16、Life       like a box of chocolate; you never know what you       get.

A．is going to; will                                           B．is; are going to

C．will be; are to                                             D．has been; are about to

15、It matters little who does it       it is done, for you see, we are short of hands now.

A．a(chǎn)s soon as                                           B．a(chǎn)s far as

C．a(chǎn)s early as                                           D．a(chǎn)s long as

14、The man is seriously ill. More than one doctor          .

A．have been sent for                                       B．has been sent for

C．have been looked for                                   D．has been looked for

13、How cool you are! I like       color and style of your tie. They are      good match for your coat.

A．a(chǎn), the         B．a(chǎn), a          C．the, a           D．the, the

12、--- I’d like to buy the kind of cloth which        easily.

--- Will this one        ?

A．washes; do      B．washes; work      C．is washed; do       D．is washed; work

11、Among the reporters        first work about college students’ life sells pretty well. He’s busy talking with them.

A．Tom stood whose                                       B．Tom stands whose

C．stands Tom whose                                      D．stood Tom whose

10、Short and shy, Ben Saunders was the        kid in his class picked for any sports team.

A．very            B．only          C．last           D．right

9、“Today is the day I start the big diet （節(jié)食）,” I told my wife as I raised my hand and   1  , “No chocolate today!”

“Oh, has the hospital gift shop   2   selling it?” she asked.

“No,” I said. “I’ll just have to   3   my strong determination.”

But when I arrived at the hospital, my little friend Benton has been there   4  . I knew my promise would   5   disappear. Because if Benton had things his way, I’d always be eating a piece of candy from the  6   bag he often shared with me.

Benton was an eight – year – old boy who was  7   because of a kind of cancer, which cause him to live in the darkness, when he was fifteen  8   old. For the next twenty – six months, he was in and out of our hospital. For nearly four years, it seemed   9   Benton could beat the disease, until one Friday afternoon in April 2009, when he  10  a headache and lost   11   on his right side. His mom   11  him to the hospital.

Over the next several months, Benton came to our   13   many more times. Each time he came, we   14   say hello, while Benton answered the   15   by holding out a candy from his bag.

So, on that first day of my diet, I went to his room and found Benton lying in his bed, his eyes   16   but not looking into this world.

“We brought his candy bag with us. Would you like to have some?” his mother asked.

Without thinking of my diet, I   17   into the bag and pulled out the first piece my fingers touched. It was my favorite as if Benton had saved one last piece   18   me. At home that evening, I answered a phone about Benton’s   19  . As I   20   it up, I opened the candy and ate it.

1．A．shouted                 B．a(chǎn)nswered             C．stated                  D．promised

2．A．stopped                 B．continued            C．kept                    D．tried

3．A．base on                 B．depend on            C．insist on              D．keep on

4．A．one                       B．yet                      C．a(chǎn)gain                   D．early

5．A．suddenly               B．quickly                C．quietly                 D．shortly

6．A．bottomless            B．countless             C．endless                D．belt less

7．A．ill                         B．injured                 C．deaf                    D．blind

8．A．years                    B．seasons               C．months               D．days

9．A．even though          B．a(chǎn)s though            C．if only                 D．a(chǎn)s with

10．A．found                  B．developed            C．managed             D．provided

11．A．movement           B．touch                  C．motion                D．sight

12．A．hurried                B．brought               C．rushed                D．carried

13．A．home                  B．room                   C．office                  D．hospital

14．A．would                 B．could                  C．should                 D．must

15．A．meeting               B．greeting               C．encouraging         D．praising

16．A．closed                 B．glimpsed              C．glared                 D．opened

17．A．ran                     B．touched               C．reached               D．felt

18．A．a(chǎn)t                       B．for                      C．with                    D．on

19．A．illness                 B．blindness             C．death                  D．sadness

20．A．put                     B．hung                   C．set                      D．gave

8、Getting a new apartment and roommate can mean inviting a stranger in to learn exactly what you look like in the morning before a shower, how you pay your bills, and which friends you have over. Although Craigslist can be a great place to find just about anything and everything you could want, unfortunately even looking for a roommate on Craigslist could lead to a very negative experience if one is not careful. Here are some tips for finding a roommate so you can share your apartment with less stress and more enjoyment.

*Be careful about having your best friend as a roommate – things always change when you live with someone.

* Consider posting or responding to an online roommate advertisement - it's the easiest way to interact with a lot of possible roommates.

*Search early - you want to pick a roommate who you want to live with, not settle for someone you aren't comfortable with because you ran out of time.

*Ask around - other than using online resources, word of mouth can help turn up new roommate prospects.

*Be clear about what you do and do not want - but also be open to someone different from you.

*Have fun with the process - you may end up meeting new people even when they DON'T become your roommate.

*Use your instincts（直覺(jué)） - if you don't feel comfortable with someone, DON'T live with them.

*Be organized - prepare a list of everything you want to know about how someone lives so you will know if they will be a compatible roommate. Establish an idea of your desired roommate. You should begin by figuring out any specifics about your roommate. Do you want only males or females? Is there a specific age or a range of ages you prefer? You should know what you are looking for before you begin to look.

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1．What is the author’s purpose of writing this passage?

       A．To help readers write an advertisement. 

       B．To make online resources available for roommates.

       C．To suggest ways to find proper roommates.

       D．To help readers make friends with their roommates.

2．This passage is probably taken from          .

       A．a(chǎn) guide book                                       B．a(chǎn) magazine

       C．Craig list                                             D．the Internet

3．If you don’t have access to the Internet, which tip may still help you meet possible roommates?

       A．Giving yourself enough time.

       B．Posting a roommate advertisement.

       C．Judging them by using your instincts.

       D．Asking people around you.

4．What does the author advise you to do to find a roommate?

       A．To list some questions about how others live.

       B．To have your best friend as your first roommate.

       C．To share an apartment with someone different from you

       D．To enjoy your process while searching from the Internet.

7、Everyone knows the smart black – and – white dog that sits on top of a red doghouse with his best friend – a bird called Woodstock.

Created by the American cartoonist Charles Schluz in 1950, the clever dog is loved by generations of kids and adults. He speaks more than 20 languages and appears daily in 26,000 newspapers around the world.

When Snoopy first appeared, he was not different from other pet dogs. But two years later, he had begun to speak with simple words and sounds. By 1957 he could walk onto legs and was going to school with his master, Charlie Brown, who failed in just about everything. Later he learned to use the typewriter.

Snoopy has done lots of jobs. He has been a bow – tie wearing lawyer, a tennis player and Olympic figure skater, a world famous grocery checkout clerk, a pilot and even the first astronaut on the moon.

However, Snoopy has always dreamed of being a famous writer. The beginning of his story is always, “It was a dark and stormy night…” Unfortunately for him no one has ever wanted to publish the story.

In love, Snoopy is as much of a failure as Charlie Brown is at baseball. He easily falls in love but always has his heart broken. He eats to gorged, but it never works.

Snoopy is an insightful （有洞察力的）, feel – good and sometimes sad dog. If you think a little about his words, you might find them full of life lessons. Among his most famous lines are “To live is to dance, to dance is to live.” And “Yesterday I was a dog. Today I’m a dog. Tomorrow I’ll probably still be a dog. Sigh! There’s so little hope for advancement.”

1．Snoopy has done all the following jobs except           .

       A．a(chǎn) lawyer              B．a(chǎn) player               C．a(chǎn) clerk                D．a(chǎn) writer

2．From the passage, we can learn that         .

       A．Snoopy is always a sad dog

       B．Snoopy can not speak in the beginning

       C．Snoopy often dreams of true love

       D．Snoopy is a real smart pet dog

3．It can be inferred that Snoopy          .

       A．has many bird friends and relatives

       B．is a well – know writer and clerk

       C．has been unfortunate since it was born

       D．is very popular in the whole world

4．The underlined word “advancement” probably means         .

       A．success               B．progress              C．growth                D．popularity