11、Off ________ without so much as a “goodbye.”

A．went Jenny      B．did Jenny go     C．goes Jenny       D．does Jenny go

10、Terrible! I can’t imagine how you can _________ that noise!

A．tolerate     B．remove     C．pass  D．compromise

9、The temperature in our city ____________ fall to 13℃ below freezing in winter.

A．shall  B．can    C．must D．should

8、—Is that the small town you often refer to?

—Yeah, just the one ________ you know I used to work for years.

A．that B．which       C．where       D．there

7、We don’t have to keep these old chairs any more. ________, they are falling apart.

A．Anyway    B．Therefore  C．However   D．Otherwise

6、____________ every day, our web provides readers with the latest news.

A．To update B．Update      C．Updating   D．Updated

5、—I need to see a doctor.

—____________?

A．How so    B．How about       C．What for   D．Why not

4、Qatar is a tiny country hosting ___________ is called the most impressive Asian Games ever.

A．that   B．what  C．which       D．as

3、How a person reacts to criticism(批评) often means the difference between success and failure. Take the   1  of Ole Bull, the famous Norwegian   2   of the 19th century.

His   3  father, a chemist, sent him to the University of Christiania to study for the ministry(牧师) and  4   him to play his beloved violin. He soon   5   the course and, disobeying his father,   6   all his time and energy to the violin. Unfortunately, though he had great ability, his teachers were   7  unskilled, so that by the time he was ready to start his concert   8   he wasn’t prepared.

In Italy a Milan newspaper   9   wrote: “He is a (n)   10   musician. If he be a diamond, he is certainly in the   11  and unpolished.”

There were two ways Ole Bull could have   12   to that criticism. He could have let it make him angry, or he could learn from it. Fortunately he chose the   13  . He went to the newspaper office and asked to see the critic. The   14   editor introduced him. Ole spent the evening with the 70-year-old critic, asked about his faults, and   15   the old man’s advice on how to correct them.

Then he   16   the rest of his tour, returned home, and   17   the next six months studying under really   18   teachers. He practiced hour   19   hour to overcome his faults. Finally, he returned to his concerts and,   20   only 26, became the wonder of Europe.

1．A．position                 B．place                   C．sample                D．case

2．A．musician               B．violinist               C．pianist                 D．performer

3．A．awkward              B．generous             C．stubborn             D．confident

4．A．allowed                 B．forbade               C．forced                 D．urged

5．A．gave up                 B．took up               C．made up              D．picked up

6．A．devoted                 B．donated               C．supplied              D．allocated

7．A．absolutely              B．completely           C．relatively             D．gradually

8．A．journey                 B．travel                  C．voyage                D．tour

9．A．editor                    B．critic                   C．reporter               D．journalist

10．A．untrained             B．gifted                  C．mature                D．leading

11．A．rough                  B．delicate                C．desperate             D．evident

12．A．referred               B．attracted              C．affected              D．reflected

13．A．former                B．latter                   C．later                    D．earlier

14．A．frightened            B．ashamed              C．astonished           D．convinced

15．A．questioned           B．sought                 C．offered                D．explored

16．A．delayed               B．deleted                C．cancelled             D．ignored

17．A．totalled                B．squeezed             C．spent                  D．spared

18．A．beneficial             B．theoretical            C．academic             D．able

19．A．by                      B．of                       C．upon                   D．after

20．A．when           B．as             C．while              D．since