——-We had a good time in dancing at a disco, why didn't you go with us?

——-I ________ there, but my parents didn't let me go.

A. couldn't go    B. failed to go   C. hadn't gone   D. would have gone

Information has been put forward _____ more middle school graduates will be admitted to universities.

  A. while           B. that                C. when             D. as

The farm as well as its neighboring hills we once spent so much time ___ a new look recently.

  A. on has taken        B. has taken           C. on having taking        D. having taken

I find it astonishing that he ____ be so rude to us. I _____ make a complaint to his company.

  A. could; must        B. should; shall       C. shall; should         D. dare; have to

I heard the alarm ringing all the morning. ____ something very urgent happened.

A. Really          B. Obviously          C .Especially        D. Terribly 

“In no condition ____ you are a Chinese. ”Dad told me before I went abroad.

A. you should forget  B. forget you  C. shouldn’t you forget  D. should you forget

——- Not getting that job was a big letdown.

——- Don’t worry. Something better will ____.

A. come along         B. take on        C. go by       D. fall behind

I just don’t understand ______ that leads to so many teenagers becoming addicted to playing computer games.

A. why it does       B. what it does      C. what it is         D. why it is

Whenever and wherever we are, keep in mind that we should listen more to others. It’s wrong to express ourselves without thinking. Just as we all know, ____.

A. a good beginning makes a good ending    B. a still tongue makes a wise head

C. a great hope makes a great man          D. a good husband makes a good wife

Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Five years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he  16  his small company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his extra expensive “school” fee. He always  17  his success to it.

At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph.D. degree,  18  to return to the homeland, starting a company. Before leaving, he bought a Rolex watch with the  19  made through years of work after school and the scholarships. At the airport he had to accept the  20  customs check. The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be taken down for  21 . Glen knew that carrying the specific goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying 22  for his watch. So when he was checked, he told a lie that his watch was a  23  fake. When he was 24  of his “smarts”, immediately, in the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch, 25  cost nearly 100,000, into pieces  26  hearing Glen’s words. Glen was  27  before he understood why, he was taken to the office to be examined  28 . For many times of entry-exit  29  he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment. The officers looked over everything carefully in the box, and   30   him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if  31  reusing and carrying fake and shoddy goods, he would be  32  according to law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after boarding the plane for long.

     After returning to the homeland, he often told the story to his family, and his employees, too. He said that this made a deep  33  on him, because the additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of  34 , which he would remember as the  35  of his success forever.

1.A. set up         B. took up         C. went up         D. picked up

2.A. honors         B. mentions         C. brings           D. owes

3.A. decided    B. refused         C. objected         D. asked

4.A. books      B. things           C. savings          D. pounds

5.A. ordinary   B. routine          C. regular          D. common

6.A. look      B. inspection    C. test                 D. experiment

7.A. one        B. it               C. them             D. these