Exciting as its special effects are     ,there is too much violence in the film．

A．to watch        B．to be watched        C．watching        D．being watched

Why were you driving so fast? You    somebody．

A．might hurt                                                  B．might have hurt

C．would hurt                                               D．must have hurt

     of danger in the street at night, she had to go home with a friend        her．

A．Warned; accompanied                          B．Having warned; accompanying

C．Warning; accompanying                              D．Having been warned; accompanying

______ it is true that a student’s most important goal is to do well in his or her studies, it doesn’t need to be the only goal．

A．When          B．As       C．While          D．Before

______, a small advertisement held my attention, which read “Easy job．Good wages．No

experience necessary．”

A．Looking through the newspaper                   B．While I was looking through the newspaper

C．To look through the newspaper              D．I was looking through the newspaper

I don’t understand how you got a ticket．I always         you        a careful driver．

A．think; are         B．a(chǎn)m thinking           C．thought; were       D．think; were

Ted and his friends established a website offering useful information about thunderstorms ______ similar accidents happening．

A．prevent          B．preventing          C．to prevent          D．prevented

Staying in a hotel in Shanghai one day costs ____ renting a house in my hometown for a week．

A．the three times price of                            B．three times the price of

C．a(chǎn)s much as three times                             D．a(chǎn)s much three times as

Once harm ______ to the environment, it takes years to have the system recovered．

A．does        B．is done         C．will be done           D．be done

My father was in the navy, which meant that my mother was married to both my father and the sea．As was often the case, we had to pack our belongings into boxes and  1  those we had grown to love．We would arrive at our new home and find ourselves once again  2  at the pier（碼頭）waving good-bye to my father as his  3  pulled him away from us．My mother would turn my brother and I around before the ship was out of  4  , wipe our tears, and take us back home to start the process of  5  in the new environment again．

Throughout the years of changing  6  , schools and friends, there remained one constant in my childhood—my mother．For both my  7  and I, she was the cook, maid and teacher．She played these roles while  8  some type of part-time job．Leaving a promising career is just one of the  9  which my mother made for my family as we moved around the world with our father every three years or so． 10  she had to deal with only a small budget, my mother  11  managed to make each house to be the very home that is safe and  12  ．

This probably sounds like a depressing way to live,  13  with two small children: “single” parenthood, short-term friendships, and the inability to 14  a career or establish a home．But it was not for my mother．She turned this  15  into adventure for us all! Each relocation was a chance to  16  another part of the world．My mother greeted each new culture, climate and neighborhood．Each new house was a  17  to rearrange furniture, make curtains and  18  pictures．Every part-time job was an opportunity to learn something new and work with interesting people．

No matter how difficult the life was, she was always having a  19  attitude．She always had strength in the face of struggle and change．My mother was so  20  all those years of my childhood—she was my island in a sea of change．She is my hero．

1．A．leave behind          B．leave out              C．leave off              D．leave for

2．A．living                   B．staring                 C．standing              D．going

3．A．car                       B．ship                    C．train                    D．plane

4．A．range                    B．shape                  C．sight                   D．control

5．A．a(chǎn)dapting                B．suiting                 C．matching             D．fitting

6．A．names                   B．jobs                    C．a(chǎn)ddresses            D．directions

7．A．father                   B．classmates           C．brother                D．relatives

8．A．performing            B．seeking                C．waiting             D．a(chǎn)pplying

9．A．programs              B．sacrifices             C．contribution     D．cooperation

10．A．Once                  B．While                  C．When                  D．Unless

11．A．somewhere          B．somewhat            C．sometime            D．somehow

12．A．romantic             B．comfortable         C．mysterious          D．wealthy

13．A．generally             B．a(chǎn)ctually               C．especially            D．unfairly

14．A．desert                 B．pursue                 C．a(chǎn)ffect                  D．limit

15．A．lifestyle               B．value                   C．journey               D．opportunity

16．A．a(chǎn)cquire                B．explore                C．occupy               D．realize

17．A．load                    B．sadness               C．result                  D．challenge

18．A．hang                   B．draw                   C．take                    D．sell

19．A．changeable          B．cautious              C．positive               D．negative

20．A．experienced         B．brave                  C．ordinary              D．a(chǎn)nnoyed