He is always clever. I wonder how it_____that he should have failed the simple test this time.

A. came about    B. came over   C. came up    D. came out

The house won’t certainly sell ____ the fact that it’s overpriced.

  A. in spite of     B. because of      C. in addition to     D. but for

_____  I passed the interview! 

___  Good luck to you. next time!

A. If only     B. Only if     C. If    D. When

—What about _____concert?

—Coco Lee’s concert? To be honest, to buy ____ticket of hers is out of the question at the moment.

A. the; the   B. a; a   C. a; the   D. the; a

We’re so busy that no one in the office can _____ for any other work.

A. spare B. be spared   C. share D. be shared

  As it was almost time for the flight, all the passengers got ______ the plane.

A. around                                                 B. abroad

C. aboard                                                 D. ahead

  — I don’t know whether I should go abroad or not, Mum.

— I leave _______ to your own judgment whether you should do it.

A. that                                                      B. it

C. this                                                      D. what

How I Turned to Be Optimistic

I began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunt's house, and my mother said that we might soon be leaving for America. We were on the bus then. I was crying, and some people on the bus were turning around to look at me. I remember that I could not bear the thought of never hearing again the radio program for school children to which I listened every morning.

 I do not remember myself crying for this reason again. In fact, I think I cried very little when I was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives. When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was going to see-—the strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures. The country I was leaving never to come back was hardly in my head then.

 The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism, but the idea did not come to me at once. For the first two years in New York I was really lost—having to study in three schools as a result of family moves. I did not quite know what I was or what I should be. Mother remarried, and things became even more complex for me. Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to each other. I was often sad, and saw no end to "the hard times."

My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home. I wrote letters, filled out forms, translated at interviews with Immigration officers, took my grandparents to the doctor and translated there, and even discussed telephone bills with company representatives.

 From my experiences I have learned one important rule: almost all common troubles eventually go away! Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up, and just wait a little! I believe that my life will turn out all right, even though it will not be that easy.

How did the author get to know America?

A.  From her relatives.                  B.  From her mother.

C.  From books and pictures.             D.  From radio programs.

Upon leaving for America the author felt_______.

 A. confused                           B. excited

 C. worried                            D.  amazed

For the first two years in New York, the author _________.

 A. often lost her way                      B. did not think about her future

 C. studied in three different schools          D. got on well with her stepfather

What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 4?

 A. She worked as a translator.

 B. She attended a lot of job interviews.

 C. She paid telephone bills for her family.

 D. She helped her family with her English.

The author believes that______.

 A. her future will be free from troubles

 B. it is difficult to learn to become patient

 C. there are more good things than bad things

 D. good things will happen if one keeps trying

It is ______ that terrorism is a great threat to world peace.

 A. widely accepted  B. widely accepting

 C. wide accepted              D. wide accepting

I have been looking for this book for months, and _____ I have found it.

　　A.at least  B. in no time  C.at last  D.at present