2 . Be cautious of Friday the 13^th！Many people think the day is unlucky.    1    （fortune）, there's only one Friday the 13^th this year. As the legend goes，you should try not     2    （break）any mirrors，walk under a ladder，or even spill any salt. Why？Researchers say    3     is tough to find out how the tradition came into being. Many believe it has     4    （religion）origins. In the Christian faith，there were 13 guests at table for the Last Supper，which was held the day before the Friday    5    Jesus died. Now，Friday the 13h has become a cultural wonder. Many Americans avoid the number 13 all together，    6    （include）hotel rooms and airplane seat assignments. It even costs couples less to get married on the day. There are many other    7    （explain）behind the luckless day. Simon Bronner，a professor of American studies at Pennsylvania State. University，    8    （believe）Friday the 13h is a way for people to pin their bad luck to a certain cause:. The fact should be    9    there's nothing special about the number itself. After all，the number 13     10    （consider）to be lucky in some countries，like Italy

3 . The old lady________great pain when her only son was killed in a traffic accident.

A．took	B．suffered
C．suffered from	D．stood

4 . The old woman had a letter from her son in the army______to her.

A．read	B．write
C．written	D．recived

5 . The dress _____easily if _______on a flat place.

A．is measured;spread	B．measures;spread
C．measures ;spreaded	D．is measured;spreaded

6 . In his speech, the Canadian version of Thanksgiving he referred _____us that it is often seen as a time to simply relax and eat good food.

A．to prove to	B．proved to
C．to proved to	D．to be proved to

7 . Before choosing a career you should spend time ___________ your personal advantages ___________ you can do the best in your job.

A．thinking about；in case	B．to think about；in case
C．to think about；so that	D．thinking about；so that

8 . On the third floor there are two rooms, ________ used as a meeting-room.

A．the larger of which	B．one of them
C．and a larger of them	D．the largest one of which

9 . It was human errors, rather than the natural disaster, ________ for the death of so many innocent people in the landslide at an industrial park in Shenzhen.

A．which is blamed	B．that is to blame
C．which are blamed	D．that are to blame

10 . ___ of their bad habits, the boys ____from being dependent on their parents to____ for others.

A．Having rid, have switched, sacrificing

B．To rid , are switching, sacrifice

C．Rid, switched, sacrificing

D．Having been rid, are switched ,sacrifice