The news about the terrible flood there greatly discouraged ______ these for a sight-seeing .

         A. us from going        B. us to go      C. our going        D. our to go

I’d try even if I may fail ___  __ sit there worrying in time of trouble.

A. rather than     B. other than       C. more than    D. less than

It is five years ____ he lived here.In other words, he left here five years ago.

         A. before     B. since      C.that        D.when

From Europe and Asia to the Middle East, many expressed amazement that the US could overcome centuries of racial conflict and elect an African-American president.

Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first black president, said Obama gave the world __31___   courage to dream.

Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf — the first woman ????___32___  (elect) to head an African country — said she did not expect to see a black American president  ___33____  her lifetime.

“All ____34____ (Africa) now know that if you persevere（坚持）, all things are possible,” she said.

In Indonesia, where Obama lived  ___35____  child, hundreds of students at his former elementary school erupted in cheers when he  ____36____  (declare) winner, pouring into the courtyard  ___37___  they hugged, danced in the rain and chanted “Obama! Obama!”

“I remember in the class book, all students were writing down  ___38___  goals and wishes. Some said they wanted to be lawyers, soldiers, pilot and doctors,  ____39___  he was the one who said he wanted to be president,” said Dewi Asmara, a former classmate. “We never understood  ___40___  was on his mind that day.

The person we talked about ____ our school last week．

A．visiting   B．will visit    C．visited    D．has visited

最近你班举行了以“Should we give money to beggars?”为主题的班会，假设你是主持人，请你根据以下表格提供的信息，为此次班会写一个总结。

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We have had a class meeting today on whether we should give money to beggars and we have different opinions.____________________________________________________________

Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang. He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. “You need __21__,” his father said. “But if you don’t work hard, no fortune will come.”

What made him sad was __22__ his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him. “You have no talent. You will never be a pianist.” As a nine-year-old boy, Lang Lang was badly __23__. He decided that he didn’t want to be a pianist any more. For the next two weeks, he didn’t touch the piano. Wisely, his father didn’t push, but waited.

Luckily, the day came when his teacher asked him to play some holiday songs. He didn’t want to, but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys, he __24__ that he could show others that he had talent __25__. That day he told his father what he had been waiting to hear—that he wanted to study with a new teacher. From that point on, everything turned around.

He started __26__ competitions. In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition, when it was __27__ that Lang Lang had won, he was too excited to hold back his tears. Soon __28__ was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever—he had to play on the world’s big stages. In 1997 Lang Lang moved again, this time to Philadelphia, USA. There he spent two years practicing, and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. After his __29__ performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, gigs in Lincoln Centre and Carnegie Hall started __30__ in, Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots him, and lets him shine.

21. A. exercise                         B. fortune                     C. knowledge                D. wealth

22. A. whether                            B. why                         C. when                       D. that

23. A. hurt                           B. weakened                 C. ruined                      D. frightened

24. A. seemed                      B. admitted                   C. noticed                     D. realized

25. A. in all                         B. above all                  C. after all                    D. at all

26. A. receiving                   B. accepting                  C. winning                   D. beating

27. A. told                           B. mentioned                C. announced                D. recognized

28. A. this                           B. it                             C. that                          D. what

29. A. successful                  B. cheerful                   C. respectful                 D. meaningful

30. A. pulling                      B. breaking                   C. falling                      D. pouring

Time should be made good use _______our lessons well.

A.     of learning  B.to learn  C.to learning  D.of to learn

Many people have been ill from a strange disease these days, ________ we’ve never heard of before.

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

Usually John would be late for meetings. But this time,           to my surprise, he arrived on time.  

A little        B. much         C. ever         D. even