A. to take B. to be taken C. to be bought to D. to buy 23. when are they __________ in their plan?
A. hand B. handed C. to hand D. give
24. In such dry weather, the flowers will have to be watered if they _____________. A. have survived B. are to survive C. would survived D. will survive 25. When we hurried to the station, there happened ________ no bus at that time. A. to have B. to be C. having D. being
26. I lost my way in complete darkness and, _________ matters worse, it began to rain. A. made B. having made C. making D. to make
27. At ________ time does the salesgirl get up late in the morning, though she is always too busy _________ a good rest.
A. no, to take B. no, taking C. any, to take D. one, taking 28. --Are you a student? --No, but I used _________. A. to be B. to was C. to do D. to be a
29. I stopped to listen, and my son seemed _________ himself _________ in the living room. A. to enjoy, to shut B. to be enjoying, shutting C. to be enjoying, shut D. to have enjoyed, having shut
30. With a lot of difficult problems _________, the newly-elected president is having a hard time. A. settled B. settling C. to settle D. being settled
31. We?re leaving at six o?clock, and hope _________ most of the journey by lunch time. A. to do B. to have done C. to make D. to have made 32. The study of the wild world may help to make the world easier _________. A. understood B. to be understood C. to understand D. understand 33. Who will you get __________ the project for us?
A. design B. to design C. designed D. designing
34. It is said in Australia there is more land than the government know __________. A. it what to do with B. what to do it with C. what to do with it D. to do what with it
35. We are not allowed __________ outdoors with some other children. A. playing B. to be playing C. to play D. be playing
36. Allen had to call a taxi because the box was _________ to carry all the way home. A. much too heavy B. too much heavy C. heavy too much D. too heavy much
37. She feels so strongly that each of us should have a role __________in making the earth a better place to live in.
A. to have played B. to play C. to be played D. to be playing 38. When I handed the report to John, he said that George was the person _________. A. to send B. for sending it C. to send it to D. for sending it to
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39. Do let your mother know all the truth, she appears _________ everything. A. to tell B. to be told C. to be telling D. to have been told 40. There are five pairs ___________, but I?m at a loss which to buy. A. to be chosen B. to choose from C. to choose D. for choosing 41. The problem is _________ difficult for us __________. A. so; work out B. very too; to be worked out C. rather too, to work out D. quite too, to work it out 中考英语阅读训练（01）
This is a talk by a London taxi（出租车）driver.
“I?ve been a taxi driver for nearly ten years. Most London taxi drivers have their own taxis.” “It?s a nice job most of time. you meet a lot of people. I always work at night， because there is too much traffic during the day. I live twenty miles（英里）outside London and I go to work at 5:30 in the afternoon.”
“I usually go home between 2 and 3 in the morning.”
“Some very strange things happened late at night 。The other day I was taking a woman home from a party 。She had her little dog with her. When we got to her house， she found that she had lost her key. So I waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the windows.”
“I waited and waited. After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out what was going on 。I tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window. The next thing I knew was that the police came. They thought I was a thief（小偷）。 Luckily the woman came downstairs（下楼）。She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about me and the dog！”
1.The driver always worked at night because it was easier to _____。
A. drive B. make money ? C. climb in through the window D. meet a lot of people 2.The woman climbed in through the window because _____。
A. she wanted to have a sleep B. her husband didn?t open the door for her C. she didn?t want to pay the driver D. she couldn?t find her key 3.The story happened _____。
A. early in the morning B. late at night
C.20 miles outside London D. near the police station 4.Which of the following is wrong？
A. The driver worked until between 2 and 3 in the morning.
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B. The police made a mistake.
C. The woman had no money to pay the driver.
D. The woman had forgotten about the driver and the dog. 5.The driver climbed in through the window to
A. get money from the woman B. return the dog to the woman C. see what was happening in the house D. phone the police 中考英语阅读训练（02）
There are fifty states in the United States. The largest in population is California， the largest in area is Alaska. Alaska is the smallest in population and Rhode Island is the smallest in size. The oldest states are the ones along the Atlantic coast. The newest states are Alaska and Hawaii. Alaska is also the coldest state. California and Florida are the warmer. Henry and his family live in Seattle， a big city， on the Pacific coast. But Los Angeles and San Francisco， also on the Pacific coast， are larger than Seattle. Henry?s cousin， Susan， lives in New York. It is the largest city in the United States. Thousands of people visit New York each year. The most important city in the United States is Washington， D. C. It is the capital， but it is much smaller than New York.
1. How many states are there in the U. S. A. ？ A. Five B. Forty- Five. C. Fifty D. Fifteen. 2. Which state is the largest in population？
A. California. B. Rhode-Island. C. Alaska D. Los Angeles.
3. Which state is the oldest， the newest， and the smallest in population？ A. Rhode Island. B. Seattle. C. San Francisco. D. Alaska. 4. Which of the following is true？
A. The oldest states are the ones along the Pacific coast. B. Washington is the most important and the largest city. C. New York is the largest city in the United States. D. Henry?s cousin lives in the Seattle.
5. Why is Washington， D. C. the most important American city？ Because _________。
A. it is the largest city B. it is the largest in population C. it is the most beautiful city D. it is the capital of the United States
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