3. You haven’t seen him for a long time, have you?

2. What happened to your friend last Saturday afternoon?

(A) Choose the best response from A to F according to the sentences given. Each choice should be used only once.

1. How long have you been in this hospital?

An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of his 　_1 _ all the time, watering and fertilizing them.

One day a young man went by the 　2　 . He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could be 　3　 　he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was 　4　 . He was very surprised about this and asked, “You can’t see these flowers. 　　5　 　are you busy taking care of them every day?”

The old man smiled and said, “I can tell you four 　6　 . First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, 　7　 　I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them. Third, I can 　8　 　the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s 　9　 .”

“Me? But you don’t know me,” said the young man.

“Yes, it’s 　10　 　that I don’t know you. But I know that flowers are angels that everybody 　11　 . We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”

The blind man’s work opened our eyes and 　12　 　our hearts, which also made his life　 13　 . It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldn’t 　14　 　his wonderful music, but his music has 　15　 millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn’t it one kind of happiness?　

1. A. flowers　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. trees　　　　 　 　　 C. vegetables

2. A. park　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. office　 　　　　　　　　 C. garden 　　　

3. A. after　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. if　　　　　 　　 　　　 C. before　　　　 　　　　

4. A. blind　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. deaf　　　　　 　　　 C. weak

5. A. When　　　　　　 　　 B. Who　 　　　　　　　 　　　 C. Why　　 　　　　　　

6. A. excuses　　　　　 　　 B. reasons 　　　　　　 　　　 C. stories　　　　

7. A. though　　　　　　 　 B. since 　　　　　　　 　　　 C. because　　　　　　 　　 　

8. A. taste 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. look　 　　　　　　 　　　 C. smell 　　　　 　

9. A. me　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. you 　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. her

10. A. true 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. hard 　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. easy

11. A. meets　　　　　　 　　 B. knows　 　　　　　 　　　 C. greets　　 　　　 　　　

12. A. broke　　　　　　 　 B. hurt　 　　　　　　 　　　 C. pleased　　　 　　　　 　

13. A. happier 　　　　　　 B. busier 　　　　　　　 　　　 C. luckier　　　　　　　 　　　　　　

14. A. write　　　　　　 　 B. hear 　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. play　　 　　 　　 　　　

15. A. changed　　　　　　 　　　 B. made　 　　　　　　 　　　 C. encouraged

10. Some teachers only like students _______ are hard-working.

A. who　 　　　　　　B. which 　　　　　　　C. whom

9. She spoke in a loud voice at the meeting so that she could _______ clearly.

　 A. hear　　　 B. heard　　 C. be heard　

8. The old man _______ live with his wife, but now he _______ alone after she died.

　 A. was used to, used to live　 B. used to, is used to living　 C. used to, is used to live

7. Though she is a slow learner, she has _______ her classmates after a year’s hard work.

　 A. come up with 　　　B. got on well with　 C. caught up with

6. -I’m going to have my computer _______ this afternoon.

-I don’t think your computer is worth _______. You’d better buy a new one.

A. mended, mending　 B. mend, to mend　 C. mend, mending

5. He gave me two answers to the question, but _______ of them is right.

A. neither　　　　　 B. both　　　　　　　 C. none