----- Sorry to have knocked you down.

----- ________. You didn’t mean to, did you?                           

   A. Forget it.        B. No problem.   C. All right.     D. Don’t say so.

Chinese people place a person’s family name before the given name, _______ people in many other countries do the opposite.

   A. but           B. and         C. however      D. while

________ having fun with friends, travelling around the world will be another way to relax and learn.

   A. Apart from       B. Because of       C. Beside          D. Except for

Swan made a promise to his father _____ he would have himself home early.

   A. when         B. why          C. /               D. that

A great deal of advanced science and technology has been ______ since China carried out the reform and opening policy.

A. brought down    B. brought in    C. brought out    D. brought up

As most of you seem confused, now I’m going to the __________ measures.

A. content           B. abstract    C. absolute         D. concrete

I must have been a great _____ to my parents in those hard days, for I never failed to live up to their expectations.

A. achievement       B. comfort     C. disappointment   D. support

----Mr. Hu, have you finished correcting the papers?

----Not yet, the papers _______. You _______ get the results from me by tomorrow.

A. are corrected; will              B. are being correcting; should

C. are being corrected; shall        D. are being corrected; would

---- When did the couple die?

   ---- It was on May 12 _______ the earthquake hit Wenchuan County.

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

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从 21～40 各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

   School was over and I felt quite tired. I sat at the very  21  of the crowded bus because of my anxiety to get home. Sitting there makes me  22  out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.

   Janie, the  23_ , tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of _ 24 .

I tried to mind my manners and 25  listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day,   26  , her conversation was worth listening to.

   “My father’s sick,” she said to no one in  27 , I could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes. “What’s wrong with him?” I asked. With her eyes wet and her voice tight from  28  the tears, she answered, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes   29   as she continued. “I have already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can stand losing him.”

I was  30  . My heart ached for her. And this reminded me of the great  31   that my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, and   32  is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to   33   that.

   Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was   34   her job. She had a whole world of   35  and concerns, too. I suddenly felt very __36____. I realized I had only thought of people as far as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie 37  she was a bus driver. I had   38  her by her job and brushed her off as unimportant.

   For all I know, I’m just another person in  39  else’s world, and may not be   40 . I should not have been so selfish and self-centered. Everyone has places to go, people to see and appointment to keep. Understanding people is an art.

1. A. front         B. end            C. side                D. middle

2. A. find          B. take           C. think               D. stand

3.. A. doctor        B. driver         C. teacher              D. assistant

4. A. fire          B. topic          C. conversation          D. discussion

5. A. politely      B. slightly         C. carelessly             D. partly

6.. A. however     B. therefore        C. instead               D. otherwise

7.. A. surprise      B. particular       C. silence               D. purpose

8. A. fighting      B. turning         C. clearing              D. protecting

9. A. opened       B. shone          C. closed               D. lowered

10. A. recognized    B. worried        C. shocked              D. excited

11. A. victory       B. pain           C. respect               D. disappointment

12.A. away         B. seldom         C. still                 D. never

13. A. pick up       B. work out       C. go through            D. get down

14.A. almost        B. nearly         C. ever                 D. just

15. A. family        B. bus            C. school              D. friend

16. A. selfish        B. desperate       C. pessimistic          D. ridiculous

17.. A. while         B. because        C. though              D. until

18.. A. criticized      B. received        C. considered           D. judged

19.. A. everyone      B. anyone         C. someone            D. nobody

20. A. happy         B. wise           C. useful              D. important