Lucy's new job paid twice as much as she had made __      in the restaurant．

         A．working                  B．work               C．to work            D．worked

If you write something and send it immediately by email, which you ___later regret, there is no chance for second thoughts．

         A．would                      B．should         C．have to                 D．might

Since the mid-1980's, growing numbers of Asians __    _ in New Zealand, and they ___about six percent of the total population．

         A．had settled; make of                             B．have settled; make up

         C．settled; make up of                                   D．are settling; make up for

—Any suggestion?

         —You'd better______the last sentence as it is rather misleading．

         —Sounds reasonable．Then could you ______ a good ending to it?

         A．put out; increase                               B．leave out; add

         C．pick out; find                                     D．knock out; choose

The teacher wrote an example on the blackboard to ___ the point．

         A．illustrate               B．suggest                 C．express        D．recognize

The large grassland, reaching out far away, looks extremely beautiful[来源:]

         ______ the blue and clean sky．

         A．with                         B．against                     C．through        D．beyond

Out there, in the midst of the snow, ______ in long, black clothes．

         A．a woman sat                              B．sat a woman

         C．sitting a woman was                          D．a woman was sitting

When you study the local map, you'll find this town is          ．[来源:学*科*网]

         A．twice the size of that one                            B．twice as a large town as that

         C．twice as larger as that one                      D．twice as larger a town as that

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

         Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process．The instructor asked us to list __16__ in our past that we felt __17__ of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud．

         This seemed like a very __18__ process, but there' s always some __19__soul in the crowd who will volunteer．The instructor then __20__ that we find ways to __21__ people, or take some action to right any wrong doings．I was seriously wondering how this could ever __22__ my communication．

         Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my __23__, I remembered an incident from high school．1 grew up in a small town．There was a Sheriff __24__ of us kids liked．One night, my two buddies and 1 decided to play a __25__ on him．

         After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a s．o．b．（畜生）．The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious __26__．Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office．My friends told the truth but I lied．No one __27__ found out．"

         Nearly 20 years later．Sheriff Brown's name __28__ on my list．I didn't even know if he was still    29__．Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed．I tried his number．After a few __30__, 1 heard, "Hello?" I said, "Sheriff BroW?" Paused．"Yes．" "Well, this is Jimmy Calkins．"

         "And I want you to know that I did it? "Paused．"I knew it!" he yelled back．We had a good laugh and a __31__ discussion．His closing words were: "Jimmy, I always felt bad for you __32__ your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it __33__ all these years．I want to thank you for calling me for your sake．"

         Jimmy inspired me to __34__ all the items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It's never too late to __35   the past wrongdoings．

16．A．something      B．anything            C．somebody           D．anybody

17．A．ashamed       B．afraid            C．sure                D．proud

18．A．private           B．secret           C．interesting          D．funny

19．A．foolish            B．polite            C．simple              D．brave

20．A．expected       B．suggested      C．ordered            D．demanded

21．A．connect with    B．depend on        C．apologize to          D．get along with

22．A．improve          B．continue          C．realize              D．keep

23．A．notes          B．list             C．plan                D．stories

24．A．any             B．most             C．none               D．all

25．A．part           B．game            C．trick                 D．record

26．A．view             B．sign           C．attention            D．remark

27．A．also           B．even            C．still                D．ever

28．A．appears'          B．considers          C．presents           D．remembers

29．A．angry            B．happy             C．doubtful            D．alive

30．A．words           B．rings            C．repeats            D．calls

31．A．cold           B．plain            C．nervous             D．lively[来源:Z*xx*k.Com]

32．A．in case         B．so long as        C．unless               D．because

33．A．around           B．out              C．on                 D．away

34．A．build up           B．make up         C．clear up             D．give up

35．A．regret           B．forgive           C．right                   D．punish

■Ruffi Ruff! Where's Scruff?

         Reading level: Baby—reschool

         Hardcover: 16 pages

         Language: English

         Availability: In Stock．Sold by Amazon-com．Gift—wrap available．

         Book Description: It's bath time for Scruff．But does anyone know where he's hiding? Have the cows seen him? Moo—no! How about the pigs? Oink—no! But not for toddlers．If they look carefully, they'll find Scruffhiding on every pop—up page!

         ■You and Me, Baby

         Reading level: Baby—Grade 1

         Hardcover: 40 pages

         Language: English

         Availability: In Stock．Ships from and sold byAmazon．com．Gift—wrap available．

         Only 4 left in stock—rder soon．

         ■The Giving Tree

         Reading level: Ages 4~8

         Hardcover: 64 pages

         Language: English

         Availability: Sold all the year round and choose One—Day Shipping at checkout．

         Book Description: Once there was a tree．．．and she loved a little boy．Every day the boy would come to the tree to eat her apples, swing from her branches, or slide down her trunk．．．and the tree was happy．

         ■Where the Wild Things Are

         Reading level: Ages 6~10

         Hardcover Comic: 62 pages

         Language: English

         Availability: In Stock．Ships from and Sold by Amazon-com．Gift—wrap available．Order it at once, and choose One—Day Shipping at checkout．

         ■Goodnight Moon（Board book）

         Reading level: Baby—Preschool

         Board book: 30 pages

         Language: English

         Availability: In Stock．Ships from and sold by Amazon-com．

         Book description: Perhaps the perfect children's bedtime book．Goodnight Moon is a short poem of goodnight wishes from a young rabbit．He says goodnight to every object in sight and within earshot, including the "quiet old lady whispering hush．"

1.If you want a book for an eight-year-old, which one will you choose?

         A．You and Me, Baby                          B．Where the Wild Things Are

         C．Goodnight Moon                          D．Ruffi Ruff! Where's Scruff?

2.The sentence "But as the boy grew older he began to want more from the tree, and the tree gave and gave and gave…" most probably corns from        .

         A．Where the Wild Things Are                  B．Goodnight Moon

         C．Ruff! Ruff! Where's Scruff?                    D．The Giving Tree

3.The sellers will provide the service of wrapping except _____．

         A．Where the Wild Things Are                  B．You and Me, Baby

         C．RuffS Ruff! Where's Scrufl?                    D．Goodnight Moon

4.Which book has the most pages?

         A．The Giving Tree                            B．You and Me, Baby

         C．Goodnight Moon                          D．Where the Wild Things Are

5.The expression "In Stock" in the above paragraphs probably means "____"．

         A．abundant         B．secure             C．available          D．valid