Two _____ died of cold in that country last winter.

    A. hundreds old people    

    B. hundreds of old people  

    C. hundred old people  

    D. hundred old peoples

The better use you can make _____ time, the greater contributions you will make _____ society. 

   　A. in； to        B. of； to        C. on； for       D. up； for

Shortly after the accident, two___________ police were sent to the spot to keep order.

dozens of     B. dozens      C. dozen of     D. Dozen

 閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C、和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

The position of children in American family and society is no longer what is used to be. The ___36___ family in colonial(殖民時(shí)期的) North America was mainly concerned with survival and     37    that, its own economic prosperity. Thus, children were ____38___in terms of their productivity(生產(chǎn)能力), and they played the role of producer quite early.   39   they fulfilled this role, their position in the family was one of subordination(附屬).

With the ____40____ of the society, the position of children in the family and in the society became more important. In the complex and technological society ____41____the United States has become, each ___42____ must fulfill a number of personal and occupational___43____ and be in contact with many other member. _____44_____, viewing children as necessary members of society means that they are ____45_____ more as people in their own right than as those of subordination. This acceptance of children as____46____ participants in the family is reflected in various laws _____47_____ the rights of children and in the social and public welfare programs.

This new ____48____of children and the frequent contact between the members of society has also ____49_____an increasing interest in child-raising techniques. People today spend much time___50_____ the proper way to ____51____ children.

Nowadays, the socialization of the child in the United States is a ___52____transaction(事務(wù)) between parent and child____53_____a one-way, parent-to-child training___54_____ . As a consequence, socializing children and____55____with them over a long period of time is for parents a mixture of pleasure, satisfaction, and problems.

36. A. poor           B. ordinary          C. happy              D. wealthy

37. A. except         B. for               C. beyond             D. through

38. A. supported       B. received          C. encouraged          D. valued

39. A. Until           B. After            C. Although            D. When

40. A. movement      B. achievement       C. development         D. requirement

41. A. that            B. where            C. when               D. what

42. A. parent          B. member           C. family              D. relative

43. A. purposes        B. promises          C. roles                D. tasks

44. A. Besides         B. However          C. Instead              D. Therefore

45. A. admired         B. regarded          C. made               D. respected

46. A. willing          B. equal             C. similar              D. common

47. A. enjoying         B. preventing        C. considering           D. protecting

48. A. view            B. faith             C. world               D. study

49. A. led in           B. brought in         C. resulted in            D. taken in

50. A. seeking          B. making           C. fighting              D. working

51. A. nurse            B. praise            C. understand            D. raise

52. A. one-sided        B. many-sided        C. round-way            D. two-way

53. A. more than        B. rather than         C. better than            D. less than

54. A. manner          B. method            C. program              D. guide

55. A. talking           B. living             C. playing               D. discussing

______well prepared you are, you still need a lot of luck in mountain climbing.

A. However                 B. Whatever                 C. No matter                D. Although

At times ,worrying is a normal, ________response to a difficult event or situation—a loved one being injured in an accident , for example.

A．effective              B．individual             C．inevitable             D．unfavorable

It looks like the weather is changing for ______. Shall we stick to our plan?

A. the worse          B. worse                      C. the worst                 D. worst

The 18-storeyed building, when _____, will shut out the sun _____ up the rooms in my house.

    A. completed; lighted  

    B. completing; lighting

  　C. completing; lighted  

    D. completed; lighting

Henry can’t attend the party _____ at Tom’s house at present because he is preparing the speech at the party _____ at Marie’s house tomorrow.

  　A. held; being held            B. to be held; to be held

  　C. to be held; held            D. being held; to be held

The baby is generally healthy, but every now and then he ______ a cold.

    A. has caught               B. is catching 

    C. will catch               D. does catch