(2014届山东省济宁市曲阜师大附中高三上学期期中考试英语试卷）
Some modem paintings are _____ my understanding; I simply can't understand what the painters really want to tell us.
| A．within | B．behind | C．around | D．beyond |
—Hi, Tom. The new iPad6 only cost me 150 dollars.
—Really? It was a real ______.
| A．change | B．bargain |
| C．trade | D．business |
Appointed as ____chairman to China, Mr. Xi was determined to serve his country____ heart and soul.
| A．an, the | B．the; a |
| C．the; the | D．/; / |
The school had promised to keep parents fully _____ about the conditions of their children at school.
| A．inform | B．informing |
| C．informed | D．being informed |
The manager should take_______ action if safety standards are not being met.
| A．awkward | B．average |
| C．appropriate | D．automatic |
— Sir, you are fined for speeding. Please sign here.
— Fined? Speeding? ______.
| A．Are you all right? |
| B．You can't be serious! |
| C．I'm a foreigner. |
| D．It doesn't matter. |