That night, Joe came home very late,dragging his 1    feet,obviously tired. He then sat down by the window， 2   his head.

Hearing her husband, Kay 3   out of the kitchen, but to her 4   ，Joe sat,without 5    . Usually, when he came home,he would greet her with a 6   or a hug. Immediately Kay 7 something unusual. She went over to Joe and asked，"Tell me，my dear，what' s the 8   news?"

"Well，I have to say that things are not in our 9   . It seems that I have no10 of defeating my opponent. He，s much more 11   ，for he，s been holding the position for nearly four years， and people think he, s done a 12   job. Many signs show that he' s in the 13   .”

"Oh，well,I still believe you have your own 14   . You're in your forties―the 15   age for a man. You，re new，so people have reason to 16   you to do better. So let^'s go to the voters and tell them, ' Give Joe Hart a chance，and he' 11 show you who，s the better 17   . ”

Their next three weeks were spent visiting different neighbourhoods，going to all kinds of parties， making speeches at universities and gatherings. 18   Jody and Juile, their small children, went from door to door, 19   their request "Please vote for our daddy, Joe Hart!”The night before the final vote,the whole Hart family were too anxious to sleep. As the final result was declared,their hearts in their mouths，they all 20   and burst into tears.

Joe Hart had become head judge of the state of Texas, USA.

(   ) 1. A. heavy    B. long C. light    D. slow 

(   ) 2. A. lifting    B. raising C. hanging    D. combing

(   ) 3. A. went    B. watched C. dashed    D. slided

(   ) 4. A. anger    B. joy C. surprise    D. disappointment

(   ) 5. A. sighing    B. moving C. standing    D. smiling

(   ) 6. A. sign    B. wave C. word    D. kiss

(   ) 7. A. learnt    B. sensed C. said    D. did

(   ) 8. A. lucky    B. exciting C. good    D. bad

(   ) 9. A. favour    B. way C. place    D. sight

(   ) 10. A. time    B. thought C. hope    D. wish

(   ) 11. A. interesting    B. experienced C. lovely    D. fit

(   ) 12. A. good    B. poor C. unsatisfactory    D. funny

(   ) 13. A. success    B. office C. lead    D. government

(   ) 14. A. people    B. reasons C. rights    D. advantages

(   ) 15. A. youngest    B. best C. lucky    D. older

(   ) 16. A,force B. expect    C. order D. ask

(   ) 17. A. choice    B. friend C. leader    D. person

(   ) 18. A. Although    B. Therefore C. As    D. Even

(   ) 19. A. answering    B. repeating C. saying    D. offering

(   ) 20. A. wept    B. cried    C.laughed D. jumped

10. With a number of stimulating measures being taken, the whole nation have a strong belief that our economy recovery___________________________ . (corner)

随着一系列的经济刺激措施正在被实施，国人相信经济复苏很快就会到来。

8. The teacher commanded the students          the classroom before he  returned. (go)

老师命令学生在他回来之前不要离开教室。

7. There are many reasons to feel good about the emerging markets in general, _______________________ . (particular)

人们有很多理由对新兴市场的总体状况感到乐观，尤其是中国。

6. China is reported      a large number of African countries. ( friend)

据报道，中国正在同大量的非洲国家交朋友。

5. In Victor's class, he pays much attention to the use      their dictionaries. (make)

在Victor的班上，他很重视学生对词典的使用。

4. She was      when hearing her child lied. (than )

听说孩子撒谎，她生气，但更伤心。

3. I'd not accept their offer      a hill of gold. (provide )

即使给座金山，我也不会接受他们的报价的。