A. in, in B. on, of C. in, of D. on, on
25. He's so ill that his mother has to send for ______ doctor. A. / B. some C. a D. the
26. The secretary worked late into the night, ______ a long speech for the president. A. to prepare B. preparing C. prepared
D. was preparing
27. There is going to be a volleyball match next week, ______? A. is it B. isn't it C. is there D. isn't there
28. So difficult ______ it to live in an English-speaking country that I was determined to learn English well. A. I have felt B. have I felt C. I did feel D. did I feel
29. Of all the story books, I like this one ______. It's not interesting at all. A. very much B. the best C. very less D. the least
30. ______ his party to power for the fourth time, he becomes famous among Western leaders. A. Lead B. Leading C. Have led D. Having led
31. “They haven't finished the work up to now.” “Well, they ______.” A. should have B. should C. ought to D. ought have
32. The chair looks rather hard, but in fact, it is very comfortable to ______. A. sit B. sit on
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C. be sat D. be sat on
33. Little Jim should love ______ to the theatre this evening. A. to be taken B. to take
C. being taken D. taking
34. Why is the rubbish still here? It ought to ______ yesterday. A. be thrown away B. have thrown away
C. have been thrown away D. throw away
35. If you ______ your medicine yesterday, you would be well now. A. took
B. would take C. had taken
D. would have taken
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“How are you?” is a nice question. It’s a friendly way that people in the United States greet each other. But “How are you” is also a very unusual question. It’s a question that often doesn’t have an answer. The person who asks “How are you” hopes to hear answer “Fine”, even though the person’s friend isn’t fine. Because “How are you” is not really a question and “Fine” isn’t really an answer. They are simply other way of saying “Hello,” and “Hi”.
Sometimes, people also don’t say just what they mean. For example, when someone asks, “Do you agree?” the other person might be thinking, “No, I don’t agree. I think you are wrong.” But it isn’t very polite to say so, so the other person might say, “I’m not so sure.” It’s a nicer way to say that you don’t agree with someone.
People also don’t say just what they are thinking when they finish talking with other people. For example, many talks over the phone end when one person says “I’ve got to go now”. Often , the person who wants to hand up (挂电话)gives an excuse; “Someone’s at the door” “I’ve got to put the things away” “Something is burning on the fire”. The excuse might be real, but it isn’t very polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn’t hurt the other person’s feelings.
When they meet each other, talk about an idea, or end a talk, people often don’t say just what they are thinking. It’s an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it’s all part of the games of language!
1. When a person is not going to agree with someone, it would be better to say “______”. A. No, I don’t agree B. I think you’re wrong
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C. I’m not so sure
D. I’m sure I don’t agree
2. Excuse are used because he or she _________ A. doesn’t want to hurt the other person’s feelings B. wants to talk to a person at the door C. wants to do much housework D. is cooking something on the fire
3. “______” is a better expression used to end a telephone call. A. I don't want to talk any more. B. Sorry, I want to hang up C. You speak too much.
D. I’ve got to put something away.
4. The question \A. is not always nice B. often has no answer
C. is to say “hello” to your family
D. is not needed when someone is fine
5. The passage tells us that one of the rules of the games of language is “_______” A. always say what you mean B. don’t agree with other people C. be polite
D. never say just what you are thinking
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The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of the second of September, 1666. In four days it destroyed more than three-quarters of the old city, where most of the houses were wooden and close together. One hundred thousand people became homeless, but only a few lost their lives.
The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of the King's bakery in Pudding Lane. The baker, with his wife and family, was able to get out through a window in the roof. A strong wind blew the fire from the bakery into a small hotel next door. Then it spread quickly into Thames Street. That was the beginning.
By eight o'clock three hundred houses were on fire. On Monday nearly a kilometer of the city was burning along the River Thames. Tuesday was the worst day. The fire destroyed many well-known buildings, old St Paul's and the Guildhall among them.
Samuel Pepys, the famous writer, wrote about the fire. People threw their things into the river. Many poor people stayed in their houses until the last moment. Birds fell out of the air because of the heat.
The fire stopped only when the King finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path of the fire. With nothing left to burn, the fire became weak and finally died out.
After the fire, Christopher Wren, the architect(建筑师), wanted a city with wider streets and fine new houses of stone. In fact, the streets are still narrow; but he did build more
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than fifty churches, among them new St Paul's.
The fire caused great pain and loss, but after it London was a better place: a city for the future and not just of the past.
1. The fire began in ________. A. a hotel B. the palace C. Pudding Lane D. Thames Street
2. The underlined word \ A. home B. children
C. wife and husband D. wife and children
3. It seems that the writer of the text was most sorry for the fact that ________. A. some people lost their lives
B. the birds in the sky were killed by the fire C. many famous buildings were destroyed D. the King's bakery was burned down
4. Why did the writer cite(引用) Samuel Pepys?
A. Because Pepys was among those putting out the fire. B. Because Pepys also wrote about the fire. C. To show that poor people suffered most.
D. To give the reader a clearer picture of the fire. 5. How was the fire put out according to the text? A. The king and his soldiers came to help.
B. All the wooden houses in the city were destroyed. C. People managed to get enough water from the river.
D. Houses standing in the direction of the fire were pulled down.
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The Internet is way of life for US college students, with research showing them to be one of the most connected groups.
A recent study by Harris Interactive and 360 Youth found that 93 percent of American college students visit the Internet, and this market is expected to grow from 15.2 million in 2003 to 16.4 million in 2007. That is slow but could be the result of the already high number of college Internet users.
About 88 percent of American college students own a computer, and more than half have broadband（宽带）connections. Furthermore, 67 percent own cell phones and 36 percent use their mobile devices to visit the Internet. Study findings are that 42 percent go online mainly to communicate socially, and 72 percent of college students check emails at least once a day, with 66 percent using at least two email addresses.
The most popular online social activity is forwarding messages to friends or family,
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with 37 percent of college students saying they do so. The study also looked beyond the Internet surfing（冲浪）habits and into the buying habits of this group, and found them responsible for more than US $ 210 billion in sales last year alone.
College students have learned how to spend their money, with 93 percent saying low prices were important when shopping.
The study also showed that 65 percent make loan payments; 41 percent of freshmen have a credit card; and 79 percent of seniors have a credit card. A significant number of charges on these credit cards are likely to be for entertainment and leisure expenses.
1. College students in the US, as this passage shows,_______. A. waste much time visiting the Internet B. lead an exciting life by using the Internet
C. don’t have to learn their lessons in their classrooms
D. spend too much time, in the opinion of the writer, visiting the Internet 2. We can find, from the third paragraph, that in the US ________. A. most college students are from rich families
B. cell phone will take the place of computers in colleges
C. mobile phones make Internet life easy for college students D. college students can have a computer from their colleges
3. To communicate with friends, nearly half of the college students use ________. A. letters
B. telephones
C. text messages on mobile phones D. emails
4. By using the Internet, college students in the US can do the following EXCEPT _______.
A. going swimming B. chatting with friends C. reading newspapers D. buying goods
5. Loan payments probably refer to _______. A. borrowing money B. payments settled C. payments on line
D. lending money to others
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What makes a person a scientist? Does he have ways or tools of learning that are different from those of others? The answer is \he uses these tools that make him a scientist. You will probably agree that knowing how to use a power is important to a carpenter. You will probably agree, too, that knowing how to investigate, how to discover information, is important to everyone. The scientist, however,
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