15、A few days after the interview．I received a letter______me admission to the university．

A．offering          B．offered           C．having offered           D．to be offered

14、—Our women athletes achieved great success in the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games．

—Yes．No one could perform _______, I think．

A．well          B．better           C．best            D．the best

13、It is a long time _______they separated, but it won’t be long ____ they meet again．

A．since; before        B．a(chǎn)fter; when         C．since; when          D．a(chǎn)fter; before

12、_______all kinds of difficulties，the workers have made rapid progress in the construction of the World Expo 2010 Shanghai．

A．With          B．For           C．Under             D．Beyond

11、He went to town _____sell one of his paintings．

A．on purpose                                                 B．on purpose to

C．for the purpose of                                    D．on purpose of

10、It is the test system, ______ the teachers, that is to blame for the heavy burden of middle school students nowadays．

A．other than       B．or rather           C．rather than         D．more than

9、It’s her first time that she_______ by the school to participate in the contest．

A．was chosen               B．has chosen            C．chose           D．has been chosen

8、The room is too small and it is not fit_________．

A．to be worked in                                        B．to work in  

C．to work                                                   D．to be worked

7、The captain commanded that the mission ______ before dark．

A．must be finished                                        B．be finished  

C．ought to be finished                                  D．was finished

6、My parents operated a small restaurant in Seattle．It was open twenty-four hours a day, six days a week．And my first real job，when I was six years old，was  1  the diners’ shoes．My father had done it when he was young，so he taught me  2  to do it efficiently，telling me to  3  to reshine the shoes if the customer wasn’t  4  ．

       Working in the restaurant was a cause of great   5   because I was also working for the good of the family．But my father  6  that I had to meet certain standards to be part of the team．I  7  to be punctual，hard-working，and polite to the  8  ．

       I was  9  paid for the work I did at the restaurant．One day I made the mistake of advising Dad that he  10  give me $10 a week．He said，“OK．How about you paying me for three meals a day you have here? And  11  the times you bring in your friends for free soft drinks?” He  12  I owed him about $40 a week．

       I remember returning to Seattle after being  13  in the US Army for about two years．I had just been promoted to Captain at that time．And full of pride，I walked into my parents’ restaurant，but the  14  thing Dad said was，“How about your  15  up tonight?” I couldn’t  16  my ears! I am an officer in the Army! But it didn’t   17 as far as Dad was concerned，I was just  18   member of the team．I reached for the mop（拖把）．Working for Dad has taught me the devotion to a  19  is above all．It has nothing to do with  20  that team is involved in a family restaurant or the US Army．

1．A．cleaning             B．shining                C．removing             D．keeping

2．A．why                     B．what                   C．when                  D．how

3．A．offer                     B．refuse                 C．love              D．learn

4．A．interested              B．a(chǎn)nnoyed              C．relaxed             D．satisfied

5．A．fun                     B．pride                   C．trouble                D．effort

6．A．got it right             B．kept it a rule         C．made it clear       D．took it for granted

7．A．had                       B．tended                 C．hated                  D．managed

8．A．family                   B．workers              C．customers           D．friends

9．A．never                    B．a(chǎn)lways                C．seldom             D．ever

10．A．must                   B．should                 C．might                  D．could

11．A．a(chǎn)t                        B．before                 C．a(chǎn)round                D．for

12．A．worked out       B．found out            C．put out                D．thought out

13．A．a(chǎn)lone                   B．a(chǎn)way                   C．outside                D．off

14．A．usual                   B．last                     C．next                    D．first

15．A．washing                                          B．taking                  C．cleaning              D．moving

16．A．ignore                 B．follow                 C．believe             D．understand

17．A．happen                B．care                    C．go                      D．matter

18．A．no                      B．other                   C．some                  D．a(chǎn)nother

19．A．team                   B．family                 C．leader                  D．restaurant

20．A．why                    B．whether               C．when                  D．How