I always hate________when reviewing lessons and appreciate________alone.

A．disturbing；staying B．to disturb；to stay

C．being disturbed；staying D．to be disturbed：to stay

The audience waited in________silence while their aged speaker searched among his notes for the figures he could not remember.

A．respective B．respect C．respectful D．respectable

Mark was afraid of being scolded，so he________say what he thought to his parents.

A．dare not to B．doesn't dare to

C．dared not to D．didn't dare to

Our boss is very ________，so we have to arrive on time，or we would be fined.

A．serious B．strict C．energetic D．organized

When I entered Berkeley，I hoped to earn a scholarship.Having been a Straight?A student，I believed I could ____tough subjects and really learn something.One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne.I was extremely interested in the ideas he ____in class.

When I took the first exam，I was ____ to find a 77，C?plus，on my test paper，____ English was my best subject.I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained ____.

I decided to try harder.Although I didn't know what that ____because school had always been easy for me.I read the books more carefully，but got another 77.Again，I ____with Professor Jayne.Again，he listened patiently but wouldn't change his ___.

One more test before the final exam.One more ____ to improve my grade.So I redoubled my efforts and，for the first time, ____the meaning of the word “thorough”．But my ___ did no good and everything ___ as before

The 1ast hurdle(障礙)was the final.No matter what ____ I got，it wouldn't cancel three C?pluses.I might as well kiss the ____ goodbye.

I stopped working hard.I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would.The night before the final，I even ____ myself to a movie.The next day I decided for once I'd have ____ with a test.

A week later，I was surprised to find I got an A．I hurried into Professor Jayne's office.He ______to be expecting me.“If I gave you the As you ____，you wouldn't continue to work as hard.”

I stared at him，____ that his analysis and strategy(策略)were correct.I had worked my head ____，as I had never done before.

I was speechless when my course grade arrived：A?plus.It was the only A?plus given.The next year I received my scholarship.I've always remembered Professor Jayne's lesson：you alone must set your own standard of excellence.

1.A.take B．discuss C．cover D．get

2.A.sought B．presented C．exchanged D．obtained

3.A.shocked B．worried C．scared D．a(chǎn)nxious

4.A.but B．so C．for D．or

5.A.unchanged B．unpleasant C．unfriendly D．unmoved

6.A.reflected B．meant C．improved D．a(chǎn)ffected

7.A.quarreled B．reasoned C．bargained D．chatted

8.A.attitude B．mind C．plan D．view

9.A.choice B．step C．chance D．measure

10.A.memorized B．considered C．a(chǎn)ccepted D．learned

11.A.ambition B．confidence C．effort D．method

12.A.stayed B．went C．worked D．changed

13.A.grade B．a(chǎn)nswer C．lesson D．comment

14.A.scholarship B．course C．degree D．subject

15.A.helped B．favored C．treated D．relaxed

16.A.fun B．luck C．problems D．tricks

17.A.happened B．proved C．pretended D．seemed

18.A.valued B．imagined C．expected D．welcomed

19.A.remembering B．guessing C．supposing D．realizing

20.A.out B．over C．on D．off

Bill suggested________a meeting on what to do for the Shanghai Expo during the vacation.

A．having held B．to hold C．holding D．hold

The opportunity Jack had looked forward________at last when he was named chief engineer in the project.

A．came B．to coming C．to came D．to come

The old car needs__________，but I have no time to have it________.

A．to repair；repaired B．to be repaired；repairing

C．repairing；repaired D．being repaired；repaired

David threatened________his neighbour to the police if the damages were not paid.

A．to be reported B．reporting

C．to report D．having reported

—Can't we go there on foot?

—________to take a boat.

A．I feel like B．We'd better

C．I'd prefer D．Yes，I'd like