____ the temperature falling so rapidly, we couldn't go on with the experience.

A. Since   B. With    C. As    D. For

Each of the 400 people received from their boss____ gift——“Who moved my cheese?”——____ best-seller in the US——to understand how to deal with changes in their lives and work.

A. the; 不填  B. a；a  C. a；不填  D. the；a

____ nearly all behavior is learned behavior is a basic assumption of social scientists.

     A. /     B. That     C. It is acceptable     D. When

After the soldier ___ in the field for some time, he heard someone shouting to him ___ the distance

   A. laid; at    B.lay; in    C. lain; on  D.lied; from

短文改错(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

此题要求改正短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在答题卡相应的位置上画一个勾（P）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：把多余的词写在答题卡相应的位置上，用斜线（\）划掉。

此行缺一个词：在答题卡相应的位置上写出该加的词，并附带前（后）词。

此行错一个词：在答题卡相应的位置上写出该错词和改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

Hi Susan,

I’m sorry that I wasn’t able to return to your              76______

bike on time yesterday. I mean to give it                  77______

back to you before four in the afternoon, and I             78______

was hold up on my way back. Just before I                79______

turned corner of Park Street, I happened to                80______

see an accident. A little girl was hurt and her               81______

mother needed help. So I helped them going to             82______

the nearest hospital. I stayed here for one and              83_______

a half hour and made sure that the girl was all              84______

right. When I got back, it were already 6 pm. I             85_______

hope you understand.

Thank you!

Li Ling

Progress _____ so far very good and we are sure that the work will be finished on time.

A. was       B. had been    C. has been    D. will be

I___ to have another try if I get another chance.

A. have been meaning B. mean C. am meanin D. have meant

Our football team will never take the defeat  ____  down.

A. sitting    B lying    C. going      D. climbing

A modern city has been set up in  ____ was a wasteland ten years ago .

A. what    B. which      C. that     D. where

—Why are the tax collectors so busy?

     —Many people prefer to have their tax forms completed by a professional rather than ___.

A. do it themselves     B. doing it themselves 

C. to do it themselves     D. done by themselves