Under the environment of fierce competition, the only way John could imagine____stress was to get tougher by making greater efforts.

A. handling       B. to handle     C. handled       D. having handled

—The trade caused me $500 worth of loss.

   --Pity! You didn’t listen to my advice; otherwise, you _________.

A. would not have taken in            B. might not be cheated 

C. should not have been taken in      D. would not have been taken i n

A turning point of the continuously high housing price won’t appear suddenly because there must be a certain process_______many factors lead to the change.

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

David knocked at the door for nearly half an hour______Mary opened it, unwilling.

A. when         B. while           C. until    D. before

Scientists don’t think that a warm winter always has a negative influence on our life,____?

A. don’t they  B. do they         C. hasn’t it        D. has it

—Did she say something in the lecture that _____you?

   ---Not really. Actually I felt sleepy over his speech.

A. applied to            B. attached to           C. referred to           D. appealed to 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36－55各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Years ago, I worked at the Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus. One day, as I was passing the elephants, I suddenly stopped,        by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. It was        that they could, at any time, break free,       strangely enough, they didn’t. I asked a trainer the       for this.

He said, “When they were very young we used the       size rope, and it was enough to hold them. As they grow up, they believe the rope can       hold them, so they never try.”

Like the elephants, how many of you believe you cannot do a thing, simply because you       once before? Do you often tell       “I cannot dance” or “I’m not good at math”?

    These are       of self limiting beliefs. You must realize you’re       for them. A limiting belief that says you’re poor at math may have       as a reaction to the embarrassing experiences related to math, or the remarks made by someone important to you which       you. The cool thing is that because you create the       you can choose to change it! Here is how:

First,       it with “I am good at math”. Once you change your      , your subconsciousness will make this      by driving you to act. That might be to take a math course or to go online       help, etc. Gradually you’ll really see your math skills are      .

This is such a simple process that you can       it today. Don’t be like the poor elephant and make your life       at a place because of a limiting belief you developed years ago.

1.A. excited       B. confused       C. discouraged  D. worried

2.A. impossible         B. doubtful        C. uncertain      D. obvious

3.A. but     B. or         C. and        D. so

4.A. case   B. result    C. reason      D. choice

5.A. same B. bigger C. smaller     D. different

6.A. narrowly    B. almost   C. still            D. hardly

7.A. did     B. failed    C. tried          D. succeeded

8.A. yourself    B. others   C. your teacher          D. your partner

9.A. causes        B. stories  C. results         D. examples

10.A. conscious         B. honest  C. responsible   D. depended

11.A. stopped   B. referred        C. changed        D. originated

12.A. interested        B. disappointed         C. bored       D. inspired         

13.A. belief      B. experience   C. embarrassment    D. remark

14.A. represent        B. compare        C. mix            D. replace

15.A. action      B. thought         C. aim           D. plan

16.A. come true       B. run out C. on guard        D. keep cool

17.A. at     B. by         C. for                 D. in

18.A. improved          B. judged  C. realized    D. recognized

19.A. finish        B. continue        C. keep         D. begin

20.A. involved  B. stuck     C. unfinished     D. changed

Mary, together with her parents, were into the deep forest in ______ search of rare plants when ______ three were exposed to a big bear.

A. the; the         B. /;the     C. /; /         D. the; /

—I’m trying to find yesterday’s paper. Have you seen it?

—I’m afraid I ______ it away. I thought you had finished reading it.

A. had thrown   B. throw    C. would throw D. threw

 No. Two High basketball team ______ won the Friday night game with a score of 100-99.

A. narrowly       B. largely    C. nearly        D. almost