My father and my mother have been married for 30 years, and never once ____ with each other.

A．have they quarreled　　　　　　 B．they have quarreled

C．did they quarrel　　　　　　　 D．had they quarreled

The owner of the cinema needed to make a lot of improvement and apply more people to keep it running , ________ meant spending tens of thousands of pounds.

A. who　 B. that　 C. as　 D. which

He _____ a visit to the factory and was warmly _____ by the workers there.

A. took, welcome　　　　　　 B. took, welcomed

C. paid, welcome　　　　　　 D. paid, welcomed

When and where to go for the on-salary holiday _____yet.

A．are not decided　　　　　　　 B. have not been decided　

C. is not being decided　　　　　 D. has not been decided

______ he got the news, Mr. Mathews hurried out of his house, ______ his car, and drove all the way to town.

A. When: started　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. The moment; started

C. Until; starting　　　　　　 　　　　　 D. Once; to start

Usually John would be late for meetings. But this time, ____ to my surprise, he arrived on time.

A. little　　　　　 B. much　　　　　　 C. ever　　　　　　　 D. even

---_____________________

--- It’s only about ten minutes’ walk.

A. Could you show me the way to the hospital?　　 B. Turn left at the traffic light.

C. Shall I take a taxi?　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Is it far from here?

—You have accepted the job offered by the company，haven't you？

—No．And ______．I'm now working in a better one．

A．I'm happy I didn't　　　　 B．I was happy I didn't

C．I'm happy I have　　　　　 　 D．I was happy I have

Children find meanings in their old family tales.

When Stephen Guyer’s three children were growing up, he told them stories about bow his grandfather, a banker,　 1　 all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times　 2　 his strong-minded grandfather was nearly　 3　 , he loaded his family into the car and　 4　 them to see family members in Canada with a　 5　 ,“there are more important thins in life than money. ”

The 6　 took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a　 7　 house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was 8　　 that his children ,a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they weren’t　 9　　 , their reaction echoed （共鸣） their great-grandfather’s. What they 10　 was how warm the people were in the house and how 11　　 of their heart was accessible.

Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children　 12　 hard times. Storytelling expects say the phenomenon reflects a growing 13　　 in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals.

A university　 14　 of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to Ks15　 parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.

The 16　 is telling the stories in a way children can 17　　 . We’re not talking here about the kind of story that　 18　 , “When I was a kid, I walked to school every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow. ” Instead, we should choose a story suited to the child’s 19　 , and make eye contact （接触） to create “a personal experience”,. We don’t have to tell children

20 they should take from the story and what the moral is . ”

1. A. missed　 　 B. lost　 C. forgot 　 D. ignored

2. A. when　 B. while C. how　 D. why

3. A. friendless　 B. worthless C. penniless D. homeless

4. A fetched　 　 B. allowed　 C. expected D. took

5. A. hope　 B. promise　 C. suggestion 　 D. belief

6. A. tale　 B. agreement　 　 C. arrangement 　 D. report

7. A. large　 B. small　 　 C. new　 D. grand

8. A. surprised B. annoyed C. disappointed D. worried

9. A. Therefore B. Besides C. Instead D. Otherwise

10. A. talked about　 　 B. cared about C. wrote about D. heard about

11. A. much B. many C. little　 D. few

12. A. beyond　 B. over　 C. behind 　 D. through

13. A. argument B. skill　 　 C. interest D. anxiety

14. A. study　 　 B. design　 C. committee　 D. staff

15. A. provide　 B. retell　 C. support D. refuse

16. A. trouble　 B. gift C. fact　 D. trick

17. A. perform　 B. write C. hear D. question

18. A. means　 　 B. ends C. begins 　 D. proves

19. A. needs B. activities 　 C. judgments　 　 D. habits

20. A. that　 B. what　 C. which　 　 D. whom

The young pianist is very excited because the concert given by him has never been _______.

　 A. successful　 　　　　　　　 B. more successful　　

C. most successful　 　　　　　 D. the most successful