The woods and the newly dug river through the campus         the beauty of this world--known university                                        

A. add up    B. add to       C. are added up     D. are added to

The hills in my hometown which used to be covered with green trees are now mostly___                                                             

A. empty             B. blank             C. vacant           D. bare

Our legal system is being perfected to prevent some government officials   their power.                                                            

A. wasting           B. controlling        C. sharing          D. abusing

Addicted to reading and writing since a pupil, Benjamin easily got the chance to work       a big newspaper after graduating from college.            

A. away             B. off               C. on              D. out

No one can attain great achievements          he concentrates on what he is doing, even though a talent.                                                    

A. because           B. while             C. unless           D. if

         at the end of next month, the gymnasium is being built day and night by the construction workers.                                       

A. Completed        B. To he completed   C. To complete     D. Completing

To my astonishment, everyone present took on a           look hearing the ____news.                                                           

A. surprised; expected                       B. surprising; expected

C. surprised; expecting                      D. surprising; expecting

Some great people said it was their primary school teachers and their lessons _________they were fond of         influenced their whole lives.

A. which; that       B. that; which       C. which; which   D. that; that

Poor          his family was, he made up his mind to become somebody by his own efforts.                                                              

A. because            B. since               C. as                D. for

Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had fallen and dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with two sweaters, a baseball bat, a glove and a small tape recorder. Mark 1down and helped the boy pick up the scattered 2 .Since they were going the same way, he helped to carry part of the 3. As they walked Mark discovered the boy's name was Bill, that he loved video games, baseball and history, that he was 4 a lot of trouble with his other subjects and that he had just 5 with his girlfriend.

They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was invited 6 for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed 7  with a few laughs and some 8 small talk, then Mark went home. They 9 to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, then 10 graduated from junior high school. They ended in the same high school where they had 11 contacts over the years. Finally the long awaited senior year came, and three weeks before 12, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.    

Bill reminded him of the day years ago 13 they had first met. "Do you ever 14 why I was carrying so many things home that day?" asked Bill. "You see, I 15out my locker(櫥子) because I didn't want to leave a  16  for anyone else. I had 17 away some of my mother's sleeping pills and I was going home to commit suicide(自殺). But after was pent some time 18 talking and laughing, I realized that if I had killed myself, I would have missed that time and so many others that might 19 So you see, Mark, when you picked up my things that day, you did a lot 20. You saved my life."

1. A. got            B. fell           C. knelt            D. sat

2. A. articles       B. books          C. papers           D. properties

3. A. baggage        B. burden         C. package          D. responsibilities

4. A. making         B. causing        C. taking           D. having

5. A. fallen love    B. kept in touch  C. got along        D. broken up

6. A. in             B. to             C. out              D. up

7. A. pleasantly     B. quietly        C. hurriedly        D. secretly

8. A. considerate    B. accustomed     C. shared           D. conservative

9. A. suspended      B. continued      C. insisted         D. hesitated

10. A. neither        B. both           C. two              D. either

11. A. rare           B. close          C. brief            D. constant

12. A. celebration    B. ceremony       C. anniversary      D. graduation

13. A. when           B. where          C. that             D. since

14. A. suppose        B. assume         C. approve          D. wonder

15. A. cleaned        B. abandoned      C. deserted         D. withdrew

16. A. sign           B. mess           C. track            D. rubbish

17. A. stolen         B. kept           C. stored           D. required

18. A. frequently     B. thoroughly     C. together         D. always

19. A. lose           B. waste          C. obtain           D. follow

20. A. many          B. more            C. much             D. most