Oh, Jack, _________________ you gave us!

A. How a pleasant surprise                                B. How pleasant a surprise

C. What pleasant a surprise                                D.What pleasant surprise      

 I have reached a point in my life _____ I am supposed to make decisions of my own.

A. which          B. where           C. how                D. why

People say teenagers are no good. They make too much noise in shopping malls; they drive carelessly up and down America’s main streets. And at least some of the time those things are true. But we shouldn’t forget that there are hard moments in the life of a teenager too.

I watched such a moment not long ago at a woman’s funeral which happened in a church. A teenage grandson stepped forward. Softly he began:“I want to share a few values that Nana taught me. She never failed to see light in any situation. When our family dog would attack her, what would Nana say? ‘Oh, what beautiful markings that dog has.’ That was Nana.

“She was a strong woman who often lived in the shadow of my grandpa, who was a successful businessman in this city. But she was the one behind the scenes who provided the strength and support for Grandpa’s career,” he said, with a voice now trembling. “That was Nana’s way.”

Finally, in a voice breaking free of sorrow, he looked up and said, “Nana taught me courage. She put up a fight to the end, when she died peacefully, which is how she lived her life. That was Nana’s way, and I hope I can carry on in the same manner.”

There are no hearts as sensitive as those of teenagers, because everything is happening to them for the first time. The trouble with teenagers is that they haven’t learned to be controlled. When that boy rose to speak about the woman who had been his dearest friend, his honest voice dragged each of us out into the open where we could no longer hide. I was moved and learned a lot.

59. According to the first paragraph, ______.

A. young people are living a hard life 

B. people don’t think highly of the teenagers

C. people shouldn’t forget the young people

D. young people should keep quiet before the public

60. From the boy’s speech, we know his grandmother ______.

A. was a weak woman living in the shadow of his grandpa

B. liked dogs very much even if they often attacked her

C. could see everything around her though she was old

D. had great influence over the boy when she was alive

61. We can infer from the passage that the boy ______.

A. was filled with sadness and gave up finishing his talk

B. was always very good at expressing himself

C. practiced a lot in order to give a moving speech

D. had great difficulty in accepting the loss of Nana

62. The writer wanted to tell the readers ______.

A. the young people were too weak to face certain facts

B. the young people have learned to control themselves

C. the adults could learn something valuable from the young

D. the adults should teach the young how to deal with the death

We must work hard to _____ a good knowledge of English.

A. earn             B. acquire              C. give                D. achieve

I insisted _______ to see a doctor, but he insisted nothing _______ wrong with him.

A. on him to go; should be  B. he went; be   C. he go; was  D. he should go; is

 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

       A. People from the USA and UK both speak English with the same accent.

       B. People from the USA and UK both share the same customs and observe the same holidays.

       C. People from the USA and the UK speak the same language and have the same culture.

D. Although people from the USA and the UK share the same language, they have huge differences in culture.

All those _____ about the poor children should be _____.

A. concerned; thanked             B. are concerned; thanked 

C. who are concerned; thanked for   D. are concerned; thanked for

第二节  语法填空 (共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31～40的相应位置上。

It was a very cold evening, an old man was waiting for a ride across the river. He saw several horsemen pass by but he didn’t ask for any help. The wait seemed   31  (end). Then came another rider, the old man   32  (catch) his eye and said, “Sir, would you mind doing me a favor?”

Stopping his horse, he replied, “Of course.” Almost   33  (freeze), the old man could not get   34   the ground. The horseman helped him onto his horse. He took the o1d man not just across the river,   35   to his home.

“Sir, you didn’t even ask the other riders for help, why? What   36   I had said ‘no’ and 1eft you there?” the horseman asked.

The old man looked at him straight in the eyes and said, “I looked into their eyes, I found they didn’t care,   37   told me it would be useless, but when I looked into   38  , I saw kindness.”

These words touched the rider deeply. “Thank you for   39   you’ve said, I hope I will never be too busy to help others.” With that, Thomas Jefferson, the   40  (three) president of the US, turned his horse around and went away．

       It was not _____ she took off her dark glassed  ___ I realized she was a wellknown actress.

A.    what, that   B. until , that    C. until, when    D. when , then

To greatly raise people’s living conditions, _______.

  A. all kinds of measures have taken

B. they have taken all kinds of measures

C. it is said that they have taken all kinds of measures

D. I think they have taken all kinds of measures