16、_____ your composition carefully, some spelling mistakes can be avoided．

A． Having checked         B．Check            C．If you check          D．To check 

15、He did it_____ it took me．

A．one-third a time                         B．one-third time      

C．the one-third time                       D．one-third the time

14、When people talk about the cities of the U．S．, the first _____comes into their mind is New York．

A．city                B．one                 C．hat                   D．of them

13、_____, all this corporate generosity and apparent liberalization may conceal an attack on our freedom．

A．Cynical although it may sound                      B．As it may sound cynical

C．Sound cynical as it may                               D．Cynical as it may sound

12、_____ could be judged from her eyes that she was terribly sorry for what he __        _．

A．As…had done           B．That…did         C．As…did          D．It…had done

11、Was it _____she said or something that she did_____ you were angry at so much?

A．what…that             B．that…which           C．that… what                D．what…which

10、John waited at the bus stop for nearly an hour ___ the bus finally arrived．

A．when               B．as                 C．before              D．while  

9、Is this hotel _____ you said we were to stay in your letter?

A． where 　　　B． which 　　　C． in that 　　　D． in which

8、When my son unexpectedly volunteered for the Marines（美国海军陆战队）, I was busy writing my novels and giving little thought to the men and women in the army ．

My son John Schaeffer, recently came home   1   from the Middle East． He slowly appeared from a broken car． John   2   all night from a base near Washington,   3   he had landed the day before． He did not want me to   4   him there． “I need time to myself,” my son said   5   calling from Kuwait on the way home．

I gave my wife a head start． Mother   6   son． “I was so worried,” Genie said． She pulled away to look up again and again to   7  he was really there．

My wife gave me a great gift:   8    alone with my boy． John was tired and lay   9   on his bed． I lay down next to him and was grasping his hand the whole time． I just wanted to be certain that the nightmares I’d had about John being killed were   10   ．

I kept holding my son, the way I   11   when he was two and came into our bed after a   12   dream． I asked John if he’d rather sleep than talk, and he said there would be time for   13   later．

With the   14   over, under and around me came incredible tiredness． I slept with his voice dying away． It was the first good   15   I’d had in months． I woke and John was asleep next to me． Sitting by his bed watching him breathe, I found myself praying and   16   for all the fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, husbands and wives of those who were not coming home． For the first time in my life, I was weeping for   17   ．

Before my son went to war I would never have shed tears for them． My son   18   me． He taught me that our men and women in uniform are not the “  19  ”． They are our sons, daughters, brothers and sisters． Sometimes shedding tears for strangers is a holy 20  ．Sometimes it’s all we can do．

1． A．angry              B．excited                    C．frightened               D．alive

2． A．drove              B．was driving             C．had driven               D．would have driven

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

4． A．meet         B．congratulate            C．permit                    D．accept

5． A．once         B．when                      C．unless                     D．since

6． A．abandoned       B．patted                     C．concluded               D．embraced

7． A．make sure B．set down                 C．get across               D．make sense

8． A．period              B．chance                    C．time                    D．moment

9． A．expanded  B．stretched              C．extending                D．spreading

10． A．facts              B．truth                       C．proofs                    D．lies

11． A．used to           B．ought to                  C．should                    D．must

12． A．happy            B．cheerful                  C．scary                      D．dull

13． A．advice            B．discussion               C．talk                        D．sleep

14． A．chat               B．worries                   C．meeting                  D．curiosity

15． A．conversation   B．observation             C．sleep                      D．difficulty

16． A．crying            B．cursing                   C．screaming               D．regretting

17． A．friends           B．neighbors                C．strangers             D．soldiers

18． A．persuaded      B．changed                  C．frightened               D．accused

19． A．another          B．other                      C．others                     D．one

20． A．function         B． adventure              C．shame                    D．duty

7、While watching the Olympics the other night, I came across an unbelievable sight． It was not a gold medal, or a world record broken, but a show of courage．

       The event was swimming and started with only three men on the blocks． For one reason or another, two of them false started, so they were disqualified． That left only one to complete． It would have been difficult enough, not having anyone to race against, even though the time on the clock is important．

       I watched the man dive off the block and knew right away that something was wrong． I’m not an expert swimmer, but I can tell a good dive from a poor one, and this was not exactly medal quality． When he resurfaced, it was evident that the man was not out for gold — his arms were waving in an attempt at freestyle． The crowd started to laugh． Clearly this man was not a medal competitor．

       I listened to the crowd begin to laugh at this poor man who was clearly having a hard time． Finally he made his turn to start back． It was pitiful． He made a few desperate strokes and you could tell he was worn out．

       But in those few awful strokes, the crowd had changed．

       No longer were they laughing, but beginning to cheer． Some even began to stand and shout “Come on, you can do it!” and he did．

       A clear minute past the average swimmer, this young man finally finished his race． The crowd went wild． You would have thought that he had won the gold, and should have． Even though he recorded one of the slowest times in Olympic history, this man gave more heart than any of the other competitors．

       Just a short year ago, he had never even swum, let alone race． His country had been invited to Sydney．

       In a competition where athletes remove their silver medals feeling they have somehow been cheated out of gold, or when they act so proudly in front of their competitors, it is nice to watch an underdog．

1．From the passage we can learn that the young man _______．

A．made his turn to start back pitifully        B．was skillful in freestyle in the game

C．swam faster than the average swimmer  D．was not capable enough to win the medal

2．The crowd changed their attitudes because _______．

       A．they felt sorry for the young man          B．they wanted to show their sympathy

       C．they were moved by the young man             D．they meant to please the young man

3．According to the passage, “it is nice to watch an underdog” probably means _______．

       A．it’s amusing to watch a man with awful swimming skills

       B．it’s amazing to watch an ordinary man challenging himself

       C．it’s cheerful for athletes to act proudly before their competitors

       D．it’s brave enough for some athletes to remove the silver medals

4．What’s the best title for the passage?

       A．Go for it!         B．Try again！      C．Compete for Gold!      D．Break a Record!