It can’t be a (n) ______ that four jewelry stores were robbed in one night.

A．coincidence

B．chance

C．incident

D．circumstance

David asked his nephew to ______ his bag while he headed for a drink at the airport.

A．lose interest in	B．keep an eye on
C．look away from	D．keep in touch with

— Hi, Jack, would you like to join us in the sightseeing this weekend?
—Thank you, but I regret ______ you that I can’t, for I’m going to visit my grandparents.

A．to tell	B．having told
C．telling	D．to be telling

The reason why I was late was that I was ______ by the traffic jam.

A．made up

B．held up

C．turned up

D．put up

None of us expected that the chairman ______ at the party. We thought he was still in hospital.

A．made up

B．held up

C．turned up

D．put up

One valuable tip for graduates is that first impressions during a job interview really ______.

A．apply

B．function

C．apologize

D．count

The British team, ______ several attempts to climb Yulong Xueshan, decided to have another try this summer.

A．making

B．having made

C．to make

D．made

With his eyes ______ the family album, he thought of the fun he had when he lived with his parents.

A．fixed on	B．fixing on
C．to be fixed on	D．being fixed on

The teacher simplified the reading materials, ______ it easy for the students to read.

A．making

B．having made

C．to make

D．made

A healthy life is frequently thought to be ______ with the open countryside and home-grown food.

A．cautious

B．associated

C．blessed

D．related

— Does the young man standing there ______ the company?
— No, the company is ______ his father.

A．in possession of; in possession of

B．take possession of; in the possession of

C．take possession of; in possession of

D．in the possession of; in possession of

John didn’t come along, ______ making it necessary for us to get someone else to replace him.

A．thus

B．anyhow

C．besides

D．however

Those Chinese visitors were shown around the church yesterday, ______ roof was rebuilt
after the war.

A．when

B．where

C．whose

D．which

— I failed the exam.
— ______! You still have another chance.

A．Don’t mention it

B．Cheer up

C．What a pity

D．That’s all right

We lived in a very quiet neighborhood. One evening I heard a loud crash in the street. Earlier that evening my wife had asked me to go to the store to get some soft drinks. It seemed that this would be a good time to let my teenage daughter Holly practice her driving, so I sent her to the store in my truck. At dinner my son talked about how much he liked my truck. I enjoyed having it, but I said: “Guy, my heart is not set on that truck. I like it but it is just metal and won’t last forever. Never set your heart on anything that won’t last.” After hearing the loud noise, the whole family ran outside. My son shouted: “Dad! Dad, Holly crashed your truck.”
The accident had occurred in my own driveway. Holly had crashed my truck into our other vehicle, the family van. In her inexperience, she had confused the brakes(刹车) and the gas pedal (油门). Holly was unhurt physically but when we reached her, she was crying and saying: “Oh, Dad, I’m sorry. I know how much you love this truck.” I held her in my arms as she cried.
Later that week a friend stopped by and asked what had happened to my truck. I told her the whole story. Her eyes were wet and she said: “That happened to me when I was a girl. I borrowed my dad’s car and ran into a tree that had fallen across the road. I ruined the car. When I got home, my Dad knocked me to the ground and began to kick me.”
Over 40 years later, she still felt the pain of the night. I remember how sad Holly was on the night she crashed our truck, and how I comforted her. One day, when Holly thinks back on her life, I want her to know that I love her a thousand times more than any piece of property.
【小题1】What caused the crash?

A．The brakes weren’t working.

B．The car got a flat tire and Holly lost control.

C．Holly was drinking a soft drink while driving.

D．Holly stepped on the gas pedal instead of the brakes.

【小题2】What happened to the author’s friend after she ruined her dad’s car?

A．She lost the courage to drive.

B．Her father was violent toward her.

C．Her father kicked her out of the house.

D．She suffered physical pain for a long time

【小题3】What can we learn from the passage?

A．The author regretted sending his daughter to the store.

B．Holly was allowed to drive because she was older than her brother.

C．Seeing the crash, the author was sorry for the damage to his beloved truck.

D．The author made it clear that he loved his daughter more than his truck.

【小题4】What does the underlined sentence imply?

A．The friend was seriously wounded

B．The wound recovered after 40 years.

C．The friend was deeply hurt by her father.

D．Parents shouldn’t beat their children.

【小题5】The purpose of writing the passage is to show us ________.

A．love is more important than possessions

B．parents should never let a teenager drive

C．it is useless blaming someone after an accident

D．we should always forgive others’ mistakes