If Doric continue doing things like that, he _______ face the music one day！

A．can              B．should            C．would            D．shall

The taxi driver ________ and began to rob his passenger with a fruit knife when suddenly a policeman turned up.

A．pulled away        B．pulled out         C．pulled over        D．pulled through

The woman said nothing but to ______ a weak smile on hearing the news that her beloved ex-husband would marry a young lady.

A．organize          B．manage           C．express           D．offer

Scientists have come to the conclusion_______ the temperature on Earth is getting higher and higher.

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

The students in our school expected ______ more time for reviews and exercises before the College Entrance Examination next year.

A．there being        B．there has          C．there had         D．there to be

—Must you play that music so loud, uh? I’ve got an interview tomorrow!

—Terribly sorry, buddy. I ______ you could hear it.

A．don’t realize                          B．was not realizing

C．didn’t realize                         D．must have realized

—You’ve been silent the whole day, man!

— I’m feeling ______ blue today. I didn’t do well in the speech contest.

A．in any way                             B．in terms of

C．a variety of                            D．kind of

Little _______ about Xinjiang Qiegao before the Qiegao Event happened in Hunan Province.

A．I had known                           B．had I known

C．did I know                             D．I knew

_______ in a classic detective novel, the landlord didn’t notice a thief was creeping up to his bedroom.

A．Buried            B．To be buried       C．Burying           D．Having buried

One year ago, I traveled 15,000 kilometers from Australia to the US. I am from a beachside town in the   16  of Sydney, and thought there would be almost no   17  differences between my home country and my 18  . I was surprised at how wrong I was, and at  19  different the two countries could be.

The United States is   20  in almost every aspect. The buildings are gigantic (巨大的) and so are the people who   21  and work in them. At mealtimes, the portions (份额) often   22  to me to be big enough for three or four people. I once   23  a baked potato which turned out to be bigger than my head! This was a big   24  for me.

The longer I spent in the US, the more I started to   25  smaller differences like the culture of   26  in restaurants. In Australia we don’t tend to give a tip   27  the service has been really excellent. In the US you tip for   28  everything, even at the hairdresser. Waiters and shop assistants   29  to be given 15 percent of the bill, although in places   30 New York or Washington DC, a tip can be as much as 20 percent.

  31 , I also became more wary (谨慎的) of believing the stereotypes (成见) I had heard at home as I traveled. Not all Americans are ignorant of geography, for example.

Despite this, certain stereotypes about places did seem to   32  true for me. There is an immense (强烈的) sense of speed in New York. Everyone   33  to and fro, and very seldom takes time to   34  the moment. This is very different from the Australian lifestyle. Australians are laid back. Even in a major city like Sydney, we “Aussies” take time to “stop and smell the roses”---very different from our American counterparts.

Navigating (驾驭) the culture divide between Australia and the US was challenging at times. But I took up that   35  and learned a lot from it. It was an adventure.

1.                A．heart          B．city            C．center   D．suburbs

2.                A．cultural         B．commercial      C．economic D．scientific

3.                A．home town      B．departure       C．location  D．destination

4.                A．how           B．why            C．however  D．where

5.                A．big            B．modern         C．small D．fashionable

6.                A．travel          B．survive         C．live  D．serve

7.                A．happened       B．seemed         C．proved   D．managed

8.                A．brought        B．ordered        C．designed  D．fetched

9.                A．laughter        B．pleasure        C．shock    D．embarrassment

10.               A．prefer         B．notice          C．tell   D．appreciate

11.               A．serving         B．tipping         C．donating   D．toasting

12.               A．unless         B．if             C．when D．since

13.               A．rarely          B．mostly         C．almost D．hardly

14.               A．try            B．wait           C．think D．expect

15.               A．like            B．along          C．for   D．in

16.               A．So            B．Therefore       C．However  D．But

17.               A．come          B．become        C．turn  D．get

18.               A．walks          B．drives          C．wanders   D．rushes

19.               A．depend on      B．reflect on       C．spy on D．watch on

20.               A．experience     B．job            C．challenge  D．business