There are as many as five student clubs in our school．You can join _____ interests you most．

A．whatever B．whichever

C．whenever D．wherever

— I’ve never seen you so rude!

— I _____ something I shouldn’t have, but I didn’t mean that．

A．have said B．had said

C．did say D．was saying

Some hard working students always keep a torch in their dormitories _____ there is a power failure．

A．if B．unless

C．so that D．in case

The class teacher was anxious to hear one of his top students _____ because of family move．

A．will leave B．is leaving

C．was leaving D．has left

I have found that spreading kindness is not always about 1. you do for someone, but it can also be what you say．One day I was standing in line at the gas station．Ahead of me were 2.other people．3. of them had a smile on their face and they all seemed to be in a hurry ．After the cold ,snowy winter, we were having a warm, sunny day．I wanted to cheer them up, so I spoke up and said, “I don’ t know 4. one of you ordered this fantastic day for us, but l want to say I really appreciate5. and thank you ．”After that, the five of us smiled 6. we started talking to each other．What I had said made 7. big difference to everyone’s day．You can see that it is much easier to spread kindness8. words．

Chinese parents are very generous when it comes to educating their children．Not caring about the money, parents often send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the US or Australia．They also want their children to take extra course activities where they will either learn a musical instrument or ballet, or other classes that will give them a head start in life．The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is．So parents will spend unreasonable amount of money on education．Even poor couples will buy computers for their sons or daughters．

However, what most parents fail to see is that the best education they can give to their children is usually very cheap．

Parents can see that their children’s skills vary, skilled in some areas while poor in others．What most parents fail to realize though, is that today’s children lack self respect and self confidence．

The reasons are that parents are only educating their children on how to take multiple choice tests and how to study well, but parents are not teaching them the most important skills: they need to be confident, happy and clever．

Parents can achieve this by teaching practical skills like cooking, sewing and doing other housework．

Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life．Cooking demands patience and time．It is an enjoyable but difficult experience．A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and gradually finish his job successfully．His result, a well cooked dinner, will give him much satisfaction and a lot of confidence．These activities are not only teaching a child to work, but rather to think, and to use his mind．And that is more important．

The scientist does not study nature ________ it is useful to do so. He studies it because he takes pleasure in it.

A．until B．though

C．because D．Unless

They eat only plant foods, and take care to ________ animal products from other areas of their lives．

A．contain B．maintain

C．exclude D．Include

A great deal of hotel business comes from people travelling not just for holidays but by people travelling ________ their business activities．

A．in harmony with B．in conflict with

C．by order of D．by virtue of

Everyone enjoys a fitting reply; it is wonderful to say the right thing at the right time！

When I was a senior in high school，I________knew I wanted to pursue writing as a career．

Writing had basically________me when I was only 7 years old，________since that time，I’d been bombarded by guidance counselors and career planners who all________me to have “a back up plan” in case writing didn’t work out．

I’d never even________a different career path，so I was very____6____and worried．After much thought，I decided________would be my “back up plan,”and I signed up for a class through my high school．

This________that every morning，I would serve as a teacher’s helper for my favorite 6th grade teacher，Mr．Ralston．Morning after morning，I showed up in Mr．Ralston’s classroom and_______papers for him．

Sometimes，I even________a lesson or two．It was fun，and the students seemed to like me，so I was surprised when it came time for my________．Mr．Ralston looked me right in the eyes and asked，“Do you really want to teach？”

“Had I really been that_______？” I thought．

“Don’t misunderstand．You’ll do fine in teaching,”he continued．“But，is your______really in it？”

“Not really,” I______．“I want to write．I want to write news stories and fiction and poetry and so much more…but I’ve been told it’s tough to make it as a writer________I thought maybe I would teach and then use my summers______to pursue writing．”

As I shared with Mr．Ralston my hopes，dreams and carefully plotted out back up plan，he smiled and said，“Why are you preparing to______with this back up plan？If you want to be a writer，go for it！Pursue writing！”

Mr．Ralston’s________to follow my dreams was the little nudge I needed to help me push past my________of not making it as a writer and simply “Go for it！”

That’s what an encouraging word will do when spoken in love in________season．So，let’s try and be like Mr．Ralston and speak that word of encouragement at just the right time and make a difference in someone’s life today．

1.A．even B．never C．already D．also

2.A．reminded B．entertained C．accompanied D．chosen

3.A．or B．and C．for D．but

4.A．urged B．forced C．taught D．persuaded

5.A．created B．taken C．considered D．examined

6.A．embarrassed B．confused C．annoyed D．frightened

7.A．writing B．teaching C．studying D．compiling

8.A．meant B．indicated C．suggested D．revealed

9.A．read B．set C．graded D．composed

10.A．reviewed B．skipped C．took D．presented

11.A．application B．evaluation C．instruction D．qualification

12.A．transparent B．shallow C．superior D．ambitious

13.A．eye B．mind C．heart D．focus

14.A．interrupted B．joked C．admitted D．apologized

15.A．unless B．if C．because D．so

16.A．up B．apart C．along D．off

17.A．fail B．follow C．depart D．compete

18.A．encouragement B．determination C．tendency D．attempt

19.A．dreams B．fears C．regrets D．mistakes

20.A．peak B．low C．due D．New