I listened to a report about the Diaoyu Island Dispute last weekend and that was the first time I about the subject．

A．have heard B．had heard C．heard D．would hear

-----How long do you think it will be _____man can finally solve the problem of cancer?

------Well．it depends．

A．when B．until C．after D．before

Shy people often avoid situations _____would force them into close contact with other people．

A．where B．which C．when D．what

She is a quiet girl at school，but sometimes she _____be very naughty．

A．should B．would C．can D．will

______the bones under the sand，the scientists concluded that they came from the dinosaurs about 65 million years ago．

A．Being inspected B．Inspected

C．Having inspected D．To inspect

----What terrible weather! I really don't agree with it!

----- ____________ ．

A．Me too B．It doesn't agree

C．I can't agree more D．Nor do I

It is reported that very little use of these waste materials_______ in the past decades．

A．was taken B．was made

C．has been made D．has been taken

This story, _____, is very fascinating: there are many interesting characters in it.

A．on the whole B．by no means

C．in no time D．out of the question

In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty, and only the rich could manage without great problems．It is said that one day three of those rich men and their servants were together on a road when they came to a very poor village．

The first could not stand seeing the , so he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons （四轮载重马车） and shared them out among the villagers．He wished them all the best of luck, and he left．

The second rich man, seeing the worrying situation, stopped for a short time and then decided to give the all his food and drink, since he could see that money would be of little to them．He made sure that they each their fair share and would have enough food to last for some time．Then, he left．

The third rich man, on seeing such poverty, and went straight through the poverty-stricken village without stopping．The two other rich men saw all this from a distance and commented heatedly with each other on how the third rich man lacked sympathy．It was that they themselves had been there to offer help．

However, to their great surprise, three days later, they the third rich man, who was coming in the direction．He was still traveling quickly, but his wagons, instead of the gold and valuables they had been carrying, were now completely full of farming tools and bags of ．He was rushing back to help them out of poverty．

1.A．standing B．traveling C．gathering D．running

2.A．land B．welfare C．richness D．poverty

3.A．villagers B．servants C．others D．rest

4.A．interest B．concern C．use D．attraction

5.A．returned B．possessed C．offered D．received

6.A．turned around B．certain C．true D．strange

7.A．welcomed B．met C．accepted D．persuaded

8.A．opposite B．same C．similar D．familiar

9.A．food B．jewels C．money D．seeds

Years ago，there was a very wealthy man who，with his devoted young son，shared a passion for art collecting ．Together，they traveled around the world，adding only art treasures to their collection．

One year，as winter approached， engulfed（吞没） the nation，and the young man left to in the army．After only a few short weeks，his father received a telegram．His beloved son was in action．The art collector awaited more news， he would never see his son again．Within days，his fears were ．The young man had died while rushing a fellow soldier to a doctor．

Upset and ，the old man faced the coming Christmas holidays with sadness．On Christmas morning，a knock on the door awakened the old man．As he opened the door，he was greeted by a with a large package in his hands．

He introduced himself to the old man by saying，“I was a of your son .I was the one he was when he died．May I come in for a few moments? I have something to show you．”

As the two began to ，the soldier told of how the man’s son had told everyone of his，not to mention his father’s， of fine art．“I am no ，”said the soldier，“but I want to give you this．”

As the old man unwrapped the package ，he saw a portrait （画像）of his son．Though the world would consider it the work of a genius，the painting featured the young man’s face detail．

Overcome with emotion，the man the soldier．After the soldier had left，the old man put the painting above the fireplace，pushing thousands of dollars worth of art．His task completed，the old man sat in his chair and spent Christmas gazing at the he had been given．

1.A．poorest B．richest C．finest D．cheapest

2.A．flood B．fire C．storm D．war

3.A．save B．protect C．serve D．build

4.A．missing B．acting C．fighting D．dying

5.A．calmly B．anxiously C．quietly D．secretly

6.A．fearing B．doubting C．wondering D．expecting

7.A．completed B．doubled C．removed D．confirmed

8.A．nervous B．tired C．lonely D．frightened

9.A．sad B．puzzled C．angry D．worried

10.A．farmer B．soldier C．painter D．seller

11.A．guard B．photographer C．partner D．friend

12.A．rescuing B．commanding C．guarding D．hiding

13.A．argue B．move C．talk D．eat

14.A．description B．love C．sense D．understanding

15.A．artist B．businessman C．hero D．reporter

16.A．sometimes B．never C．often D．still

17.A．for B．of C．in D．on

18.A．thanked B．questioned C．welcomed D．treated

19.A．down B．up C．aside D．off

20.A．treasure B．gift C．souvenir D．package