20. Washington, a state in the United States, was named __one of the greatest American presidents.

　　　 A. in honour of 　　　　 B. instead of　　　　　　　 C. in favour of　　　　　 D. by means of

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19. Without proper lessons, you could ______ a lot of bad habits when playing the piano.

　　　 A. pick up　　　　　　　　 B. draw up 　　　　　　　 C. catch up　　　　　　　　 D. keep up

18. As a result of the heavy snow, the highway has been closed up until further ____.

　　　 A. news　　　　　　　　　　 B. information　　　　　 C. notice　　　　　　　　　 D. message

17. There at the door stood a girl about the same height _________.

　　　 A. as me　　　　　　　　　 B. as mine　　　　　　　　 C. with mine　　　　　　 D. with me

A. that 　　B. this 　　C. one 　　　D. it 5. All the top leaders discussed the plan that they would like to see _____ the next year. 　 A. put into practice 　　　　　　B. putting into practice 　 C. to put into practice 　　　　　D. be put into practice 6. ---Did he manage to join the army?　

---He ____, but he was ____ . 　 A. tried; turned down 　B. managed; turn to 　C. did; turn up 　D. didn’t; accepted 7. When I ____ him, he was ____ . So I waited outside till he came out. 　 A. called for; at table 　　　　B. called on; at the table 　

C. called for; at home 　　　　D. called on; at the home 8. ---What about having a drink? 　　　

---_____. 　 A. Good idea 　B. Help yourself 　C. Go ahead, please 　D. Me, too 9. Something must be done to prevent factory ____poisonous gases so as to keep the city ____ . 　 A. sending out; from polluting 　　　B. send out; polluting 　 C. from sending out; from polluting 　D. sending out; from being polluted 10. ____receiving the invitation letter, 　Mrs. Jefferson ____ it without delay. 　 A. Through; answered for 　B. On; replied to 　C. In; replied 　　D. By; answered 11. ---Why do you go to the wrong office, Mr. Jane?　

---Well. I forgot which room I was ____ to go to. 　 A. demanded 　B. supposed 　C. hoped 　　D. suggested 12. You shouldn’t have run across the road without looking around, you ____ knocked down by a car. 　 A. may be 　　B. can be 　　C. might have been 　　D. mustn’t have been 13. China had been making a bid for the 2008 Olympic Games, and at last we ____ it. 　 A. do 　　　　B. take 　　　　C. realize 　　　　　D. manage 14. In those days, the old man ____ sit at the gate for hours, waiting for her son to return

from the front.　

A. could 　　B. should 　　C. might 　　　D. would 15. The famous basketball star, ____ tried to male a comeback, attracted a lot of attention.

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

16. I can’t go to that opera. 　　　, seventy dollars is just too much for me to spend in one evening.

　　　 A. in other words　　　 B. I say　　　　　　　　　　 C. in particular　　　　　 D. I mean

It happened during the Second World War. A British　 21　 , called the “Nova Scotia”, was 　　22　 　more than a thousand South African　 23 　and Italian prisoners of war. It was a long way from Europe to South Africa. But a German submarine (潜艇) was 　24　 in the sea when the “Nova Scotia”appeared.

The submarine 　25 the “Nova Scotia”to the bottom of the sea. Many men were 　26 at once. Many others were badly27　 . But hundreds were alive. They were not greatly 　28　 . The sea was calm and　 29　 , and they were 30 a ship would find them in the morning. A ship did find them, but it 　31　 　only 183 men. The sharks (鲨鱼) had taken the rest.

Thirty years later, one of the living men said,“I was in a raft (救生筏). There were men all 32　 　me in the water. They were　 33 , or holding onto pieces of wood. Suddenly I heard a 　34　 . It came from a man who was a few hundred meters 39 .He threw his arms in the air. Then he　 36 　in the water. He never came 37　 　again. That was only the beginning. The sharks had smelled the blood of the dead and dying men.38 seemed to be hundreds of them. Man after man gave a　 39 shout and then disappeared.I even saw sharks attack men on the rafts.They 40　 　right out of the water.”

21. A. train　　　　　　　　　　　 B. ship　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hospital　　　　　　　　　 D. school

22. A. carrying　　　　　　　　 B. gathering　　　　　　　　 C. organizing　　　　　　　 D. training

23. A. students　　　　　　　　 B. teachers　　　　　　　　　 C. patients　　　　　　　　　 D. soldiers

24. A. passing　　　　　　　　　 B. blocking　　　　　　　　　 C. waiting　　　　　　　　　 D. attacking

25. A. took　　　　　　　　　　　 B. brought　　　　　　　　　 C. led　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sent

26. A. killed　　　　　　　　　　 B. saved　　　　　　　　　　　 C. surprised　　　　　　　　 D. frightened

27. A. beat　　　　　　　　　　　 B. knocked　　　　　　　　　 C. hurt　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. damaged

28. A. hurried　　　　　　　　　 B. worried　　　　　　　　　 C. suffered　　　　　　　　　 D. lucky

29. A. warm　　　　　　　　　　 B. cold　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. silent　　　　　　　　　　　 D. deep

30. A. planning　　　　　　　　 B. thinking　　　　　　　　　 C. searching　　　　　　　　 D. expecting

31. A. held　　　　　　　　　　　 B. found　　　　　　　　　　　 C. saved　　　　　　　　　　　 D. helped

32. A. helping　　　　　　　　　 B. seeing　　　　　　　　　　 C. round　　　　　　　　　　 D. below

33. A. sinking　　　　　　　　　 B. swimming　　　　　　　 C. fighting　　　　　　　　　 D. escaping

34. A. explosion　　　　　　　 B. noise　　　　　　　　　　　 C. laughter　　　　　　　　　 D. shout

35. A. away　　　　　　　　　　 B. off　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. far　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. distance

36. A. dived　　　　　　　　　　 B. disappeared　　　　　　　 C. drowned　　　　　　　　 D. fell

37. A. back　　　　　　　　　　　 B. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. up　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. over

38. A. Here　　　　　　　　　　 B. There　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Where　　　　　　　　　　 D. It

39. A. short　　　　　　　　　　 B. loud　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. dull　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. terrible

40. A. jumped　　　　　　　　　 B. swam　　　　　　　　　　　 C. flew　　　　　　　　　　　 D. floated