Susan wanted an evening job that would allow her to        her lovely daughter during the day.

A．look at            B．look after          C．look around        D．look out

It’s very nice        you        my parents your best wishes when you come to see them.

A．of; giving          B．for; giving         C．for; to give        D．of; to give

—Li Ping went to Australia to study and travel last year.

—Yes, I know. He told me he would never forget his meaningful         there.

A．explorations                           B．expressions

C．experiences                           D．Experiments

— Excuse me, could you tell me        ?

— Certainly. In half an hour.

A．when the high speed train would arrive

B．when the high speed train will arrive

C．when would the high speed train arrive

D．when will the high speed train arrive

— Simon, when are we going to have a class meeting this week?

— Sorry. Ask our monitor, please. He         know.

A．may              B．can              C．will              D．shall

Eric doesn’t like shopping much. He would rather        at home than        around for hours in shops.

A．read; walk                             B．read; to walk

C．to read; to walk                         D．to read; walk

—What’s wrong with me, doctor?

—        serious. Just a slight cold.

A．Something         B．Anything          C．Everything         D．Nothing

Linda,        the TV a little bit. I’m trying to read the book named The adventures of Tom Sawyer.

A．turn on           B．turn off           C．turn down         D．turn up

— Excuse me, can I take a seat here?

—      . The woman who sat here will be back soon.

A．Yes, please.                            B．No, thank you.

C．I'd better not.                          D．I'm afraid you can't.

Robby was 11 years old when his mother (a single mom) sent him to have his first piano lesson. I prefer that students begin at an earlier age, but Robby said that it had always been his mother’s   1  to hear him play the piano. So I   2  him as a student.

Although Robby worked very hard, he didn’t have a basic   3  of music. However, he never   4  up and continued. And at the end of each weekly lesson he’d always say: “My mom is going to hear me   5  some day.” But it seemed   6 . He didn’t have a natural talent or ability for music.

One day Robby   7  to our lessons very late. He told me that his mom had been 8  and unable to take him to piano lessons, but he was still   9  in class. He asked if he could take part in my concert and I   10 .

The night of the concert came. The high school gym(体育馆) was   11  with parents, friends and relatives. The concert was going well. Then, Robby came up on stage. He announced (宣布) that he had chosen Mozart’s Concerto No 21 in C Major. I was not prepared for what I heard next.   

His   12  danced on the keys…

He played so   13  that everyone was on his feet, clapping excitedly. In tears, I ran up on stage, “Oh, Robby! How could you do it?”

“Well, Miss Hondorf... remember I told you my mom was sick? Well, actually she had cancer(癌) and   14  away this morning. And well… she was born deaf, so tonight was the first time she ever heard me play at the   15 . I wanted to make it special and show her I could do it! My mother’s dream came true at last.”

1.                A．decision        B．conclusion      C．advice    D．dream

2.                A．considered      B．accepted        C．knew D．protected

3.                A．sense          B．education       C．information    D．thought

4.                A．got            B．gave           C．stood D．put

5.                A．sing           B．speak          C．play D．call

6.                A．cheerless       B．helpless        C．hopeless  D．meaningless

7.                A．listened        B．flew           C．came D．went

8.                A．asleep         B．deaf           C．well D．ill

9.                A．writing         B．practicing       C．singing   D．talking

10.               A．agreed         B．disliked         C．expected  D．decided

11.               A．satisfied        B．bored          C．crowded  D．familiar

12.               A．fingers         B．feet           C．arms  D．legs

13.               A．carefully        B．cheerfully       C．meaningfully   D．wonderfully

14.               A．took           B．passed         C．moved    D．ran

15.               A．party          B．concert        C．meeting   D．show