an important role in a new movie, Andy has a chance to become famous.

A．Offer             B．Offering           C．Offered           D．To offer

___ children believe they can succeed, they will never become totally independent.

A．Unless            B．Though           C．When            D．If

So absorbed     in the experiment that he didn’t even notice it was already over 12 o’clock.

A．did he            B．he did            C．was he            D．he was

Jerry has promised to keep the secret, so he won’t tell anyone even though ______.

A．asking to          B．to be asked        C．to ask            D．asked to

His younger sister may already be in high school now, in ___ case this picture book is too childish for her.

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

——I'd rather have some wine, if you don't mind．

—— _   _．Don't forget that you'11 drive．

A．Take it easy                            B．By all means

C．Anything but that                       D．I wouldn't say no to this

He decided that he would drive all the way home instead of ______at a hotel for the night.

A. putting down       B. putting off     C. putting up     D putting on

——I think the book is as interesting as it is instructive．

—— It could never be____．It is well worth reading．

A．as true           B．true              C．the truest         D．truer

The boy knocked down by the car stood up all by himself , _____unhurt.

A．apparently        B．doubtfully         C．unfortunately      D．generally

It was a cold winter’s night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work. I was tired and had a slight   36 .

I worked in a   37  doctor’s office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened, making the schedule run   38  than usual. It seemed I was going to be late   39  home and my husband, being the   40  person, would be ready to pronounce me late once again. Maybe   41  I hurried, I could still make it home.

I was heading inside to   42  for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter. I heard them asking for   43  to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just   44  a few minutes ago.

The young man at the counter was trying to be   45  in explaining how to get there, with two other people making   46 . One of them was   47  trying to give them a whole different route back. It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, “Would you like to follow me to the   48 ?”

A look of   49  crossed the woman’s face.

“I’m going right by there,” I said, which wasn’t a(an)   50  since I had just made up my mind to do   51  that.

I got in my car and began the journey back. I was trying to watch to be sure they were right   52  me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to   53 . I felt better than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone.

Later, as I arrived home, my husband   54 , “So you aren’t ever late any more.”

I said, “Sometimes it’s   55  to be late.”

1.                A．break          B．fever           C．cold D．headache

2.                A．foreign         B．common        C．busy     D．noisy

3.                A．earlier         B．later           C．easier    D．simpler

4.                A．getting         B．cooking         C．calling    D．working

5.                A．tough          B．punctual        C．generous D．careful

6.                A．as             B．since           C．while D．if

7.                A．pay            B．change         C．wait D．search

8.                A．opinions        B．trouble         C．directions D．money

9.                A．reached        B．visited          C．called    D．left

10.               A．skilled         B．helpful         C．experienced   D．active

11.               A．comments      B．promises       C．jokes D．offers

12.               A．only           B．still            C．even D．ever

13.               A．station         B．office          C．hospital   D．hotel

14.               A．panic          B．relief          C．sadness   D．peace

15.               A．duty           B．fact            C．reason    D．lie

16.               A．partly          B．properly        C．exactly    D．perfectly

17.               A．across         B．before         C．beside    D．behind

18.               A．go up          B．die down       C．speed up  D．turn down

19.               A．teased         B．shouted        C．burst D．laughed

20.               A．possible        B．special         C．good D．safe