—Mike, why didn’t you come yesterday?

   —I __________, but I had an unexpected visitor.

  A. had               B. would        C. did                   D. was going to

The professor _______ to walk out of the office when one of his students came in.

A. was about to     B. was going to   C. would       D. was to

One third of the people trapped in the ruins _______ at last.

   A. has dug out   B. was dug out   C. have dug out   D. were dug out

The living room is clean and tidy, with a dining table already ______ for a meal to be cooked.

     A．laid           B．laying         C．to lay          D．being laid

In 1883，an engineer named John Roebling intended to build a bridge connecting New York with the Long Island.  36 ，experts throughout the world thought it impossible and not  37  .

Roebling couldn’t  38  the vision in his mind of this bridge. He knew deep in his heart it could be done. He just had to  39  the dream with someone else. After much persuasion he managed to  40  his son Washington，a young engineer，that the bridge  41  could be built.

Working together，the father and son developed concepts of  42  it could be accomplished and how the difficulties could be  43  . With great  44  and inspiration，they hired their crew and began to build their dream bridge.

The project started well，but unfortunately an accident took the life of John. Washington was injured and left with a brain damage， 45  him not being able to walk or talk or even move.

Everyone had a  46  comment to make and felt the project should be trashed. In  47  of his disability，Washington still had a burning  48  to complete the bridge and his mind was still as  49  as ever.

He tried to pass on his  50  to some of his friends. Suddenly an idea  51  him as he lay in hospital. All he could do was move one finger and he decided to make the best  52  of it. By moving this，he slowly developed a code of communication with his wife. He used the method of tapping her arm to tell the engineers what to do. It seemed foolish  53  the project was under way again.

For 13 years Washington tapped out his instructions with his finger on his wife’s arm，until the Brooklyn Bridge was finally completed.

Perhaps this is one of the best examples of a never-say-die  54  that overcomes a terrible physical handicap and  55  an impossible goal.

A.Furthermore         B.However           C.Otherwise        D.Therefore

A.wonderful           B.creative            C.imaginative       D.practical

A.ignore              B.mark              C.follow            D.handle

A.share               B.spare              C.enjoy             D.leave

A.advice              B.force              C.convince          D.introduce

A.as usual             B.in fact             C.by chance         D.after all

A.whether             B.where             C.why              D.how

A.overcome            B.uncovered         C.separated          D.abandoned

A.disappointment       B.arrangement        C.excitement         D.treatment

A.taking up           B.setting aside        C.resulting in         D.leaving off

A.negative            B.persuasive         C.informative         D.active

A.case               B.spite               C.place             D.front

A.plan               B.suggestion          C.ability            D.desire

A.serious             B.skilful             C.sharp             D.special

A.power              B.enthusiasm         C.contribution        D.influence

A.benefited           B.attacked            C.greeted            D.hit

A.use                B.fun               C.change            D.advantage

A.so                 B.and               C.or                D.but

A.fortune             B.attitude            C.judgment          D.energy

A.explores            B.owns              C.achieves           D.selects

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If you are having a birthday party with 71 guests, what kind of vehicle will you hire?

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Where is the text most likely to be found?

  A. In a local newspaper.            B. In a traffic handbook

  C. In a magazine.                 D. On a website.

完成下面的句子，每空只填一词。（共5小题，每空1分，满分10分）

The book_____  ______ 10 stories. 这本书包括十个故事。

Can natural gas _____ the _______ of petrol as the major fuel in the future?

将来天然气能代替石油成为主要燃料吗？

The students in the class has been _______ _______ four group since the first day of the term.

这个班的学生从一进班就被分成了四组。

_____  his  ______， he passed the exam.让他高兴的是，他考试及格了。

A better plan was _____ ______ by an Englishman in 1990.

一个更好的计划由一个英国人在1990年提出了。

------ How would you like your coffee?

   -------___________.

   A. It’s well done               B. Very nice, thank you

   C. One cup. That’s enough       D. The stronger the better

The number of people invited __________ fifty, but a number of them _______ absent for different reasons.

   A. were… was                                            B. was… was        

   C. was… were                                            D. were… were

—How was your National Day vacation?

       —Great! We went sightseeing and spent the _____ days at home．

       A．last two relaxing                    B．two last relaxing

       C．relaxing last two                    D．last relaxing two