Despite the great difficulty we had _____ out the plan, it paid off in the end.
A. carryingB. carriedC. to carryD. carry
Faced with_____ challenges, you should believe that your courage is what makes_____ difference.
A. the; / B. the; a C. /; a D. /; /
We shouldn’t take_____ for granted that our parents will take care of us forever.
A. thisB. thatC. them D. it
假定在英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2．只允许修改l0处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
What would we do without refrigerators? We take it for granted now, but what is it like before the refrigerator was invented? Have you never left milk out of the fridge for a day in summer? In just that time it will go badly, so you can imagine what hard life was before. For a long time, people have been using ice to make food lasting longer.
The first refrigerators were sold in late 1880s and they soon became very popular. Nowadays, almost everyone has a fridge in their homes and modern refrigerators are much more safer. Some of them are such modern that they can tell you what needs buying in advance!
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于三个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Here is my idea about 1. a friend is like. Firstly, a friend is someone you can 2. your secrets with. If you 3. him a secret, never 4. he talk about it with anybody else. Besides, a friend is always a good 5. ( listen ) when you need one. After hearing your sad stories, he will say some words that are nice and warm. Still, your 6. ( happy ) makes him happy too. What’s 7. , a good friend is 8. (will) to offer the help which you need, or can at least give you some advice. In 9. word, friends are those you like and trust, and those you will enjoy every minute that you spend 10. .
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
Tom was a businessman and he suffered many failures in his career, which made him a depressed（沮丧的）man, he often complained that others had been playing tricks on him. One day he told his wife he was so with the city that he had to leave.
So his family moved to city. In the evening of a weekend, Tom and his wife were busy up their new home the light suddenly went out. So they had to ___ work. Tom was regretful to have forgotten to bring along candles and had to wait in a low mood. Just then he heard slight, hesitant knocks on his door that sounded clear in the night.
“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Tom had no in the new city. And this was the moment he especially disliked being disturbed. , he went reluctantly(不情愿地) to the door and opened it impatiently. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have ? I’m your neighbor.” “No,” answered Tom in anger and shut the door violently. “What a nuisance（讨厌的人）!” he complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down the neighbor came to things.” After a while, the door was knocked . He opened it and found the same girl outside. But this time she was holding two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She me here to give you these .” Tom was very __ by what he saw. When he became fully aware, he said, “Thank you and your . God bless you!”
At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his in life. It was his and harshness(刻薄)with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was nobody else but himself, for he had fallen for his unsympathetic .
1.A. inspiredB. satisfiedC. encouraged D.disappointed
2.A. the otherB. other C. another D. every
3.A. lookingB. cleaningC. turningD. ending
4.A. whereB. thatC. whyD. when
5.A. continueB. quitC. startD. change
6.A. helplesslyB. happilyC. patiently D. hopefully
7.A. noisyB. quietC. darkD. crowded
8.A. friendB. consultantC. strangerD. adolescent
9.A. SoB. HoweverC. ThoughD. In case
10.A. lightsB. tricksC. candlesD. failures
11.A. whenB. thatC. thanD. while
12.A. borrowB. sellC. purchaseD. lend
13.A. suddenlyB. tooC. constantlyD. again
14.A. suggestedB. sentC. forbadeD. forced
15.A. frightenedB. surprisedC. puzzledD. pleased
16.A. brotherB. motherC. fatherD. grandma
17.A. dissatisfactionB. successC. failureD. determination
18.A. apologyB. responsibilityC. coldnessD. concept
19.A. in particularB. in allC. in generalD. in reality
20.A. brainB. thoughtC. ideaD. mind
