A. make use of B. deal with C. come up with D. go through
11. He proved himself a true gentleman and the beauty of his_______ was seen at its best when he worked with others.
A. advantage B. appearance C. qualification D. character
12. Happy birthday, Jane! So you have_______ twenty already.
A. became B. turned C. grown D. passed
13. Being able to speak another language fluently is a great _______ when you are looking for a job.
A. assistance B. chance C. advantage D. importance
14. The new story is written in _______ easy English _______ even beginners can understand it.
A. such; that B. so; that C. such; as D. too; that
15. People may have different opinions about Karen, but I admire her. _______, she is a great musician.
A. After all B. As a result C. In other words D. As usual
Ⅱ. 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分, 满分20分)
I once had a teacher whose husband died suddenly of heart attack. About a week after his death, she __16__ some of her thoughts with a classroom of students. As the late afternoon sunlight shone __17__ the classroom windows, and when the class was nearly over, she __18__ a few things aside on the edge of her desk and sat down.
With a __19__ look on her face, she paused and said, "__20__ class is over, I'd like to share with all of you a deep __21__ which I feel is very important. Each of us is put here on __22__ to learn, share, love, appreciate and give of ourselves. __23__ of us knows when this fantastic experience will__24__. It can be taken away at any moment. Perhaps this is the God's __25__ of telling us that we must make the __26__ of every single day. "
Her eyes were beginning to __27__, but she went on, "So I would like you all to make me a __28__: From now on, on your way to school, or on your way home, find something beautiful to __29__. It doesn't have to be something you see. It could be a __30__ of freshly baked bread floating out of someone's house, or it could be the sound of the soft __31__ rustling(使发出沙沙声)the leaves in the trees...Please look for these things, and __32__ them,