16、I believe he must have mourned this unexpected end to his expedition, but he ______ waste time on regrets．

A．don’t            B．didn’t           C．won’t             D．shouldn’t

15、After I failed the college entrance examinations，I ______ from people，becoming unusually reserved，tired and anxious.

A．outweighed           B．withdrew                  C．pursued            D．expelled

14、We hold these truths to be self—evident， ______ all men are created equal．

A．which           B．what             C．that           D．why

13、The government managed to have two chemical factories built，though ______ by the citizens．

A．being opposed to                                     B．opposed to

C．was opposed to                                         D．having been opposed to

12、______ works of the highest quality，any survey of the l9th century English literature must include them．

A．Having produced                                       B．These women have produced

C．These women’s producing                          D．These women having produced

11、This treaty recognized Maori ownership of their land and tile coastal waters around New Zealand．______ ，the Maori agreed that the country would belong to Britain and be governed by the queen of England．

A．In turn           B．Worse still           C．In return              D．Besides

10、一Did Jack come back early last night?

一Yes．It was not yet eight o’clock ______ he arrived home．

A．that        B．which          C．before           D．when

9、一Remember the first time we met, John?

一Of course I do．You ______ in the library．

A．had read                                   B．were reading

C．are reading                                  D．have been reading

8、He _______his old ear for a new model as soon as he had won the money．

A．exchanged                  B．replaced       C．transferred       D．expanded

7、I learned how to accept life as it is from my father．  1 , he did not teach me acceptance when he wag strong and  2  ，but rather when he was weak and ill．

    My father was  3  a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible disease  4  all that away．Now he can no longer walk，and he must sit quietly in a chair all day．Even talking is  5  ．On night，I went to visit him with my sisters．We started talking about 6  ，and I told them about one of my  7 ．I said that we must very often give things up  8  we grow our youth，our beauty，our friends but it always  9 that after we give something up，we gain something new in its place．Then suddenly my father  10  up．He said，“But，Peter，I gave up 11 ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought，but I couldn’t think of anything to say．12  ，he answered his own question：“I  13 the love of my family．”I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes．Along with hope and thankfulness．

    I was also 14  by his words．After that，when I began to feel irritated（愤怒的）at someone，I  15  remember his words and become  16 ．If he could replace his great pain a feeling of love for others，  17  I should be able to give up my small irritations．In this  18，I learned the power of acceptance from my father．

    Sometimes I  19  what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more 20   when I was a boy．For now，though，I am grateful for this one gift．

1．A．Therefore              B．Otherwise            C．However                D．Eventually

2．A．happy                    B．healthy                 C．wealthy                  D．lonely

3．A．already                  B．just                      C．still                        D．once

4．A．took                      B．sent                     C．threw                    D．put

5．A．impossible             B．difficult                C．hopeless                 D．demanding

6．A．people                   B．jobs                     C．1ife                       D．religion

7．A．decisions               B．experiences          C．ambitions               D．belies

8．A．as                         B．before                  C．since                    D．after

9．A．suggests                B．promises              C．seems                    D．means

10．A．spoke                  B．turned                  C．summed                 D．opened

11．A．anything              B．something            C．nothing                 D．everything

12．A．Surprisingly         B．Naturally              C．Happily                  D．Immediately

13．A．had                     B．lost                      C．gained                    D．missed

14．A．touched               B．annoyed               C．astonished              D．disappointed

15．A．could                   B．should                 C．would                    D．might

16．A．relaxed                B．calm                    C．quiet                      D．excited

17．A．so               B．then                     C．also                       D．whereas

18．A．area                     B．method                C．form                      D．way

19．A．doubt                  B．wonder                C．suspect                  D．guess

20．A．firmly                  B．carefully              C．strictly                   D．gratefully