Helen had to shout ________ above the sound of the music.

A. making herself hear                           B. to make herself hear

C. making herself heard                         D. to make herself heard

 — What do you think of your friend Andrew?

— If he continues to steal, he’ll________in prison.

A. give up                    B. end up                 C. break up                  D. send up

 Li Ping has decided to go abroad for further education with the ________ of improving his English and finding a better job when he returns.

A. intention                B. relation              C. devotion                   D. attitude

 The box is so heavy that he can’t lift it.       , he is only a little child.

A. At all                       B. In all             C. First of all             D. After all

        I accept that he is not perfect, I do actually like the person.

   A. While                B. Since            C. Before                D. Unless

 Up to now, large quantities of food         to Africa to save the starving people.

A. has been sent        B. have been sent          C. are sent   D. is sent              

Getting plenty of exercise is very important. I enjoy swimming very much. Last summer I went to the (1)_______ every day. I plan to go there this summer too, but I may not be able to. I have a new(2)_______, sometimes I have to work until (3)_______ at night. Although I now work more hours than I used to, yet I do receive a larger salary. I didn’t receive much pay on my (4)_______ job. I like my new job, but had I know that it would take up so much of my free time, I would not have taken. I prefer (5)_______ to making more money.

I have heard that riding a bike is good exercise. Maybe I will be able to (6)_______ enough money to buy a bike. My neighbor, Ms Wilson, has a bicycle that I could (7)_______, but I would rather own my own bike. If I used hers, I would worry about destroying it. Since I make more money now, I think that I can afford to buy my own. Getting a bike is really a good idea, because while I’m riding to and from, I will be getting (8)_______ at the same time. It is easier to get to the seaside on a bike, too. I might be able to go swimming every day after all. This new job is great! I’m very (9)_______. This will be a summer full of (10)_______.

1. A. playground                B. shore              C. seaside                   D. sea

2. A. office                        B. job           C. love                      D. interest  

3. A. far                            B. deep               C. late                  D. lately 

4. A. favorite                     B. new                C. past                      D. old

5. A. swimming                 B. riding              C. playing            D. working

6. A. save                   B. keep               C. take                       D. cost

7. A. ride                   B. renew             C. lend                       D. borrow

8. A. enjoyment           B. rest                 C. exercise                 D. money

9. A. moved                       B. excited     C. interested               D. disappointed

10. A. exercise            B. pleasure          C. interest           D. imagination

Friendship is unconditional and uncritical, based only on mutual respect and the ability to enjoy each other's company. These authority figures never saw the way one of us could do something outrageous, and the rest of us would joke about it for days. We could have fun doing absolutely nothing at all—because the (1)_______ we provided each other with was enough. Rather than discussing operas, Lewinsky, or the weather, we enjoyed just (2)_______ each other without any one of us trying to outsmart the others. Still, I realize that these adults had a(3)_______ to be concerned about the direction my friends were(4)_______; I also was concerned for them, but I wasn't about to (5)_______ them.

Many times I would advise my friends that some activity may be (6)_______ or to think things through before doing something, but I would never claim to hold the moral high ground and to condescend to them. When Marvin would begin rolling joints, when Alisa would tell me she skipped school because of a hangover, or when Merriam would tell me that her new boyfriend was in a street gang, I expressed my discomfort with their (7)_______. However, I never (8)_______ them with the threat of taking my friendship away. Contrary to the commercials on television, you can have (9)______ who use drugs. In fact, probably everyone does without (10)______ it.

1. A. gift        B. present          C. company        D. friendship

2. A. hanging around                            B. learning from  

  C. communicating with           D. joining in

3. A. prejudice B. point              C. suggestion                D. situation

4. A. giving            B. coming        C. heading        D. facing

5. A. ignore          B. upset             C. blame                D. leave

6. A. crazy     B. dangerous             C. boring             D. important

7. A. action            B. lessons                C. words             D. thoughts

8. A. force          B. threaten               C. persuade         D. cheat

9. A. friends         B. girlfriends    C. classmates              D. brothers

10. A. hearing         B. recognizing     C. realizing          D. knowing

 A boy is about to go on his first date, and is nervous about what to talk about. He asks his father for advice. The father (1)_______, "My son, there are three subjects that always (2)_______. These are food, family, and philosophy."

    The boy picks up his date and they go to a soda fountain. (3)_______ ice cream sodas in front of them, they (4)_______ at each other for a long time, as the boy's nervousness builds. He remembers his father's advice, and chooses the first (5)_______. He asks the girl: "Do you like spinach?" She says "No," and the silence returns.

    After a few (6)_______ uncomfortable minutes, the boy thinks of his father's suggestion and (7)_______ the second item on the list. He asks, "Do you have a brother?" Again, the girl says "No" and there is (8)_______ once again.

    The boy then (9)_______ his last card. He thinks of his father's (10)_______ and asks the girl the following question: "If you had a brother, would he like spinach?"

1. A. asks        B. replies        C. tells                D. talks

2. A. do           B. help        C. work              D. affect

3. A. For      B. Besides       C. Without         D. With

4. A. stare        B. glare            C. smile            D. laugh

5. A. advice      B. question      C. word     D. topic

6. A. more              B. another               C. other     D. most

7. A. turns on         B. turns to               C. turns away   D. turns over

8. A. smile           B. nervousness         C. silence     D. anxiety

9. A. uses       B. takes              C. asks                D. plays

10. A. lesson   B. advice                C. promise    D. order

There once was a blind man who decided to visit Texas. When he arrived on the plane, he (1)_______ the seats and said, "Wow, these seats are big!" The person next to him answered, "(2)_______ is big in Texas."

When he finally arrived in Texas, he decided to visit a bar. Upon arriving in the bar, he (3)_______ a beer and got a mug (4)_______ between his hands. He exclaimed, "Wow these mugs are big!" The bartender replied, "Everything is big in Texas."

After a (5)_______of beers, the blind man asked the bartender where the (6)_______ was located. The bartender replied, "Second door to the right."

The blind man (7)_______ for the bathroom, but accidentally tripped over and skipped the second door. (8)_______, he entered the third door, which (9)_______ to the swimming pool and fell into the pool by accident. (10)_______ to death, the blind man started shouting, "Don't flush, don't flush!"

1. A. saw               B. felt                  C. took                  D. touched

2. A. Everything            B. Nothing           C. Something    D. All

3. A. took                     B. bought             C. drank               D. ordered

4. A. placed                  B. lain                  C. stood                D. spread

5. A. few               B. amount            C. couple               D. pair

6. A. bathroom                                          B. living room     

  C. waiting room                            D. kitchen

7. A. looked                  B. headed             C. went                D. searched

8. A. As a result             B. In fact             C. Instead             D. So

9. A. turns                    B. opens              C. gets                  D. leads

10. A. Starved        B. Scared             C. Moved              D. Frozen