The government is trying to go something to＿better understanding between the two countries．

A)raise　     B)promote　     C)heighten　      D)increase

--- I’m sorry I can’t go with you.

  　--- ______? Haven’t you agreed?

  　A. How’s that                B. What is it  

  　C. Why don’t you             D. What do you think

Ero Carrera is watching the computer screen in a lab in California as he tracks a new computer virus slowly circling the globe, targeting cell phones. Working from the US office of the Finnish computer   21   firm, Carrera knows this virus could be the start of something big and   22  . He’s one of a couple of hundred “virus hunters” worldwide who guard computers and cell phones from   23  . That’s the job for these unlikely action heroes of the Internet age, where quick and curious minds are more important than strong   24  .

    Carrera works with Tzvetan Chaliavski to form the two-man team in California. Like that of other employees in the anti-virus companies in the world, their work is at the battle front of providing   25   from the damaging of computer virus, worms and Trojans. They break down software to discover a new virus and crack its code. Then they   26   and ship out a software update to customers. Roughly 300 new samples of viruses await the pair on a(n)  27   day.

    Carrera has created a mathematical formula(公式), to   28   easily the software structure of viruses. With it, he is better able to compare the many variants(變種) and families of malware(惡意軟件). To his   29  , Chaliavski, it doesn’t even matter why someone would create a virus. All that   30   is the hunt.

21. A. advertising          B. commercial                     C. printing                    D. security

22. A. admiring             B. exciting                    C. inviting                    D. threatening

23. A. attack                 B. bombing                  C. competition                     D. struggle

24. A. heads                  B. feelings                    C. muscles                    D. spirits

25. A. access                 B. contact                     C. measures                  D. protection

26. A. copy                   B. create                    C. delete                    D. download

27. A. average               B. original                    C. previous                   D. special

28. A. get off                B. make out                  C. pick up                    D. take in

29. A. assistant                  B. manager                   C. partner                            D. secretary

30. A. ignores               B. matters                     C. overlooks                 D. rejects

A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s __1__, she said she would go. This __2__ be the first time that his classmates and teacher __3__ his mother and he felt __4__ of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar (疤痕) that __5__ nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to __6__ why or how she got the scar.

At the meeting, the people were __7__ by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother __ 8__ the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed (尷尬) and __9 __ himself from everyone. He did, however, get within __10__of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.

The teacher asked __11__, “How did you get the scar on your face?”

The mother replied, “__12__ my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was __13__ afraid to go in because the fire was __14__，so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked __15__ but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She __16__ the burned side of her face. “This scar will be __17__, but to this day, I have never __18__ what I did.”

At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great __19__ of the sacrifice (犧牲) that his mother had made for him. He held her hand __20__ for the rest of the day.

1. A. enjoyment   B. disappointment  C. surprise    D. excitement

2. A. would     B. could             C. should      D. must

3. A. noticed   B. greeted            C. accepted  D. met

4. A. sick      B. ashamed           C. afraid    D. tired

5. A. included    B. passed          C. covered       D. shaded

6. A. talk about   B. think about C. care about    D. hear about

7. A. impressed  B. surprised    C. excited    D. comforted

8. A. in sight of   B. by means of    C. by way of D. in spite of

9. A. hid   B. protected  C. separated   D. escaped

10. A. understanding    B. reminding   C. hearing   D. learning

11. A. carefully  B. seriously    C. nervously   D. anxiously

12. A. As    B. When     C. Since     D. While

13. A. so     B. much C. quite   D. too

14. A. out of control B. under control C. in control  D. over control

15. A. helpless   B. hopeless    C. senseless  D. useless

16. A. pointed    B. showed    C. wiped   D. touched

17. A. ugly       B. lasting     C. serious     D. frightening

18. A. forgot  B. recognized  C. considered    D. regretted

19. A. honor    B. sense     C. happiness   D. pride

20. A. quietly   B. slightly     C. tightly    D. suddenly

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We should learn to put love in motion every day．We should show our children that even the   36  act of kindness counts．

The chiming clock announced it was time to leave for church, but I was far from   37 ．Seeing this, my husband   38   to iron my clothes for me．Our 3-year-old daughter approached him．

“Are you ironing   39   shirt, Daddy? ” she asked．

“No, I’m ironing Mommy’s shirt．”

“Oh, did you think it was your shirt? ” A small giggle（咯咯笑）escaped her   40  ．“That’s silly．” k+s-5#u 

“No, I knew it was Mommy’s shirt．” he said．

A(n)   41   expression crossed my daughter’s face．“Then why are you doing that?”

“Because your Mommy is a special person, and I like to   42   her．” he answered．

“Oh,” she happily replied, and then skipped out of the room．“I’m going to help my brother．”

As our children’s   43   teachers, we know that little eyes watch our every move．They imitate not only our actions, but our 　44  ．For example, we often hear our children   45   their brothers, sisters or friends in a   46   we know they learned from   47  ．But on the positive side, the propensity (傾向性) to   48   can serve us well when we try to model, and   49  teach, an attitude of kindness and cheerful servanthood．

We all try to do nice things for our family．Think about the last time when you cooked a meal or folded laundry．  50   did you feel about   51   your family in this way? Were you glad to do it   52   did you feel resentful that you were stuck with this mundane (平凡的) chore?   53  , none of us has a cheerful servant’s heart every day．  54   if we want our children willingly to reach out to others and show kindness and compassion, it is essential that they see us doing the   55  ．

36．A．biggest    B．smallest  C．least            D．best

37．A．relaxed    B．satisfied         C．ready    D．happy

38．A．showed    B．provided C．supplied    D．offered

39．A．my        B．your            C．our             D．their

40．A．lips       B．nose            C．eyes     D．ears

41．A．upset      B．funny           C．puzzled  D．proud

42．A．offer      B．gain     C．give     D．help

43．A．last       B．first     C．closest   D．best

44．A．behavior B．a(chǎn)ttitudes   C．manners        D．thought

45．A．praise     B．point    C．a(chǎn)ppreciate       D．scold

46．A．tone       B．word    C．voice    D．a(chǎn)ccent

47．A．others      B．friends          C．us              D．teachers

48．A．imitate     B．give            C．obtain           D．learn

49．A．in charge      B．in detail       C．in return             D．in turn

50．A．What     B．How            C．That            D．Whether  

51．A．serving    B．caring         C．leaving          D．building

52．A．a(chǎn)nd         B．or     C．but        D．otherwise

53．A．Surprisingly     B．Naturally            C．Regularly            D．Patiently

54．A．Maybe     B．Still     C．Otherwise       D．But

55．A．good            B．job            C．example             D．same

I’m sorry you’ve been waiting so long, but it’ll still be some time ____ Brian get back.

before    B. since    C. till    D. After

I must be getting fat—I can         do my trousers up.

A.  fairly        B.  hardly        C.  nearly      D.  seldom

It was __________ back home after the experiment.

A.  not until midnight did he go     B.  until midnight that he didn’t go

C.  not until midnight that he went   D.  until midnight when he didn’t go

The film brought the hours back to me _________ I was taken good care of in that faraway village.

A. until          B. that          C. when           D. where

You__________be tired－you’ve only been working for an hour.

A.  must not      B.  won’t           C.  can’t         D.  may not