Many people think that Americans   1   their cars almost more than anything else. When   2__ people are fourteen years old, they want to have their __3_  cars. They don’t ask for a car from their   4__. So many of them work in  _5_  time during their last year of high school to buy a car. Learning to   6 _ and getting a driver’s license may be one of the most exciting things in a young person’s life.

Some people almost   7 _ go to a doctor when they are ill. But they will __8_  their cars to a garage as soon as they think there is a   9  . On Saturdays or Sundays some people may   10   most of their time washing and repairing their cars.

1. A. prefer            B. love           C. drive          D. play

2. A. little               B. big           C. old          D. young

3. A. new                     B. own         C. expensive D. cheap

4. A, friends           B. teachers     C. parents     D. brothers

5. A. free               B. busy          C. study       D. good

6. A. make             B. mend         C. wash        D. drive

7. A. always           B. never         C. often       D. usually

8. A. take               B. carry          C. pull        D. lift

9. A. question         B. wrong        C. mistake     D. problem

10. A. cost             B. get             C. spend      D. use

My ears are recently full of joyous remarks from my friends such as, “Oh, Beckham is so handsome, so cool, that I can’t help falling in love with him!” or “What perfect skills he has!” Yeah, I agree 　1 some degree, though I sometimes do want to ask them how much they 2　 Beckham, apart from his appearance and how much they know about football 　3 scoring goals. It seems funny that we are crazy about things, with which we are 　4 or about which we are uncertain, but we all, my friends 　5 I, consider this one of life’s 　6 .

We need these pleasures to brighten up our lives. But that doesn't amount to craziness 7 nonsense. As an old saying 　8 , “Don't judge a book by its cover.” We should not judge 9 from its appearance. We should all know, it is one’s good character and great contribution that 　10 one a star and unforgettable. Therefore, we’d better say 　11 about Beckham’s good looks.

If we close our eyes, 　12 into deep thought, we can find that the things that 　13 us to be happy or sad 　14 a clear meaning. If we don't go deeper and are just satisfied with superficial(表面的) things, 　15 we will find that we have not really gained anything 16 our first impression has blinded and misled us, and we’ll not know the facts we ought to know unless we 　17 that and make some changes.

It is believed that thinking and going deeper than before is a sign of great 　18 . If one day we are willing to go deeper into everything, no matter how much it 　19 us, we will finally prove how much we have grown up, how much more sensible, mature, and intelligent we have

20 .

1．A．to 　　　　　　　　　　　 B．on　　　　　　　　　　　 C．in　　　　　　　　　　　 D．at

2．A．learn from　　　　　　 B．hear about　　　　　 C．get from　　　　　　 D．know about

3．A．rather than　　　　　 B．except for　　　　　 C．more than　　　　　 D．besides

4．A．unknown　　　　　　 B．unhappy　　　　　　 C．unfamiliar　　　　　 D．unlucky

5．A．not　　　　　　　　　　　 B．as well as　　　　　 C．rather than　　　　　 D．but

6．A．pleasures　　　　　　　 B．hopes　　　　　　　　 C．sorrows　　　　　　 D．regrets

7．A．but　　　　　　　　　　　 B．and　　　　　　　　　　 C．or　　　　　　　　　　　 D．or else

8．A．speaks　　　　　　　　 B．goes　　　　　　　　　 C．talks　　　　　　　　　 D．tells

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

10．A．make　　　　　　　　 B．cause　　　　　　　　 C．build　　　　　　　　　 D．create

11．A．more　　　　　　　　　 B．much　　　　　　　　 C．less　　　　　　　　　　 D．worse

12．A．burying　　　　　　　 B．falling　　　　　　　　 C．losing　　　　　　　　 D．absorbing

13．A．move　　　　　　　　 B．take　　　　　　　　　 C．have　　　　　　　　　 D．force

14．A．lack　　　　　　　　　 B．have　　　　　　　　　 C．include　　　　　　　 D．cover

15．A．in fact　　　　　　　　 B．indeed　　　　　　　　 C．in a while　　　　　 D．sooner or later

16．A．so　　　　　　　　　　　 B．even though　　　　 C．because　　　　　　　 D．although

17．A．realize　　　　　　　　 B．refuse　　　　　　　　 C．search　　　　　　　　 D．supply

18．A．joy　　　　　　　　　　 B．progress　　　　　　 C．effort　　　　　　　　 D．work

19．A．cares　　　　　　　　 B．pains　　　　　　　　　 C．affects　　　　　　　 D．minds

20．A．come　　　　　　　　 B．felt　　　　　　　　　　 C．had　　　　　　　　　　 D．become

 He was busy last night, otherwise he ______ to the meeting.

    A. would come       B. would have come     C.came         D. had come

_____ with a big family the man worked hard day and night.

    A. Loading         B. Having loaded      C. Loaded           D. Being loaded

 The environment is exactly everything that affect us in some_____.

    A. aspect           B. aspects            C. suspect          D. prospect

Her skirt had been so _____ in packing that she had to iron it before going out.
A. faded             B. torn               C. dirty               D. crushed

 In order to learn the _______ of the family business, Bill took a job as messenger boy in one of the offices.

A. ins and outs      B. dos and don’ts     C. heads and tails      D. p’s and q’s

 Jim was late for two classes this morning. He said that he forgot both of the ______.

A. rooms’ number     B. room number     C. room’s numbers    D. room numbers

 You’ve just missed your ______, and you will have to wait for the next round.

A. chance         B. turn               C. time              D. round

 His letter was so confusing that I could hardly make any ______ of it.

A. use            B. meaning            C. sense             D. guess