It was in such a good place ______ everyone wanted to go and visit ______ I came across the old lady.

A. that; that                          B. where; as                         C. as; that                    D. as; as

You can take anything from the shelf and read, but please ______the books when you’ve finished with them.

A. put on                              B. put down                         C. put back                           D. put off 

The broken bike was found ______ by the riverside.

A. abandoning                                                                   B. abandoned  

C. to be abandoned                                                          D. being abandoned.

Normally, students will be given a certificate ______completion of the course.

A. on                                     B. with                                   C. to                                       D. in

—Where do you want to travel for summer, Paris or London?

—______ There’re so many nice places at home, you know.

A. How come?            B. So what?                          C. Why not?                         D. Why bother?

“______,” the soldier screamed loudly, who held a gun in his hands, “or I will shoot again!”

A. Stopped there                B. Stopping there                C. To stop there                   D. Stop there

Most of the big hotels in Shanghai were full last week, but finally we______find a room in a small one.

A. ought to                         B. could                              C. were able to                 D. might 

______ you’ve got a chance, you might as well make full use of it.

A. Now that                        B. After                             C. Although           D. As soon as

—Thank you for your wonderful meal

—______. 

A. No, it was just so-so                                                      B. The same to you

C. No, that’s all right                                               D. It’s my pleasure

A long time ago, there was an emperor. One day he told his horseman that if he could ride on his horse and  16  as much land area as he liked, he would give him the area of land he had covered.  17  enough, the horseman quickly jumped onto his horse and  18  as fast as possible to cover as much land area as he could. He  19  riding and riding, whipping the horse to go as fast as possible. Even when he was  20  and tired, he did not stop  21  he wanted to cover as much area as possible. When he at last covered a large amount of land, he was exhausted and was   22 . Then he asked himself, “Why did I  23  myself so hard to cover so much land area? Now I am dying and I only  24  a very small area to  25  myself.”

         The above story is  26  to the journey of our  27 . We push ourselves very hard every day to make more  28 , to gain power or recognition. We neglect our  29  , time with our family and to appreciate the surrounding  30  and the things we love to do. One day  31  we look back, we will  32  that we don’t really need that much,  33  then we cannot turn back time for what we have  34 .

         Life is not about making money. Life is definitely not about work! Work is only  35  to keep us living so as to enjoy the beauty and pleasures of life.

1.A. use                                B. cover                                C. work                                 D. get

2.A. Good                                   B. Strange                            C. Sure                             D. Interesting

3.A. rode                                   B. ran                              C. expanded          D. struggled

4.A. kept on                                B. asked for                          C. gave up                            D. succeeded in

5.A. sad                           B. excited                    C. confused           D. hungry

6.A. but                                    B. so                          C. because             D. if

7.A. sleeping                   B. arguing                    C. dying                  D. smiling

8.A. push                         B. make                    C. destroy     D. prove

9.A. need                       B. have                    C. find                     D. show

10.A. live                                B. bury                    C. support              D. sleep

11.A. useful                                 B. certain                 C. similar                               D. special

12.A. future                                B. past                                   C. history                              D. life

13.A. friends                      B. progress                           C. discoveries                      D. money

14.A. health                                B. career                 C. honor                  D. freedom

15.A. things                                 B. condition                        C. people                              D. beauty

16.A. before                               B. when                   C. unless                             D. since

17.A. realize                      B. regret                          C. apologize                        D. explain

18.A. or                                       B. until                             C. however                         D. but

19.A. saved                                 B. missed                         C. reduced            D. won

20.A. possible                             B. probable                        C. necessary                       D. suitable