18、An earthquake hit the southeast of the country, causing 6 deaths and hundreds of _____ .

A. injuries         B. wounds       C. hurt             D. damages

17、Present at their wedding were 300 guests, many more than _____ .

A. expected    B. expecting   C. having expected   D. having been expected.

16、You won’t be able to get a ticket for the concert ______ you book one in advance.

A. before           B. unless        C. until            D. if

15、----- Please remind me of the ______ I have made with Dr Wang.

----- I will. It’s three o’clock this afternoon, isn’t it?

A. promise          B. appointment   C. treatment        D. ceremony

14、The boy we all considered to be honest was ______ of cheating in the exam.

A. approved         B. warned        C. accused          D. informed

13、Only _____ as a secretary ______ how important it is to have a good knowledge of English.

A. after did I work; I realized            B. after I worked; I realized

C. after did I work; did I realize         D. after I worked; did I realize

12、You’d better have your camera ready, just _____ you see something that would make a good picture.

A. even if          B. in case           C. as if        D. in order that

11、My classmates and I will go hiking tomorrow and it doesn’t make any _______ whether it will rain or not.

A. difference       B. difficulty       C. meaning       D. problem

10、It must be a ______ question, as can be seen from the _______ expression on the physics teacher’s face.

A. puzzled, puzzling                        B. puzzling; puzzled

C. puzzling; puzzling                       D. puzzled; puzzled

9、One summer morning, I was walking in the street when I ran into a stranger passing by. “I am    1 ! “ was my reply. Then he said, “Excuse me, too! I even didn’t notice you.” We were very  2   , this stranger and I . Then we went on our  3   after saying goodbye.

But at home,  4  story is told. How we treat our loved ones, young and old. Later in the kitchen,  5    I cooked our meal, my daughter walked up to me, very still. When I turned around, I nearly    6   her down. “get out of the   7   !” I shouted with a frown. She stepped away    8   , with her little heart broken. I didn’t realize how rudely I had spoken.

That night, when I lay awake in bed, God’s quiet voice spoke to me and said, “While  9   with a stranger, you are    10    and polite, but with those you love, you are quick to get   11   and look around the   12   floor, you will find some flowers she brought for you. She   13   them herself ----- pink, yellow, and your favorite blue. She stood there quietly, and you   14   saw the tears in her eyes.”

By this time my   15   had begun to fall. I quietly went and knelt by her bed, “    16  , my dear,” I said, “ Are these the flowers you picked for me?” She smiled, “I   17   them in a napkin(紙巾)just for you. I knew you’d like them, especially the     18   ,” I said, “I am sorry that I    19   them today ---- and I     20  have shouted at you that way.”

1. A. angry                 B. sorry                 C. excited                     D. surprised

2. A. calm                     B. happy                C. polite                D. careful

3. A. road                            B. talk                C. argument          D. way

4. A. a different             B. the same         C. a surprising       D. a moving

5. A. after                    B. as                 C. before              D. if

6. A. put                             B. turned           C. knocked           D. threw

7. A. way                     B. line                   C. place                D. road

8. A. hurriedly              B. silently              C. angrily              D. excitedly

9. A. going             B. fighting             C. speaking        D. meeting

10. A. excited              B. calm              C. quiet                 D. pleased

11. A. moved                B. angry                C. puzzled             D. surprised

12. A. bedroom          B. dining room      C. sitting room              D. kitchen

13. A. bought                      B. picked           C. stole                 D. made

14. A. almost            B. hardly               C. seldom             D. even

15 A. hair                   B. flowers          C. tears          D. daughter

16. A. Get up             B. Stand up        C. Wake up           D. Sit up

17. A. put                    B. wrapped        C. tied               D. found

18. A. red                    B. pink                 C. blue                  D. yellow

19. A. destroyed           B. forgot               C. noticed             D. missed

20. A. shouldn’t            B. couldn’t         C. mustn’t            D. needn’t