Only when your identity has been checked__________.

A. you are allowed to come in

B. You will be allowed to come in

C. will you allow to come in

D. will you be allowed to come in

Some tourists think that the beauty of mountains is greater than ______ of deserts.

       A．one           B．those        C．the one    D．that

“Susan, go and join your sister cleaning the yard.” “Why ______? John is sitting there doing nothing.”

A. him             B. he              C. I               D. me

．______was known to them all that William had broken his promise______ he would give each of them a gift.

A. As, which        B. What, that      C. It , that      D. It , which

_______ is our belief that improvements in health care will lead to a stronger, more prosperous economy.

  A. As B. That    C. This    D. It

So much of  interest ___ that most visitors simply run out of time before seeing it all.

A. offers Beijing                 B.  Beijing offers

C. does Beijing offer         D. Beijing does offer

Tom: Mike, our team will play against the Rockets this weekend. I’m sure we will win.

Mike: ______!   

A. Congratulations      B. Cheers

C. Best wishes         D. Good luck  

When I was a teenager, my dad did everything he could do to advise me against becoming a brewer(造酒人). He’d  36   his life brewing beer for local breweries only to make a living, ___37    had his father and grandfather befere him. He didn’t want me  38   near a vat(酿酒用的桶)of beer. So I did as he asked. I got good ___39  , went to Harvard and in 1971 was accepted into a graduate program there that  40   me to study law and business at the same time.

In my second year of graduate school, I began to realize that I’d  41   done anything but go to school. So, at  24 I decided to drop out. 42  , my parents didn’t think this was a great idea. But I felt strongly that you can’t  43__   till you’re 65 to do what you want in life.

I packed my stuff into a bus and headed for Colorado to become an instructor at Outward Bound. Three years later, I was ready to go back to  44  . I finished Havard and got a highly-paid job at the Boston Consulting Group Still, after working there five years, I  45  ,  “Is this what I want to be doing when I’m 50?”  At that time, Americans spent good  money on beer in  46    quality. Why not make good beer for  47  ? I thought.

I decided to give up my job to become  48  . When I told Dad, he was  49  , but in the end he  50   me. I called my beer  Samuel Adams,   51   the brewer and patriot(爱国者) who helped to start  the Boston Tea Party.  52   I sold the beer direct to beer drinkers to get  the   53   out. Six weeks later, at the Great American Beer Festival, Sam Adams Boston Lager（淡啤酒） won the top prize for American beer. In the end I was destined(注定) to be a brewer. My  54   to the young is simple:Life is very  55  , so don’t rush to make decisions. Life doesn’t let you plan.  

36.A.cost B.spent    C.taken   D.paid

37.A.like B.as if     C.so D.nor

38.A.anywhere       B.anyway       C.anyhow       D.somewhere

39.A.habits     B.teachers       C.grades  D.work

40.A.promised       B.convinced    C.advised       D.allowed

41.A.never     B.ever     C.always D.hardly

42.A.Fortunatnely  B.Obviously   C.Possibly      D.Surprisingly

43.A.assure     B.decline C.deny    D.wait

44.A.school    B.Colorado     C.my home     D.my decision

45.A.thrilled   B.stressed       C.wondered    D.sneezed

46.A.cheap     B.expensive    C.low      D.high

47.A.Englishmen   B.Europeans   C.the world    D.Americans

48.A.a lawyer B.a brewer      C.an instructor       D.an engineer

49.A.astonished      B.satisfied      C.interested    D.anxious

50.A.hated      B.supported    C.raised   D.left

51.A.for  B.at C.in D.after

52.A.Therefore      B.Otherwise    C.Also    D.Yet

53.A.price      B.name   C.company     D.party

54.A.advice    B.life      C.job      D.experience

55.A.hard       B.busy    C.short    D.long

A Fan of Dae Jang Geum 《大长今》影迷

Dae Jang Geum (《大长今》) is a hot new Korean TV series. Because of this series, my personal status and living standard have been greatly ___1__. My girlfriend used to cook every evening. Well, now she does nothing but ___2__ in front of the TV when she’s not __3__, and commands me, “You — go to make some instant noodles. Come and watch the play and just imagine we are enjoying Korean __4___.”

She also swears to __5__ all Korean dishes in Dae Jang Geum. So she orders me to __6__ the TV and record any details of Jang Geum’s cooking. But when she presented her version of Korean food, it is like the dog-meal. “You can __7__ get things done if you find the right tools”, my girlfriend blamed her clumsy (笨拙的) kitchen performances on __8__. So I decided to __9__ her a new kitchen knife. In a store, she became unusually __10__ when making her selection. She finally picked one that was __11__ Jang Geum’s. To prove that her slow knife skill was due to the blunt (钝的) knives, she __12__ her cutting. As a result, she hurt her fingers three times. Fortunately the knife is not __13__ the salesman boasts.

My girlfriend is a fan of Jang Geum’s Korean __14__. Not only did she talk about the dress every day, she also threatened to change my tie into a __15__ like the one on Jang Geum’s dress. Finally, I lost my patience and took her to a maternity shop (孕妇专卖店) where I recommend (推荐) one suit to her, “Do you think it looks like a Korean dress?” __16__, my future parents-in-law just happened to be shopping at the time. They were __17__ when they saw what we were doing.

The Dae Jang Geum series __18__ realizing the ambition of the youth. However, it fails to realize my girlfriend’s. __19__ being engaged in her work or study, she simply sits on the sofa every night, staring at the TV, a bag of chips in her hand. This situation has __20_ even though the series is now over.

A. increased       B. degraded           C. depressed                 D. raised

A. stand             B. lie                  C. seat                          D. sit

A. at work          B. at table              C. on leave                   D. on business

A. fruit               B. vegetables         C. dishes                      D. cakes

A. eat                 B. learn                C. cook                        D. perform

A. stand for               B. go by             C. pass by                     D. stand by

A. easily            B. hardly               C. difficultly                 D. carefully

A. her forks        B. her spoons         C. her knives                D. her pans

A. buy                B. borrow              C. lend                         D. fetch

A. careless         B. alert                 C. patient                     D. modest

A. better than     B. the closest shape of   C. sharper than              D. taken from

A. speeded up   B. slowed down            C. brought down           D. improved

A. as fast as       B. as dull as                  C. as slow as                 D. as sharp as

A. diet style       B. dish flavor                      C. dressing style           D. cooking style

A. inside pocket B. butterfly knot         C. pretty collar              D. long belt

A. Coincidently        B. Disappointedly          C. Fortunately        D. Excitedly

A. very puzzled        B. pretty satisfied   C. very pleased         D. pretty shocked

A. shoots at             B. aims at                    C. directs at          D. works at

A. In spite of           B. Because of               C. Instead of               D. In case of

A. changed little       B. turned a lot       C. developed a little      D. improved a lot

Stacy had recently moved from New York City to Stoneybrook, Connecticut. It was ___1___ for her to make new friends but she finally had three when she joined the Babysitters Club to ___2___ little children whose parents were busy. Claudia, Kristy, and Mary were in her class at school and also the other ___3___ of the club. The girls met at five o’clock on Fridays and waited for the ___4___ to ring. So far they had been busy, in spite of the ___5___ that they couldn’t stay out late and were under 13.

___6___, the girls’ world was invaded(侵犯) by a second group ___7___ themselves the Babysitters Agency. They were ___8___ and the group also included a few boys. The Babysitters Club tried to think of ways to ___9___ with the older group. They could clean and work for less money, however, they ___10___ it would be difficult to compete. The shock was even greater than they had ___11___ when most of their best customers started to call the new group. They ___12___ to get only a few jobs.

To try a new ___13___ Kristy recruited(招收) a few older kids who told the club they didn’t want to ___14___ their money with the other group. The club ___15___ only too quickly that these older girls joined only as spies and didn’t ___16___ for their job assignments(分派). Thus, more parents were ___17___ with the club.

Finally, the girls realized that the ___18___ in the other group were not good babysitters. They watched television, talked on the phone, and invited boyfriends to the house ___19___ they were sitting. When the children of the families started to ___20___, and a near accident almost occurred, the club went to the parents to tell them what was happening.

1. A. active     B. thoughtful       C. easy                         D. hard

2. A. take care of    B. run into                    C. go through              D. take advantage of

3. A. children  B. members                  C. circles D. players

4. A. alarm     B. traffic C. phone D. neighbor

5. A. fact B. degree C. question     D. demand

6. A. Therefore      B. Suddenly    C. Regularly                 D. Unwillingly

7. A. attracting             B. finding       C. calling       D. matching

8. A. younger               B. cleverer      C. taller   D. older

9. A. compete B. fight   C. do      D. meet

10. A. heard    B. knew  C. promised    D. shot

11. A. damaged      B. caught C. expected     D. forced

12. A. hoped   B. liked   C. refused       D. seemed

13. A. chance  B. possibility  C. power D. policy

14. A. share    B. give    C. provide      D. mark

15. A. put down     B. paid off      C. found out   D. come through

16. A. check up      B. end up       C. look up      D. show up

17. A. satisfied       B. unhappy     C. curious       D. helpful

18. A. kids      B. adults  C. systems      D. situations

19. A. that      B. when  C. where D. how

20. A. blow    B. complain    C. appreciate   D. spread