I have will be yours sooner or later．

　 A．No matter what　 B．No matter how　 C．Whatever　 D．However

AIDS is said _______ the biggest health challenge to both men and women in that area over the past few years.（2006年湖北省高考題）

A. that it is　　　 B. to be　 　　　　　C. that it has been　 D. to have been

Over the past decades, sea ice 　　　 in the Arctic as a result of global warming.

A. had decreased　　 B. decreased　　 C. has been decreasing　 D. is decreasing

The boy left home without telling anyone,_______never to return.

　 A.to determne 　 B.determining 　　 C.determined 　 D.having determined

—That’s a big building going up, isn’t it?

    —____ this construction job?

A. Were you just watching　　　 　  B. Did you just watch

C. Have you just watched　　　 　 D. Didn’t you just watch

Why is he always forcing his daughter to practise playing the piano if she is not 　　　 for a pianist ?

　 A．meant 　　　 B．intended 　 C．trained 　　 D．a(chǎn)sked

—Did you see a man in black pass by just now?

—No, sir. I ____ a newspaper.

A. read　 B. was reading C. would read　 D. am reading

It passes through their bodies, only _____ a little thicker and sweeter.

A. getting 　 　 B. to get　　　　 C. got 　 　　　　　D. having got

My husband hasn’t stopped laughing about a funny thing that happened to me. It is funny now but is wasn’t at that time.

Last Friday, after___1___ all family shopping in town, I wanted a rest___2__catching the train, so I bought a newspaper and some chocolate and went into the____3___coffee shop—that cheap, self-service place with long tables to__4___. I put my heavy bag down on the floor, put the newspaper and chocolate on the table to keep__5___,and went to get a cup of coffee.

When I came back with the coffee, there was someone in___6__. It was one of those wild-looking youngsters,___7__ dark glasses and torn__8___,and hair colored bright red at the front. Not so unusual these days. What _9____surprise me was that he had started to eat my chocolate.

Naturally, I was annoyed.__10___, to avoid trouble---and really I was rather__11___ about him, I just looked down at the front page of the newspaper, tasted my coffee, and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me closely. Then he took___12___piece of my chocolate. I could __13___believe it. Still I didn’t dare to__14___ an argument. When he took a third piece, I felt more__15__ than uneasy. I thought, “Well, I shall have the last piece.” And I got it.

The boy__16___me a strange look, then stood up. As he left he shout out, “This__17___ is crazy.” Everyone stared. That was embarrassing(令人難堪的)enough, but it was__18___when I finished my coffee and got ready to leave. My face went red—as red as_19____---when I

realized I’d made a mistake. It wasn’t my chocolate that he had been taking. There was mine, unopened, just___20__ my newspaper.

1. A. buying　　 B. making　 C. doing　　　 D. taking

2. A. after　　 B. on　　　 C. before　　　 D. while

3. A. airport　 B. park　　　 C. station　　 D. hotel

4. A..sit on　　 B. seat at　　 C. sit at　　 D. seat by

5. A. a place　 B. an eye　　 C. a space　　 D. a family

6. A.. the next seat B. my seat　 C. front seat　 D. that very seat

7. A. having　 B. wearing　 C. with　　　 D. putting on

8. A. clothes　 B. cloths　　 C. clothing　　 D. cloth

9. A. could　　 B. would　　 C. did　　　　 D. should

10. A. Whenever B. Whatever　 C. However　 D. In order that

11. A. difficult　 B. anxious　 C. uneasy　　 D. worried

12. A. a big　　 B. a second　 C. a half　　　 D. a full

13. A. seldom　 B. nearly　　 C .almost　　 D. hardly

14. A.stop　　　 B. hold　　　 C. get　　　　 D. make

15. A. satisfied　 B. happy　　 C. glad　　　 D. angry

16. A. took　　 B. had　　　 C. gave　　　 D. past

17. A. woman　 B. man　　　 C. boy　　　　 D. youngster

18. A. better　　 B. worse　　 C. all right　　 D. not matter

19. A. his hair　 B. my bag　　 C. his clothes　 D. his glasses

20. A. in　　　 B. on　　　　 C. under　　　 D. by