18、The island is ____ attractive in spring and autumn because of the pleasant weather in both seasons．

A．partly                    B．merely                   C．nearly                   D．equally

17、The doctor thought ____ would be good for you to have a holiday．

A．this                B．that                C．one                D．it

16、Linda，make sure the tables ____ before the guests arrive．

A．be set                   B．set                 C．a(chǎn)re set                   D．a(chǎn)re setting

15、I refuse to accept the blame for something _____ was someone else’s fault．

A．who                      B．that                        C．a(chǎn)s                   D．what

14、I’m afraid Mr. Harding ____ see you now, he’s busy．

A．can’t                     B．mustn’t                 C．shouldn’t              D．needn’t

13、–Can I help you? Are you looking for anything in particular today？

----_____，we’re just looking．

A．Yes，please           B．No, thank you        C．Yes，you can        D．No, you needn’t

12、Excuse me．I      I was blocking your way．

A．didn’t realize                            B．don’t realize

C．haven’t realized                         D．wasn’t realizing

11、Mr. Black is very happy because the clothes made in his factory have never been       ．

A．popular                                 B．more popular

C．most popular                            D．the most popular

10、A man who knows how to write a personal letter has a very powerful tool．A letter can be enjoyed, read and   1  ． It can set up a warm conversation between two people far apart （遠(yuǎn)離的）;it can keep a   2   with very little effort．

I will give   3  ．A few years ago my older brother and I were not getting   4 ．We had been close as    5    but had grown apart．Our meetings were not   6  ; our conversation was filled with arguments and quarrels; and every effort to clear the air seemed to only   7   our misunderstanding．Then he   8   a small island in the Caribbean and we  9  touch．One day he wrote me a letter．He described his island and its people, told me what he was doing, said how he felt, and encouraged me to   10  ．Rereading the letter, I was  11   by its humor（幽默）and clever expressions．These were all qualities for which I had  12   respected my older brother but   13   he no longer had them．I had never known he could write so   14 ．And with that one letter we became friends   15  ．

It might never have occurred to   16   to write me if he had not been in a place where there were no   17  ．For him, writing was a necessity．It also turned out to be the best way for us to get back in touch．Because we live in an age of   18   communication（通訊）, people often   19   that they don’t always have to phone or email．They have a   20   ．And that is to write．

1．A．received          B．rewritten             C．returned            D．reread

2．A．record              B．promise          C．friendship            D．secret

3．A．a(chǎn)n example          B．a(chǎn) lesson          C．a(chǎn)n experience         D．a(chǎn) talk

4．A．through             B．together           C．a(chǎn)long              D．a(chǎn)way

5．A．brothers             B．children            C．fellows               D．classmates

6．A．normal               B．necessary           C．pleasant              D．possible

7．A．deepen               B．start               C．express               D．settle

8．A．toured               B．stopped over      C．reached               D．moved to

9．A．lost                 B．kept in             C．needed               D．got in

10．A．think              B．write              C．enjoy                 D．read

11．A．driven             B．beaten             C．surprised             D．honored

12．A．never              B．seldom            C．sometimes            D．once

13．A．realized             B．judged           C．thought                D．expected

14．A．well               B．often            C．much                D．soon

15．A．later               B．a(chǎn)nyhow          C．too                   D．a(chǎn)gain

16．A．us                B．a(chǎn)nyone else       C．someone              D．my brother

17．A．mail services        B．transport services  C．phones                 D．relatives

18．A．poor               B．easy             C．popular              D．busy

19．A．believe             B．decide           C．a(chǎn)rgue                D．forget

20．A．habit              B．choice           C．method              D．plan

9、When I was six, Dad brought home a dog one day, who was called “Brownie”. My brothers and I all loved Brownie and did different things with her．One of us would walk her, another would feed her ,then there were baths, playing catch and many other games．Brownie, in return, loved each and every one of us．One thing that most touched my heart was that she would go to whoever was sick and just be with them．We always felt better when she was around．

One day, as I was getting her food, she chewed up（咬破） one of Dad’s shoes, which had to be thrown away in the end．I knew Dad would be mad and I had to let her know what she did was

wrong．When I looked at her and said, “Bad girl．” She looked down at the ground and then went and hid．I saw a tear in her eyes．

    Brownie turned out to be more than just our family pet．She went everywhere with us．People would stop and ask if they could pet her．Of course she'd let anyone pet her．She was just the most lovable dog．There were many dines when we'd be out walking and a small child would come over and pull on her hair．She never barked （吠）or tried to get away．Funny thing is she would smile．This frightened people because they thought she was showing her teeth．Far from the truth, she loved everyone．

Now many years have passed since Brownie died of old age．I still miss the days when she

was with us．

1．What would Brownie do when someone was ill in the family?

    A．Look at them sadly．                          B．Keep them company．

    C．Play games with them．                       D．Touch them gently．

2．We can infer from Paragraph 2 that Brownie _______

     A．would eat anything when hungry                       B．felt scary for her mistake

     C．loved playing hide-and-seek                     D．disliked the author's dad

3．Why does the author say that Browrnie was more than just a family pet?

     A．She was treated as a member of the family．

     B．She played games with anyone she liked．

     C．She was loved by everybody she met．

     D．She went everywhere with the family．

4．Some people got frightened by Brownie when she________.

     A．smiled       B．barked               C．rushed to them    D．tried to be funny

5．Which of the following best describes Brownie?

     A．Shy           B．Polite           C．Brave            D．Caring