Mr. Clark working in our company is from the United States．But he is a Canadian _______．

A． by origin          B． by nature           C． by source          D．by history

My headache ______ me．I thought it was going away, but now it’s getting worse and worse．

A． is killing           B． was killing              C． kills              D． killed

It is generally believed that understanding each other_______ a happy marriage．

A． centers on         B． depends on           C． brings forth          D．makes for

Look at that old woman! She is looking around ______ for help．She must be lost．

A．socially            B．accidentally             C．desperately          D．absolutely

---How did you do in your essay?

---I got an okay grade, but Mrs. Jones gave Sarah Evans top marks______．

A．as well             B．though                 C．in general                D．yet

When people cut down big trees, new trees should be planted． _______ they will have no trees to cut down in the future．

A． If not             B． If so             C． If no so          D． If don’t

When we worked in the same firm several years ago, we_____ often go to the cinema together．

A． would            B． will          C． shall          D． could

Sorry．Somebody borrowed the book last week, but I’ll let you know once it is______．

A． possible   B． probable            C． available          D． punctual

Lucky to have him

When I met him, I had a lot of anger inside of me．I never had a father, though in my neighborhood that's not   1  ．I know some kids just like me．You have to   2   yourself．There are fights and killings all the time．I have friends who ended up in jail or pregnant．I could have ended up that way, too,   3   Mr. Clark and my mom wouldn't let that happen．

Mr. Clark worked long hours, making sure I did my work．My grades rose．In fact, I did so well that in sixth grade, I entered the   4   class, and Mr. Clark was the teacher．I felt so   5   to have him for a second year!

He took our class to see The Phantom of the Opera．Before the show, he   6   us to dinner at a restaurant and taught us not to talk with our mouths full．We didn't want to let him   7 , so we listened to him attentively．

8    of us were surprised when Mr. Clark was selected as Disney's 2000 Teacher of the Year． When he learned he'd won, he said he would   9   three names out of a hat; he would go to Los Angeles to get the   10  with those students．But   11   it came time to draw names, Mr. Clark said, "You're all going．"

He got   12   to fly all 37 of us out to Disneyland in California and put us up at the Hilton．People were   13  , but Mr. Clark really cared about us．There's no way I can   14  most teachers doing that．No way．But he saw something in us that nobody else saw．

On graduation day, there were a lot of tears．We didn't want his class to  15  ．In the new school year, we were all happy when Mr. Clark   16   in our class once again．He's been a   17   in our lives．

In 2003, Mr. Clark took some of us on a trip to South Africa to   18   school supplies and visit orphanages．It was the most amazing   19   of my life．It's now my  20  to one day start a group of women's clubs, helping people from all backgrounds．

1． A． common                  B． normal                    C． real          D． unusual

2． A． encourage                   B． watch                        C． comfort      D．tolerate

3． A． but                            B． therefore                   C． otherwise     D．or

4． A． local                         B． general                       C． gifted         D． sacred

5． A． sudden                       B． lucky                  C． annoyed            D． anxious

6． A． treated                       B． directed             C． showed              D． swapped

7． A． off                           B． out                    C． up                      D． down

8． A． Some                        B． Any                   C． None                 D． Many

9． A． give                           B． draw                  C． enter                  D． register

10． A． reward                    B． bonus                C． diploma              D． award

11． A． after                        B． when                 C． before                D． since

12． A． donations                B． suggestions       C． requests         D． messages

13． A． excited                  B． satisfied             C． ashamed            D． amazed

14． A． suggest                  B． advocate            C． imagine              D． complain

15． A． end                          B． start                  C． continue              D． last

16． A． picked up                B． showed up         C． rang up            D．packed up

17． A． colleague                B． sponsor            C． success              D． constant

18． A． deliver                     B． collect               C． display           D．recommend

19． A． adventure                B． experience           C． vacation            D． interview

20． A． turn                       B． conclusion         C． dream                D． demand  

Jamie Oliver has been invited by Gordon Brown to prepare a banquet at No．10 for President Barack Obama and other leaders of the G20, offering a cut-price menu to reflect times when trade and industry are far from prosperous and the rate of employment is decreasing．

Downing Street sources say Oliver, the well-known chef, will cook using “honest high-street products” and avoid expensive or “fancy” ingredients (材料)．

The prime minister is trying to avoid a repeat of the embarrassment last year when he sat down to an 18-course banquet at a Japanese summit to discuss world food shortages．

Obama, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and other leaders will be served by apprentices (学徒) from Fifteen, the London restaurant Oliver founded to help train young people in poverty in order to make a living by mastering a skill．

Brown wants the dinner to reflect the emphasis of the London summit, which he hopes will lead to an agreement to lift the world out of recession．“To be invited to cook for such an important group of people, who are trying to solve some of the world’s major problems, is really a privilege,” said Oliver．

“I’m hoping the menu I’m working on will show British food and produce is some of the best in the world, but also show we have pioneered a high-quality apprentice scheme at Fifteen London that is giving young people a skill to be proud of．”

The chef has not yet finalized the menu, but is expected to draw inspiration from his latest book, Jamie’s Ministry of Food, which has budget recipes for beef and ale stew (啤酒炖菜) and “impressive” chocolate fudge cake．

1．The underlined word “recession” in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to “_______”．

     A． business       B． opposition         C． discussion        D． depression

2．What can we learn about Oliver from the text?

     A． He is a well-known American cook．     B． He is invited to attend the G20 summit．

     C． He has founded the Fifteen London．

     D． He is one of the apprentices serving leaders of the G20．

3．The menu of the banquet for the leaders of the G20 is supposed to _______．

     A． include all delicious British food

     B． use inexpensive produce with special characteristics

     C． be rich, varied and of high quality                

     D． imitate the menu of last Japanese summit

4．Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

     A． Oliver is honored to be invited to cook for the G20 leaders．

     B． Altogether three presidents are mentioned in the text．

     C． President Barack Obama offers the cut-price menu．

     D． The menu for the G20 dinner banquet has been decided．

5．What is the Fifteen London?

A． an apartment in London                        B． a luxurious restaurant in London

C． a restaurant as well as a training center   D． a famous avenue