–Should I keep what we talked about just now secret from Sofia?

   --She is our close friend, and deserves ____ the truth.

   A. knowing             B. know              C. to know                D. to be known

 In my opinion, both teachers and parents should ____ the students from playing computer games so much, which affects their studies and health.

   A. benefit              B. protect              C. discourage              D. encourage 

We all suggest that she _____ at the weekend, because her pale face suggests that she _____ in bad condition.

   A. does not work; is      B. cannot work; was      C. not worked; was         D. not work; is

_____ no spare parts, the equipment could not be repaired at once.

   A. There being          B. There having          C. Being                 D. There was

 ____ has been proved again and again that ____ is said in the ads greatly affects people’s impression of the products.

   A. There; what           B. There; that            C. It; which                D. It; what

Not until Betty got to the airport _____ she had lost her tickets.

   A. that she realized       B. did she realize         C. where she realized       D. she realized

When you communicate with people, it is not unusual to find yourself in a situation ____ you have to politely decline an offer.

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

 – Do you know William failed the exam, Jenny?

   -- _____? As far as I know, he is always working hard.

   A. So what             B. How come             C. Why not              D. What for

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  I just came home from visiting my 90-year-old grandpa after his heart surgery. We talked and laughed and before I left he __36__me, told me that he loved me and told me not to be_37_ if he died because he had loved his life.

  When my mom was in hospital due to breast cancer, I went to _38_ her. She wasn’t in her _39_. When I headed for the Nurses Station to _40_ her, I saw her coming down the hall. “ Mom, why are you out of bed? Where have you been?” She _41_ and said she’d been to the nursery floor to visit the babies.

  My lifelong friend almost lost her 50-year-old husband to cancer._42_, she did her full-time job at the hospital and two other jobs to _43_ losing their house. She continued to laugh, love and find_44_ every single day in life.

  And on and on---------

  Maybe that’s part of why I have a positive _45_. I’m really lucky to know so many _46_ people. I’ve known so many people in my life who have _47_ the difficulties and the horrors of life with grace, humor and _48_.

  When you say life isn’t worth _49_, when you say you want to die, when _50_ you know has used you, abused you, _51_ you, hated you, it’s you, your _52_ that have created a life for yourself that you don’t feel is worth living and a life no one else wants to live with you. I don’t feel_53_ for you. I don’t care about you. You’re a coward(懦夫). _54_, you should try to change things, move _55_ and learn something from the things you have experienced. Then maybe someone will really care about you.

  1.A. drew             B. pulled              C. hugged                     D. showed

  2.A. frightened        B. sad                C. nervous                    D. astonished

  3.A. support           B. visit              C. encourage                  D. invite

4.A. bed              B. office             C. house                     D. chair

  5.A. hold             B. remind              C. scold                       D. find

6.A. sighed            B. smiled            C. nodded                     D. cried

  7.A. Fortunately        B.Gradually             C. Unbelievably                D. Actually

  8.A. avoid             B. stop              C. risk                        D. forget

9.A. work             B. advice              C. surprise                    D. joy

 10.A. attitude           B. reply               C. demand                  D. belief

 11.A. romantic          B. humorous           C. optimistic                  D. careful

 12.A. lived for             B. shown off           C. looked for             D. gone through

13.A. strength         B. courage             C. feelings                   D. spirits

14.A. living             B. fighting              C. losing                     D. noticing

15.A. someone         B. nobody             C. everyone                  D. everything

16.A. left              B. envied               C. educated                 D. appreciated

 17.A. selfishness       B. bravery              C. behavior                   D. honesty

 18.A. proud            B. sorry                C. excited                    D. happy

 19.A. Otherwise     B. Besides                 C. However                  D. Instead

 20.A. downward       B. backward               C. leftward                   D. forward 

My mother-in-law, Dorothy, is showing me the red notebook that’s almost as precious to her as my husband’s baby pictures. Inside the notebook is a list of the books she has read since 2007. For some people waking up in the middle of the night is a terrible thing. But for my mother-in-law, that time is a gift. At 87, she is getting the education she never had by working her way through great literature. She has now read close to 100 books, including every single novel by Anthony Trollope, Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, Edith Wharton, Henry James and Thomas Mann.

My mother-in-law discusses her passion with the enthusiasm of a young girl, although she can also be a very tough critic, writing “VG’ for “ very good” in the margins next to her favorites. So far, only a handful of books have received the top prize.

Born in Ridgefield, Conn, Dorothy was the youngest daughter of an Italian gardener. She taught herself English by reading The New York Times. Eager to come to Manhattan, she became a nurse, married a dentist and spent the next several decades keeping the house and raising a family. In her later years, she put her nursing skills to good use by taking care of my father-in-law, who had lung cancer. There were many trips to the emergency room in the middle of the night and then a long hospital stay. She stayed awake to watch over him for 15 hours a day. Always a light sleeper, she developed sleeplessness as a result of the stress.

It worsened after he died. Deeply sad and lonely for the first time in her life, she began waking up around 2am. Julian and Sylvia, the elderly couple next door suggest she read literature. And so Julian, a great lover of literature, became her “professor”, providing books from his large library. Suddenly the terrifying hole turned onto a world of amazing characters.

1.Why is Dorothy considered a tough critic?

   A. Because no books are inspiring enough in her eyes.                        

B. Because only a few books are thought highly of by her.

   C. Because she only reads books by famous writers.                         

D. Because she finds fault with every book she reads.

2. It can be inferred from the passage that _____.

   A. the books Dorothy has read were bought by her husband.                   

B. the couple next door are college professors.

   C. the author loves literature too.                                         

D. Dorothy was a great wife.

3.The underlined part “the terrifying hole” in the last paragraph refers to _____.

   A. the frightening death                                                   

B. Dorothy’s lack of education

   C. waking up in the middle of the night                                    

D. a hole in a book that Dorothy read

4. What helped Dorothy get over the sadness and loneliness of losing her husband?

   A. Living with her son.                                                 

B. Reading literature.

   C. Seeing her son’s baby pictures.                                         

 D. Talking with neighbors.