7. When she had finished she waited _____ waiting for a reply.　

A. even if　　　 B. and　　　　 C. as though　　　 D. though

6. Dark clouds are a _____ of rain while a smile is a(n) ____ of friendship.　

A. gesture…sign　　 B. expression…sign　　 C. sign…gesture　　　 D. signal…expression

5. We tried to phone him about it, but we couldn’t _____.　

A. get touched　　　 B. pass　　　　 C. ring off　　　 D. get through

4. A terrible accident _____ on No. 16 Street yesterday, where a newly-married couple were killed by a truck.　

A. occurred　　　 B. happens　　　　 C. broke　　　　 D. parted

3. As you can see, the prices of vegetables ____ according to the seasons.　

A. fall　　　　 B. vary　　　　 C. rise　　　　　 D. drop

2.You will not be _________ about your food in time of great hunger.

A. particular　　 B. peculiar　　 C. special　　　 D .specific

1.Mrs. Smith was so _______about everything that no servants could please her.

A. particular　　 B. peculiar　　 C. special　　 D .specific

　 学了关于克隆的文章后,李明很有感触,他在日记中写道:

　 孩子的DNA来自父母。妈妈的嘴小，所以我的嘴也小，爸爸的眼睛大，所以我的眼睛也大，妈妈的个子矮，所以我的个子也矮；他们的头发都很黑，所以我的头发也很黑。我非常想克隆一个我。那样的话，我就不用上学，天天玩耍，而让他替我上学！

A generation gap(代沟) has become a serious problem. I read a __16__ about it in the newspaper. Some children killed themselves after quarrelling with 　17　 . I think this is because they don’t often have a talk with each other. Parents now　 18　

more time in the office, 　19　 　they don’t have much time to stay with their children. As time passes, they both feel that they don’t have the　 20　 　topics(话题)to talk about. I want to tell parents to be more with your　 21　 　, get to know them and 　　22　 them. And for children, show your 　23　 　to your parents. They are the people who love you. So　 24　 　them your thoughts ( 想法). In this way, you　 25　 　have a better understanding of each other.