16、Sarah, hurry up．I’m afraid you won’t have time to______ before the party．

A．get changed         B．get change         C．get changing          D．get to change

15、--- Isn’t that Ann’s husband over there?

--- No, it _______ be him．I’m sure he doesn’t wear glasses．

A．can’t                                    B．must not

C．won’t                                           D．may not

14、My mind wasn’t on what he was saying so I’m afraid I _______ half of it．

A．was missing         B．had missed          C．will miss            D．missed

13、You are saying that everyone should be equal, and this is _______ I disagree．

A．why          B．where             C．what          D．how

12、You can take anything from the shelf and read, but please _______ the books when you’ve finished with them．

A．put on                                    B．put down

C．put back                                  D．put off

11、Mary kept weighing herself to see how much _______ she was getting．

A．heavier                                   B．heavy

C．the heavier                               D．the heaviest

10、---Susan, will you go and empty that drawer?

--- _______?

A．What for           B．What is it            C．How is it            D．How come

9、I don’t mind picking up your things from the store．_______, the walk does me good

A．Sooner or later          B．Still            C．In time              D．Besides

8、       In some cities, workaholism （工作狂） is so common that people don’t consider it unusual, they accept the lifestyle as  1 ．Government workers in Washington D．C． 2    , frequently work sixty to seventy hours a week．They don’t do this because they have to; they do it because they   3  to．Workaholism can be a  4  problem．Because true workaholism would rather work than do anything else, they   5  have no idea of how to relax; that is, they might not  6  movies, sports, or other types of entertainment．Most of all, they  7  to sit and do nothing．The lives of workaholism are usually stressful, and this tension and worry can cause  8  problems such as heart attacks and stomach diseases． 9  , typical workaholism don’t pay much attention to their families．Their marriages may end in  10   as they spend little time with their families．

       Is workaholism  11  dangerous? Perhaps not．There are, certainly, people who work  12   under stress．Some studies show that many workaholism have great energy and interest in work．They feel  13  is so pleasurable that they are actually very happy．For most workaholism, work and entertainment are the same thing．Their jobs  14  them with a challenge; this keeps them busy and creative．

       15   do workaholism enjoy their jobs so much? There are several  16  to work．Of course, it provides people with paychecks, and this is important．But it offers  17   financial security．It provides people with self-confidence; they have a feeling of satisfaction  18  they have produced a challenging piece of work and are able to say “I  19   it”．Psychologists（心理學家） claim that their work gives people an identity（自身價值）．After they take part in work, they  20  a sense of self and individualism．

1．A．strange            B．boring           C．pleasant            D．normal

2．A．for example         B．on the other hand C．what’s more      D．a(chǎn)fter all

3．A．a(chǎn)gree             B．promise          C．dare            D．want

4．A．slight             B．serious           C．obvious          D．difficult

5．A．still               B．probably         C．certainly          D．mostly

6．A．a(chǎn)fford            B．enjoy              C．watch         D．a(chǎn)llow

7．A．dream            B．decide           C．intend             D．hate

8．A．physical               B．cultural           C．social            D．mental

9．A．Therefore             B．However           C．Anyway          D．Besides

10．A．happiness        B．silence           C．failure            D．surprise

11．A．sometimes       B．a(chǎn)lways             C．seldom           D．hardly

12．A．sadly             B．differently        C．efficiently         D．slowly

13．A．study          B．family            C．life                D．work

14．A．equip          B．pack             C．provide              D．fill

15．A．When              B．Why             C．How             D．Where

16．A．factors           B．a(chǎn)dvantages       C．steps             D．ways

17．A．no more            B．more or less      C．no more than     D．more than

18．A．when              B．before           C．unless              D．until

19．A．valued            B．failed              C．caught               D．made

20．A．give             B．lose             C．get                  D．need

7、       Some of the bridges, like the George Washington Bridge, and some of the tunnels, such as the Lincoln and Holland Tunnels, are famous．But the most famous of all is the Brooklyn Bridge, which was built over 100 years ago．

       Today, engineers have the experience and the special machines to do such things, but at that time, no one knew how to do them．The Brooklyn Bridge was the first bridge of its kind in the world．The box which Washington had studied in Europe was used．It was the size of a house and it was made of wood．It had three sides and a top, but no bottom．Air was forced into the box and water was forced out so the workers could work underwater．No one understood the problems of this kind of work．It was very dangerous and many men were sick．Needless to say （不用說）, they were also frightened．Accidents were frequent．Roebling spent a great deal of time with the workers in the box to encourage them．

       The box began to affect the men．Some of them felt strange pains in different parts of their bodies．One day, a worker began to have strong pains in his stomach．He had been well and had begun work only half an hour before, but within minutes he was dead．This sudden incident was repeated several more times with other men．Roebling himself had a similar attack．He couldn’t talk or hear．Within days he became paralyzed（癱瘓的） and people feared that he, too, might die．But he recovered after a week or two and went back to work．A little while later, Roebling had a second attack, more serious than the first．This time he was crippled．He was unable to work again for the rest of his life．

       The bridge was a great success．People came from everywhere to see this strong and beautiful structure．It was one of the wonders of the nineteenth century, and it is still a wonder today．There is more traffic on it than ever before, yet the bridge remains sturdy．

1．Choose the one which is true．

       A．Roebling was put in charge of the building．

       B．His son returned from Europe with the idea of working in a large box underwater．

       C．Roebling was badly injured．

       D．Before dying, he asked his son to continue his work．

2．The box was used so that __________．

       A．workers working underwater could breathe and move about as if they were on the ground．

       B．workers could stand on it．

       C．more air could come to it．

       D．more water would come into it．

3．The Brooklyn Bridge is a monument to Roebling’s _________．

       A．devotion and contribution               B．interest

       C．life                              D．a(chǎn)ll of the above

4．Why was the building of Brooklyn Bridge very dangerous?

       A．Because all the workers were frightened．

       B．Because there is a rushing torrent（急流）．

       C．Because all the workers had to work underwater．

       D．Because no one was able to foretell the problems of this kind of work．