— I heard the phone ringing in the office next door.

    — You _______ it. They haven’t got a phone yet.

    A．couldn’t hear   B．couldn’t have heard     C．didn’t hear D．wouldn’t have heard

 _______ playing dumb with teachers．They know very well their students.

    A．It’s no use     B．There’s no doubt        C．It’s no wonder      D．There’s no need

 I’m going to buy my daughter another interesting novel, _______ she would like to read．

    A．that                 B．what             C．one              D．it

 Sorry I’m so late, but you cannot imagine _______ great trouble I took to find your house.

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

 Into the dark apartment _______, who was quite surprised when everyone shouted “Happy Birthday”.

    A. did David walk       B. David walked     C. David did walk       D. walked David

 I wonder _______ there are so many natural disasters across the world in 2010.

    A．why is it            B．it is why that       C．why is it that       D．why it is that

 He was quick and smart, and his brother ______ silly and clumsy.

    A. as well          B. as long          C. as much          D. as many

 If _______, I bet, Milinski will burst into tears.

    A. praising         B. praised          C. being praised        D. having praised

    阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When Winston Churchill was a young man, his father concluded that Churchill was “unfit for a career in law or politics” because he did so badly in school.

When Charles Darwin was getting ready to   1on his five-year expedition on The Beagle, his father was extremely   2. he thought his son was falling into a life of sin and idleness.

George Washington’s mother was a complaining,   3woman by all accounts. She thought little of Washington’s achievements and didn’t   4at either of his presidential inaugurations（就职典礼）. She was always complaining that her   5overlooked her and she was especially angry when her son George ran off to   6the army for the American Revolution. She   7believed it was his duty to stay home and take care of her.

In his youth, the   8Leonard Bernstein, one of the most talented and successful composers in American history, was continually pressured by his father to give up his   9and do something worthwhile, like help out in his family’s beauty-supply business. After Leonard became   10, his father was asked about that, and he answered, “Well, how was I supposed to know he was the Leonard Bernstein?”

People may criticize you or make fun of your ideas or actively try to   11you. Often their efforts are only attempts to protect you from   12. But obviously failure is only a possibility if you stop. If you keep   13, a “failure” is just another learning   14. Besides, giving up on a heartfelt goal is worse than failing. “Many people die”, said Wendell Holmes, “  15their music still in them.” That’s true tragedy.

So listen   16to the worries and criticisms of your friends and family, and do your best to put their   17at ease, but then carry on. Listen last to your own heart. You   18yourself better than anyone on earth. Make sure your song is   19.

Listen to your own heart. Don’t let your music   20with you.

1.A．set sail           B．take charge      C．set free         D．take off

2.A．excited            B．pleased          C．disappointed     D．affected

3.A．self-centered      B．self-confident       C．kind-hearted     D．cold-blooded

4.A．show off           B．show up          C．pick out         D．pick up

5.A．parents            B．neighbors            C．students         D．children

6.A．fight              B．beat             C．command          D．attend

7.A．foolishly          B．secretly         C．bravely          D．honestly

8.A．late               B．latter               C．former           D．later

9.A．strength           B．music            C．wealth           D．faith

10.A．proud         B．steady           C．independent      D．famous

11.A．  advise          B．suggest          C．stop             D．keep

12.A．success           B．failure          C．poison           D．laziness

13.A．stopping          B．starting         C．going                D．coming

14.A．method            B．experiment       C．schedule         D．experience

15.A．with              B．beyond           C．without          D．during

16.A．politely          B．rudely           C．thoroughly       D．roughly

17.A．homes         B．minds            C．businesses           D．efforts

18.A．trust             B．believe          C．know             D．doubt

19.A．finished          B．completed            C．written          D．sung

20.A．live              B．die              C．sound            D．play

The first time I saw Carlos I would never have believed he was going to change my life. I had my arms full of books and I was tearing into the classroom when 1 ran into something solid. It was Carlos.

“My God, you’re tall,” he said.

    Of course, the class began to laugh. Angry. I walked to my seat without a word.

I glanced back to see if Reed Harrington was laughing with the rest. That would be the last straw. But Reed was studying chemistry and did not seem to be aware of anything else. I didn’t know why I considered Reed my friend. Maybe just because he was a good two inches taller than I. Anyway, every time I blew out my birthday candles and made a wish, it was for a date with Reed Harrington.

“Take that seat，” Mr. McCarthy told the cocky newcomer Carlos，pointing to the only empty one，in the back of the room.

Carlos grinned,“But I need a couple of dictionaries.”Again the class laughed, but now they were laughing with Carlos，not at him. He had been here only 10 minutes and already he had them on his side.

It was the school elections that made me think of Carlos again. Reed Harrington was voted president and Carlos vice-president. “How come?”I kept asking myself,“How come this shrimp who’s only been in town for a little over a month gets to be so popular?”

So that morning，I stopped Carlos and said，“It doesn’t seem to bother you — being short.”He looked up at me , “Of course I mind being short. But there isn’t anything I can do about it. When I realized I was going to have to spend my life in this undersized skin，I just decided to make the best of it and concentrate on being myself.” “You seem to get along great,”I admitted, “But what about me? Nobody wants to date a girl taller than he is.” “The trouble with you is you’re afraid to be yourself. You’re smart. And you could be pretty. In fact, you might be more than pretty.” I felt myself turning red…

1.The author was angry because ________.

    A．the class made fun of her                        B．Carlos was too rude to her

    C．she had to carry many books                  D．Reed Harrington didn’t date her

2.Which of the following about Carlos is NOT TRUE?

    A．He was popular.                          B．He was new in the school.

    C．He was shorter than the author.              D．He was chosen president in the school elections.

3.We can infer from the passage that ________.

    A．Carlos and the author have become good friends

    B．the author will be more confident

    C．Carlos always encouraged the author

    D．the author was tall

4.What’s the best title of the passage?

    A．How to be popular                            B．A tall girl

    C．Be yourself                              D．Something about Carlos