1 . Number sense is not the ability to count. It is the ability to recognize a _______, in number. Human beings are born with this ability. _________, experiments show that many animals are, too. For example, many birds have good number sense. If a nest has four eggs and you remove one, the bird will not _______However, if you remove two, the bird _______ leaves. This means that the bird knows the _______ between two and three.

Another interesting experiment showed a bird's _______ number sense. A man was trying to take a photo of a crow(乌鸦)that had a nest in a tower, but the crow always left when she saw him coming. The bird did not _______ until the man left the tower. The man had an _______. He took another man with him to the tower. One man left and the other stayed, but they did not _______ the bird. The crow stayed away until the second man left, too. The experiment was ________with three men and then with four men. But the crow did not return to the nest until all the men were ________. It was not until five men went into the tower and only four left that they were ________ able to fool the crow.

How good is a human's number sense? It's not very good. For example, babies about fourteen months old almost always notice if something is taken away from a________group. But when the number goes beyond three or four, the children are ________ fooled.

It seems that number sense is something we have in common with many animals in this world, and that our human________is not much better than a crow's.

1.

A．rise

B．pattern

C．change

D．trend

2.

A．Importantly

B．Surprisingly

C．Disappointedly

D．Fortunately

3.

A．survive

B．care

C．hatch

D．notice

4.

A．generally

B．sincerely

C．casually

D．deliberately

5.

A．distance

B．range

C．different

D．interval

6.

A．amazing

B．annoying

C．satisfying

D．disturbing

7.

A．relax

B．recover

C．react

D．return

8.

A．appointment

B．excuse

C．idea

D．explanation

9.

A．fool

B．hurt

C．catch

D．kill

10.

A．reported

B．repeated

C．designed

D．approved

11.

A．confused

B．gone

C．tired

D．drunk

12.

A．gradually

B．luckily

C．strangely

D．finally

13.

A．single

B．small

C．local

D．new

14.

A．seldom

B．temporarily

C．merely

D．often

15.

A．sight

B．nature

C．ability

D．belief

2 . Everyone in business has been told that success is all about attracting and retaining (留住) customers. It sounds simple and achievable. But,_______, words of wisdom are soon forgotten. Once companies have attracted customers they often_______the second half of the story. In the excitement of beating off the competition, negotiating prices, securing orders, and delivering the product, managers tend to become carried away. They forget what they regard as the boring side of business—_______that the customer remains a customer._______to concentrate on retaining as well as attracting customers costs business huge amounts of money annually. It has been estimated that the average company loses between 10 and 30 per cent of its customers every years. In constantly changing_______, this is not surprising. What is surprising is the fact that few companies have any idea how many customers they have lost.

Only now are organizations beginning to wake up to those lost opportunities and calculate the_______implications. Cutting down the number of customers a company loses can make a big_______in its performance. Research in the US found that a five per cent decrease in the number of defecting (流失的) customers led to_______increases of between 25 and 85 per cent.

In the US, Domino’s Pizza estimates that a regular customer is worth more than $5,000 over ten years. A customer who receives a poor quality product or service on their first visit and_______never returns, is losing the company thousands of dollars in__________profits (more if you consider how many people they are likely to tell about their bad experience).

The logic behind cultivating customer__________is impossible to deny. “In practice most companies’ marketing effort is focused on getting customers, with little attention paid to__________them”, says Adrian Payne of Cornfield University’ School of Management. “Research suggests that there is a close relationship between retaining customers and making profits.__________customers tend to buy more, are predictable and usually cost less to service than new customers. Furthermore, they tend to be less price__________, and may provide free word-of-mouth advertising. Retaining customers also makes it__________for competitors to enter a market or increase their share of a market.

1.

A．in particular

B．in reality

C．at least

D．first of all

2.

A．emphasize

B．doubt

C．overlook

D．believe

3.

A．denying

B．ensuring

C．arguing

D．proving

4.

A．Moving

B．Hoping

C．Starting

D．Failing

5.

A．markets

B．tastes

C．prices

D．expenses

6.

A．culture

B．social

C．financial

D．economical

7.

A．promise

B．plan

C．mistake

D．difference

8.

A．cost

B．opportunity

C．profit

D．budget

9.

A．as a result

B．on the whole

C．in conclusion

D．on the contrary

10.

A．huge

B．potential

C．extra

D．reasonable

11.

A．beliefs

B．loyalty

C．habits

D．interest

12.

A．altering

B．understanding

C．keeping

D．attracting

13.

A．Assumed

B．Respected

C．Established

D．Unexpected

14.

A．agreeable

B．flexible

C．friendly

D．sensitive

15.

A．unfair

B．difficult

C．essential

D．convenient

3 . During the war, my husband was stationed at an army camp in a desert in California. I went to live there in order to be _______ him. I hated the place. I had never _______ been so unhappy. My husband was ordered out on a long-term duty, and I was left in a tiny shack(棚屋) alone. The heat was _______ — almost 125°F even in the shade of a cactus(仙人掌). _______ a soul to talk to. The wind blew non-stop, and all the food I ate, and the very air I breathed, were _______ with sand, sand, sand!

I was so sorry for myself that I wrote to my parents. I told them I was _______ and coming back home. I said I couldn’t stand it one minute longer. I _______ be in prison! My father answered my _______ with just two lines — two lines that will always sing in my _______— two lines that completely changed my life:

Two men looked out from prison bars,
One saw the mud, the other saw the stars.

I read those two lines ________. I was ashamed of myself. I made up my mind I would find out what was good in my present ________; I would look for the stars.

I made friends with the natives, and their ________ amazed me. They gave me presents of their favorite artworks which they had ________ to sell to tourists. I studied the delightful forms of the cactus. I watched for the desert sunsets, and ________ for seashells that had been left there millions of years ago when the sands of the desert had been an ocean ________.

What brought about this ________ change in me? The desert hadn’t changed, ________ I had. I had changed my ________. And by doing so, I changed an unhappy experience into the most amazing ________ of my life. I was excited by this new world that I had discovered. I had looked out of my self-created prison and ________ the stars.

1.

A．off

B．behind

C．near

D．beyond

2.

A．before

B．already

C．then

D．still

3.

A．inflexible

B．incomprehensible

C．uncontrollable

D．unbearable

4.

A．Only

B．No

C．Many

D．Such

5.

A．covered

B．filled

C．buried

D．charged

6.

A．catching up

B．keeping up

C．giving up

D．getting up

7.

A．ought to

B．might well

C．would rather

D．had better

8.

A．request

B．call

C．question

D．letter

9.

A．comparison

B．imagination

C．consideration

D．memory

10.

A．over and over

B．by and by

C．up and down

D．now and then

11.

A．company

B．occupation

C．situation

D．relationship

12.

A．movement

B．reaction

C．guidance

D．purpose

13.

A．refused

B．failed

C．managed

D．happened

14.

A．asked

B．hunted

C．waited

D．headed

15.

A．floor

B．surface

C．rock

D．level

16.

A．shocking

B．challenging

C．puzzling

D．astonishing

17.

A．as

B．but

C．for

D．or

18.

A．attitude

B．principle

C．identity

D．standard

19.

A．vacation

B．operation

C．affair

D．adventure

20.

A．sought

B．counted

C．found

D．reached

4 . A Race Against Death

It was a cold January in 1925 in Nome, Alaska. The town was cut off from the rest of the world due to heavy snow.

On the 20th of that month, Dr. Welch _______a sick boy, Billy, and knew he had diphtheria, a deadly infectious(传染的) disease mainly affecting children. The children of Nome would be _______if it struck the town. Dr. Welch needed medicine as soon as possible to stop other kids from getting sick. _______, the closest supply was over 1,000 miles away, in Anchorage.

How could the medicine get to Nome? The town’s _______was already full of ice, so it couldn’t come by ship. Cars and horses couldn’t travel on the _______roads. Jet airplanes and big trucks didn’t exist yet.

_______January 26, Billy and three other children had died. Twenty more were _______. Nome’s town officials came up with a(n)_______. They would have the medicine sent by _______from Anchorage to Nenana. From there, dogsled(狗拉雪橇) drivers — known as ＂mushers＂ — would __________it to Nome in a relay(接力).

The race began on January 27. The first musher, Shannon, picked up the medicine from the train at Nenana and rode all night. __________he handed the medicine to the next musher, Shannon’s face was black from the extreme cold.

On January 31, a musher named Seppala had to __________a frozen body of water called Norton Sound. It was the most __________part of the journey. Norton Sound was covered with ice, which could sometimes break up without warning. If that happened, Seppala might fall into the icy water below. He would __________, and so would the sick children of Nome. But Seppala made it across.

A huge snowstorm hit on February 1. A musher named Kaasen had to brave this storm. At one point, huge piles of snow blocked his__________. He had to leave the trail(雪橇痕迹) to get around them. Conditions were so bad that it was impossible for him to __________the trail again. The only hope was Balto, Kaasen’s lead dog. Balto put his nose to the ground, __________to find the smell of other dogs that had traveled on the trail. If Balto failed, it would mean disaster for Nome. The minutes passed by. Suddenly, Balto began to __________. He had found the trail.

At 5:30 am on February 2, Kaasen and his dogs __________in Nome. Within minutes, Dr. Welch had the medicine. He quickly gave it to the sick children. All of them recovered.

Nome had been __________.1.

A．examined

B．warned

C．interviewed

D．cured

2.

A．harmless

B．helpless

C．fearless

D．careless

3.

A．Moreover

B．Therefore

C．Otherwise

D．However

4.

A．airport

B．station

C．harbor

D．border

5.

A．narrow

B．snowy

C．busy

D．dirty

6.

A．From

B．On

C．By

D．After

7.

A．tired

B．upset

C．pale

D．sick

8.

A．plan

B．excuse

C．message

D．topic

9.

A．air

B．rail

C．sea

D．road

10.

A．carry

B．return

C．mail

D．give

11.

A．Though

B．Since

C．When

D．If

12.

A．enter

B．move

C．visit

D．cross

13.

A．shameful

B．boring

C．dangerous

D．foolish

14.

A．escape

B．bleed

C．swim

D．die

15.

A．memory

B．exit

C．way

D．destination

16.

A．find

B．fix

C．pass

D．change

17.

A．pretending

B．trying

C．asking

D．learning

18.

A．run

B．leave

C．bite

D．play

19.

A．gathered

B．stayed

C．camped

D．arrived

20.

A．controlled

B．saved

C．founded

D．developed

5 . As Eric Hoffer once said, “The hardest arithmetic (算术) to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.”

According to a legend, a young man while wandering around the desert came across a spring of delicious clear water. The water was so _______ and he filled his leather canteen (水壶)so he could bring some back to a tribal(部落)elder who had been his teacher.

After a four-day journey he _______ the water to the old man, who took a deep _______, smiled warmly and thanked his _______ for the sweet water taken back from the _______. The young man _______ to his village with a happy heart.

Later, the teacher let another student taste the water. He spat (吐) it out, saying it was _______. It _______ had become smelly because of the old leather _______.

The student asked his teacher: “Master, the water is awful. Why did you ________ to like it?”

The teacher ________, “You only tasted the water. I tasted the ________. The water was simply the container for an act of loving-kindness and nothing could be sweeter.”

I think we understand this ________ best when we receive innocent (天真无邪的) gifts of love from young children. Whether it’s a handmade paper plane or a painting drawn by them, our ________ and proper response is appreciation because we love the idea ________ the gift.

Gratitude (感恩) doesn’t ________ come naturally. ________, most children and many adults value only the thing given ________ the feeling expressed in it. We should remind ourselves and teach our children about the beauty and purity of feelings and expressions of ________.

After all, gifts from the ________ are really gifts of the heart.

1.

A．sweet

B．bitter

C．beautiful

D．icy

2.

A．mailed

B．presented

C．exported

D．picked

3.

A．breathe

B．notice

C．gesture

D．drink

4.

A．student

B．son

C．friend

D．customer

5.

A．mountain

B．lake

C．desert

D．river

6.

A．returned

B．arrived

C．came

D．visited

7.

A．nice

B．terrible

C．delicious

D．raw

8.

A．particularly

B．slightly

C．obviously

D．simply

9.

A．clothes

B．container

C．pocket

D．boot

10.

A．pretend

B．decide

C．mean

D．want

11.

A．questioned

B．argued

C．replied

D．supported

12.

A．nutrition

B．gift

C．mixture

D．fault

13.

A．way

B．lesson

C．approach

D．title

14.

A．natural

B．patient

C．serious

D．curious

15.

A．within

B．beyond

C．above

D．beside

16.

A．always

B．usually

C．sometimes

D．often

17.

A．Luckily

B．Unfortunately

C．Curiously

D．Simply

18.

A．rather than

B．other than

C．or rather

D．more than

19.

A．regret

B．greetings

C．behavior

D．appreciation

20.

A．heart

B．hand

C．moustache

D．fist

6 . A little boy wanted to meet God. He thought it was a long trip to where God lived, _______ he packed his suitcase with lots of food and drinks and he started his_________

When he had gone about three blocks, he _______an elderly man. The boy sat down next to him and ________his suitcase. He was about to take a drink when he noticed that the man looked _______, so he offered him a drink.

The man________it and smiled at the boy. His smile was so pleasant that the boy wanted to see it again, so he ________him another one.

The man ________smiled at him. They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling, but they never said a word.

As it grew dark, the boy ________it was time to leave, but before he had gone more than a few steps, he______, ran back to the man, and gave him a hug. The man________him his biggest smile ever.

When the boy_______home a short time later, his mother was surprised by the look of ________on his face. She asked him what made him so happy.

He replied, “I had lunch with God, and God’s got the most beautiful ________I’ve ever seen!”

Meanwhile, the elderly man returned to his home. His son was________by the look of joy on his face and asked him the ________question as the little boy’s mother. The elderly man replied, “I ate and drank in the park with God.” However, he _______, before his son responded, “You know, he’s much _________ than I expected.”

Too often we underestimate the_______of a touch, a smile, a kind word, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. We should treat the people we meet________; they come into our lives for a reason. Embrace all equally!

1.

A．if

B．so

C．but

D．or

2.

A．work

B．study

C．journey

D．exploration

3.

A．came across

B．picked up

C．learned from

D．took away

4.

A．hid

B．opened

C．examined

D．ignored

5.

A．worried

B．anxious

C．thirsty

D．tired

6.

A．refused

B．avoided

C．received

D．accepted

7.

A．lent

B．bought

C．made

D．offered

8.

A．again

B．still

C．only

D．just

9.

A．imagined

B．realized

C．announced

D．pretended

10.

A．played around

B．sat around

C．turned around

D．got around

11.

A．gave

B．promised

C．supplied

D．begged

12.

A．left

B．called

C．missed

D．returned

13.

A．joy

B．confidence

C．disappointment

D．horror

14.

A．drink

B．food

C．face

D．smile

15.

A．sad

B．nervous

C．amazed

D．excited

16.

A．same

B．strange

C．unique

D．unusual

17.

A．replied

B．added

C．reminded

D．thought

18.

A．braver

B．shorter

C．younger

D．cleverer

19.

A．power

B．quality

C．favor

D．difficulty

20.

A．differently

B．proudly

C．calmly

D．kindly

7 .        The cultures of the East and the West really distinguish from each other a lot. This is because the culture systems are two separate systems __1__.
       The origin of the eastern cultures is mainly from two countries: China and India. Both of the two cultures are gestated (孕育) by _2__. In China, the mother river is the Yellow River __3_ the Indian one is the Hindu River. These two cultures were _4___ for several thousand years and formed their own styles. Then in the Tang Dynasty of China, the Chinese culture _5___ went overseas to Japan, _6___ into the Japanese society and _7__ the Japanese culture nowadays. Though a bit different from the Chinese one, it __8__ to the same system.
       When the two mother rivers gave birth to the eastern culture, another famous culture was __9__ on the Mesopotamian Plain (美索不达米亚平原) — the Mesopotamian Civilization. This civilization later on developed into the cultures of the Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. And these two are well­-known as the __10__ of the European culture. _11___ the Chinese culture, the European one also __12__ waters. When the colonists of England __13__ in America, their culture went with them over the Atlantic Ocean. So the American culture doesn’t __14_ from the European one a lot.
       At the same time, the __15__ of the language systems adds to the cultural differences. In the East, most languages belong to the pictographic (象形文字的) languages while the Western languages are __16__ based on the Latin system, for example, the one I’m using to write this paper.
       Other factors like human race difference _17___ as well. However, _18__ the far distance and the steep areas between the East and West, the two cultures seldom _19__ until recent centuries.__20__ they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no interference (干扰) from the other.1.

A．above all

B．on the whole

C．in all

D．in no case

2.

A．mountains

B．plains

C．lakes

D．rivers

3.

A．or

B．for

C．while

D．when

4.

A．developed

B．improved

C．created

D．protected

5.

A．suddenly

B．quietly

C．gradually

D．naturally

6.

A．mixed

B．changed

C．decided

D．forced

7.

A．expanded

B．interrupted

C．influenced

D．shaped

8.

A．comes

B．belongs

C．amounts

D．adds

9.

A．brought up

B．carried out

C．given out

D．picked up

10.

A．result

B．sign

C．base

D．content

11.

A．Via

B．Except

C．With

D．Like

12.

A．affected

B．spread

C．crossed

D．formed

13.

A．joined up

B．went up

C．broke down

D．settled down

14.

A．come

B．suffer

C．result

D．differ

15.

A．difference

B．development

C．appearance

D．feature

16.

A．properly

B．part

C．simply

D．mostly

17.

A．last

B．count

C．reduce

D．change

18.

A．in terms of

B．due to

C．as to

D．in case of

19.

A．transform

B．display

C．communicate

D．distinguish

20.

A．Furthermore

B．Meanwhile

C．Therefore

D．However

8 . When our restaurant business failed, we headed north in a camping truck to Texas, hoping to have a “fresh start”.

At the _______of Palo Duro Canyon (峡谷) State Park, I _______a job advertisement hiring park hosts. The position offered a _______, permanent campsite in the park, and _______, the hosts served as a link between the park’s guests and the rangers (护林人). It was the perfect solution: a rent-free place to reorganize our lives. We entered the park and I made an _______for the following day.

The park was_______, so it took us some time to find an available site. That evening, as we finished our dinner, my wife saw two large skunks (臭鼬) walking toward our table. We_______climbed onto the table and, for the next four hours, waited for them to _______our camp.

Having survived that night, we were _______that everything else would be all right. The next day we met with the people who ran the park. They explained our________ and gave us a beautiful campsite.

That evening, ________, we learned about the canyon ________ They were strong and cold, rocking our little camping truck violently, and we lay ________ in the dark until the winds died away.

________the weeks that followed, we learned to survive in our truck and ________

the little money my wife ________by substitute teaching. Building a successful business and then losing it had left very little time for building a successful ________. For a time after our business ________I thought I might lose my family as well.

Living in the tiny__________with no television, we sat close together reading and talking. One evening, standing under a jeweled sky, I found myself ________ for all the hardships. We had walked the trails and climbed the canyon walls. We had become a family!

1.

A．back

B．edge

C．centre

D．entrance

2.

A．sponsored

B．published

C．noticed

D．answered

3.

A．safe

B．free

C．convenient

D．beautiful

4.

A．in return

B．in time

C．in short

D．in turn

5.

A．attempt

B．agreement

C．appeal

D．appointment

6.

A．crowded

B．dangerous

C．ideal

D．quiet

7.

A．repeatedly

B．immediately

C．eventually

D．calmly

8.

A．attack

B．leave

C．pass

D．search

9.

A．satisfied

B．determined

C．confident

D．aware

10.

A．responsibilities

B．requirements

C．circumstances

D．conditions

11.

A．moreover

B．therefore

C．meanwhile

D．however

12.

A．winds

B．snows

C．woods

D．trails

13.

A．shaking

B．quarrelling

C．mourning

D．aching

14.

A．After

B．Between

C．During

D．Beyond

15.

A．give away

B．hand out

C．live on

D．put aside

16.

A．borrowed

B．earned

C．posted

D．raised

17.

A．business

B．career

C．family

D．image

18.

A．started

B．failed

C．expanded

D．declined

19.

A．truck

B．park

C．house

D．camp

20.

A．desperate

B．ready

C．suitable

D．thankful

9 . I had worried myself sick over Simon’s mother coming to see me. I was a new ____ , and I gave an honest account of the students’ work. In Simon’s case, the grades were awfully low. He couldn’t read his own handwriting. ____ he was a bright student. He discussed adult subjects with nearly adult comprehension. His work in no way reflected his ____ .
So when Simon’s mother entered the room, my palms(手掌心) were sweating. I was completely ____ for her kisses on both my cheeks. “I came to thank you,” she said, surprising me beyond speech. ____ me, Simon had become a different person. He talked of how he ____ me, he had began to make friends, and for the first time in his twelve years, he had ____ spent an afternoon at a friend’s house. She wanted to tell me how grateful she was for the ____ I had nurtured(培养) in her son. She kissed me again and left.
I sat, stunned (惊呆), for about half an hour, ____ what had just happened. How did I make such a life-changing difference to that boy without ____ knowing it? What I finally came to ____ was one day, several months before, when some students were ____ reports in the front of the class, Jeanne spoke ____ , and to encourage her to raise her voice, L had sai, “Speak up. Simon’s the expert on this. He is the ____ one you have to convince, and he can’t hear you in the ____ of the room.” That was it. From that day on, Simon had sat up straighter, paid more attention, ____ more, and became happy. And it was all because he ____ to be the last kid in the last row. The boy who most needed ____ was the one who took the last seat that day.
It taught me the most ____ lesson over the years of my teaching career, and I’m thankful that it came ____ and positively. A small kindness can indeed make a difference.1.

A．cleaner

B．reporter

C．monitor

D．teacher

2.

A．Or

B．And

C．But

D．So

3.

A．courage

B．abilities

C．feelings

D．dream

4.

A．desperate

B．responsible

C．unprepared

D．unsuitable

5.

A．Because of

B．In spite of

C．Apart from

D．As for

6.

A．loved

B．envied

C．pleased

D．criticized

7.

A．gradually

B．constantly

C．recently

D．obviously

8.

A．self-respect

B．self-doubt

C．self-pity

D．self-defence

9.

A．imagining

B．observing

C．wondering

D．regretting

10.

A．also

B．even

C．always

D．still

11.

A．expect

B．remember

C．believe

D．accept

12.

A．writing

B．reviewing

C．editing

D．giving

13.

A．quietly

B．repeatedly

C．quickly

D．firmly

14.

A．lucky

B．lonely

C．only

D．likely

15.

A．entrance

B．middle

C．front

D．back

16.

A．slept

B．smiled

C．shouted

D．quarreled

17.

A．intended

B．pretended

C．refused

D．happened

18.

A．change

B．praise

C．thanks

D．visits

19.

A．difficult

B．painful

C．valuable

D．enjoyable

20.

A．early

B．slowly

C．frequently

D．occasionally

10 . My husband and I insisted that our children were old enough to clean their rooms and make their beds. But they thought _______. My complaints, even self-justified shouting, were always landing on _______ ears. Very often a whole hour’s scolding would end with their _______ into tears, I felt very frustrated. I realized I needed to _______ my method of “mothering”.

One day when they were at school, I spent some time _______ their rooms. On their desks, in plain _______, I left the cards: “Dear Bill (the other card was _______ to Sarah), your room was messy this morning and I’m sure you like it clean. Love, the Room Fairy.” _______ arriving back, the children were _______ excited to receive the little note from the Room Fairy. The next day, their rooms were fairly tidy. Sure enough, there was another note from the Room Fairy __________ for them, thanking them for their nice “gift” of a clean room and __________ asking them to play a certain violin __________. Each day, thank-you notes would be written differently to keep the ideas __________.

Sometimes the Room Fairy would propose a little __________: “If you can finish your homework and __________ your lessons before dinner, I’d like to watch a particular television program with you tonight.” Sometimes some colored markers or other little items would be left in __________ of well-done jobs the day __________.

__________ I can’t remember how long “the Room Fairy” continued leaving her love notes. When they were age appropriate, we used various versions of Post-Its (贴条). The bathroom mirror became the __________ centre of our home. Appointments, notices about visiting relatives, lesson schedules, and changes in plans could be posted.

We all benefited from and __________ the idea of sharing reminders and daily details of life through notes. I believe the true advantage of the Room Fairy notes survives in our frequent and enjoyable communication.

1.

A．indifferently

B．gratefully

C．doubtfully

D．otherwise

2.

A．side

B．deaf

C．neither

D．either

3.

A．crying

B．breaking

C．bursting

D．bumping

4.

A．adjust

B．adopt

C．access

D．addict

5.

A．clearing

B．tidying

C．emptying

D．searching

6.

A．distance

B．words

C．speech

D．sight

7.

A．sent

B．read

C．delivered

D．addressed

8.

A．As

B．At

C．In

D．Upon

9.

A．more than

B．rather than

C．no more than

D．other than

10.

A．asking

B．waiting

C．praying

D．expecting

11.

A．politely

B．happily

C．gently

D．toughly

12.

A．music

B．song

C．piece

D．tone

13.

A．respectable

B．uninteresting

C．incredible

D．fresh

14.

A．challenge

B．question

C．suggestion

D．advice

15.

A．go with

B．look up

C．go over

D．look into

16.

A．response

B．answer

C．praise

D．honor

17.

A．ahead

B．before

C．over

D．ago

18.

A．Actually

B．Even so

C．Even if

D．Though

19.

A．life

B．main

C．memory

D．reminder

20.

A．learned

B．appreciated

C．shared

D．thanked