Until I was twenty-three I never ________ attending night school three nights a week.

A. doubted     B. failed  C. missed      D. requested

I know nothing about the accident except _____ I read in the paper.

A. that    B. for  C. what     D. 不填

I tried to phone her, but even as I _____ she was leaving the building.

A. phoned      B. would phone C. had phoned     D. was phoning

It’s hard to rescue drowning people because they _____ so much.

A. sink    B. swim     C. jump   D. struggle

I didn’t see her in the meeting room this morning. She ______ have spoken at the meeting.

A. mustn’t      B. shouldn’t    C. needn’t   D. couldn’t

. John has put on so much weight recently that his mother has to ______ all his trousers to his measure.

A. let out B. give away    C. bring in D. make up

. —Are you going to the cinema this evening?

—No, the ticket is ________ for us.

A. terribly expensive     B. far too expensive

C. so much expensive    D. highly expensive

—Leaving for Beijing?

— ________.

A. Soon B. Lately  C. The other day  D. Sooner

——The research on the new bird flu virus vaccine is challenging and demanding. Who do you think can do the job?

        ——____ my students have a try?

A、Shall    B、Must C、Will D、May

　A man named Smith was sitting on his roof during a flood, and the water was up to his feet. Before long a fellow in a canoe passed and shouted, "Can I give you a lift to higher ground?"

　　"No, thanks," said Smith. "I have faith in God and he will save me."

　　Soon the water rose to Smith's waist. At this point a motor boat pulled up and someone called out, "Can I give you a lift to higher ground?"

　　"No, thanks, I have faith in God and he will save me."

　　Later a helicopter flew by, and Smith was now standing on the roof with water up to his neck. "Grab the rope, "shouted the pilot. "I'll pull you up."

　　"No, thanks," said Smith. "I have faith in God and he will save me. "But after hours of struggling with water, poor exhausted Smith drowned and went to his reward. As he arrived at the Pearly Gates, Smith met God and complained about this. "Tell me, God, "he said, "I had such faith in you to save me and you let me drown. What happened?"

　　To which God replied, "What do you want from me? I sent you two boats and a helicopter."

　When the pilot asked Smith to grab the rope, ______.

　　　　A. Smith pulled the pilot up　　　　　 B. Smith did so

　　　　C. Smith didn't do so　　　　　　　　 D. Smith didn't hear him

At last, poor exhausted Smith drowned and ______.

　　　　A. went to his reward　　　　　　　　B. passed away

　　　　C. went to heaven　　　　　　　　　 D. all of the above

　What do we know about Smith? ______.

　　　　A. He was a lazy man

　　　　B. He was a lucky man who believed in God

　　　　C. He was a poor man

What do you think of this passage? This passage is very ______.

　　　　A. moving　　　　B. humorous　　　C. depressing　　　D. surprising

　　　　　D. He was a silly man who believed in God