____ in a branch of the tree ___ a note which read "I'll meet you at the School Gate".

A. Sticking; was there                 B. Stick; was there

C. To stick; was                        D. Stuck; was

---- How do you find your new classmates?

---Most of them are kind, but _______ is so good to me as Bruce.

A. none        B. no one        C. everyone        D. someone

This restaurant has become popular for its wide _______ of foods that suit all tastes and pockets.

A. division        B. area          C. range        D. circle

Over the past decades, sea ice _______ in the Arctic as a result of global warming.

A. had decreased       B. decreased

C. has been decreasing      D. is decreasing

Did Jack take the doctor’s advice that he ________ in bed for a couple of days?

A. lies        B. lay       C. lie       D. laid

As a new graduate, he doesn’t know _______ it takes to start a new business.

A. how       B. what         C. when        D. which

Unsatisfied _______ with the payment, he took the job just to get some work experience.

A. though was he     B. though he was

C. he was though      D.was he though

---- Our holiday cost a lot of money.

---- Did it ? Well, that doesn’t matter_______ you enjoyed yourself.

A. as long as      B. unless      C. as soon as     D. though

--- So you missed the lecture given by Professor Smith.

---- ____.I got there 30 minutes before it finished.

A. Not exactly    B. Not really     C. Not a little   D. Not at all

On a cold winter day, I waited in line to see my hero, Jack Canfield, the author of The Success Principles, who was going to deliver a speech on his new book.

During his talk, Jack   41   his wallet, pulled out a hundred-dollar bill, and said, ‘‘Who wants this?”   42   shot up in the audience; people leaned forward to see whom Jack would   43  . But I jumped up, ran up the   44   to the stage, and grabbed the bill. As I was launching myself in the air,   45  raced through my mind — was I about to be humiliated(羞辱) in front of 800 people? Would they   46   security guards and take me from the stage?    47   my desire for bold （大胆的）action was louder than any   48  voice. As I got the bill from his hand, he said, “That’s it! We can’t wait for the   49   to come to us. We must take    50    to create what we want!’’

After his talk, I   51   to formally meet Jack and boldly asked for his personal e-mail address. Over the next months, I sent him emails   52   my points of view and dreams with him. He kindly e-mailed back lots of encouragement. But my life got busy   53  other things. I stopped e-mailing Jack.

A year later, my dreams had worn away. I thought Jack would inspire me into action, like a giant arrow that would show me the way.

I e-mailed him, and then again — but got no   54  . As I sat down at my computer to 55   my e-mails, I  56   woke up. What was I doing? I was waiting! Now I remembered the crowd, most likely   57   that hundred-dollar bill, while they sat glued to their chairs.

Usually we all have a “Jack” for whom we wait — whether it’s a person, a place or a thing. We   58   believe the gifts of life are just around the corner, and that everything will come in a(n)   59   way. So we don’t try. We  60  . But as Wayne Gretzky said，“You’ll always miss 100% of the opportunities you don’t take!” So I stopped waiting and started my writing career.

Now what are you waiting for?

1.A. brought in                    B. reached for                     C. took over                         D. handed in

2.A. Cheers                                   B. Shouts                              C. Heads                     D. Hands

3.A. offer                              B. trust                                  C. like                                   D. choose

4.A. path                               B. road                                  C. steps                                 D. route

5.A. thoughts                       B. opinions                           C. ideas                      D. plans

6.A. ask                                 B. call                                    C. demand                            D. order

7.A. And                               B. So                             C. But                                    D. Or

8.A. noisy                             B. doubtful                           C. meaningful                      D. helpful

9.A. opportunities                  B. consequences                  C. results                              D. aims

10.A. step                         B. measure                           C. way                       D. action

11.A. expected                            B. tried                                  C. permitted                        D. managed

12.A. stating                       B. describing                        C. presenting                       D. sharing

13.A. with                             B. in                                  C. about                                 D. over

14.A. news                                    B. message                           C. response                          D. reaction

15.A. check                                   B. examine                           C. inspect                             D. review

16.A. gradually                    B. suddenly                          C. immediately           D. slowly

17.A. desiring                               B. claiming                            C. begging                            D. dreaming

18.A. particularly                         B. honestly                           C. falsely                               D. correctly

19.A. difficult                B. impressive                C. early                         D. natural

20.A. give up                                B. put up                         C. take up                     D. set up