——Have you ever heard that Marion Jones, an American famous athlete, took banned drugs in the 2000 Olympics?

——Yeah, I         about it in the newspaper.

A. had read               B. read               C. would read           D. was reading

Some experts believed, and         did we, kids who reach adolescence still need at least nine hours’ sleeping.

A. that                   B. as                  C. neither                      D. so

Although it is not our normal         to give a discount in our shop, this time we will consider the matter more closely.

A. hobby                 B. behavior             C. practice                     D. intention

——How many students, do you think, will be present at the speech?

——I expect         over 200 students then.

A. there being             B. there to be            C. there be                     D. there been

——I don’t think you should use the dictionary too often while reading.

——        , hut sometimes I can’t do without it.

A. Yes, I will              B. No, I won’t          C. Yes, I should           D. No, I shouldn’t

Try to         half an hour each day for keeping a diary, and you’ II achieve distinction in writing.

A. take up                B. set aside            C. put away             D. make out

The police questioned the man from         shop a thief had fallen off the window after stealing jewelry.

A. whom                B. which              C. that                 D. whose

The soup is perfect, and the steak is marvelous. I’d like to have such a meal again even if it costs        .

A. twice as much                             B. much a twice

C. as twice much                             D. as much twice

Nowadays the belief has become general         sea food and fruits rich in vitamin C should never be eaten at the same meal.

A. that                   B. how                C. when                D. why

The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. In fact, he didn’t even seem like the   1   person.

When I first knew Bill, back in  2  , he was one of the most carefree(无忧无虑) people I had ever  3  . He was always ready to have a party. He thought  4   of going out for beer at three o’ clock in the morning or driving 50 miles to see an old  5   he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and life was never dull when he was  6  . With him there was one wild  7   after another. Sometimes I wonder how we   8   to study for our exam.

Last week I was in Houston on business and I   9  Bill in the bar at the hotel.  10  , I wasn’t even sure it was him. Was this short- haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure  11   I came near him but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He  12   most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the  13   thing Bill cared about was possessions. Now they seemed to be his main  14  .

Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow, I never  15  Bill changing so much. My image of him  16   the one I had formed  17   the time when we were college students together.

I suppose it’s  18   to expect people to remain the same, especially  19   I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill   20  more than the new Bill. Maybe he felt the same way about me.

1.    A. right                 B. same               C. usual                D. merely

2.    A. childhood             B. life                C. thought              D. college

3.    A. considered            B. supposed           C. found               D. expected

4.    A. nothing               B. something           C. anything              D. everything

5.    A. teacher               B. hospital             C. movie               D. park

6.    A. in                   B. out                C. away               D. around

7.    A. adventure             B. mistake           C. challenge             D. joke

8.    A. decided              B. intended            C. managed            D. hoped

9.    A. ran into                B. picked up            C. came upon            D. looked for

10.   A. First of all             B. At first              C. Now and then         D. More or less

11. A. after                 B. that                C. until                 D. while

12. A. devote               B. talked               C. argued               D. spent

13. A. first                  B. last                 C. next                        D. only

14. A. interest               B. event               C. subject              D. problem

15. A. prepared              B. reminded           C. appreciated           D. imagined

16. A. remained              B. insisted             C. suggested            D. destroyed

17. A. since                 B. from               C. at                          D. till

18. A. normal               B. foolish             C. reasonable            D. indescribable

19. A. because                     B. that                C. how                D. when

20. A. much                       B. quite               C. little                 D. few