【C8】A．teamB．crowdC．crewD．party

A．a survey of farmers in northern Japan

B．tests performed on a thousand old people

C．the study of brain volumes of different people

D．the latest development of computer technology

A．The pilot misread the signals from Ground Control.

B．Ground Control failed to send out right instructions.

C．The pilot got a report of terrible weather.

D．The engines broke down.

A．a place in southern England

B．a place of historical interest

C．a military training camp

D．a camp near London

I can clearly remember the first time I met Mr. Andrews, my old headmaster,【C1】______that was over twenty years ago. During the war, I was at school in the north of England. As soon as it ended, my family returned to London. There were not enough schools left for children to go to and my father had to go from one school to another, asking them to【C2】______ me as a pupil. I used to go with him but he had such a 【C3】______time trying to persuade people even to see him that I seldom had to do any tests. We had been to all the schools near where we lived, but the more my father argued, the more【C4】______it became. In the end, we went to a school about five miles away from home. The headmaster kept us waiting for【C5】______an hour. While we were waiting, I 【C6】______around at the school building, which was one of those old Victorian structures, completely out of date but still standing. I could hear the boys playing in the playground outside when the headmaster's secretary finally【C7】______ us into his office. Mr. Andrews spoke to me first. "Why do you want to come here？" he asked. I had been thinking of saying Something about studying but I couldn't【C8】______remembering the boys outside. "I don't know anyone in London," I said. "I like to play with the other boys. lke to read a lot of books too," I 【C9】______ "All right," Mr. Andrews said. "We have one place【C10】______ , in fact."

My two years at that school were among the happiest of my life.

【C1】

A．if

B．despite

C．although

D．since

A．was drunk

B．felt he deserved it

C．made no resistance

D．felt himself wronged

Laura had little education and she never had a good paying job. She was ashamed to ask for help from the police, courts or women's shelters. Sometimes her husband was very nice to her. She decided to try harder so her children could have a home and a father. Laura joined a church and told a priest about her problem.

But her huband kept using drugs and hurting the family. Finally, she told her husband she loved him, but they should live apart for a while. He beat her again. The priest came over to talk to her. He asked the husband to go out for a while. Laura packed up her things and left home with her son. The next day she lost the baby. Her husband went to jail.

Laura got a lot of help from groups that help women who have been beaten. Now she is in college, has her own apartment and works on special projects at a women's shelter. "We got out, and it changed life for me and my child. You can do it. You can break the cycle," Laura said.

Laura felt her children shouldn't live the old way when she was______.

A．pregnant

B．taking drugs

C．just out of work

D．attending university

A．she was afraid of being laughed at

B．the priest asked her not to do so

C．her husband was a nice guy

D．she was not well-educated

A．has left

B．was leaving

C．had left

D．would leave

A．must have got through

B．would have got through

C．should get through

D．could get through

A．So does Peter

B．Neither does Peter

C．So will Peter

D．Neither will Peter