______ I had done it I knew I had made a mistake.

A. Hardly  　　　　　B. Directly  　　　　　C. Mostly  　　　　 D. Nearly

--- What should I buy for Tom’s birthday?

  --- How about _______ camera? He loves taking photos.

A. a             B. an            C. the            　 D. /

The population of Jiangsu __　 to more than twice what it was in 1949. The figure is now approaching 74 million.

A. has grown　　　 B. have grown　　　 C. grew　　　 D. are growing

“Will you join us?” I invited __________ with us?

　 A. her spending weekend　　　　　　 B. her to spending weekend

　 C. her to spend weekend　　　　　　 D. she spent weekend

The chair looks very old, but in fact it is very comfortable to _________ .

A. sit　　　　 　　　B. sit on　 　　　C. be sat　　　 D. be sat on

Do Americans have morals? That’s a good question. Moral values in America are like those in any 　1 .

One of the most 2 moral values for Americans is honesty. The well-known 3 about George Washington and the cherry tree teaches this value 4 .Little George cut down his father’s favorite cherry tree 5 trying out his new hatchet. When his father asked him about it, George said, “I cannot tell a lie. I did it with my hatchet.” Instead of 6 ,George received praise. Sometimes American honesty-being open and direct-can 　7 people. But Americans still believe that “honesty is the best policy.”

Another 　8 Americans respect is perseverance(毅力）.Remember Aesop’s fable about the turtle and the rabbit that had a 　9 ?The rabbit thought he could 10 easily, so he took a nap. But the turtle finally won because he did not 　11 .

Compassion(同情）may be the queen of American virtues. The story of “The Good Samaritan” from the Bible 　12 a man who showed compassion. On his way to a 　13 city, a Samaritan man found a poor traveler lying on the road. The kind Samaritan, 　14 just passing by, stopped to help this person in need. Compassion can even turn into a positive 15 .In autumn 1992, people in Iowa sent truckloads of water to help Floridians 　16 by a hurricane. The next summer, during the Midwest flooding, Florida 　17 the favor.

In no way can this brief description 　18 all the moral values honored by Americans. Courage, responsibility, 　19 , gratitude and many others could be discussed. But no matter how long or how short the list, moral values are 　20 .

1．A．continent　　 B．character　 C．content　　 D．culture

2．A．lovely　　　 B．basic　　　 C．particular　 D．scientific

4．A．politely　　 B．clearly　　 C．easily　　　 D．slightly

5．A．while　　　　 B．for　　　　 C．whereas　　 D．a(chǎn)s

6．A．a(chǎn)greement　　 B．punishment　 C．a(chǎn)chievement D．a(chǎn)rgument

7．A．puzzle　　　 B．injure　　　 C．interrupt　 D．offend

8．A．person　　　 B．a(chǎn)ction　　　 C．virtue　　　 D．system

9．A．quarrel　　　 B．race　　　　 C．fight　　　 D．trip

10．A．win　　　　 B．fail　　　　 C．defeat　　　 D．beat

11．A．slow down　 B．come up　　 C．give up　　 D．fall off

12．A．describes　 B．praises　　 C．tells　　　 D．mentions

13．A．lonely　　　 B．a(chǎn)lone　　　 C．certain　　 D．deserted

14．A．inspite of　 B．on account of　　　　　　　 C．a(chǎn)s a result of D．instead of

15．A．row　　　　 B．circle　　　 C．movement　　 D．a(chǎn)ction

16．A．hurt　　　　 B．destroyed　 C．ruined　　　 D．hit

17．A．offered　　 B．returned　　 C．honored　　 D．reminded

18．A．cover　　　 B．respect　　 C．shape　　　 D．reflect

19．A．strength　　 B．silence　　 C．loyalty　　 D．reality

20．A．invaluable　 B．honorable　 C．unbelievable D．invisible

Don’t talk all at one time ,one ________.

A . at times　　　　 B .at a time　　　 C .at no time　　 D .at all time

The students _______ busily when Miss Brown went to get a book she _______ in the office.　

A. had written, left　　　　 B. were writing, has left

C. had written, had left　　 D. were writing, had left

- May I borrow the ring

- You can take _______ you like.

A. no matter what

B. which

C. whichever

D. that

With the economic situation worsening _______, shopkeepers have to sell their goods ______ a big discount to attract customers.

　　 A. day by day; with B. day after day; at　 C. day by day; at　 D. day after day; in