For the kite-flying competition, his grandfather made a _____ kite．

A．silk dragon-shaped golden                            B．golden silk dragon-shaped

C．dragon-shaped golden silk                            D．golden dragon-shaped silk

Mr. Green is fond of rock music,________his wife has no interest in it at all．

A．however      B．while         C．as          D．unless

—Where did you get your laptop? I’d like to get one．

—Well, at_______ shop on Avenue 48,but I can’t say exactly．

A．some           B．any         C．each           D．every

I would have helped you, but I       __ really occupied the whole week．

A．was           B．am             C．had been            D．were

What a wonder! They’ve finished _________half of the project in such a short time．

A．no more than             B．no less than       C．not more than       D．much less than

It was so cold a day that she stood ________ to her mother．

A．close        B．closely            C．closed            D．closing

I have been told that the new law will come into________ on January 1^st next year．

A．effect          B．use       C．service           D．existence

The policy of the mainland is very clear and straightforward, and the key problem is _____the leaders of Taiwan will accept it．

A．that             B．how           C．why          D．whether

Unless ________, I will not go to the party held by them．

A．invite          B．invited          C．inviting           D．to invite

The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know a new classmate．I 1  to look around when a gentle hand  2  my shoulder．I turned around to find a wrinkled, little  3  lady looking up at me with a smile．

She said, “Hi．My name is Rose．I’m eighty-seven years old．Can I give you a hug?” I laughed and  4  responded, “Of course you may!” and she gave me a giant（巨大的） squeeze．

“Why are you in college at such a young, innocent  5 ?”I asked．“I always  6  having a college education and now I’m getting  7    !” she told me．

Later, we became close friends．Every day we would leave class together and she  8  her wisdom and experience with me．Over the  9  of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she  10  made friends wherever she went．

At the  11  of the semester（学期）we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet（宴会）．I’ll  12  forget what she taught us．When she was introduced, frustrated and a little embarrassed, she cleared her 13  and said, “We do not stop playing because we are old; we  14  old because we stop playing．There are only two secrets to staying  15   , being happy, and achieving success．You have to  16  and find humor every day．You’ve got to have a dream．When you 17  your dreams, you die．”

One week after graduation Rose died  18 in her sleep．Many college students attended her funeral in tribute to（悼念）the wonderful woman who taught 19  example that it’s never too  20  to be all you can possibly be．

1．A．lay down              B．stood up            C．fell off              D．went out

2．A．touched               B．felt             C．wounded           D．clapped

3．A．beautiful                B．young           C．old                   D．kind-hearted

4．A．sadly                    B．coldly            C．absently             D．enthusiastically

5．A．age                     B．speed                 C．point                  D．year

6．A．talked about        B．tried out             C．looked forward   D．dreamed of

7．A．those                    B．one                    C．that                  D．they

8．A．learned                  B．told                   C．shared               D．debated

9．A．course                 B．path                   C．distance             D．road

10．A．easily                 B．rarely                 C．unwillingly         D．strangely

11．A．middle               B．beginning           C．end                   D．top

12．A．ever                    B．never                 C．still                    D．already

13．A．throat                B．face                   C．nose                 D．eyes

14．A．grow                  B．prove                  C．look                  D．stay

15．A．rich                    B．healthy               C．cheerful             D．young

16．A．eat                      B．cry                     C．laugh                 D．shout

17．A．have                  B．lose                     C．get              D．keep

18．A．bitterly               B．fortunately         C．peacefully           D．hopefully

19．A．to                       B．for              C．in                     D．by

20．A．early                  B．bad                    C．good                 D．late