I found her nice and honest ______ I saw her.

A. for the first time　 B. the first time C. the first time when　 D. for the first time when

yao ming is so tall that he can be ___ in the crowd easily.

A.picked up B. picked out C. made out D. helped out

When the police searched the village, they caught the two ____ that had stolen something from the shop.

A. robbers　 B. thiefs　 C. thieves　 D. pickpockets

I'm moving to the countryside because the air there is much fresher than________ in the city.

A. ones　　　　　　 B. one　　　　　　 C. that　　　　　　　 D. those

--- Can you tell what is in his letter to you?

   --- He ____ he would come to see me very soon.

 A.had said      B. said             C. were saying             D. had been saying

——Look, it ____ again.

　　 ——yeah. This is the third snow we ____ this spring.

A、will snow; are having B、has snowed; had had　

C、is snowing; have had D、snows; have had

-When did you go to the States?

-I remember ________ there when I was ten.

A. having taken 　　　 B. to be taken　　　 C. being taken 　　　D. to take

The letter was a great disappointment to me. It was from Holy Cross, the only school I really wanted to 1 . I scanned the page, “…. We had a great applicant pool this year. …We can’t offer spaces to 　2 … and place you on our waiting list.”

“What does it say, honey?” my dad asked, his voice full of 　3 for me.

“I didn’t get in, but I’m on the waiting list.”

“Well, at least it isn’t 　4 ,” he said brightly.

“Yeah, but 　5 , I don’t want to be on the waiting list; I want to be 　6 . No one gets in off the waiting list. It’s a way of saying ‘Thanks for 　7 ’.”

“Then let’s go out there and tell them so.”

“That sounds 　8 , dad.” I said sadly, “It doesn’t work.”

Upset and annoyed, I 　9 myself in my room. However，my father’s advice kept 　10 in my head. I thought about it for a few days, finally coming to the 　11 that he was right. And the next day I seated myself across from Mr. Luis Soto, my admissions officer.

“What can I do for you, Nacie?” he asked pleasantly.

“Well, sir, I am here to tell you that I love this school and would love a 　12 to be here. I just wanted to tell you how much going here would 　13 to me—it is my only dream college— and that I would use my time here to the best 　14 . I wanted to let you know that if you gave me a chance and reconsidered my application, you wouldn’t 　15 it.” The words had poured out 16 I could stop them or check their desperate tone.

Mr. Soto looked me over for a minute before he smiled broadly.

“OK, that is the kind of thing we love to hear. Congratulations, you’re in.”

It was so 　17 and I asked, “I’m sorry?”

“We want people in the class who want to be here, who will 　18 the best of this education. I’m glad you came to talk 　19 to me. I’m happy to offer you a position in the Class of 2009.”

The whole experience taught me a lesson: if you truly want something, never, ever 　20 .

1. A. attend 　　　 B. study 　　　　　 C. admit 　　　　 D. visit

2. A. everyone　 　 B. anyone 　 　 C. someone　　 　 D. no one

3. A. trust　 　 B. pity　　　 　 C. anxiety　　 　 D. curiosity

4. A. admission　　 B. imagination 　　 C. restriction D. rejection　

5. A. ever　　　 B. again　　　 　　 C. also　　 　　 D. still

6. A. recognized　 B. received　 　 C. accepted　 D. permitted

7. A. writing　　 　 B. trying　　 　 　 C. replying 　　 D. waiting

8. A. lame　　　 B. reasonable 　　 C. painful　　 D. practical

9. A. enjoyed　　 　 B. comforted　　 C. stayed　 　　 D. buried

10. A. saying　　 　 　　B. ringing　 　　 　　C. showing　 D. reminding

11. A. point 　 　　　　B. conclusion　 　　 C. agreement 　　 D. arrangement

12. A. chance　　 　 B. motivation　　　　 C. degree　 　 　　D. change　

13. A. refer　　 　 　　B. turn　　　 　 C. mean 　 　　　 D. stick

14. A. contribution　 　 B. condition 　　　 C. advantage D. result

15. A. suspect 　　 B. disappoint 　　 C. refuse 　　　 D. regret

16. A. as 　　　　B. when　 　　　 　　C. until 　　　　D. before　　

17. A. unbelievable 　 B. unforgettable 　 C. unbearable　　 D. favorable

18. A. take 　　　　 B. get 　　　　　　 C. make 　　　　 D. receive

19. A. patiently　　 B. openly 　　　 C. carefully 　　 D. calmly

20. A. get through　　 B. give up 　　　 　　C. keep on 　　　 D. try out