31. -- What do you think of your performance now?
--- Great! _______ so successful.
A. I thought it wouldn’t be B. I don’t think it will be
C. I think it will not be D. I didn’t think it would be
32. The U.S. cargo ship captain taken captive by Somali pirates _______ recently without injury after days of painful experience.
A. was freed B. has been freed C. had been freed D. is freed
33. When I tried to find _________that prevented so many people from taking part in the program, it seemed to me that there were two main reasons.
A. why it did B. that it did C. what it was D. why it was
34. Please give money if possible, ______ many children in poor areas will be able to go back to school.
A. as B. or C. and D. therefore
35. --- Have you gone over what the teacher taught in class?
--- Not yet.
--- Better remember:__________.
A. Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched B. A bird in hand is worth two in the bush
C. Strike while the iron is hot D. All roads lead to Rome.
As I
had never cooked dinner before, you can imagine how surprised they were when they arrived home. I didn't explain much then. I told them that I thought we would never have enough time to have a talk I cooked dinner.
That night we sat as a family and really talked. We talked about my grades as I apologized for not telling them sooner that I needed help. That night we came together as a real family.
My parents later to be really helpful. My grades improved and to my great joy, I pass the tenth grade. Something else came out of such a simple situation. We learned to listen and understand. My family learned to
I made a of cooking dinner at least once a week after that night. It gave my mom a break and our family a chance to hear what was going on in everyone's life.
36. A. minded B. mattered C. remembered D. considered
37. A. set out B. get down C. go about D. speak out
38. A. before B. or C. after D. and
39. A. choice B. decision C. trouble D. promise
40. A. decorated B. arranged C. bought D. cleaned
41. A. naturally B. proudly C. nervously D. simply
42. A. if B. even though C. unless D. as long as
43. A. tried B. managed C. failed D. led
44. A. happened B. seemed C. proved D. sounded
45. A. would B. must C. had D. did
46. A. share B. accept C. express D. communicate
47. A. record B. change C. point D. sign
Section C (12 marks)