People hope the prices will _____ fast . .

 A. going up   B.be gone down  C. raise  D. go down

 

         With the land prices ________, I can’t afford a piece of land big enough to park my car on.

         A. going up       B. gone up        C. go up   D. to go up

 

Last year, my mom found out that she had stomach cancer. I thought she’d be fine after she got 　36 as she was diagnosed(诊断)early. She had an operation to 37 a third of her stomach to stop the cancer from spreading. And for two months she went back and forth to the 　38 . But I never visited her because I was 　39 with school abroad and didn’t fully know what was 　40 . After her treatment, she 　41 working because of her poor health and ate a(n) 　42 diet. I visited her in the summer holiday. She seemed better, so I forgot that there was a possibility of cancer 　43 .

　When school 　44 , I said goodbye to my family. My mom called me from home every day. 　45 in early November, my dad called instead. He sounded 46 .

　 “What’s wrong? How come Mom’s not calling me today?” I asked. After a few seconds, he said my mom’s cancer had returned and spread throughout her 　47 . Her survival rate was less than 30%.

　 After I put down the phone, I 　48 . Tears kept coming out. I didn’t want to 　49 it. I couldn’t accept the 　50 that my mom might not have much time left. I cried and cried and at last, I stopped crying. I thought I should stop acting like a 　51 and pull myself together.

　 Looking back to when my mom first got cancer, I 　52 how stupid I was for not appreciating her. I feel bad that I didn’t visit her in the hospital. I should have cared. She’s my mom. 　53 , it’s not too late. She recovered. I’ll try to spend more time with my mom 　54 . I hope you will do the same for your mom. Spend some time with your loved ones 　55 it is too late.

36. A. medicine　　　　　　 B. attention　　　　　 C. care　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. treatment

37. A. remove　　　　　　　 B. rescue　　　　　　　 C. check　　　　　　　 D. protect

38. A. school　　　　　　　 B. house　　　　　　　 C. hospital　　　　　　　　　 D. office

39. A. content　　　　　　　 B. careful　　　　　　　　　　 C. popular　　　　　　　　　 D. busy

40. A. going up　　　　　　 B. going on　　　　　 C. taking on　　　　　 D. showing up

41. A. continued　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. hated

C. considered　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. stopped

42. A. special　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. delicious

C. normal　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. interesting

43. A. changing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. returning

C. destroying　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. appearing

44. A. ended　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. required

C. responded　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. started

45. A. Since　　　　　　　　 B. Although　　　　　 C. But　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. So

46. A. bored　　　　　　　　 B. sad　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. excited　　　　　　　　　　 D. angry

47. A. back　　　　　　　　　 B. skin　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. body　　　　　　　　 D. head

48. A. went through　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. looked down

C. broke up　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. broke down

49. A. say　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. answer　　　　　　　　　　 C. believe　　　　　　　　　　 D. remember

50. A. report　　　　　　　　 B. fact　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. message　　　　　 D. lie

51. A. stranger　　　　　　　　　　 B. doctor　　　　　　　 C. man　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. child

52. A. realize　　　　　　　　 B. pretend　　　　　　　　　　 C. imagine　　　　　　　　　 D. ask

53. A. Luckily　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Unfortunately

C. Surprisingly　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Strangely

54. A. in the past　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. from now on

C. at times　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. in the future

55. A. if　　　　　　　　　　　 B. as　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. before　　　　　　　 D. when

II. 完形填空

Have you heard the story？ A well-known speaker started   1   his lecture by holding up a $20 bill.  In the hall of 2000, he asked. "Who would like this $20 bill?  "Hands started   2  .  He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you - but first, let me do this."

He began to crumple（弄皱） the 20 dollar    3  . He then asked. "Who still wants it?  "Still the hands were up    4   the air. "Well," he replied, "    5  I do this?  "  He    6   it on the ground and started to grind(磨, 碾) it into the floor with his   7  .  He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty. "Now, who still wants it?  "    8   the hands went up.

      "My friends, you have all     9    a very valuable lesson.    10   I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not    11    in value. It was still worth $20. 

Many times in our     12   , we are dropped, crumpled, and ground（grind的过去式） into the dirt by

the   13   we make and the circumstances(环境)that come our way. We feel   14   we are worthless; but no matter what happened or what     15      happen, you will never lose your

  16  .  

Dirty or   17   , crumpled or finely creased, you are still   18   to those who love you. The worth of our lives comes, not in   19   we do or who we know, but by ...WHO WE ARE. 

You are   20  --- don't ever forget it！

1.  A  up            B  for         C  off           D  over

2.  A  going up       B  lifting up    C  pulling up     D  coming up

3.  A  note           B  paper       C  money       D  coin

4.  A  on            B  in          C  into          D  by

5.  A  even if         B  as if        C  only if       D  what if

6.  A  placed         B  put         C  laid         D  dropped

7.  A  head          B  hand        C  foot         D  shoe

8.  A  However       B  Still        C  So          D  Because

9.  A  had           B  took        C  learned      D  held

10.  A  Whatever     B  However    C  Whichever    D  Wherever

11.  A  lose          B  decrease    C  increase      D  exist

12.  A  world        B  lives        C  heart        D  brain

13  A  decisions     B  mistakes     C  comments    D  money

14.A  as for        B  as though    C  as well       D  as a result

15.A  will          B  can        C  would        D  could

16.A  life          B  money      C  value         D  confidence

17.A  muddy       B  mean        C  foul         D  clean

18.A  valueless      B  worthless    C  priceless     D  helpless

19.A  that          B  where       C  which       D  what

20.A  common      B  special      C  helpful      D  unforgettable

With the price of oil 　　   .the economy of that country is slowing down.

A. going up　　　　   B. bringing up　　　　 C. rising up　　　　    D. taking up