The boss has given everyone a special holiday, so we ________ go to work tomorrow.
A．can’t B．mustn’t C．needn’t D．shouldn’t
If you have a self-centered attitude, it is, in my view, too selfish _____ you when making friends with others.
A．for B．in C．of D．on
When Joe was about to start school, all signs pointed to success. Yet things turned out to be quite 36 . The fourth grade even found him at the 37 of the class. Joe struggled day and night, but it did not 38 —until one stormy afternoon.
On that afternoon, 39 the math teacher started to introduce difficult concepts, dark clouds
covered the sky, and the storm set in. Hard though she tried to make the kid, 40 , the thunder won the battle for their attention. No one 41 the concepts. Except for Joe. He understood them and answered all the questions correctly. The teacher patted him on the back, and told him to go around to the others and explain how he had managed it. 42 by his newfound success, Joe moved quickly throughout the room. Soon math time was followed by the time for 43 . All children naturally drew 44 pictures on such a day. Except for Joe.
Since then, Joe started 45 . Though he never made it to the top, his math teacher was always 46 and curious about the change: Why had that stormy day changed Joe?
On the day Joe graduated, he presented the teacher with his most 47 possession—the picture of a bright yellow sun. On the picture Joe had written: This is the day I 48 my brightness.
1. A．unfair B．boring C．disappointing D．dangerous
2. A．center B．top C．beginning D．bottom
3. A．happen B．work C．finish D．last
4. A．until B．since C．because D．as
5. A．concentrate B．change C．hide D．sit
6. A．challenged B．grasped C．doubted D．admitted
7. A．Relieved B．Surprised C．Encouraged D．Puzzled
8. A．class B．sports C．art D．tea
9. A．great B．dark C．different D．strange
10. A．improving B．painting C．recovering D．studying
11. A．worried B．amazed C．friendly D．cautious
12. A．familiar B．expensive C．admirable D．precious
13. A．woke up to B．put up with C．got on with D．looked down upon
— Forgotten something? I can keep an eye on your kids if you want to go and get it.
—______
A．It’s very kind of you. B．Oh. how careless of me!
C．I might as well go and got it. D．Well, I can do without it.
The engine just won’t start. Something seems ______ wrong with it.
A．to go B．to have gone C．going D．having gone
A Midsummer Night’s Dream ______at the Theatre Royal on 19th June, and then tours throughout Scotland.
A．opens B．is opened C．will open D．will be opened
