1. —Congratulations! You have been admitted to Oxford.
— ______ I can't believe my ears.
A. Why not? B. So what? C. Have I? D. What's up?
2. There are cases______ children are made to learn what they don't want to.
A. when B. where C. what D. which
3. —Wow, you have a really good voice.! _____you were good at singing.
—Thank you.
A. haven't known B. hadn't known C. don't know D. didn't know
4. Many graduates are busy traveling, _____to find a satisfactory job.
A. to expect B. to have expected
C. expecting D. having expected
5. Mr. White had hardly finished the speech _____the students started cheering.
A. when B. while C. as D. after
6. Nobody knows ______it was that made Jeff so embarrassed .
A. how B. why C. what D. which

7. Jacob is always ready to offer a helping hand and that's ____lie has a good reputation.
A. where B. when C. how D. why
8. Peter bought a new digital camera, but ______often breaks down,
A. one B. the one C. it D. that
9. ______you were serious, I wouldn't have laughed.
A. Should I know B. Would I know C. Had I known D. Did I know
10. Unless______, the fridge won't work properly.
A. reparing B. having repaired C. being repaired D.repaired

I hope this finds you well. Perhaps a letter would be more 11 here but I will take this opportunity to send you a huge "Thank You".
When I first signed up for your 12 class,! was in 9th grade and at a quite difficult time/My good friend 13 my ability and 1 was near going down that path with him, __14_ you cheered me up. This ended up being a huge 15 point for me and I credit you entirely.
At that time I held a certain amount of 16 towards my fattier. It was you who told me straight up what a good man he was. I really did need to hear that, and I'm glad you said so.Finally, -somehow you _17_._ my total lack of talent in art. Thank you for giving me a 18 , and setting me straight on many levels. ! have only good 19 of our time together, skiing, training, rock climbing, and living.
I hope he doesn't need it like I did, but I can only hope my own son, now 13, will meet such a wonderful coach at some point. I'm sure you have 20 many lives in a similar wav.

11. A. important B. kind C. helpful D. proper
12. A. climbing B. music C. art D. coach
13. A. doubted B. allowed C. smiled D. understood
14. A. when B. as C. before D. after
15. A. setting B. making C. turning D. working
16. A. attitude B. anger C. anxiety D. care
17. A. tolerated B. discovered C. ignored D. hid ,
18. A. favor B. chance C. material D. remark
19. A. marks B. records C. lives D. memories
20. A. caught B. passed C. touched D. stopped

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I decided a few months ago that I was going to treat myself to a 4-day getaway from Los Angeles and visit Chicago. I got a free airplane ticket, but had to pay the hotel in cash, which 1 really couldn't afford. I found a travel website where a discounted 3-night stay was purchased from a recently opened hotel.
About three weeks before the trip, I had to regretfully cancel and only then realized the room, while transferable (可转手的) to another person, couldn't be changed to a later date and wasn't refundable. For the next two weeks I tried selling it on Craig's list with no success. Five days before the "big weekend", I gave up trying to get any money back and decided I'd contact some acquaintances who live in Chicago and offer someone a free "staycation". After trying a handful of people all of whom already had their own plans,! was determined to have the room not go to waste.
That's when it suddenly occurred to me that I was looking at the rooms in the wrong way. Instead of viewing th