19．It was not until the late twentieth century _________．（　　）

	A．	did China witness great changes
	B．	when China witness great changes
	C．	China witnessed great changes
	D．	that China witnessed great changes

18．My brother is not in very good shape，so he has       tennis to get fit．（　　）

A．

made up

B．

built up

C．

taken up

D．

held up

17．By the time you _______in London，we will have stayed in Europe for two weeks．（　　）

	A．	will arrive		B．	arrived
	C．	arrive		D．	have been arriving

16．-I'd like a pen which        well．
-Will this one_______？（　　）

	A．	writes； do		B．	writes； work
	C．	is written； do		D．	is written； work

15．If you are able to talk to a friend over the telephone，you feel that you are close ____ the actual distance is not shortened．（　　）

A．

so long as

B．

if

C．

even if

D．

as

14．Elizabeth and I are 18 now，and about to graduate．I think about our elementary-school friendship，but some memories have blurred （模糊）．What happened that day in the fifth grade when Beth suddenly stopped speaking to me？Does she know that I've been thinking about her for seven years？If only we could go back，and discover what ended our relationship．
  I have to speak with Beth．I see her sometimes，and find out school is"fine"．It's not the same．It never will be．Someone says that she's Liz now．What happened to Beth？
  I can't call her．Should I write？What if she doesn't answer me？How will I know what she's thinking？
  Yes，I'll write her a letter．These things are easier to express in writing．"Dear Be-，"no，"Dear Li-，"no，"Dear Elizabeth，"I begin．The words flow freely，as seven year old memories are reborn．I ask her all the questions that have been left unanswered in my mind，and pray she will answer．I seal my thoughts in the perfect white envelope，and imagine Beth looking into her mailbox．Will she know why I'm writing？Maybe she once thought of writing the same letter．
  As the mailman takes my envelope from me forever，I wonder if I've made the right decision．Do I have the right to force myself into Beth's life again？Am I simply part of the past？I have taken the first step．Beth has control of the situation now．
  One day has passed．Are my words lying on the bottom of the post office floor？
  Two days are gone．I'm lost in thought and don't even hear the phone ting．
"Hello？It's Elizabeth．"
56．What can we learn about Beth？C
A．She had a quarrel with the author in the fifth grade．
B．She moved to another school in the fifth grade．
C．She is now called Liz instead of Beth．
D．She hasn't seen the author for seven years．
57．Why does the author decide to write a letter instead of calling？D
A．She is sure that Beth will not answer．
B．She's afraid that they'll quarrel on the phone．
C．She doesn't know Beth's telephone number．
D．It is easier to express her feelings in writing．
58．Which of the following the author might NOT mention in her letter？B
A．Their elementary-school friendship．
B．Her future plan after graduation．
C．Her expectations for Beth's reply．
D．The questions about the endings of their friendship．
59．What does the underlined sentence mean in the fifth paragraph？
A
A．It's up to Beth to decide what to do next．
B．Beth is to be blamed for the ending of theft friendship．
C．Beth is in the same situation as the author is．
D．The author is completely in the hands of Beth now．
60．What might happen at the end of the story？C
A．Beth answers her letter two days later．
B．The letter doesn't reach Beth at all．
C．They make up their friendship．
D．Beth refuses to make peace with her．

13．-I learned you had a quarrel with Jack．
-Yes，but we ______ soon and everything is OK now．（　　）

A．

made up

B．

set up

C．

got up

D．

picked up

12．Exhausted from a day's journey，the drivers ______ a motor hotel and put up there for the night．（　　）

A．

knocked into

B．

pulled into

C．

broke into

D．

forced into

11．A middle-aged stranger visited us late on a dark rainy night when my father was working the night shift （a job for a period during the night）．The stranger asked if he could wait under the eaves of our roof for the rain to stop．Then he disappeared，and we started hearing footsteps and creaking boards in the attic（the space or room at the top of a building，under the roof，often used for storing things）．Was the stranger inside our house？My whole body couldn't help but stiffen．In my mind's eye，I could imagine the stranger pushing through the attic door and approaching us．
We immediately called Jerry，our neighbor，for help．He searched everywhere，but the visitor was nowhere to be found．As Jerry looked in the garage，he found the stranger lying underneath the car．Jerry exclaimed with fright，"You are not allowed to enter the house．Get off the property right now．"
We were determined to leave the house immediately．As we drove away，we saw the man blocking our way on the road and staring at us．We had to swerve to miss him．After that，I never saw the stranger again．

56．The text is mainly aboutC．
A．the neighbor Jerry
B．a strange dream
C．a strange visitor
D．footsteps in the attic
57．Based on the text，which of the following statements is true？D
A．The family h it the stranger with their car．
B．The stranger pushed through the family's door．
C．Jerry was hurrying back from the night shift．
D．The author's father wasn't at home that night．
58．Why did the family leave their house on a late，dark night？C
A．It was raining hard and the eaves of their roof were broken．
B．There was a ghost wandering around the house．
C．They did not feel safe in their house．
D．The stranger was still somewhere inside the house．
59．The text was written in order ofA．
A．time  B．space  C．importance  D．age of the family．

10．Each time I see a balloon，my mind flies back to a memory of when I was a six-year-old girl．Itwas a rainy Sunday and my father had recently died．I asked my mom if Dad had gone to heaven．"Yes，honey．Of course．"she said．"Can we write him a letter？，
She paused，the longest pause of my short life，and answered，"Yes．"My heart jumped．"How？Does the mailman go there？"I asked．
"No，but I have an idea．"Mom drove to a party store and returned with a red balloon．I askedher what it was for．
"Just wait，honey．You'11 see．"Mom told me to write my letter．Eagerly，I got my  favorite pen，and poured out my six-year-old heart in the form of blue ink．I wrote about my day，what I learned at school，how Mom was doing，and even about what happened in a story I had read．For a few minutes it was as if Dad were still alive．I gave the letter to Mom．She read it over，and a smile crossed her face．
She made a hole in the corner of the letter where she looped （缠绕）the balloon string．We went outside and she gave me the balloon．It was still raining．"Okay，on the count of three，let go．One，two，three．"
The balloon，carrying my letter，darted （猛冲）upward against the rain．We watched until it was swallowed by the mass of clouds．
Later I realized，like the balloon，that Dad had never let his sickness get him down．He was strong．No matter what he suffered，he'd persevere，dart up，and finally transcend （超越）this cold world and his sick body．He rose into sky and became something beautiful．I watched until the balloon disappeared into the gray and white and I prayed that his strength was hereditary （遗传的）． I prayed to be a balloon．

56．When the girl asked her mother if they could write to her father，her motherA．
A．felt it hard to answer
B．thought her a creative girl
C．believed it easy to do so
D．found it easy to lie
57．When the girl was told that she could send a letter to her father，sheB．
A．jumped with joy
B．became excited
C．started writing immediately
D．was worried that it couldn't be delivered
58．In the eyes of the author，what was the rain like？C
A．An incurable disease．
B．An unforgettable memory．
C．The hard time her father had．
D．The failures her father experienced．
59．What would be the best title for the passage？B
A．An unforgettable experience
B．The strong red balloon
C．Fly to paradise（天堂）
D．A great father．