My roommate listened for music until quite 1ate 1ast night.（)

A.listen

B.will listen

C.has listened

D.listened

My roommate Rob made a （)with me that he' d give me his girlfriend Polly in ex

change for my jacket. And I agreed.

Polly had the right background to be the girlfriend of a ()lawyer like myself. She was pretty, well-off, and radiant. Sill, | want to dispense her enough () to make her “well-spoken”.

（)he first heard of the name of the chemisty specialist.

A.That was from his roommate

B.It was his roommate that

C.It was from his roommate that

D.It was his roommate whom

A.heard ... hear, listened to

B.listened ... listened, heard

C.heard ... from, listened

D.heard ... heard of, listened

I made a pledge to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage.For two weeks I would try to be a loving husband and father.Totally loving.No ifs, ands or buts.

The idea had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio.The speaker was quoting a Biblical (圣经的) passage about husbands being thoughtful of heir wives.Then he went on to say, “Love is an act of will.A person can choose to love.” To myself, I had to admit that I had been a selfish husband.Well, for two weeks that would change.

And it did.Right from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said, “That new yellow sweater looks great on you.”

“Oh, Tom, you noticed,” she said, surprised and pleased.Maybe a little puzzled.

After the long drive, I wanted to sit and read.Evelyn suggested a walk on the beach.I started to refuse, but then I thought, “Evelyn’s been alone here with the kids all week and now she wants to be alone with me.” We walked on the beach while the children flew their kites.

So it went.Two weeks of not calling the Wall Street firm where I am a director; a visit to the shell museum though I usually hate museums.Relaxed and happy, that’s how the whole vacation passed.I made a new pledge to keep on remembering to choose love.

There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment, however.Evelyn and I still laugh about it today.On the last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, Evelyn stared at me with the saddest expression.

“What’s the matter？” I asked her.

“Tom,” she said in a voice filled with distress, “do you know something I don’t？”

“What do you mean？”

“Well… that checkup (体检) I had several weeks ago … our doctor… did he tell you something about me？ Tom, you’ve been so good to me… am I dying？”

It took a moment for it all to sink in.then I burst out laughing.

“No, honey,” I said, wrapping her in my arms.“You’re not dying; I’m just starting to live.”

26.In the first paragraph, “No ifs, ands or buts” probably means “_________”.

A.unintentionally

B.inevitably

C.impressively

D.unconditionally

27.From the story we may infer that Tom drove to the beach cottage ________.

A.with his family

B.with Evelyn

C.alone

D.with his children

28.During the two weeks on the beach, Tom showed more love to his wife because ____________.

A.she looked lovely in her new clothes

B.he had made a lot of money in his Wall Street firm

C.he was determined to be a good husband

D.she was seriously ill

29.The author says, “There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment.” What was the one thing that went wrong？

A.He praised her sweater, which puzzled her.

B.She insisted on visiting a museum, which he hated.

C.He knew something about her illness but didn’t tell her.

D.He was so good to her that she thought she must be dying.

30.By saying “I’m just starting to live,” Tom means that ____________.

A.he is just beginning to understand the real meaning of life

B.he is just beginning to enjoy life as a loving husband

C.he lived an unhappy life before and is now starting to change

D.he is beginning to feel regret for what he did to his wife before

A.If you had listened to our agent more carefully, you would know that your policy does not cover accidents outside the UK.

B.As director of your department, you will have to get your employees to use the correct forms.

C.This is the second time I’ve written.Can’t you get anything right？

D.Let’s review the operating manual together so that you can get your documents to print correctly next time.

A.for

B.of

C.by

D.into

A.for

B.on

C.to

D.of

A.after

B.without

C.before

D.behind

A.cut

B.will cut

C.had cut

D.cuts

A.her

B.his

C.your

D.their