Beethoven is my favorite musician. I regard him ______ other musicians.

A. more superior to   B. more superior than   C. superior to    D. superior than

—I am really struck by your spoken English. You speak so fluently. Have you been abroad. 

—Yes, I ________ in London for two years．

A．have stayed       B．stayed          C．had stayed        D．have been staying

It is the first time he ________ here and now it is high time that he ________ around．

A．come；should be showed             B．has come；was showed

C．has come；be showed                D．came；was showed

The old lady hurried to the station, only ________ Lei Feng had left.

A．to tell                B．to be told        C．telling                     D．told

________ of the village ________ two small lakes．

A．The east；lie    B．East；lies       C．The east；lies  D．East；lie

He is only too ready to help others, seldom, ______, refusing them when they turn to him.

A. if never          B. if ever           C. if not          D. if anything

When I came in，I saw her ________ in the sofa ________ in thought．

A．sat；deep      B．sitting；deeply    C．seated；deep   D．seating；deeply

 —Where did you meet your middle school teacher?

—It was in the supermarket ______ I was doing some shopping with my son.

A. that           B. where             C. when           D. which

 —Did you have a good time in Thailand last week?

   —________，it was too hot．

A．Not really     B．Yeah，why not     C．Oh, great         D．You're right   

The following story took place long ago in Israel．One day when government officials were rebuilding barn(粮仓)，they found a mouse hole in a corner and used      to force the mice inside the hole to come out．A while later they indeed saw mice running out，one after another．

    Then，everyone thought that all the mice had       ．But just as they were about to clean up，they saw two mice squeezing out at the      of the hole．After some       the mice finally got out．       ，they did not run away immediately．Instead，one chased after the other．It seemed that one was trying to        the tail of the other．

    Everyone was     ，so they stepped closer to take a look．They       that one of the mice was blind，and the other one was trying to      the blind mouse to bite on his tail so he could       the blind one with him to escape．

    After      what happened，everyone was lost in thought．One serious Rome official said："I think the relationship between those two mice was that of emperor and      ．" The others thought for a while and said：“That was why！”

    A smart Israeli said："I think the relationship was husband and wife．"Again the others thought for a while，and all felt it made      ；so they agreed．Therefore，the Israeli’s expression showed       ．

    A Chinese，who was accustomed to the firm tradition of       to parents，said："I think their relationship was that of mother and       ．"Once again the others thought for a while，and felt this was more reasonable．So they agreed yet another time．Therefore，the face of the Chinese      professional modesty．

    At that moment，one pure­minded Samaritan looked at other people，and asked："Why did those two mice have to have a certain relationship？"

    Suddenly，the atmosphere     ．The group looked back at the Samaritan and remained speechless．The Rome official，the Israeli and the Chinese who had spoken earlier all lowered their heads in      ．

    In fact，the true love is not       on benefit，friendship and loyalty or blood relationship．Instead，it is based on no relationship．

1.A．water         B.  gas            C．smoke              D．fire                                                     

2.A．died                          B．escaped         C．left                               D．removed

3.A．gate                           B．sight           C．moment               D．exit

4.A．attempt                    B．discovery       C．conduct              D. encouragement

5.A．Strangely                  B．Interestingly     C．Fortunately       D．Extremely

6.A．sting                          B．bite            C．snatch                  D．exploit

7.A．amused                    B．fascinated       C．speechless        D．puzzled

8.A．supposed                 B．realized         C．predicted                    D．assumed

9.A．encourage     B．stimulate        C．allow                   D．invite

10.A．pull                         B．help            C．lead                              D．defend

11.A．reviewing              B．sharing         C．spotting               D．witnessing

12.A．queen                    B．prince          C．minister              D．maid

13.A．difference    B．way            C．reason                 D．sense

14.A．self­confidence  B．self­satisfaction  C．self­control     D．self­assessment

15.A．loyalty                    B．bond           C．devotion             D．commitment

16.A．daughter                B．father           C．grandma                     D．son

17.A．surveyed          B．signed          C．conveyed                D．flooded

18.A．transformed    B．exchanged       C．froze          D．faded

19.A．shame               B．relief           C．astonishment      D．pride

20.A．founded           B．established      C．depended                     D．measured