____ left before the deadline, it doesn’t seem likely that John will complete the job．

A．Although such a short time                         B．It is a short

C．With so short times                              D．With such short time

Advertising is distinguished from other forms of communication ______ the advertiser pays for the message to be delivered．

A．in that           B．in order that          C．in which         D．that

In which play of Shakespeare's is it ___ Viola appears?

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

Nowadays business ______ on the Internet is growing rapidly, and this is a strong temptation for hackers, who are looking for ways to break into computer system．

A．having been done                          B．to have been done

C．to do                                           D．done

AIDS is said ______ the biggest health threat to both men and women in that area over the past few years．

A．being         B．to be          C．to have been          D．to being

We were disappointed to find that he was not _______ we had expected before．

A．as good a singer as                         B．as better a singer as

C．as a singer good as                       D．as a good singer as

Getting out of the crowed bus, ________．

A．her cell phone was found missing

B．her cell phone was nowhere to be found

C．she found her cell phone missing

D．Her cell phone couldn’t be found

Complete the passage by choosing the proper words or phrases in the box．

I grew up in a tiny Baltimore row house in a faraway mountain area．My parents ___1___ the necessities of life but they couldn’t give much more．If I asked my father for a pair of jeans, he would say, “If you want them, make the money and buy them yourself ．” He wasn’t being mean; he just couldn’t ___2___ them．From age 12 on, I did part-time jobs after school．

When I graduated from high school, I joined the navy．Soon I was in a boot camp at Parris Island, S．C．, where I learned that life in the navy centered around completing daily __3__．These could be anything from cleaning the camp to conducting mock（模拟的） battles．Completing these tasks __4____ required discipline, team-work and responsibility．It didn’t matter whether you were black, white or Asian; everyone worked together for the __5__ of the company．

I went on to graduate from the U．S．Naval Academy and later became an officer in the navy．The part of my job I enjoyed most was the consoling meetings I __6__ with the family members of the men and women in my charge , trying to help them deal with the long periods of separation ．These proved popular and before long I was being asked to give encouraging ___7___ to business groups, educators and kids across the country．

But I consider the boot camp my first real job , and my life is still guided by the __8__ lessons I learned there．It taught me discipline, friendship and the pride related to setting a task every day and working hard to __9_ it．

Life is filled with challenges．As we get older we come to realize that those challenges to the very things can __1___us and make us who we are ,it is the same with the challenges that come with _2__．

When we are faced with a challenge, we usually have two ___3_ ．we can try to beat it off, or we can decide that the thing _4__ the challenge isn’t worth the __5_ and call it quits．Although there are certainly times when calling it quits is the right thing to do, in most _6__, all that is needed is commitment and communication．

When we are communed to something, it means that no matter how___7__ or how uncomfortable something is, we will always choose to __8___ it instead of running away from it．Communication is making space for discussion and talking about how you feel as opposed to just saying what the other person did wrong．___9___ you can say to a friend,“I got my feelings hurt”____10___“You hurt my feelings,” you are going to be able solve the problem much faster．

In dealing with many challenges that friendship will bring to you, try to see them for ___11___ they are: small hurdles you need to jump or get through on your way through life．Nothing is so big that it is ___12___ to get over, and hurt only __13__ to make us stronger．It is all part of growing up, it ___14___to everyone, and some day you will __15___ all of this and say, “Hard as it was, it makes me who I am today．And that is a good thing．”

1．A．design 　　　      B．promote 　　     C．direct 　　　　                          D．shape

2．A．confidence 　      B．pressure 　　     C．friendship 　       D．difficulty

3．A．opportunities        B．expectations        C．choices 　　      D．aspects

4．A．demanding 　　    B．deserving 　       C．predicting 　       D．presenting

5．A．comment 　　     B．loss 　　　　     C．trouble 　　       D．expense

6．A．cases 　　　　    B．fields 　　　      C．parts 　　　       D．occasions

7．A．doubtful　　　     B．shameful 　　     C．harmful 　         D．painful

8．A．keep　　　　      B．control 　　       C．face 　　　        D．catch

9．A．If　　　　　      B．As 　　　　　   C．While 　　         D．Unless

10．A．other than 　     B．rather than　       C．or rather 　        D．or else

11．A．what 　　　　   B．who　　　　　  C．where 　　        D．which

12．A．unnecessary 　   B．necessary　　    C．impossible　        D．possible

13．A．serves　　　　   B．means　　　　   C．aims　                D．attempts

14．A．opens 　　　     B．appeals　　　     C．goes                   D．happens

15．A．lock down on　 B．look back to        C．look forward to   D．look up to

King's College Summer School

King's College Summer School is an annual training program for high school students at all levels who want to improve their English．Courses are given by the teachers of King's College and other colleges in New York．Trips to museums and culture centers are also organized．This year's summer school will be from July 25 to August 15． More information is as follows:

1．You can most probably read the text in ________．

       A．a newspaper                                   B．a travel guide

       C．a textbook                                    D．a telephone book

2．Which of the following is true about King' s College Summer School?

       A．Only top students can take part in the program．

       B．King' s College Summer School is run every other year．

       C．Visits to museums and culture centers are part of the program．

       D．Only the teachers of King' s College give courses．

3．What information can you get from the text?

       A．The program will last two months．

       B．You can write to Thompson only in English．

       C．As a Chinese student, you can send your application on July 14, 2007．

       D．You can get in touch with the school by e-mail or by telephone．