( )6. — How long will the punishment last? — ________.
A. Since you have finished your homework
B. Until you finish your homework
C. Before you finish your homework
D. Not until you finish your homework

B

( )7. I wanted to buy a new watch. But the cost made me ________.
A. change on my mind
B. change my mind
C. to change my mind
D. change my mood

B

( )8. — Chinese astronauts can work in space now.
— Yes. We are ________ them.
A. proud of
B. pleased with
C. proud to
D. known for

A

( )9. — What's the matter ________ him?
— He's worrying about his job. The job ________ more ________ him than anything else.
A. with; matters; with
B. with; matters; to
C. to; matter; with
D. to; mattered; to

B

( )10. Mrs Ding always tries her best to get us ________ harder on lessons.
A. to work
B. work
C. working
D. worked

A

( )11. He always lived ________ people's lives because of the war.
A. in surprise of
B. in fear of
C. to his surprise
D. in fear that

B

( )12. — School Art Week is coming. Shirley decides to __________ the painting competition.
— I'm sure she'll win.
A. come up with
B. try out for
C. get on with
D. look forward to

B

( )13. — Do you know the Pakistan girl Malala, the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize?
— Yes. Her ________ makes the whole world shocked.
A. achievement
B. advantage
C. agreement
D. attention

A

( )14. Some passengers were waiting at the bus stop ________ the whole roof fell down.
A. while
B. when
C. as soon as
D. after

B

( )15. — Home is always the warmest place.
— ________. East or west, home is the best.
A. I don't think so
B. I'm afraid not
C. I hope not
D. I can't agree more

D

五、根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。
A master was said to be able to make mountains move.
A man came to him asking for a show. The master sat 200 metres away in front of a mountain for a moment, went to the foot of it and said that was the end of the show. The man was greatly puzzled(疑惑不解的) and asked him to 1. e______. The master said, "There has 2. n______ been a way to make mountains move. What you can do is to go to the mountain if it doesn't come."
One of my friends was very suitable to be a businessman, but he wanted to be a 3. p______. He stopped working in a company and devoted 4. h______ to painting at home. Several years later, however, he made little 5. p______ in painting.
He was very sad. 6. A______ thinking carefully for some time, he made up his mind to start doing business again. It took him only a few years to become a 7. s______ businessman. Meanwhile, he spent his spare time in painting and learning from others. His works finally won high 8. p______ from the art community. He even had his collections published. His 9. d______ came true at last.
Everyone sets up a goal to fight for. If the goal is set in a 10. w______ direction, he or she has to make an adjustment(调整). If the goal cannot be changed, he or she has to change himself or herself first and try another method to achieve it.

1. explain 2. never 3. painter 4. himself 5. progress 6. After 7. successful 8. praise 9. dream 10. wrong