Part I：Vocabulary and structure

1.One day I _______ a newspaper article about the retirement of an English professor at a nearby state college.

A.came across

B.came about

C.came after

D.came at

2.She was complaining that the doctor was _______ too much for the treatment he was giving her.

A.expending

B.offering

C.costing

D.charging

3.The manager spoke highly of _______ such as loyalty，courage and truthfulness shown by his employees.

A.virtues

B.features

C.properties

D.characteristics

4.Since the matter was extremely _______，we dealt with it immediately.

A.tough

B.tense

C.urgent

D.instant

5.You don't have to be in such a hurry.I would rather you _______ on business first.

A.would go

B.will go

C.went

D.have gone

6.When I try to understand that _______ prevents so many Americans from being as happy as one might expect，it seems to me that there are two causes.

A.why it does

B.what it does

C.what it is

D.why it is

7.As early as 1647 Ohio made a decision that free，tax-supported schools must be established in every town _______ 50 households or more.

A.having

B.to have

C.to have had

D.having had

8.The newcomers found it impossible to _______ themselves to the climate sufficiently to make permanent homes in the new country.

A.suit

B.adapt

C.regulate

D.coordinate

9.Living in the central Australian desert has its problems，_______ obtaining water is not the least.

A.for which

B.to which

C.of which

D.in which

10.I'm sure he is up to the job _______ he would give his mind to it.

A.if only

B.in case

C.until

D.unless

Part II：Cloze

In the waiting room，the patients，men and women，old and young，were sitting ___11___ on the chairs，___12__ for their turns.Billy，a school boy，was sitting there，too.They all looked very sad ___13___ Billy.He ___14___ an interesting story，and there was a smile on his face.Just then，the doctor came in to say he was ready for the next patient.Billy jumped up and ran into the ___15___room.“Good morning，Doctor!” “Good morning! What's your ___16___，young man?” asked the doctor.Before Billy could say a word，the doctor made him ___17___down on a bed.“Now，let me listen to your heart.” Billy tried to speak，but the doctor told him ___18___ anything.“ I'll take your temperature.” Billy tried to sit up，but the doctor stopped　him.“Now open your mouth.Mm，good.” After a moment，the doctor said，“Well，my boy，you haven't got a bad cold.It's nothing.Mm，in fact，there is ___19___with you.” “I know there___20___ ，”said the boy.“ I just came to get some medicine for my father.”

11.A.quickly　B.quietly　C.luckily　D.noisily

12.A.waiting　B.waited　C.to wait　D.wait

13.A.with　B.and　C.except　D.without

14.A.saw　B.was seeing　C.read　D.was reading

15.A.patients　B.waiting　C.sitting　D.doctor's

16.A.story　B.trouble　C.matter　D.wrong

17.A.to lie　B.lay　C.lying　D.lie

18.A.say　B.not to say　C.not say　D.to say

19.A.wrong nothing　B.something wrong　C.nothing wrong　D.wrong something

20.A.aren't　B.are　C.isn't　D.is

Part III：Reading Comprehension

Passage One

In one way of thinking，failure is a part of life.In another way，failure may be a way towards success.The “spider story ”often told，Robert Bruce，leader of the Scots in the 13th century，was hiding in a cave from the English.He watched a spider spinning a web.The spider tried to reach across a rough place in the rock.He tried six times without success.On the seventh time he made it and went on to spin his web.Bruce is said to have taken heart and to have gone on to defeat the English.--- Edison，the inventor of the light bulb，made hundreds of models that failed before he found the right way to make one.

So what? First，always think about your failure.What caused it? Were conditions right? Were you in top form yourself? What can you change so things will go right next time?

Second ，is the goal (目標(biāo)) you're trying to reach the right one ? Try to do some thinking about what your real goals may be.Think about this question，“If I do succeed in this，where will it get me ?”This may help you prevent failure in things you shouldn't be doing anyway.

The third thing to bear in mind about failure is that it's a part of life.Learn to “l(fā)ive with yourself ”even though you may have failed.Remember，“You can't win at all.”