I tried to work on, but I got so tired that I could no longer ________. 

 I tried to work on, but I got so tired that I could no longer ________. 

A. keep out     B. come down        C. come up      D. hold out 

 I tried to work on, but I got so tired that I could no longer ________. 

A couple of years ago, I decided it was time to take a break. I was about to       ,and I wanted to reward myself for all those college years.

As I was curiously       different websites and guidebooks, getting ready for my little adventure, I        that besides getting all the necessities, I also needed to get a sun        .

When I got to the shop, it        occurred to me that in the middle of planning my       ,I somehow hadn’t paid much attention to the calendar. It was Feb.14, and Valentine’s fever had         the whole shopping center.

I finally       a rack(货架) with summer hats hanging on it .I walked over and tried on a couple. I really liked one        .I just couldn’t decide whether I wanted to get the one with a pink ribbon or a blue ribbon       decoratively around it.

“You looked really great on those hats, ”a middle-aged man        there waiting to be helped…and said to me.

“Oh, thank you.” I        answered and increased my pace. I was in no mood to have a        with a stranger. I stopped by a sale rack and looked through colorful shirts.

“Excuse me.” A voice suddenly         my dreamy state of mind. I turned around and that man was standing right behind me. He looked          but determined.

Before I could do or say anything, he continued with what he wanted to say. “I’m sorry to         you, but those hats looked really nice on you. You see, I don’t         anybody to buy a Valentine’s gift for this year, so I got you one of the hats. I         you don’t mind.” he said while handing me a plastic bag and disappeared immediately.

“Thank you!” I finally breathed out ,feeling quite surprised. Who would imagine that a        would walk up to you and give you a present?

I do hope the man found his Valentine        .And most of all--I no longer feel blue on Valentine’s Day, even when I’m alone, because I remember my hat story.

1.A.retire                   B.speak              C.defeat                        D.graduate

2.A.searching           B.searching for              C.looking                D.looking for

3.A.announced              B.suggested         C.realized                      D.declared

4.A.hat              B.glass               C.shirt                         D.bag

5.A.proudly         B.suddenly          C.curiously           D.patiently

6.A.study            B.reward          C.trip                          D.present

7.A.handed over             B.taken over       C.given out                     D.turned out

8.A.bought          B.made             C.kept               D.saw

9.A.on business    B.in particular                C.at work                      D.in danger

10.A.formed                B.tied               C.collected          D.torn

11.A.lying                   B.stopping           C.standing                     D.following

12.A.angrily                 B.politely            C.unhappily                    D.sadly

13.A.bargain                B.trade             C.cooperation       D.conversation

14.A.continued             B.interested       C.attracted                    D.interrupted

15.A.tired                   B.shy                C.surprised          D.sorry

16.A.bother                B.satisfy              C.meet              D.fit

17.A.catch                  B.ask                C.have              D.advise

18.A.think                  B.consider          C.find                D.hope

19.A.lover                  B.patient            C.teacher           D.stranger

20.A.in time                 B.on time                       C.at times              D.over time

   That cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco, when I was walking home   1   in the morning after a tiring practice at the theater.   2   the performance night would be given in a week, I was busy learning my lines. Walking alone, I thought seriously about an idea to   3   the acting, especially to want to leave San Francisco. City life became so much for me.

Walking in the empty and   4   streets with dim road lights along tall buildings, I felt myself very   5   in such a modernized city and cold on such a winter night. I began quickening my steps to run, both to warm myself and to keep away from any possible robbers. Very few people were out   6   a few sad – looking homeless people under blankets. On a block not far away from my apartment, I heard a sound   7   me. I turned my head by instinct (本能地), with a   8   eyesight to see someone with a knife or a gun. All I saw was the faint streetlights and the terrible night with some stars in the dark sky. I tired to run as fast as I could. Not until I reached my   9   building and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been. It was my   10  that had dropped to the sidewalk:

Suddenly I did not feel cold or tired   11  . I ran out of the door and back to   12   I’d heard the noise. Although I searched the sidewalk time and again anxiously for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere. Just as I tried to   13   the search, I heard the garbage truck   14   to the sidewalk next to me. When a low voice called from the   15  , “Alisa Camacho?” I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know   16  ? The door opened, and out jumped a small red – haired man with an aroused look in his eyes. “Is this   17   you’re looking for?” he asked, holding up a small   18  .

It was nearly 3 a.m. by the time I got into bed. I didn’t get much sleep that night, but I got back my lost wallet. I also got back happiness and enjoyment of   19  .  20  , San Francisco couldn’t be a bad place as long as we threw our feelings into it and loved it.

1．A．at three                 B．at four                 C．at six                  D．at one

2．A．When                   B．As                      C．After                   D．If

3．A．give up                 B．put on                 C．begin with           D．carry out

5．A．satisfied                B．great                   C．small                   D．warm

6．A．besides                 B．except                 C．except for           D．in addition to

7．A．over                     B．before                 C．under                  D．behind

8．A．confused               B．bright                  C．sharp                  D．clear

9．A．office                   B．theater                 C．apartment            D．square

10．A．wallet                  B．shoe                    C．blanket                D．watch

11．A．either                  B．no more              C．any more             D．no longer

12．A．what                   B．where                 C．that                     D．which

13．A．continue              B．stop                    C．make                  D．do

14．A．pull off                B．pull up                 C．carry on              D．start out

15．A．inside                  B．outside                C．ground                D．far away

16．A．the wallet            B．the truck             C．this place             D．my name

17．A．which                 B．it                        C．what                   D．that

18．A．flower                 B．book                   C．light                    D．square shape

19．A．performance        B．work                   C．city life               D．my family

20．A．As a result           B．What’s more        C．In a word            D．In fact