Cable TV began in 1948 in the USA, but it took 50 years________ 66 percent of American households had it．

A．before         B．after          C．unless         D．since

--- Did you often e-mail your family during the first year at university?

--- No．I was so busy meeting new people that I didn’t write to my family as I _____．

A．ought to                                               B．should do

C．should have written                                    D．should have

Recently ,the European Union（EU） has decided to provide ＄30 billion of emergency fund to help ________ the financial crisis that is happening in Greece．

A．release        B．represent          C．relieve        D．recommend

Mr. Fox fell ill, thus __________ it necessary for us to find another person for his job．

A．having made           B．made           C．making          D．to make

Further space exploration has been _______ with the rapid development of China’s science and technology．

A．made it possible          B．made possible         C．made it possibly     D．made possibly

It is only when we cannot see clearly _____ we come to see ______ important our eyes are．

A．that; what                                   B．which; what

C．that; how                                     D．which; how

____________, I wouldn’t have finished my homework．

A．If you didn’t help me                                B．Had you not helped me

C．If you haven’t helped me                           D．Haven’t you helped me

--- Learning a language isn’t easy．It takes time．

--- I agree．______ ．There’s no short cut．

A．All roads lead to Rome                            B．Practice makes perfect

C．Rome wasn’t built in a day                            D．Slow but sure wins the race

--- I’m thinking of the test tomorrow．I’m afraid I can’t pass this time．

--- _______! I’m sure you’ll make it．

A．Go ahead         B．Good luck          C．No problem               D．Cheer up

Fifteen years spent in the field of education has provided me with many treasured moments．One of the most unforgettable _1_ when I was teaching _2_ grade 10 years ago．

In May I decided to plan something _3_ for the children; a Mother’s Day tea．We had put our heads together to _4_ ideas of how to _5_ our mothers．We practiced singing songs, memorized poems and wrote cards．We decided to hold our tea the Friday before Mother’s Day．I was surprised but very _6_ to learn that every mother was planning to attend．I _7_ invited my own mother．

Finally, the big day arrived．Each child _8_ up at our classroom door, expecting the arrival of his or her mom．_9_ it got closer to starting time, I looked around and my eyes quickly found Jimmy．His mother hadn’t shown up and he was looking _10_．

I took my mother by the hand and walked over to Jimmy．“Jimmy,” I said, “I have a bit of problem here and I was _11_ if you could keep my mother _12_ while I’m busy．”

My mom and Jimmy sat at a table．Jimmy _13_ my mom her treats, presented her with the gift I had made, just as we had _14_ the day before．Whenever I looked over, my mother and Jimmy were in deep _15_．

Now 10 years later, I work with students of all ages, educating them about the environment．Last year, I took a senior class on a field trip, and there was Jimmy．I had the students complete an outline of the day’s _16_ and an evaluation of our trip．Then I collected the students’ booklets and checked them to see if _17_ was completed．When I came _18_ Jimmy’s page, he had written “Remember our Mother’s Day tea we had in second grade, Mrs. Marra? I do! Thanks for all you did for me, and thank your mother, too．”

I told him I really enjoyed what he had written．He looked rather embarrassed and __19_ his own thanks and walked away．Suddenly he ran back and gave me a big hug．

I ended my workday with a hug from a teenage boy who had _20_ stopped hugging teachers years ago．

1．A．lasted                    B．happened             C．experienced         D．described

2．A．third                     B．first                    C．second                D．fourth

3．A．special                  B．simple                 C．difficult               D．challenging

4．A．pay attention to      B．look forward to    C．get on with          D．come up with

5．A．love                      B．please                  C．respect                D．admire

6．A．astonished             B．worried               C．delighted             D．interested

7．A．even                     B．ever                    C．still                     D．once

8．A．followed               B．held                    C．kept                    D．lined

9．A．As                        B．Although             C．While                  D．Because

10．A．puzzled               B．curious                C．strange                D．upset

11．A．considering          B．wondering           C．asking                 D．doubting

12．A．connection          B．care                    C．company             D．concern

13．A．served                 B．supplied               C．appealed              D．applied

14．A．taught                 B．studied                C．practiced             D．told

15．A．mind                   B．thought               C．agreement           D．conversation

16．A．feeling                 B．behavior              C．event                  D．action

17．A．something           B．everything           C．anything              D．nothing

18．A．by                      B．to                       C．across                 D．over

19．A．announced           B．delivered              C．stated                  D．whispered

20．A．probably              B．exactly                C．rarely                  D．eagerly