17．A left-luggage office is a place where bags ________ be left for a short time，especially at a railway station．（　�。�

A．

should

B．

can

C．

must

D．

will

16．-Will you stay for lunch？
-Sorry，________．My brother is coming to see me．（　�。�

A．

I mustn't

B．

I can't

C．

I needn't

D．

I won't

15．It will be long before the plan is put into practice，so you ______ hurry．______ you change your design，please keep me informed．（　�。�

	A．	won't； Might		B．	shouldn't； Could
	C．	can't； Would		D．	needn't； Should

14．-How old are you，madam？
-If you _________ know，I am twice my son's age．（　　）

A．

would

B．

must

C．

can

D．

should

13．There at a secondhand clothing store in Northampton Mass，my l4-year-old son，John，and I noticed the coat．While the other coats drooped （低垂），this one looked as if it were （36）B itself up．The coat was beautifully made，with a Fifth Avenue label and an（37）Cprice of﹩28，which was popular just then with（38）A，but could cost several hundred dollars new．John tried it on and the（39）Dwas perfect．John（40）Dthe coat to school the next day and came home with a big smile．"Did the kids like your coat？"I asked．"They loved it，"he said，（41）Cfolding it over the back of a chair and smoothing it flat．Over the next few weeks，a （42）B came over John．Agreement replaced contrariness （作對） and（43）Adiscussion replaced fierce argument．He became more mannerly and （44）A，eager to please．He would generously lend his younger brother his tapes and lecture him （45）Bhis behavior．When I mentioned this （46）Ato his teacher and wondered what caused the changes，she said laughing．"It （47）Bbe his coat!"Another teacher told him she was giving him a good mark not only because he had earned （48）Cbut because she liked his coat．At the library，we ran （49）Ca friend．"Could this be John？"he asked surprisingly，（50）AJohn's new height，appreciating the cut of his coat and holding out his hand，one gentleman to another．
John and I both know we should never （51）B a person's clothes for the real person within them．（52）A，there is something to be said for wearing a standard of excellence for the world to see and for（53）Dwhat is on the inside with what is on the outside．
For John，it is a time when it is as easy to try on different （54）Cto life as it is to try on a coat．The whole world，the whole future is stretched out ahead，a vast landscape（55）Aall the doors are open．And he could picture himself walking through those doors wearing his wonderful，magical coat．

36．A．turning	B．holding	C．showing	D．hanging
37．A．unreasonable	B．unbearable	C．unbelievable	D．unfair
38．A．teenagers	B．adults	C．women	D．men
39．A．color	B．price	C．style	D．fit
40．A．sent	B．carried	C．brought	D．wore
41．A．casually	B．comfortably	C．carefully	D．quickly
42．A．happiness	B．change	C．smile	D．matter
43．A．reasoned	B．heated	C．wild	D．strong
44．A．considerate	B．handsome	C．hopeful	D．curious
45．A．of	B．on	C．in	D．at
46．A．incident	B．accident	C．affair	D．event
47．A．can	B．must	C．will	D．should
48．A．this	B．them	C．it	D．one
49．A．down	B．with	C．into	D．after
50．A．looking up at	B．looking down on	C．putting up with	D．coming up with
51．A．change	B．mistake	C．exchange	D．turn
52．A．However	B．Moreover	C．Therefore	D．Besides
53．A．attaching	B．connecting	C．relating	D．matching
54．A．mean	B．methods	C．approaches	D．measures
55．A．where	B．why	C．how	D．when

12．______ you will carry out my instructions or I will offer the job to someone else．（　�。�

A．

Either

B．

Unless

C．

Until

D．

Whether

11．It is the third time that the president _____ to China for a visit．（　�。�

A．

come

B．

comes

C．

will come

D．

has come

10．It is believed that a successes work towards personal standards of excellence        material rewards．（　�。�

A．

more than

B．

or rather

C．

rather than

D．

or else

9．My friends and I had just finished lunch at a hotel when it started to pour（1）C．When it became lighter，I decided to get my car，which was（2）Aat my office three streets away．
   My friends argued that I shouldn't go，mainly because I was seven months pregnant then．I assured them that I'd be very（3）B．
   I walked out of the（4）Dand started making my way to the car．At the traffic junction，a van stopped and the passenger got off with an umbrella．Before I knew what was happening，he walked right beside me and told me he'd escort（護送） me to my（5）A．I was very embarrassed and declined（辭謝），but he was very（6）C．
During our（7）C，he kept telling me to walk slower，as the ground was（8）B．When we got to the car park，I（9）Ahim and we parted ways．I did not get his（10）Dand may not even recognise him now．Did he （11）D stop for me？I'll never know．
So how did I pay it forward？I was at home when I（12）Btwo Indian construction workers walking in the heavy rain．They were probably on their way to the construction （13）Dnear my estate，which was a long walk in．I went out and passed them an umbrella．I told them they should take the umbrella and（14）Ait．They were very grateful and like me，probably wondered why a （15）Bwas offering such kindness．

1．A．hardly	B．slightly	C．heavily	D．slowly
2．A．parked	B．locked	C．broken	D．repaired
3．A．successful	B．careful	C．joyful	D．stressful
4．A．storm	B．garage	C．office	D．hotel
5．A．destination	B．home	C．office	D．company
6．A．cautious	B．diligent	C．persistent	D．reluctant
7．A．talk	B．trip	C．walk	D．work
8．A．rough	B．wet	C．messy	D．dirty
9．A．thanked	B．left	C．waved	D．greeted
10．A．umbrella	B．appearance	C．address	D．name
11．A．obviously	B．accidently	C．really	D．purposely
12．A．watched	B．noticed	C．searched	D．heard
13．A．equipment	B．stage	C．object	D．site
14．A．keep	B．carry	C．have	D．return
15．A．passer-by	B．stranger	C．man	D．woman

8．One minute means a lot in one's life．
 During his college years，Roger（36）Ba summer in an Idaho logging camp．When the boss had to leave for a few days，he （37）CRogers in charge．
"（38）Aif the men refuse to follow my orders？"Rogers asked．He thought of  Tony，an immigrant worker who troubled all day，giving the other men a（39）D time．
‘‘Fire them，"the boss said．Then，as if（40）DRogers'mind，he added，"I suppose you  think you are going  to  fire Tony if you get the（41）A．I'd feel（42）Babout that．I have been logging for 40 years．Tony is the most（43）Cworker I've ever had．I know he is a troublemaker and that he（44）Deverybody and everything．But he comes in first and leaves last．There has not been an（45）A for eight years on the hill where he works．"
Rogers（46）Dthe next day．He went to Tony and spoke to him．"Tony，do you know I'm in charge here today？"Tony grunted（嘟囔）．"Iwas going to fire you the first time we tangled（糾纏），but I want you to know I'm not，"he told Tony（47）B，what the boss had said．
    When Rogers finished，Tony（48）Bthe spadeful of sand he had held and tears streamed（49）Chis face．
   That day Tony worked harder than ever before．
    Twelve years later Rogers met Tony again who was now the（50）Afor railroad construction for one of the largest logging companies in the West．Rogers asked him how he came to California and happened to have such（51）D．
    Tony replied，"If it not be for the one（52）Cyou talk to me back in Idaho，I kill somebody someday．One minute（53）Bmy whole life．"
    Effective managers know the（54）A0f taking a moment to point out what a worker is doing well．But what a（55）Ca minute of yes can make in any relationship!

36．A．wasted	B．spent	C．trained	D．traveled
37．A．took	B．provided	C．put	D．designed
38．A．What	B．How	C．Why	D．Who
39．A．ridiculous	B．surprising	C．happy	D．hard
40．A．recognizing	B．having	C．bearing	D．reading
41．A．chance	B．rder	C．support	D．evidence
42．A．proudly	B．badly	C．uglily	D．well
43．A．quarrelsome	B．elegant	C．reliable	D．silent
44．A．respects	B．protects	C．hurts	D．hates
45．A．accident	B．anecdote	C．opportunity	D．argument
46．A．turned up	B．set out	C．joined up	D．took over
47．A．lying	B．adding	C．smiling	D．replying
48．A．threw	B．dropped	C．carried	D．lifted
49．A．through	B．on	C．down	D．in
50．A．boss	B．worker	C．engine-driver	D．immigrant
51．A．railroad	B．companies	C．life	D．success
52．A．word	B．thing	C．minute	D．lesson
53．A．save	B．change	C．colour	D．lose
54．A．importance	B．method	C．result	D．influence
55．A．choice	B．decision	C．difference	D．conclusion