We haven’t seen Mary for a long time．What do you suppose ________ to her?

  A．was happening       B．to happen                              

       C．has happened            D．having happened

Either you or the headmaster ________ the prizes to these gifted students at the meeting．

  A．is handing out                                                                 B．are to hand out      

  C．are handing out                               D．is to hand out

．________ the programme, they have to stay there for another two weeks．

  A．Not completing                                  B．Not completed

       C．Not having completed  D．Having not completed

He is not a man to get along with, and I never feel ________ in his company.

       A．with ease       B．at ease    C．for ease  D．in ease

It is only when you nearly lose someone ________ you fully realize how much you value him.

       A．do    B．then C．will   D．that

________ day you come, we will be pleased to see you．

     A．Whenever     B．Wherever       C．Whoever D．Whichever

He is famous both ________ a novelist and a poet, but he is more famous ________ his novels．

       A．for; as         B．with; for        C．as; for          D．like; as

His failing in the exam ________ us because he was al­ways an outstanding student.

       A．pleased           B．astonished     C．exited             D．frightened

The flowers ________ my mother, but my sister thought they were for her and took them.

A．were intended for                             B．intended for            

C．intended to give         D．intended giving

Sumo wrestlers (相扑选手) are usually big, heavy men．The biggest sumo wrestler of all the time is Konishiki, who now  26  about 230 kg．Born in Hawaii, he was  27  a big boy．When he was a teenager, some people  28  he go to Japan and become a sumo wrestler．

Although he took their advice, at first it was a  29  life．“I had to clean the toilets and  30  the rubbish,” Konishiki remembered, “I knew I had to  31  to the life in Japan．I said to myself, ‘I  32  learn Japanese.’ Soon I could  33  it quite well.”

Konishiki’s career started  34 , and he was soon upgraded to a higher rank．But despite his  35  he soon had health problems．The doctors told him that he should  36  some weight．“I started dieting．I  37  to do it．But I did it too  38 ,” he said, “I lost some of my strength, too.”

He lost a lot of fights, and then his parents got  39  in a car crash．“I must go and  40  them,” he thought．Though it was only three days  41  a big tournament (锦标赛), he flew back to Hawaii．Although he was quite  42 , they were not badly injured．

When he returned, he knew that he had to do well．The newspapers said, “Konishiki must win,  43  he will go down in rank.”

Though he had many problems, Konishiki won 14 of his 15 fights, and won the Emperor’s Cup．He was so  44  that he cried．“You ought not to show your feelings,” he said, “but I couldn’t  45  it.”

1.A．means                   B．measures          C．weighs               D．has

2.A．always                   B．hardly                C．sometimes        D．once

3.A．promised B．allowed                          C．considered          D．suggested

4.A．real                        B．hard                  C．comfortable       D．rich

5.A．sell                        B．bring                  C．take                 D．empty

6.A．get used                B．respond            C．devote              D．lead

7.A．would                     B．can                    C．must                 D．may

8.A．speak                     B．say                    C．learn                 D．tell

9.A．bad                        B．well                    C．suddenly           D．similarly

10.A．failure                   B．success             C．effort                 D．fame

11.A．gain                      B．lose                   C．save                 D．spare

12.A．failed                   B．began                C．had                    D．refused

13.A．stupidly                B．carefully             C．slowly                D．quickly

14.A．shocked               B．destroyed          C．ruined                D．injured

15.A．visit                      B．care                  C．search             D．serve  

16.A．after                     B．since                  C．before               D．until

17.A．happy                 B．worried              C．surprised           D．regretful

18.A．because               B．but                    C．or                      D．and

19.A．sad                       B．nervous             C．curious              D．happy

20.A．do                        B．help                  C．feel                    D．leave