Though the book is a little expensive, it is _____.

   A. very worth buying             B. well worth to be bought 

   C. well worth buying             D. very worthy buying

—— Oh, it’s raining hard outside. Mum, do you think the milkman will come?

   —— Of course. He will come on time _____it rains.

   A. in case       B. even though      C. as long as     D. ever since

His father, who is said to be teaching in Australia, ____ in Nanjing University for more than 10 years.

  A. has worked   B. had worked     C. worked    D. has been working

I often read China Daily, ____of great help to my English study.

A. which I think is   B. which I think it is   C. that I think is   D. I think is

—— Andrew won’t like it, you know.

—— _____? I don’t care what he thinks of it.

   A. So what        B. What so         C. How come      D. What if

It was only when I reread his poem recently _____ to appreciate its beauty.

   A. that I began    B. did I begin        C. I began        D. until I began

——I let my secretary call you several times. Do you know that?

   ——I _____in a meeting. I’m sorry.

A. had been       B. was               C. am           D. have been

I have bought two ball pens ,______ writes well.

A. none of them   B. neither of them  C. neither of which   D. none of which

If your father never says to you “I love you” when you are a child, it   36   to be more and more difficult for him to say the words as he grows    37 

I do not   38   hearing the words from my father when I was growing up.   39  , I could not recall(回忆) when I had   40  said those words to him either.

One day, I decided to _41_ the ice and make the first   42_ . So in our next phone conversation I gathered all my _ 43  and let out the words in a low voice, “Dad… I love you!”

There was a   44   at the other end and he awkwardly  45 _, “Well, same back at you!”

I was unexpectedly   46   and my voice was raised, “Dad, I know you love me, and I know when you are ready, you will say what you want to say.”

Fifteen minutes later my mother called and   47   asked, “Paul, is everything okay?”

A few weeks later, Dad   48   our phone conversation with the words, “Paul, I love you.” I was so moved that tears were rolling down my cheeks as I finally “__49  ” the love. As I sat there in tears I realized that this   50   moment had taken our father-and-son relationship to a new   51  .Shortly afterwards, my father narrowly   52   death following heart surgery（外科手术）. Many times   __53  , I have   54   if I had not taken the first step and Dad not   55   the surgery, I would have never “heard” the love.

1.A. works out      B. breaks out           C. comes out            D. turns out

2. A. wiser         B. busier               C. weaker           D. older

3.A. remember      B. enjoy                C. mind             D. regret

4.A. Truthfully     B. Fortunately          C. Naturally            D. Obviously

5.A. only           B. last             C. never               D. first

6.A. melt           B. break                C. strike               D. build

7.A. complaint      B. promise          C. move             D. impression

8.A. strength           B. ideas                C. words                D. attention

9.A. sigh           B. silence              C. voice                D. cry

10.A. refused           B. shouted              C. replied         D. explained

11.A. touched           B. frightened           C. shocked          D. annoyed

12.A. excitedly     B. nervously            C. willingly           D. sadly

13.A. continued     B. checked          C. ended               D. interrupted

14. A. accepted         B. expected         C. learned         D. heard

15. A. quiet            B. difficult            C. special         D. different

16.A. level         B. idea             C. world               D. end

17.A. managed       B. escaped          C. avoided         D. faced

18.A. then          B. ago              C. before          D. since

19.A. realized          B. found                 C. doubted         D. wondered

20.A. challenged        B. experienced          C. survived            D. received

By now you may be thinking, “Enough with the sad songs, already!” Ok, then how about a cowboy song? Gene Autry was one of America’s most famous singing cowboys. He recorded When It’s Springtime in the Rockies in 1937.

And finally, we’ll leave you with a sunny song called Up Jumped Spring. Freddie Hubbard wrote this jazz song in 1977 and Billy Taylor Trio performs it.

1.If you are in a bad mood, you’d better listen to _____.

   A. Up Jumped Spring             B. I Dream of Spring

   C. Spring Is Here               D. Spring Will be a Little Late This Year

2.It Might as Well Be Spring is a song that ______.

   A. is also called State Fair     B. is sung by Ella Fitzgerald

   C. has a lonely feeling          D. was written by two people

3.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

   A. Most songs about spring are written by Italian composers.

   B. K.D. Lang was good at writing happy songs.

   C. Sarah Vaughn sang the song Up Jumped Spring first.

   D. Gene Autry was a famous cowboy singer before K.D. Lang.

4.Which of the following songs was first written or recorded?

   A. Spring.         

B. I Dream of Spring.

   C. When It’s Springtime in the Rockies.

   D. Spring Will be a Little Late This Year.

5. What’s the purpose of the author to write the passage?

   A. Introduce some songs about spring.  

B. Introduce some wonderful music.

   C. Introduce some famous singers.       

D. Express his/ her love to spring