There is no      in trying to persuade him to change his mind, for he never follows the advice of others.

A. doubt                      B. point                        C. difficulty                           D. wonder

— That pair of shoes just doesn’t          to me.

— But I like them.

A. adapt                       B. appeal                     C. attend                               D. agree

— Jane was an hour late this morning.

—     I noticed she left her home early.

A. How come?            B. Never mind.  C. Why not?                         D. All right.

— Why didn’t you go fishing with your friends yesterday?

— Well, fishing is an activity which     a great deal of patience, which I don’t have.

A. calls in                     B. calls for                   C. calls on                    D. calls up

The supermarket      next month will be the biggest one in the city.

A. completed             B. being completed

C. to be completed             D. having been completed

     your moving out of the twenties, we are giving you a marvelous birthday party.

A. In favour of            B. In honour of          C. In need of               D. In terms of

— I hear Peterson was badly injured in the accident.

—      , let’s go and see him.

A. What’s more            B. If so                             C. If possible             D. When necessary

I was admitted into a famous university. My success      me pleased with myself, but I didn’t.

A. might have made                                                 B. might make

C. should have made                                                        D. should make

— Do you mind if I play some rock music now, Peter?

—       Andy is sleeping now.

A.Sorry,I’d rather you didn’t                 B.You are not allowed here

C.Great!I love music                       D.No,you can’t

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

An old woman walked around as she pushed her shopping cart full of many things. She was

 36 . Her hair was untidy. Her clothes were torn. And some of her teeth were missing.

She  37  and asked me for change. Instead of giving her change, I  38  her to eat out and she  39 . We went across the street to an outdoor café so she could  40  her cart while we had lunch. The  41  was surprised when this woman appeared and did not want to serve us,  42  she forced herself. We ate our lunch. She was very  43  and the food disappeared almost as soon as it arrived.

When we were ready to  44 , I was feeling very good about myself and then she asked for a  45 . It was then that I had to  46  myself and all the hidden bias (偏见) that I had towards this  47.

She wasn’t wrong, but my reluctance(不愿)must have  48 . I held her in my arms carelessly and  49 I felt shame. She thanked me for lunch and then left.

I  50  there for a moment and realized that I had  51  to give this woman the one thing that cost  52  —love. I ran after the woman and caught up with her and asked her if I could give her a  53  hug and she agreed. I gave the woman the best one I’ve ever given anyone. “That’s getting it right,” she said and her big  54  lit my path as we parted.

The  55  I learned was that if you’re going to give, then give it your all and get it right the first time.

1.A. happy                            B. dirty                         C. nervous                  D. small

2.A. ran                       B. arrived                    C. stopped                  D. hid

3.A. invited                          B. pushed          C. forced                     D. wished

4.A. refused               B. returned                 C. left                           D. agreed

5.A. watch over                   B. get hold of              C. reach for                D. catch up with

6.A. customer           B. shopper                  C. waitress                 D. traveler

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

8.A. thirsty                           B. sleepy                     C. tired                        D. hungry

9.A. leave                    B. rest                          C. move                       D. apologize

10.A. break                          B. gift                           C. hug                          D. partner

11.A. believe              B. face                         C. hurt                         D. introduce

12.A. behavior           B. nation                      C. person                    D. district

13.A. gone                           B. shown                     C. resulted                  D. remained

14.A. slowly                         B. again                        C. gradually                 D. soon

15.A. stood                          B. cried                        C. lay                            D. drank

16.A. decided            B. hoped                     C. tried                        D. failed

17.A. anything            B. nothing          C. something              D. everything

18.A. real                    B. quiet                        C. brave                       D. safe

19.A. teeth                          B. smile                        C. feet                          D. mouth

20.A. fact                    B. information            C. lesson                      D. expression