—Do you often visit your friends?

—________，because we are all busy with our jobs.

A．Occasionally       B．Generally          C．Normally          D．Frequently

They argued________the waiter________the price of the meal in the restaurant.

A．with；to                              B．about；with

C．to；about                             D．with；about

I’ll be late and Mother will be angry with me，but I don’t________it.

A．care for           B．care about         C．take care          D．take care of

Mother was so angry at all________I was doing________she walked out.

A．that；that                             B．what；that

C．what；as                              D．that；which

I don’t know________made Gong Li become an outstanding superstar at home and abroad.

A．what was it that                         B．what it was that

C．that was it what                         D．that it was what

—When will this novel________？

—By October 1st.

A．turn out          B．come out          C．start out          D．go out

Living in the country，Peter doesn’t  write often，but we do hear from him________.

A．now and then                          B．sooner or later

C．at the same time                        D．more or less

________I know，Mike has no interest in the novel you wrote.

A．As long as                             B．As far as

C．As much as                            D．As well as

—I passed the college entrance exams.

—________.

A．It does not matter                       B．Good for you

C．You’ve got it right                      D．All right

Long ago there was a poor farmer in Russia. He had been very__1__with everything he had. However，when he found his elder brother was_2__than him，he felt disappointed. So he__3_hard about how he could also be richer. Finally he got an idea. He started to spend less money on food and clothes to__4__some money to buy more land. Once he had enough money，he started__5_for land.

He__6__that on the neighboring land，there were some nomads (游牧民) living there. He bought some gifts and went to__7__their head. He presented the gifts to the head and told him the__8__of his visit. The head welcomed him，accepted the gifts and agreed to his_9__to get the land. The head told him that he could have the land__10__giving him anything. He can take as much land as he could__11__by walking through the land before sunset (日落)．He should start in the morning and whatever distance he could travel during the__12_，he could have it.

The farmer became very__13__when he heard this offer. Now he could have lots of__14__without paying anything. He came_15_the next morning and started running，not walking，__16__he could cover the largest area. To reach his goal，he neither ate food，nor drank water，nor had any rest. He just continued__17__.Without eating，or drinking，or resting he just got very__18__.When he came back to the head in the evening，he__19__right on the spot. Sadly his son buried him in a piece of land about 6 x 4 feet.

Don’t be greedy (贪婪的) or you will__20__everything finally.

1.                A．careful　　　   B．pleased         C．bored　　　  D．busy

2.                A．healthier       B．stronger        C．richer    D．cleverer

3.                A．thought        B．learned         C．tried D．worked

4.                A．borrow         B．spend          C．make D．save

5.                A．waiting         B．looking         C．preparing D．caring

6.                A．explained       B．hoped          C．noticed   D．guessed

7.                A．see            B．follow          C．help D．cheat

8.                A．chance         B．result          C．condition D．purpose

9.                A．promise        B．request         C．suggestion D．order

10.               A．for            B．by             C．without   D．before

11.               A．cover          B．farm           C．buy  D．have

12.               A．year           B．month         C．week D．day

13.               A．interested      B．sad            C．happy D．calm

14.               A．land           B．crop           C．experience D．knowledge

15.               A．quietly         B．early           C．finally D．suddenly

16.               A．so that         B．even if         C．because   D．whether

17.               A．dreaming       B．walking         C．speaking   D．running

18.               A．nervous        B．excited         C．tired  D．worried

19.               A．refused        B．died           C．appeared  D．rested

20.               A．lose           B．face           C．change    D．defeat