16、It rained for several weeks, completely ____ our holiday．

A．ruined         B．ruining            C．to ruin            D．ruin

15、—How long have you been here?

—___ the end of last year．

A．Since         B．At         C．By           D．In

14、It is every citizen's duty to _____ our country when she is attacked by the enemy．

A．a(chǎn)pproach           B．defend         C．support           D．preserve

13、China Daily is _____ a newspaper; it keeps us in touch with the world．

A．no more than        B．not more than        C．more than        D．less than

12、Because of the powerful earthquake, telephone lines, electricity and water supplies were

____ in that area for several days．

A．cut down           B．cut in         C．cut up            D．cut off

11、I don't have enough money．I, _____, can't afford to buy Audi A3 Sportback．

A．therefore        B．so         C．however         D．thus

10、My English teacher is really ___．She is often seen working in her office far into the night．

A．warm-hearted           B．easy-going            C．hard-working         D．self-confident

9、On the table _____ two dictionaries．You may look up the word in either of them．

A．lay            B．lays          C．laid            D．lies

8、Who would you rather _____ the meeting instead of you?

A．a(chǎn)ttend         B．have attend          C．have attended         D．have to attend

7、Recently I gave my adult students homework．It was to "go to someone you love and tell them you love them．It has to be someone you have  1   said those words to before or at least haven't   2   those words with for a long time．"

       Since most of the men were over 35 and were raised in the  3  of men that were taught 4   feelings is not "manly", this was very   5  homework for some．

       In our next   6  , I asked if someone wanted to share his story with us．I fully   7  one of the women to volunteer, as was  8   the case, but on this evening one of the men raised his hand．As he   9  out of his chair （all 1．85 metres of him）, he began by saying, "Dennis, I was quite   10   with you last week when you gave us this homework．   11   were you to tell me to do something that personal? But as I began driving home my heart started talking to me, telling me that I knew  12   who I needed to say 'I love you' to．"

       "My father and I had a severe   13   five years ago, and since then we had  14 seeing each other unless we had to at Christmas．But even then, we hardly   15   to each other．So last Tuesday I drove to my parents' house after work and said, "Dad, I just    16  to tell you that I love you. '"

       "Dad reached out and    17    me and said, 'I love you too, son, but I've never been able to say it．' Two days after my visit, my dad had a heart attack and I don't know if he will  18    it．So, I'm here to tell all of you that my    19    in this is: Don't wait to do the things    20    it is too late．Take the time to do what you need to do and do it now!"

1．A．ever                      B．a(chǎn)lways                C．never                  D．even

2．A．said                      B．shared                 C．talked                  D．discussed

3．A．year                      B．occasion              C．period                 D．generation

4．A．explaining              B．hurting                C．devoting              D．expressing

5．A．interesting             B．threatening           C．inspiring              D．exciting

6．A．class                     B．term                    C．holiday                D．week

7．A．a(chǎn)sked                    B．disliked                C．a(chǎn)dvised               D．expected

8．A．usually                  B．probably              C．not                     D．seldom

9．A．sat                        B．rose                    C．stood                  D．struggle

10．A．bored                  B．a(chǎn)mused               C．curious               D．a(chǎn)ngry

11．A．How                   B．Why                   C．Who                   D．What

12．A．exactly                B．fully                    C．directly               D．simply

13．A．condition             B．discussion           C．disagreement       D．experiment

14．A．hated                  B．a(chǎn)voided               C．reduced               D．continued

15．A．spoke                  B．smiled                 C．looked                 D．turned

16．A．dropped in           B．ran across           C．came over           D．came across

17．A．touched               B．tested                  C．inspired               D．hugged

18．A．get                      B．make                   C．deserve               D．overcome

19．A．sense                  B．point                   C．thought               D．message

20．A．until                    B．when                  C．before                 D．a(chǎn)s