She spoke very confidently because she wanted to make a great ______on her employer.

A．influence        B．pressure        C．impression           D．effect

I don’t think I'll need any money but I'll bring some ______．

A．at last           B．in case           C．once again            D．in time

Joan saw her boyfriend off at the railway station．She waved until the train was____.

A．in sight          B．out of sight          C．at first sight           D．lost sight

一_______I would pass the interview!

—Good luck to you．

A．If only          B．Only if           C．If           D．When

________great help，I can get rid of all the difficulty and succeed．

A．Offered         B．Offering          C．Offer            D．Having offered

So carelessly _______that the young man almost killed himself on his way back home.

A．he drives         B．he drove       C．does he drive            D．did he drive

—How many members does the club ________?

一200．

A．make up of          B．make up         C．consist of             D．consist

It wasn’t until nearly a month later _______I received the manager’s reply．

A．since            B．when            C．as             D．that

Elizabeth Clay decided to go home and spend the holiday with her parents．The next day she    drove her old car home Mong the road．  1  she found she got a flat．The 22-year-old student   2   to stop her car by the side of the road in the winter night and opened the trunk．No  3  tire．

    At this time，a car  4  ．Paul and Diane told Clay to  5  them to a service station near    their  6  ．They arrived to see that it had no suitable tires to  7   with her car．“Follow us home．”said Paul．

    The couple called around to find a tire．No  8  ．They decided to let her use their own car．“Here，”Paul said，handing Clay a  9 of keys．“Take our car．We  10  be using it over the holiday．’’

Clay was  11  “But I’m going all the way to South Carolina，and I'll be gone for two weeks，”she  12  them．

    “We know,”Paul said．“We’ll be  13  when you get back．Here’s our number if you need to  14  us．”

    Unable to believe her eyes．Clay watched as the  15  put her l uggage into their car and then  16  her off．Two weeks later，she  17  to find her old car cleaned inside and out with three new tires and the radio  18  ．

    “Thank you so much，”she said．“How much do I  19 you?“Oh，no，”Paul said，“we don’t  want any money．It’s our  20  ．”Clay realized that while it might have been their pleasure，it was now her duty to pass on their“do onto others”spirit．

1．A．Suddenly        B．Finally           C．Immediately           D．Fortunately

2．A．afforded         B．wanted                C．allowed                  D．managed

    3．A．spare              B．free                     C．full                        D．empty

    4．A．passed        B．stopped                C．paused                   D．started

    5．A．help               B．push                    C．take                        D．follow

    6．A．garage          B．house                  C．shop                      D．hotel

    7．A．agree              B．match                  C．go                         D．deal

    8．A．way               B．message               C．success                 D．luck

    9．A．set                 B．number                C．pair                       D．chain

   10．A．can’t              B．shouldn’t             C．mustn’t                  D．won’t

    11．A．satisfied        B．worried                C．astonished              D．disturbed

    12．A．persuaded    B．advised                 C．reminded                D．promised

    13．A．happy           B．here                     C．away                     D．busy

    14．A．get in touch withB．keep in touch with  C．be in touch with    D．put in touch witl

    15．A．repairmen        B．cleaners               C．friends                   D．couple

    16．A．sent              B．shook                  C．watched                 D．drove

    17．A．shocked        B．happened             C．returned                 D．came

    18．A．loaded          B．fixed                    C．tied                        D．rebuilt

    19．A．owe             B．lend                     C．give                       D．offer

    20．A．wish             B．job                      C．duty                             D．pleasure

Michael was a farmer in Texas．His parents moved to the USA from Ireland in the 1940’s， and they became very rich．Michael decided to go back to Ireland to meet his old grandfather， who was still living on the same farm．

    Michael booked his ticket，flew to Shannon airport，hired a car and drove to the small village where his parents had been born．He asked for directions to the Ohagan farm，and in the end he drove up a bumpy path．He was shocked by what he saw：a small field，and in the middle of it was an old house，which looked as if it was falling down．Animals were wandering in and out of the front door，and on the porch an old man was smoking a pipe。

“Are you Mr Ohagan?”asked Michael。

“Yes，”replied the old mall．

“I'm your grandson，Michael，”said Michael．

“A--ha，”replied the old man．

“Is this your farm?”asked Michael．“Yes，all the way to the wall over there，”said the old  man．

Michael was astonished．“Grandfather,”he said，“I have a farm in Texas．I can get into my car and drive all day and I still haven’t reached the end of the farm．”

“Yes，”said his grandfather．“I used to have a car like that．”

1．Michael’s parents _______．

    A．still lived in Ireland alone

    B．owned a small farm in Texas

    C．returned to their birthplace

    D．were Irish immigrants（移民）in America

2．Which of the following shocked Michael?

    A．The farm was small

    B．The old house looked like his own．

    C．Living conditions were poor in the fields．

    D．Animals were free in the fields．

3．The old man _______．

A．owned a small farm，which extended only to the wall not far away

B．had so large a farm that he couldn’t cover it in a day

C．hadn’t his modern car any longer

D．used to have as good a car as his grandson’s

4．Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Michael owned a large farm in Ireland.

B．Michael’s car was in such poor condition that it couldn’t reach the end of the farm within a day．

C．Michael’s farm was too large for a car to reach its end in a day．

    D．Michael didn’t know what to say to his grandfather

5．From“I used to have a car like that”，we can see that________．

    A．the old man really had a car like that

    B．the old mall knew his son’s farm in the US was quite large

    C．the old mall misunderstood what Michael said

    D．the old man wanted to buy a car like that