--How is your cousin, Kate?

--She broke her leg and ______ medical treatment since.

A. is receiving B. has received

C. received D. has been receiving

Listen! Do you hear someone _____ for help?

A. calling B. call C. to call D. called

Judging from his______ expression, this problem must be quite ______.

A. puzzling; puzzling B. puzzled; puzzled

C. puzzling; puzzled D. puzzled; puzzling

--Who______ it be that is knocking at the door?

--It ______ be Father, but I’m not sure.

A. can; may B. can; must

C. must; can D. may; must

--What did you get ______ your mother ______ Mother’s Day?

-- A beautiful card ______ “Thank you, Mum”.

A. for, in, onB. for, on, with

C. to, for, inD. to, at, of

_______ matters most in learning English is enough practice.

A. What B. Why C. Where D. Which

Mr. Li gave all the textbooks to all the pupils, except _______ who had already taken them.

A. these B. the ones

C. ones D. the others

-- How about seeing a film this evening?

-- ________ I haven’t seen any for half a year.

A.No chance. B. That’s right.

C. Why not? D. My pleasure.

Yesterday was my stepmother’s birthday. I haven’t been home for a long time, so I wanted to stop by the house to her on this special day. I have been in terms of money so I was afraid that I couldn’t afford the long . Gas is so expensive nowadays! , I filled my tank with gas and set off.

I at a shopping mall and found a present. It was the gift and I knew she would love it. when I got to the cashier, my card was ! I didn’t have enough money to the gift!

So I thought about the for a few minutes. I could put it back and get something , but I knew there was else in the store she would have liked as much. So, I transferred some money from my savings account and was able to buy the gift. It took a part of my savings but I wanted her to have something special.

It turned out that she loved the gift and I that even though I had spent almost all my money, my stepmother the best. I was glad I gave her the best that I could.

Before I my parents’ house, my dad took me to one side and, with our secret handshake, he gave me some money. I had not anything to him about my financial , but I guessed my dad just knew. When I got to the car, I saw the he gave me was three times what I had spent on the gas and the gift! It shows that doing the right thing always comes with great .

1.A. invite B. drive C. help D. see

2.A. struggling B. dreaming C. escaping D. improving

3.A. meeting B. journey C. jump D. holiday

4.A. Anyway B. Therefore C. Moreover D. Besides

5.A. shouted B. left C. stopped D. smoked

6.A. ordinary B. handmade C. free D. perfect

7.A. So B. But C. Though D. Since

8.A. opened B. gone C. checked D. refused

9.A. hand out B. hang on C. make up D. pay for

10.A. problem B. dream C. tour D. reason

11.A. smaller B. cheaper C. better D. greater

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

13.A. large B. whole C. tiny D. half

14.A. decided B. felt C. advised D. predicted

15.A. offered B. accepted C. deserved D. sent

16.A. visited B. left C. entered D. called

17.A. presented B. promised C. written D. mentioned

18.A. future B. memory C. condition D. means

19.A. help B. amount C. benefit D. knowledge

20.A. addiction B. rewards C. harm D. risks

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