16、Some students didn’t get a brief summary ________ in their essays．

A．include          B．included          C．including           D．includes

15、The teacher accused her ________ not finishing her homework．

A．for          B．from            C．of              D．on

14、We should ________ adjust ourselves to the development of our society．

A．strictly           B．hardly           C．occasionally          D．constantly

13、He put forward his suggestion at the meeting that every means ________ to save the crops before the storm came．

A．be tried           B．was tried           C．should try           D．tried

12、The project, ________ in 2009, has expanded the city’s cellphone network to cover one million users．

A．a(chǎn)ccomplished                                      B．being accomplished

C．to be accomplished                              D．having accomplished

11、She was so ________ in her job that she didn’t hear anybody knocking at the door．

A．a(chǎn)ttracted          B．a(chǎn)bsorbed            C．drawn          D．focused

10、— Are you getting a new apartment this year?

—________ I can’t afford to pay my bills．How can I buy a new apartment?

A．Don’t mention it．                               B．You must be joking．

C．Are you sure?                                      D．Good idea!

9、       After my 26 second-graders finished reciting the text, they settled back in their seats．But Duane was still __1__ there．Duane was a bright and lovable student, __2__ his mother, a single parent, had many problems such as drinking．__3__ that he might have had a bad night, I walked over to him to see what was wrong．As he looked up, I could see the __4__ in his dark eyes．

       “Mrs. Brown, aren’t you going to open my present for you?” he asked __5__．“I put it on your desk．”

       Getting back his gift from my desk, he handed it to me．I noticed my gift __6__ to be a matchbox．Duane told me that this was really a jewelry box __7__ a matchbox．As I opened it, the __8__ of two beer caps surprised me．Duane __9__ me that they were two earrings．He had noticed that I __10__ wore earrings and wanted me to have some pretty ones．

       I was __11__ by Duane’s creativity and thoughtfulness．__12__ birth, one of my ears was slightly deformed （畸形的）．Fearing that wearing earrings might __13__ to the ear, I avoided wearing them．But how could I __14__ to wear these precious earrings given by this __15__ child?

       As I placed the earrings on my ears, my __16__ clapped, and Duane stood proudly beside me．

       Since then, the matchbox remained on my desk．It __17__ me of Duane’s act of kindness and of the lessons he taught me．Although his __18__ at home was bad, Duane continued to see the good in life．Although poor, he still wanted to __19__．Whenever I see Duane’s gift on my desk, I feel encouraged．If I am having __20__ reaching a student, I’ll try to be like Duane and give that student a piece of my heart．

1．A．sitting                  B．crying                 C．standing             D．speaking

2．A．unless                  B．though                C．so                      D．since

3．A．Wondering            B．Thinking             C．Finding               D．Pointing

4．A．hope                    B．joy                      C．hurt                   D．determination

5．A．disappointedly       B．a(chǎn)ngrily                C．happily               D．shyly

6．A．happened              B．a(chǎn)ppeared             C．used                   D．ought

7．A．a(chǎn)s well as             B．more than           C．except for           D．rather than

8．A．shape                   B．color                  C．design                D．sight

9．A．persuaded             B．fooled                 C．told                    D．encouraged

10．A．only                   B．often                  C．once                   D．never

11．A．frightened           B．touched              C．knocked              D．influenced

12．A．Since                  B．Until                   C．Before                D．Unless

13．A．do harm             B．draw attention     C．a(chǎn)dd weight          D．have an effect

14．A．refuse                 B．offer                  C．a(chǎn)gree                  D．wait

15．A．generous            B．honest                C．special                D．sad

16．A．hands                  B．students              C．a(chǎn)udiences           D．friends

17．A．convinced           B．reminded            C．proved               D．showed

18．A．performance       B．experience          C．situation             D．health

19．A．please                 B．take                    C．give                   D．a(chǎn)ccept

20．A．chance              B．possibility         C．intention         D．difficulty

8、       The 92-year-old, thin, calm and proud lady, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o’clock, even though she is nearly blind, moved to a nursing home today．

       Her husband of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary．After many hours of waiting patiently in the hall of the nursing home, she smiled sweetly when told her room was ready．

       As she walked slowly to the elevator, I provided a true description of her tiny room, including the old sheets that had been hung on her window．“I love it,” she said with the happiness of an eight-year-old having just been presented with a new puppy．

       “Mrs. Jones, you haven’t seen the room…just wait．”

       “That doesn’t matter,” she replied．“Happiness is something you decide ahead of time．Whether I like my room or not doesn’t depend on how the furniture is arranged．It’s how I arranged my mind．I have already decided to love it．It’s a decision I make every morning when I wake up．Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I’ll focus on the new day and all the happy memories I’ve stored away．” She went on to explain, “Old age is like a bank account．You take what you’ve put in．So, my advice to you would be to put in a lot of happiness in the bank account of memories．Thank you for your part in filling my memory bank．” And with a smile, she said, “All my memories are happy ones．”

       Mrs. Jones was always happy in the nursing home and she died at the age of 108．

1．We can infer from the passage that the author________．

       A．is one of Mrs. Jones’ children              B．is a relative of Mrs. Jones

       C．works in the nursing home                   D．is the owner of the nursing home

2．The room in which the old lady will live________．

       A．is very comfortable                             B．is fairly big

       C．isn’t well equipped                    D．is equipped with new furniture

3．Mrs. Jones was very happy when told about her room because she________．

       A．couldn’t see what her room was like

       B．thought the nursing home was her home

       C．would have to live in the nursing home

       D．had already made up her mind to be happy

4．Which of the following words can best describe Mrs. Jones?

       A．Proud．        B．Pleasant．      C．Determined      D．Honest

7、       The market is a concept．If you are growing tomatoes in your backyard for sale you are producing for the market．You might sell some to your neighbor and some to the local manager of the supermarket．But in either case, you are producing for the market．Your efforts are being directed by the market．If people stop buying tomatoes, you will stop producing them．

       If you take care of a sick person to earn money, you are producing for the market．If your father is a steel worker or a truck driver or a doctor or a grocer, he is producing goods or service for the market．

       When you spend your income, you are buying things from the market．You may spend money in stores, supermarkets, gas stations and restaurants．Still you are buying from the market．When the local grocer hires you to drive the delivery truck, he is buying your labor in the labor market．

       The market may be something abstract （抽象的）．But for each person or business that is making and selling something, it is very concrete．If nobody buys your tomatoes, it won’t be long before you get the message．The market is telling you something．It is telling you that you are using energies and resources in doing something the market doesn’t want you to do．

1．Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

       A．Selling and Buying．

       B．Everything you do is producing for the market．

       C．What is the market?

       D．What the market can do for you．

2．All of the following acts are producing for the market except________．

       A．working in a bank                               B．a(chǎn)ttending a night school

       C．driving a taxi                          D．growing beans for sale

3．You are buying from the market when you________．

       A．borrow a book from the library             B．drive to the seaside for a holiday

       C．look after your children                        D．dine at restaurant

4．The word “concrete” in the last paragraph may most probably mean________．

       A．serious            B．important              C．necessary               D．real