Dad is used to smoking and drinking．There’s no chance ____ I’m able to talk him into _____．

A．whether; giving it up                B．of whether; giving them up

C．that; getting rid of them              D．which; stopping it

If you are traveling ___ the customs are really foreign to your own, please do as the Romans do．

A．in which         B．what         C．when          D．where

The women carrying babies, get on the bus first, _______?

A．will you         B．will they          C．don’t you         D．don’t they

He made a mistake, but then he corrected the situation ________ it got worse．

A．until          B．when         C．before          D．as

--- Do you know that not until the winter of 2005 ______ to know each other?

--- Yes, I know．It was not until the spring of 2007 that ____ married．

A．they got, they got                       B．they got, did they get

C．did they get, did they get                 D．did they get, they got

When I go out in the evening I use the bike _______ the car if I can．

A．rather than        B．regardless         C．in spite of          D．other than

As it turns colder, the old are given the suggestion _____ out for physical exercise too early．

A．they shouldn’t go                             B．they can’t go

C．that they not go                                  D．that they mustn’t go

The room with the windows _____ north wants ______．

A．facing; cleaned                               B．faces; cleaning  

C．faced; to be cleaned                            D．facing; cleaning

I used to find notes left in the church’s collection basket, beautiful notes about my homilies （讲道）and about the writer’s thoughts on the daily readings．The  1   fascinated（吸引）me, but it was a long time   2   I met the author of the notes．

    One Sunday morning, I was   3   that someone was waiting for me in the office, a young woman who said she  4  all the notes． When I saw her I was   5  , since I had no idea that it was she who wrote the notes． She was sitting in a chair in the office．Her  6  was bowed and when she raised it to look at me, she could barely  7  without pain． Her face was disfigured（畸形）, so smiling was very  8  for her．

    We  9  for a while that Sunday morning and agreed to meet for lunch later that week．

    As it   10  , we went to lunch several times and told each other about our  11  ．We spoke of authors we had both  12  , and it was easy to tell that  13  were a great love of hers．

    She suffered from a disfigurement that cannot be made to look  14  ．I know that her condition  15  her deeply．Yet there was beauty to her that had nothing to do with  16  ．She was one to be listened to, whose words came from a wounded but   17  heart． She possessed a fine tuned sense of beauty．Her only   18  in life was the loss of a friend．

    The truth of her life was a desire to see beyond the   19  for a glimpse of what it is that matters．She found beauty and   20  and they befriended her, and showed her what is real．

1．A．questions                 B．ideas                     C．notes                     D．basket

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

3．A．told                         B．warned                  C．informed               D．showed

4．A．lost                         B．left                        C．dropped                 D．collected

5．A．shocked                 B．satisfied                 C．frightened              D．disappointed

6．A．hand                       B．arm                       C．head                      D．body

7．A．stand                      B．smile                     C．speak                    D．sit

8．A．pleasant                   B．bitter                     C．beautiful                D．difficult

9．A．chatted                    B．discussed              C．drank                    D．greeted

10．A．turned out              B．turned up               C．came out               D．came up

11．A．families                  B．beliefs                   C．hobbies                 D．lives

12．A．known                  B．read                      C．met                       D．heard

13．A．friends                  B．churches               C．writings                 D．books

14．A．friendly                 B．happy                    C．attractive               D．normal

15．A．hurt                      B．impressed              C．changed                D．helped

16．A．fame                     B．wealth                   C．interest                  D．looks

17．A．cheerful                B．interesting              C．loving                   D．exciting

18．A．fear                       B．wonder                  C．defeat                    D．regret

19．A．dream                   B．surface                  C．imagination            D．time

20．A．success                 B．hope                      C．grace                    D．help

IN the stillness of a sleepless Saturday evening, Linda and Cindy were lying in bed, their minds drawn to deliberate on the same thing．

They hadn’t been on speaking terms since last Saturday, when they had a fierce quarrel． The whole week was torture（折磨）．Both wished to make up, but neither was willing to break the ice．

 The clock was ticking rhythmically in the dorm． Both girls counted in their heads: "Five, four, three, two, one, speak．"

  "Shall we talk?" both started and stopped at the same time．Feeling embarrassed, they paused for a few uncomfortable seconds before starting again: "Sorry, I …"

 Again, both paused but soon began laughing heartily．

 Sitting up, Cindy gestured with her hand and said, "Look, Linda, I’m sorry, I really am．I was being unreasonable．"

"No, the fault’s all mine," said Linda． "I was too upset and I vented（发泄） it all on you．"

"Well, well, forget about it," Cindy said in a jokingly childish voice． "We are what we are．"

The once-thick wall had crumbled（崩溃，瓦解）．

"But, Cindy, do think of changing! Sorrows do not justify（证明…正确、有道理） your being so pessimistic（悲观的） all the time．You are not alone; I will always be by your side．Don’t let the miseries of the past hold you back．"

"I just can’t get over all that’s happened． Death has carried away my parents and every other thing there is in me．"

"Come now," said Linda．"Life is in our own hands! Find a way out!"

    "OK, I’ll try．Anyway, there is a writing competition．I’ve already signed us up for it," said Cindy, a smile forming on her face．

1．Which statement is right according to the text? _____

A．After the quarrel, both Linda and Cindy were not unhappy．

B．Linda’s parents were dead．

C．There was no talk between them for more than a week．

D．Cindy would take part in a writing composition．

2．Why was the Saturday evening sleepless? _____

A．The evening was quiet and hot．

B．Both the girls were had things troubling them in their mind．

C．It was weekend so many people had nothing to do and couldn’t go to sleep．

D．There were lots of unfortunate things happening during the week．

3．We can infer from the text that _____．

A．Linda and Cindy made an agreement to count in their heads．

B．Linda was an optimistic and confident girl．

C．Both Linda and Cindy wished to make up．

D．They had talked with each other since last Saturday．

4．The underlined word “deliberate” most probably means “________”．

A．easily damaged or broken

B．think about something carefully

C．intended or planned, and not happening accidentally

D．on purpose．

5．Which one has the least connection with the rest?

A．“make up”

B．“break the ice”

C．“The once-thick wall had crumbled”

D．“Find a way out”