[单项选择]I had never been to Denmark before, so when I set out to catch the ferry in early May, I little _____ that, by the end of the trip, I would have made such lasting friendships.
A. wondered
B. suspected
C. doubted
D. judged

[单项选择]Passage 1: The Blacks had never been rich enough to spend their summer holidays in a luxurious place. This year, however, Mr. Black made a lot of money and his wife said that she would like to go to Rome for a change. Mr. Black thought it’s a good idea. He said they should stay at a really good hotel while they went around the famous city. They flew to Rome, and arrived at their hotel late one evening. They thought that they would have to go to bed hungrily because no meals were served in cheap hotels where they used to stay. They were therefore surprised when the waiter asked whether they would be having dinner there at night. “Are you still serving dinner now” asked Mrs. Black. “Certainly, madam.” answered the waiter. “We serve it until half past nine.” “What are the time for meals then” asked Mrs. Black. “We serve breakfast from seven to half past eleven in the morning, lunch from twelve to three, tea from four to five and dinner from six to half past nine.
A. printed
B. owed
C. earned
D. borrowed

[单项选择]He had never given a speech for so many people, so he felt ______.
A. excited
B. stupid
C. disappointed
D. nervous

[单项选择]The old lady had never been in a plane before.

[单项选择]By saying that "humans have never had it so good" (Linel, Para. 2), the author means that people nowadays ______.


A. enjoy a much better life than before
B. has reached the peak of civilization
C. are more powerful in changing the earth
D. live in a world with more advanced medical science

[单项选择]John had never been abroad before, ______ he found the business trip very exciting.
A. because
B. though
C. so
D. while

[单项选择]Her skirt had been so ______ in packing that she had to iron it before going out.
A. faded
B. tom
C. dirty
D. crushed

[单项选择]No sooner had the words (been spoken) (so) he (realized) that he (should have remained) silent.
A. been spoken
B. so
C. realized
D. should have remained

[单项选择]Never have we had （　） weather before.
A. such a fine
B. such fine
C. so fine
D. so fine a

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Homework has never been terribly popular with students and even many parents, but in recent years it has been particularly scorned. School districts across the country, most recently Los Angeles Unified, are revising their thinking on this educational ritual. Unfortunately, L. A. Unified has produced an inflexible policy which mandates that with the exception of some advanced courses, homework may no longer count for more than 10% of a student’ s academic grade.
This rule is meant to address the difficulty that students from impoverished or chaotic homes might have in completing their homework. But the policy is unclear and contradictory. Certainly, no homework should be assigned that students cannot complete on their own or that they cannot do without expensive equipment. But if the district is essentially giving a pass to students who do not do their homework because of complicated family lives, it is going riskily close to the implication that standards need to b
A. is receiving more criticism
B. is gaining more preferences
C. is no longer an educational ritual
D. is not required for advanced courses

[单项选择]Text 1 　　Homework has never been terribly popular with students and even many parents, but in recent years it has been particularly scorned. School districts across the country, most recently Los Angeles Unified, are revising their thinking on his educational ritual. Unfortunately, L.A. Unified has produced an inflexible policy which mandates that with the exception of some advanced courses, homework may no longer count for more than 10% of a student’s academic grade. 　　This rule is meant to address the difficulty that students from impoverished or chaotic homes might have in completing their homework. But the policy is unclear and contradictory. Certainly, no homework should be assigned that students cannot do without expensive equipment. But if the district is essentially giving a pass to students who do not do their homework because of complicated family lives, it is going riskily close to the implication that standards need to be lowered for poor children. 　　District administ
A. it should be eliminated
B. it counts much in schooling
C. it places extra burdens on teachers
D. it is important for grades