I am quite _______ the plan that we go out and enjoy ourselves on Sunday．

A．in honor of       B．in terms of         C．in view of          D．in favor of

Word came _______ a gas explosion in a cold mine in northeast China Heilongjiang Province had killed 104 miners by Nov．23 and left further 4 trapped, _______ shocked everyone．

A．that; it         B．where; that            C．that; which          D．when; it

The current economic situation requires that we _______ strengthen our confidence and make every effort to promote growth and balanced development．

A．need         B．would         C．could          D．should

His proposal is _______ to all of us and you do not need to tell us more about it．

A．apparent         B．practical           C．reasonable         D．abrupt

That was indeed a silly trap, but why were so many so-called smartest __________?

A．taken on        B．taken in         C．taken off        D．taken out

I have no _______ to the plan, so long as it would not cost too much．

A．refusal        B．comment            C．idea            D．objection

He has been to many countries, but nowhere else under the sun ______ such a place to settle down．

A．he can find      B．he could find           C．can he find           D．could he find

He is _____ a child．You don’t have to be angry．He ____ wanted to say the truth．

A．only; mere                                        B．mere; only

C．merely; merely                                  D．mere; simple

----- Why are they taking all the equipment away ?

------_________ , they are packing up to leave．

A．The job was done                               B．The job has been done

C．With the job done                               D．With the job doing

       It was so cold that I couldn’t feel my legs．There was going to be a racing contest that night so I was 1  my horse, Skippy, up．I was simply running laps（跑道的圈） around the ring．The  2  cold air had been blowing past me, freezing my limbs, but every second I  3  it．You could hear the faint  4  of the people up at the clubhouse eating their dinner．My parents were also there, not knowing that my little sister had slowly wandered her way down to the ring．It was  5  because there was no moon or stars．Nobody else was in the ring at the time．I was really enjoying the  6  and I was able to  7  what Skippy was doing．As I took my last lap it  8  ．Everything rapidly slowed down as I saw my little sister step  9   the ring．I saw true fear on her face because she knew she wouldn’t be  10  to move out of the way fast enough．She knew that she was going to get hit．

       She tried to  11  but nothing came out of her fear-dried throat．When my horse got to her, he was still in a full out run． 12  , miraculously（奇迹般地）, he slid so hard on his back feet that he  13 ．It really made the  14  seem absolutely unreal．I thought that maybe I was 15 ．I had  16  in my mind that I wasn’t seeing what was happening．I knew I had hit my sister．There was no way I could have  17  her．My horse was rising straight up and while he was in the air I couldn’t breathe．It’s like I forgot  18 ．As all of this happened I watched my sister’s face transform （变形） through many different  19 : terror, confusion, curiosity, and then a sort of relief．Then she was laughing．

       As I held my sister into my arms, Skippy stood right behind me knowing that I actually owed him my life  20  he saved my sister’s．

1．A．picking            B．warming              C．catching              D．setting

2．A．bitterly                  B．hardly                 C．gently                 D．perfectly

3．A．challenged          B．witnessed        C．enjoyed             D．hated

4．A．ceremony          B．tradition          C．victory                D．laughter

5．A．windy                   B．bright                  C．dark                    D．cloudy

6．A．quiet                     B．quality                 C．impression           D．significance

7．A．rely on                  B．focus on          C．insist on           D．put on

8．A．let out             B．held on             C．participated in     D．took place

9．A．close to              B．out of              C．into                   D．towards

10．A．able                    B．frightened          C．content              D．proud

11．A．evaluate               B．worry                 C．scream                D．escape

12．A．Accidentally      B．Normally             C．Generally             D．Somehow

13．A．sped up               B．rose up             C．broke down         D．wore out

14．A．moment              B．contest                C．comment          D．technique

15．A．advancing            B．breathing             C．concluding        D．dreaming

16．A．that                     B．none                   C．neither                D．it

17．A．hit                      B．recognized         C．missed                                  D．acknowledged

18．A．how                    B．what                   C．when                  D．why

19．A．actions                B．emotions             C．attitudes              D．thoughts

20．A．if                      B．because               C．as if                    D．so that