1、A new town has grown up in this industrial _______.
A.area
B.district
C.place
D.districts
2、The company has _______ a new sales director.
A.appointed
B.appoint
C.appointment
D.appointive
3、We should try to _______ all educational opportunities.
A.take advantages of
B.take the advantage of
C.take advantage of
D.take advantage with
4、In given conditions, bad things can _______ good results.
A.lead to
B.results in
C.issued in
D.lead in
5、I’ll tell our manager about it and ask him to _______ you.
A.connect to
B.connect
C.contact with
D.contact
6、She has long been hoping to become the _______ manager.
A.assistant
B.assistants
C.assistance
D.assisted
7、The earthquake _______ several stores in the business area.
A.damage
B.blasted
C.hurt
D.destroyed
8、I’ll let you borrow it _______ you lend me your bicycle in return.
A.on a condition
B.on conditions
C.on one condition
D.in one condition
9、The writer used the image of corn silk（穗丝） to _______ the girl’s hair.
A.represent
B.describe
C.figure
D.depicted
10、He _______ in finance at Claremont Men’s College in California.
A.studied
B.majored
C.was majored
D.was studied
11、He was not only talented but immensely _______ with his colleagues.
A.unwelcome
B.pop
C.popular
D.popularity
12、The doctor will see you again next week. _______ you must rest as much as possible.
A.Meanwhile
B.Otherwise
C.Also
D.Moreover
13、After the accident it took a long time before she had the _______ to get on a plane again.
A.encourage
B.courageous
C.confident
D.confidence
14、Is it worthwhile putting so many resources toward something that is _______ a reliable thing?
A.nothing but
B.anything but
C.something but
D.everything but
15、Many Chinese students have the experience of _______ an optional course because its size is limited.
A.kicking out of
B.kicked out of
C.being kicked out of
D.being kicked out
16、How did the writer feel when his father advised him to try Westminster College of Law?
A.He felt shameful and refused to take the advice.
B.The advice was useful and realistic, but going to a much less famous school than the previous one hurt his self-esteem.
C.He thought it easy to attend Westminster College of Law.
D.He didn’t take
17、What do you think resulted in the writer’s success?
A.He had a strong dignity.
B.The writer had the talent of a lawyer, which the dean of the University of Colorado School of Law had mistaken him.
C.Westminster College of Law is better than the University of Colorado School of Law.
D.His ambition, di
18、The writer had tried very hard and got enrolled by the University of Colorado School of Law.
A.True
B.False
19、The writer’s father understood very well why his son had been kicked out of the University of Colorado.
A.True
B.False
20、The writer didn’t feel proud when he went back to the University of Colorado after graduation.
A.True
B.False
21、The writer is grateful to the chance that he was kicked out of the University of Colorado School of Law.
A.True
B.False
22、This story implies that the second chance may become one’s turning point in life.
A.True
B.False
23、What did the dean in Colorado think of the writer when he was in the law school?
A.He didn’t think he had the ability to become a lawyer.
B.He thought he could make a lawyer by hard working.
C.He didn’t think highly of him as far as his academic studies are concerned.
D.He thought that he could do well in his job though his grad
24、What does the writer mean by the sentence “One door had closed, but others opened.”?
A.The door to the University of Colorado had shut in front of him because he was refused a readmission to its School of Law. However, Westminster College of Law agreed to accept him as a student, thus giving him another chance to realize his dream.
B.Al
25、What did the writer learn from his being kicked out of the law school?
A.Life is a road with unexpected tomorrows. If you take advantage of them, you cannot be destroyed by failures.
B.One door had closed, but others opened.
C.To be successful, it is important for one to get a second chance.
D.If you don’t do well in s
