1. The ground has been cleared and houses ______ for those homeless people now. A. build B. have built C. are built D. are being built 2. The Taylors decided that they would employ ______ cleaner to do ______ housework. A. a; a B. a; the C. the; a D. 不填; the 3. Medicines should be put in places ______ children’s reach. A. beside B. over C. beyond D. within 4. Some of us are sensitive to smells while ______ find colors easier to remember. A. the other B. the others C. others D. another 5. I spent several years in France, ______ I never learnt to speak French. A. for B. yet C. or D. so
6. The nurse found a little boy in the corner of the room, ______ and crying. A. frightened B. frightening C. being frightened D. having frightened 7. With the world population ______ to increase, our demand for energy is also growing. A. to continue B. continue C. continuing D. continued 8. The sweater that my mum made was twice the ______ it should have been. A. quantity B. size C. number D. quality 9. I usually do the washing up and leave the cooking to my wife, ______ she’s a better cook than me. A. unless B. even though C. as D. in case 10. They knew nothing about ______ he was a thief. A. that B. which C. what D. the fact that 11. He had a lot of friends, only a few of ______ invited to his wedding. A. whom B. them C. which D. who 12. She became ______ ill, making her separate from her families. A. badly B. well C. seriously D. fairly 13. Being examined twice a year is the rule that every driver _____ obey in this city. A. shall B. can C. ought to D. need 14. Attention, please, everybody! Please stay ______ while I take a photograph of you. A. still B. calm C. quiet D. alive 15. Mr. Park, I know I am late, but please allow me to explain it to you, ______ ? A. don’t you B. do you C. won’t you D. will you
My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling 16 , but I always knew he was 17 . He never criticized us, but used 18 to bring out our best. He’d say “If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don’t give them water, they die.” I 19 as a child I said something 20 about somebody, and my father said, “ 21 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best 22 people, I would get the best 23 . From then on I’ve always tried to 24 the principle in my life and later in running my company. Dad’s also always been very 25 . At 15, I started a magazine. It was 26 a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a 27 : stay in school or leave to work on my magazine. I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, 28 any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad 29 me go into law. And I’ve 30 regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, 31 I didn’t pursue my 32 . You know what you want. Go fulfill it.” As 33 turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national 34 for young people in the U. K . My wife and I have two children, and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad 35 me. 16. A. biologist B. manager C. lawyer D. gardener 17. A. strict B. honest C. special D. learned 18. A. praise B. courage C. power D. warmth 19. A. think B. imagine C. remember D. guess 20. A. unnecessary B. unkind C. unimportant D. unusual 21. A. Another B. Some C. Any D. Other 22. A. on B. in C. at D. about 23. A.
