________ and short of breath, Andy and Ruby were the first to reach the top of Mount Tai.

A. To be tired B. Tired

C. Tiring D. Being tired

The mother asked her son_________.

A. what did he do the day before.

B. where did he find his lost wallet

C. what time he got up that morning

D. that if he had finished his homework

Having retired(退休), he ______ the club for old men and plays chess every day there.

A. takes part in B. joins in

C. attends D. joins

What great trouble we had _______ where his house was.

A. finding B. to find

C. find D. found

The number of the people invited to the meeting ____ about 100, but a number of them ____ late because of the heavy snow.

A. were; was B. were; were

C. was; were D. was; was

David said that it was______ his strong interest in literature_____ he chose the course.

A. because of; that B. because; so

C. because; that D. why; because

While _________ in Britain, he made friends with the natives there.

A.working B. worked

C. he works D. he is working

Caroline __________ staying at home, doing nothing at all. So she has made up her mind to find a job for herself.

A. is fond of B. is tired of

C. is proud of D. is aware of

--- Do you think it’s a good idea to make friends with your students？

--- _____, I do. I think it’s a great idea.

A. Really B. Obviously

C. Actually D. Generally

I was working as a consultant(顾问) in a beer company, helping the president and senior vice-presidents with something important. It was a big . At the same time, my mother was in the stages of cancer.

I worked during the day and 40 miles home to be with her every night. It was and stressful, but it was what I wanted to do. My promise was to continue to do excellent consulting during the day, my evenings were very hard. I didn’t want to the president with my situation. I felt someone at the company wanted to what was going on. So I told the vice-president of Hunan Resources, asking him not to the information with anyone.

A few days , the president called me into his office. I he wanted to talk to me about one of the many issues we were on. When I entered, he asked me to sit down. He faced me from across his large , looked me in the eye and said, “I your mother is very ill.”

I was totally by surprise and burst into tears. He just looked at me, let my subside(平息)，and then he said a sentence I will never forget: “Whatever you need.” That was it. His and willingness to both let me be in my pain and to offer me were qualities of compassion(同情) that I with me to this day.

1.A. honourB. successC. challengeD. task

2.A. previousB. finalC. fineD. developing

3.A walkedB. rodeC. ranD. drove

4.A. tiringB. excitingC. boringD. frightening

5.A. as ifB. after allC. even thoughD. now that

6.A helpB. puzzleC. cheatD. bother

7.A. orB. yetC. andD. so

8.A. knowB. realizeC. hearD. announce

9.A. enjoyB. learnC. shareD. hide

10.A. afterB. agoC. beforeD. later

11.A. knewB. figuredC. doubtedD. found

12.A. workingB. gettingC. livingD. going

13.A. roomB. officeC. deskD. computer

14.A. guessB. hearC. believeD. think

15.A. hitB. gotC. madeD. caught

16.A. cryingB. explainingC. talkingD. worrying

17.A. suddenlyB. sadlyC. gentlyD. carefully

18.A. happinessB. understandingC. excitementD. sadness

19.A. everythingB. anythingC. nothingD. something

20.A. takeB. bringC. helpD. carry