16、This new kind of chemicals will help keep the air, soil and water________ from pollution．

A．free         B．empty         C．loose          D．short

15、If our car had not ________, we would have been here on time．

A．broken out              B．broken into              C．broken away           D．broken down

14、—It’s hard to believe that Jack ________ have fought with the policeman．

—Yes．If one ________ ask for trouble, it can’t be helped．

A．would; will          B．must; may        C．should; must        D．need; dare

13、Many of the creatures in the movie “Avatar” are not real, but much of __________ happens is attractive．

A．which           B．that         C．what          D．them

12、I would rather buy a house in the countryside than         in the city．

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

11、________, as long as I’m with nature, I don’t care．

A．However tough the voyage is

B．Whatever tough the journey is

C．However the voyage is tough

D．Whatever the journey is tough

10、______ happened to be no one in that house when the typhoon hit the area．

A．It          B．There               C．This         D．That

9、There are 51 students in Class Three, _____ failed in the test．

A．a(chǎn)ll of which               B．a(chǎn)ll of them              C．none of whom            D．none of them

8、Only when        in the afternoon        able to leave．

A．the match was over; they were          B．was the match over; were they

C．was the match over; they were         D．the match was over; were they

7、If your father never says to you “I love you” when you are a child, it   1   to be more and more difficult for him to say the words as he grows   2  ．

I do not   3   hearing the words from my father when I was growing up．  4  , I could not recall（回憶） when I had   5   said those words to him either．

One day, I decided to   6   the ice and make the first   7  ．So in our next phone conversation I gathered all my   8   and let out the words in a low voice, “Dad… I love you!”

There was a   9   at the other end and he awkwardly   10  , “Well, same back at ya!”

I was unexpectedly   11   and my voice was raised, “Dad, I know you love me, and I know when you are ready, you will say what you want to say．”

Fifteen minutes later my mother called and   12   asked, “Paul, is everything okay?”

A few weeks later, Dad   13   our phone conversation with the words, “Paul, I love you．” I was so moved that tears were rolling down my cheeks as I finally “  14  ” the love．As I sat there in tears I realized that this   15   moment had taken our father-and-son relationship to a new   16  ．Shortly afterwards, my father narrowly   17   death following heart surgery（外科手術(shù)）．Many times   18 , I have   19   if I had not taken the first step and Dad not   20   the surgery, I would have never “heard” the love．

1．A．works out             B．breaks out          C．comes out          D．turns out

2．A．wiser                 B．busier               C．weaker              D．older

3．A．remember            B．enjoy                C．mind                   D．regret

4．A．Truthfully             B．Fortunately          C．Naturally             D．Obviously

5．A．only                      B．last                     C．once                   D．first

6．A．melt                      B．break                  C．strike                  D．build

7．A．complaint              B．promise               C．move                  D．impression

8．A．strength                B．ideas                   C．words                 D．a(chǎn)ttention

9．A．sigh                      B．silence                 C．voice                  D．cry

10．A．refused               B．shouted               C．replied                 D．explained

11．A．touched               B．frightened            C．shocked              D．a(chǎn)nnoyed

12．A．excitedly             B．nervously            C．willingly              D．sadly

13．A．continued            B．checked              C．concluded           D．interrupted

14．A．a(chǎn)ccepted             B．expected              C．learned                D．heard

15．A．quiet                   B．difficult               C．special                D．different

16．A．level                    B．idea                     C．world                  D．end

17．A．managed             B．escaped               C．a(chǎn)voided               D．faced

18．A．then                    B．a(chǎn)go                     C．before                 D．since

19．A．realized               B．found                  C．doubted               D．wondered

20．A．challenged           B．experienced         C．survived              D．received