14、I’m not a painter, and to me, one painting is much like ______.

A．the other          B．others         C．a(chǎn)nother             D．some

13、Seeing tears welling up in her big eyes, I realized it needed ______ as pain that I had caused to her.

A．recognized        B．to be recognized      C．being recognized      D．to recognize

12、－Excuse me, sir, could you tell me how to go to the railway station?

－Sorry, you’d better ask, I’m afraid, ______ is a native.

A．some one         B．whoever         C．who           D．whomever

11、Zap, the electric car company ______ in Santa Rosa, California, is adding another electric car to its production plan.

A．based                     B．basing               C．to base                     D．bases

10、Any future prizes Yao Ming might win on the court would pale in comparison to what he ______ off it already.

A．had done               B．was doing              C．has done                D．did

9、______ people admire the towering beauty of Stonehenge, they’ve kept wondering about who, how and why it was built.

A．If             B．Since            C．Even if            D．While

8、The three warships sent to Somalia by Chinese Navy ______ to protect ships from the mainland, Hong kong and Taiwan.

A．a(chǎn)re expecting          B．have expected             C．a(chǎn)re expected            D．expect

7、My first job was at a local diner, where I worked for seven years and learned so many lessons, especially from a fellow waitress.

Helen was in her 60s and had extraordinary self-respect, something I was really lacking. I looked up to Helen  1   she was doing what she loved—  2   people--and nobody did it     3  . She always made everyone, customers and co-workers,   4   and feel good.

     Being a waitress changed my life. One of my  5  customers was Fred Hasbrook. He always ate an omelet, and when I saw him  6  , I tried to have it on his table as soon as he sat down.

     Thanks to the newfound confidence I  7  from Helen, I dreamed of having my own

 8 . But when I called my parents to ask for a loan（貸款）, they said, "We just don't have the

 9  ."

    The next day, Fred saw me and asked, "What's up? You're not smiling today”. I  10  my dream with him and said, "Fred, I know I can do more if somebody would just have  11  in me."

     Before long he handed me checks totaling $ 50,000--along with a  12  that read, "The only collateral（抵押） on this loan is my trust in your  13  as a person. Good people with a dream should have the  14  to realize that dream."

I took the checks to Merrill Lynch, where the money was provided for me. I  15   working at the diner, making  16  for the restaurant I would open. My plans failed,  17 , and I lost the money.

Later I decided to apply for a job at Merrill Lynch. Even though I had no experience, I was

 18  and ended up becoming a pretty good agent.  19  I paid back Fred the $ 50,000, plus 14 percent annual interest. Five years later, I was able to  20  my own firm.

1. A．because           B．though               C．while                 D．unless

2. A．helping            B．respecting             C．serving                D．praising

3. A．faster             B．better                C．harder                 D．later

4. A．drink             B．digest                C．smile                  D．sing

5. A．regular            B．favorite               C．tough                  D．fresh

6. A．eating             B．greeting              C．ordering               D coming

7. A．found out          B．picked up            C．got back               D．took away

8. A．restaurant         B．confidence           C．house                 D．work

9. A．choice            B．way                  C．idea                   D．money

10. A．exchanged        B．discussed              C．shared                D．a(chǎn)nalyzed

11. A．patience           B．pride                      C．faith                       D．interest

12. A．letter            B．sign                  C．notice                 D．note

13. A．honesty         B．responsibility         C．devotion              D．motivation

14. A．a(chǎn)bility             B．luck                C．time                 D．chance

15. A．loved            B．practiced            C．continued          D．enjoyed

16. A．a(chǎn)djustments      B．plans                C．decisions            D．suggestions

17. A．instead           B．therefore            C．though                     D．meanwhile

18. A．hired             B．rejected              C．encouraged          D．determined

19. A．Fortunately       B．Excitedly              C．Personally           D．Eventually

20. A．design           B．open                C．restart                D．expand

6、The policeman on the beat moved around as it was his turn to patrol the avenue. The time was about ten at night, but freezing wind with a taste of rain had almost emptied the streets. Trying doors as he went, swinging his club（棒） with many clever movements, he turned now and then to set his watchful eyes down the peaceful street. When about midway of a certain block, he suddenly slowed his walk. In the doorway of a closed store a man leaned, with an unlighted cigar in his mouth. As the policeman walked up to him, the man spoke up quickly.

    “It’s all right, officer,” he said, confidently. “I’m just waiting for a frienD．It’s an appointment made twenty years ago. Sounds a little funny to you, doesn’t it? Well, I’ll explain. About that long ago there used to be a restaurant where this store stands―‘Big Joe’ Brady’s restaurant.”

“Until five years ago,” said the policeman. “It was torn down then.”

The man in the doorway struck a match and lit his cigar. “I came a thousand miles to stand in this door tonight, and it’s worthy,” said the man, “Twenty years ago tonight, I dined here at ‘Big Joe’ Brady’s with Jimmy Wells, my best frienD．He and I were brought up here in New York, just like two brothers together. I was eighteen and Jimmy was twenty. The next morning I was to start for the West to make my fortune. You couldn’t have dragged Jimmy out of New York; he thought it was the only place on earth. Well, we agreed that night that we would meet here again exactly twenty years from that date and time, no matter what our conditions might be or from what distance we might have to come. We figured that in twenty years each of us ought to have our fortunes made, whatever they were going to be.”

1. The underlined part “on the beat” most probably means ______.

       A．walking down the street on duty            B．moving his club following a beat

       C．on the point of beating a wrong doer      D．experiencing a fast heart-beating

2. The writer described the weather at the beginning of the story to ______.

       A．sing high praise for the greatness of friendship

       B．create an atmosphere for the coming appointment

       C．praise the officer for his willing awareness of his duty

       D．inform us of the situations of the appointment made 20 years ago

3. Which of the following can be a most reasonable guess?

A．The man may have been to “Big Joe” several times in the past year.

       B．Jimmy must have broken the appointment they had arranged.

       C．The man from the west might have made a large fortune.

       D．The policeman must have been Jimmy Wells himself.

4. We can learn from the story the man from the West was “ ______”.

  A．proud                 B．loyal              C．easy-going             D．optimistic

5、What a great Paralympic Games this has been. An outstanding Opening Ceremony, splendid athletic performances in perfect stadiums, the best-ever Paralympic Villages, amazing high definition （高清晰度） television coverage, a never ending and self-generating （自生的） supply of passion and emotion, superb organization, wonderful volunteers, millions of new Paralympic sports lovers both here in China and around the world．These are the greatest Paralympic Games ever.

—Philip Craven, president of the International Paralympic Committee

It was another spectacular show. Perhaps it’s not quite as sublimely（高尚地） beautiful as the opening, but a fitting end to what has been a memorable 12 days in the Chinese capital.

The Paralympics were inspiring. Not only the Paralympians themselves, but also the warmth of people in Beijing and the sense of self-respect among the disabled in China that these Games seem to have inspired, as well as a new attitude in general from the government and form Chinese society as a whole.

— Jeff Z. Klein, New York Times

It doesn’t get any better for disabled persons living in Beijing than September 2008, with increased access for them in public areas.

But there are still problems. Some taxi drivers are not willing to pick up wheelchair users. Some companies deliberately break employment laws that ask them to employ a percentage of disabled persons. Many schools haven’t opened their door to disabled students.

During the past Paralympics, Chinese society has witnessed firsthand the abilities of disabled persons in sporting. And the next step will be for the abilities of disabled people on the Paralympics to be translated into a realization of their abilities to study, work and go about daily life in a barrier-free society.

— Eric Roeder, China Daily

1. During the last Paralympics, Philip Craven has been deeply impressed with all the following except _______.

   A．the shocking athletic performances              B．the endless food supply  

   C．the people’s great enthusiasm                         D．the perfect sports facilities

2. Eric Roeder thinks ______.

   A．the warmth of people in Beijing was inspiring

B．it was inconvenient to live in Beijing during the last Olympics

   C．greater efforts should be made to make the life of the disabled easier

   D．the past Paralympics was a great success except for the poor services

3. What is highly praised in all the three comments?

   A．The past Paralympics.                                   B．The Paralympian’s self-respect.

   C．The voluntary work.                     D．The public services.

4. The passage is probably taken from a（n） ______.

  A．newspaper         B．a(chǎn)dvertisement          C．story            D．research report