The foreigner was talking to the children in the park ______ he was familiar with them.

A. even though   B. in case   C. so that    D. as if

The number of smokers in China ________ decreased in recent years.

A. has    B. have   C. is    D. are

 He told me it was the reason _______ he explained just now _______ made him come late yesterday.

A. which; which   B. which; that   C. why; that   D. why; which

 --Don’t you think that was a ______ night?

   --Yes, we were almost ______ to death by the shaking of the earth.

A. frightened; frightened          B. frightening; frightening

C. frightening; frightened         D. frightened; frightening

 It was the first time that I ______ Jackson’s songs.

A. have listened   B. have listened to

C. had listened to  D. had listened

It was on March 11,2011 ________ a strong earthquake hit Sendai, Japan.

A. when   B. that   C. which   D. how

They became good friends during the war, and since then their lifelong friendship has _______ tests of life and death.

A. gone through       B. got through      C. stood up       D. cleared up

 _______ finish their task ahead of time, the students worked harder and harder.

A. So as to    B. As to    C. In order to   D. In order that

--I’ m going to swim with my father in the river this weekend.

   --_________.

A. Good luck          B. Have fun        C. That’s all right        D. Congratulations.

 It was a busy morning, about 8:30,when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital. I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment(约会)at 9:30.

   The nurse had him take a     in the waiting area,     him it would be at least 40 minutes       someone would be able to see him. I saw him     his watch and decided, since I was     busy—my patient didn’t       at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound .While taking care of his wound，I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment.

   The gentleman said no and told me that he     to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his    .He told me that she had been     for a while and that she had a special disease. I asked if she would be     if he was a bit late. He replied that she      knew who he was，that she had not been able to     him for five years now. I was     , and asked him，“And you     go every morning，even though she doesn’t know who you are?”

   He smiled and said．“She doesn’t know me but I know who she is” I had to hold back     as he left.

   Now I     that in marriages，true love is     of all that is. The happiest people don’t    have the best of everything；they just     the best of everything they have.     isn’t about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.

1.A. breath               B. test             C. seat              D. break

2.A . persuading          B. promising        C. understanding      D. telling

3.A. if                  B . before           C. since            D. after

4.A. taking off           B. fixing            C. looking at         D. winding

5.A. very                B. also             C. seldom           D. not

6.A. turn up             B. show off          C. come on          D. go away

7.A. needed             B. forgot             C. agreed            D. happened

8.A. daughter            B. wife              C. mother           D. sister

9.A. late                B. well              C. around           D. there

10.A. lonely              B. worried           C. doubtful          D. hungry

11.A. so far               B. neither            C. no longer        D. already      

12.A. recognize            B. answer           C. believe           D. expect

13.A. moved             B. disappointed        C. surprised         D. satisfied

14.A. only               B.then               C.thus              D. still

15.A. curiosity            B. tears              C. words            D. judgment

16.A. realize             B. suggest            C. hope             D. prove

17.A. agreement          B. expression          C. acceptance        D. exhibition

18.A. necessarily          B. completely         C. naturally          D. frequently

19.A. learn               B. make            C. favor             D. try

20.A. Adventure          B. Beauty             C. Trust             D. Life