9．-The lecture will begin at 4o'clock in the afternoon，right？
-Yeah，____ you get there on time．（　　）

A．

make sure

B．

be sure

C．

for sure

D．

it is sure

8．The white dove on the flag _____ peace and liberty．（　　）

A．

stands for

B．

refers to

C．

belongs to

D．

makes for

7．Don't blame me---I'm only _____ Mr Tiger's instructions．（　　）

A．

giving out

B．

carrying out

C．

keeping up

D．

going up

6．There was a________ look on his face when he met with the________ problem．（　　）

	A．	confusing；confusing		B．	confused；confused
	C．	confusing；confused		D．	confused；confusing

5．她从来不满足于现状．
She's neversatisfied withthe present situation．

4．Parks provide people（16）witha place to amuse（17）themselvesfor a while．In recent decades，however，many parks have been designed to provide（18）entertainment（entertain）．We call them theme parks．The new parks are usually huge places and have a（19）varietyof things to see and do．Theme parks have a certain idea-a certain theme-that the whole parks is based （20）on．The（21）oldest（old） theme park in the world is Disneyland．It seemed like a magical world which can make your dream come true．But if you are interested in traditional culture and history，go to Dollywood，（22）whereyou can have fun（23）learning（learn） all about America‘s historical southeastern culture，（24）or you can go to Camelot Park，（25）aworld of fantasy about ancient England．

3．He tried to avoid _____ anything that would hurt her further．（　　）

A．

say

B．

said

C．

saying

D．

to say

2．"We expected our first child to be perfect．"Most parents have thought so．
I know that's what I（36）Bwith our oldest son，Joe．He would be perfect．Joe would sail through（37）Afrom learning ABC's to being awarded a Ph．D．．
Joe，（38）A，had other ideas．
He was always a（39）C kid．He wasn't the kind of boy who threw（40）Dat passing cars on a freezing winter day or who dropped water balloons on the mailman during the heat of August．
But he wasn't perfect．Especially when it came to that nice little （41）B  that I had about sailing through school．From the day Joe started kindergarten he struggled-with scissors and handwriting and math．Always（42）DHe passed each grade with great （43）A，never at the top of his class．
How I（44）D friends who had children with the"math gene"．A mom told me her daughter was doing high school algebra while in the sixth grade．Another mom said her son had just taken first place in the district's annual Math Challenge．
After hearing these stories，I would look at Joe and （45）C：Why didn't we raise a mathematical talent？How is he ever going to get into（46）D if he does not get better at math？Needless to say，my motherly （47）C never really amounted to much．Does it ever？Moms tend to worry and worry，while whatever they're worrying about usually（48）Don its own．
During high school，Joe slowly（49）Bat math．He got through algebra I & II，and geometry，our state requirements for math．I felt greatly （50）Cat his little achievement．Then he announced that he'd take pre-calculus （微积分） in his last year of high school，which （51）D me a lot．
"Why？"I questioned．
"Because I need to keep my skills up，"he explained．"I（52）Bmath，but I need to take it so I don't forget how to do it．"
"For college，"he added．"I want to do really well in college，Mom．I know it will be（53）A_，but I think it's important that I try to do my best．"
My oldest son wasn't perfect．He wasn't a math talent，either．But he knew what was important：he was focusing on his（54）C while I was worrying over his past．And that，to me，is even better than being（55）A．

36．A．worked	B．expected	C．continued	D．showed
37．A．school	B．books	C．experience	D．situations
38．A．however	B．therefore	C．fortunately	D．obviously
39．A．careful	B．proud	C．good	D．happy
40．A．toys	B．clothes	C．flowers	D．snowballs
41．A．belief	B．fantasy	C．interest	D．enthusiasm
42．A．art	B．scissors	C．handwriting	D．math
43．A．effort	B．attention	C．pleasure	D．ambition
44．A．respected	B．supported	C．trusted	D．envied
45．A．consider	B．imagine	C．wonder	D．wish
46．A．job	B．life	C．society	D．college
47．A．love	B．doubt	C．worry	D．guidance
48．A．pauses	B．comes	C．declines	D．disappears
49．A．developed	B．improved	C．advanced	D．achieved
50．A．hopeful	B．grateful	C．relieved	D．amused
51．A．moved	B．inspired	C．satisfied	D．surprised
52．A．fail	B．hate	C．prefer	D．choose
53．A．hard	B．boring	C．necessary	D．beneficial
54．A．career	B．major	C．future	D．world
55．A．perfect	B．intelligent	C．successful	D．confident

1．Americans are happy to talk about family and personal interests，but it's best to avoid_______ about religion and politics．（　　）

A．

talk

B．

talking

C．

to talk

D．

to talking

20．US culture teaches people to make full use of their opportunities in life．
US culture teaches people to makethemostof their opportunities in life．