It is quite common for a working man to make ______ for his old age by putting aside enough money to live on.

    A.adjustment       B. supply          C.assurance      D. provision

America will never again have as a nation the spirit of adventure as it ______ before the West was settled.

    A.has          B. did       C.was           D. would

 —I just wonder        that made Mark Twain so famous a writer.

—Of course his early experiences.

A. it was what               B. what he did                     C. how he did               D. what it was

Kate said “Hello” to Mr Patel as she entered. She picked up a wire basket and walked towards the back of the store 1_____ the rice was kept. The room was quite large and divided by three long aisles(過道), with rows of shelves full of 2??_____. Besides her and Patel there were only two boys in the store. They were both wearing 3_____ overcoats. They looked rather 4_____ because the overcoats were too big for them. “5_____”, she heard one of them whisper to 6_____. She walked on to the next aisle and found the 7_____ she was looking for. Then she heard something else. It 8_____ like a box dropping on the floor. She looked through the small open space 9_____ goods on the shelf and saw one of the boys picking up a box. But 10_____ putting it in the basket, he dropped 11_____into the inside pocket of his overcoat. Kate looked back and 12_____ see Mr Patel at the door checking through a list. Then she looked through the 13______ in the shelf again. The boys still had their backs to her. They were putting something 14_____into their inside pockets and then one of them said, “Let’s get out of here.” They moved away from her.

When she got to the door the two boys were 15_____ her. She watched them 16_____ for the few lings in their 17_____. They had both 18_____ their overcoats. Mr Patel did not seem to know what they had done. He even 19_____ at them as they were about to 20_____. Now Kate decided to stop them.

1.A.which           B. that          C. there           D. where

2.A.books           B. baskets        C. goods          D. magazines

3.A.dirty            B. long          C. grey           D. tight

4.A.strange          B. young        C. nervous         D. excited

5.A.Look up         B. Listen to me   C. Watch out       D. Put it down

6.A.him             B. her          C. the boy         D. the other

7.A.book            B. rice          C. bag            D. magazine

8.A.looked           B. heard        C. showed         D. sounded

9.A.between         B. of            C. around         D. at

10.A.instead of       B. before        C. without         D. as if

11.A.something       B. it            C. one            D. that

12.A.would          B. should        C. might          D. could

13.A.spot            B. space         C. goods         D. books

14.A.important       B. new          C. else            D. extra

15.A.looking at       B. talking to     C. in front of        D. behind

16.A.paying          B. looking       C. asking          D. reaching

17.A.hands           B. pockets       C. box            D. basket

18.A.thrown out       B. put on        C. buttoned        D. hidden

19.A.shouted         B. smiled        C. looked          D. laughed

20.A.leave           B. pay           C. speak           D. apologize

—Have you known Dr. Jackson for a long time?

—Yes, since she________ the Chinese Society.

A. has joined          B. joins                         C. had joined                 D. joined

He hesitated for a moment before kicking the ball, otherwise he ______ a goal.

A. had scored      B. scored          C. would score         D. would have scored

My aunt _____ here by now, for she took the early bus.

A. must arrive    B. can arrive      C. may arrive     D. ought to have arrived

Oh, I’m not feeling well in the stomach. I ______ so much fried chicken just now.

A. shouldn’t eat     B. mustn’t have eaten     C. shouldn’t have eaten    D. mustn’t eat

—Could you tell me the way to __________ Johnsons, please?

—Sorry, we don’t have __________ Johnson here in the village.

A. the; the     B. the; a     C. 不填; the     D. the; 不填

Giving small children some money as a gift during the Spring Festival is a common ______ in China, which may seem strange to foreigners?

A. sense         B. practice      C. ground          D. habit