I played a racquetball game against my cousin Ed last week. It was one of the most　　 16　 and tiring games I've ever had. When Ed first phoned and　 17　 we play, I laughed quietly, figuring on an　　 18　 victory. After all, Ed's idea of　 19　 has always been nothing more　 20　 than lifting a fork to his mouth.　　 21 　 I can remember, Ed' s been the least physically fit member in the family, and　 22 　　 proud of himself. His big stomach has always ballooned out between his T-shirt and trousers. Although the family often　 23　 about that, Ed refused to buy a　24 T-shirt or to lose weight. So when Ed　　25　 for our game not only with the bottom of his shirt gathered inside his trousers but also with a stomach you could hardly　 26　, I was so surprised that I was　　 27　　My cousin must have made an effort to get himself into shape.　　 28 　　, at the point in our game when I’d have predicted(预计)the score to be about 9 to 1 in my favor, it was　　29　　7 to 9 and Ed was　　 30　.　The sudden realization was painful. We　 31　 to play like two mad men. When the score was 16 up, I was having serious　　 32　 about staying alive until 21 years old, let alone　　 33　that many points. When the game finally ended, both of us were lying flat on our backs, too tired to　　 34　.　In a way, I think we both won: I the game, but cousin Ed my 　35 .

16. A. encouraging 　 　 B. hopeless 　 　　 C. surprising 　 　 D. regular

17. A. declared 　 　　 B. mentioned 　 　 C. persuaded 　 　 D. suggested

18. A. unforgettable　 B. unexpected 　 　 C. easy 　 　 　 　　 D. early

19. A. exercise 　 　　 B. preparation 　 　 C. joy 　 　 　 　 　 　 D. fitness

20. A. time-saving 　 　 B. comfortable 　 　 C. suitable 　 　　 D. effort-making

21. A. As soon as 　 　 B. As long as 　 　 C. When 　 　 　 　 D. Since

22. A. strangely 　 　　 B. personally 　 　 C. reasonably 　 　 D. eagerly

23. A. cared 　 　 　 　　 B. forgot 　 　 　 　　 C. quarreled 　 　 D. joked

24. A. clean 　 　 　 　　 B. larger 　 　 　 　　 C. straight 　 　　 D. darker

25. A. set out 　 　 　 　 B. got ready 　 　　 C. arrived 　 　 　 　 D. returned

26. A. notice 　 　 　 　 B. admire 　 　 　 　 C. believe 　 　 　 　 D. measure

27. A. nervous 　 　 　 　 B. curious 　 　 　 　 C. careless 　 　　 D. speechless

28. A. After all 　 　　 B. As a result 　 　 C. Above all 　 　 D. At last

29. A. mistakenly 　 　 B. then 　 　 　 　　 C. instead 　 　 　 　 D. naturally

30. A. leading 　 　 　 　 B. coming 　 　 　 　 C. waiting 　 　 　 　 D. counting

31. A. pretended 　 　 B. stopped 　 　 　 　 C. continued 　 　　 D. decided

32. A. thoughts 　 　　 B. doubts 　 　 　 　 C. situations 　 　　 D. problems

33. A. scoring 　 　 　 　 B. completing 　 　 C. receiving 　 　　 D. keeping

34. A. play 　 　 　 　　 B. start 　 　 　 　　 C. sleep 　 　 　 　　 D. move

35. A. friendship 　 　 B. respect 　 　 　 　 C. support 　 　 　 　　 D. favor

15. He likes novels very much , while I love science fiction _________ .

A. at peace　 B. with care　 C. in surprise　 D. in particular

14.---What you said at the meeting hurt me badly.

--- Sorry. But _________ .

A.　　 I don’t mean it.　 B. I don’t mean to　 C. I didn’t mean to D. I didn’t mean it

13. ________ cold, he covered his blanket, _____ only his arms _____ .

A. Felt, left, uncovered　 B. Feeling, left, uncovered　

B.　　　 Feeling, leaving, uncovered　 D. Felt, left, uncovering

12. Without two members ______, we’d better not start the meeting.

A. come　　 B. to come　　 C. coming　 D. have come

11. He lifted the stone only _______ it dropped on his own feet.

A. have　 B. had　　 C. having　　　　　　 D. to have

10. ______ the first bus , we got up early in the morning.

A. To catch　　 B. Catching　　 C. So as to catch　　 D. In order not miss

9. Fish in this river are not safe ________ .

A. to eat　　 B. to be eaten　 C. eat　　 D. eating

8. His car, reported ________, was found in a river.

A. stole　 B. t o have stolen　　 C. to be stolen　 D. to have been stolen