Seeing his mother seemed uninterested in the story and _______she remained _______with her cellphone, he chose to massage her back.

A. /, occupied B. that, occupying

C. /, to be occupied D. that, occupied

With the situation worsening, the army threatens to_______ if a general election is not to be held as scheduled. So let's _______some serious work.

A. take over, get down to B. take up, come up with

C. take on, come down with D. take apart, live up to

--- Did you try to _______the manager to come to attend the lecture?

--- Yes. He _______, but he was too busy at that moment.

A. recommend, meant to

B.persuade, meant to have

C. suggest, had meant to

D. request, was meant

Would you drop in at my house this afternoon if _______?

A. you are convenient

B. it is convenient for you

C. it is convenient of you

D. you will be convenient

_______it took 200 years to move from the steam engine to the Internet, there could be major development in _______ are now considered frontiers(尖端) of science in just the past few ten years.

A. When, which B. While, which

C. While, what D. When, that

A warm thought suddenly _______to me _______I might take the place of the hero to buy some flowers for his mother’s 60th birthday.

A. came, if B. crossed, when

C. occurred, that D. struck, that

_______ the best in a recent science competition, the three students were awarded scholarships ________21,000 dollars.

A. Judging; would total

B. To be judged; totaled

C. Having judged; to total

D. Judged; totaling

--- When I needed his help, my roommate just stood by and did nothing.

---_______He appears to be a warm-hearted person.

A. You don’t say! B. You set me up.

C. I’ll say. D. Don’t fall for it.

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Whatever misfortune you face, just hold up your head and face it with a smile! I got to know this from a musical soul.

The other day I was feeling quite , having just been laid off from my job. With so many to pay, I was wondering what was going to happen to my family.

I got off the bus when I heard piano music and singing rising above the noise of the . I walked a bit slower, trying to find out where it was coming from. Through the I saw a young lady sitting at a piano with a box next to her.

She was singing songs about love and her sweet voice me a bit. Then I stood there watching her playing, thinking that it must take to perform on her own in front of hundreds of people she didn’t know.

She might have felt my for she occasionally looked in my direction.

By now I was telling myself that I could at least tell her how good she sounded. I walked and put some money in her box and she expressed her thanks with a smile on her face.

I asked her , “Why are you playing the piano in the middle of this crowded place?”

She explained to me that she sees so many people in the world that she is trying to relieve the pain by motivational (激勵(lì)的) music.

Instead of continuing my way home, I said to her, “I have been going through a time lately, but you’ve made me again.”

“I’m happy that I could be to you,” she replied. “Why are you so sad?”

I told her my story and said, “I’m not so about what to do….”

“You see, here’s the ,” she responded. “When you were walking, your head was down.” She looked me in the eyes and went on, “Don’t look defeated, because comes in different ways and if your head is down you might never see it. You should more … lift your head up.”

I was really by what she said! I did hold my head up and soon got through the difficult time.

So in trouble, just face it bravely and you are sure to overcome your difficulty sooner or later.

1.A. lonely B. relaxed C. frustrated D. breathless

2.A. fare B. bills C. fines D. prices

3.A. listeners B. background C. instrument D. traffic

4. A. trees B. crowd C. buildings D. street

5. A. shocked B. amused C. excited D. comforted

6.A. energy B. courage C. patience D. technique

7.A. presence B. mood C. thought D. appreciation

8.A. aside B. down C. over D. off

9.A. quietly B. eagerly C. seriously D. curiously

10. A. negative B. unhealthy C. positive D. elderly

11.A. sharing B. creating C. enjoying D. teaching

12.A. tense B. wonderful C. crazy D. rough

13.A. enthusiastic B. emotional C. hopeful D. energetic

14. A. helpful B. worthwhile C. useful D. available

15.A. ashamed B. sure C. particular D. anxious

16. A. problem B. situation C. conflict D. condition

17.A. success B. aid C. opportunity D. happiness

18.A. focus B. look C. fight D. smile

19.A. impressed B. moved C. inspired D. satisfied

20.A. however B. whenever C. whoever D. wherever

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