You're driving too fast. Can you drive         ?

A. more slowly a bit                                 B. slowly a bit more

C. a bit more slowly                       D. slowly more a bit

The wet weather will continue tomorrow, when a cold front          to arrive.

A. is expected                            B. is expecting

C. expects                               D. will be expected

—Which of the two computer games did you prefer?

—Actually I didn’t like         .

A. both of them           B. either of            C. none of them    D. neither of them

—Have you got any idea for the summer vacation?

—I don＇t mind where we go         there＇s sun, sea and beach.

A. as if          B. as long as          C. now that             D. in order that

The weather was             cold that I didn＇t like to leave my room.

A. really         B. such              C. too                  D. so

The English spoken in the United States is only slightly different from       spoken in England.

A. which         B. what             C. that                 D. the one

After studying in a medical college for five years, Jane     her job as a doctor in the countryside.

A. set out        B. took over          C. took up              D. set up

—Sorry, I made a mistake again.

—          Practice more and you＇ll succeed.

A. Never mind                             B. Certainly not

C. Not at all                               D. Don’t mention it

   After the birth of my second child, I got a job at a restaurant. Having worked with an experienced   1   for a few days, I was    2   to wait tables on my own. All went    3   that first week. When Saturday night came, I was luckily    4    the tables not for from the kitchen.   5 .I still felt it a little hard to carry the heavy trays (托盤).

Before I knew it, the    6    was full of people. I moved slowly,   7    every step. I remember how   8     I was when I saw the tray stand near the tables; it looked different from the one I was   9    on. It had nice handles, which made it    10    to move around. I was pleased with every thing and began to    11    I was a natural at this job.

Then, an old man came to me and said,“Excuse me, dear, my wife and I loved  12   you work. t seems your tray stand has been very   13   to you, but we are getting ready to  14    now ,and my wife needs her   15   back.”

At first his    16    did not get across. “What was he talking about!”Then, I got it. I had set my trays on his wife’s orthopedic walker (助步器). I stood frozen as ice, but my face was   17   .I wanted to get into a hole and   18   .

Since then, I have learned from many mistakes such as the one I just    19    I have learned to be more    20    and not to be too sure of myself.

1. A. manager            B. assistant          C. cook                  D. waitress

2．A. promised              B. invited              C. allowed              D. advised

3．A. well                  B. quickly             C. safely                D. wrong

4．A. left                  B. given               C. brought              D. shown

5．A. Therefore             B. However            C. Otherwise            D. Finally

6．A. kitchen               B. street              C. restaurant            D. table

7．A．minding                    B. changing                  C. taking                      D. saving

8．A．a(chǎn)ngry                       B. calm                        C. sad                          D. happy

9．A．fixed                        B. trained                      C. loaded                      D. waited

10．A．slower                    B. lighter                      C. regret                       D. pretend

11．A．believe                    B. making                     C. watching                  D. having

12．A．letting                     B. making                     C. watching                  D. interesting

13．A．useful                     B. familiar                     C. unusual                    D. interesting

14．A．rest                        B. order                        C. eat                           D. leave

15．A．bag                        B. walker                      C. tray                         D. coat

16．A．idea                        B. praise                       C. message                   D. need

17．A．cold                       B. full of joy                 C. pale                         D. on fire

18．A．lie                          B. hide                         C. defend                            D. stay

19．A．repeated                  B. discovered                C. corrected                 D. described

20．A．careful                    B. patient                      C. honest                      D. practical

Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona. He moved there a few years ago, and I was eager to see his new place and meet his friends.

My earliest memories of my father are of a tall, handsome successful man devoted to his work and family, but uncomfortable with his children. As a child I loved him; as a school girl and young adult I feared him and felt bitter about him. He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A＇s and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as “successful”as he was.

Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to struggle to think up things to say, feeling on guard.

       On the first day of my visit, we went out with one of my father＇s friends for lunch at an outdoor cafe. We walked along that afternoon, did some shopping, ate on the street table, and laughed over my son＇s funny facial expressions. Gone was my father＇s critical (挑剔的) air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father, who seemed so friendly and interesting be around? What had held him back before?

The next day my dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood. Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt closer to him at that moment. After so many years, I^’m at last seeing another side of my father. And in so doing, I^’m delighted with my new friend. My dad, in his mew home in Arizona, is back to me from where he was.

1. What does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson?

   A. He was silent most of the time.          B. He was too proud of himself.

   C. He did not love his children.              D. He expected too much of her.

2. When the author went out with her father on weekends, she would feel     .

   A. nervous                                          B. sorry

   C. tired                                               D. Strict and hare-working.

3. What does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson?

   A. More critical.                                                 B. More talkative.

   C. Gentle and friendly.                                        D. Strict and hard-working.

4.The underlined words“my new friend”in the last paragraph refer to       .

   A. the author^’s son                                      B. the author^’s father

   C. the friend of the author^'s father                 D. the café owner