It never occurred to me _____ you could succeed in persuading him to change his mind. 

   A. which     B. what C. that  D. if

 His first book       next month is based on a true story.                        

   A. published        B. to be published      C. to publish      D. being published

 John thinks it won’t be long        he is ready for his new job.                

   A. when           B. after           C. before           D. since

 I have to see the doctor because I        a lot lately.                           

   A. have been coughing                   B. had coughed

   C. coughed                            D. cough

 Studies show that people are more        to suffer from back problems if they always sit before computer screens for long hours.                                         

A. likely          B. possible          C. probable          D. sure   

 May I take this book out of the reading room?

   No, you        . You read it in here.                                        

   A. mightn’t        B. won’t          C. needn’t           D. mustn’t

 It is reported that many a new house      at present in the disaster area.            

   A. are being built     B. were being built   C. was being built     D. is being built

 What a fine day! Shall we go picnicking?

           . But we need to be home before six o’clock for the football match..      

   A. Have a nice time.   B. Pardon me        C. That’s great      D. You are right

     阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

     I used to live selfishly, I should admit. But one moment changed me.

     I was on my lunch break and had  1the office to get something to eat . On the way, I 2a

busker(街头艺人)，with a hat in front of him. I had some 3in my pocket, but I would not give them to him, thinking to myself he would 4use the money to feed his addiction to drugs or alcohol. He 5like that type-young and ragged. 6what was I going to spend the money on? Only to feed my addiction to Coca-Cola or chocolate! I then 7I had no right to place myself above 8just because he was busking.

I 9and dropped all the coins into his  10, and he smiled at me, I watched for a while. As 11as it sounds, I expected something more to come from that moment—a feeling of 12or satisfaction, for example. But nothing happened 13, I walked off. “It proved to be a waste of 14,”I thought.

On my way home at the end of the15, I saw the busker again and he was 16. I watched him pick up the hat and walk 17a cafe counter. There he poured the 18contents into a tin collecting 19an earthquake fund-raising(募捐) event. He was busking for charity(慈善)！

Now I donate any 20I have to charity tins and enjoy the feeling of giving.

1.A. left           B. cleaned            C. prepared             D. searched   

2.A. led           B. chose              C. saw                 D. fooled    

3.A. chocolates     B. coins               C. tins                 D. drugs    

4.A. almost        B. only               C. rather                D. still     

5.A. acted         B. looked              C. sounded              D. smelt    

6.A. Though        B. For               C. Therefor             D. But      

7.A. declared       B. realized            C. expected            D. guessed    

8.A. it            B. all                C. him                 D. them      

9.A. waited        B. followed           C. stopped             D. arrived     

10.A. rag           B. hat                C. pocket              D. counter    

11.A. selfish        B. awkward           C. innocent         D. special       

12.A. happiness     B. sadness            C. love             D. hate           

13.A. Disappointedly  B. Unfortunately    C. Coincidentally  D. Comfortably       

14.A. words         B. effort           C. space         D. money             

15.A. moment       B. day              C. break        D. event              

16.A. walking around  B. passing by        C. packing up   D. running off        

17.A. around        B. in                C. behind       D. to                

18.A. chief            B. basic          C. actual           D. total            

19.A.by               B. for           C. on              D. with             

20.A.work             B. time          C. energy           D.change          

1.What can we learn from the answer to the first question?                          

A. Some equipment is able to read human minds.

B. Some progress has been made in mind reading.

C. Test subjects have been used to make decisions.

D. Computer programs can copy brain processes.

2.People laugh when tickled by others because the feeling is _______.                 

A. unexpected        B. expected        C. comfortable        D. uncomfortable

3.Who has got a little child according to the text?                                  

A. Ms. Leon          B. Mr. Lewis        C. Mr. Moeller        D. Dr. Jeffers

4.According to the text, Jeffers is probably _______.                               

A. a computer programmer                B. a test subject

C. a human brain expert                   D. a medical doctor