I have searched ________ for the book but couldn't find it.

A．thoroughly  B．deeply

C．hardly  D．comfortably

If you intend to make a tour of a big factory, you had better make an appointment________ time.

A．ahead of  B．in case of

C．in front of  D．in search of

Jeremy, who ________ on his food, looked up at the mention of the word “cash”．

A．has been concentrating

B．has concentrated

C．had been concentrating

D．had concentrated

The incomes of men workers went up by almost 50 percent. ________， women workers saw their earnings fall.

A．Moreover  B．Meanwhile

C．Otherwise  D．Therefore

New surveys suggest that people are more stressed and working longer hours than ever with technological tools constantly ________.

A．updating  B．updates

C．updated  D．to update

The supermarket sells many foods that have been ________，so it is convenient to feed your stomach.

A．produced  B．stored

C．processed  D．charged

The child tiptoed quietly to the bird.________ into the forest when he was about to catch it.

A．Flew it away  B．Away flew it

C．Away it flew  D．Flew away it

It was raining. I went into a café and asked for a coffee.   1   I was waiting for my drink, I realized that there were other people in the place, but I sensed   2  . I saw their bodies, but I couldn't feel their souls   3   their souls belonged to the   4  .

I stood up and walked between the tables. When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man   5   in front of it. "I'm Steve", he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was. "I can't talk with you. I'm   6  ", he said. He was chatting online and,   7  , he was playing a computer game—a war game. I was   8  .

Why didn't Steve want to talk with me? I tried   9   to speak to that computer geek (怪人),  10   not a word came out of his mouth. I touched his shoulder, but no reaction (反应). I was   11  . I put my hand in front of the monitor, and he started to shout, "  12  !"

I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the café were looking at me. I _ 13  , and saw nobody showed any interest.

  14  , I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people. They were more   15   having a relationship with the   16  , particularly Steve. I wouldn't want to   17   the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines   18   with people.

I was worried and I sank in my thoughts. I didn't even   19   that the coffee was bad,   20  Steve didn't notice there was a person next to him.

1. A. Before            B. Since                C. Although             D. While

2. A. pain         B. loneliness           C. sadness         D. fear

3. A. because           B. when                 C. until                D. unless

4. A. home         B. world            C. net              D. cafe

5. A. sleeping          B. laughing             C. sitting         D. learning

6. A. busy         B. thirsty         C. tired                D. sick

7. A. first of all     B. just then            C. at the same time     D. by that time

8. A. surprised         B. delighted            C. moved            D. frightened

9. A. once         B. again                C. first                D. even

10. A. but         B. so               C. if               D. or

11. A. excited     B. respected            C. afraid               D. unhappy

12. A. Shut up          B. Enjoy yourself       C. Leave me alone      D. Help me out

.13. A. walked about    B. walked out       C. raised my hand       D. raised my head

14. A. From then on     B. At that moment       C. In all               D. Above all

15. A. interested in    B. tired of             C. careful about        D. troubled by

16. A. computer         B. soul                 C. shop             D. geek

17. A. tell             B. plan                 C. imagine          D. design

18. A. other than       B. instead of           C. except for           D. as well as

19. A. pretend          B. understand           C. insist               D. realize

20. A. as if                   B. just as                      C. just after                  D. even though

请以“特殊的寒假作业”为题，描述下面这幅漫画的内容，并谈谈你的看法。

注意：

1．词数：不少于120；

2．参考词汇： 作业—n. assignment　盆—n. basin　美德—n. virtue ________________________________________________________________________

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Mobile phones are becoming more and more popular with teenagers. They shorten the 40.d________ between people. Thanks to mobile phones, it is more 41.________ (方便) for us to contact people. But have you noticed that sometimes mobile phones also 42.b________ embarrassment to us? It's not rare to see someone shouting loudly as if there 43.________ no one else present. And I'm sure everyone has had some 44.________ (经历) in which a mobile phone rings again and again 45.________ public. People may have various reasons why they keep their phones 46.w________ all the time, but they interrupt people who want to concentrate on 47.________ they're doing. So if you are one of them, please shut off your mobile phone on formal occasions, 48.e________ when you are attending class or meetings. It's respect for both 49.________ (别人) and yourself.