I played a racquetball game against my cousin Ed last week. It was one of the most__36  and tiring games I've  ever had. When Ed first phoned and __37  we play, I laughed quietly, figuring on an___38 victory. After all, Ed's idea of___39   has always been nothing more ___40   than lifting a fork to his mouth.___41   I can remember, Ed's been the least physically fit member in the family, and __42  proud of himself. His big stomach has always ballooned out between his T?shirt and trousers. Although the family often__43  about that, Ed refused to buy a___44  Thirt or to lose weight. So when Ed___45  for our game not only with the bottom of his shirt gathered inside his trousers but also with a stomach you could hardly   46   , I was so surprised that I was_  47  .My cousin must have made an effort to get himself into shape.__48  , at the point in our game when I'd have predicted（预计）the score to be about 9 to 1 in my favor, it was__49   7 to 9—and Ed was_ 50  .The sudden realization was painful. We__51  to play like two mad men. When the score was 16 up, I was having serious __52  about staying alive until 21 years old,let alone_53    that many points. When the game finally ended, both of us were lying flat on our backs, too tired to __54  . In a way, I think we both won in the game, but cousin Ed my ____55  .

36. A. encouraging     B. hopeless       C. surprising      D. regular 

37. A. declared        B. mentioned      C. persuaded       D. suggested

38. A. unforgettable   B. unexpected     C. easy            D. early

39. A. exercise        B. preparation    C. joy             D. fitness 

40. A. time  saving    B. comfortable    C. suitable        D. effort making

41. A. As soon as      B. As long as     C. When            D. Since 

42. A. strangely       B. personally     C. reasonably      D. eagerly 

43. A. cared           B. forgot         C. quarrelled      D. joked 

44. A. clean           B. larger         C. straight        D. darker 

45. A. set out         B. got ready      C. arrived         D. returned 

46. A. notice          B. admire         C. believe         D. measure 

47. A. nervous         B. curious        C. careless        D. speechless 

48. A. After all       B. As a result    C. Above all       D. At last 

49. A. mistakenly      B. then           C. instead         D. naturally 

50. A. leading         B. coming         C. waiting         D. counting 

51. A. pretended       B. stopped        C. continued       D. decided 

52. A. thoughts        B. doubts         C. situations      D. problems 

53. A. scoring         B. completing     C. receiving       D. keeping 

54. A. play            B. start          C. sleep           D. move

55. A. friendship      B. respect        C. support         D. favor

(2013·高考江西卷)Diane Ray was completely self?centred and very spoilt.Her parents gave her____she wanted，knowing that she would throw a temper tantrum(耍小孩脾气)if they did not.She would scream and kick and____on the floor drumming her heels.Her parents always____.

That was why she was alone on the____，wearing an expensive swimsuit.It had taken a massive tantrum to___her parents to buy it.They were back at the beach?house，____from the tantrum she had thrown when they told her that it was too dangerous to go diving____.“Dangerous ？”she had said.“You just don’t want me to have____.I’m going and if you try to stop me，I’ll scream.”

“What are you doing ？”a voice asked.Diane jumped.She did not know that the man was there____he spoke.

“I’m going diving，”she answered.

“You shouldn’t swim today，” the man____.“There is a storm coming up.”

“You should mind your own____！”Diane replied and walked into the gentle waves.

“If you go out there you’ll be____，”the man called after her.She did not bother to reply.

Diane slipped into the water and dived____until white caps began rolling in and it became harder to___against the current (水流)．Saltwater hit against her face，making it____to breathe.Oh，why had she not listened to advice?

Panicking，she began to____.Then，just as it seemed as if she would slip beneath the surface，she heard a____voice.“Hold on! I’m coming.”With____，she saw the old man rowing an ancient?looking boat towards her.“I hope you’ve learned a lesson.You put us both in____，”he shouted angrily，as he dragged her over the side of the____.Gratefully，Diane thanked him and ran towards the beach?house.

1.A.either? B．neither

C．nothing? D．everything

2.A.jump? B．lie

C．spin? D．sleep

3.A.set out? B．set in

C．gave in? D．gave out

4.A.beach? B．bed

C．floor? D．ship

5.A.allow? B．warn

C．get? D．prefer

6.A.changing? B．recovering

C．appearing? D．traveling

7.A.alone? B．away

C．again? D．aside

8.A.time? B．money

C．food? D．fun

9.A.when? B．until

C．after? D．once

10.A.decided? B．intended

C．advised? D．repeated

11.A.business? B．swimsuit

C．friends? D．parents

12.A.angry? B．sorry

C．confused? D．excited

13.A.nervously? B．sadly

C．shyly? D．happily

14.A.rise? B．swim

C．stop? D．row

15.A.difficult? B．easy

C．comfortable? D．suitable

16.A.speak? B．sing

C．sniff? D．scream

17.A.calm? B．frightening

C．beautiful? D．disgusting

18.A.regret? B．relief

C．interest? D．ease

19.A.power? B．safety

C．danger? D．thought

20.A.house? B．wave

C．beach? D．boat

I tried to apologize, but I think I ____ it the wrong way.

A. set out   B. set about     C. set off     D. set up

---- What’s the matter?

   ---- Oh, sorry. I pressed the button by chance and _______ the alarm clock.

  A. set out        B. send for       C. sent off         D. set off

I tried to apologize, but I think I ____ it the wrong way.

A. set out   B. set about     C. set off     D. set up