14、There is little chance that we will manage to change the law.          , it is important that we try.

A．Nevertheless          B．Therefore          C．Otherwise           D．Besides

13、Whenever I meet Alice,          is pretty often, she complains to me of her troubled marriage.

A．who        B．which         C．when          D．that

12、Today’s basketball match           as one of the most exciting matches that these two teams have ever played.

A．treats         B．thinks            C．ranks           D．regards

11、In which school was it          you received your high school education?

A．that          B．which          C．the one           D．where

10、--- You didn’t come to Tom’s birthday party yesterday?

---           ? I’m not a party animal.

A．How can I have                               B．How would I have

C．Why should I have                 D．Why must I have

9、--- Jones! Roy has broken the glass.

---           .Such things happen.

A．What a pity!                                               B．Doesn’t matter.

C．How come?                                               D．What has become of him?

8、The Sino – U. S relations, though they have experienced ups and downs in the past,        

have moved forward, especially after its president, Barack Obama’s visit to China.

A．in return          B．in turn         C．on the whole          D．on the other hand

7、         the witness’s story, the new evidence threw light on the traffic accident.

A．Confirming                                         B．Confirmed

C．To confirm                                         D．Having been confirmed

6、In my friend’s eyes I am a lucky dog. Beijing Foreign Studies University （BFSU） had   1  me 49 days before the “big day”.

The college entrance exam lost its   2  to me. It became a problem that others would have to deal with.   3  , like all my friends and everyone else around me, I worked hard every   4  of the way in order to achieve my goal.

The chance to take BFSU’s pre-test was a turning point in high school. It was a dilemma at first because BFSU  5  on the humanities （人文科学） and 1 had never 6  that route. I did not make up my mind   7   my teacher told me that nobody should ever   8  an opportunity. Having   9  with the decision all night, I decided at least to give it a go. The following week, I   10  no effort in getting fully prepared for BFSU’s test. I worked so hard that I often   11   myself studying at my desk at four o'clock in the morning. I   12  began to understand the saying, “No pains, no gains. “

After I had been   13  , my friend asked me if I   14  not being able to achieve my   15   dream. And yes, I sometimes   16  what would have happened if I had kept on moving. But I have no regrets. As a 19-year-old girl, I don’t have a clear view of my   17  . But after I got to BFSU’s campus and saw devoted professors and students, I realized that this is the place for me to make a （n）   18   in society.

Recently, I have been busy helping my classmates put their school registration in   19  . We all used to work so hard together. Without as much pressure from the examination as before, I   20  every opportunity to do whatever I can for my classmates. I hope they can make use of their precious time to prepare for the war, the university entrance examination. And I hope that they can win this battle.

1．A．adopted                 B．assisted               C．admitted              D．approved

2．A．importance            B．pressure              C．advantage            D．strength

3．A．Generally              B．However             C．Otherwise           D．Indeed

4．A．minute                  B．moment               C．step                    D．action

5．A．rests                     B．depends               C．bases                  D．focuses

6．A．beard                    B．met                     C．seen                    D．considered

7．A．unless                   B．until                    C．when                  D．before

8．A．miss                     B．risk                     C．take                    D．inspire

9．A．stayed                   B．struggled             C．competed            D．companied

10．A．spared                 B．took                    C．distorted              D．avoided

11．A．forced                 B．found                  C．promoted            D．made

12．A．suddenly             B．gradually             C．quickly                D．naturally

13．A．hired                   B．elected                C．noticed                D．accepted

14．A．hated                  B．remembered         C．regretted             D．minded

15．A．satisfactory         B．unique                 C．big                      D．original

16．A．wonder               B．doubt                  C．question              D．ask

17．A．past                    B．present                C．future                 D．experience

18．A．understanding      B．chance                C．difference            D．sense

19．A．number               B．order                   C．size                     D．amount

20．A．alter                    B．issue                   C．acquaint              D．appreciate

5、Every year the White House celebrates the day after Easter Sunday in style. The President and First Lady throw a party for thousands of guests – mostly kids – on the White House South Lawn and nearby. There is plenty to do at this all-day affair--everything from storytelling and stage shows to art activities--and plenty to eat. But it is the egg rolling that attracts the most attention. Easter involves eggs, and the White House celebration has lots of them. Thousands of hard-boiled eggs are dyed different colors, and guests go home with special wooden eggs.

Washington. D,C has been hosting egg parties for quite some time. Some say Dolley Madison and also Abraham Lincoln held egg – rolling parties. But most people agree that the Easter Monday party got its started at the United States Capnol in the early 1870s. it moved to the White House South Lawn in 1878, when Rutherford B. Hayes was president. Two years later, it was a regular event there.

The Easter parties are never the same. In the late 1880s, John Philip Dousa, a famous director, started performing at them. In the late 1920s, he even wrote a musical composition called “Easter Monday on the Write House Lawn”. In those years, guests played Egg Ball, toss and catch or Egg Croquet （槌球戏）. Sometimes they went on an egg bunt. While egg rolling was a big part of every party, egg – rolling races didn’t begin until the early 1970s. And it wasn’t until 1969 that the While House Easter Bunny was invited. He has been a every party since then.

Only a lew things can stop the White House Easter event. It has been canceled because of war, weather, and work being done on the Whine House. But nothing seems to keep kids away from this popular public event – one of the oldest in While House history. Two years ago, more than ten thousand guests celebrated Easter and egg rolling in White House style.

1．When and where is the egg rolling party held?

      A．On the day before Easter Sunday; in New York.

       B．On the day after Easter Sunday; on the White House South Lawn and nearby.

       C．On the day before Easter Sunday; in Washington, D.C.

       D．On the day after Easter Sunday; at the National zoo.

2．When did egg rolling party become a regular event?

       A．In the early 1870s.                               B．In 1878.

       C．In 1880.                                             D．In the late 1920s.

3．What CANNT you expect to enjoy in egg parties?

       A．Storytelling          B．Stage shows        C．Speeches             D．The egg rolling

4．The best title of the passage is           .

      A．Egg rolling, White House style               B．When egg rolling happens

       C．How egg rolling happen                        D．Welcoming egg rolling