Was it because of the bad weather _____ the sports meeting had to be put off till next Friday?

       A. why                         B. what                        C. that                                 D. which

I like this jacket better than that one ,but it costs almost three times           .

    A. as much      B. as many         C. so much       D. so many

我聽不到你，她也聽不到你。I can hardly hear you. ____________ ____________ ___________.

You think he is a man with great determination, _________.

A. so he is and so do you          B. so does he and so do you

C. so he is and so are you   D. so he is and so you are

---Would you mind if turned on the TV?

   ---_______. I want to watch the news.

  A. Never mind      .               B. No, please don’t

  C. I’d rather you didn’t               D. Yes, go ahead

When I was young, I really doubted whether there was love between my parents. Every day they were busy earning money so that they could  36  the high tuition my brother and I needed. They didn't  37  in the romantic ways that I read in books or saw on TV.

One day, Mom was sewing(縫補) a quilt(被子).  I  38  sat down beside her. "Mom, I have a  39  here," I said after a while. "Is there love between you and Dad?" I asked her in a very  40  voice. Mom stopped her work and raised her head with  41  in her eyes. She didn't answer immediately. She bent her head and continued to sew the quilt. I was  42  if I had hurt her.  I was in great embarrassment and I was at a loss what to do. But at last she said, very  43  , "Susan, look at this  44 . Sometimes it appears but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and lasting. If  45  is a quilt, love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen, but it's really there.  46  is inside." I listened carefully but couldn't understand her until years later.

One day, Dad accidentally got  47  while on duty. Ever since then he could no longer  48  properly.  Every morning and dusk, Mom would help Dad walk slowly on the country road. Along the country road, there were beautiful flowers, green grass and trees. The leaves were gently glistening(閃亮)  49  the sun shining upon them. All of these made up the most beautiful  50  in the world. "Dad, how are you feeling now?" I asked him one day. "Susan, don't worry about me," he said gently. "I just like walking with your mom. I like this kind of life." Looking into his eyes, I  51  what he meant. The doctor had said Dad would  52  in two months. But that day never came.  He  53  away in peace.   54   I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this   55  , I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life, which makes life strong and warm. 

36. A. afford                B. cost                  C. spend               D. offer
37. A. go                     B. live                  C. act                   D. walk

38. A. happily               B. silently             C. secretly            D. nervously

39. A. request              B. problem           C. message     D. question

40. A. loud                  B. light                 C. low                  D. clear
41. A. surprise             B. anger               C. stress                D. horror

42. A. amazed              B. confused   C. shocked     D. ashamed

43. A. quickly              B. excitedly          C. bitterly             D. gently
44. A. quilt                  B. needle              C. thread              D. sewing
45. A. belief                B. work                C. experience        D. life

46. A. Warmth             B. Thread     C. Cotton              D. Love
47. A. tired                  B. drunk               C. ill                    D. injured
48. A. talk                   B. walk                C. work                D. think
49. A. with                  B. as                    C. for                   D. by
50. A. signs                 B. symbols    C. pictures            D. reflections
51. A. read                  B. doubted    C. translated  D. recognized
52. A. retire                 B. recover             C. regain              D. remove
53. A. passed       B. escaped    C. faded               D. turned
54. A. Again                B. Once                C. Then                D. Later

55. A. lesson         B. account    C. experience        D. accident

------- Would you mind opening the door? It is too hot.

------- ________

A. Not in the least.                         B. Yes, I do.

C. No, I won’t.                            D. Ok.

---Are you a football player?

    --- _________.

A. Yes, I used to  B. No, but I am.   C. No, but I used to be.    D. Yes, but I used to be.

---John has made a great deal of progress lately.

   ---__________, and _______.

    A. So he has; so have you      B. So he has; so you have

C. So has he; so have you      D. So has he; so you have

Not until ______ stayed together for a couple of weeks _______ we had a lot in cmmon.

       A. we had; did I find     B. had we; I found C. we had; I found D. had we; did I find