—Jim took ___ one-hour ride just now.What a short time he spent finishing such a long way!

—He is ______ experienced rider.

A.an; the B.a; an

C.a; the D.an; a

---________ it is from our own planet Earth to Mars!

--- Yes, it takes months to travel to Mars by spacecraft.

A.How soon B.How far

C.How long D.How often

Driving in rush hour traffic ______ be very dangerous, so you _____ be too careless.

A.should; ought to B.could; should

C.might; mustn’t D.can; can’t

You can’t believe how terrible the fire is _______ you see it with your own eyes.

A.though B.because C.unless D.since

--- How was your job interview yesterday?

--- Oh, I couldn’t feel _______.I could hardly answer most of the questions they asked.

A.better B.easier C.worse D.happier

--- Look! What a mess it is in your room!

--- Sorry.I’ll ______ my school things and tidy it right now.

A.put up B.put away

C.put out D.put off

Elvis Presley was famous _______ the king of rock and roll while Bruce Lee was famous _______ his kung fu.

A.for; for B.as; as

C.for; as D.as; for

The time he has devoted in the past years _______ the disabled is now considered to be _______ great value _______ him.

A.to help; of; for B.to helping; /; to

C.to help; in; of D.to helping; of; to

—I did badly in my English exam.How unlucky I am!

— .Cheer up! Everything will be OK.

A.Congratulations B.That’s great

C.Sorry to hear that D.Well done

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A wise man was walking from one town to another with a few of his followers, and they happened to pass a lake.So they stopped there to for a while, and the wise man said to one of his followers, “I am very .Could you please me some water from the lake?”

The follower walked to the lake the wise man requested.Some people were washing clothes in the water, and right at that moment, several carts (手推车) started crossing the lake. , the water became very muddy.Then he went back and told the wise man that the water was very muddy and not to drink.After they had rested for about half an hour, the wise man again asked the follower to go back to the lake and get him some water to drink.As requested, the follower went to the lake.This time he found that all the mud had to the bottom.The water was very and looked fit to drink.So he his water bottle and took it to the wise man.

The wise man took the water bottle and drank, then looked up at the follower.“See what you did the water clean?” he said.“You let it be for a while and the mud settled down on its own, you could get some clear drinking water.Your mind can also be like that lake when it is by something.If you just let it be and give it a little time, it will most likely settle down on its own putting in any effort at all to it.”

1.A.rest B.look C.watch D.see

2.A.hungry B.thirsty C.happy D.sad

3.A.get B.give C.take D.bring

4.A.while B.before C.as D.until

5.A.However B.Instead C.In addition D.As a result

6.A.fit B.able C.important D.interesting

7.A.different B.same C.other D.left

8.A.gone B.been C.settled D.lived

9.A.dirty B.clear C.fresh D.sweet

10.A.got B.finished C.reached D.filled

11.A.making B.to make C．made D.had made

12.A.so that B.in order to C.because D.when

13.A.woken B.left C.disturbed D.given

14.A.without B.with C.after D.like

15.A.prevent B.calm C.protect D.fix