When I come across a good essay in reading newspapers, I often feel like cutting and keeping it. But just as I am about to do so I find the article on the 　31 　side is as much interesting. It may be a discussion of the way to keep in good health, or advice about how to be oneself in 　32 . If I cut the front essay, the opposite one is bound to 　33 　damage, leaving out half of it or keeping the text without the subject. As a result, the scissors would 　34 　before they start, or halfway done when I find out the result that inevitably cause me 　35 .

Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both worthy your 　36 . You can only take up one of them, while the other has to wait or be 　37 . But you know the future is unpredictable ---- the changed 　38 　may not allow you to do what is 　39 　behind. Thus you are caught in a fix and feel sad. 　40_ come that nice opportunities and brilliant ideas should gather around all at once? It may 　41 　that your life changes dramatically on your preference of one 　42 　to the other.

In fact that is what life is like: we are often 　43 　with the two opposite sides of a thing which are both desirable like newspaper cutting. It often 　44 　that our attention is drawn to one thing only after we take up another. The former may be more 　45 　than the latter and give rise to a divided 　46 　. I still remember a philosopher’s remarks, “When one door shuts, another opens in life.” 　47 　a passive choice may not be a bad one.

Whatever we do in our lifetime, wherever life’s storm makes us 　48 , there must be something we can 　49 , some shore we can land on. Don’t forget God always keeps an alternative door open for every one. While the front door is closed, there must be another 　50 　for you.　 　

31. A. other　 　　　　 B. opposite　　 　　　　　　 C. back　　　　 　 D. front　

32.A. society　 　　　　　　 B. your business 　 C. relation　　 　　　　　 D. the word

33. A. suffer　 　　　　　　　 B. cause　　　 　　　　　　 C. receive　　 　　　　　　 D. serve

34. A. fix　　 　　　　　　　 B. turn　　　 　　　　　　 C. stay　　　　 　　　　　 D. close　

35. A. fault　 　　　　　　　 B. regret　　 　　　　　　　 C. disappointment　 　　　 D. trouble

36. A. thought　 　　　　　 B. sense　　 　　　　 C. purpose　 　　　　　　 D. attention

37. A. put away 　　　　　 B. given up　 　　　　　　 C. let out　　 　　　　　　 D. held on

38. A. chance　 　　　　　 B. situation　 　　　　　　　 C. state　　　 　　　　　　　 D. condition

39.A. done　　 　　　　　　 B. counted　 　　　　 C. prepared　　 　 D. left

40.A. How　　 　　　　　　 B. Why　　　 　　　　　　　 C. Where　　 　　　　　　 D. When

41. A. seem　 　　　　　　 B. happen　 　　　　 C. develop　　 　　　　　　 D. show

42.A. decision　 　　　　　 B. opinion　　 　　　　　　 C. choice　　 　　　　　　 D. result

43.A. faced　　 　　　　　　 B. mixed　 　　　　　　　　 C. provided　 　　　　　　 D. offered

44.A.appears　 　　　　　　 B. occurs　 　　　　　　　　　 C. proves　　 　　　　　　 D. explains

45.A. necessary 　　　　　 B. exciting　 　　　　 C. important　 　　　　　　 D. valuable

46.A. mind　　 　 B. subject　 　　　　 C. soul　　　 　　　　 D. brain

47.A. But　　　 　　　　　 B. Otherwise　 　　　　　　 C. And　　　 　　　　 D. So

48.A. stop　　 　　　　　　 B. live　　　　 　　　　　　 C. pull　　 　　　　　　　　 D. go

49.A. depend　 　　　　　 B. treasure　　 　　　　　 C. achieve　　 　　　　　　 D. imagine

50.A. alive　　 　　　　　　 B. open　　　 　　　　　　 C. familiar　　 　　　　　　 D. suitable

30. The man that people think is a black sheep in the city will ____ imprisonment.

A. end up with　　 B. be ended up with　 C. end up in　 D. be ended up in

29. These wild flowers are so special that I would do ____ I can to save them.

A. as many as　　 B. that　 C. as much as　 　D. whichever

28. – How did you get to the airport?

-- I got Tom ____ me there.

A. drove　　 B. to drive　 C. driving　 D. drive

27. We haven’t settled the question of ____ it is necessary for him to study abroad.

　 A. if　　　　 B. where　　 C. whether　　 D. that

26. --- I don’t suppose the police know who did it.

　 --- Well, surprisingly they do. A man has been arrested and ____ now.

　 A. has been questioned　　　 B. is being questioned　

C. is questioning　　　　　 D. has questioned