Our national football team had to _____ the fact that we missed the championship only by one goal.

       A．come up with                 B．come up to      

       C．come out with                D．come to terms with

____only by one’s appearance, I’m sure, will have you get just half of him or less.

Our national football team had to _____ the fact that we missed the championship only by one goal.

1. A.
   come up with
2. B.
   come up to
3. C.
   come out with
4. D.
   come to terms with

The hottest show this summer-the “Voice" just finished on Sunday at the Shanghai Stadium．But the show that had a good start didn't end to everyone's satisfaction．The two and a half hour show dragged on for more than four hours because of the huge amount of advertising, which the audience and residents living nearby could hardly bear．

This summer, something hotter than the weather came to Shanghai．That is the Voice of China．The show soon became a cash cow for the organizer as the advertisement prices reached 1．16 million yuan for 15 seconds．And the show has earned more than 100 million yuan up to now in ad income only, But the organizers' bliss was audiences' melancholy．

In the final live show on Sunday, about 14 rounds of advertisements were aired, each of which came at a crucial result-announcing moment．

Frequently interrupted by advertisements, some live audience members complained that the show wasn't worth its ticket prices of 180 to 1680 yuan．

The planned two and a half hour show went two hours overtime because of the advertising．This annoyed audience members, and touched the nerves of residents living near the site．

Someone called the police, and the show is now facing punishment for going over-time and disturbing residents late at night．

1.Why didn't "the Voice" make audience satisfied?

A．It failed to attract audience attention in the end．

B．It failed to make audience satisfied．

C．It increased by one and a half hours and audience could bear it．

D．It was full of so many advertisements that audience can't tolerate them．

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The show lasted for over two and a half hours．

B．Someone called the police because they can't bear the noises late at night．

C．The show was worth its ticket prices because the audience watched many advertisements．

D．The show has earned more than 100 million yuan up to now totally．

3.Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?

A．The Voice of China-the most popular TV show of last summer．

B．The Voice of China-hard to say I love you．

C．The Voice of China-I want you．

D．The Voice of China-the noises of China．

4.This passage is organized in the pattern of___．

A．time and event                         B．comparison and contrast

C．cause and effect                        D．definition and classification(分类)

Ann，a mother of 3 children, is a warm-hearted social worker and she has done a lot to help people  36 . The family’s dinner conversation often turns to local poor families, and she  37  tries her best to seek help for them. This year, Ann   38 that Santa Claus would make a special   39 to a young unemployed mother named Ashley, who was   40 two sons by herself.
One Sunday morning, the family were joyfully having breakfast   41 the phone rang, saying that the aid she had requested for Ashley had  42 . No Santa Claus, no presents, nothing. On hearing the news, Ann noticed the   43  disappear from her children's faces. Kinzie, the youngest one,  44 down from her chair and ran out of the kitchen room. In a matter of   45 , she returned carrying her piggy bank and began to   46 the coins over and over again, $3.30 in total. “Mom,” she shook her head  47 , “I know it's not much. But maybe this will buy a   48 for the children.” Then suddenly everyone was reaching into their pockets and   49 their purses. Immediately the money –- coins and bills   50 on the table. On Christmas Eve, Ann as well as Kinzie drove to Ashley’s house. After Ann wished the   51 woman a merry Christmas, she began to unload the gifts from the car,  52  them to Ashley one by one and told her the whole story.
Ashley was moved to tears   53 the words: Kinzie opened not only her piggy bank but also her  54 , and my children as well as I myself would be able to do something   55 for someone else in need.