2. It was the first time in his life that he            such hardship. No wonder he didn't know what to do. (go)

這是他這輩子第一次經(jīng)歷這樣的苦難，難怪他不知道怎么做了。

1               , I'd like to send some medicine and supplies for the old. (concern)

就我而言，我想送一些藥品和供給品給那些老人。

(   ) 10. In some countries, dependence on the car has become so strong that many people will drive even if their        is only half a mile away.

A. goal    B. range    C. routine    D. destination

(   ) 9. After        the countryside，Yuan Longping began to devote himself to the research

into the rice harvest for the local farmers.

A. settling up    B. settling down    C. settling on    D. settling in

(   ) 8. When Harry won the first prize in the competition, his mother encouraged him to       

A. make it up    B. keep it up    C. take it out    D. keep it out

(   ) 7.        success is not always an open sesame to a well-paid job.

A. Advanced    B. Absolute    C. Academic    D. Accurate

(   ) 6. ―Sorry,I was caught in the rush hour for fifty minutes.

―There needs no        . The meeting has been put off.

A. excuse    B.promise    C. complaint    D. apology

(   ) 5, The story that follows        two famous characters of the Rocky Mountain gold rush days.

A. concerns    B. states    C. claims    D. adjusts

(   ) 4.1 saw Jimmy play the piano at John，s party and on that        he was simply brilliant.

A. scene    B. circumstance    C. occasion    D. situation

(   ) 3. Although there are still        natural resources in some areas, we should protect

them from now on.

A. apparent    B. abstract    C. abundant    D. abnormal