17、 _____ the project as planned, we’ll have to work two more hours a day.

   A. Completing B. Complete C. Completed D. To complete

16、

When asked _____ they needed most, the kids said they wanted to feel important and loved.

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

15、You don’t have to know the name of the author to find a book. You _____ find the book by the title.

1. must          B. need              C. can           D. would

14、 ― When did you last hear ______ Jay?

 ― He phoned me this morning, and we agreed ______ a time and place to meet.

1. of, to  B. about, with C. from, with D. from, on

13、 The trees _____ in the storm have been moved off the road.

   A. being blown down  B. blown down C. blowing down  D. to blow down

12、

 Last nighy Mr. Crook didn’t come back at the usual time. ______, he met some friends and

   Stayed out until midnight.

1. Meanwhile  B. However  C. Instead  D. Yet

11、    _______ the website of the Fire Department in your city, and you will learn a lot about

Firefighting.

1. Having searched B. To search  C. Searching    D.Search

10、 I thought we’d be late for the concert, ______ we ended up getting there ahead of time.

   A. but  B. or  C. so  D. for

9、  假定你是李华，将去英国某学校短期学习，被安排住在Smith先生家。请你写封短信与其取得联系并询问以下情况：

      1．住宿条件；

      2．膳食安排；

      3．交通情况。

注意： 1．词数100左右；

   2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

   3．开头语己为你写好。

Dear Mr Smith，

  I’m Li Hua from China, wrting to ask about my stay with your family.                  

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

                                                                                                                   Yours，

                                                                                                                         Li Hua

8、As Christmas drew near, Ursula was faced with just that problem. She had come to live in an American home and learn English.  21  , she would mind the children and  22  anything she was asked.

One of her tasks was to keep track of  23  Christmas presents. Ursula did this faithfully, but she became increasingly 24 . What could she buy for her  25   with the little money she had that would compare with the gifts she was recording daily?  26  ,even without any of the  27  , her employer seems to have everything.

Ursula  28  long and hard. On Christmas Eve, she went to a 29 . She moved slowly through crowds of shoppers,  30  things in her mind. Finally she bought a baby dress. She immediately called  31 . “Excuse me, please, can you help me find a poor family with a baby?” “A poor family?” said the 32  driver. “Yes, a very poor family.” Ursula told the man of what she was trying to do. He  33  in silence, and then said, “I know a family who   34   just about everything.”

When they reached a   35  , the driver said, “They live on the third floor.” Ursula shook her head, “Would you take this dress to them and tell them it’s from someone ... someone who has everything.”

Early the next day, Ursula  36  everyone for the presents she received. Then, she began to     37  why there seemed to be none  38  her. She told about what she did the night before. When she finished, there was a long  39 . “You see,” she added, “I try to do a kindness in your  40   .And this is my Christmas present to you.”

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