________ surprises us most is that she doesn't even know _________ the difference between "speak" and "talk" lies.

A. What; where        B. What; which      C. What; what         D. That; where

When Miss Smith asked me a few questions in class yesterday, my mind happened to be wandering. As a result, I had to give her awful ____________ responses.

A. offbeat              B. off-line         C. offhand          D. off-key

It seems that there are ________ people out of work.

A. a good deal          B. a great many         C. the number of        D. a large amount of

---How about eight o’clock outside the cinema?

---That ______ me fine.

 A. fits                B. meets                C. satisfies            D. suits

It will be several years _______ life in the quake-hit area is back to normal.

    A. before           B. that             C. after            D. since

Which of the following underlined words and phrases are WRONGLY used?

A.         Quite a few celebrities dress down in baggy clothes when shopping outside to avoid crazy admirers and paparazzi.

B.         Rob dressed up in a hurry because his mom was waiting downstairs impatiently. They planned to climb the mountain.

C.         After Mr. Black got dressed and had a good breakfast at home, he went to work on foot.

D.         Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, was found underdressed on some formal occasions, for example he once wore slippers in an interview.

To their disappointment, the couple ________ the house but couldn’t find the missing ring, which was to bring them into great trouble.

    A. got through          B. went through    C. lived through        D. passed through

---May I look at your map for a little while?

---Of course, ________, Jack.

A. don't worry     B. I don't mind         C. enjoy yourself       D. take your time

---Mom, I’m going to the graduation dance tonight but I don’t think I look attractive enough.

---Oh, darling, don’t worry. _________.

A. They don’t know what beauty is.          B. Nobody will care about it.

C. You look perfect the way you are.            D. Impossible is nothing.

When I was young, I belonged to a club that did community service work. There was one specific   36   that was unusual for me. I spent three or four hours handing out warm dinner to the homeless   37   in the streets. After that I went to a homeless shelter not far from the Bay Bridge.

I was in high school and at the time my sister was too young to   38   . She wanted to help,   39   she made many chocolate chip cookies for me to   40    and hand out to people. When getting to the shelter, I began making sandwiches and   41    them with the crowd. I had the containers with my sister’s cookies in them and began to   42    around, offering them to anyone near me.

I approached an old gentleman and said, “Sir, would you like a cookie?” He stopped and turned around, looked at me and said, “What did you say? Did you call me sir?” I told him I had, and his eyes watered a little bit and said, “No one has   43   called me sir.’ He was completely moved.

It   44   me.

I explained I had been raised that regardless of color and social status, everyone deserved respect. It  45   me to think that just because he was homeless, no one   46   him the honor. It broke my heart. I just didn’t understand   47   no one ever called him sir. I had never thought that anyone was below me because I wasn’t raised that way. Every   48   person deserves to be treated with respect. Years later, I still carry that memory and the   49   it taught me. Sometimes, what we take for granted can    50    make a difference in someone’s life.

1.A. case                 B. chance             C. event              D.accident

2.A. out                B. far                    C. away                   D. off

3.A. participate           B. decide                  C. choose                   D. attend

4.A. however                 B. but                     C. yet                  D.so

5.A. enjoy              B. eat                    C. collect                    D. take

6.A. shared            B. provided             C. helped             D.returned

7.A. walk               B. turn               C. run                  D. show

8.A. never                B. ever                   C. still                         D. yet

9.A. encouraged         B. attracted            C. struck       D.defeated

10.A. persuaded          B. saddened                 C. frightened            D.moved

11.A. handed          B. offered              C. reminded            D.promised

12.A. what               B. how                  C. whether                 D. why

13.A. single               B. usual                 C. ordinary             D.normal

14.A. lesson               B. class                  C. truth               D.reality

15.A. possibly               B. nearly                C. really           D.usually