--- _______ made her ashamed of herself?

   --- ______ the lowest mark in her class.

   A. What; Because she got          B. Was it what; Getting

C. What was it that; She got        D. What was it that; Getting

Yunnan province in China was attacked by such a terrible drought this early spring    ________ few people had experienced before, _______ made us worry about global climate changes.

       A. that; that   B. as; which  C. which; it       D. when; as

Despite the fact that I had been told about the local people’s attitude to strangers, in no case ________ any rudeness.

       A. did I meet B. I met  C. had I met  D. I had met

Though my grandfather is in his eighties, he is still as _________ as a young man and hates sitting around doing nothing all day.

A. enthusiastic        B. talkative       C. energetic       D. sensitive

--- What do you think of the jacket and the hat I wear today?

--- I don’t think this jacket _________ you and that your hat _______ this jacket perfectly.

   A. suits; fits        B. meets; fits      C. matches; suits      D. fits; matches

Recently we held a discussion about what we shall use for power when all the oil in the world has _________?

   A. run out of       B. used up        C. given out          D. put out

Without facts, we can’t form a correct opinion, for we need to have actual knowledge _______ our thinking.

A. which to be based on            B. which to base on

C. on which to base                D. which to base

I ________ to help you with your homework, but I couldn’t spare any time. I ________ a composition last night and I’ll finish it today.

A. wanted; wrote                    B. had wanted; was writing

C. have wanted; wrote                D. wanted; have been writing

--- How do you find the concert in the Beijing Grand Theatre last night?

   --- _________. But the conductor was perfect.

     A. I couldn’t agree more                    B. I don’t think much of it

C. I was crazy about it                       D. I really like it

Big things were happening in my life the summer after I turned 13. In the middle of that summer, my parents   1.   my entire world and turned it upside down   2.   they told me they were getting a divorce. I couldn’t believe that our family was going to   3. . Though I always knew my parents weren’t very happy and they often   4.  , I still wanted my family to stay the same.

My life changed completely   5.   the divorce. My mother and I moved into a small apartment across town,   6.   my father and brother, Bill, stayed in our house. I now became a   7.   whenever I went to see my dad and Bill on the weekends. And immediately I had my soon-to-be stepfather, Dan, whom I showed no   8.   in. I was depressed, especially after Dan and my mother married and I realized that there was no   9.   that things could change back to the way they were.

Even though I  10.  all Dan’s attempts to get to know me and wasn’t very   11.   to him, he never gave up on me.  12. , I began to trust him. I realized that we actually had some things in   13.  , especially when it came to movies and TV shows. We  14.   a lot of time together hanging out watching TV. That gave us a chance to talk and getto know each other.

Better still, Dan showed an interest in me that I had never experienced from my own father. Dan was always around when I needed   15.   on school or friends. Once I began to warm up to Dan, the three of us began spending a lot of time together. We often went out to eat and took short trips.   16. , I discovered that I had the happy family that I had always wanted.

I now realize my parents were  17.   about getting the divorce. Their divorce was the best thing to happen for all of us. My father also found happiness—he   18.   and had another child, my half-sister, Michelle.

At 13, I learned an important   19.   —change is not always the worst thing that can   20.  . Sometimes, it is just what we need the most.

21. A. created            B. shook                  C. entered                 D. occupied

22. A. unless              B. if                         C. when                   D. until

23. A. break up           B. hold up               C. keep up               D. show up

24.A. whispered  B. fought               C. talked                    D. competed

25.A. throughout        B. beyond                C. before                    D. after

26.A. where              B. although                    C. while                       D. that

27.A. visitor                B. relative               C. neighbor                   D. stranger

28. A. confidence              B. interest                C. fear                      D. anger

29. A. doubt                B. difference          C. point                    D. way  

30.A. forgot                B. supported            C. resisted                  D. valued

31. A. serious              B. nice                     C. bad                         D. generous

32. A. Gradually         B. Immediately          C. Usually                  D. Regularly

33. A. mind                 B. trouble                  C. common                 D. order

34.A. spent                B. wasted                   C. lost                        D. saved

35.A. experience  B. information          C. impression                    D. advice

36.A. However     B. Besides                 C. Eventually                     D. Occasionally

37. A. wrong          B. confident                   C. guilty                 D. right

38.A. remarried          B. returned                 C. changed                D. left

39. A. method             B. truth                      C. skill                              D. word

40. A. exist         B. remain                  C. continue                D. happen