—That must have been a long trip.

—Yeah, it        us a whole week to get there.

A. takes     B. has taken    C. took     D. was taking

—Where are the children? The dinner’s going to be complerely ruined.

—I wish they         always late.

A. weren’t     B. hadn’t been   C. wouldn’t be     D. wouldn’t have been

      volleyball is her main focus, she’s also great at basketball.

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

Maybe if I       sicence, and not literature then, I would be able to give you more help.

A. studied    B. would study   C. had studied     D. was studying

The shocking news made me realize       terrible problems we would face.

A. what    B. how    C. that   D. why

—Bob has gone to Califonia.

—Oh, can you tell me when he        ?

A. has left    B. left    C. is leaving   D. would leave

Sit down, Emma. You will only make yourself more tired,       on you feet.

A. to keep       B. keeping            C. having kept           D. to have kept

The employment rate has continued to rise in big cities thanks to the efforts of the local govenments to increase             .

A. then        B. those             C. it              D. that

With new technology, pictures of underwater valleys can be taken       color.

A. by              B. for              C. with           D. in

I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn’t like attention drawn to myself. And   36    otherwise assignen（指定）a seat by the teacher, I always    37   to sit at the back of the classroom.

All this    38    after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy   39    because I didn’t have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the   40   to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease me. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my “   41   for  it”, I wouldn’t have decided to give a try.

Getting up t he courage to go to the tryouts was only the    42   of it! When I first started  43   

the practice sessions, I didn’t even know the rules of the game, much    44  what I was doing. Sometimes I’d get     45    and take a shot at the wrong direction—which made me feel really stupid.   46    , I wasn’t the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to    47     on learning the game, do my best at each prctice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn’t    48   “just yet”.

I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the   49   and the “moves”. Being part of a team was fun and moticating. Very soon the competitive   50   in me was winning over my lack of confidence. With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the   51     — friends who respect my efforts to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun!

With my    52    self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone from   “53”   in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself,   54  

raising my hand — even when I sometimes wasn’t and not 100 percent   55   I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself.

1.   A. as       B. until          C. unless               D. though

2.   A. hoped   B. agreed         C. meant               D. chose

3.   A. continued    B. changed    C. settled              D. started

4.   A. idea         B. plan       C.belief               D. saying

5. A. right     B. chance          C. ability             D.patience

6.   A. going     B. looking      C. cheering           D. applying

7.  A. point      B. half             C. rest               D. basis

8. A. enjoying   B. preparing     C. attending            D. watching

9.   A. less       B. later           C. worse            D. further

10. A.committed   B. motivated      C. embarrassed       D. confused

11.A. Interetingly  B. Fortunately     C. Obviously         D. hopefully

12.   A. focus      B. act            C. rely            D. try

13.   A. want        B. do           C. support          D. know

14.    A. steps     B.orders          C. rules             D. games

15.    A. roles       B. part           C. mind            D. value

16.   A.process    B. operation       C. movement        D. situation

17. A. expressed   B. improved       C. preserved       D. recognized

18. A.dreaming       B. playing         C. relaxing         D. hiding

19.   A. by            B. for            C. with           D. to

20. A. lucky         B. happy          C. sure           D. satisfied