— We expected you yesterday.

    — I'm sorry, I        you to say that I couldn't be here until today.

     A. must have called                        B. would be calling

     C. could have been calling                     D. should have called

It is considered by some people that to pay to see a movie will be foolish        you can see it on TV for nothing.

A. where                B. when             C. however      D. that

Master Fred chose a sunny sloping bank        with a thick growth of bushes, and ________ there a nice little hen-house.

A. covered, fixing                          B. covering, fixing    

C. being covered, fixed                     D. covered, fixed

It was ________ impossible for her to catch the 9 o’clock train. I know she got up at 9:15．

    A. quite                B. very             C. too          D. much

—Were you in the library when Jack arrived there?

    —Yes, but I _________ soon afterwards.

A. had left         B. left                 C. would leave      D. will leave

—I’d like to play football with you, but I have an important thing to attend to.

    —If you don’t go, _________.

    A. neither do I         B. so will I            C. nor will I       D. so do I

It was reported that an agreement ________ between the two companies and that they would carry out a project together.

    A. reached              B. had been reached     C. was reached D. had reached

There is a popular belief among parents        schools don't pay any attention to handwriting.

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

I grew up poor---living in the housing projects (住房) with six brothers, three sisters, a varying assortment (各式各样东西的混合) of foster kids (养子), my father, and a wonderful mother, Scarlette Hunley. We had little money and few worldly goods, but plenty of love and attention. I was  36  and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still  37  a dream.

My dream was  38 . By the time I was sixteen, I could crush a baseball, and hit anything that moved on the baseball field. I was also  39 : My high school coach Jarvis, who not only believed in me, but taught me how to believe in myself. He  40  me the difference between having a dream and showing conviction (信念). One particular incident with Coach Jarvis changed my life forever.

It was the summer between my junior and senior years, and a friend  41  me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket—cash for dates with girls, certainly, money for a new bike and new clothes, and the  42  of savings for a house for my mother. The prospect of a summer job was attractive and interesting, and I wanted to jump at the opportunity. Then I realized I would have to  43  summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn’t be playing.

When I told Coach Jarvis, he was  44  as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work，” he said. “Your  45  days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.”

I stood before him with my head hanging, trying to think of the words that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his  46  to me.

“How much are you going to make at this job, son?” He demanded.

“3.5 dollars an hour.” I replied.

“Well,” he asked, “Is $3.5 an hour the price of a dream?”

That question, the plainness of it, laid bare for me the difference between wanting something right now and having a goal. I delicated myself to sports that summer and with the year I was hired by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and was  47  a $20,000 contract. I signed with the Denver Broncos in 1998 for $1.7 million, and bought my mother the house of my dreams.

1..A. happy         B. polite               C. shy              D. honest

2. A. live          B. afford               C. make             D. need

3. A.athletics          B. music                C. business         D. money

4. A. right         B. popular          C. lucky                D. confident

5. A. persuaded     B. taught               C. brought          D. asked

6. A. sent          B. advised          C. gave             D. recommended

7. A. aim           B. idea             C. start                D. purpose

8.A. give in            B. give up          C. give away            D. give off

9. A. disappointed      B. mad              C. frightened           D. shameful

10. A. living           B. playing          C. working          D. learning

11. A.sadness           B. regret               C. hopelessness     D. disappointment

12. A.paid          B. got              C. offered          D. presented

Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.

Last week I visited Plattsburgh State University (PSU). People had told me that it was a good college, but it was even  1.  than I had expected.

Located in the small city of Plattsburgh, PSU is  2.  nice-looking school. Inside, the buildings have signs to point you in the right direction if you don’t know  3.  you are going.

The average class has 24 students. One thing I found interesting was that  4. you are a good note-taker, the professor will pay you to photocopy (复印) your notes for the rest of the class.

PSU offers a lot of majors, including art, history, science  5.  nursing. All of these programs are especially designed  6.  students to meet their future work needs. The school also has many academic programs, including an honors program .

PSU has many clubs, ranging 7.  dance clubs to sports clubs. This school has a great reputation and offers a lot to  8.  students. I think that PSU is certainly a college to consider.