It was a pity that the great writer died _____ his work unfinished.

A．for        B．with         C．from            D．of

The language used in advertisements differs from _____ used in ordinary readings.

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

The Professor in the end decided to give the prize to _____ he believed had a good sense of English.

A．who         B．anyone        C．whoever         D．whomever

--- Have you been to New Zealand?

--- No, I’d like to, _______.

A．too        B．though         C．yet       D．either

--- Have your working conditions improved?

--- No, _____ than before, I’m afraid.

A．no better         B．a little better        C．not worse          D．no worse

The field research will take Joan and Paul about five months; it will be a long time _____ we meet them again.

A．after        B．before        C．since         D．when

_____ that Marie was able to set up new branches elsewhere.

A．So successful her business was                B．So successful was her business

C．So her business was successful                D．So was her successful business

What a table! I’ve never seen such a thing before. It is _____ it is long.

A．half not as wide as                                 B．wide not as half as

C．not half as wide as                                 D．as wide as not half

Despite such a big difference in ____ towards what one eats, there is no doubt that people in the west regard the Chinese food as something special.

A．point            B．idea       C．attitude           D．sight

What seemed impossible is possible nowadays. One spring afternoon last year a group of   1  attacked a 15-year-old girl in the Berlin district of Köpenick. They hit her in the face and pushed her to the ground. When the victim   2   to hand over her money, some of them held her down and   3  her arms with a lighted cigarette. The   4   were not a gang of boys, but of 13- to 15-year-old girls.

While men are still responsible for the  5  of crimes in Germany,  6   violence is on the rise. Young girls and women of all  7  groups are becoming more violent, and that has been a   8   trend for several years. Last year in Berlin, the   9   of female suspects of violent crime under the age of 21 increased by almost 8%, while that of male suspects   10   slightly. Violent crimes like  11 and serious bodily harm have even shot up by 18% and 25% among young women.

Why are   12   women becoming more violent? Gender （性别）   13   may have something to do with it. Today's females are drinking and smoking more, and raising all sorts of   14   things. Girls and young women are generally less held back in adopting male forms of behavior.  15  , the same goes for the   16   of violence. The members of all-female gangs tend to be especially   17  . When particularly humiliating methods like burning or undressing are involved, the   18   will usually be girls. It seems to be all about showing the   19  , “Hey, we can do   20   than you.” 

1．A．terrorists        B．thieves   C．teenagers       D．passers-by

2．A．refused              B．tried         C．managed          D．decided

3．A．twisted              B．beat          C．tied                 D．burned

4．A．fighters             B．attackers   C．students           D．criminals

5．A．majority            B．variety      C．most               D．few  

6．A．strong           B．daytime      C．secret                     D．female

7．A．working            B．activity     C．age                  D．interest

8．A．worldwide         B．nationwideC．school             D．family

9．A．number             B．degree      C．quantity           D．quality

10．A．remained          B．changed    C．happened         D．dropped

11．A．drug taking       B．theft         C．robbery           D．poisoning

12．A．stupid              B．uneducatedC．homeless         D．German

13．A．difference        B．equality     C．relations           D．roles

14．A．dirty                B．surprising  C．unbelievable     D．useless

15．A．However          B．Therefore  C．Unfortunately   D．Finally

16．A．use                  B．belief        C．love                 D．rise

17．A．beautiful          B．cruel         C．young              D．boyish

18．A．watchers         B．victims     C．helpers            D．performers

19．A．parents            B．teachers    C．boys                D．people

20．A．faster                     B．better        C．more easily      D．more efficiently