Now that he has missed his ________, he’ll have to wait for the next round.

　　A. chance　　　　B. turn　　　　　C. duty　　　　　 D. class

Being able to speak another language fluently is a great ________ when your’re looking for a job.

　　A. chance　　　　　　　　　　　　B. importance

　　C. assistant　　　　　　　　　　　 D. advantage

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

The western world has always been divided into two types of people—the cool and the uncool. It is a division that  1   in school. The cool kids are good at   2  .They are   3   with the opposite sexお and are good-looking and people want to   4   their style. They can do their homework but they don’t make a big effort. That would   5   be cool.

The uncool kids are in the other corner of the playground. They are very bright, but they don’t have great  6  skills and they are   7  at sports. When they are not programming computers or doing calculus（微积分）in their heads, they are reading comic books and watching shows like the “X Files”. They are   8   as the geeks (做低级滑稽表演的人).

Here’s the news. The geeks are   9   . Make friends with them now or they will put virus in your computer and  10   your math homework to ruin. Geeks might not be popular at school, yet they do pass their examinations, and they might not be too popular at university, but   11   good degrees.

The most important  12   of the 21st century, computers and IT, has been at least partly created by geeks. Geek heroes like Bill Gates  13   others to follow their example. Being a geek is a way of earning good money. And the creation of the Internet gave them a  14   of their own to work and play in, making them a global   15  .Besides, the effect of the geeks   16   popular culture has started a new trend（趋势）. It is now cool to be   17  .Geek culture is becoming an important part of general popular culture, in which what you know is more important than  18   you look like.

But there are also  19  .Geeks were often bullied or laughed at in school. Now a geek may be your boss. Perhaps it is time for   20  .

1.A.continues　　　　　　    B.makes　　　　　　    C.remains　　　　　　　　　　 D.starts

2.A.computers　　　　　　　　　　 B.studies　　　　　　   C.sports　　　　　　　　　　   D.maths

3.A.pleasant 　　　　　　    B.popular　　　　　　   C.crazy　　　　　　　　　　    D.average

4.A.copy　　　　　　　　　　  B.advance　　　　　　  C.take　　　　　　　　　　　　  D.act

5.A.not　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.indeed　　　　　　    C.perhaps　　　　　　　　　　 D.actually

6.A.speaking　　　　　　　　 B.operating　　　　    C.social　　　　　　　　　　    D.experimental

7.A.speechless &n

bsp;　　　　　　　　   B.sharp　　　　　　　　 C.active　　　　　　　　　　    D.hopeless

8.A.known　　　　　　　　   B.referred　　　　　　  C.thought　　　　　　　　　　　　    D.admired

9.A.taking on 　　　　　　　　　　 B.taking up　　　　    C.taking over　　　　　　    D.taking in

10.A.put　　　　　　　　　　   B.cause　　　　　　　　 C.bring　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.serve

11.A.win　　　　　　　　　　  B.take　　　　　　　　   C.wish　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.finish

12.A.industry　　　　　　    B.discovery　　　　   C.progress　　　　　　　　    D.development

13.A.promise　　　　　　    B.discourage　　　　  C.demand　　　　　　　　　　 D.excite

14.A.chance　　　　　　　　 B.space　　　　　　　　 C.world　　　　　　　　　　    D.career

15.A.force　　　　　　　　    B.company　　　　    C.organization　　　　　　   D.department

16.A.of　　　　　　　　　　    B.on　　　　　　　　　　  C.in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.for

17.A.rich　　　　　　　　　　  B.attractive　　　　    C.handsome　　　　　　　　  D.uncool

18.A.how　　　　　　　　　　　　    B.that　　　　　　　　    C.what　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.how much

19.A.opportunities  　　   B.dangers　　　　　　  C.possibility　　　　　　　　  D.question

20.A.punishment　　　　   B.argument　　　　    C.competition　　　　　　   D.employment

It happened that a young man named Henry was wandering through the street. He had come to Britain only by   1   . Being homeless and jobless, he looked pale and hungry. Walking along the street, he suddenly caught   2   of and apple thrown away by a boy. The poor fellow was so hungry that he was thinking   3   picking it up to eat. Just as he was   4   out his hand, he heard a voice calling him, “Young man.” He looked up and saw two   5   on a balcony（阳台）.Then he was led into a big house to meet the men. Having made sure that he was as   6   as a church mouse, the two men decided he was the   7   man they needed. Then they gave him a letter and told him that he was not to open it   8   two o’clock. They said, “Nothing but money in it.”

It was then only five minutes to one. “   9   there is money in it, why    10    go and have a good lunch?” Henry said to himself. At this   11   , he entered a restaurant and asked the waiter for meat and eggs, and a bottle of beer. Then he ate happily. When he had finished eating, it was only half   12   one. There was still half an hour before he could open the letter and so he called the waiter and asked for some   13   . Afraid that he could not afford to   14  the bill, the boss told the waiter to give him a   15   portion（一份）. As he was forced to pay, he had to open the letter a few minutes earlier than he had   16   . To his great surprise, he found a million-pound note. Taking a look at the note, the boss gave a low whistle. He couldn’t believe his own  17   . However, it was true. At once the boss  18   his tune（调子）and smiled. He asked the millionaire to come   19  he pleased and to have whatever he liked. As for the bill he  20   that it should be forgotten.

1. A. chance　　 　　　　 B. surprise　　   C. turn　　　　　　　　   D. plane

2. A. sight　　　　　　   B. hold　　　　   C. half　　　　　　　　   D. sign

3. A. about　　　　　　  B. over　　　　    C. of　　　　　　　　    D. through

4. A. putting　　　　　　  B. extending　　　　  C. reaching　　　　　　    D. letting

5. A. peasants　　　　    B. gentlemen　　    C. scholars　　　　　　  D. managers

6. A. rich　　　　　　　　    B. hungry　　　　    C. strong　　　　　　  D. poor

7. A. very　　　　　　　　    B. just   　　　　　　  C. worthy　　　　　　 D. able

8. A. before　　　　　　　　  B. until　　　　　　 C. after　　　　　　　　  D. at

9. A. Because　　　　   &n

bsp;　　 B. As　　　　    C. Where　　　　　　　　 D. Since

10. A. never　　　　　　　　  B. do you　　　　   C. not　　　　　　　　 D. don’t

11. A. thought　　　　　　　　 B. condition　　    C. situation　　　　　　   D. note

12. A. passed　　　　　　　　  B. to　　　　    C. past　　　　　　　　   D. for

13. A. water　　　　　　　　   B. more　　　　  C. money　　　　　　    D. rice

14. A. spend　　　　　　　　  B. count　　　　   C. write　　　　　　    D. pay

15. A. big　　　　　　　　    B. smaller　　　　    C. rich　　　　　　   D. full

16. A. promised　　　　　　  B. hoped　　　　　　  C. thought　　    　　 D. decided

17. A. master　　　　　　    B. waiter　　　　　　 C. note　　　　　　 D. eyes

18. A. raised　　　　　　    B. lowered　　　　    C. changed　　　　   D. struck

19. A. when　　　　　　    B. whenever　　　　    C. if　　　　　　    D. whether

20. A. suggested　　　　    B. insisted　　　　　　    C. asked　　　　  D. required

A. give up　　　　 B. go by　　　　　　 C. fall off　　　　 D. get over