单项选择；

16. When you meet with difficulties, you shouldn’t ______.   

  A. lose your heart      B. lost your heart

  C. lose heart           D. lose the heart

17. Disney______ some of his pictures ______ him in the hope ______ getting a job.   

  A. had, with, for        B. had, about with, of

  C. took, away, of        D. took along, with, of

18. How many years is it ______ he left for Shanghai?   

  A. after      B. since      C. before      D. until

19. I will go with you ______ the next stop.   

  A. as long as      B. so long as

  C. as far as       D. so far as

20. He decided ______ piano because he was tired of it.   

  A. to give teaching up      B. giving up teaching

  C. to give up teaching      D. to give in teaching

21. More study should ______ your English.   

  A. bring on      B. bring with

  C. bring in       D. bring about

22. Have you ever been to Beijing, ______ I left nine years ago?   

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

23. What seems ______ to my parents doesn’t ______ me at all.  

  A. interesting, interested      B. interested, interest

  C. interesting, interesting      D. interesting, interest

24. Is ______ possible for us to finish the design before New Year’s Day?   

  A. that      B. this      C. it      D. what

25. Our class teacher is very kind and friendly ______ us but he is also very strict ______ us. 

  A. with, to      .B. to, to      C. with, with     D. to, with

26. They were warned ______ the journey would be dangerous.   

  A. if      B. whether      C. how      D. that

27. Because of the work of drug nicotine, ______ you start taking the drug, it’s very difficult to give it up.   

  A. when    B. once    C. until      D. unless

28. He was told nobody but his two uncles ______ still smoking.   

  A. is      B. are      C. was      D. were

29. Although she received a lot of money, she ______ sad because she could never see her son again.   

  A. continued      B. went on      C. remained      D. still

30. China isn’t ______ she used to be.    

  A. that      B. what      C. where      D. how

完形填空；

Fred Mundy enjoyed life. He loved adventure and the great outdoors, especially riding his

Motorcycle.

One day, Fred decided to   31  a motorcycle race. The race was to be run on a dangerous

Course through 150 miles of rough __32__.  Fred was a proud man; he wanted to __33_ the race.

So, to save energy, he only tool along a small ___34__ of water, some apples, and a few pieces of bread. The race began. Fred got off to a good __35___ . But somewhere along the way, he made a __36___ turn. He became lost in a wilderness of sand and rock – a lonely place __37___ the temperature can easily top 40 degrees centigrade! A __38___ party was organized, and planes were brought in. Soon the searchers began __39___ something: Fred’s motorcycle, foot prints in the sand, even his empty can. __40__ they couldn’t find Fred. The searchers could not _41___ this. Why didn’t Fred try to signal（发信号）the airplanes above? Why didn’t he leave marks for the searchers to __42___? It was almost as if he didn’t want to be found. Twelve days __43___ the race, the searchers found Fred’s body. And near it , they found his bright orange helmet（头盔） _44___ under a small bush. It seemed to be hidden so that __45___ couldn’t be seen from the air. Perhaps the searchers were right.  Maybe Fred __46___ want to be found. __47___? Because he was a ___48_ man. He was trying to find his __49___ way out of the desert. _50____ he never made it. Fred Mundy had lost his race with time.

31. A. enter             B. watch           C. help             D. organize

32. A. forest            B. village           C. desert            D. country

33. A. defeat             B. enjoy           C. improve           D. win

34. A. bottle                    B. can            C. cup              D. mouthful

35. A. way                     B. speed          C .position           D. start

36. A. skilled             B. difficult         C. wrong            D. dangerous

37. A. that               B. where        C. whose            D. when

38. A. race               B. helping          C. search            D. saving

39. A. watching                 B. collecting        C. recognizing      D. finding

40. A. Instead           B. But             C. Besides          D. And

41. A. guess                    B. judge           C. understand       D. prove

42. A. tell                B. follow           C. study           D. receive

43. A. before             B. during           C. past            D. after

44. A lost                B buried           C. hidden           D. hung

45. A. it                 B. searchers        C. planes           D. he

46. A. didn’t              B. mustn’t       C. couldn’t        D. shouldn’t

47. A. How              B. What         C. Why           D. Which

48. A. proud              B. stupid          C. strong          D. strange

49. A. only               B. lost            C. lonely          D. own

50. A. So                B. But             C. And            D. Or