They earn a great deal, but they can’t balance their _______ because the wife is often ill.

A. plan            B. budget          C. project         D. prediction

 — I went to work on foot yesterday, though it _______ cats and dogs.

— You _______ by bus. It was easy for you to get a cold.

A .is raining; must have gone         B. rained; would go      

C. have rained; could have gone       D. was raining; should have gone

 — How many jobs _______ Collin Manning, the exchange teacher to our school, has done?

— Five, _______ cook to teacher.

A. is it that; ranged from            B. are there what; ranging from

C. is it that; ranging from           D. are there what; ranged from

 We all agree that _______ good knowledge of physics is a must in explaining such _______ natural phenomena.

A. a; /            B. a; a            C. /; a            D. /; /

 — Does Martin regret wasting so much time playing online games?

— ________. I suppose he can never give it up.

A. Never mind      B. All right       C. Not really      D. Not surprising

 Soon after the PRC was set up, a new law was passed which _______ people’s freedom of speech, religion and demonstration.

A. announced       B. guaranteed      C. kept            D. prevented

 Hellen set a good example ________ other mothers in demanding that children ________ enough time for sleep and play.

A. with; should give                  B. at; give        C. to; would be given D. to; be given

 The plan we _________ at yesterday’s meeting was that we ________ Mary ________ as the secretary.

A. come up; put… up                  B. put forward; make… out  

C. give out; bring… in                                 D. come up with; put…forward

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Attracting People to You

In West Virginia folklore there is a story of a country doctor. He was   1late one night to    assist a woman who was about to give birth. By the time the doctor arrived at the farmhouse, things had   2to a point where the doctor asked the husband to help him by holding a gas lantern up high in order to   3the room.

Before long, the   4mother delivered a healthy baby boy. As the father   5the lantern, the doctor shouted an   6to keep the lantern high: “We’re not done yet.”   7, a second child appeared on the   8, a healthy baby girl. Shaken by the unexpected arrival of twins, the father heard the doctor say once again, “We can’t   9now. It looks as if it’s going to be triplets (三胞胎).” To which the   10father, still holding the lantern high, replied, “Do you think it’s the light that’s   11them?”

Light has a quality of attraction. I recently left my office door   12late one afternoon in our mountain home and, at dusk, the   13from within attracted a bird!

You, too, have a light that attracts … an inner light. Not   14to the naked eye (肉眼), but obvious just the same. Some people   15with a light of kindness. Others emit (散发，发射) a light of hope.

Almost all   16are drawn to light, including humans. Do you want to attract people to you?   17inner qualities can attract people like a warm fire on a   18night. What will draw other people to you best cannot be   19in any department store.

You may not always see it,   20your light is shining through. And it’s one of your most attractive qualities!

1.A. called out        B. called on       C. called off      D. called back

2.A. happened          B. gone            C. turned          D. progressed

3.A. decorate          B. darken          C. light           D. show

4.A. adventurous       B. brave           C. humorous        D. dangerous

5.A. lowered           B. raised          C. weakened        D. brightened

6.A. order             B. idea            C. apology         D. excuse

7.A. Strangely         B. Shortly         C. Gradually       D. Lately

8.A. air               B. screen          C. scene           D. way

9.A. continue          B. help            C. argue           D. stop

10.A. worried          B. amazed          C. puzzled         D. amused

11.A. attracting       B. interesting     C. pulling         D. introducing

12.A. shut             B. locked          C. open            D. wide

13.A. food             B. water           C. sound           D. light

14.A. comfortable      B. visible         C. available       D. valuable

15.A. shine            B. work            C. live            D. provide

16.A. creatures        B. birds           C. animals         D. plants

17.A. Negative         B. High            C. Positive        D. Poor

18.A. windy            B. cold            C. rainy           D. dark

19.A. exhibited        B. changed         C. exchanged       D. purchased

20.A. because          B. since           C. but             D. if

Before human’s history, in the middle of an ocean, miles from the nearest island, an undersea volcano broke out. The hot liquid rock piled higher and higher and spread wider and wider. In this way, an island rose up in the sea.

As time went on, hot sun and cool rains made the rock split and break into pieces. Sea waves dashed against the rock. In this way, soil and sand came into being.

Nothing lived on the naked soil. And then the wind and birds brought plant seeds, spiders and other little creatures there. Only plants could grow at first. Only they, in sunlight, could produce food from the minerals of the soil, water and air. While many animals landed on the island, they could find no food. A spider wove its web in vain, because there were no insects for its web to catch. Insects couldn’t stay until there were plants for them to eat. So plants had to be the pioneer life on this new island.

1.The underlined part “in vain” can be replaced by ________.

A. tirelessly      B. uselessly       C. fearlessly      D. effortlessly

2.According to the passage, ________ made the island rise up in the sea.

A. rock from the nearest island       B. sand brought by the wind

C. hot liquid rock from the volcano   D. sea waves dashing against the rock

3.What is the correct order of things appearing on the island?

A. Spiders, birds and plants.         B. Soil, plants and animals

C. Soil, hot liquid rock and animals. D. Hot liquid rock, animals and plants.

4.The passage is mainly about ________.

A. how an island formed               B. how a volcano broke out

C. how plants were brought to the island                D. how plants and animals began to live on the island