— ____ can I deal with such a situation?

        — Take ____ measure you think best.

      A. How; whichever                    B. What; whatever      

      C. How; whatever                     D. What; whichever

Doctors have said that as many as 50 percent of patients don’t take medicine ____ directed.

      A. like        B. so         C. which         D.as

. Please remain __________ until the plane has come to a complete stop. A. to seat  B. to be seated

C. seating       D. seated

It is often said that the joy of traveling is __________ in arriving at your destination ___________ in the journey itself.

   A. / … but       B. / … or       C. not … or    D. not … but

—“Could we put off the meeting?”she asked.

—“_______,”he answered politely.“This is the only day everyone is available.”

A.Not likely                                                    B.Not exactly

C.Not nearly                                                    D.Not really

We haven't settled the question of ______ it is necessary for him to study abroad.

A. if                B. where             C. whether            D. that

On May 27, 1995, our life was suddenly changed. It happened a few minutes past three,

  36   my husband, Chris, fell from his horse as it  37   over a fence. Chris was paralyzed (癱瘓) from the chest down,   38   to breathe normally. As he was thrown from his horse, we entered into a life of

 39   with lots of unexpected challenges(挑戰(zhàn)). We went from the "haves" to the “have-nots". Or so we thought.

        40   what we discovered later were all the gifts that came out of   41   difficulties. We came to learn that something  42  could happen in a disaster . All over the world people

  43  Chris so much that letters and postcards poured in every day. By the end of the third week in a

  44   center in Virginia, about 35,000 pieces of  45   had been received and sorted.

As   46  , we opened letter after letter. They gave us   47   and became a source of strength for us. We used them to  48   ourselves. I would go to the pile of letters marked with "Funny" if we needed a  49  , or to the "Disabled" box to find advice from people in wheelchairs or  50  in bed living happily and  51  .

     These letters, we realized, had to be shared. And so   52   we offer one of them to you.

Dear Chris,

     My husband and I were so sorry to hear of your  53   accident last week. No doubt your family and your friends are giving you the strength to face this   54   challenge. People everywhere are also giving you best wishes every day and we are among those who are keeping you   55  .

Yours Sincerely,

Nancy Reagan

36.A.since             B. before            C.  when         D. while

37. A. walked          B. climbed          C. pulled            D. jumped

38. A. able              B. unable           C. suitable           D. unsuitable

39. A. disability         B. possession        C. convenience       D. experience

40. A. So              B. For              C. Or               D. Yet

41. A. sharing           B. separating        C. fearing            D. exploiting

42. A. terrible          B. similar          C. wonderful         D. practical

43. A. wrote for         B. cared for        C. hoped for         D. sent for

44. A. medical          B. postal           C. experimental      D. mental

45.A. news            B. paper           C. equipment        D. mail

46. A. patients          B. a family         C. nurses            D. a group

47. A. effect            B. effort            C. comfort           D. explanation

48. A. encourage        B. express           C. control            D. treat

49. A. cry              B. laugh            C. chat              D. sigh

50. A. much             B. never            C. even              D. seldom

5l. A. bitterly          B. fairly            C. weakly            D. successfully

52. A. here             B. there            C. therefore          D. forward

53. A. driving          B. flying           C. running          D. riding

54. A. technical         B. different         C. difficult           D. valuable

55. A. nearby           B. close             C. busy              D. alive

  Deserts are found where there is little rainfall or where rain for a whole year falls in only a few weeks' time. Ten inches of rain may be enough for many plants to survive (存活)if the rain is

spread throughout the year, If it falls, within one or two months and the rest of the year is dry, those plants may die and a desert may form.   

     Sand begins as tiny pieces of rock that get smaller and smaller as wind and weather wear them down. Sand dunes (沙丘) are formed as winds move the sand across the desert. Bit by bit, the

dunes grow over the years, always moving with the winds and changing the shape. Most of them are only a few feet tall, but they can grow to be several hundred feet high.

There is, however, much more to a desert than sand. In the deserts of the southwestern United States, cliffs (懸崖) and deep valleys were formed from thick mud that once lay beneath a sea more than millions of years ago. Over the centuries, the water dried up. Wind, sand , rain, heat and cold all wore away at the remaining rocks. The faces of the desert mountains are always changing –-very, very slowly ---as these forces of nature continue to work on the rock.

     Most deserts have a surprising variety of life. There are plants, animals and insects that :have adapted to life in the desert. During the heat of the day, a visitor may see very few signs of living things, but as the air begins to cool in the evening, the desert comes to life. As the sun begins to rise again in the sky, the desert once again becomes quiet and lonely.

Many plants may survive in deserts when__________________.

       A. the rain is spread out in a year           B. the rain falls only in a few weeks

       C. there is little rain in a year               D. it is dry all the year round

Sand dunes are formed when___________________.

       A. sand piles up gradually                B. there is plenty of rain in a year

       C. the sea has dried up over the years       D. pieces of rock get smaller

The underlined sentence in the third paragraph probably means that in a desert there is____________.

      A. too much sand                     B. more sand than before

      C. nothing except sand                D. something else besides sand

It can be learned from the text that in a desert____________.

       A. there is no rainfall throughout the year         B. life exists in rough conditions

       C. all sand dunes are a few feet high      D. rocks are worn away only by wind and heat

—We have booked a room for today and tomorrow.

   —______, sir. 

   A. I’m sure      B. My pleasure  

   C. It’s all right       D. I’ll check

The bad weather meant ______ the rocket launch (發(fā)射) for 48 hours .

      A. delaying       B. having delayed     C. to delay        D. to have delayed