【题目】Mr. Smith has three children, the youngest of them music at college.

A. studying B. is studying

C. studies D. studied

【题目】I don't think Maria will be disappointed at the news, but I will see her _________ she is.

A. as if B. so that

C. in case D. even though

【题目】She took drugs all day and showed no __________ for her children, who died of hunger at last.

A. hope B. concern

C. courage D. patience

【题目】His plan was such a good one __________ we all agreed to accept it.

A. so B. and

C. that D. as

【题目】Jerry rushed home he heard the news, only that his houses had been burnt down and all the furniture burnt out.

A. as soon as; finding B. immediately; to find

C. the moment; find D. when; found

【题目】高三学子要经历各种各样的考试，在考试中难免会遇到失利，这给同学们造成了很大的困扰。针对考试失利问题的利与弊及应对考试失利的做法，请用英语写一篇短文。

注意：

1. 词数120左右,开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称。

Failure in Exams

As we all know, Senior Three students will experience various exams and it is hard to avoid failure sometimes, which greatly upsets them. Recently,

【题目】The Sydney Opera House, which _________ almost 900 rooms and halls of different sizes, is definitely at the top of our list when we travel to Australia.

A. consists of B. makes up

C. composes of D. combines with

【题目】Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scot-land. In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist ( 打击乐器独奏演员）in spite of her disability.

“Early on I decided not to allow the of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion (酷爱）for music grew. But I also began to gradually lose my . Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never me.

“My was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I to ‘hear’ music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can the pitch of a note (音调高低）by the vibrations (振动）I feel through my body and through my . My entire sound world exists by making use of almost every that I have.

" I was to be assessed as a musician, not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in Lon-don. No other deaf student had this before and some teachers my admission. Based on my performance, I was (14) admitted and went on to with the academy's highest honors. "

“After that, I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist. I (16) and arranged a lot of musical compositions since had been written specially for solo percussionists.

“I have been a soloist for over ten years. the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn't that my passion couldn't be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be by others. Follow your passion ； follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go. "

【1】 A. conditions B. Opinions C. actions D. recommendations

【2】 A. enjoying B. choosing C. taking D. giving

【3】 A. sight B. hearing C. touch D. taste

【4】 A. evidence B. result C. excuse D. cause

【5】 A. left B. Excited C. accompanied D. disappointed

【6】 A. purpose B. decision C. promise D. goal

【7】 A. turned B. learned C. used D. ought

【8】 A. tell B. see C. hear D. smell

【9】 A. Carefulness B. movement C. imagination D. experience

【10】 A. sense B. effort C. feeling D. idea

【11】 A. dissatisfied B. astonished C. determined D. discouraged

【12】 A. done B. accepted C. advised D. admitted

【13】 A. supported B. followed C. required D. opposed

【14】 A. usually B. finally C. possibly D. hopefully

【15】 A. study B. research C. graduate D. progress

【16】 A. wrote B. translated C. copied D. read

【17】 A. enough B. some C. many D. few

【18】 A. However B. Although C. When D. Since

【19】 A. mean B. seem C. conclude D. say

【20】 A. directed B. guided C. taught D. Limited

【题目】Being afraid of making mistakes, the little boy __________ answer his teacher's questions.

A. does dare B. doesn't dare to

C. daren't to D. not dare to

【题目】—I have to cut the expenses to meet the daily needs.

—So do I, for the prices of goods _________ going up these days.

A. kept B. had kept

C. are keeping D. will be keeping