________ many times, he finally understood it.

A. Told　　 　　　　 B. Telling　 　　　　C. Having told　 　 D. Having been told

You are well on the way _____ good English students.

A. to become 　 　　B. becoming

C. to have become 　 D. to becoming

I can’t stand ________ with Tom in the same office. He just refuses ________ talking while he works.

A. working；stopping 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to work；stopping

C. working；to stop 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to work；to stop

In the Great Depression, the American government couldn’t find good solutions _____ the unemployment problem

A. of　 B. to　 C. on　　 D. about

When I got back home I saw a message pinned to the door 　　　 “Sorry to miss you; will call later.”

A.read　　　　　　　　　　 B.reads?

C.to read　　　　　　　　　　　 D.reading ?

He is working hard, ______will make him pass the final exam.

A.that 　　 B.which　　 C.for which 　　 D.who

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

　On Christmas Eve, I gave each of the children three pieces of stationery(文具) with envelopes. At the 　1 of each page were the　 2 , “What I love about my sister Mia”, “What I love about my brother Kris”, “What I love about my sister Lisa” and“ What I love about my brother Erik”. The 　3 were 16, 14, 10 and 8, and it 4 some time to make it clear to them that they could find just one thing they　 5 about each other. As they wrote in privacy, I went to my bedroom and wrapped their few store-bought 6 .

When I returned to the kitchen, the children had finished their 　7 to one another. Each name was written on the outside of the envelope. We 　8 　hugs and goodnight kisses and they hurried off to bed. Lisa was given special 9 to sleep in my bed, with the promise not to steal a　 10 at the gifts until Christmas morning.

Early in the 11 , we all got up and sat around the tree and opened the few wrapped presents. 12　 the children were given their 　13 envelopes. We read the words with　 14 eyes and red noses. Erik, at 8, wasn’t expecting to hear anything 　15 . His brother had written:“ What I love about my brother Erik is that he’s not 　16 　of anything. ”Mia had written, “What I love about my brother Erik is that he can talk to 　17 !” Lisa had written, “What I love about my brother Erik is that he can 　18 trees higher than anyone!”

I felt a gentle pull at my sleeve, and then a small hand cupped around my ear and Erik 19 , “Gee, Mom, I didn’t 20 know they like me!”

1. A. top　 　　 B. end　　 　 C. middle　 　 D. side

2. A. phrases　 B. sentences 　 C. words　 　　 D. demands

3. A. boys 　B. girls　 　 C. daughters　 D. kids

4. A. spent 　 　B. took　　 　 C. cost　 D. paid

5. A. liked 　　 B. talked　　 C. hated 　　 D. learned

6. A. products　 B. clothes 　 C. gifts　　　 D. flowers

7. A. homework B. thanks　　 C. tasks 　　 D. letters

8. A. exchanged B. spared　　 C. enjoyed D. attempted

9. A. order 　　 B. permission　 C. request D. duty

10. A. notice　 B. watch 　 C. look　　　 D. note

11. A. evening B. noon 　 C. afternoon D. morning

12. A. Afterwards B. Therefore　 C. However　 D. Fortunately

13. A. two 　　 B. three 　　　 C. four　　　 D. many

14. A.sad　 　　 B. bright 　 C. teary　 　　 D. happy

15. A. strange B. funny 　 C. nice　　　 D. terrible

16. A. sure 　　 B. certain　 　 C. kind　　　 D. afraid

17. A. anybody B. somebody　 C. nobody　 　　 D. teachers

18. A. feel 　　 B. climb　　　 C. reach 　　 D. touch

19. A. shouted B. cried 　　　 C. whispered D. screamed

20. A. ever 　　 B. yet　　　 　 C. never　 　　 D. even

I am tired _____ the partner I have been working with; he is too hard a person______.

　 A. with; to get along with 　　　　　　　　　 B. from; to be got along with

C. of; to get along with　 　　　　　　　　　 D. of; getting along with

Because he was____the new limit, he was stopped and warned for speeding.

A. good at　　　　 B. tired from　　　 C. unaware of　　　 D. uninterested in

Do you know this is an age in _____ many things are done on computer?

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