8. Your desk is crowded with too many unnecessary things，including used papers and books. You'd better ________some of them.

　　A. remain B. resist

　　C. remove D. renew

　　解析：选C。考查动词辨析。remove移动，搬开。句意为：你的桌子上堆满了太多不需要的东西，包括用过的试卷和书本。你最好拿走一些。remain保持，仍然是；resist抵抗，对抗；renew中止后继续，重新开始。

　　9. -Mum！Alice has broken my CD player!

　　- ________After all，she couldn't have done it on purpose.

　　A. What's the matter? B. It doesn't matter.

　　C. No trouble at all. D. How come?

　　解析：选B。考查交际用语。根据答语中"毕竟她不可能是故意的"，可知答案为选项B。It doesn't matter. 没关系。

　　10. On the way back home from the ball，she suddenly found her necklace ________.

　　A. missed B. losing

　　C. gone D. be stolen

　　解析：选C。 find sth. gone/missing/lost发现某物丢失了。

　　Ⅱ. 阅读理解

　　A

　　(2010届英语周报第1期A)At eighteen years of age，I flew up to San Francisco to meet a pen pal who I had written to for over a year. The first thing we did when we got home was to bake chocolate chip cookies，and our strong_ties were formed. From laughing at the burnt cookies，to eating the chocolate chips instead of putting them in the dough(生面团)，it was fantastic. We became best friends. Twelve years later，we still reflect on that moment，and laugh with silliness and joy.

　　Fast forward to 2003，I was in my first month of training in radiation oncology(放射肿瘤学)，and scared. I was in a new city，alone，and afraid of having to make a new start. One patient that we were treating used to come into the department with freshly baked goods for everyone once a week with a smile on her face. She was treated with a really tough regimen(疗法)for her cancer，yet she still overcame the pain and exhaustion(精疲力竭)to bake for the department. I once asked her why，and she said it gave her purpose and meaning.

　　This purpose was far greater for me than a simple cookie. I really didn't know how to bake，and I told her that. She then invited me to her home for lessons. With her as a guide I learned some of the art of baking. While baking we talked about life，regrets，and dreams. We soon became very close friends.

　　A few weeks later，her husband came to the department and gave me a large box with a handwritten note. I opened the box. Inside was a Kitchen Aid mixer，and the note saying，"Please remember me when you bake，keep at it and you'll change the world. "He told me that her cancer had spread. She was in her final stages of life. I cried and cried. It was simply the most generous gift that I had ever received.

　　【解题导语】　友情有时候是"烘烤"而成的，作者的两段友情就都与"烘焙"有关。

　　1. What do the underlined words"strong ties"in Paragraph 1 refer to?

　　A. Cooking skills. B. Close friendship.

　　C. First impression. D. Exercise program.

　　解析：选B。词义推断题。根据第一段第四句We became best friends可推断，strong ties可能是指"亲密的友谊"。tie此处意为"关系"。

　　2. Which of the following can be used to describe the patient?

A. Honest and loyal.