The parents suggested ________ in the hotel room but their kids were anxious to camp out during the trip.

A．sleep B．to sleep C．sleeping D．having slept

In time of serious accidents, ________ we know some basic things about first aid, we can save lives.

A．whether B．until C. if D．unless

Though ______ _money, his parents managed to send him to a key university.

A. lacked B. lacking of C. lacking D. lacked in

Each time ________ they met, they would talk long hours together.

A．which B．when C．during D．/

If it ______________ tomorrow, I would stay at home watching TV.

A. should rain B. rains C. was to rain D. will rain

He is a student at Oxford University, ____for a degree in computer science.

A. studied B. studying C. to have studied D. to be studying

He didn’t make____clear when and where the meeting would be held.

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

If you _________ my advice, you ________ your failure now. You _________ your victory.

A. took ... wouldn’t cry over ... would celebrate

B. had taken ... wouldn’t have cried over ... would have celebrated

C. had taken ... aren’t crying over ... are celebrating

D. had taken ... wouldn’t be crying over ... would be celebrating

—Bob, how about having a picnic this weekend?

—________ I'll check my schedule.

A．Sounds great. B．Good idea. C．I'm not sure. D．Well done.

My brother and I were brought up in a town in Scotland. Our father was a struggling , but I always knew he was . He never criticized us, but used to bring out our best. He’d say, “If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don’t give them water, they die.” I as a child I said something about somebody, and my father said, “ time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best people, I would get the best .From then on I’ve always tried to the principle in my life and later in running my company.

Dad’s also always been very . At 15, I started a magazine. It was a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a ：stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.

I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad me to go into law. And I’ve __regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, _ I didn’t pursue my .You know what you want. Go fulfill it.”

As turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national for young people in the U.K.My wife and I have two children, and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad me.

1.A. biologist B. lawyer C. managerD. gardener

2.A. strictB. honestC. learnedD. special

3.A. powerB. courageC.praiseD. warmth

4.A. thinkB. rememberC. imagineD. guess

5.A. unkind B. unnecessaryC. unimportantD. unusual

6.A. Another B.Any C. SomeD. Other

7.A. onB. at C. in D. about

8.A. in caseB. in returnC. by chanceD. by turns

9.A. reviseB. setC. review D. follow

10.A. serious B. experienced C. understandingD. demanding

11.A. keeping upB. making upC. picking upD. taking up

12.A. suggestionB. decisionC. choiceD. notice

13.A. andB. even ifC.as D. as if

14.A. persuaded B. allowedC. helped D. suggested

15.A. almostB. neverC. seldomD. always

16.A. but B. ratherC. forD. therefore

17.A. promise B. task C. dream D. belief

18.A. thisB. itC. heD. that

19.A. magazine B. newspaperC. programD. project

20.A. controlledB. raised C. remindedD. comforted