1. his A. increase B. news C. promise D. precious 2. count A. cough B. tough C. pound D. country 3. want A. demand B. bank C. whatever D. water 4. smooth A. worth B. healthy C. southern D. throughout 5. recently A. repeat B. event C. secretly D. frequent
6. ______doesn¡¯t seem to have been any trouble in solving the problem. A. It B. There C. That D. He 7. She would gain weight, but she ______ eat much. A. didn¡¯t B. won¡¯t C. doesn¡¯t D. wouldn¡¯t 8. It _______ three years before his father is set free. A. is B. has been C. will be D. was 9. It was a pity that the great writer died _______ his works unfinished. A. for B. with C. from D. of 10. Great changes have taken place in that school. It is no longer ______ it was 20 years ago, ______ it was so poorly equipped. A. what; when B. that; which C. what; which D. which; that 11. He had decided to give it up, but on ______ second thoughts he decided to try ______ third time. A. the; a B. /;/ C. a; a D. /;a
12.. ¡ªI don't suppose he could have done well in the exam last week, ______ he? ¡ª______, he almost failed to pass the exam. A. had; Yes B. has; No C. couldn't; Yes D. did; No 13. ----- Have you ever been to SHANGHAI? ------ Yes. I ______ there for a month. A. have stayed B. had stayed C. stayed D. was staying 14. ----- Why did you leave without a word of warning to John? ------ But what ______ otherwise? He never listens to me. A. Could I have done B. must I have done C. could I do D. should I do 15. I don¡¯t know if this is the parcel that you want to have _____ at once. A. it sent B. sent it C. send D. sent 16. ----- Was your little sister hurt when she fell off a big tree? ----- Yes, but not so serious,_________. A. instead B. too C. either D. though 17. 17. To tell the truth, if it were not for the fact that you ______ my daughter, I would not take such pains to serve you. A. were B. are C. had been D. have been 18. After the big fire, little remained _____ the house. A. in B. with C. of D. at 19. As soon as all the chairs are ______, we can let the people in. A. in control B. in charge C. in place D. in the place 20. ----- I will offer you $ 500 for the car. -----______. A. Well done B. Good idea C. Done D. Wonderful
After 21 years of marriage, I discovered a new way of keeping alive the spark of love. I started to go out with another woman. She was my 21 , who has been a widow(¹Ñ¸¾) for 19 years, but the demands of my work and my three children had made it 22 to visit her only occasionally(ż¶û). That night I called to invite her to go out for dinner and a 23 . I could recognize she was quite surprised. I thought that it would be pleasant to pass some time with you, I 24 ,¡°Just the two of us.¡± After a moment of 25 , then she said, I would like that very much. That Friday after work as I drove over to 26 her up I was a bit nervous. When I arrived at her house, I noticed that she, too, seemed to be 27 about our date. She had curled her hair and 28 in the door, wearing the dress that she had worn to celebrate her last wedding anniversary. I told my friends 29 I was going to go out with my son, and they were 30 , she said, as she got into the car. They can't 31 to hear about our meeting. We went to a restaurant. After we sat down, I had to read the 32 . Her eyes could only read large print. I 33 my eyes and saw Mom sitting there staring at me. A nostalgic (»³¾É) expression was 34 her lips. During the dinner we had such an agreeable conversation ---nothing 35 ---but just catching up on recent events of each other's life, 36 we missed the movie. A few days later my mother died so 37 that I didn't have a chance to do anything for her. At that moment I understood the 38 of saying in time: ¡°I LOVE YOU¡± and to give our loved ones the time that they deserve, because these things cannot be 39 till some other time. 40__ in life is more important than your family. 21. A. lover B. schoolmate C. mother D. neighbor 22. A. necessary B. possible C. convenient D. important 23. A. meeting B. movie C. dance D. party 24. A. responded B. explained C. wondered D. whispered 25. A. discussion B. analysis C. silence D. persuasion 26. A. pick B. call C. visit D. hug 27. A. excited B. curious C. shy D. nervous 28. A. stood B. admired C. smiled D. waited 29. A. how B. that C. why D. when 30. A. cheered B. impressed C. disappointed D. unexpected 31. A. ignore B. believe C. imagine D. wait 32. A. price B. bill C. menu D. sign 33. A. lifted B. opened C. narrowed D. wiped 34. A. around B. in C. on D. with 35. A. obvious B. interesting C. special D. reliable 36. A. that B. till C. since D. when 37. A. happily B. suddenly C. completely D. exactly 38. A. value B. possibility C. difference D. point 39. A. used up B. given up C. put off D. turned off 40. A. Nothing B. Everything C. Anything D. Something
