If it ________ for the heavy rain then, we would have arrived here ahead of time.

   A. shouldn’t be          B. weren’t                C. had not been             D. be not

To make members of a team perform better, the trainer first of all has to know their ______ and weaknesses.

A. strengths             B. benefits             C. techniques                D. values

Nino Hernandez, who ________ only 10kg and is regarded as the world’s shortest living man, has not grown since he was 2 years old.

   A. weighed        B. had weighed      C. weighs       D. has been weighed

_______ your opinions are worth considering, the committee finds it unwise to place too much importance on them.

A. As                B. Since                    C. Once           D. While 

—Can you hand in your composition tomorrow?

—Sure. ________ it handed in on time, I’ll stay up tonight.   

A. To have got           B. Having got            C. To get                   D. Getting

We shouldn’t think the question of ________ they are poor or rich is important.

   A. what            B. whether           C. why            D. how

—What do you think of the film 2012？

—Well, it’s good. At least it’s ________ the one I saw last time with Jean.

       A. as bad as             B. not as good as           C. no worse than       D. not better than

At first he refused to admit he had stolen but when he was shown the videotape he ______ and admitted everything.

       A. broke down            B. broke away           C. broke up           D. broke in

Great efforts to increase agricultural production must be made if food shortage ______ avoided.

A. will be         B. can be              C. has been         D. is to be 

Driving to a store after a busy day at work, I saw a man standing near the store holding a sign that said, “Will work for food.” I knew at that moment that I was going into the store and   36   him something to eat.

   As I   37   the car park, I saw in my car mirror a lady come out from a hairdresser’s and 38   the man. I thought she must be going to give him some   39   or something to help him out. In the store I was   40   to get the things I needed and also the chicken dinner and a soda that I wanted to give the man outside. I hurried out to my car and   41   that I was going to be able to hopefully help this man.

When I drove out of the car park, I couldn’t see the   42  . As I turned the corner I saw the man sitting in a   43   area away from the hairdresser’s and still   44   up the sign. I immediately   45   over and gave the man the dinner and soda and said, “  46   this will get you through today.” He looked at me and said, “Thank you so much!”

As I got back into my car, I looked in the   47   and saw the man swallowing the dinner as if he hadn’t eaten for days.

I was so   48   that I was able to help him and at the same time I was so sad that the woman from the hairdresser’s,   49  , had asked the man to   50   from her shop. It’s sad to say that   51   I live in a small city where homeless is not as   52   as in larger cities, people are uncomfortable with these people in   53  . All they need to do is lend a helping hand  54   and it could make a huge   55   in their lives.

1.A. cook                     B. buy                   C. pay                            D. serve

2.A. turned into     B. got over            C. called at                     D. pointed out

3.A. interview        B. comfort             C. blame                    D. approach

4.A. example         B. space                C. money                           D. comfort

5.A. preparing              B. hurrying            C. hesitating                   D. planning

6.A. explained              B. wondered          C. agreed                     D. felt 

7.A. man               B. food                 C. lady                           D. sign

8.A. different         B. strange              C. famous                       D.comfortable

9.A. making          B. holding            C. taking                    D. building

10.A. turned          B. thought             C. pulled                    D. looked

11.A. Hopefully     B. Finally              C. Luckily                      D. Naturally

12.A. store                   B. mirror               C. square                  D. crowd

13.A. popular        B. anxious             C. pleased                    D. patient

14.A. immediately  B. obviously          C. carefully                    D. nervously

15.A. stop                    B. suffer                C. move                         D. change

16.A. whether        B. because          C. though                           D. unless

17.A. poor                    B. visible               C. selfish                     D. happy

18.A. danger          B. action               C. need                          D. moment

19.A. at times        B. at the time         C. at one time              D. at a time

20.A. difference     B. mistake          C. decision                     D. living