1. Ten years had passed. I found she had _______.A. a few white hairsB. a little white hairC. some white hairD. more fifty hair2. —Hi, this way, please.—OK.I sometimes have no sense of ______ when I arrive at the crossroad.A. positionB. directionC. situationD. condition3. —I’ve got an “A” in the examination.—That’s a good ______. You will surely win a second.A. resultB. newsC. startD. idea4. I didn’t have to work all weekend — I did it by _______.A. chanceB. choiceC. accidentD. myself5. “Did you get _____ to the party?” “Yes, I replied to it this morning.”A. an answerB. an invitationC. a questionD. a letter6. I paid him ￡50 for the painting, but its true ______ must be at least ￡500.A. priceB. moneyC. valueD. importance7. His letter was so confusing that I could hardly make any ______ of it.A. explanationB. meaningC. senseD. guess8. You’ve just missed your ______, and you will have to wait for the next round.A. chanceB. turnC. timeD. part9. —Li Lin is very bright and studies hard as well.—It’s no ______ he always gets the first place in any examination.A. questionB. doubtC. problemD. wonder10. —How can I use this washing machine?—Well, just refer to the _______.A. explanationsB. expressionsC. introductionsD. directions11. Jim was late for two classes this morning. He said that he forgot both of the ______.A. rooms numberB. room numberC. room’s numbersD. room numbers12. —Hello, I’d like to speak to Henry.—Oh, which _______? There are two ______ in our office.A. Henrys, HenrysB. Henries, HenriesC. Henry, HenrysD. Henrys, Henries13. Electricity, like other forms of ______, has greatly increased in price in recent years.A. pressureB. forceC. strengthD. energy14. To most of us, friendships are considered very important, but we need to have clear in our _________ the kinds of friendships we want.A. hearts B thought C. actions D. minds15. The result was a narrow victory for Smith in the competition.A. achievements B success C. victory D. triumph16. As a candidate, you must make a good ______on everyone you meet if you want to winthe election.A decisionB situationC impressionD position17.—Jerry said something strange at the meeting．—His ____left me _____about his real purpose．A. marks；wondering B．marks；to wonderC．word；to be wondering D. remarks; wondering18. Though it is not a normal ______to give a discount in our shop, we will have to consider it closelyA hobbyB practiceC behavior D. intention19. According to the recent research, heavy coffee drinking and heart disease is not necessarily cause and_____________.A. resultB. courseC. factD. effect20. UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan offered his _________ to China ____ her successful launch of Shenzhou VI manned spacecraft.A. thanks；forB. celebration; onC. congratulations; onD. satisfaction; with21. Many of the Chinese medals were won in diving and gymnastics and also in _______ such as weightlifting and shooting.A. eventsB. businessC. matters D .affairs22. -Some people believe robots will take over the word one day?-What if that is the_______?A. resultB. endC. thingD. case23. The Republic Party was returned to _______ , with an increased majority in the election.A. enemyB. powerC. strengthD. force24. At the same time, they are taking strong __________to protect wildlife resources.A. actionsB. measuresC. stepD. efforts25.-He failed again.-That was not surprising. The ______of too much time to computer games left too little time for his study.A useB costC devotionD expense26.-can you see the building clearly on the foggy day?-It makes no _______to me whether it’s foggy or not, for I’m blindA senseB mistakeC differenceD meaning27. -shall we attend the lecture on how to prevent diseases?-why? I can’t see any ______of doing that。

I’d prefer to relax myself with some reading.A chanceB purposeC pointD advantage28. Some girls are now busy preparing for the coming 2006 “Super Girls’ V oice” competition, inhopes of getting a “Pass” card at their first _______.A. purposeB. performanceC. attemptD. desire29. An interest-free _____ is available for students who find themselves in unforeseen financial difficulty.A. bankB. burdenC. moneyD. loan30. The manager of the company told us that very little ______ was made of the waste material in the past.31. They supplied me with good living _______, so I had _____happy experience.A. conditions; aB. condition; aC. conditions;/D. condition;/32. You are wasting your words. There is no _____in persuading him, for he never change his mind.A. needB. pointC. doubtD. way33. You can do it if you want to but in my opinion its not worth the _________it costs.A. effortB. attemptC. energyD. strength34. In the_______ of firm evidence, the prisoner was free.A. lackB. shortageC. absenceD. hunger35. Want to type faster Just come to our school to have more _____and you’ll gain_____.A. chance; a differenceB. experience; knowledgeC. performance; successD. practice, experience36. In _______ , the northerners are keen on dumplings while the southerners are fond of rice. A．common B．total C．general D．particular37. He came up with a new ____to the problem at yesterday’s meeting.A. wayB. methodC. meansD. approach38. She is in a poor ______of health, which worries her mother much.A. positionB. situationC. stateD. condition39. His name was on the ____ of my tongue, but I just couldn't remember it.A．tip B．edge C．top D．end40. The book is a group of essays whose _______was the will of man to conquer nature.A. topic B .theme C. subject D. matter41. The boy was very happy that his mother bought him a new pair of shoes at a ______ yesterday.A. shoes shopB. shoe shopC. shoes’s shopD. shoe’s shop42. Her father works as a ______ in a hotel and her mother a ______ in a private company.A. cooker, typewriterB. cook, typistC. cooker, typistD. cook, typewriter43. “Why couldn’t they meet us at five o’clock?” “Because they were delayed by ________.”A. heavy trafficB. heavy trafficsC. crowded trafficD. crowded traffics44. “May I take your order now?” “We’d like three black _______ and two green _______.”A. coffee, cups of teasB. coffees, teasC. cups of coffee, teaD. cup of coffees, teas45. The Chinese_______ for crisis consists of two words------Weiji, the former meaning danger andthe latter referring to opportunitiesA. expressionB. impressionC. explanationD. information46. I have typed out some lecture notes for the ______of those people who were absent last weekA. profitB. advantageC. developmentD. benefit47. I think the most important thing is that you must keep ______of the money that’s coming in andout.A. trackB. paceC. speedD. expense48. There is something important that I’d like to bring to your ______.A. memoryB. pleasureC. noticeD. measure49. It is widely accepted that young babies learn to do things because certain acts lead to______.A. rewardsB. prizesC. awardsD. results50. Most children in Canada are educated at public _______.A. costB. priceC. expenseD. salary51. John became a football coach in Sea lion Middle School at the __________(开始) of March.52. Two Frenchmen succeeded in crossing the channel by _____________(热气球).53. The other day, I picked up a few_____________(便宜货) in the January sales this year54. Boris has _________(头脑): In fact, I doubt whether anyone else in the class has a lighter IQ.55. Paris is recognized as the fashion ________(都市) of the world。