It is not who is right but what is right ___ is of importance.

A.which                             B.it

C.that                              D.this

 Leonardo da Vinci(1452-1519) ___ birds kept in cages in order to have the pleasure of setting them free.

A.is said to be buying

B.is said to have bought

C.had said to buy

D.has said to have bought

 —What do you think we can do for our aged parents?

—You ___ do anything except to be with them and be yourself.

A.don’t have to                        B.oughtn’t to

C.mustn’t                              D.can’t

 Human facial expressions differ from those of animals in the degree ___ they can be controlled on purpose.

A.with which                            B.to which

C.of which                          D.for which

 She’s having a lot of trouble with the new computer,but she doesn’t know whom to ______.

A.turn to                               B.look for

C.deal with                         D.talk about

 —Do you have any idea what Paul does all day?

—As I know,he spends at least as much time playing as he ______.

A.writes                                B.does writing

C.is writing                            D.does write

 When I called you this morning,nobody answered the phone.Where ______?

A.did you go                            B.have you gone

C.were you                          D.had you been

 _______,his idea was accepted by all the people at the meeting.

A.Strange as might it sound

B.As it might sound strange

C.As strange it might sound

D.Strange as it might sound

 —I’ve studied growing plants as one of my interests.Could I make some suggestions?

—_______.

A.You will make it

B.Go right ahead

C.Don’t mention it

D.Take it easy

请阅读下面短文，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，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

In the clinic,I asked if Michael could be retested,so the specialist tested him again.To my

1,it was the same score.

Later that evening,I    2told Frank what I had learned that day.After talking it over,we agreed that we knew our    3much better than an IQ(智商) test.We    4that Michael’s score must have been a      5and we should treat him    6as usual.

We moved to Indiana in 1962,and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year.He got      7grades in the school,especially      8biology and chemistry,which was a great comfort.

Michael    9Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student.Soon afterwards,his teacher permitted him to take more courses than    10.In 1968,he was accepted by the School of Medicine,Yale University.

On graduation day in 1972,Frank and I    11the ceremony(典礼) at Yale.After the ceremony,we told Michael about the    12IQ score he got when he was six.Since that day,Michael sometimes would look at us and say    13.“My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn’t be a doctor,not until after I graduated from medical school!”It is his special way of thanking us for the    14we had in him.

Interestingly,Michael then    15another IQ test.We went to the same clinic where he had    16the test eighteen years before.This time Michael scored 126,an increase of 36 points.A result like that was supposed to be    17.

Children often do as    18as what adults,particularly parents and teachers,   19of them.That is,tell a child he is “   20,”and he may play the role of a foolish child.

1.A.joy             B.surprise      C.dislike               D.disappointment

2.A.tearfully           B.fearfully     C.cheerfully            D.hopefully

3.A.student         B.son           C.friend                D.doctor

4.A.argued          B.realized      C.decided           D.understood

5.A.joke                B.mistake       C.warning           D.wonder

6.A.specially           B.strictly          C.naturally         D.carefully

7.A.poor            B.good          C.average           D.standard

8.A.in              B.about         C.of                    D.for

9.A.visited         B.chose         C.passed                D.entered

10.A.allowed            B.described     C.required          D.offered

11.A.missed         B.held          C.delayed           D.attended

12.A.high           B.same          C.low               D.different

13.A.curiously          B.eagerly           C.calmly                D.jokingly

14.A.faith          B.interest          C.pride             D.delight

15.A.looked for     B.asked for     C.waited for            D.prepared for

16.A.received           B.accepted      C.organized         D.discussed

17.A.imperfect      B.impossible        C.uncertain         D.unsatisfactory

18.A.honestly           B.much          C.well              D.bravely

19.A.hear               B.learn         C.expect                D.speak

20.A.wise           B.rude          C.shy               D.stupid