That night, Joe came home very late,dragging his 1    feet,obviously tired. He then sat down by the window， 2   his head.

Hearing her husband, Kay 3   out of the kitchen, but to her 4   ，Joe sat,without 5    . Usually, when he came home,he would greet her with a 6   or a hug. Immediately Kay 7 something unusual. She went over to Joe and asked，"Tell me，my dear，what' s the 8   news?"

"Well，I have to say that things are not in our 9   . It seems that I have no10 of defeating my opponent. He，s much more 11   ，for he，s been holding the position for nearly four years， and people think he, s done a 12   job. Many signs show that he' s in the 13   .”

"Oh，well,I still believe you have your own 14   . You're in your forties―the 15   age for a man. You，re new，so people have reason to 16   you to do better. So let^'s go to the voters and tell them, ' Give Joe Hart a chance，and he' 11 show you who，s the better 17   . ”

Their next three weeks were spent visiting different neighbourhoods，going to all kinds of parties， making speeches at universities and gatherings. 18   Jody and Juile, their small children, went from door to door, 19   their request "Please vote for our daddy, Joe Hart!”The night before the final vote,the whole Hart family were too anxious to sleep. As the final result was declared,their hearts in their mouths，they all 20   and burst into tears.

Joe Hart had become head judge of the state of Texas, USA.

(   ) 1. A. heavy    B. long C. light    D. slow 

(   ) 2. A. lifting    B. raising C. hanging    D. combing

(   ) 3. A. went    B. watched C. dashed    D. slided

(   ) 4. A. anger    B. joy C. surprise    D. disappointment

(   ) 5. A. sighing    B. moving C. standing    D. smiling

(   ) 6. A. sign    B. wave C. word    D. kiss

(   ) 7. A. learnt    B. sensed C. said    D. did

(   ) 8. A. lucky    B. exciting C. good    D. bad

(   ) 9. A. favour    B. way C. place    D. sight

(   ) 10. A. time    B. thought C. hope    D. wish

(   ) 11. A. interesting    B. experienced C. lovely    D. fit

(   ) 12. A. good    B. poor C. unsatisfactory    D. funny

(   ) 13. A. success    B. office C. lead    D. government

(   ) 14. A. people    B. reasons C. rights    D. advantages

(   ) 15. A. youngest    B. best C. lucky    D. older

(   ) 16. A,force B. expect    C. order D. ask

(   ) 17. A. choice    B. friend C. leader    D. person

(   ) 18. A. Although    B. Therefore C. As    D. Even

(   ) 19. A. answering    B. repeating C. saying    D. offering

(   ) 20. A. wept    B. cried    C.laughed D. jumped

10. With a number of stimulating measures being taken, the whole nation have a strong belief that our economy recovery___________________________ . (corner)

隨著一系列的經(jīng)濟刺激措施正在被實施，國人相信經(jīng)濟復蘇很快就會到來。

8. The teacher commanded the students          the classroom before he  returned. (go)

老師命令學生在他回來之前不要離開教室。

7. There are many reasons to feel good about the emerging markets in general, _______________________ . (particular)

人們有很多理由對新興市場的總體狀況感到樂觀，尤其是中國。

6. China is reported      a large number of African countries. ( friend)

據(jù)報道，中國正在同大量的非洲國家交朋友。

5. In Victor's class, he pays much attention to the use      their dictionaries. (make)

在Victor的班上，他很重視學生對詞典的使用。

4. She was      when hearing her child lied. (than )

聽說孩子撒謊，她生氣，但更傷心。

3. I'd not accept their offer      a hill of gold. (provide )

即使給座金山，我也不會接受他們的報價的。