Recently CCTV Station has taken great pains to make a program that reviews the important _____of 2006.

A. affairs  B. events  C. matters  D. things

One thousand dollars a month is not a fortune but would help cover my living _______.

A. bills    B. expenses   C. prices    D. charges

Read the passage and correct the mistakes, ______.．

A．if not       B．if any  C．if ever      D．if never

The single most important factor ____ contributes to success is _____ you do every single day．

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

—What do you think of the performance today?—Great! __________ but a musical genius could perform so successfully.

A. All    B. None   C. Anybody    D. Everybody

The seaside here draws a lot of tourists every summer. Warm sunshine and soft sands make __________ it is.

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

Directions: Complete the following passage by using ONE word that best fits the context.

Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her class   48   fun assignment --- to draw a picture of something for which they were thankful.

Most of the class would celebrate the holiday with turkey and other traditional goodies of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the themes of most of her students’ art. And they were. Douglas made a different kind of picture,   49  . When asked to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a hand. Nothing else. Just an  50   hand .

His abstract image captured the imagination of his peers. Whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers raise turkeys.   51   suggested a police officer’s, because the police protect and care   52   people. Still others guessed it was the hand of God, for God feeds us. And so the discussion went --- until the teacher almost forgot the young artist himself.

When the children had gone on to other assignments, she stopped at Douglas’ desk, bent down, and asked him  53   hand it was. The little boy looked away and said, “It’s yours, teacher.”

She recalled the times she had taken his hand and walked with him here or there, as she had the other students. How  54   had she said, “Take my hand, Douglas, we’ll go outside.” Or, "Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” Or, “Let's do this together.” Douglas was most thankful for his teacher's hand. Brushing aside a tear, she went on with her work.

The story speaks of more than thankfulness. It says something about teachers teaching and parents parenting and friends showing friendship, and how much it means to the Douglases of the world. They might not always say thanks,  55  they'll remember the hand that reaches out.

After retirement, Mr. Mike ______ drawing, which he had always loved but had not had time for.

A. took up           B. got up          C. help up       D. looked up

Hard work and lack of sleep have _____my beauty and youth in recent years．

 A. worn out            B.tried out     C made out       D．sent out

It was a pity that the famous painter died _____ his work unfinished.

      A. for                   B. with                   C. from             D. of