It’s one’s bad habits, rather than a certain natural disaster,       one’s longevity (长寿)for most of the time.

A．that affects        B．which affect        C．which affects       D．that affect

Have you heard of it ? Firefighters rushed into a burning house, three of them unfortunately

       in and         their lives.

A．caught; losing      B．catching; lost       C．caught; lost        D．catching; losing

They have         most carefully the time and money needed to complete the project.

A．picked out         B．left out           C．figured out        D．taken out

—I wonder if I could do my job well. I’m always getting everything in a mess.

—        ! Things are not as bad as they seem. Everything will be all right soon.

A．Bottom up         B．Go ahead          C．Cheer up          D．Take your time

Mr. Brown is an experienced doctor. He is always         when faced with emergency.

A．as poor as a church mouse                B．as busy as a bee

C．as cool as a cucumber                    D．as strong as a horse

—I’m sorry, but the manager isn’t here yet. Shall I have him call you when he comes back?

—No, I’ll call him later. If I call again in half an hour, do you think he       ?

A．arrives           B．has arrived        C．will arrive         D．will have arrived

—Dick insisted he         nothing wrong, and should not be criticized. Why?

—Because he couldn’t help but tell       a white lie.

A．did; tell           B．had done; but tell   C．do; telling         D．do; to tell

—What does the notice on the wall say?

—“No person       take books out of the reading room; otherwise he would be fined.”

A．will              B．may              C．shall             D．must

—I can’t stand my wife spending so much time shopping. Yesterday, she bought a new dress which she actually doesn’t need at all.

—Don’t be angry.        , almost all women like shopping for new clothes.

A．In all             B．In general         C．In particular        D．In conclusion

Martin was grown-up, and for his birthday that year his father gave him a   36  without any pictures in it!

Martin’s father found he was not   37  about it, and told him, “Son, this isn’t just any   38  book; it’s a magic (有魔力的) book. But to discover its magic you’ll have to   39  it.”

Well, that was better. Martin liked   40  to do with magic. He started reading it,  41  he wasn’t very willing to.

The next morning, his   42  asked him, “Have you found the magic   43  ? ”

So… there was a key to find! Martin flicked through (快速翻阅) the book, but there was no   44  of the key.

And then his father   45  him, “You won’t find it like that . You have to read the book.”

Martin didn’t have much patience (耐心), thinking his father just told a   46  . A little later, his little sister, Angela, asked him   47  the book. After several days, she   48  shouted, “I’ve found the key!” And she wouldn’t stop   49  all the places she had visited using the magic key.

This made Martin read the book again. At first it was a   50 ; there wasn’t even one single   51  in the book. But, gradually, Martin became   52  the adventurous (冒险的) prince’s life. Then, suddenly, he was there.

The book   53   was the key!

It was true that every time he   54  it, he felt going to its valleys and seas, and he lived the adventures of the prince.

From then on, with every new book, Martin never   55  being attracted by the letters and words inside.

1.                A．box            B．diary           C．book D．bag

2.                A．sad            B．happy          C．surprised D．angry

3.                A．special         B．new           C．famous   D．ordinary

4.                A．keep           B．read           C．take D．value

5.                A．somebody      B．nothing         C．everything D．anybody

6.                A．so             B．and            C．though   D．or

7.                A．uncle          B．mother         C．father    D．aunt

8.                A．page           B．word           C．stick D．key

9.                A．mark           B．sign            C．signal D．way

10.               A．asked          B．praised         C．followed   D．told

11.               A．lie            B．story           C．joke  D．will

12.               A．of             B．for            C．to    D．back

13.               A．happily         B．badly          C．quickly    D．slowly

14.               A．working out     B．talking about     C．turning down   D．looking for

15.               A．pity           B．pleasure        C．pain  D．success

16.               A．picture         B．note           C．text  D．title

17.               A．busy with       B．tired of         C．interested in   D．good at

18.               A．it             B．yourself        C．himself    D．itself

19.               A．opened        B．put            C．threw D．covered

20.               A．tried           B．felt            C．stopped   D．began