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_____ more energy to my studies instead of to online games, I would be sitting in

a comfortable office now.

A. Were I devoted      B. Had I devoted

C. Would I devote  D. Should I devote

The poor boy seems _____ the news that his father died in the car accident for there is no sign of sorrow on his face.

A. not to be known                B. not to have received

C. to have not received             D. not to know

Workers who cannot speak good English may be at disadvantage ____ with foreign

customers.

A. when interacting               B. when interacted

C. when to interact               D. when being interacted

It is a great pity that the band which Jack was a member of ____ after 26 years of

playing together on stage.

A. broke up        B. put up            C. sent up        D. took up

It was so dark outside that the little child ________ go out by himself.

A. dare not to       B. dared              C. dares          D. didn’t dare to

I wonder why you didn’t do as ________ and it’s the third time you have done this.

A. telling          B. be told             C. told to         D. tell

—Tom, have you finished your homework?

—Yes, I ________ before you came back, mom.

A. finished        B. have finished      C. had finished    D. finish

The doctor did __________ save the patient’s life.

A. that he could do                B. all what he could

C. all he could to                  D. which he could

I break off a piece of candy and take pleasure in its sweet outside and the bitter, dark chocolate inside, thinking of my own life. Being raised by a single parent was a bitter-sweet 36 , which gave me motivation and ambition.

There were several years that have left a(n)  37   bitter taste in my mouth —those when my mother married a man and moved my sister, Emily, and me several states away from our hometown. The first few months were  38  : baseball games, family trips to the mall, dinners and movies together. Then things changed. Baseball became too expensive, and trips to the mall were  39  by days Emily and I spent isolated (孤立的) in our rooms under our stepfather’s    40   . Moreover, screaming matches between him and our mother always  41  dinner. We spent five years living in a family that had  42  a war zone. Emily and I almost grew used to this situation . Then one evening, after another argument had erupted , we left home. I was 14, my sister 11, and we were  43  .A friend of my mother let us stay with her.

Instead of focusing on our economic instability, my mother selflessly pushed me to struggle for success. She wanted me to lead a more  44  life than hers. She worked long hours every night to pay her bills.  45   , she would find time to read and play with Emily and me. Mom taught me the  46  of perseverance (堅(jiān)持不懈) and education. We finally settled in Texas. And now, writing this essay with my favorite candy close at hand, I realize my family and I are at the best points of our lives. I haven’t let the trying times stop me from making  47   , both academically and personally. I know that a bitter environment can provide good learning experiences, and that success, even more than candy, is the sweetest treat of all.

1.A. behavior                B. habit                    C. activity                  D. experience

2.A. hardly                        B. extremely      C. potentially           D. Gently

3.A. sweet                    B. bitter                     C. boring                  D. terrible

4.A. concerned           B. associated    C. accompanied       D. replaced

5.A. sympathy              B. reminder    C. orders                  D. requests

6.A. separated             B. interrupted           C. harmed                 D. Adjusted

7.A. turned into           B. turned up     C. turned down        D. turned on

8.A. homeless             B. lucky                      C. educated              D. wealthy

9.A. interesting      B. comfortable    C. simple                  D. typical

10.A. Instead              B. Otherwise      C. Meanwhile          D. Therefore

11.A. value                 B. cost                C. price                               D. theme

12.A. emotions                    B. expectations           C. fortunes                        D. achievements

Robert Burns was born   1.   1759 in a poor family with many debts. Encouraged by his first love, Nelly Kirkpatrick, he began to write poems. Soon he achieved great fame after his first book of poetry was published. Famous   2.   he was, he had to earn   3. living by farming. Unfortunately, a hard life and weak health shortened his life. He died   4.  the age of 37 in 1796. In memory of him, people built  5.   statue of him in George Square in Glasgow, Scotland. Besides, his house in Alloway was opened as a museum of his life and work.

Burns was one of the Romantic poets. Influenced   6.    the Romantic Movement, their poetry is full of imagination and strong feelings. Freedom    7.    beauty are the frequent topics.

“A Red, Red Rose” is Burns’s popular poem. It was intended to be a song. He wrote in the same way  8.   which Scottish people spoke back then and was divided into four sections. In the poem symbols like a red rose and a song are used to describe his love.