President Hu demanded the Chinese ship and crew members aboard ________ safely and immediately．

A．to be set free        B．be set free       C．must be set free         D．may set free

— Do you want tea or coffee? 

— I don’t mind, ______ one you’re making．

A．however         B．whenever          C．whichever            D．whatever

This unfair system once prohibited ______ blacks from sitting where we liked on buses．

A．our          B．we          C．ours          D．us

Although ______ himself, the professor was quite used to students’ being late for his lecture．

A．punctual           B．adaptable            C．accessible             D．competent

It was our optimism and faith ________ Shackleton that had helped us persevere ________ staying alive．

A．with; on          B．in; at           C．for; in            D．in; in

—What do you think of the film 2012？

—Well, it’s good. At least it’s ________ the one I saw last time with Jean．

A．as bad as                                            B．not as good as

C．no worse than                                           D．not better than

More than 400 mainland tourists _______ from the landslide site till Saturday, but 20 others were

still missing, because of the heavy rains brought the Typhoon Megi．

A．were rescued                                                                       B．have rescued

C．have been rescued                                            D．are rescued

Today’s a red-letter day, which will _______ in our life as we won a fundamental victory in the battle for our civil rights．

A．live out          B．speak out         C．stand out          D．block out

Effective adverts that are associated with people’s driving habits probably will________ reduce

the number of road accidents．

A．partly             B．fluently           C．occassionally          D．subsequently

One fine afternoon I was walking along the Fifth Avenue, when I remembered that it was necessary to buy a pair of socks．I   1   the first sock shop that caught my eye, and   2  , not more than 17, came forward. “What can I do for you, sir?” “I wish to  3   a pair of socks．”   4   glowed. “Did you know that you had come into   5   in the world to buy socks?” I had not been   6   that, as my entrance had been accidental．“Come with me,” said the boy happily．He began to   7   down from the shelves box after box．

“  8 , boy, I’m going to buy only one pair!” “I know that, but I want you to see how beautiful these are．Aren’t they wonderful?” There was   9   an expression of joy,  10   he were revealing to me the   11   of his religion．I became far more interested in him than in the socks．“My friend,” said I, “if this is 12   the enthusiasm from freshness, and you can keep it up   13  , in ten years you’ll own every sock in the United States．”

My amazement at his pride in   14   will be understood by all who read this article．In many shops the customer has to wait for someone to  15  him．When   16   some clerk does notice you, you are made to feel as if you were interrupting him．  17   possibly that very clerk who is now so   18   began his career with enthusiasm．The freshness   19  ; He became a mechanical salesman．

I’ve observed such change in the lives of so many men in so many occupations that I’ve come to the   20   that the fastest road to failure is to do things mechanically．

1．A．turned into            B．broke into            C．came across        D．met with

2．A．a female clerk        B．a boy clerk          C．a girl clerk           D．an old man

3．A．buy                      B．find                     C．see                     D．have

4．A．His face                B．The room            C．His eyes              D．The fire

5．A．the worst              B．the right place      C．the wrong           D．the best place

6．A．curious about        B．aware of              C．sensitive to          D．attached to

7．A．push                     B．force                   C．look                    D．drag

8．A．Hold up                 B．Just you wait      C．Hold on               D．Hang up

9．A．on his face            B．to my surprise      C．for some reason   D．to some degree

10．A．when                  B．as if                    C．even if                D．while

11．A．beliefs                 B．stories                 C．values                 D．mysteries

12．A．hardly                 B．only                    C．no more than       D．not merely

13．A．day after day       B．day by day           C．the other day       D．to this day

14．A．passion               B．salesmanship        C．enthusiasm          D．job

15．A．serve on              B．care for               C．wait upon            D．deal with

16．A．accidentally         B．occasionally         C．finally                 D．disrespectfully

17．A．Yet                     B．So                      C．Then                   D．For

18．A．enthusiastic         B．unconcerned        C．different              D．responsible

19．A．wore of              B．wore on              C．wore over           D．wore off

20．A．response             B．realization            C．conclusion           D．circumstance