9．The little restaurant known to all locally is busy on Sundays，so I'll phone up today and____a table．（　　）

A．

preserve

B．

reserve

C．

deserve

D．

observe

8．The Prime Minister    that he would visit China next month．（　　）

A．

concerned

B．

contacted

C．

confirmed

D．

considered

7．In the near future，more    in the space technology will be made by scientists．（　　）

A．

adventures

B．

advantages

C．

advances

D．

appointments

6．---Could you do me a favor to return these books to the library when you go there？
---    ．（　　）

A．

Up to you

B．

Good for you

C．

At your service

D．

My pleasure

5．Two excited kids begged their father for his permission to see a film．Having read some（41）D about the movie on the Internet，he firmly（42）B their request with the reason that movie presents immorality （不道德） as being（43）B．"But dad，those scenes are merely a few minutes of the（44）D film，in which good（45）D evil eventually．In addition，there are other（46）Athemes like courage and determination making up for its （47）C!"
But the father didn't（48）B，and the two teenagers were cast down．Then they heard the sounds of their father preparing something in the （49）D．One of the teenagers said，"Dad must be feeling （50）D，and now he's trying to （51）B us with some tasty food．"Soon their father appeared with a plate of warm cakes and said，"Before you eat，I want to tell you something：I love you both so much．"The teenagers smiled and （52）C with each other knowing glances．Dad was softening．Looking at the mouth-watering cake，the two boys were getting （53）A about the father's long speech．"But I want to be （54）A with you．I added one ingredient （配料） that is not（55）C found in cakes．"
"To make it more delicious？Oh，come on，Dad!Please just tell us what it is．"
"OK，if you （56）D．That （57）B ingredient is dog waste．"
Both teens （58）D stopped chewing the cake，spit it out and dropped the（59）Acake back on the plate．
"DAD!Why did you do that？"
"That is the same reason why I won't allow you to watch that movie．You won't （60）Ca little dog waste in your cake，so why should you put up with a little immorality in your movies？"

41．A．parts	B．chapters	C．adaptations	D．reviews
42．A．repeated	B．rejected	C．made	D．agreed to
43．A．unbelievable	B．acceptable	C．personal	D．favorable
44．A．popular	B．original	C．exciting	D．total
45．A．threatens	B．attacks	C．affects	D．defeats
46．A．inspiring	B．general	C．interesting	D．powerful
47．A．education	B．meaning	C．disadvantage	D．success
48．A．give out	B．give in	C．give away	D．give off
49．A．house	B．bedroom	C．garden	D．Kitchen
50．A．sad	B．upset	C．regretful	D．guilty
51．A．persuade	B．comfort	C．join	D．supply
52．A．screamed	B．provided	C．exchanged	D．talked
53．A．impatient	B．unhappy	C．sorry	D．cruel
54．A．honest	B．satisfied	C．strict	D．patient
55．A．surprisingly	B．easily	C．usually	D．daily
56．A．like	B．permit	C．refuse	D．insist
57．A．common	B．secret	C．terrible	D．wonderful
58．A．unwillingly	B．helplessly	C．gratefully	D．instantly
59．A．remaining	B．whole	C．strange	D．warm
60．A．expect	B．add	C．tolerate	D．Overcome

4．The year I went to college was a very difficult transition（过渡期） for me．（41）C is probably true with many people，I got quite homesick and （42）A thought about going home．
Although the （43）D time for many students is getting （44）Bfrom home，my mailbox was frequently （45）A．One day when I went to the mailbox，there was a postcard （46）C out at me．I sat down to read it，（47）D  a note from someone back home．（48）AI became increasingly puzzled（困惑） as （49）B postcards were like this； It was a full news report about a woman named Mabel and her newborn baby．I took the card back to my room and （50）Cabout it．
Several days later I （51）Danother postcard，this one （52）A news about Maybelline，Mabel's cousin．Soon after，another card arrived and then another，（53）B full of news of different people．I began to（54）D look forward to the next One，（55）C to see what this author would come up with （56）C．I was never （57）B．
Finally，the cards （58）B coming，right about the time I had begun to feel （59）Aabout college life．They had been such a happy distraction（调剂） that I have（60）D all the postcards and still bring them out to read whenever I need a lift．

41．A．It	B．So	C．As	D．What
42．A．often	B．carefully	C．seldom	D．merely
43．A．hard	B．last	C．busiest	D．happiest
44．A．visitors	B．letters	C．calls	D．directions
45．A．empty	B．full	C．closed	D．open
46．A．pouring	B．reaching	C．staring	D．rolling
47．A．describing	B．considering	C．enjoying	D．expecting
48．A．But	B．Thus	C．Also	D．Even
49．A．any	B．no	C．some	D．such
50．A．joked	B．talked	C．forgot	D．cared
51．A．mailed	B．accepted	C．wrote	D．received
52．A．delivering	B．demanding	C．discovering	D．developing
53．A．one	B．each	C．either	D．both
54．A．nearly	B．possibly	C．usually	D．really
55．A．promising	B．surprised	C．interested	D．pretending
56．A．below	B．lately	C．next	D．behind
57．A．frightened	B．disappointed	C．excited	D．pleased
58．A．continued	B．stopped	C．started	D．avoided
59．A．easy	B．safe	C．tired	D．anxious
60．A．lost	B．collected	C．torn	D．saved

3．It was on the day before the examination that the girl experienced anxietyand stress．

2．Globalization is one of thephenomena（现象）of the 21^st century．

1．I'm always being told off for being soawkward（笨拙的）．

20．It's not practical for the three girls to dream ofacquiring fame overnight（一夜之间出名）．