But for your support then, I don’t think we _____ the task.

　　A. can manage　　　　　 B. could have managed

　　C. could manage 　　　　D. can have managed

 _____ lots of times, the song doesn’t sound as nice as before.

　　A. Hearing 　　　B. To hear 　　　C. Having heard　　　 D. Heard

Finding her car stolen, _____.

　　A. a policeman was asked to help　　　　 B. the area was searched thoroughly

　　C. it was looked for everywhere　　　　　D. Mrs. Green reported it to the police

It really seemed ages _____ the police came on the scene and cleared away the damaged

　　　　cars.

　　A. before 　　　B. after 　　　C. when 　　　D. as

—Can you describe _____ it happened?

　　　　—Yes, I was riding on my bike _____ a car knocked me down from behind.

　　A. when; as 　　　B. how; as　　　 C. how; when 　　　D. how; while

—We really enjoyed ourselves at the party. Thanks again, Mr. and Mrs. White.

　　　　—_____. Just drop in whenever you feel like it.

　　A. With pleasure 　　　　　　　　B. Our great honour

　　C. Nice having you here　　　　　D. Nice you are here

 Every year, millions of people visit the Palace Museum, and many of __ are foreigners.

　　A. them 　　　B. that 　　　C. whom 　　　D. what

He _____ on the bench, with his head down and his eyes _____ on the ground.

　　A. was seated; fixing　　　　　 B. was seated; fixed

　　C. seated; fixing　　　　　　　 D. seating; fixed

Lectures were _____ so students could be more focused on their study for the finals.

　　A. called off 　　　B. broken off 　　　C. blown off 　　　D. set off

While I studied at school, I felt great difficulty in learning my Latin translations. I was always very 　36　in using a dictionary, and 　37　it most difficult, while to other boys it seemed no 　38　.

　　I formed an alliance(盟友) with a boy in the Sixth Grade. He was very clever and 　39　read Latin as easily as English. My friend for his part was almost as 　40　troubled by the English essays he had to write for the headmaster as I was 　41　these Latin words. We agreed together that he should 　42　me my Latin translations and that I should do his essays. The arrangement 　43　wonderfully. The headmaster seemed quite 　44　with my work, and I had more time to myself in the morning. On the other hand, once a week 　45　I had to compose the essays of my friend. For several months no difficulty 　46　, but once we were nearly caught out.

　　One afternoon, the headmaster 　47　my friend to discuss one essay with him in a lively spirit. “I was interested in this 　48　you make here. I think you might have gone further. Tell me 　49　you had in your mind.” The headmaster continued in this 　50　for some time to fear of my friend. However, the headmaster, not wishing to 　51　an occasion of praise into 　52　of fault-finding, finally 　53　him go. He came back to me like a man who had had a very narrow 　54　and I made up my mind to make every effort to study my 　55　.

1.A. quick　　　　 B. slow　　　　　 C. hard　　　　　　　 D. good

2.A. made 　　　　B. got 　　　　　  C. found 　　　　　　 D. left

3.A. trouble　　　　B. difference　　   C. labor 　　　　　　  D. worry

4.A. might　　　　　B. would 　　　　C. should　　　　　　  D. could

5.A. very 　　　　　B. little　　　　   C. much　　　　　　　D. few

6.A. for　　　　　　 B. by　　　　　　C. in　　　　　　　　 D. to

7.A. change　　　　　B. take　　　　　 C. forgive　　　　　  D. tell

8.A. worked　　　　　B. tried　　　　  C. happened　　　　　 D. developed

9.A. angry　　　　　　B. satisfied　　   C. frightened　　　　  D. sad

10.A. or so　　　　　　B. or else　　　   C. as usual　　　　　  D. as far

11.A. became 　　　　 B. seemed　　　　 C. lay　　　　　　　 D. appeared

12.A. called　　　　　　B. taught　　　　 C. arranged　　　　　 D. sent

13.A. aim　　　　　　　B. goal　　　　　 C. point　　　　　 　 D. opinion

14.A. why　　　　　　　B. how 　　　　　C. which　　　　　　 D. what

15.A. excitement 　　    B. way 　　　　　C. meaning 　　　　　D. disappointment

16.A. turn 　　　　　　 B. leave 　　　　 C. grow　　　　　　　D. become

17.A. none　　　　　　　B. one 　　　　　C. either　　　　　　 D. some

18.A. ordered　　　　　　B. asked 　　　　C. took　　　　　　　D. let

19.A. surprise 　　　　   B. escape　　　　C. hope　　　　　　　D. chance

20.A. reading　　　　　　B. writing 　　　 C. translations　　　   D. essays