—It is raining hard. Will you go to your friend’s birthday party?

—I promised him to go, but the heavy rain really places me in a . I’m not sure whether I will go or not.

A. disadvantage B. conclusion

C. dilemma D. challenge

Fully in preparing for the coming exam, she no longer has time to enjoy the various activities in her neighborhood.

A. devoted B. contributed

C. attended D. absorbed

It was impossible to one person into the bus on which passengers were packed like sardines.

A. swallow B. squeeze

C. crowd D. press

Mrs. Green often quarrels with her husband because her opinions about how to educate their single son are not with her husband’s.

A. consistent B. sensitive

C. constant D. enthusiastic

After a heated discussion, the employees presented many suggestions which might help improve the quality of the company’s product.

A. accurate B. optimistic

C. positive D. temporary

My Dad did not the idea that I would go camping with my friends this weekend. He said it was dangerous for girls to live outside.

A. depend on B. approve of

C. leave out D. give up

The medical team was heading toward the earthquake-hit area when their car . The doctors and nurses got off the car and decided to go to their destination on foot.

A. broke out B. broke away

C. broke up D. broke down

When I saw a young man pulling a cellphone from a lady’s handbag, I spoke to her in a loud voice so as to draw her attention to his behavior.

A. obviously B. cautiously

C. deliberately D. roughly

Having lived in the town for quite a few years, Tom no longer felt among the local people.

A. in place B. out of the question

C. out of control D. out of place

It was 4 o’ clock in the morning when I received the phone call.

“This is the emergency room calling and your son was just in with severe burns on his face, neck and arms. We have called for a (n) and are going to fly him to the burn unit in Seattle.” Seattle was 350 miles from his college, so we knew immediately this was .

The doctor described the , which caused the burns. Our son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers in the courtyard of their apartment. When they the charcoal(木炭), it burst into flames because they had sprayed too much gasoline(petrol). The flames my son’s shirt tail(下摆) and shot from his waist to well over his head.

, one of the boys was quick-minded, grasped(抓住) my son, and him on the grass. While it saved his life, it was not in to save him from severe burns and the terrible scars(伤疤).

After he from the treatments, the doctors told him they would not do plastic surgery(整容) for 6 months it takes that long for the skin to stop shrinking(缩水) and wrinkling(起皱). So, he had to return to college with scars typical of severe burns.

When I was a child, my mother told my sister, who had a 10-inch, very scar on her arm, “Nancy, if you ignore the scar, other people will ignore it. It does not mean they will not it, but it means it will not matter to them if it doesn’t matter to you.”

I this wisdom on to my son. He took my advice to his and returned to school with his head held high —— glad he was alive.

By the end of the six-month waiting period, he decided that the scars did not , so he made the to give up any plastic surgery.

We all have “scars” that we believe people to keep away from us. And we spend a lot of time thinking that if only we looked differently, or dressed differently, people would like us better.

But you see, people will only judge you by your looks, or your clothes, if you are judging yourself by these same standards. Put your imperfections out of your mind and concentrate on what you value yourself, and your beauty will shine through.

1.A. brought B. given C. turned D. showed

2.A. doctor B. hospital C. aircraft D. ambulance

3.A. serious B. terrible C. dangerous D. important

4.A. event B. process C. reason D. accident

5.A. got B. lit C. burned D. moved

6.A. took B. held C. caught D. attracted

7.A. Fortunately B. Surprisingly C. Happily D. Slowly

8.A. pushed B. threw C. dropped D. rolled

9.A. shape B. place C. fact D. time

10.A. benefited B. recovered C. suffered D. relaxed

11.A. if B. while C. because D. although

12.A. normal B. violent C. obvious D. popular

13.A. mention B. notice C. laugh D. hide

14.A. sent B. kept C. handed D. passed

15.A. heart B. life C. practice D. consideration

16.A. grow B. matter C. exist D. appear

17.A. mistake B. effort C. decision D. request

18.A. invite B. cause C. allow D. remind

19.A. false B. strict C. attractive D. general

20.A. by B. over C. beyond D. within