I know a little bit about Italy as my wife and I ________ there several years ago.

   A. are going     B. had been    C. went          D. have been

The Town Hall ______ in the 1800’s was the most distinguished building at that time.

   A. to be completed   B. having been completed

   C. completed           D. being completed

The trip to that city was eye-opening for everyone, and near its end , all the young people in our group began to reflect on what it had meant. We __21__ the first night we had arrived. We had all gone into the markets of the city __22__ the young people could experience its energy. But what we actually saw simply   23  us all –the rundown houses, the children in rags, the people begging for money… Walking home,  24   under a low bridge, we came across  25   families of homeless people seeking a bit of dry ground to sleep on  26   he night. We had to step over bodies as we found our way through the darkness.

The poverty(貧困) was  27   than anything my young companions had ever imagined. Back in the hotel, an air of sadness settled over the group. Many  28   and cried. Spending time in this  29   moves a person to care about humanity.

That evening, our group spent hours talking about what we had  30  . Gently, I encouraged everyone to talk about the difficult  31   that day’s discoveries had inspired. Sitting together  32   a circle as everyone had a chance to speak, we all began to realize that  33   of us was alone in our struggle to cope with our reactions.

Based on my  34   in poverty-stricken areas, I suggested that  35   the emotions we had were painful, they could also be important in helping us to move forward. We all  36   that we had seen things that should never be allowed to happen.  37   , what could we do about it? Together, we began to brainstorm ways we could help to ease the  38   we had seen. As I encouraged group members to focus on  39   they could do, a sense of determination  40   the previous sadness. Instead of despair, these young people began to feel a call to action.

21．A．put up with       B．got back to      C．looked back on      D．made up for

22．A．now that         B．so that          C．a(chǎn)s if              D．even if

23．A．puzzled          B．a(chǎn)nnoyed          C．embarrassed        D．shocked

24．A．marching         B．running          C．passing            D．moving

25．A．entire           B．normal           C．a(chǎn)verage            D．general

26．A．beyond           B．with             C．till                D．for

27．A．stronger         B．deeper           C．worse               D．less

28．A．gave up          B．broke down       C．set off             D．held on

29．A．environment       B．hotel             C．house               D．background

30．A．inspected         B．a(chǎn)ttempted        C．witnessed         D．challenged

31．A．feelings          B．decisions         C．thoughts           D．impressions

32．A．a(chǎn)long            B．a(chǎn)round           C．by                  D．in

33．A．neither           B．either            C．none             D．each

34．A．experiences       B．schedules         C．data              D．position

35．A．once             B．while            C．since              D．unless

36．A．supposed         B．a(chǎn)dvised           C．confirmed          D．a(chǎn)greed

37．A．Surely           B．Rather            C．Now                D．Indeed

38．A．burden           B．suffering          C．a(chǎn)nxiety          D．difficulty

39．A．how             B．where            C．what                D．when

40．A．replaced          B．changed          C．covered          D．improved

－Hey, you haven’t been acting like yourself, Everything OK?

 －______.

A.  I’m fine, thanks   B. Sure, it is      C. That’s good         D. It’s OK

We first met on a train in 2000. We both felt immediately that we ______ each other for years.

A. knew                       B. have known                     C. have known              D. know

— Are you ready for Spain?

— Yes. 1 want the girls to experience that______they are young.

A. while                              B. until                                C. if                                      D. before

 Have you heard ___ news? The price of____petrol is going up again！

A. the, the      B. 不填，the    C. the, 不填    D. 不填，不填

I began to feel _____ in the new school when I saw some families faces.

A. at home    B. at heart    C. at will    D. at sight

There are plenty of jobs ______ in the western part of the country.

A. present        B. available       C. precious        D. convenient

The telephone _______, but by the time I got indoors, it stopped.

   A. had rung        B. was ringing      C. rings       D. has rung