He ________ comb his hair at the table, even though he knows I don’t like it．

　 A．shall 　　　 B．may 　　　　 C．will 　　　 D．can

I lent him 1000 Yuan ___ that he paid it back next month.

A.    as long as　　　　 B. now　　　 C. on condition　 D. so

----Have you seen _________ watch? I left it here this morning.?

----I think I saw one somewhere. Is it _________ new one?

A. a；/ 　 B. a；the　 C. the；a 　 D. a；a

—Mr. Wang is a man of few words, but quick in mind.

— _____, you know.

　 A. A single flower does not make a spring

B. A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds

　 C. A still tongue makes a wise head　　　

D. A great talker is a great liar

I had neither a computer nor newspaper. ___ I don’t know the latest news.

　 A. It’s the reason　　 B. It’s the reason C. There’s why　 D. That’s why

 ------shall we have our picnic tomorrow?
 -----______it doesn’t rain.
 A. Until        B. While        C. Once        D. If

—Who did it _______? Anyone you know?

—Well, it _______ be Mr. Smith, but I’m not sure. I should have asked who was calling, but I didn’t.

A. look; might　　 B. sound; may　　　 C. seem; must　　　 D. appear; should

A very little boy was spending his Saturday morning playing in his sandbox. He had with him a plastic pail (桶) and a shiny, red plastic shovel (铲). In the 　1 of creating roads and tunnels in the sand, he 　2 a large rock in the middle of the sandbox.

The boy dug around the rock, 　3 to move it off the dirt. At first, he wanted to carry it out of the sandbox with his hands; however, it was too heavy. Later, with much 　4 , he pushed the rock across the sandbox by 　5 his hands. When the boy got the rock to the 　6 of the sandbox, he found that he couldn’t roll it up and 　7 the little wall. 　8 , the little boy pushed, but every time he thought he had made some 　9 , the rock tipped (翻滚) and then fell back into the sandbox. The little boy pushed and pushed, but his only 　10 was to have the rock roll back.

Finally he 　11 tears. All this time the boy’s father watched from his living room window 　12 the drama was unfolded. The moment the tears fell, a large 　13 appeared across the sandbox. It was the boy’s father. Gently but 　14 , he said, “Son, why didn’t you use all the strength that you had?”

Defeated, the boy 　15 back, “I did! I did! I used all the strength that I had!”

“No, you didn’t. You didn’t ask me for help.” The father 　16 down, picked up the rock and dropped it off the sandbox.

Do you have “rocks” in your life that need to be 　17 ? Are you discovering that you don’t have 　18 it takes to lift them? There is someone who is willing to give us the 　19 we need. Maybe, it’s sometimes a good idea to ask others for 　20 when we meet difficulties we can’t overcome.

1. A. method　　　　　　 B. step　　　　　 C. practice　　　　 D. process

2. A. created　　　　　 B. set　　　 C. discovered　　　 D. brought

3. A. trying　　　　　　 B. managing　　　 C. deciding　　　　 D. competing

4. A. thought　　　　　 B. struggle　　　 C. movement　　　　 D. worry

5. A. touching　　　　　 B. shaking　 C. using　　　　　　 D. controlling

6. A. bottom　　　　　　 B. center　　　　 C. edge　　　　　　 D. front

7. A. over　　　　　 B. down　　　　　 C. through　　　 D. into

8. A. Doubted　　　 B. Surprised　　 C. Pleased　　　 D. Determined

9. A. attempt　　　　　 B. progress　　　 C. effort　　　　　 D. decision

10. A. hope　　　　　　 B. reward　　　　 C. point　　　　　　 D. purpose

11. A. made out　　　　 B. broke out　　 C. burst into　　　 D. rushed into

12. A. so　　　　　　　 B. as 　　　 C. until　　　　　　 D. before

13. A. rock　　　　　　 B. picture　　　 C. figure　　　　　 D. shade

14. A. surprisingly　　　　 B. doubtfully　　 C. kindly　　　　　 D. firmly

15. A. shouted　　　　　　 B. smiled　　　　 C. called　　　　　 D. asked

16. A. reached　　　　　　 B. looked　　　　 C. fell　　　　　　 D. put

17. A. pushed　　　　　 B. dropped　 C. carried　　　　　 D. removed

18. A. who　　　　　 B. what　　　　　 C. which　　　　　　 D. where

19. A. minds　　　　　　 B. spirits　　　 C. force　　　　　　 D. strength

20. A. help　　　　　　 B. tips　　　　　 C. advice　　　　　 D. ideas

A new basketball team is 　　 and it contains ten players whose ages between 12 and 16.

A. found; cover 　 B. created; consist　　 C. built; change 　　　 D. formed; range

After quarrelling, he never went to Jane’s home, nor ________ to apologize to her.

A. he wrote　　

B. did he write　　

C. had he written　　

D. he had written