He didn’t _____ to the news.

A. answer　　 B. reply　 C. react　　　 D. hear

The dictionary is 　　　　（特别)useful for beginners.?

I lost a book, ______I can't remember now.

A. whose title 　　 B. its title 　　 C. the title of it 　　 D. the title of that

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

"Everything happens for the best." my mother said whenever I felt disappointed. " 1 , and one day something good will happen. Then you'll realize it wouldn't have happened 2 the disappointment you had experienced 3." Mother was right, 4 I discovered after graduating from college, I had decided to try for a job 5 radio, then 6 my way up to a sports announcer. I hitchhiked (搭免费车) to Chicago and tried every station, but got 7 . In one studio, a kind lady told me big stations couldn't risk hiring inexperienced persons. "Try your luck in the 8 " she said.

I hitchhiked home to Dixon, Illinois, where there was no radio-announcing jobs. My father said a store wanted a local 9 to manage its sports department. Since Dixon was 10 I had played high school football, I 11 . The job sounded just 12 for me. But l wasn't hired.

My disappointment 13 have shown. "Everything harem for the best." Mother 14 . Then I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired an announcer. As I left his office, my disappointment boiled 15 . I asked aloud. "How can a fellow become a sport announcer if he can't get a job in a radio station?"

I was waiting for the 16 when I heard MacArthur calling, "What was that you said about sports? You know something about football?" Then he 17 me before a 18 and asked me to broadcast a(n) 19 game.

On my way home, as I have many times 20 , I thought of my mother's words.

1. A. Get on　　　 　 B. Carry on　　　 　 C. Work on　　　 　 D. Concentrate on

2. A. in spite of　　 B. regardless of　　 C. but for　　　　　 D. instead of

3. A. previously　　 B. preciously　　　 C. precisely　　　　 D. presently

4. A. it　　　　　　 B. what　　　　　 C. that　　　　　　 　 D. as

5. A. in　　　　　 　 B. on　　　　　　　 C. by　　　　　　 　 D. from

6. A. feel　　　　　 B. work　　　　　　 C. find　　　　　　 D. push

7. A. declined　　　 B. accepted　　　　 C. reduced　　　　　 D. received

8. A. city　　　　　 B. home　　　　 　 C. country　　　　　 　 D. town

9. A. salesman　　 B. athlete　　　　　 C. shop assistant　 D. manager

10. A. in which　　　 B. when　　　　　 C. where　　　　　 D. how

11. A. appealed　　　 B. refused　　　　　 C. agreed　　　　　 D. applied

12. A. right　　　　 B. reasonable　　　 C. improper　　　　 　 D. stable

13. A. should　　　　 B. must　　　　　 　 C. could　　　　　 　 D. might

14. A. recommended　 B. requested　　　　 C. reminded　　　　 D. required

15. A. above　　　　 B. out　　　　　　 C. in　　　　　　　 D. over

16. A. lift　　　　　 B. result　　　　　 C. response　　　　 D. offer

17. A. told　　　　　 B. stood　　　　　　 C. showed　　　　　 D. helped

18. A. radio　　　　 B. station　　　 　 C. TV　　　　　　 D. microphone

19 A. live　　　　　 B. ordinary　　　　 C. imaginary　　　　 D. fierce

20. A. before　　　　 B. since　　　　　 　 C. until　　　　　　 D. unless

He arrived here at noon, ﹍﹍in the day, and he went out and came back﹍﹍in the day.
A. late; late      B. late; laterC. later; late      D. later; later

I would appreciate it _____ you call back this afternoon for the doctor’s appointment.

 A.until            B. if                            C. when                      D. that

It doesn’t matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That’s what all doctors thought, until they heard about Al Herpin. Al Herpin, it was said, never slept. Could this be true? The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves.

Al Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They thought for sure that he got some sleep of some kind. So they stayed with him and watched every movement he made. But they were surprised. Though they watched him hour after hour and day after day, they never saw Herpin sleeping. In fact, he did not even own a bed. He never needed one.

The only rest that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers. The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessness. They asked him many questions, hoping to find an answer. They found only one answer that might explain his condition. Herpin remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he was born. But that was all. Was this the real reason? No one could be sure.

Herpin died at the age of 94.

1. The doctors came to Herpin’s home in order to ______.

　 A. treat him for his illness

　 B. find the reason why some old people didn’t need any sleep

　 C. get some proof to show his sleeplessness was not really true

　 D. help him to have a rest in some day

2. After watching him closely, the doctors came to believe that Al Herpin ______.

A. needed some kind of sleep　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. needed no sleep at all

　 C. was too old to need any sleep　　　　　　　　　　　 D. often slept in a chair

3. Al Herpin’s condition could be regarded as ______.

　 A. an unusual one　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a common one

　 C. very healthy　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. very funny

4. The word “puzzle” in this passage probably refers to “______”.

　 A. make you think a lot because you do not understand it

　 B. make you worry a lot because you cannot sleep well

　 C. make you sad because something unusual has happened

　 D. make you fear because something terrible has happened

5. The main idea of this passage is that ______.

　 A. large numbers of people do not need sleep　　　　　　　　

　 B. everyone needs some sleep to stay alive

　 C. people can live longer by trying not to sleep at all

　 D. a person was found who actually didn’t need any sleep

—Hold the ladder for me!

—That’s______ .

A. all    　　　　B. it    　　　　　C. all right 　　　　　D. complete

Tom was sent to hospital yesterday, and now he is in________.

A. 305 Room upstairs 　 B. 305 upstairs Room

C. Room 305 upstairs　 D. Room upstairs 305

According to the regulation, you can only borrow a　　　 of ten books from the library.

A. minimum　　　 B. majority　　　 C. main　　　 D. maximum