27．A．do　　 　　　　　　　　 B．achieve　　 　　　 C．plan 　　　　　　　　　　 D. expect

26．A．matter　　 　　　 B．work　　 　　　　　 C. fail　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. exist

25．A．take　　 　　　　　　 B．1and　　 　　　　　 C．exchange 　　　　　　　　　 D．quit

24．A．practical　　 　　 B．exciting　　 　　　 C．flexible 　　　　　　　 D．productive

23．A．online　　 　　　　 B．available　　 　　 C．intelligent　　　　　 D．expensive

22．A．got through　　　　 B．set aside　　 　　 B．came across 　　 D．turn down

21．A．idea　　 　　　　　　 B．support　　 　　　 C．fund 　　　　　 D．message

20. [答案]B

[试题解析]短语辨析。A坚持；B依靠；C提及，谈及，涉及；D呼吁，吸引；这位司机让我注意到我如何才能依靠别人的服务，在很多方面和同伴取得联系。也就是说他给了我一种新的与别人沟通的方法。

[长难句解析]

London bus drivers are usually not willing to greet when passengers board，so when a bus driver said something to me on my way home last week I thought I must have made a mistake or something．

[翻译]当乘客上车的时候，伦敦的公交车司机通常不愿意问候乘客，所以当上个星期在回家的时候，一位司机和说话的时候，我以为我一定犯了错误或者什么。

[分析]本句I thought I must have made a mistake or something中的must have done表示对过去所发生的事情的有把握的肯定推测。对过去的情况进行推测使用“情态动词+have done”，对现在情况进行推测使用“情态动词+动词原形”。

B

“Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice．Gifts are easy—they're given after all. Choices can be hard．”

I got the 　21　 　to start Amazon 16 years ago．I 　22　 　the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2300 percent per year．I’d never seen or heard of anything that grew so fast，and the idea of building an 　23　 　bookstore with millions of titles was very 　24　 　to me．I had just turned 30，and I’d been married for a year．I told my wife that I wanted to 　25　 my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn’t 　26　 ，and I wash’t sure what to 　27　 　．She told me I should 　28　 　the idea．I’d always wanted to be an inventor，and she wanted me to follow rny 　29　 　．

　I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a 　30 　boss that I admired very much．I went to my boss and 　31　 　with him that I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet．He took me on a long walk in Central Park，listened 　32　 to me，and finally said，“That sounds like a really good idea，　 33　 　it would be an even better idea for someone who didn’t already have a good job．”That logic made some　 34　 　to me，and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours 　35　 　making a final decision．Seen in that light，it really was a difficult 　36　 　，but finally, I decided I had to give it a shot．I didn’t think I’d regret 　37 　and failing．And I suspected I would always be troubled by the decision not to try at a11．After much 　38　 　，I took the less 　39　 　path to follow my dream，and I’m 　40　 　of that Choice．For all of us，in the end，we are our choices．

19. [答案]C

[试题解析]名词辨析。A传统；B印象；C联系，关系；D满意；我自己也体验着和别的乘客之间的不一样的联系。

18. [答案]A

[试题解析]名词词义辨析。A善良；B失望；C悲伤，难受；D帮助；他的这种行为是可以感受到的爱意和善良。他不停地和别人打招呼，一直在表达着自己的善意。