The meal over, the managers went back to the meeting room to ______ their discussion.

  A. put away        B. take down    C. look over       D. carry on

 It was along the Mississippi River _______ Mark Twain spent much of his childhood.

  A. how         B. which          C. that        D. where

 ----How much do I owe you for lunch?

  ----______. It’s nothing.

  A. You’re welcome      B. Forget it      C. With pleasure    D. That’s right

 Many Chinese universities provided scholarships for students ______ financial aid.

   A. in favour of       B. in honour of       C. in face of       D. in need of

 Most air pollution is caused by the burning of ____ like coal, gas and oil.

   A. fuels       B. articles        C. goods       D. products

 The last time we had great fun was _____ we were visiting the Water Park.

   A. where        B. how         C. when         D. why

 Her shoes ______ her dress; they look very well together.

   A. suit         B. fit          C. compare         D. match

 He _____ football regularly for many years when he was young.

   A. was playing      B. played      C. has played     D. had played

 At the railway station, the mother waved goodbye to her daughter until the train was _______.

   A. out f sight      B. out f reach      C. out f order    D. out f place

    阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个

选项中，选出最佳选项。

Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was ready for new  1in high school.

2, high school was different. In the first week, Jenna went to tryouts(选拔赛)for cheerleaders(拉拉队队员). She was competing against very talented girls, and she knew it would be 3for her to be selected. Two hours later, the  4read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart  5as the list ended without her name. Feeling  6, she walked home carrying her schoolbag full of homework.

Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was  7. She moved on to English and history, and was  8to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to  9math for the time being.

The nest day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school  10. Mrs. Biden wasn’t as  11as Jenna. “I’m sorry, but we have enough  12for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then.” Jenna smiled  13and left. “Why is high school so  14?” she sighed.

Later in  15class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much  16. By the end of class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to  17at her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to  18. High school was just as her mom had said: “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond  19a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the  20fish you can be.”

1.A. processes       B. decision       C. challenges      D. exercises

2.A. Therefore       B. However      C. Otherwise       D. Besides

3.A. difficult        B. easy          C. boring          D. interesting

4.A. editor          B. boss          C. candidate        D. judge

5.A. jumped         B. sank          C. stopped         D. raced

6.A. strange         B. happy         C. awful           D. lonely

7.A. struggling       B. improving     C. working         D. complaining

8.A. ashamed        B. disappointed    C. shocked         D. relieved

9.A. put up          B. prepare for     C. worry about      D. give up

10.A. committee       B. newspaper     C. radio            D. team

11.A. enthusiastic      B. artistic        C. sympathetic       D. realistic

12.A. speakers      B. readers       C. cheerleaders      D. writers

13.A. widely       B. weakly       C. excitedly         D. brightly

14.A. similar       B. ordinary      C. different         D. familiar

15.A. physics       B. history       C. English          D. math

16.A. pleasure      B. hope         C. trouble           D. sorrow

17.A. fit in         B. look out      C. stay up           D. get around

18.A. swim         B. try          C. ask              D. escape

19.A. in return for   B. in case of     C. in terms of        D. instead of

20.A. slimmest      B. smallest      C. best             D. gentlest