―Why are you so busy, Mike ?

―I ______ a novel these days.

A. was writing      B. wrote       C. am writing      D. have written

If you go on doing so, you’ll _______ yourself sooner or later.

A. damage        B. destroy      C. ruin         D. break

Mary kept weighing herself to see how much ______ she was getting.

A. heavier       B. heavy        C. the heavier     D. the heaviest

It was ten years ago ______ that organization was _______.

A. when; set up       B. that; founded

C. when; founded     D. that ; came into being

― Do you like coffee or milk?

―Both. But I prefer coffee _____ milk.

A. with        B. for        C. for      D. from

Not until his father died _______ what his father really meant.

A. do they realize     B. did they realize

C. realized they     D. had they realized

―Could I smoke here?

―I’d prefer _______if you don’t smoke in front of the children.

A. that    B. this     C. it     D. you

—Thank you for your help, Mr. Smith. I’ll hand in my paper tomorrow.

—______. You may send it to my mailbox 3 days later.

A. No hurry     B. With pleasure

C. Come on                 D. Nothing serious

My son was badly hurt in a fire. After he   36   from a series of treatments, the doctors told him they would not do any operation for six months   37   it took long for the skin to stop shrinking (收缩). So, he had to return to college with a visible 10-inch   38   on his face.

I said to my son, “Keaton,   39   will pay any more attention to your scar   40   you do. If it does not bother you, it will not bother   41  .” He took my advice to heart and returned to school with his head  42   high — glad he was alive.

   43  , everyone has scars and shortcomings. Some of you may spend much time thinking that people would like you better,   44   you looked different, or dressed differently, or could have a different and newer   45  .

But you see, like Keaton’s scar, people will only judge you by your looks, or your   46  , or your car, if you are judging yourself by these same false   47  .

One of my friends in college was very   48  . At first, when people met him, they noticed his   49    for about 10 seconds. This man felt   50   about himself and spent most of his time   51   about other people’s comfort and welfare(幸福).   52  , people ignored his looks. What people   53   was his kindness and his concern for them. He didn’t act in an ugly way so people didn’t treat him as an ugly man.

Therefore, concentrate on what you value   54   yourself, because if you can see that beautiful person, everyone you are in contact with will see the same   55  .

1.A. cured                        B. recovered                       C. improved                    D. returned

2.A. because              B. though                          C. until                            D. before

3.A. cut                  B. wound                          C. injure                  D. scar

4.A. no one                 B. anyone                          C. everyone                  D. someone

5.A. as                          B. like                                  C. than                      D. when

6.A. another                   B. others                      C. all                        D. us

7.A. put                           B. held                        C. taken                            D. hung

8.A. After all                   B. In conclusion    C. In fact               D. Above all

9.A. as long as               B. if                           C. even if                   D. as if

10.A. house                            B. telephone                           C. job                      D. car

11.A. clothes                  B. hairstyle                            C. figure             D. salary

12.A. means                         B. standards                    C. comments                D. rules

13.A. smart                          B. optimistic                    C. rude                              D. ugly

14.A. manners           B. expressions                C. looks                D. actions

15.A. lucky                           B. worried                       C. good                             D. sad

16.A. inquiring           B. asking                     C. knowing           D. caring

17.A. Completely   B. Gradually                    C. Obviously                       D. Suddenly

18.A. wanted              B. understood       C. brought                    D. saw

19.A. within                         B. beyond       C. except                         D. above

20.A. kindness           B. concern                     C. beauty                  D. perfection