乡下的，老土的) town has only one newspaper, because I’d like to have an alternative to the rag you publish. I find it hard to believe your news stories. If you can’t spell correctly, how can you get your facts right?

I’ve been meaning to get this off my chest for some time. Please cancel my subscription (订阅). And buy yourself a dictionary.

Sincerely,

Jane Z.Jones

1．Which phrase from the passage shows the writer’s prejudice (偏见)?

A．a possessive adjective                          B．three or four spelling or grammatical errors

C．tiny little hick town                              D．reading the recipes in the magazine

2．The author’s tone in this passage can best be described as __________.

A．happy                                                 B．angry                            

C．sympathetic                                        D．humorous

3．Which statement in the following is a FACT?

A．It’s a pity this tiny little hick town is not fit to live in.

B．The Times is great, but the Gazette brings us nothing good.

C．We still have the Times delivered on Sundays.

D．You never went to a primary school.

4．The underlined phrase in the last paragraph means that ________.

A．The writer wants to express his dissatisfaction with the newspaper

B．The writer wants to see a doctor for there is something wrong with his chest

C．The writer wants to put an end to talking about the newspaper

       D．The writer thinks the poor newspaper has damaged his health