Don’t touch your eyes, nose and mouth, because they aren’t covered by skin and can ________ the virus easily.

A. pick up B. take up

C. make up D. bring up

Two lawyers have donated $ 50, 000 to _________ our school’s campaign “Help the Needy”, which was started by our former headmaster 10 years ago.

A. approve B. advocate

C. guarantee D. sponsor

Evidence has been found through years of study __________ children’s early sleeping problems are likely to continue when they grow up.

A. why B. how C. that D. whether

I’m always ________ about what I say because careless remarks are likely to hurt others’ feelings.

A. enthusiastic B. curious

C. doubtful D. cautious

Can you write about a challenging situation ______ you once faced in your life and how you dealt with it?

A．where B．when C．which D．there

The engineer buries himself in work all day long and has no time for some outdoor activities, __________ he has the interest.

A. as if B. even if

C. so long as D. now that

Don’t defend him any more. It’s obvious that he _____ destroyed the fence of the garden even without an apology.

A.accidentally B. carelessly

C. deliberately D. automatically

______ a little earlier, you could have got a copy of his latest book.

A. If you would arrive B. If you arrived

C. Should you arrive D. Had you arrived

—Do you think you will be able to finish your writing by five o’clock today?

— ______. I’ll be busy with experiments all day.

A. Not a chance B. Not a little

C. Not to mention it D. Not a big deal

John Perry stood up and looked around again. The island had been a good place to find shells. But now how could he make the move out to sea…? If they swam out to sea he could jump in and get to shore they saw him.

He saw the sharks rolling and playing. Their was now gone and they were killing for fun. How could he make them move away?

He drew his knife from his belt. Sharks can blood, he thought. He put the knife against his leg and cut deep into the . The blood ran out and he caught it on his white shirt. When the shirt was red and wet he tied some cloth around his leg to the flow of blood. He then tied a long piece of cloth to the shirt, threw it into the water and it with the piece of cloth.

The sharks smelled the blood and came toward the shirt. He ran down the sand reef pulling the shirt and the sharks raced after it. He was them away from shore. Suddenly he dropped the cloth, turned toward the and ran as fast as he could. He jumped in the water and swam.

He was halfway across he turned to look back. A high bony fin (鰭) was through the water toward him. He put his face in the water and kicked and splashed himself as fast as he could. The shore was near now.

He lifted his head again to and he saw the shore very near. From behind he left the water rush toward him, almost pushing him, helping him. And then a great gray body hit him and almost rolled him over in the water. He touched the shore with 35 and he pulled himself up the stones. The shark, by the smell of blood and the chase (追逐), went wildly after him. Its great body crashed against .

The end came quickly and the water was covered with the shark’s blood. The injured shark was eaten up by others as it tried to escape.

Perry slowly struggled his feet.

“So,” he said, “you did not get me.” And he looked down at the sharks still eating 40 they weren’t hungry. He climbed up the stones and walked toward the village.

1.A. boats B. sharks C. soldiers D. shells

2.A. before B. after C. until D. when

3.A. food B. hunger C. anger D. wish

4.A. fear B. taste C. drink D. smell

5.A. sand B. shark C. flesh D. mat

6.A. stop B. keep C. join D. cause

7.A. pulled B. wrapped C. connected D. caught

8.A. running B. racing C. swimming D. jumping

9.A. driving B. keeping C. preventing D. leading

10.A. sea B. shore C. island D. sand

11.A. before B. while C. unless D. when

12.A. going B. running C. cutting D. swimming

13.A. forward B. backward C. upward D. downward

14.A. cry B. breathe C. swim D. escape

15.A. his feet B. a stick C. his fingers D. the shirt

16.A. interested B. frightened C. disappointed D. excited

17.A. the shore B. Perry C. the stones D. the shells

18.A. lively B. alive C. dead D. friendly

19.A. on B. by C. to D. with

20.A. as though B. even though C. as soon as D. as long as