(2016·天津改编) Two years ago, while Cathy was watching the Olympics, a dream came into her sweet little head — to be a swimmer. Last summer, she wanted to our local swim team. She practiced hard and finally made it.
A. improve B. train C. join D. contact
(2016·新课标卷II改编) The woman sitting at the desk, seeing my madness, sympathetically jumped up. She gave me a comforting smile, nodded while listening patiently, and then printed out the ticket immediately. ＂What a wonderful lady!＂ I thought.
Rushing out I called out over my shoulder, ＂By the way, what’s your name?＂ ＂I’m Rani,＂ she said.
A. hopefully B. disappointedly C. gratefully D. regretfully
（2017·江苏卷·单项填空） ____________ not for the support of the teachers, the student could not overcome her difficulty.
A. It were B. Were it C. It was D. Was it
（2017·北京卷·单项填空）Many airlines now allow passengers to print their boarding passes online ______ their valuable time.
A. save B. saving C. to save D. saved
（2017·天津卷·单项填空）It was when I got back to my apartment ___________ I first came across my new neighbors.
A. who B. where C. which D. that
语法填空
Everyone likes to have friends 1 are trustworthy. When what we say matches what we do, we earn trust and friendship. On the contrary(与此相反), once we break our word, nobody will ever trust 2 again. For example, if you are 3 untrustworthy worker, you are less likely to get a promotion. Therefore, the 4 (important) of keeping one’s word cannot be stressed too much.
I once had the unpleasant experience of someone breaking his promise to me. Last month, everyone in my class had to gather at school 5 6:30 AM for our 6 (graduate) trip. My friend Ben asked me 7 (meet) him at McDonald’s at six, but he never showed up. I was 8 (depress) that when I called him, he told me he was already at school. I 9 (rush) straight there, but all my classmates still blamed me for delaying the trip. After that, I ended my friendship with Ben because I don’t need 10 (friend) who can’t keep their word.
