—How about your sister’s studies?
—Oh,she is_________ very well in her studies.
A. feeling                         B. getting?
C. doing                          D. becoming

—It’s too bad you fell down during the race.

— Yes, but I could never ________ the other runners anyway.

A. catch up with B. have caught upC. have caught up with  D. catch up

The Internet has brought __________ big changes in the way we work.
A. about       B. out      C. up       D. back

Like most July days, it was hot. I stepped into a tiny ice-cream shop to cool off with a chocolate ice-cream. It was an old woman bent over a table near the door. Her back was so badly twisted that her face nearly touched the tabletop. I sat sown facing her couple of tables away.

“Poor woman,” I thought “What does she get out of life? Shy God let people live so long past their prime?”

As I thought, another aged lady entered the shop and sat down with her. Soon the two of them were talking about childhood days. They talked of how little the shop had changed in 70 years. . . In minutes, the two of them were trembling with laughter.

I looked again at the first woman, then in the mirror on a nearby wall, catching a picture of myself. I was wearing a dirty shirt. She was well dressed in white, her hands sparking with gold rings. I was sad. She was laughing, smiling. I was putting the pieces of my life together. She had millions of wonderful memories to recall. I sat alone. She was sharing the day with a good friend. I was secretly worried about getting old. She was old, but it wasn't hurting her.

As I left the shop, I thought of my foolish question about God letting people live past their prime. Why, that woman was more alive, more sensitive to life than I was. Age has not bent her spirit.(www.nmet168.com)

1. Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?

A. To tell us the life of old people

B. To show the difference between the old and the young.

C. To show that old age does not mean being short of spirit.

D. To make the reader have a pity on the old people.

2. From the passage we know that the ice-shop________.

A. changed a lot in the past　　　　　 B. started its business 70 years ago.

C. had only a couple of tables　　　　 D. had only women shoppers.

3. The writer implies all of the following except that________.

A. the old lady was very lonely and sad

B. the writer had more problems than the old lady

C. the old lady had lived a full and satisfying life

D. the old lady had learned to enjoy the simple things in life

4. Which of the following is the conclusion the writer made about the old lady?

A. She was to be pitied for her old age.

B. She considered the young man pitiable.

C. She was more alive and sensitive to life than the writer.

D. People should not be allowed to live when they are too old.

Achieving a high degree of proficiency in English as a foreign language is not a mysterious

　 without scientific basis.

A. process 　 B. practice 　C. procedure 　　 D. program

—Will you take these shoes?（ ）

—No, they don’t fit me. Show me ________.

A. another one 　　　 B. any others

C. the other　 　　　 D. some others

Fred, who had expected how it would go with his daughter, had a great worry ____ his mind .

A. on　　 B. in　　 C. with　 D. at

One of the advantages of living on the top floor of a highrise is that you can get a good

A. sight　　　　　　　 B. scene　　　　　　 C. view　　　　　　　 D. look

It is said in Australia there is more land than the government knows_______.

A. it what to do with B. what to do it with

C. what to do with it D. to do what with it

The American Civil War lasted four years _____the North won in the end.

A. after　　 　　　 B. before　　　　 C. when　　　 　　　 D. as