We don’t doubt ________ the boy can ________ the angry teacher.

       A. if; apologize for                                        B. whether; apologize to

       C. that; apologize to                                         D. what; apologize

—The railway station,please．I have to be there in ten minutes．

       —______,but I’ll do my best．

       A．No problem     B．OK   C．I can’t promise D．I can’t do that

-----Li Ping told me that he overslept this morning.

   -----Oh, he rarely used to oversleep, ________?

   A. usedn’t he     B. was he      C. didn’t he     D. did he

Don’t________ that all those who get good grades in the entrance examination will prove to                                       be most successful.

     A. take as granted              B. take this for granted     

     C. take that for granted          D. take it for granted

Rose _________ tell her mother that she didn’t pass the exam.

      A．dare not to       B．doesn’t dare to C．doesn’t dare     D．dares not

The rent is high , ____ the house is quite satisfactory .

  A. otherwise but   B. but otherwise  C. and otherwise  D. otherwise and

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后人36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column．She had been a school teacher before she retired（退休），but she needed to keep  1   ．She was even willing to work without pay．She then offered her  2  with a business that helped other businesses find jobs for old people．Every day she  3   other old folks like her．By talking with them，she  4   two things．Old people had abilities that were not  5   ． But old people also had some   6   ．She found a new purpose for herself then．

Through the years，she used to write stories about people for national magazines．There was now a new  7   ： Old people like herself．She began to write a newspaper column called“ Sixty Plus”，which was about   8   old．She writes about the problems of old people，especially their problems with being  9   ．

Anna Douglas uses her   10   ability to see the truth behind a problem．She understands why problems begin．For example，one of her readers said that his grandchildren  11   the houses as soon as he came to visit．Mrs Douglas  12   some ways for him to understand his grandchildren．

“It's important to know something about your grandchildren's world，”says Mrs Douglas．“That means questioning and listening，and   13   is not what old people do best．Say good things to them and about them，”she continues．“Never try to   14   your grandchildren or other young people．Never   15   your opinion．Don't tell them what they should do．Commonly ，they have been taught they should have respect for old people．The old should respect them as well．”

A．free         B．rich          C．powerful         D．busy

A．service      B．money        C．students          D．books

A．observed     B．met          C．comforted        D．answered

A．recognized   B．followed      C．enjoyed           D．demanded

A．studied      B．agreed        C．gave             D．used

A．mistakes     B．problems      C．questions         D．characters

A．subject      B．life           C．way             D．plan

A．getting      B．respecting     C．employing        D．supporting

A．unknown    B．refused        C．misunderstood     D．discouraged

A．thinking    B．working       C．writing           D．leading

A．got        B．entered        C．left              D．passed

A．invented    B．chose         C．suggested         D．imagined

A．listening    B．speaking      C．pleasing           D．advising

A．praise      B．scold         C．trouble            D．encourage

A．speak out   B．give up        C．get back          D．stick to

The new rule, ______ to prevent drivers from driving after drinking, is to come into effect next week.

   A. to intend             B. intended            C. intending           D. to be intended

—Did you get a ticket?

—No,      , but there wasn't any left.

A. I tried       B. I tried to    C. I try   D. l try to

In our ______, anyone ______ breaks the law should be punished.

A. opinions; that     B. opinions; who  C. opinion; he   D. opinion; who