My gra ndfather is too old to care for himself, so my aunt is looking for someone to _____ him.

A. treat B. cure

C. attend D. examine

_____ being too large, the color and the style of the dress suit me well.

A. Apart from B. As well as

C. Besides D. Instead of

He is such a strong-willed person that there is nothing in the world that can _____ him.

A. win B. defeat

C. rescue D. attack

From these facts we can _____ a conclusion that no one can prevent us from becoming stronger.

A. take B. get C. draw D. go

Come and see me whenever ____.

A. you are convenient

B. you will be convenient

C. it is convenient for you

D. it will be convenient for you

As we can see, the prices of vegetables _____ according to the season.

A. vary B. fall C. rise D. reject

---He has been working hard all the time.

---__________ he got full marks in the last English test.

A. No wonder B. No doubt

C. No need D. After all

The teacher _____ the class______ five groups..

A divided...into B. separated...from

C. separated...into.. D. divided...from

Now when people refer to England you find Wales______ as well.

A. include B. included

C. including D. includes

A man lived at the foot of a hill. For a long time, he heard of tales of the other side of the hill—stories of rich land, weather and beautiful scenery.

One day, he was life in his home town and thought it was to improve it, so he packed his bags, left his home and started climbing the hill, to live a better life.

The climb was very .The man had to stop to rest many times. At some , the hill was very steep (陡峭的) indeed, and he almost wanted to . But his dream of a better life him going.

One afternoon, the man came to another steep part of the hill. And at the top stood some thick plants. The same had happened to him many times before. this time it was a little hard to get over it, he surely was able to do it.

, the man was too tired after all those days of and pushing through high plants. He was that he still had no results to show, no fruit to enjoy. He just didn’t want to any more. He said to himself, “Maybe life on the other side of the hill is not like what the told. My old home isn’t that anyway.” He finally made his decision, and set off for home.

Actually the man didn’t know that he climbed over that slope (斜坡), he could see the other side of the hill and all he had heard about that place was . The man had already done the hard part, but he to stop trying when things were going to get much better.

1.A. bad B. hot C. perfect D. cold

2.A. interested in B. bored of C. surprised at D. nervous about

3.A. easy B. necessary C. simple D. right

4.A. wishing B. beginning C. refusing D. helping

5.A. astonishing B. interesting C. tiring D. attractive

6.A. afternoons B. days C. points D. corners

7.A. get up B. give up C. sit down D. run away

8.A. stopped B. asked C. noticed D. kept

9.A. trouble B. steep C. dream D. illness

10.A. If B. Because C. When D. Although

11.A. Luckily B. However C. Or D. So

12.A. running B. playing C. climbing D. waiting

13.A. happy B. angry C. excited D. charged

14.A. try B. help C. escape D. learn

15.A. films B. books C. tales D. lessons

16.A. strange B. terrible C. useless D. dangerous

17.A. looked around B. turned around C. went on D. slowed down

18.A. as if B. so that C. as long as D. as well as

19.A. false B. true C. funny D. important

20.A. prepared B. agreed C. chose D. failed