--- Could I have a word with you，Mr. White?

--- OK．__________ you make it short．I've got a meeting in five minutes．

A．as far as????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．if only

C．so long as????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．now that

You fool! You __________ all the people in the car yesterday if it had not been for me．You were so drunk while driving!

A．could kill????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．might have killed

C．had killed ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．should have killed

--- Look，someone has left the fridge door open again．

--- Well．It __________ me，Morn．

A．isn’t????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．won’t????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．hasn’t been????????????? ????????????? D．wasn’t

Nelson Mandela is，__________ the greatest man of the 20th century，certainly among the most extraordinary leaders．

A．if there????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．if any????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．if not????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．if so

In Europe unemployment hit a new record with young people __________ it harder to get jobs．

A．to find????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．finding????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．having found????????????? ????????????? D．found

A ship in the harbor is safe，but that’s not __________ ships are built for．

A．what????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．that????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C．why????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．how

--- Better get down to your work．Jack．

??? --- __________ ．

A．It’s my pleasure????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．Suit yourself

C．Mind your own business????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．You’re welcome

In the process of my growing up I cannot remember hearing the words ‘‘I love you” from my father．When your father never says them to you when you are a child，it gets ? ? ? for him to say those words as he gets older．In fact，I could not honestly remember when I had last ? ? ? my love to him either．I decided to ? ? ? my pride and make the first ? ? ? ．After some hesitation，in our next phone conversation I burst out the words．“Dad．．．I love you!”

There was a silence at the other end and he ? ? ? replied，“Well，same back at ya!”

I chuckled and said，“Dad，I know you love me，and when you are ? ? ? ，I know you will say what you want to say．’’

Fifteen minutes later my mother ? ? ? and nervously asked，“Paul，is everything okay?’’

A few weeks later，Dad ? ? ? our phone conversation with the words，“Paul，I love you．’’I was at work during this conversation and the tears were rolling down my cheeks as I ? ? ? “heard’’ the love．As we both sat there in tears we realized that this special moment had taken our father-son relationship to a new ? ? ? ．

A short while after this special moment，my father ? ? ? escaped death following heart surgery．Many times since，I have ? ? ? whether l would have ever “heard” the love if I had not taken the first step and Dad had not ? ? ? the surgery．

1.A．rougher????????????? B．tougher????????????? C．shyer????????????? D．severer

2.A．conveyedB．left????????????? C．passed????????????? D．devoted

3.A．get acrossB．put up????????????? C．set aside????????????? D．take on

4.A．assumptionB．move????????????? C．decision????????????? D．remark

5.A．fearfully????????????? B．excitedly????????????? C．cheerfully????????????? D．awkwardly

6.A．cautious????????????? B．casual????????????? C．relaxed????????????? D．ready

7.A．called????????????? B．dropped????????????? C．removed????????????? D．glanced

8.A．continuedB．performed????????????? C．concluded????????????? D．obtained

9.A．naturally????????????? B．finally????????????? C．indirectly????????????? D．gradually

10.A．1evel????????????? B．situation????????????? C．class????????????? D．rank

11.A．slightly????????????? B．nearly????????????? C．narrowly????????????? D．hardly

12.A．realized????????????? B．wondered????????????? C．understood????????????? D．believed

13.A．operatedB．performed????????????? C．tolerated????????????? D．survived

Jogging became popular some twenty years ago and has remained a favorite way of keeping fit．It is ? ? ? running at a steady speed over short or long distances．Teenagers can jog and ? ? ? ，with caution , can people in their seventies .

One of the main ? ? ? jogging has over many other sports is that it can be done anywhere . People jog around campuses , in parks and even in urban areas . Special fields and running tracks are not ? ? ? .

Similarly , no special ? ? ? is required—no costly hats , gloves , or balls . Good quality running shoes are ? ? ? , but otherwise the jogger can simply wear loose , comfortable clothing .

Having bended and ? ? ? as basic warm-up , you are ready to begin jogging now .

1.A．originally????????????? B．basically????????????? C．necessarily????????????? D．especially

2.A．so????????????? B．yet????????????? C．such????? ????????????? D．thus

3.A．drawbacks????????????? B．usages????????????? C．advantages????????????? D．points

4.A．essential????????????? B．satisfactory????????????? C．sensible????????????? ??? D．convenient

5.A．decoration????????????? B．instrument????????????? C．clothing????????????? ??? D．equipment

6.A．primary????????????? B．advisable????????????? C．unnecessary????????????? D．acceptable

7.A．expanded????????????? B．marched????????????? C．wandered? ????????????? D．stretched

Please excuse me if I’m a little sad today because Mark is leaving．You probably don’t know Mark，but you might be lucky enough to know someone just like him．He’s been the heart and soul of the office for a couple of years combining professional skills with a sweet and gentle nature．He’s never been all that interested in getting credit for the terrific work he does．He just wants to do his job，and to do it extremely well．

??? And now he’s moving on to an exciting new professional opportunity．It sounds like it could be the chance of a lifetime，and we’re sincerely pleased for him．But that doesn’t make it any easier to say goodbye to a dear friend and trusted colleague．

??? Life has a way of throwing these curve balls at us．Just when we start to get comfortable with a person，a place or a situation，something comes along to change the recipe．A terrific neighbor moves away．Someone in the family graduates．A child finds new love and loyalties through marriage．The family’s bread-winner is laid off．Our ability to cope with change and disruption determines our peace，happiness and contentment in life．

But how do we do that? According to the author of Ecclesiaste，comfort can be found in remembering that “to everything there is a season，and a time to every purpose under heaven．Let today embrace the past with remembrance，and the future with longing．’’

“Change，indeed，is painful，yet ever needful，”said philosopher Thomas Carlyle．“And if memory has its force and worth，so also has hope．”

??? We’re going to miss Mark．But rather than lose ourselves in the sadness of our parting，we’ll focus on our hopes for a brighter future——for him，and for us．And then we’ll go out and do everything we can to make that future happen．Until our plans change——again．

1.What will happen to Mark soon?

A．He will pass away．????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．He will leave for a new job．

C．He will get married．????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．He will stay with us forever．

2.The underlined word “credit” in Para．1 probably means __________ ．

A．praise????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．criticism

C．opportunity ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．job

3.From the passage，we can learn that __________ ．

A．any change will make us upset any time

B．it is easy to say goodbye to a dear friend and trusted colleague

C．our happiness depends on our ability to deal with change

D．comfort can be found in remembering the sadness

4.The best title of the passage may be __________ ．

A．My Friend Mark????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B．Focusing on Future

C．Always Changing????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．A Sad Story