_____ number of the students who took part in the sports meet _____ very large.

A. A; is 　 B. A; are　　 C. The; is 　 D. The; are

 

____number of people who learn English____ very fast.

A. A; is growing　　　　 B. The; is growing　 C. The; are growing　 D. A; are growing

 

—I hear　　　　 number of workers of that factory 　　　　 out of work.?

—Yes,and 　　 number 　　 quite large.?

A.a;are;the;is　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.the;is;a;are?

C.the;is;a;is　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.a;is;the;are?

Books on _____ popular science _____ widely _____ by them.

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A. /…is…read　　　　B. the…is…read

C. the…are…read　　 D. /…are…read

The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My __1__ began when I was just a kid．I __2__ becoming a doctor.

　　My mother was a domestic．Through her work, she observed that __3__ people spent a lot more time reading than they __4_ watching television. She announced that my brother and I __5__ watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and __6__ to her written book reports. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later we realized her marks were a __7__. My mother was illiterate.

　　When I entered high school I was a(n) __8__, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to __9__ with the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home from __10__ her various jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, "Okay, I'll give you all the money I make this week scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy __11__ food and pay the bills. With everything __12__, you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want." I was very __13__ with that arrangement but once I got through allocating money, there was __14__ left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to __15__ a roof over our heads and any kind of food on the table, __16__ buy clothes. I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn't going to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual preparation. I went back to my _17__ and became an A-student again, and eventually I __18__ my dream and I became a doctor.

　　My story is really my mother's story-a woman with __19__ formal education or property who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe. There is no job __20__ than parenting. This I believe.

1.                A．belief          B．work           C．education D．promise

 

2.                A．majored in      B．got used to      C．dreamed of    D．got tired of

 

3.                A．lazy            B．easy-going       C．successful     D．reliable

 

4.                A．cost           B．paid           C．took D．did

 

5.                A．could only       B．could not       C．must not D．should often

 

6.                A．read           B．present         C．teach D．explain

 

7.                A．joke           B．means          C．tool  D．trick

 

8.                A．A-student       B．B-student       C．C-student D．D-student

 

9.                A．get along       B．hang out        C．break away    D．keep in touch

 

10.               A．making         B．stopping        C．working   D．getting

 

11.               A．your brother    B．yourself        C．your sister D．the family

 

12.               A．left over        B．paid off         C．used up   D．carried out

 

13.               A．angry          B．pleased        C．disappointed   D．bored

 

14.               A．anything        B．everything      C．something D．nothing

 

15.               A．take           B．give           C．keep D．get

 

16.               A．let alone        B．let out         C．let in D．leave alone

 

17.               A．guys           B．mother         C．studies    D．play

 

18.               A．made          B．fulfilled         C．changed   D．tried

 

19.               A．little           B．much          C．few  D．high

 

20.               A．more interesting B．less important    C．more important D．less interesting