Here are some new computer programs _____ for home buildings．

A．designing           B．design         C．to design         D．designed

I had reached a point in my career _____ I needed to decide which way to go．

A．why               B．which         C．when          D．where

You didn't believe John won the first prize at the speech competition, ______?

A．did he          B．didn't he          C．did you          D．didn't you

The rise of oil prices made scientists search for new energy resources ______ oil．

A．replace          B．replacing           C．to replace         D．replaced

______ I'm willing to help, I do not have much time available．

A．While         B．When           C．Once          D．Since

If you had worked hard, you ______ so anxious now．

A．are not                                          B．would not have been

C．will not be                        `             D．would not be

After driving for five hours, they arrived at      they thought was the place they had been dreaming of.

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

He turned down the request of his friend because it was      the limit of his power.

A．beyond          B．over           C．off          D．above

The novels written by the author sell best, but five years ago no one could have imagined how great a role he      in the literary world.

A．was playing            B．played          C．was to play         D．had played

My father was a highly educate, intelligent gentleman. He could debate or discuss for hours on almost any topic and hold your   1   in the process. I thought there was nothing be wasn’t   2  to do.

      A few days before my younger brother’s 7^th birthday, Dad planned to assemble(装配) a new   3   as a special birthday surprise. After nearly an hour of  4   the instructions, Dan was still unable to   5  the new bike together. Later he  6  the paper of instructions,   7  up his tool box, and decided to take the bike back to the local toy store and pay extra   8  to have it correctly assembled there.   9  an idea came to him, as he called out to Lovett, the quiet little man who cut our grassland.

       “Lovett, have you ever assembled a boy’s bicycle?”

       As Lovett walked towards the bike, Dad handed him the  10  . Lovett handed it back to him, saying, “No, thanks. I can’t road. When you can’t read, you have to  11  .” Less than 15 minutes later, the new bicycle was   12   assembled, with no  13   parts remaining. Dad shook Lovett’s hand, patted him on the back, thanked him, and hid the bike.

       On the night after my brother received his shiny new gift, Dad announced at the family dinner table what had happened several days earlier. He took great 14   in telling it over and over again-be used it as an example of thinking.    

       He did not prefer to illiteracy（文盲） , but strongly taught us to use our  15  , The joke was on my father,   16  he was able to turn it into a learning tool, and I liked him even more after that incident. I also gained a new   17   for Lovett. To me he had   18  been the old yard man who didn’t   19   much, but after that day, he seemed to smile broader, even walk taller, It’s amazing what a real nod of   20   can do to lift people up.

1．A．attention                B．belief                   C．view                   D．breath

2．A．willing                  B．lucky                  C．able                    D．sure

3．A．toy                       B．bicycle                C．computer            D．boat

4．A．reading                 B．reviewing            C．examining            D．searching

5．A．bring                    B．get                      C．put．                  D．/

6．A．folded up              B．looked through    C．turned to             D．devoted to

7．A．brought                 B．added                  C．set                      D．picked

8．A．money                  B．effort                  C．service                D．tax

9．A．Thus                    B．Then                   C．Since                  D．Though

10．A．tools                   B．rotes                   C．orders                 D．instructions

11．A．exchange             B．admit                  C．learn                   D．think

12．A．Partly                  B．fully                    C．hardly                 D．largely

13．A．separate              B．different              C．major                  D．spare

14．A．delight                 B．action                  C．care                    D．risk

15．A．resources            B．knowledge           C．heads                  D．hands

16．A．so                       B．or                       C．but                     D．and

17．A．reward                B．regard                 C．relief                   D．respect

18．A．never                  B．regard                 C．ever                    D．often

19．A．show                  B．say                     C．care                    D．earn

20．A．approval            B．agreement            C．affection         D．altitude