1. No one was sure how long the snowstorm ____________（last）at that moment. They were worried, but all they could do was to wait.
2. What you ordered online last week ____________（arrive）soon, I think.
3. The old man got sick last November and ____________（lie）in bed since then.
4. ____________ he ____________（pay）more if he does extra work for the company?
5. — I can’t find your father. — Oh, he ____________（fix）his computer in the next room.
6. ____________（build）another new house for myself is not an easy job. We need help.
7. ____________（make）sure that there are no mistakes, you must be more careful with your competition.
8. The small miss finally ____________（lead）to a disaster. How terrible!
9. Outgoing children prefer showing their feelings openly to ____________（control）them within themselves.
10. — Has the teacher finished marking the exam papers?
— Sorry, I don’t know. He ____________（mark）them in the office yesterday afternoon.

1. would last
2. will arrive
3. has lain
4. Will; be paid
5. is fixing
6. Building
7. To make
8. led
9. controlling
10. was marking

Middle school is like a battleground. Everyone seems to be going through embarrassing（令人尴尬的）physical changes. For me, ________ was my trouble as I stood a head above the other girls. “Stand ________, stand tall,” Grandfather would say, as I didn’t want to look so tall in front of them. But each time, I would do as he said. I understand that his advice was about more than just height.
My grandfather grew up in Europe during the war. Since German soldiers occupied（占领）his hometown, a beautiful city in Poland, he hated them and finally ________ to join the army to fight for his country’s freedom. “Stand straight, stand tall” meant something else back then. ________ the war, he went to America. Although he was alone in a new country, he was ________ to face his future.
There, he walked on the busy streets of New York. Soon, he met other European immigrants（移民）, and each of them was trying to find his or her own way to success. If they could do it, ________ couldn’t he? “Stand straight, stand tall,” he would always ________ himself.
Thanks to the help of a warm - hearted friend, my grandfather got a clothing shop on the street. At first, he was nervous. He was trying to learn this new business. Amazingly, with his ________, my grandfather sold all the clothes, shoes, gloves in no more than one month as if he had been doing it his whole life.
Listening to my grandfather’s great experiences has changed the way I see my own life. His advice to me is much more than to ________ my posture（体态）. It tells me to be ________ of who I am.
（ ）1. A. time B. height C. money D. study
（ ）2. A. straight B. up C. back D. alone
（ ）3. A. refused B. used C. forgot D. decided
（ ）4. A. Without B. Before C. After D. By
（ ）5. A. free B. ready C. thankful D. sad
（ ）6. A. how B. why C. what D. when
（ ）7. A. hate B. lose C. remind D. remember
（ ）8. A. problems B. failure C. efforts D. influence
（ ）9. A. raise B. stay C. develop D. improve
（ ）10. A. proud B. afraid C. full D. tired

1-5 BADCB
6-10 BCCDA