They used to make ________ to meet and have a party at the end of a month.
A.a rule |
B.it a rule |
C.it rule |
D.them a rule |
--- I’d like to buy an expensive sports car.
----- Well, sir. We’ve got several models_______
A.to be chosen from |
B.to choose |
C.to choose from |
D.for choosing |
. Our teacher has a __________ for thinking up ways _________ his speeches attractive.
A.gift, of making |
B.gift, to making |
C.knowledge, of making |
D.knowledge, to make |
The police tried ________________ to break up the protest crowds.
A.in a vain |
B.in vain |
C.in the vain |
D.for vain |
III.完形填空:(本题有20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
A soldier was coming home after the war. He 41 his parents from San Francisco. He told them that he was going home but he had a 42 he’d like to bring home.
“Sure,” they replied, “we’d love to 43 him.”
“There is something you should know.” The son 44 , “He was hurt pretty badly in the fighting so that he 45 an arm and a leg. He has 46 else to go, and I want him to live with us.”
“I’m sorry to hear that, son. Maybe we can 47 him somewhere to live.”
“No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live with us.”
“Son”, said the father, “you don’t know what you’re 48 . He would be a 49 burden on us. We have our own lives to live. I think you should just come home and 50 about this guy. He’ll find a way to live on his 51 .” At that point, the son 52 the phone. The parents heard nothing 53 from him.
A few days later, 54 , they received a call from the San Francisco police. Their son had died after falling from a building. The police 55 it was suicide(自杀). The 56 parents flew to San Francisco and were taken to the body of their son. They 57 him, but to their horror they also discovered their son had only one arm and one leg.
We find it 58 to love those who are good-looking or fun to have around, but we don’t like people who make us feel 59 . We would rather stay away from people who aren’t as healthy, beautiful, or smart 60 we are.
41. A. asked B. called C. wrote to D. shouted
42. A. friend B. classmate C. officer D. soldier
43. A. accept B. have C. meet D. welcome
44. A. said B. added C. stopped D. answered
45. A. missed B. wounded C. hurt D. lost
46. A. anywhere B. somewhere C. nowhere D. everywhere
47. A. find B. leave C. ask D. provide
48. A. making for B. using for C. asking for D. leaving for
49. A. expensive B. cheap C. soft D. terrible
50. A. talk B. forget C. think D. care
51. A. life B. own C. himself D. style
52. A. hung up B. called up C. picked up D. broke up
53. A. new B. less C. terrible D. more
54. A. therefore B. however C. then D. otherwise
55. A. believed B. reported C. told D. replied
56. A. excited B. heartbroken C. silent D. surprised
57. A. covered B. found C. thought D. recognized
58. A. hard B. easy C. simple D. nice
59. A. grateful B. powerful C. uncomfortable D. careful
60. A. than B. so C. as D. like
---- Do you _____ any difficulty ______ the subject ?
------ Yes. It’s too hard for me.
A. take; to understand B. have; in understanding
C. take; understanding D. have; to understand