2.　　　 Chuck survived the cash and landed on a d__________ island.

1.　　　 She g_________ at her watch and left in a hurry. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

When I was in seventh grade, I was a candy striper(志愿做护士助手的小姑娘)at a local hospital in my town. Most of the 　1　 I spent there was with Mr. Gillespie. He never had any　 2　 , and nobody seemed to care about his　 3　 .

I spent many days there holding his hand and talking to him, 　4　 　anything that needed to be done. He became a close friend of mine,　 5　 he responded with only an occasional squeeze(捏) of my hand. Mr. Gillespie was in a coma(昏迷).

I left for a week to vacation with my parents, and when I came back, Mr. Gillespie was　 6　 .I didn’t have the　 7　 to ask any of the nurses where he was, for fear they might　 8　 me he had died.

Several　 9　 later, when I was a junior in high school, I was at the gas station when I noticed a familiar face. When I 　10　 who it was, my eyes filled with tears. He was　 11　 ! I got up the nerve to ask him if his name was Mr. Gillespie. With a(n)　 12　 look on his face, he replied yes. I 　13　 how I knew him, and that I had spent many hours talking with him in the hospital. His eyes welled up with tears, and he gave me the warmest hug I had ever　 14　 .

He began to tell me how,　 15　 he lay there comatose, he could hear me talking to him and could 　16　 me holding his hand the whole time. Mr. Gillespie 　17　 believed that it was my voice and　 18　 that had kept him alive.

Although I haven’t 　19　 him since, he fills my heart with　 20　 every day. I know that I made a difference between his life and his death.

1. A. money　　　　　　　　　 B. energy　　　　　　　　　 C. time　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. effort

2. A. visitors　　　　　　　　　 B. relatives　　　　　　　　 C. patients　　　　　　　　　　 D. problems

3. A. interest　　　　　　　　　 B. requirement　　　　　　 C. condition　　　　　　　　　 D. thought

4. A. talking about 　　　　 B. looking for　　　　　　 C. pointing out　　　　　　　 D. helping with

5. A. so 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. even though　　　　　　 C. yet　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. as if

6. A. dead　　　　　　　　　　　 B. mad　　　　　　　　　　　 C. gone　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. excited

7. A. right　　　　　　　　　　 B. chance　　　　　　　　　 C. courage　　　　　　　　　　 D. time

8. A. cheat　　　　　　　　　　 B. tell　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. remind　　　　　　　　　　　 D. warn

9. A. days　　　　　　　　　　　 B. weeks　　　　　　　　　　 C. months　　　　　　　　　　　 D. years

10. A. realized　　　　　　　 B. wondered 　　　　　　 C. heard　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. asked

11. A. great　　　　　　　　　　 B. alive　　　　　　　　　　　 C. successful　　　　　　　　　 D. lucky

12. A. happy　　　　　　　　　 B. uncertain　　　　　　　　 C. nervous　　　　　　　　　　 D. proud

13. A. apologized　　　　　 B. remembered　　　　　 C. explained　　　　　　　　　 D. told

14. A. dreamed　　　　　　　 B. shown　　　　　　　　　　 C. wanted　　　　　　　　　　　 D. received

15. A. because　　　　　　　　 B. if　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. unless　　　　　　　　　　　 D. as

16. A. notice　　　　　　　　　 B. feel　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. imagine　　　　　　　　　　 D. appreciate

17. A. hardly　　　　　　　　 B. rightly 　　　　　　　　　 C. firmly　　　　　　　　　　　 D. wrongly

18. A. humour　　　　　　　 B. worry　　　　　　　　　　 C. touch　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. treatment

19. A. forgotten　　　　　　 B. called　　　　　　　　　　 C. missed　　　　　　　　　　　 D. seen

20. A. joy　　　　　　　　　　　 B. regret　　　　　　　　　　 C. respect　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sympathy

15. If you go for a long ride in a friend’s car, it’s the custom to offer to ____ some of the expenses.

A. pay　　 B. pay off　 C. pay for　 D. pay back

14. As we have known from the map of the world, this is ______.

A. twice as large an island as that　　 B. twice as larger as that island

C. as twice as that one 　　　 　　　　　D. twice as a large island as that

13.A sheep _____ on this kind of special grass usually grows much faster than _____ on ordinary.

A. feeding; one　 B. feeds; the one　 C. fed; that　 D. feeding; it

12. Project Hope aims at helping the poor children in remote areas to ______ education.

A. keep　　 B. accept　 C. help　 D. receive

11. Nowhere else in the world______ cheaper tailoring than in Hong Kong.

　 A. a tourist can find　 B. can a tourist find　 C. a tourist will find　 D. a tourist has found

10.---______ is the distance from there to the beach?　　　 --- Not far, ______.

　　 A. How far; in walking distance　　 B. How far, within walking distance

　　 C. What, during walking distance　 D. What, within walking distance