1 . London life for Cathy Hagner and her three children is set to be permanent. Their_________school day and her job as a lawyer’s assistant are busy enough._________Hagner also has to take the two boys to soccer or hockey or basketball while dropping off her_________at piano lessons or Girl Scout Club.

_________, the exhausted family doesn’t get home until 7 pm. There is just time for a quick_________before homework.

In today’s world, middle class American and British parents treat their children_________they were competitors _________for some finishing line.

Parents take their children from activity to activity to make their future_________. It seems that raising a genius has become a more_________goal than raising a happy and well-balanced child.

“__________across the country are reporting a growing number of children__________from stomachaches and headaches__________exhaustion and stress,” says child expert William Doherty of University of Minnesota.

__________are dealing with exhausted children in the classroom. It’s a very serious problem. Many children attend__________clubs by necessity. But competitive pressures also__________an explosion of activities, which__________sports, language, music and maths classes for children as__________as four.

“There is a new parenting trend under way which says you have to tap all your child’s potential at a young age,__________you will let them down,” says Terry Apter, an expert on child problems.

“It isn’t entirely__________: there have always been pushy parents. But what was seen as strange behavior before is now well__________.

1.

A．half

B．part

C．full

D．relaxing

2.

A．So

B．But

C．For

D．Or

3.

A．daughter

B．sons

C．girls

D．kids

4.

A．Often

B．However

C．Though

D．Seldom

5.

A．lunch

B．supper

C．breakfast

D．tea

6.

A．even if

B．as if

C．now that

D．in case

7.

A．hoping

B．caring

C．calling

D．racing

8.

A．equal

B．tough

C．bright

D．excited

9.

A．exact

B．excellent

C．difficult

D．important

10.

A．Doctors

B．Lawyers

C．Engineers

D．Businessmen

11.

A．dying

B．preventing

C．suffering

D．learning

12.

A．due to

B．so as to

C．according to

D．referring to

13.

A．Teachers

B．Parents

C．Headmasters

D．Policemen

14.

A．grown-up

B．body-building

C．after-school

D．night

15.

A．grow

B．reduce

C．stop

D．create

16.

A．have

B．enjoy

C．teach

D．include

17.

A．old

B．young

C．many

D．much

18.

A．however

B．therefore

C．otherwise

D．unless

19.

A．old

B．new

C．wrong

D．right

20.

A．respected

B．accepted

C．refused

D．managed

2 . Not all vegetables need lots of sunshine. Mark Hoffman and his wife own a bed-and -breakfast guesthouse in rural Kempton, Illinois. They often serve their guests fresh products from the garden.

The Hoffmans have been growing food and flowers for twenty-five years. For almost ten of those years, Mr. Hoffman has been experimenting and working with shade (阴凉) plantings. He says, “The bottom line here is that most plants will produce more in full sun. But if you do not have full sun, there are other choices.”

For example, he grows tomatoes near oak trees. Oak trees can produce a lot of shade. But Mr. Hoffman says his tomato plants grow as long as they get five hours a day of direct sunshine, especially morning sun. Not only does this go against the traditional advice that tomatoes need six，eight，even twelve hours a day of full sun, it also shows how plants and trees roots can share nutrients and water．Mr. Hoffman also planted asparagus（芦笋）around a tree at its drip line，the area below the outer limit of the branches. So when it rains，all the rain drips down right on the asparagus．Mr. Hoffman says plants with wider leaves seem to do better in shady environments. He also found that his potatoes did better partly in shade than in full sun.

Moving them out of the sun helped control an insect problem. Mr. Hoffman does not use pesticide (农药). Instead, he planted the potatoes in the shade, especially on the east side of the tree. The potatoes get morning sun, but they are shaded during the hottest part of the day. Some insects dislike shade, and the hottest part day is when they do the worst of their damage.

Time of day, sun intensity (强度), shadows from trees, walls and buildings all influence how much sunlight falls on plants. And people interested in shade planting should also remember something else. The term “shade” can describe different amounts of darkness. It can even mean different things in different parts of the world.

1. What’s the author’s purpose of writing the passage?

A．To present a kind of eco-friendly lifestyle.

B．To recommend an approach to manage a website

C．To show vegetables can be planted in the shade.

D．To introduce Mark Hoffman and his family.

2. How many hours of sunshine are enough to keep tomato plants growing in Hoffman’s garden?

A．five hours a day	B．Six hours a day
C．Eight hours a day	D．Twelve hours a day

3. What can we infer from the second paragraph?

A．Food and flowers produce more in the shade.

B．Food growing in the shade contains more nutrients.

C．Sun can affect the production of some plants.

D．Food growing in the shade is the best choice for most plants.

4. By using asparagus as an example, the author wants to explain that________.

A．asparagus prefer to grow in the shade.

B．how plants and tree roots share water.

C．vegetables grow better in partial shade.

D．how leaves gain sunshine under the tree.

5. We may read the passage on a website in the section of ______.

A．environment	B．traveling
C．lifestyle	D．agriculture

3 . I believe in miracles (奇迹) because I’ve seen so many of them. One day, a patient was referred to me who was one hundred and two years old. “There’s a ___________ in my upper jaw,” she said, “I told my own dentist it’s nothing, but he ___________ I come to see you.”

Her eighty-year-old son accompanied her. He would ___________ to add something, but she stopped him. She wanted to tell everything herself. I found a large cancer that spread over much of the ___________ of her mouth. A careful examination later ___________ that it was a particularly bad sort of cancer.

During her next appointment, I explained to her the ___________ of the problem. She clasped my hand in hers and said, “I know you’re worried about me, but I’m just ___________.”

I thought otherwise. After considerable ___________ on my part, and kindness on her part because she wanted to ___________ me, she agreed to have me refer her to a cancer surgeon. She saw him, but as I expected, ____________ treatment.

About six months later she returned to my office, still energetic and ____________.

“How are you?” I asked.

“I’m just fine, honey,” she responded ____________ high spirits. “When can I get started on fixing my dentures (假牙)?”

Surprised to see her at all, I answered ____________ “Let me take a look in your mouth and we’ll see about it.”

I couldn’t believe my eyes. The cancer that had ____________ nearly the entire roof of her mouth was gone—only one small area of redness ____________.

I had read of such things happening, but had ____________ seen them with my own eyes. That was my first miracle. Since then I’ve seen many others, because they keep getting ____________ to see. In fact, miracles are daily events for me now. And people are in miracle, ____________ through them we have a chance to know ourselves and to ____________ the miracles of one another.

Since my first miracle, I’ve come to understand that the time and place for a miracle is ____________ we choose to find it.

1.

A．cut

B．pain

C．wound

D．cancer

2.

A．declared

B．suspected

C．promised

D．insisted

3.

A．refuse

B．continue

C．attempt

D．manage

4.

A．roof

B．corner

C．bottom

D．surface

5.

A．confirmed

B．convinced

C．considered

D．concluded

6.

A．possibility

B．importance

C．seriousness

D．resolution

7.

A．old

B．sick

C．fine

D．glad

8.

A．permission

B．support

C．approval

D．effort

9.

A．persuade

B．please

C．encourage

D．astonish

10.

A．declined

B．provided

C．received

D．required

11.

A．healthy

B．elegant

C．optimistic

D．humorous

12.

A．to

B．in

C．with

D．by

13.

A．worriedly

B．confusedly

C．patiently

D．confidently

14.

A．covered

B．reached

C．spread

D．grown

15.

A．cured

B．faded

C．expanded

D．remained

16.

A．ever

B．also

C．never

D．already

17.

A．easier

B．rarer

C．happier

D．closer

18.

A．or

B．so

C．yet

D．for

19.

A．read

B．make

C．keep

D．see

20.

A．whatever

B．wherever

C．whoever

D．whichever

4 . We bought a microwave last week. This may not seem like big _____ , but we’ ve never owned one before. In a New York City kitchen with small counter space, a cubic foot is far too _____ to deserve occupation by a single appliance. But the convenience of heating food _____ finally outweighed the convenience of space.

So this is a better _____ for us.

I have _____ that there are different types of choices we get in life. The first is the good vs. good variety. That is, both choices will _____ us. Which flavor of ice cream tastes better? Which car do you _____? Whichever option we select, the worst outcome is that our _____ isn’t optimized (使最优化). Not a problem.

Next up is good vs. bad. These choices are either _____ or incredibly hard.

Often we need to choose between short-term pleasure and long-term good. What feels the best today may be _____ five years from now, and what’s the hardest at the moment may be what’s optimal for the future. Good vs. bad choices _____ insight (洞察力) and sticking to our _____   .

Finally there’s the least-worst option situation, where every possibility is _____ , and we have to _____ which is least harmful. Do we choose the dangerous operation or likely _____   ? In which poor neighborhood do we raise our kids? Sometimes we have to face many _____ of this sort and we must make a choice.

My microwave purchase _____ falls in the good vs. good category _____ I had the privilege of weighing one convenience against another and making a choice. Though I now work around the monster presence in my mini-kitchen, I _____ the benefits it offers. Facing inconvenience is not a problem; how you behave _____   .

1.

A．news

B．change

C．loss

D．trouble

2.

A．common

B．spacious

C．precious

D．hard

3.

A．freely

B．effectively

C．quietly

D．quickly

4.

A．chance

B．choice

C．plan

D．life

5.

A．noticed

B．agreed

C．doubted

D．admitted

6.

A．affect

B．confuse

C．benefit

D．inspire

7.

A．hate

B．prefer

C．accept

D．make

8.

A．pleasure

B．experience

C．time

D．fund

9.

A．reasonable

B．effortless

C．right

D．wise

10.

A．comfortable

B．harmful

C．dangerous

D．important

11.

A．turn over

B．put on

C．call for

D．take up

12.

A．routines

B．dreams

C．habits

D．values

13.

A．painful

B．useless

C．helpful

D．unnecessary

14.

A．explain

B．show

C．decide

D．guess

15.

A．death

B．recovery

C．survival

D．injury

16.

A．opportunities

B．debates

C．dilemmas

D．barriers

17.

A．hopefully

B．finally

C．nearly

D．clearly

18.

A．but

B．if

C．although

D．because

19.

A．stress

B．enjoy

C．ignore

D．predict

20.

A．works

B．succeeds

C．fails

D．matters

5 . Beaches are not only great for lying on and doing water sports, and in fact one of the best ways of enjoying them is a classic beach walk. Here at iWantSun.co.uk we’ve been searching the globe to find you the world’s best and most famous beach walks, and here’s our pick of the top. Click on the most interesting walks and join our tourist program.

The Footpath of the Gods, Amalfi Coast, Italy

The name says it all really and you truly feel excited there, walking along this wonderful mountain path, which offers some of the most striking views on the planet. The path begins at the town of Bomerano to charming Positano along the UNESCO World Heritage area of the Amalfi Coast. The whole walk will take you about four and a half hours to complete and pass over narrow rocky paths.

Sydney’s Great Coastal Walk, Australia

Sydney’s coastline is one of the most beautiful and diverse landscapes in the world. Here you have national parks, historic sites, shining and quiet beaches all in one place. Sydney’s Great Coastal Walk runs all the way from Barren Joey in the north to Royal National Park in the south and takes an unbelievable seven days to complete. However, if you’re not up to doing the full walk, there are many different parts of the walk that you can do right in the city itself. Walking from the city’s famous Bondi Beach to the sweeping curve(大半径曲线) of Bronte Beach takes just an hour, which takes in some top sceneries.

Great Ocean Walk, Australia

The Great Ocean Walk covers 104km along Victoria’s famous Great Ocean Road, located on the southern coast of Australia, from the holiday town Apollo Bay to the splendid Twelve Apostles. The Twelve Apostles are the area’s famous stone landmarks which stand out like giants from the sea. The walk passes through a range of landscapes and sights, from national parks, famous surfing spots and deserted beaches, to wild coastlines, waterfalls, lush(茂盛的) forests, historic lighthouses and ghostly(幽灵似的) ship wrecks(残骸). Day walks and shorter three-hour walks such as The Wreck Beach Walk or the Lighthouse Cemetery and Lookout Walk can also be enjoyed.

So next time when you’re looking for a beach holiday, don’t just think about the holiday towns and the sand, but consider a more active sun holiday. If you have interest in any of the above places, please contact us, and we can give you the best services.

1. When you arrive at Amalfi Coast, _____.

A．the scenic beauty can fill you with charm

B．the walking can be started from Positano

C．you must be fed up with the footpath

D．narrow rocky paths may trap you

2. What are the distinct characteristics of Sydney’s Great Coastal Walk?

A．It takes more than a week to complete.

B．It really has the longest coastline in the world.

C．It provides visitors with a variety of great landscapes.

D．It starts from Barren Joey in the south.

3. According to the fourth paragraph we can know that _____.

A．Apollo Bay is at the end of the Great Ocean Walk

B．visitors have various walking choices in the Great Ocean Walk

C．the Twelve Apostles stand below the surface of the sea

D．most visitors have to finish the 104 km walk quickly

4. We can probably read the passage in _____.

A．an online advertisement	B．travel magazines
C．a handbook to tourists	D．a poster in a foreign travel agency

6 . SHOULD WE FIGHT NEW TECHNOLOGY?

This morning, I saw the shocking headline: “Passenger Dies When Car Crashes in Driverless Mode”.In the article, a lot of people said that the public should oppose the idea of developing driverless cars.They said that some advances in technology were unnecessary and could even be dangerous.Hence, we should cease accepting technology just because it is new.The newspaper reported that the car company had already apologized for the accident, but the families of the deceased said it was not enough.Nevertheless, the company still claimed that most people would be travelling in driverless cars one day soon.

On the one hand, there are many different groups of people around the world who live happily in the absence of new technology.Probably the most well known are the Amish, a group of Christians living in rural America.They do not own or drive cars, watch TV, or use the Internet.They have lived mainly as farmers since the 18^th century, and they will probably be living the same way in the distant future.They advocate a simple life with an emphasis on hard work, family, and community.They think that is better than caring about luxuries or following the lives of the rich and famous.It could even be argued that the Amish’s quality of life is better since they live in and appreciate the natural environment rather than living in large, polluted cities.

On the other hand, new technology has provided people everywhere with many benefits over the years.For example, the latest weather-tracking computer programs give people lots of warnings about potential natural disasters, which saves many lives.Moreover, the Internet has made it possible for friends and family to keep in touch easily even if they are on opposite sides of the world.It has also made finding opportunities in life much easier, as it allows people to make larger networks of friends through using social media.

Personally, I have benefited quite a lot from technological advances.I found my career as an AI designer through a social media network.My health monitor, which I wear all the time, has also helped me get into the best shape of my life.Of course, when new technology changes the way we live, it can be a scary prospect.Nevertheless, I will always look on the positive side of change and accept it rather than resist it.

1. What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A．A person died in an accident while driving his brand-new car.

B．The relatives of the victim would never accept the apology.

C．Many people took a negative attitude to this new technology.

D．The company was very concerned about the future of this new technology.

2. What is the author’s purpose in mentioning the Amish in the second paragraph?

A．To persuade us to follow their natural living style.

B．To tell us the Amish prefer a harmonious and peaceful life.

C．To prove people can still live better without new technology.

D．To advocate a simple life with family and community by hard work.

3. According to the third paragraph, which of the following benefits is not talked about?

A．Monitoring people’s physical health.

B．Providing chances in life more easily.

C．Predicting the earthquake and tsunami.

D．Helping people contact each other easily.

4. The underlined word “prospect” in the last paragraph probably means __________.

A．resistance

B．future

C．advance

D．positivity

5. Why did the author decide to write about the passage?

A．The author wanted to praise the advantages of new technology.

B．The author wanted to show his supportive idea of new technology.

C．The author wanted to criticize the disadvantages of new technology.

D．The author wanted to arouse people’s concern about new technology.

7 . In 1957, Max Vernon Mathews wrote the first computer program called Music, which enabled a computer to create sound and play it back. He was then working as an engineer at Bell Laboratories in New Jersey. It enabled a large IBM computer to play a seventeensecond piece of music he had written.

The computer was so slow that it took an hour to play the seventeensecond piece of music. So Mathews moved the work to a tape player to play the music at a normal speed. He later said that the sound quality of the musical notes was not great, but the technical importance of the music was huge.

The science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke visited Bell Laboratories in the 1960s. He heard a computer “sing” the song Daisy Bell on devices (设备) and learned about the programs developed by Mathews and other engineers. Clarke noted this technology in his book 2001: A Space Odyssey, which was later made into a movie.

Mathews continued creating other versions of the Music program. He became interested in how computers could help musicians outside recording studios. The Groove program he developed was the first computer program made for live performances.

He also developed an electronic device he called the Radio Baton, which looks like two drum sticks. It enables the user to control the speed and sound levels of orchestral music (管弦乐) played on a computer by moving the two sticks on a special electronic surface.

Mathews said he believed modern musicians were not making full use of the power of computer music. He said a violin always sounds like a violin. But with his Music, the way a violin sounds is unlimited. He did not want computer sounds to replace live music, but he hoped computers would one day be considered serious instruments.

1. Why did Clarke visit Bell Laboratories?

A．To make his book into a movie.

B．To help Mathews develop Music.

C．To satisfy his own curiosity about music.

D．To gather materials for his literary creation.

2. What electronic music tools did Mathews create?

A．Something used to record live music.

B．Something used to create special sound.

C．Something used to improve computer music.

D．Something used to create computer music.

3. What does Mathews think of his Music?

A．It is more pleasant to the ear.

B．It can help make more sounds.

C．It will finally replace the violin.

D．It is more popular than live music.

4. What can we learn about Mathews?

A．He is the father of computer music.

B．His creation succeeded on the first try.

C．He wrote Music to replace instruments.

D．He changed the functions of computers.

8 . I moved to Arizona about two weeks before the start of my junior year of high school. Not only was this a new school for me, but also a new state, _________I did not know anyone.

During lunch on the first day of school, I sat down at a(n)_________table in the canteen (餐厅). As I began to eat, I looked around and saw a girl who was also sitting alone. I decided to_________with her, thinking there was no reason for me to have a whole table to myself, and maybe I could_________a friend. I walked to her and said, “Excuse me, do you_________if I sit with you?” She was_______at first, but then smiled and said, “Sure!”

After that, we became close friends throughout the next two_________. In our senior year, she told me that she’d been_________to a college and would be moving away after graduation. I was sad, and I knew I would_______her. But at the same time, I was really________for her.

She then shared a(n)__________with me. “Do you remember the first day of school when you__________and sat down with me during lunch?” she asked.

“I want you to know how special you are and how much of a________you made. I was very__________that day and even made detailed plans on how I was going to__________myself. I was bullied (欺凌) for the whole first half of the day, and it had just________me down. But when you reached out, it__________me. If you hadn’t done that, I would have probably killed myself when I got home. It might be hard to__________, but you saved my life, and all it took was being a friend.”

It has been almost 15 years since this incident. I still chat with her occasionally on Facebook. I can’t help but__________every time. It showed me that a simple kind act has the incredible__________to change lives.

1.

A．otherwise

B．yet

C．and

D．though

2.

A．old

B．dirty

C．clean

D．empty

3.

A．sit

B．fight

C．sing

D．study

4.

A．help

B．see

C．make

D．meet

5.

A．care

B．mind

C．wonder

D．think

6.

A．surprised

B．excited

C．nervous

D．disappointed

7.

A．days

B．weeks

C．months

D．years

8.

A．admitted

B．drawn

C．allowed

D．sent

9.

A．hate

B．forget

C．miss

D．hit

10.

A．anxious

B．concerned

C．hopeful

D．happy

11.

A．lesson

B．explanation

C．secret

D．case

12.

A．drop by

B．came over

C．settle down

D．check out

13.

A．difference

B．decision

C．mistake

D．change

14.

A．weak

B．sick

C．tired

D．upset

15.

A．introduce

B．prove

C．kill

D．control

16.

A．put

B．broken

C．turned

D．calmed

17.

A．touched

B．attracted

C．taught

D．warned

18.

A．realize

B．try

C．believe

D．trust

19.

A．cry

B．admit

C．notice

D．smile

20.

A．power

B．possibility

C．chance

D．result

9 . Those with closed minds refused to consider any contradictory facts, and they proceed with their planned course of action, full speed ahead, with their “minds made up” and tightly shut. As an illustration, consider the situation in 1986, prior to the space shuttle Challenger’s disatrous launch that killed all seven astronauts aboard, there was a heated telephone debate between two engineers from the company that produced the shuttle booster rockets and the top officials of NASA (the federal government’s space agency). The engineers insisted that the flight was too risky because of freezing temperature at the Florida launch site. They explained that some of the seals on the fuel tanks were not designed to withstand such low temperatures and might leak under pressure, thus endangering the craft and crew.

Despite the pleas to stop the flight, officials at NASA overruled the engineers, who were best qualified to make judgments about the complex technical problems of space flight. What caused the officials to ignore the engineers? Several flights had already been postponed, and it would not look good to postpone another. It would be bad public relations to disappoint the crowds of people and news reporters waiting for the launch. Top government officials were ready to appear on the national television and take the credit for another safe flight. As a result, with their minds absolutely closed to the facts presented by the engineers, NASA officials ordered the Challenger to take off. Seventy-three seconds later, the spacecraft was enveloped in flame.

Incredibly, seventeen years later, the lesson of the Challenger disaster was repeated. In 2003, the space shuttle Columbia broke apart while re-entering the earth’s atmosphere, killing another crew of seven. During the shuttle’s liftoff, a piece of foam insulation(泡沫隔热材料) had broken off, hitting the shuttle's wing at five hundred miles per hour. Lower-level engineers at NASA begged for photographs of the Columbia in orbit, which might have shown the extent of the damage, but their closed-minded superiors ignored their requests. It was the damage caused by the 1.7 pound chunk of insulation that doomed the Columbia.

There is no virtue in ignoring contradictory facts and “sticking to your guns” when the course taken shows all the signs of being the wrong one. Closed minds are especially noticeable in political campaigns and debates. Many people line up to support one candidate or another and won’t listen to any facts presented by the opposing candidate.

All those with an open mind say is this: “I don’t know everything, so I’d better keep my mind, eyes, and ears open to any new facts that may come along.” The world would be a much better and safer place if everyone had this attitude.

1. Which of the following brought about the disastrous launch of the Challenger?

A．Its crew	B．The engineers
C．The fuel tanks’ seals	D．The size of its rocket

2. When the engineers appealed to stop the launch of the Challenger, the government officials ___________.

A．postponed the flight at once.

B．made judgments about the complex technical problems.

C．announced the news on national television.

D．ordered to launch the Challenger as scheduled.

3. What could be inferred from Paragraph 3?

A．The Columbia disaster was impossible to foresee.

B．Engineers were to blame for the Columbia’s explosion.

C．The Columbia disaster could have been avoided.

D．The Columbia was deliberately damaged.

4. What does the underlined phrase “sticking to your guns” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A．Holding firm to your own opinion.

B．Remaining and firing your gun at enemies.

C．Strengthening your status.

D．Keeping an open mind.

5. What is the main purpose of the passage?

A．To inform readers about what an open mind is.

B．To entertain readers with two stories of tragedies in space.

C．To persuade readers to keep an open mind.

D．To criticize what NASA officials had done in aerospace history.

6. How does the author support the argument of the passage?

A．By stating arguments.	B．By giving examples.
C．By explaining statistical data.	D．By providing research result.

10 . I grew up seeing handwritten notes as the best expression of love. My mom often _______ small, square papers on the bed for me to find. Sometimes it was just a smiley_________, other times she simply wrote the words “love you” ___________ordinary ballpoint pen, but it was more than enough.

Starting in elementary school, my mom _____________I write notes to my grandma who lived a few hours away. Grandma ___________wrote back. The excitement I felt when I looked in the___________and saw a letter in my grandma’s shaky letters never___________. By studying her handwriting, I could almost ___________how she’d been feeling that day. Those notes are now treasures.

The words, “You make me___________,” from my dad when I got my first prize and birthday notes from friends are all lifelines I can’t bear to______________.

However, my greatest lifelines came from my daughter, Avery. One day I put a yellow note on her______________not realizing there was a blank one______________to it. When I cleaned out her lunch box that night, the number of my notes had______________. I cried when I saw she’d written the same thing as me.

“I love you Avery.”

I reached up and stuck my daughter’s______________on the cabinet where the sandwich bread was stored as a source of daily____________. Then later another in my clothes closet where I got __________, and another on the bathroom mirror where I brushed my____________.

“I love you . I will love you for my whole life.”

Until today my daughter still______________posts lifelines to me. Now they are not so much for encouragement ______________they are reminders — reminders that time is flying.

Because the untraditional spelling has become______________.   Letters are no longer gigantic（巨大的）, but rather small and dainty（优美的）. But the love, the love is still there.

1.

A．carried

B．left

C．covered

D．collected

2.

A．story

B．diary

C．sign

D．face

3.

A．in

B．on

C．without

D．at

4.

A．allowed

B．witnessed

C．requested

D．prevented

5.

A．hardly

B．always

C．gradually

D．never

6.

A．mailbox

B．pocket

C．parcel

D．basket

7.

A．changed

B．grew

C．fell

D．disappeared

8.

A．predict

B．tell

C．explain

D．doubt

9.

A．proud

B．famous

C．confident

D．surprised

10.

A．sort out

B．pack up

C．throw away

D．take up

11.

A．coat

B．sandwich

C．schoolbag

D．pencil-box

12.

A．referred

B．approached

C．belonged

D．attached

13.

A．gone

B．increased

C．worked

D．moved

14.

A．picture

B．love

C．hope

D．note

15.

A．duty

B．encouragement

C．schedule

D．motto

16.

A．dressed

B．raised

C．prepared

D．arranged

17.

A．shoes

B．floors

C．teeth

D．walls

18.

A．carefully

B．generally

C．regularly

D．timely

19.

A．as if

B．even if

C．although

D．as

20.

A．traditional

B．special

C．funny

D．valuable