happened to be no one in the building when the fire broke out.

  A. It          B. There         C. This          D. That

 It was on my way home        my father made the promise        I can do well in next exam he will buy me whatever I want.

  A. that; that        B. that; if              C. where; that if            D. that; that if

– My daughter nearly set the kitchen on fire when cooking some dishes.

    - you can’t stress          the importance of using the fire.

  A. too         B. much                C. yet                    D. enough

 He said that doing part-time jobs did no good to students , but few     his view.

  A. agreed           B. permitted          C. shared        D. nodded

 John reached out in a hurry ,        the door       .

  A. leaving ,unlocking        B. leaving , unlocked

C. left , unlocked                     D. to leave , unlocking

 He found them       at a table       chess.

  A. sat , to play    B. sitting, playing the    C. seated , playing    D. seat, play the

For miles around me ,there was nothing but a desert, without a single plant or tree        .

  A. on earth               B. in sight             C. for distance              D. at place

The influence of parents        their children is great.

  A. of                        B. for                    C. to                            D. on

 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

Once a wise man was traveling with some of his disciples（门徒）. They  36  to pass a lake and they stopped there for a  37  . The man told one of his disciples,“ I’m

 38  . Do get me some water from that lake.”

Just as the disciple reached it, a cart started  39  the lake. As a result, the water became very  40  and muddy. The disciple thought, “ 41  can I give this water to my teacher to drink!” So he came back and said, “The water is very muddy. I don’t think it is  42  to drink.”

After half an hour, the wise man asked the  43  disciple to get him some water. The disciple obediently（顺从地） went back and found the lake was  44  muddy. He returned and  45  the wise man that the water was unfit to drink.

After another hour, the man again asked the disciple to get him a  46 . The disciple reached the lake to find it calm and still. The mud had  47  and the water was clean and clear. So he  48  some water and brought it to the wise man.

The wise man looked at the water, saying, “See what you  49  to make the water clean. You let it be — The  50  settled down on its own and you got the clear water. Our  51  is also like that! When it is disturbed, just let it be, Give it a little  52 . It will settle down on its own.”

So remember, the next time a(n)  53  has you all frazzled （精疲力竭的）, just let it be; don’t  54  immediately. Let the Mud settle and come back to the situation 55 .

1.A. demanded                     B. wanted              C. struggled               D. happened

2.A. discussion                     B. sleep                 C. rest                          D. preparation

3.A. thirsty                          B. sick                  C. tired                     D. worried

4.A. covering                       B. crossing            C. cleaning                   D. filling

5.A. salty                                B. fresh                 C. heavy                    D. dirty

6.A. Where                          B. How                 C. When                       D. Why

7.A. fit                                B. convenient         C. dangerous              D. cheap

8.A. clever                          B. different            C. same                        D. strong

9.A. indeed                          B. even                 C. also                         D. still

10.A. warned                       B. informed           C. showed                    D. promised

11.A. drink                          B. chance                     C. pot                          D. hand

12.A. taken off                        B. settled down      C. broken down            D. gone off

13.A. stored                         B. found                C. collected               D. left

14.A. heard                         B. discovered         C. noticed                     D. did

15.A. leaf                                   B. water                C. mud                         D. dust

16.A. mind                          B. sight                 C. sense                     D. diet

17.A. room                          B. time                  C. money                         D. care

18.A. accident                      B. danger                     C. situation                D. disaster

19.A. act                             B. admit                C. fail                          D. advance

20.A. now                                  B. first                  C. recently                    D. later