Everything comes with       price; there is no such    thing as free lunch in the world.

A．a(chǎn), a             B．the, /          C．the, a            D．a(chǎn), /

In China, the number of cities is increasing     development is recognized across the world.

A．where                B．which                 C．whose                D．that

The palace caught fires three times in the last century, and little of the original building

       now.

A．remains          B．is remained         C．is remaining        D．has been remained

The news shocked the public,      to great concern about students’ safety at school.

A．having led            B．led                C．leading              D．to lead

—Why do you want to work for our company?

—This is the job that I     for.

A．looked          B．a(chǎn)m to look         C．had looked        D．have been looking

Today, we will begin     we stopped yesterday so that no point will be left out.

A．when           B．where          C．how                  D．what

At the meeting place of the Yangtze River and Jialing River    , one of the largest cities in China.

A．lies Chongqing                                      B．Chongqing lies

C．does lie Chongqing                                    D．does l Chongqing lie

Many buildings in the city need repairing, but the one     first is the library.

A．repaired       B．being repaired      C．repairing      D．to be repaired

—Have you played baseball before? We need one more player.

—        I like ball games, so I believe it will be fun to learn baseball.

A．Sometimes           B．Not really              C．Never mind          D．That’s cool

Introduction to Letters to Sam

Dear Reader，

Please allow me to tell you something before you read this book. When my 1 , Sam, was born, my heart was filled with joy. I had been sitting in a wheelchair for 20 years before then, and I have been 32   ill many times. So I wondered if I would have the 3   to tell Sam what I had   4  .

For years I have been hosting a program on the  5 and writing articles for a magazine. Being 6   to move freely, I have learned to sit still and keep my heart 7  , exchanging thoughts with thousands of listeners and   8  . So when Sam was born, I  9 to tell him about school and friendship, romance and work, love and everything else. That’s how I started to write these 10     I hoped that Sam would   11 them sooner or later.

However, that expectation  12  when Sam showed signs of autism（自閉癥）at the age of two. He had actually stopped talking before the discovery of the signs. He  13   to communicate with others, even the family members. That was 14   for me but didn’t stop me writing on. I realized that I had even    15 now to tell him. I wanted him to  16  what it means to be “different ”from others, and learn how to fight against the misfortune he’ll  17  as I myself, his grandfather, did. I just 18  if I could write all that I wanted to say in the rest of my life.

Now,  19  the book has been published, I have been given the chance. Every chapter in the book is a letter to Sam: some about my life, and all about what it means to be a  20  .

Daniel Gottlieb

1．A．son                 B．nephew                C．brother                D．grandson

2．A．seriously         B．mentally              C．slightly                D．quietly

3．A．a(chǎn)bility             B．time                     C．courage               D．responsibility

4．A．written           B．suffered                    C．observed              D．lost

5．A．radio               B．television              C．stage                   D．bed

6．A．ready              B．unable                 C．a(chǎn)nxious                D．eager

7．A．warm             B．broken                C．closed                 D．open

8．A．hosts              B．visitors                C．readers               D．reporters

9．A．began              B．stopped               C．forgot                 D．decided

10．A．letters            B．emails                  C．books                 D．diaries

11．A．find               B．read                     C．collect                 D．keep

12．A．developed    B．disappeared           C．changed              D．a(chǎn)rrived

13．A．tried              B．refused               C．regretted               D．hoped

14．A．exciting         B．a(chǎn)cceptable             C．strange               D．heartbreaking

15．A．less               B．everything            C．more                    D．nothing

16．A．understand     B．explain                 C．believe                 D．question

17．A．fear              B．face                    C．know                  D．cause

18．A．felt               B．guessed               C．saw                    D．doubled

19．A．a(chǎn)s                 B．once                    C．though                     D．if

20．A．teacher        B．child                     C．man                    D．writer