单选题When I first began writing poetry, I think the poems that I had studied at school ______ my approach and the things I wrote about.A communicated B impressedC influencedD discussed

_______ got to the hotel yesterday evening when it began to rain heavily.

A. No sooner I had

B. No sooner had I

C. Hardly I had

D. Hardly had I

完形填空When I was about twelve, I suddenly developed a great passion for writing poetry.I 21 all my other hobbies, such as collecting stamps, and spent all my spare time reading poetry and writing it.This habit of writing poetry 22 every possible occasion soon got me into trouble at school.23 a lesson did not interest me, I would take out my notebook and start writing poems in class.Of course I did this very cautiously, but it was not long 24 I got caught.One day while I was busy writing a poem during a geography lesson, I looked up to find the teacher standing over me, fuming with anger 25 I was not paying attention.He tore the poem up, with a warning 26 time in his class.All the same I was convinced that I had written a good poem, so that evening I wrote it out again 27 memory.Not long 28, I read about a poetry contest and I decided to send in my poem.Weeks later, long after I had given up hope, I got a letter 29 me I had won the first prize.Everyone at school was very impressed --- except the geography teacher, who watched me more carefully than ever.He was quite 30 that I was not going to write poetry in his lesson!

21.A gave up

B.developed

C.Followed

D.forgot

22.A.at

B.on

C.in

D.with

23.A.Unless

B.Since

C.If

D.Given

24.A.after

B.ago

C.when

D.before

25.A.as

B.because

C.therefore

D.but

26.A.not to waste

B.not wasting

C.not waste

D.is not wasting

27.A.with

B.at

C.from

D.on

28.A.before

B.after

C.ago

D.since

29.A.inform

B.informed

C.informs

D.informing

30.A.determined

B.expected

C.impressed

D.worried

A、anything

B、something

A、hold back

B、hold off

C、hold up

D、hold on

I think()is impolite to call people by their first names.

A. it

B. as

C. that

I was told ______Bill Gates was thirteen he began to play with computers.

A. that how

B. how that

C. when that

D. that when

A、would

B、shall

C、could

D、can be able to

Only when I began to do it ____ that I had made a mistake.

A I realized B I had realized C did I realize D would I realize

A、had I got

B、I had got

C、had I arrived in

D、I had arrived at

I am writing to express my heartfelt gratitude. I am referring to that unfortunate accident the other day, when I was knocked ()my bike by a motorcycle.

A、down

B、off

C、by

D、with