—Did you return Fred’s call?

 —I didn’t need to ____ I’ll see him tomorrow.

 A. though      B. unless     C. when       D. because

Could I speak to _____is in charge of International Sales please?

A. who            B. what         C. whoever            D. whatever

I like this house with a beautiful garden in front, but I don’t have enough money to buy__________.  

A. one     B. it     C. this     D. that  

— Mrs. Smith, do you think it is wise for you to give your children ______ they want?

   — No, that is ____ I am mistaken.

       A．whatever; where             B．what; where           

       C．whatever; how               D．what; how

A businessman walks into a bank in San Francisco and asks for the loan officer. He says he is going to Europe on business for two weeks and needs to borrow $5,000．The bank officer says  the bank will need some kind of security for such a loan. So the businessman hands over the keys to a Rolls Royce parked on the street in front of the bank. Everything checks out, and the bank agrees to accept the car as collateral for the loan. An employee drives the Rolls into the bank’s underground garage and parks it there.

   Two weeks later, the businessman returns, and repays the $5,000 and the interest, which comes to $15.41.

The loan officer says, “We are very happy to have had your business, and this transaction has worked out very nicely, but we are a little puzzled. While you were away, we checked you out and found that you are a multimillionaire. What puzzles us is that why would you bother to borrow $5,000?”

Laughing, the businessman replies, “Where else in San Francisco can I park my car for two weeks for $15?”

The businessman walks into the bank with the true purpose of _________.

     A．borrowing $5,000                  B．meeting the loan officer

     C．finding a place to park his car             D．showing how rich he is

The loan officer is puzzled because _________.

     A．he never thought he could meet a multimillionaire in his bank   

         B．he thinks the businessman is crazy to leave his car in the bank

         C．he never thought the businessman could drive a Rolls Royce

         D．he thinks $5,000 is so small a sum of money to the businessman

The underlined word “collateral” in Paragraph 1 most probably means “_________”.

     A．security              B．payment           C．reward          D．deal

Which of the following words can best describe the businessman according to the story?

     A．Honest.              B．Clever.          C．Rich.          D．Kind.

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with word or phrases that best fits the context.

People often fall ill because of me.  36    , they can hardly blame me; it is largely their own 37____ .A tired person may get caught, especially when he goes to crowded places with polluted air. A sudden change in 38    is another factor. In hot summer, people turn on the air-conditioner upon returning home. They will catch a cold easily.

My latest victim is an energetic student. After school, he played football hard for two hours. Though 39   , he still went to the cinema .Then he got back home and took a cold shower immediately.

I seized this golden chance to attack him .He reacted, trying to 40    me, but I was already reproducing deep in his throat. He kept sneezing and his nose was running. 41   he put on some warm clothes, it didn’t work, for there were too many of us. Besides, his sore throat kept    42   him, and he developed a cough to force me and my family out, but  43   .

The next day he couldn’t go to school He had lost his appetite and was not as 44   as before. His mother made him orange juice every few hours for more vitamin C, which would help his recovery.

For two days he was nursed by his mother. As he rested more, his defense strengthened and I began to feel the 45   . I knew I had to leave him before long. But I am not the one who gives up easily, and I made every effort to fight back. Unfortunately, it was my turn to feel 46    now, for his defense system was starting an all-out attack against me. I became 47    and finally my time was over.

Do you know what I am?

36. A .Therefore       B. Besides        C. However      D. Then

37. A .business         B . responsibility      C. excuse D. fault

38. A. temperature B. season          C. place    D. condition

39. A. excited  B. hurt      C. late      D. tired

40. A. get on with    B. get rid of      C. put up with  D .take hold of

41. A. Since      B. Once    C. Whether      D. Although

42. A. reminding      B. upsetting     C. comforting  D. influencing

43. A. escaped          B. succeeded   C. regretted     D. failed

44. A. peaceful         B. afraid   C. active  D. happy

45. A. loss         B. operation     C. pressure      D. movement

46. A. painful   B. disappointed        C. nervous        D. ashamed

47. A. bigger    B. weaker         C. smaller         D. stronger

He told us an interesting story about himself, _______________why he didn’t succeed that time. ?

       A. explain             B. to explain                 C. explained                 D. explaining?

—Look! This is__________ . 

 —Very beautiful. When did she take it? 

A. my mother’s picture          B. my mother in the picture

C. a picture of my mother        D. a picture of my mother’s

–How do you find your new classmates?

– Most of them are kind, but ____ is so good to me as Bruce.

A. none           B. no one           C. every one           D. some one

——What are you reading, Tom?

——I’m not really reading, just ___ the pages.

A. turning off              B. turning around        C. turning over   D. turning up