______ and short of breath, Andy and Ruby were the first to reach the top of Mount Tai.

A. To be tired               B. tired                        C. tiring                             D. Being tired

Which sentence is wrong?

A. Time and tide waits for no man.

B. Many a student are busy with their lessons.

C. As is known to all, Rocky mountains stand in North America.

D. The singer and dancer is to attend our party.

 We must ________ our task, however hard it is.

A. carry about               B. carry off                  C. carry on                   D. carry away.

 _______ the fact_______ she deserted him, he sill loves her heart and soul.

A. What if :  what        B. Even if; that             C. Despite;   that               D. Although; that

 If the weather had been better, we could have had a picnic. But it ________ all day.

A. rained                     B. rains                       C. has rained                 D. is raining

 My friend Mary is _____ beautiful girl and _____ girl everyone likes to work with.

A. a, a               B. a, the             C. the, a             D. the, the

 I’m sorry, _____ I won’t be able to come tonight.

  A. for                              B. and                          C. but                          D. then

 It was due to her elegant ______ and gentle temper that she has won the respect of her collegues.

A. deeds                       B. behaviors                 C. actions                    D. behavior

 Only when ________ possible to settle the problem.

A. does the chief editor come will it be                     B. the chief editor comes will it be             

C. has the chief editor come will it be                        D. the chief editor comes it will be

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Feeling hopeless and sick at heart, Tom turned away. For a quick moment his eyes met the eyes of the cook, and he saw there a   36   of such hatred and fear that   37   words could describe.

The cook moved quietly   38   . He   39   to Tom in a rough voice, "Don't be too clever." And he went away.

Tom's views did not stay___40__ the cook and his words. His friend was in trouble. How could he__41____ him? He decided to slip away as soon as possible   42   of information that would clear Jay of all   43   and bring the true criminal(罪犯) to justice.

He had noticed a piece of old sailcloth   44   on the ship floor. With this and a length of string he __45__a package which looked very much like the one the police had seized. His plan was to   46  to the shore and hand it over   47    the cook had ordered Jay to,   48   in this way to learn the truth about the criminal's activities. Then he could   49    the police of his friend's innocence(无罪).

By now it was dark. Taking the blankets out of Jay's   50   bed, Tom piled them up in his own in the   51   of a sleeping figure. How real it looked! With the blanket pulled up high around the figure's head, he could almost believe he saw it breathing.    52   with this, Tom moved quietly to the door.

He was about to open it   53   he felt the handle turning the other way. Someone was outside and about to come in. Had his plan failed? Slipping quickly back behind the door as it opened, Tom   54     .

It was the cook who was leaning    55    now over the figure in the bed.  His arm swung up and a long knife plunged down.

1.A. fire          B. light                  C. lightning               D. flash

2.A. many                             B. several                                C. few             D. no

3.A. closely                           B. nearly                          C. closer                 D. near

4.A. whispered            B. ordered                 C. indicated        D. shouted

5.A. based on                       B. focused on                   C. carried on           D. kept on

6.A. encourage            B. support                 C. persuade        D. help

7.A. in time                           B. in need                        C. in search            D. in touch

8.A. truths                             B. doubts                         C. failures               D. faults

9.A. lying B. lay                                   C. laid                      D. lain

10.A. took                             B. bought                                C. made          D. sent

11.A. slip                              B. step                             C. pass                   D. march

12.A. as with              B. as though              C. such as           D. just as

13.A. expecting           B. imagining             C. hoping           D. wishing

14.A. persuade             B. require                                   C. suggest               D. encourage

15.A. neat                              B. empty                          C. dirty                  D. comfortable

16.A. shape                            B. sample                                C. shade          D. shadow

17.A. Excited                       B. Pleased                        C. Surprised           D. Frightened

18.A. though                        B. until                            C. while                 D. when

19.A. waited       B. rushed                     C. seized            D. shot

20.A. aside                            B. forward                       C. outward             D. against