The reason ______ he gave for not coming was ______ his mother wouldn’t allow him to.

A. why ; that       B. for which ; that        C. why ; because       D. which; that

Heating the news that my father was ill，I was so worried that I couldn’t         on anything．

A．count             B．consider           C．contain       D．concentrate

Reading books is very important for developing the students’ understanding of the world, ____?

A. is it               B. are they                C. isn’t it                   D. aren’t they

 I _______ spend the Saturday afternoon with my old friends in the zoo, but they did not come.

   A. was going      B. was to       C. will            D. was about to

All the universities have duty to _______ their students ____of the quick development of the scientific world.

A. make; known                                       B. have; understood           

C. keep; informed                                     D. find; included

I’m afraid this is the best way ____we can think of ____you.

   A. that; helping                                        B. that; to help           

C. which; helping                                     D. which; to help

The garden looks more beautiful ____ a lot of flowers coming out.

A .for                 B. with               C. because of             D. as

Tom along with his classmates ______ for the coming exam.

A. are preparing                             B. are preparing themselves    

C. is preparing him                          D. is preparing himself

 I shall never forget those years ____ I lived in the country with the farmers, ____ has a great effect on my life.

A. that; which               B. when; which             C. which; that　            D. when; as

James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully   36  the coins that lay on the bed. $24.52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was $90!  37   on earth was he going to get the   38  of the money? He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was   39  to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no   40   to ask his parents, for he knew they had no money to  41  . There was only one way to get money, and that was to   42   it. He would have to find a job.  43   who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr Clay for advice, who usually had    __44  in most things. "Well, you can start right here," said Mr Clay. "My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing." That was the  45  of James’s odd-job (零工) business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was surprised by the  46   jobs that people found for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the   47  of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the  48  increased and he knew that he would soon have  49  for the bicycle he was dying for. The day   50   came when James counted his money and found $94.32. He   51  no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode   52   home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard   53  for the money, but James knew that he valued (重视) his bicycle far more 54   he had bought it with his own money. He had   55  what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even more than the bicycle.

1.A. cleaned                 B. covered            C. counted                          D. checked

2. A. How                    B. Why                C. Who                              D. What

3.A. amount                 B. part                  C. sum                               D. rest

4.A. brave                   B. hard                  C. smart                                    D. unfair

5.A. need                     B. reason              C. result                                    D. right

6.A. separate                B. spend               C. spare                              D. save

7.A. borrow              B. earn              C. raise                               D. collect

8.A. Or                       B. So                   C. For                                D. But

9.A. decisions              B. experience               C. opinions                         D. knowledge

10.A. beginning           B. introduction      C. requirement                    D. opening

11.A. similar                B. ashamed           C. peaceful                         D. various

12.A. brand                 B. number            C. size                                D. type

13.A. effort                 B. pressure            C. money                            D. trouble

14.A. all                             B. enough             C. much                             D. some

15.A. finally                B. instantly           C. normally                        D. regularly

16.A. gave                   B. left                  C. took                               D. wasted

17.A. patiently                    B. proudly            C. silently                           D. tiredly

18.A. applying                  B. asking              C. looking                          D. working

19.A. since                  B. if                     C. than                               D. though

20.A. deserved             B. studied             C. achieved                         D. learned