(2016·北京改编)By January 26, Billy and three other children had died. Twenty more were .
A. tired B. upset C. pale D. sick
(2015 ·安徽)I’m so _________ to all those volunteers because they helped my terrible day end happily.
A. special B. superior C. grateful D. attractive
(2016 ·浙江)Had the governments and scientists not worked together, AIDS-related deaths ________ since their highest in 2005.
A. had not fallen B. would not fall
C. did not fall D. would not have fallen
(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
