15. --- Why is Mr. Li so happy this morning?

--- Because he was honored with a(n) ____ for excellence in teaching.

A. present B. gift C. award D. reward

16. ---Who____ it be that is knocking at the door? ---It ____ be Father, but I’m not sure.

A. can; must B. can; may C. must; can D. may; must

17. It was midnight ________ we reached the little town.

A. that B. when C. until D. while

18.Deep in thought, he was wondering _________ he could do with the troubling matter.

A. that B. how C. what D. which

19.--- Excuse me, sir. This is a non-smoking school.

--- Oh, sorry. I ______ that. I won’t again.

A. don’t know B. didn’t know C. won’t know D. haven’t known

20.--- What’s your plan for this Sunday?

---_________. Whatever you want to do is OK with me.

A. It just depends B. It’s up to you C. Glad to hear that D. OK

II. Cloze 20%

Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Last year, I was invited to take part in a carnival(狂欢) for Tuesday’s Child, an organization that helps children with the AIDS virus, because I’m on a television show. Because I 21 I went.

Any child 22 there could paint a square(方块), if he / she wanted to. 23 I looked around at all the squares, I saw pink hearts and bright blue clouds, beautiful 24 sunrises and green and purple flowers. All bright 25 one. The boy sitting next to me was painting a heart, but it was 26 . At first I thought maybe he took the only paint that was 27 and it just 28 to be dark. But when I asked him about it, he said his heart was that 29 because he was very sick, adding, “There’s 30 anyone can do that will help.” I told him I was sorry and I could certainly 31 why he had made his heart a dark color. However, I told him though other people could not do things to 32 him better, we could do things like giving tight 33 , which in my experience did help when feeling 34 . I told him that if he would like, I would be happy to give him one. He 35 climbed into my lap. He sat there for a long time and when he had had 36 , he jumped down to finish his coloring.

As the day was 37 an end and I was getting ready to head home, I 38 a tug(拽) on my jacket. I turned around and standing there with a 39 on his face was the boy. He said, “My heart is 40 colors. It is getting brighter...I think those tight hugs really do work.”