The long and tiring talk, filled with arguments and quarrels, ended in disorder, ____ no agreement at all．

A．reaching        B．reached         C．to reach               D．being reached

—You may find the key to the maths problem on page 107．

—Ah, it’s so simple．I wonder why I         of that．

A．hadn’t thought                                          B．haven’t thought

C．didn’t think                                               D．wasn’t thinking

On snowy days, you have to drive very        to avoid traffic accidents．

A．cautiously        B．neatly        C．smoothly          D．properly

Try to spend your time just on the things you find _________．

A．worth doing them                                      B．worth being done

C．them worth doing                                      D．worth doing

For professional athletes, ________ to the Olympics means that they have a chance to enter the history books．

A．access           B．attachment          C．appeal           D．approach（A）

—John, how did your English exam go?

—I thought I _____, but in fact I came in the top 10% in the class．

A．should have failed                                       B．might have failed

C．couldn’t have failed                                    D．mustn’t have failed

—Is that the country clinic you often refer to?

—Right，just the one      you know my father used to work for 10 years

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

—I’ll be away on a business trip for a week．Would you mind looking after my dog?

—Not at all．       ．

A．I’ve no time          B．I’d rather not         C．I’d like it         D．I’d be happy to

In many countries in the world, breakfast is a snack ______ a meal, but the traditional English breakfast is a full meal．

A．less than          B．more than          C．other than           D．rather than

I lived in Dallas, Texas nearly all my life with my mom, dad and older sister．We were         1  to respect others, value education, and get all that we could out of life．My parents always say, “    2     hard and the world is yours．” They are never without a  3    word of advice or a bit of encouragement when life gets tough．

       My parents always    4     me to go to college．However, when I     5    at 16 years old that I’d rather get married to a man than go to college, they    6     stopped telling me they loved me and I could do anything I wanted to．    7    , they persuaded me．I graduated from high school and currently     8     the University of Oklahoma studying medicine．I want to make the     9     a better place to live in．

       Every time I call home to tell them about a    10     I received in Chemistry Lab or Microeconomics or     11     class it is that I’m working hardest for at the moment, they tell me how     12     of me they are．I know there are college kids out there that have no one to call home to when they get an “A” on a project and I feel incredibly     13     to have my parents．

       Don’t get me wrong: We’ve had our share of     14    ．I was the angry teenager and they were the awful     15     that wouldn’t let me stay out all night or let me get my tongue pierced．But somehow, we    16   to work through those issues．They never    17                    loving in me or believing in me．

       I    18    everything I am to my parents．Without their constant love and      19    , I wouldn’t believe I can change the world．My parents taught me to always         20    for what I believe in．So I’m working toward something really great and can only hope I continue to make them proud．

1．A．brought                 B．introduced           C．raised                  D．produced

2．A．Educate                B．Work                  C．Train                  D．Practise

3．A．helpful                  B．harmful               C．stressful              D．meaningful

4．A．reminded               B．expected             C．supposed             D．designed

5．A．hesitated               B．judged                 C．fixed                   D．decided

6．A．never                    B．ever                    C．seldom                D．hardly

7．A．Carefully               B．Hopefully             C．Thankfully           D．Delightfully

8．A．serve                    B．attend                  C．admit                  D．join

9．A．fortune                 B．planet                  C．universe              D．world

10．A．grade                  B．problem               C．failure                 D．value

11．A．whenever            B．wherever             C．whichever           D．however

12．A．modest                B．proud                  C．ashamed              D．nervous

13．A．annoyed              B．praised                C．relaxed                D．blessed

14．A．lessons                B．problems             C．moments             D．experiences

15．A．teachers              B．directors              C．couples               D．parents

16．A．managed             B．attempted            C．succeeded           D．conducted

17．A．concluded           B．began                  C．prevented            D．stopped

18．A．pay                     B．owe                    C．own                    D．spend

19．A．agreement           B．excitement           C．encouragement    D．statement

20．A．fight                  B．look              C．defend            D．protect