Chinese handwriting is an important part of our culture, so young people are required to _____ handwriting.

A. break down      B. put forward          C. pick out                        D. take up

This basketball team had lots of excellent players, so its fans never expected that it ____ have failed in the final.

A. must          B. might                C. should              D. need

Our foreign English teacher Shirley has a gift for creating an atmosphere for her students _________ allows them to communicate freely with each other.

A. which         B. where            C. what                   D. who

 He had to take the medicine three times a day, so as to be _____ the pain in the leg.

A. far from       B. away from         C. apart from                 D. free from

 Everybody’s fingerprints are _______, so the police can easily find the thieves if any is left when they are stealing.

A. convenient           B. unique           C. rough        D. severe

People often think they are energetic and healthy and don’t need exercise. _______ , I have to warn that it is completely wrong.

A. However          B. Therefore           C. Otherwise      D. Meanwhile

Although the medicine can cure you ______ your illness, it has a bad effect ______ you.

A. for ; in        B. for ; on           C. of ; on            D. of ; at

________ your dog with me should be a good choice. Trust me and I’ll look after it well.

A. When you left        B. Leaving          C. If you leave         D. Leave

Mr. Li, who _____ his whole life to education, is retiring next month.

A. devoted      B. is devoting     C. has devoted     D. had devoted

Joy in the journey

If you have ever been discouraged because of failure, please read on. For often, achieving what you set out to do is not the important thing. Let me explain.

    Two brothers decided to dig a deep hole behind their house. As they were working, a couple of older boys stopped by to      . “What are you doing?” asked one of the visitors. “We plan to dig a hole all the way through the      !” one of the brothers volunteered      .

    The older boys began to      , telling the younger ones that digging a hole all the way through the earth was      . After a long silence, one of the         picked up a jar full of spiders, worms and many other kinds of insects. He       the lid and showed the wonderful       to the scoffing（嘲笑的）visitors. Then he said quietly and      , “Even if we don’t dig all the way through the earth, look at what we have found       the way!”

    Their goal was far too ambitious, but it did cause them to dig. And that is       a goal is for — to cause us to move in the       we have chosen, in other words, to keep us      ! But not every goal will be fully      . Not every job will end      . Not every hope will come to pass. Not every love will last. Not every dream will be      . But when you fall       of your aim, perhaps you can say, “Yes, but look at what I found along the way! Look at the wonderful things       my life because I tried to do something!” It is in the digging       life is lived. And I believe it is the joy in the journey, in the end, that truly      .

1.A. rest             B. work        C. watch          D. laugh

2.A. house           B. earth        C. wall          D. road

3.A. calmly          B. patiently      C. excitedly              D. impatiently

4.A. laugh           B. think        C. stare                   D. smile

5.A. important       B. difficult       C. impossible        D. interesting

6.A. passers-by       B. watchers    C. visitors                D. diggers

7.A. moved           B. removed  C. broke          D. pushed

8.A. contents         B. scenes     C. pictures                D. jars

9.A. properly         B. confidently          C. carefully        D. happily

10.A. in               B. along               C. to                 D. out

11.A. what            B. how                    C. where              D. which

12.A. way             B. direction    C. life                D. sight

13.A. thinking         B. moving        C. digging           D. living

14.A. made            B. prepared            C. kicked                D. achieved

15.A. hopelessly        B. pleasantly            C. surprisingly      D. successfully

16.A. come true        B. realized              C. made              D. treasured

17.A. short             B. lost          C. out                D. behind

18.A. breaking into     B. turning to            C. coming into       D. holding to

19.A. when            B. where         C. which                D. that

20.A. matters          B. happens      C. appears           D. exists