(2014·天一一中检测)It just isn’t fair；________I was working as a waiter last month，my friends were lying on the beach.

A．whenever　B．though

C．for　D．while

(2013·安徽安庆三模)—She looks very happy.She________have passed the exam.

—I guess so.It’s not difficult after all.

A．should　B．must

C．could　D．might

(2014·潍坊市联合考试)Mo Yan’s writing has________him a large audience，not only in China but overseas.

A．deserved　B．expanded

C．admitted　D．gained

(2014·潍坊市联合考试)The meeting between the presidents of those two countries________in Paris last week.

A．took apart　B．took action

C．took effect　D．took place

(2014·福州市高中毕业班质量检查)Our government’s plan to fight against air pollution will focus on________information and handling PM 2.5.

A．expressing　　　　　　　　　B．representing

C．gathering 　D．acknowledging

(2013·湖南重点中学5月联考)Either the judge or the lawyers________wrong on the case at that moment.

A．is　B．are

C．were　D．was

In China，it is a traditional________to show respect to ancestors during the Qingming Festival.

A．belief　B．custom

C．strength　D．principle

My deskmate exercises regularly every day，so he is always________and studies efficiently.

A．energetic　B．confident

C．generous　D．reliable

(2014·四川六校高三联考)________is surprising is that there are so many Chinese restaurants in Toronto.

A．It　B．That

C．Such　D．What

(2014·蚌埠市高三第三次教学质量检查考试)

Some years ago when I was in my second year in university，I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time.The moment was exciting.Salome’s ____filled the room and brought the theater to life.I was so____that I decided to write an article about her.

I____Salome Bey，telling her I was from Essence magazine，and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career.She____and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday.When I hung up，I was scared out of my mind.I___I was lying.I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.

I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday.I sat there____，taking notes and asking questions that all began with，“Can you tell me...” I soon realized that____Salome Bey was one thing，but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible.The____was almost unbearable (不可容忍的)．I struggled for days ____draft after draft.Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.

It didn’t take long.My manuscript____.How stupid of me！I thought.How could I____in a world of professional writers？Knowing I couldn’t ____the rejection letter，I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.

Five years later，I was moving to California.While____my apartment，I came across the unopened envelope.This time I opened it and ____the editor’s letter in disbelief：

Dear Ms Profit，

Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic.Yet we need some ___ materials.Please add those and return the article immediately.We would like to____your story soon.

Shocked，it took me a long time to____.Fear of rejection cost me dearly.I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine.More importantly，I lost years of____writing.Today，I have become a full?time writer.Looking back on this____，I learned a very important lesson：You can’t____to doubt yourself.

1.A．joy　B．voice

C．speech 　D．smile

2.A.moved 　B．active

C．satisfied　D．proud

3.A.visited 　B．emailed

C．interviewed 　D．phoned

4.A.agreed 　B．refused

C．hesitated 　D．paused

5.A.replied 　B．discovered

C．explained 　D．knew

6.A.seriously 　B．nervously

C．patiently 　D．quietly

7.A.blaming 　B．fooling

C．inviting 　D．urging

8. A．hardship 　B．failure

C．comment 　D．pressure

9.A.on 　B．by

C．with 　D．in

10.A.returned 　B．disappeared

C．spread 　D．improved

11.A.compare 　B．compete

C．survive 　D．struggle

12.A.ignore　B．deliver

C．face 　D．receive

13.A.cleaning 　B．repairing

C．decorating 　D．leaving

14.A.saw 　B．read

C．found 　D．noticed

15.A.memorial 　B．relevant

C．private 　D．reliable

16.A.broadcast 　　 B．create

C．publish 　D．assess

17.A.prepare 　B．recover

C．escape 　D．concentrate

18.A.energetic 　B．enjoyable

C．typical　D．endless

19.A.experience 　B．success

C．benefit　　 D．accident

20.A.attempt 　B．pretend

C．expect 　　 D．afford