He insisted that he _______ nothing wrong and that he _______ now.

A. did, be freed                  B. had done, would be freed   

C. should do, should be freed       D. should do, was

Consult the page adapted from an English dictionary and do Questions 65～68.

What does the phrase “green shoots” mean in “Green shoots have begun to appear in different markets”?

A. Signs of recovery.                                      B. High prices.

C. Environmental protection.                   D. Change in policy.

Fill in the blank in the sentence “I can’t believe this is Joshua—he’s ______ since we last met!”

A. shot out           B. shot through       C. shot up            D. shot down

When you are talking about unimportant things, we say you are ______.

A. shooting yourself in the foot                    B. shooting the breeze

C. shooting your mouth off                    D. shooting questions at somebody

Choose a word to complete the sentence “The ______, which killed a policeman and wounded a passer-by, was reported to have lasted only 13 seconds.”

A. shooter            B. shoot                C. shot                  D. shooting

Occasions are quite rare ______ I have the time to spend a day with my kids.

   A. when                    B. which                   C. why                    D. who

Rather than ____________ on a crowded bus, he always prefers ______________ home.

A. riding; to cycle                B. riding; cycling          C. to ride; cycling                D. ride; to cycle

        , you’ll never be able to persuade him．

       A．However hard may you try     B．Try however hard you may

       C．However hard you may try     D．Try hard however you may

_________ money, his parents couldn’t send him to university.

A. Lacked              B. Lacking of           C. For lack of       D. Lacked in

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       Making new friends means _______（put） yourself out on a limb and asking others not only to accept you, but to like you and want to be around you as well. ________(fortunate)， there is no magical solution ______ this part of the process, so if you want to make friends, take a deep breath and jump right in!

       _____ first step to making new friends is figuring out what is holding you back. A lot of times people _____ are interested in making new friends don’t know why they don’t have them already. They can’t see that _____ own actions are working against them.

       Once you can identify(確認，確定) what is keeping you from making new friends, you need to work through these concerns. This can be painful ______ you will need to put yourself outside of your comfort zones to see any real differences.

       The next step is to shine in these social settings so that others will leave with a positive _______ (impress). If you find social situations hard, just rely on a few simple rules.

       When you feel _______ (confidence) that you’ve made some great new friends, get out there and celebrate with them! No matter ________ you decide to do, the important thing is to celebrate your new friends and hopefully continue cultivating more.

The headmaster told us ____ football in the teaching building.

A. to not play   B. not to play  C. not playing   D. not played

I arrive at nine o'clock, teach until twelve thirty and then have a meal; that is my morning       .

A．policy         B．behavior       C．tendency       D．routine

Many people now think that teachers give pupils too much homework. They say that it is 　36　   for children to work at home in their free time.  　37　  ， they argue that most teachers do not   　38　   plan the homework tasks they give to pupils. The result is that pupils have to   　39　  tasks which they have already done at school.

Recently in Greece， many parents   　40　   about the difficult homework which teachers gave to their children. The parents said that most of the homework was a waste of time， and they wanted to   　41　   it. Spain and Turkey are two countries which stopped homework recently. In Denmark， Germany and several other countries in Europe， teachers cannot   　42　   homework at weekends. In Holland， teachers allow pupils to stay at school to do their homework. The children are   　43　   to help one another. Similar   　44　   also exists in some British schools.

Most people agree that homework is not   　45　  . A pupil who can do his homework in a quiet and   　46　   room is in a much better position than a pupil who does his homework in a small， noisy room with the television on. Some parents help their children with their homework. Other parents take no   　47　   at all in their children’s homework.

A.unnecessary       B.uninteresting C.unfortunate      D.unimportant

A.Nevertheless      B.However    C.Therefore          D.Moreover

A.considerably      B.favorably   C.properly           D.pleasantly

A.finish                B.repeat     C.attend               D.accomplish

A.quarreled       B.puzzled      C.explored           D.complained

A.delay              B.stop           C.block                D.prove

A.design               B.draft          C.do                    D.set  

A.forbidden       B.free           C.desperate          D.afraid

A.schedule         B.mistake      C.arrangement      D.behavior

A.fair                B.average      C.balanced           D.comparative

A.furnished        B.expensive   C.comfortable      D.suitable

A.interest              B.curiosity    C.notice               D.attention