--_____ You can bring it next time.
A. Sounds good. B. Is that all? C. That’s OK. D. Why not?
22. Li Bai wrote many wonderful _______ all his life.
A. articles B. poems C. songs D. handwritings
24. –Is there _____ here?
--Yes, I’m upstairs. Please come and help me.
A. anybody B. nobody C. everybody D. somebody
25. It’s time to travel during the World EXPO 2010 in Shanghai. We _______ to travel with our families this year.
A. planned B. plan C. are planning D. were planning
26. – Could you tell us ______?
-- Because the traffic is bad.
A. if she comes late B. how does she come late
C. why does she come late D. why she comes late
27. ______ warm idea suddenly came to me that I might use ____ pocket money to buy a gift for my father on Father’s Day.
A. A; the B. The; the C. The; / D. /; the
28. –Jay Chou’s new CD came out in an unusual way in May.
-- Yeah. He said he would feel _____ if he went somewhere that was pretty.
A. greater B. cheaper C. worse D. better
29. – I’ve never seen you raise your hand in class.
-- What if my answer is wrong? And I dislike ______.
A. put up B. looking up C. showing off D. take off
30. You’d better put the books here. They, with the dictionary, ____ back where they were.
A. should put B. could put C. showing off D. take off
31. -- ______ long vacation! Are you going anywhere for the vacation?
-- No. I’m going to serve the volleyball games.
A. What a B. What C. How a D. How
32. Music makes our life colorful, and helps us to relax. ______, English songs can also help us learn English.
A. Except B. Besides C. As D. Like
33. Today, when we use QQ or MSN, we ______ messages across thousands of miles in a few seconds.
A. speak and talk B. use and accept
C. send and receive D. ask and answer
34. – How long do you suppose it is _____ she left for America?
-- No more than half a month.
A. when B. since C. before D. after
35. Maria is always polite to everyone and she is _____ a sweet girl ______ all of us really like her.
A. so; as B. too; to C. so; that D. such; that
In April, 2007, Donald Tsang became Chief Executive(行政首长) of Hong Kong for the second time. Tsang was __36__ elected in June, 2005. He comes from a simple background. When he was a young boy, he had to work in his spare time to pay for __37__. In high school, Tsang wasn’t the head at first. But one day, he was __38__ at by his English teacher for making a mistake. The teacher __39__ his exercise book on the ground, making him feel __40__. He decided to study hard, __41__ was finally put up from class D to A.’” Tsang said many years later.
His family couldn’t pay for him to go to university. So he started work __43__ a salesman for a drug company. During the next 40 years, Tsang __44__ from being a junior officer to a top official.
“To be a leader you have to be able to face troubles and not be __45__ of hard work.” Tsang said again.
36. A. second B. first C. third D. last
37. A. school B. work C. class D. book
38. A. driven B. smiled C. shouted D. greeted
39. A. put B. bought C. gave D. threw
40. A. glad B. terrible C. excited D. angry
41. A. and B. but C. or D. however
42. A. them B. us C. him D. me
43. A. on B. like C. as D. with
44. A. rose B. dropped C. hoped D. failed
45. A. careful B. brave C. afraid D. careless
Think back to a time in your life when you tried something new. Being a teenager, I volunteered to give out water at a marathon(马拉松). Watching the different __46__ who caught a cup was exciting.
The next year I was told for the race. I did little preparation. My only goal was to __47__. I remember by about the 5th mile, thinking “Never again!” Have you ever felt that way about something? You choose a goal but soon realize it is __48__ than you imagined. Then the most important __49__ came. Near the end, an old man ran __50__ me. I felt I failed, then I understood something. He was running his race and I was running __51__. How often in life do we compare ourselves to others and feel disappointed when we really __52__? I decided that I wouldn’t give up running. As I __53__ the finish line, I was proud of myself. Today it is a most joy in my life.
It’s natural to compare __54__ sometimes. Don’t allow those moments to make you __55__. Let them encourage you.
If you don’t win the race, but you get the lesson, and grow, you’re truly a winner.
46. A. swimmers B. runners C. drivers D. workers
47. A. finish B. win C. jump D. watch
48. A. taller B. shorter C. harder D. easier
49. A. day B. race C. moment D. person
50. A. with B. past C. through D. across
51. A. yours B. my C. his D. mine
52. A. shouldn’t B. mustn’t C. can’t D. wouldn’t
53. A. passed B. took C. crossed D. raised
54. A. next to B. face to face C. in turn D. each other
55. A. weak B. strong C. wet D. slow
A. B. C. D.
A. B. C. D.
A. B. C. D.
A. B. C. D.
A. B. C. D.
A. B. C. D.
A. B. C. D.
A. B. C. D.