He glanced over at her, _______that though she was tiny, she seemed very well put together.

A．noting            B．noted           C．to note                   D．having noted

—I’d like to reserve a table for six.

—Sorry, sir, but there’re no tables___________ at the moment.

A．comfortable              B．suitable               C．usable         D．a(chǎn)vailable

If the present unemployment ______continue, the society would face a more difficult situation.

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

—Hurry up! Alice and Sue are waiting for you at the school gate.

—Oh! I thought they _______ without me.

A．went             B．a(chǎn)re going         C．have gone           D．had gone

—I heard that many westerners prefer vegetables to meat.

—It is true. Americans eat ________ vegetables each person today as they did 20 years ago.

A．more than twice                                      B．a(chǎn)s twice as many

C．twice as many                                         D．that twice as many

Mrs. Green took up the story at the point _______the thief had just made off with the jewels.

A．where           B．which          C．a(chǎn)s        D．when

_________ I feel pity on hurricane victims in Southeast Asia, I can’t really do very much to help them but contribute my pocket money.

A．As long as             B．When                 C．While             D．Even

—I don’t know what I _________ without the suitcase you lent me.

—Glad to have been of some help to you.

A．would have done       B．would do        C．should have done        D．should do

—Shall we go to the art exhibition right away?

—__________.

A．It’s your opinion.                               B．I don’t mind．

C．It’s all up to you.                                      D．That’s your decision.

The Hand

Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun assignment to draw a picture of ___1___ for which they were thankful.

Most of the class might be __2___ economically disadvantaged, but still many would __3__ the holidays with turkeys and other traditional goodies of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the __4__ of most of her students’ art. And they were.

  But Douglas made a（n） _5___ kind of picture. Douglas was a different kind of boy. He was the teacher’s true child of misery, __6___ and unhappy. As other children played at recess, Douglas was likely to stand close by her side. One could only guess the pain Douglas felt ___7___those sad eyes.

  Yes, his picture was different. When___8___ to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a____9__. Nothing else. Just a empty hand.

  His abstract image captured the _10_____ of his classmates, Whose hand could it be ? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers__11___ turkeys. Another suggested a police officer, because the police protect and _12___ people. And so the discussion went ------ until the teacher ___13__  forgot the young artist himself.

  __14_ the children had gone on to other assignments, she ___15__ at Douglas’ desk, bent down, and asked him whose hand it was. The little boy looked away and murmured, “It’s yours, teacher.”

  She recalled the __16___ she had taken his hand and walked with him here and there, as she had the other students. How _17_____ had she said, “Take your hand, Douglas, we’ll go outside.” Or, “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” Or, “Let’s do this together.” Douglas was most ___18__ for his teacher’s hand.

  Brushing aside a tear, she went on with her work.

  In fact, people __19___ not always say “thanks”. But they will remember the hand that ____20___ .

1．A．a(chǎn)nything               B．something           C．nothing                  D．everything

2．A．suggested           B．a(chǎn)ffected            C．encouraged            D．considered

3．A．celebrate            B．share               C．like                        D．a(chǎn)void

4．A．purposes            B．subjects            C．motivations             D．examples

5．A．good               B．encouraging            C．different                 D．exciting

6．A．merry                B．naughty            C．weak             D．lively

7．A．behind              B．beside                     C．before            D．a(chǎn)round

8．A．ordered             B．a(chǎn)sked              C．forced            D．persuaded

9．A．gift                  B．person             C．hand                    D．wonder

10．A．thought             B．description          C．respect                   D．imagination

11．A．raise                B．need               C．buy              D．sell

12．A．look at              B．care for            C．take away             D．drive off

13．A．a(chǎn)lways                     B．a(chǎn)lmost                    C．usually              D．therefore

14．A．Before               B．Now that          C．Since            D．When

15．A．stared               B．a(chǎn)imed                     C．paused                    D．glanced

16．A．chances                    B．forms             C．ways                     D．times

17．A．seldom              B．often                      C．soon                    D．much

18．A．thankful             B．calm              C．pleased                  D．comfortable

19．A．could                B．must              C．should                    D．might

20．A．move on             B．stick above              C．reaches out             D．help out