17、She is already 18 years old, but she _____ as if she were still a little girl．

A．believes        B．behaves         C．directs              D．declares

16、If you don't go there, ______．

A．so will I         B．neither do I          C．so do I         D．neither will I

15、He finds it hard to keep _____ with the change of society if he stops learning．

A．company           B．time          C．faith            D．pace

14、—Do you mind if I smoke here?

—_____．I've got a bit of cold these days．

A．I'm afraid I do                            B．Of course not

C．No trouble at all                                  D．Yes, just go ahead

13、_____ about Lucy, the teacher called her parents to find out why she was so often absent from class．

A．Concerning         B．Considering          C．Concerned          D．Considered

12、_____ young people see and hear in the media helps them to figure out how the world works．

A．Which             B．What               C．That               D．How

11、Many students find _____ jobs during their summer holidays．

A．permanent           B．comfortable          C．temporary           D．contemporary

10、A good storyteller must be able to hold the listeners' attention ______ he reaches the end of the story．

A．when         B．until        C．while         D．unless

9、—I'm sorry, I shouldn't have been so rude to you．

—You _____ your temper but that's OK．

A．have lost            B．had lost            C．did lose            D．were losing

8、       My father enjoys bike riding．Ever since I was little, I've always loved going biking with my dad．   1  , as I became a teenager, other things began to draw my  2  ．Suddenly, it was important to do things with  3 ．I saw my dad every evening at home．Why did I have to  4 my Sundays to all day bike trips with him, too? If my indifference （冷漠） hurt him, my father kept  5  , but he would always let me know when he was planning a bike trip  6   I wanted to come．

       It was a Sunday morning, and I was in low   7   ．Two of my friends had gone to the movies without inviting me．Just then my father  8   my room．"It's a beautiful day．

Want to go for a   9  , today, Beck?” “Leave me alone!” I impatiently   10  . Those were the last words I said to him before he left the house that   11  .

Several hours later, the police called us,   12   us that Dad had a traffic accident. My father’s injuries were serious. It took several days before he could   13   speak. Beside his bed I held his hand gently,   14  of hurting him.

“Daddy … I’m sorry…”

“It’s okay, sweetheart. I’ll be okay.”

“No,” I said, “I   15  what I said to you that day. You know, that morning?”

“Sweetheart, I don’t   16   anything about that day. I remember kissing you goodnight the night before, though.” He   17   a weak smile.

I felt regretful for my thoughtless remark, for I   18  wanted him to leave me alone. My teacher once told me that   19  have immeasurable power. They can hurt or they can heal. And we all have the   20   to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.

1．A．Therefore              B．Instead                C．Besides               D．However

2．A．attention                B．sight                   C．effort                  D．energy

3．A．Dad                      B．friends                C．teachers              D．brothers

4．A．start                     B．save                    C．devote                 D．waste

5．A．silent                    B．busy                   C．asleep                 D．awake

6．A．unless                   B．in case                C．so that                D．as if

7．A．spirits                   B．conditions            C．states                  D．hopes

8．A．left                       B．checked              C．entered                D．knocked

9．A．ride                      B．walk                   C．picnic                 D．game

10．A．whispered           B．warned                C．announced           D．shouted

11．A．moment               B．morning              C．afternoon            D．evening

12．A．convincing          B．reminding            C．informing            D．phoning

13．A．eventually            B．generally              C．strictly                D．broadly

14．A．tired                    B．afraid                  C．aware                 D．sorry

15．A．discuss               B．think                   C．care                    D．mean

16．A．hate                    B．forget                  C．remember            D．like

17．A．got                     B．expressed            C．exchanged           D．managed

18．A．often                   B．never                  C．even                   D．once

19．A．apologies             B．promises             C．smiles                 D．words

20．A．experience           B．honor                  C．power                 D．desire