I bought a jasmine（茉莉花） plant for my office. When I bought it I was told it would bloom （开花） and the 1./swi:t/smell would fill my office. I had the plant for two 2.(month), and every day I looked at it, but there weren’t any flowers or pleasant smell. I was not happy, so I gave the plant to3.(I) friend Linda.

One day, another friend Mary called and invited me to her office. When I walked in, her jasmine flowers4. (surprise) me. I reached out5. touch the flowers. Mary cut some and gave them to me. I couldn’t help smelling them. Surrounded by the pleasant smell of only a handful of these flowers, I suddenly u6. something.

Mary bought her plant the same time I did. It took a year for her jasmine to bloom. I was so impatient for mine to bloom, regretfully, I gave it7.. In a way my life is like the jasmine plant. I need to be p8. and let things happen.

Last Sunday Linda told me that she would go abroad the next week. 9./b??f?:(r)/ she left, she returned the plant to me. This time I am going to wait. I have learned/learnt that when we want something in our life, we have to be patient. I am 10.(slow) learning to have that patience to wait for my jasmine to bloom.

1.sweet 2.months 3.my 4.surprised 5.to 6.understood 7.away 8.patient 9.Before 10.slowly 【解析】本文主要讲述了我买了一株茉莉花，并等着花香四溢。但是两个月后，还是没开花，也没有花香。于是，我就把它送给了我的一位朋友。后来，我去另外一个朋友的办公室时，我...

—I think reading is important for us.Do you agree ________ me?

—Yes，you're right.

A. on B. with C. to D. of

B 【解析】句意：——我认为阅读对我们很重要，你同意我的观点吗？——是的，你说得对。考查介词辨析题。agree with sb.同意/赞同某人的意见/观点，agree to do同意做某事，都是固定短语。根据句意语境，可知选B。

She ________ the bus and took a seat.

A. got in B. got out of

C. got on D. got off

C 【解析】句意：她上了公共汽车，坐了下来。考查动词短语辨析题。A. got in进入；B. got out of避免；C. got on上车；D. got off下车。take a seat就坐。根据句意语境，可知选C。

Her grandfather lives a simple life _____________ he has much money.

A. because B. so C. though D. if

C 【解析】试题分析：句意：尽管他有许多钱，她爷爷过着一种简单的生活。A.是因为，引导因果状语从句；B.因此，引导因果主语从句，so后面的句子表结果；C.尽管，引导让步状语从句；D.如果，引导条件状语从句。此题前后句关系是让步关系，故用though；选C。

The price of houses ________ a lot in our city these years.

A. is risen B. has risen

C. raised D. has raised

B 【解析】句意：近年来，我们城市的房价上涨了很多。考查动词时态辨析题。these years这些年，多用于现在完成时，需用have/has+过去分词结构，可排除ACD三项。主语The price是单数第三人称，需用has，动词rise的过去分词形式是risen，根据句意语境，可知选B。

We have to stay at home ________ the heavy rain.

A. because B. because of

C. so D. so that

B 【解析】句意：因为下大雨，我们不得不呆在家里。A. because因为，由于，后面+从句；B. because of因为，由于，后面+名词、代词、动名词或名词性短语；C. so因此，所以，后面+从句；D. so that目的，结果，后面+从句。the heavy rain是名词性短语，结合句意可知选B。

He didn't ________ my question.Instead，he asked me to ________ to his letter right now.

A. answer；replying B. answer；reply

C. reply；answering D. reply；answer

B 【解析】句意：他没有回答我的问题，而是要求我立刻给他回信。考查动词及动词形式辨析题。ask sb. to do sth.要求某人做某事，固定短语，可排除AC选项。answer和reply都是“回答”的意思，但answer用作及物或不及物动词，多用于一般性应答；而 reply 除后接that从句或引出直接引语是及物动词外，一般只用作不及物动词，其后若接名词或代词作宾语，应借助介词 to。r...

Don't worry！The radio says the temperature will fall ________ thirty degrees again.

It won't be too hot.

A. under B. above C. on D. below

D 【解析】句意：别担心！收音机说温度会再次下降到三十度。天气不会太热。考查介词辨析题。A. under在…下面；B. above在…上面，指正上方；C. on在…上面，强调表面接触；D. below低于零度以下/在…下面。fall落下；fall below降至…下。根据句意语境，可知本句是指温度，故选D。

（题文）The train has gone ___________ the tunnel. We can’t see it.

A. across B. through

C. crossing D. over

B 【解析】试题分析：句意：火车已经穿过隧道，我们看不到它。A. across从物体表面穿过； B. through从物体内部穿过； C. crossing横穿； D. over在……上面，根据句意是从隧道内部穿过，故选B。

The children planted more trees and flo?wers after they ________ Greener China.

A. joined B. took part

C. joined on D. became

A 【解析】句意：孩子们加入了绿色中国组织后，种下了更多的树和花。考查动词（短语）辨析题。become成为（一员），后接a member of，可排除。take part in指参加某一活动并发挥作用；join既可指参加一群人的活动，也指加入某个组织。Greener China绿色中国组织，根据句意语境，可知选A。