I like reading books about ________ story of Sang Lan who has ________ positive attitude towards life.

A. the；the B. a；a

C. a；/ D. the；a

—What is going on over there?

—They are arguing ________ each other ________ private affairs.

A. about；with B. with；about

C. with；with D. about；about

The old couple have been married for 40 years and never once ________.

A. they had quarreled B. they have quarreled

C. have they quarreled D. had they quarreled

I made ________ acquaintance of his sister at the party and then I fell in ________ love with her.

A. an；a B. the；a

C. the；/ D. an；a

I don't believe you can do today's job with yesterday's methods and be in tomorrow's business，________？

A. do I B. don't I

C. can you D. can't you

I believe we could face delays if we travel by bus，________ traffic jams.

A. thanks to B. despite

C. regardless of D. in spite of

Looking you straight in the eye does not mean the person is telling the truth. Experienced liars often do this in a(n) ________ way，playing on people believing the myth.

A. automatic B. compulsory

C. sensitive D. deliberate

Whether in a professional or social setting it's always ________ if you fail to introduce two people when you're their only shared acquaintance.

A. superior B. awkward

C. mysterious D. current

—Guess what！I have got A for my term paper.

—Great！You ________ read widely and put a lot of work into it.

A. must B. should

C. must have D. should have

She was only about five feet tall and probably never weighed more than 110 pounds. However, Miss Bessie was a(n) ______ presence in the classroom. From 1938 to 1942, when I attended Saint Bernard's High School, she taught me a lot ______ I realized.

There was never a(n) ______ problem in Miss Bessie's classes. We didn't dare to trouble a woman who knew about the Battle of Hastings and could also play the piano and ______ Shakespeare and Milton.

Miss Bessie knew that my family couldn't afford to buy a newspaper. She knew we didn't ______ own a radio. Still, she ______ me to look out for my ______ and find some ways to ______ what's going on in the world. ______ I became a delivery boy who delivered newspapers. I ______ made a dollar a week, but I got to read a newspaper every day.

Miss Bessie noticed things that had nothing to do with schoolwork but were vital to a youngster's ______. Once a few classmates made fun of my ______ overcoat. As I was leaving school, Miss Bessie ______ me on the back of that old overcoat and said, “Carl, never worry about what you don't have. Just make the most of what you do have—a(n) ______.”

Among the things that I didn't have was ______ in the little wooden house. But because of her ______, I spent many hours beside a kerosene lamp(煤油燈) reading Shakespeare's works. Miss Bessie introduced me ______ a wonderful world of poems and stories. She led me to ______that I could write poems as well as Shakespeare.

So I read ______ Miss Bessie told me to, and tried to remember the things she insisted that I store. Years later, her encouragement finally led to that lovely day when Miss Bessie dropped me a note ______“I'm so proud to read your article in The Times.”

1.A. amusing B. towering C. interesting D. exciting

2.A. more than B. less than C. better than D. worse than

3.A. academy B. homework C. race D. discipline

4.A. make use of B. make fun of C. make sense of D. make light of

5.A. even B. still C. ever D. yet

6.A. allowed B. forced C. turned D. encouraged

7.A. happiness B. future C. family D. mistake

8.A. catch up with B. come up with C. keep up with D. put up with

9.A. So B. And C. Because D. As

10.A. always B. merely C. sometimes D. almost

11.A. appearance B. health C. development D. performance

12.A. colourful B. modern C. informal D. used

13.A. patted B. hit C. struck D. pulled

14.A. house B. overcoat C. radio D. brain

15.A. money B. electricity C. water D. gas

16.A. inspiration B. anger C. curiosity D. sponsorship

17.A. to B. in C. of D. about

18.A. imagine B. believe C. dream D. insist

19.A. whenever B. wherever C. whichever D. whatever

20.A. writing B. printing C. saying D. speaking