I’ve loved my mother’s desk since I was just 21 enough to see above the top of it as my mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens and white paper, I decided that the act of 　22　 must be the most wonderful thing in the world.

Years later, during her final illness, mother 　23 　different things for my sister and brother. “But the desk,” she said again, “ 24 　Elizabeth.”

I 　25 　saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she 　26 　me; she showed it in action. 　27　 as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter.

They never happened. And 　28 　opened between us. I was “too emotional(易动感情的)”. But she lived “on the surface”.

29 years passed, I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I 　30 　to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive me.

I posted the letter and waited for her 　31 , but 　32　 came.

My hope turned to 　33　 , then little interest and, finally, peace. It seemed that nothing happened. I 34　 sure that the letter had even got to Mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.

Now the present of her 35 　told me, as she’d never been able to, that she was 　36 　that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk 　37 　and found some papers 　38 　- a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded(折叠) and 　39 　many times.

Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you 　40　 , Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.

21.　　 A. short　　　　　　　　　 B. high　　　　　　　　　　 C. tall　　　　　　　　　　　 D. thin

22.　　 A. writing　　　　　　　 B. reading　　　　　　　　 C. drawing　　　　　　　 D. talking

23.　　 A. sold　　　　　　　　　 B. kept　　　　　　　　　　 C. sent　　　　　　　　　　 D. asked

24.　　 A. is for　　　　　　　　 B. is up to　　　　　　　　 C. is of　　　　　　　　　　 D. is towards

25.　　 A. always　　　　　　　 B. often　　　　　　　　　 D. seldom　　　　　　　　 D. never

26.　　 A. loved 　　　　　　　 B. hated 　　　　　　　　 C. cared 　　　　　　　　 D. supported

27.　　 A. So　　　　　　　　　　 B. But　　　　　　　　　　 C. Then　　　　　　　　　 D. Because

28.　　 A. a gulf　　　　　　　　 B. a friendship　　　　 C. a distance　　　　　　 D. a choice

29.　　 A. When　　　　　　　　 B. While　　　　　　　　　 C. As　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Because

30.　　 A. spoke　　　　　　　　 B. talked　　　　　　　　　 C. said　　　　　　　　　　 D. wrote

31.　　 A. letter　　　　　　　　 B. arrival　　　　　　　　 C. answer　　　　　　　　 D. order

32.　　 A. anything　　　　　　 B. one 　　　　　　　　　 C. none　　　　　　　　　　 D. nobody

33.　　 A. excitement　　　　 B. joy　　　　　　　　　　　 C. anger　　　　　　　　　 D. disappointment

34.　　 A. am not　　　　　　　 B. mustn’t be　　　　　 C. shouldn’t be　　　　 D. couldn’t be

35.　　 A. letter　　　　　　　　 B. desk　　　　　　　　　　 C. pen　　　　　　　　　　 D. paper

36.　　 A. pleased　　　　　　　 B. disappointed　　　　 C. pleasing　　　　　　　 D. angry

37.　　 A. quickly　　　　　　　 B. slowly　　　　　　　　 C. carefully　　　　　　　 D. careless

38.　　 A. outside　　　　　　　 B. inside　　　　　　　　　 C. beside　　　　　　　　　 D. nearby

39.　　 A. broke 　　　　　　　 B. tore up　　　　　　　　 C. opened　　　　　　　　 D. refolded

40.　　 A. choose　　　　　　　 B. do　　　　　　　　　　　 C. remember　　　　　　 D. think

20. We shouldn’t complain about being poor　-- many families are _____ than we are.

　　 A. worse off　　　 B. badly off　　 C. well off　　　　　 D. better off

19. China is　 ______ minerals.

　　 A. is abundant in　 B. abundant in　 C. in abundant　　 D.　 is in abundant

18. Come and see me whenever_______. 　 A. you are convenient　　　　 B . you will be convenient

C. it is convenient to you　　 D. it will be convenient to you

17. The plane flew ___ in the sky and people spoke _____ of the experienced pilot.

A．highly；highly　　 B． high；high　 C．high；highly　　 D．highly；high

16. “We can’t go out in this weather,” said Bob, ___ out of the window.

　 　A. looking　　 B. to look　 C. looked　　 D. having looked

15. --- Nancy is not coming tonight.　　 --- But she ________.　　　　　　　　　　

A. promises　　　 B. had promised　　　 C. will promise　　　 D. promised