1. — I am leaving for the States tomorrow, Caroline! — ________ A. Take your time. B. All the best! C. Well done! D. That’s OK. 2. Viewers will have ________ second chance to see Saturday’s concert on ________ Channel 4 tonight. A. a; the B. the; the C. the; 不填 D. a; 不填 3. Do I have to go to your shop to pick the cake myself, ________ you will deliver it for free? A. or B. and C. so D. then 4. With no ________ to public water, Luki relies on a well for his family’s water needs. A. way B. passage C. access D. approach 5. Play, often ________ as an activity for younger children, is still important in the social development of teenagers. A. to see B. seeing C. to be seen D. seen 6. Maya ________ me deeply when I read her writing, but she touches me most of all when I hear her speak. A. controls B. affects C. amuses D. confuses 7. — I’d like to fix an appointment with the director. Would nine tomorrow morning be all right? — ________. He’s got rather a full day tomorrow. A. I’m afraid not B. Never mind C. It doesn’t matter D. Don’t mention it 8. The time is drawing near ________ we’ll have to make a decision one way or the other. A. where B. when C. whether D. why 9. — Have you found the novel I lent you two weeks ago?
— Sorry, I can’t find it ________, but I’ll give it back to you later. A. for the moment B. to the moment C. in a moment D. at any moment 10. It is reported that the company has ________ a new household robot. A. made out B. given out C. taken out D. brought out 11. There is a lot of evidence ________ stress is partly responsible for disease. A. which B. that C. how D. whose 12. For 800 years Oxford and Cambridge universities ________ in everything from Nobel prizes to boat races. A. competed B. had been competing C. have competed D. compete 13. Paris________ be a wonderful city but it’s not somewhere I’d like to live. A. might B. would C. must D. can 14. The twin sisters look so much alike that it’s ________ impossible to tell one from the other. A. even B. almost C. slightly D. hardly 15. ________, I prefer to listen to classical music rather than rock ’n’ roll. A. Sooner or later B. In this way C. On the whole D. Little by little 16. — I phoned you at 7 yesterday evening but nobody answered. — Oh, I ________ my dog in the park then. A. walked B. was walking C. had walked D. would walk 17. I ________ to the lecture this afternoon, but I ________ a bit ill. A. should have gone; was B. would have gone; had been C. should go; was D. would go; had been 18. Donald doesn’t have much patience — he often loses his _______. A. courage B. mind C. balance D. temper 19. Your ideas are very interesting, but we need suggestions to get us out of the mess. A. impressive B. similar C. practical D. traditional 20. ________ your next high-adventure trip is scheduled, start preparing now. A. In case B. Unless C. Only if D. Whenever
One Saturday, some five-or-six-year olds in my neighborhood gathered at the lot to play cowboys. Brian came, 21 the biggest toy gun I’d ever seen. Before we started, I told him I wanted to borrow it 22 . As soon as we broke up for the 23 , I ran to a far corner of the lot and buried the gun in the soft dirt. I wanted to give Brian a 24 . Before long, Brian was demanding his gun back. We all walked 25 the lot to the corner, and I dug where I 26 I’d buried it. No gun. I dug some more. 27 no gun. Brian started shouting, “Find my gun!” and I started getting 28 . I knew it was somewhere, but the whole corner was looking 29 to me. Everyone stood around and watched 30 I desperately dug at the ground. No one 31 . My eyes started burning, and I knew I was going to cry. I 32 with Brian screaming, “You bastard! My dad will get you!” That afternoon when I heard Brian calling outside the window, I told Mom everything. She 33 listened to me, then went out to the garage and got the shovel. We 34 Brian outside and the three of us returned to the lot. 35 it was very hot outside, and my mom dug in the heat for an hour. She turned up most of the dirt in that corner, 36 the gun was never found. I stood and watched 37 , and felt worse and worse as she worked and sweated 38 me. My parents bought Brian a new gun, so he was 39 . Now I realize how lucky I was to have 40 who stood up for me, and that I still needed Mom to help me out of trouble.
21. A. carrying out B. showing off C. picking up D. taking away 22. A. after a moment B. at a time C. in a minute D. for a while 23. A. race B. game C. party D. role 24. A. blow B. test C. chance D. scare 25. A. across B. in C. over D. by 26. A. imagined B. pretended C. thought D. expected 27. A. Also B. Still C. Just D. Indeed 28. A. hot B. hurt C. sick D. angry 29. A. unlikel
