We went right round to the west coast by __________ sea instead of driving across _________ continent．

       A．the … the B．/ … the     C．the … /     D．/ … /

Everything from greeting to eating can be an opportunity to do the wrong thing, and not only embarrass yourself, but _______ your host.

A. scare               B. upset                C. tease                 D. blame

It was in the rice fields ____ we had our league meeting.

 A. where                B. that           C. in which        D. on which

A gentleman put an advertisement in a newspaper for a boy to work in his office. Out of the nearly fifty men who come to apply, the man selected one and dismissed the others.

   “I should like to know,” said a friend, “the reason you preferred that boy, who brought not a single letter—not a recommendation (介紹信)，”

   “You are wrong” said the gentleman. He had a great man. He wiped his feet at the door and closed the door after him, indicating that he was careful. He gave his seat immediately to that old man, showing that he was kind and thoughtful. He took off his cap when he came in and answered my questions, showing that he was polite and gentlemanly.

   “ All the rest stepped over the book which I had purposely put on the floor.” He picked it up and placed it on the table; and he waited quietly for his turn instead of pushing and crowding.

    When I asked to him, I noticed his tidy clothing, his neatly brushed hair, and his clean fingernails. “ Can’t you see that these things are excellent recommendations? I consider them more significant than letters.”

A gentleman put an advertisement in a newspaper___________

   A. in order to hire an office boy         

B. so as to dismiss the others

   C. in order to select one among the fifty applicants 

D. so as to select one and dismiss the others

The underlined word “indicating” probably means ________.

   A. that is  B. and of course  C. so  D. suggesting

___________ was the very person the gentleman preferred.

   A. He who has a great many letters  

B. He who had no letters

   C. He who wiped his feet before entering the room

   D. he who was careful, kind , polite and thoughtful

The gentleman dismissed the other boys because_________.

A. they didn’t pick up the book lying on the floor

B. they pushed and crowded  

C. they were impolite     

D. all the above

According to the passage, we know that the gentleman hired the boy______.

   A. not by his letters but by his good manners  

B. by the relationship between them

   C. by the feelings                        

D. by his letters

Fear plays no part in this latest problem．“I’m not afraid I'll lose my children．I won't lose my children. We live together, and nothing, nothing,” she repeats, her voice rising when speaking to John's lawyer, “will stop me from being with my children. A law? Yeah, right. Don't disturb me when it comes to my children. You are never going to win. If John wants to see them, I cannot stop him. He's their father????—I want them to see him! However, his visit in his present condition will disturb the children's stable (穩(wěn)定的) life．”

John, who has spent much of his time in California, recently, has only hired a house for himself in Pennsylvania, according to his lawyer. "If he'd like to stick to a regular life, I'd be more than happy to do that，" Jane says. "The best thing for any child of a divorced (離婚的) parent is a stable life. I want nothing more than for him to set up a stable life for himself, so that he can be part of making our children's lives more stable. "

While matters of money and care won't be settled for weeks, Jane hardly puts her life on hold. Last week the ABC network announced that Jane would return with her own show, Twist of Jane, in which she gives advice to other moms．Jane and her eight children will also return to ABC in a series of Jane Plus 8 specials showing them on various adventures．It’s a rest for Jane, who insists that she needs her new，busy life to provide for her family．“I have to lead such a life, and I’m thankful that I’ve built it to the top where now I can support my children．”she says．

And whether a bellicose(好斗的)dance judge or a bellicose former wife, Jane plans to keep on facing attacks on her. “Some people try to knock me down—only to make me more fierce，more protective，more determined to do better，”she says．“Go ahead, take me on. This will just make me stronger．”

According to Jane in the first paragraph, the law               

A. can’t take her children away from her

B. can’t do anything with the case

C. will best settle the problem

D. will disturb her children

What does “to do that” refer to in the second paragraph?

A. To live with John．

B．To hire a house for John．

C．To allow John to see the children

D．To ask John to set up a regular life.

What does the underlined sentence in the third paragraph mean?

A．Jane’s life is very difficult．

B．Jane continues to live as usual．

C．Jane almost can’t control her lire

D．Jane works very hard to live a happy life．

Which word can best describe Jane?

A. Proud．

B．Fierce．

C．Determined．

D．Independent

Father ____ his number in the phone book to make sure that he had got it right.

A. looked after         B. looked up      C. looked back     D. looked down

When and where we shall build a larger home for the aged___ to be discussed by the government.

   A. remains   B. remain    C. is remained    D. are remaining

At Sam’s birthday party he had many guests, who were ________friends of his.

A. mostly      B. usually     C. specially           D. nearly

Ladies and gentleman, please fasten your seat belts! The plane ________.

       A. takes off      B. is taking off      C. has taken off        D. took off

Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans．With each passing day everyone became more anxious, waiting for the final school bell．Upon its    36   everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David

       David was a small boy in ragged clothes．I had often wondered what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so   37   for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves．But something made David   38 ．I can still remember he was always   39   a smile and willing to help．He always stayed after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor．We never talked much．He   40   just simply smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly head for home

       Weeks passed and the   41   over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of school before the holiday break．I smiled in   42   as the last of them hurried out of the door．Turning around I saw David quietly standing by my desk．

       "I have something for you．" he said and   43   from behind his back a small box．  44   it to me, he said anxiously, "Open it．" I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it．I lifted the lid and to my surprise saw nothing．I looked at David's smiling face and back into the box and said, "The box is nice, David, but it's   45  ．"

       "Oh no it isn't" said David．"It's full of love．My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn't see or touch unless you know it's there．"

       Tears filled my eyes   46  I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given attention to．After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning   47  the little empty box set on my desk．

A．warning          B．ringing        C．calling       D．yelling

A．modestly         B．naturally        C．inaccurately   D．inappropriately

A．popular          B．upset        C．special       D．funny

A．expressing          B．delivering    C．wearing      D．sharing

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

A．a(chǎn)rgument         B．excitement     C．movement    D．judgment

A．relief              B．return         C．vain            D．control

A．searched        B．found         C．raised           D．pulled

A．Holding           B．Handing      C．Sending        D．Leaving

A．cheap             B．empty        C．useless          D．improper

A．a(chǎn)s               B．until          C．because         D．though

A．from             B．behind       C．over                D．towards