16、There was never any time for Kate to feel lonely, _____ she was an only child．

A．even though        B．ever since        C．even as        D．now that

15、I have a ______ to talk too much when I’m nervous．

A．meditation                             B．tendency

C．reckon                                  D．expedition

14、I don’t think ___ possible to travel around the world without any modern equipment．

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

13、I would rather you did some reading while you are free, but you ______．

A．don’t         B．didn’t            C．wouldn’t           D．weren’t

12、Would it be ______ for you to pick me up at four o’clock and take me to the airport?

A．free           B．vacant             C．handy          D．convenient

11、We _____ on this project for four hours．Let’s have a rest．

A．are working                                         B．have been working

C．worked                                               D．had worked

10、–Good morning．I’ve got an appointment with Miss Smith in the Personnel Department．

–Ah, good morning．You _____ be Mrs. Peters．

A．might           B．must          C．would            D．can

9、       I returned to Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, after graduation．I had been there before my mother became a minister．Two weeks later, I told my mother I was bored．She said, “Here’re the car keys．Go and buy some fruit．” _1_, I jumped into the car and speeded off．

       Seeing me or rather my  2 , a boy sprang up,  3  to sell his bananas and peanuts．“Banana 300 naira．Peanut 200 naira!” Looking at his black-striped bananas, I  4  to 200 total for the fruit and nuts．He  5  and I handed him a 300 naira note．He didn’t have  6 , so I told him not to worry．He was  7  and smiled a row of perfect teeth．

       When, two weeks later, I  8  this same boy, I was more aware of my position in Nigerian society．I should  9  this country as the son of a  10 ．But it was hard to find pleasure in a place where it was so  11  to see a little boy who should have been in school selling fruit．

       “What’s up?” I asked．He answered in  12 English, “I…I no get money to buy book．” I took out two 500 naira notes．He looked around  13  before sticking his hand into the car  14  the bills．One thousand naira means a lot to a family that  15  only 15,000 each year．

       The next morning, security officers told me, “In this place, when you give a little, people think you’re a fountain of opportunity．”  16  it’s right, but this happens everywhere in the world．I wondered if my little friend had actually used the money for  17 ．After six months’ work in northern Nigeria, I returned and saw him again standing on the road．“Are you in school now?” He nodded．A silence fell as we looked at each other, and then I  18  what he wanted．I held out a 150 naira note．“Take this．” He shook his head fiercely and stepped back  19  hurt．“It’s a gift．” I said．Shaking his head again, he handed me a basket of bananas and peanuts．“I’ve been waiting to  20  these to you．”

1．A．Encouraged           B．Disappointed        C．Delighted            D．Confused

2．A．car                       B．mother                C．driver                  D．keys

3．A．willing                  B．afraid                  C．eager                  D．ashamed

4．A．got down              B．bargained down    C．put down            D．took down

5．A．explained               B．promised             C．agreed                 D．admitted

6．A．change                  B．notes                   C．checks                D．bills

7．A．troubled                B．regretful              C．comfortable         D．grateful

8．A．ran after                B．ran into               C．ran over              D．ran to

9．A．protect                  B．enjoy                C．help                    D．support

10．A．minister               B．headmaster          C．manager              D．president

11．A．lucky                  B．amazing               C．funny                  D．common

12．A．old                      B．broken                C．traditional            D．modern

13．A．proudly               B．madly                  C．curiously             D．nervously

14．A．for                      B．with                    C．at                       D．upon

15．A．spends                B．pays                    C．makes                 D．affords

16．A．Possibly              B．Actually               C．Certainly             D．Fortunately

17．A．joys                    B．nuts                    C．books                 D．bananas

18．A．asked                  B．imagined              C．reminded             D．realized

19．A．when                  B．as if                    C．even if                D．after

20．A．send                  B．provide                C．sell                    D．give

8、根据英文释义填写适当的单词，单词首字母已给出。

7、根据句意选择单词或短语，并用适当形式填空（每词只能使用一次，有两个多余选项）。

1．His bad habits of reading in bed _____ his eye-sight．As a result, he had to wear glasses．

2．Employees with skills ________ in joint-venture enterprises．

3．The performances given by these young people succeeded in _______ a dull play ______．

4．At last, my little son _____ to put his whole heart into his studies at school so as to keep up with others．

5．In teaching a foreign language, it is important for teachers _____ new teaching methods ___ our teaching process．

6．Teaching is an art ______ science．

7．Which students ____ the teacher ______when she spoke of the most promising ones?

8．On account of his illness, he ___ never ________．

9．It is ______ for anyone to laugh at those who are in trouble．

10．Many teenagers love to watch a conjurer _______ tricks．