East of Xiamen Island _____ several modern buildings, on whose tops we can see as far as Jinmen Island．

A．lies            B．lay           C．stand           D．has

A heated debate is under way on _____ Chinese media should use English terms like "GDP", "NBA" and "GSM"．

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

Don't worry．_____ and we will complete the task you assigned to us．

A．An hour later                                          B．In an hour

C．After an hour                                         D．Another hour

Whenever he worked until midnight, he _____ drink some coffee to get refreshed．

A．will         B．should           C．must           D．would

—Call me at 5: 30 tomorrow morning．

—Why that early? I _____ then．

A．will sleep         B．was sleeping      C．will be sleeping         D．have been sleeping

It seems to some experts that 56．com, youku．com and tudou．com _____ 90% of the video market in this area．

A．make up        B．put up         C．set up          D．take up

—What's your plan for this July?

—I will take a bullet train to Fuzhou for my holiday _____ school ends．

A．while          B．until           C．unless          D．immediately

It was commanded that the coal mine survivors ____ to the nearest hospital for treatment．

A．must send          B．be sent          C．would be sent        D．should send

Not knowing what version of iPad to choose, _____．

A．some advice was given to Barbara               B．Barbara had to consult her IT teacher

C．so Barbara had to consult her IT teacher              D．Barbara's IT teacher gave her some advice

Not long before, my daughter's shoes were scratched with a knife．She burst into   1 ．I took them to the shoemaker to get them   2 ．

       The young apprentice （学徒） glanced at the opening and said, " 3  I can do except replace the upper．" His master looked at them and said to me, "If you   4   me, I will add more scratches on both of the shoes．"

       I was   5   and asked why．

       He explained, "As if the openings were made   6   for the sake of special style and reuse．"

       Two days later I found there were indeed more scratches on   7   shoe, but all the openings were patched （打补丁） by soft red leather with edges sewed by thick thread,   8 more unique and interesting than ever．I couldn't help but   9   the master's skill．

       Another time, my wife's sister's white blouse had been torn, leaving a large opening on the back．My wife   10   the blouse carefully, and then said, "Let me take it   11 _ and mend it．"

       Seeing the blouse again, I was shocked: all the torn parts had been sewed up by thin and   12   thread and they   13  a look of ice crystal （冰晶） hanging from a winter's branch． 14   , she had attached a snowman and a cabin made of flowery cotton rags onto the shirt．I 15   with praise, "It's just as beautiful as a piece of   16   !"

       "I was inspired by that craftsman．Patches are supposed to be   17 , but a skillful craftsman can make it take on a kind of perfection," replied my wife．

       Her words inspired me even more: Perfection is   18   to achieve in everything; Patches are unavoidable, so is human's life．Since you can't   19   the existence of wound, you should not expect people's  20  by exposing the wound, which reveals nothing meaningful．

1．A．laughter                B．cheers                 C．tears                   D．speech

2．A．made                    B．repaired               C．decorated            D．preserved

3．A．Anything               B．Something           C．Everything           D．Nothing

4．A．trust                     B．inform                 C．appoint                D．convince

5．A．annoyed                B．confused             C．disappointed        D．discouraged

6．A．on purpose            B．by accident          C．in vain                 D．beyond control

7．A．neither                  B．any                     C．every                  D．each

8．A．remaining              B．growing              C．looking                D．feeling

9．A．appreciate             B．witness               C．praise                  D．describe

10．A．delivered             B．checked              C．washed               D．ironed

11．A．outside                B．downtown           C．home                  D．abroad

12．A．red                     B．white                  C．pink                    D．purple

13．A．took on               B．put on                 C．decided on           D．focused on

14．A．Therefore            B．Otherwise            C．Anyway              D．Besides

15．A．sighed                 B．signed                 C．greeted                D．paused

16．A．cake                   B．art                      C．furniture              D．jewellery

17．A．pretty                  B．attractive             C．tough                  D．ugly

18．A．easy                    B．improper             C．likely                   D．impossible

19．A．change                B．imagine               C．stand                  D．prove

20．A．respect              B．friendship         C．sympathy        D．apology