Opening week specials at Munchies Food Hall

         At the corner of Green and Brown Streets in the city

         Monday, 7th of January until Sunday, 13th of January 2008

  Feast until you’re full! Come down to Munchies this week to enjoy the special dishes on offer at all of our food outlets.Order from the following:

●Succulent chicken rice         ●Spicy salty beef

●Delicious noodle dishes        ●Plump pork chops

●Seafood specialties            ●Crunchy vegetables

●Sweet tropical fruit

Halal food is available at the stall Malay Food Heaven.

Win Prizes and Gifts!

Spend $20.00 or more and win instant prizes from our lucky draw box.

Collect a free party balloon and whistle for each young diner.

Enjoy a free meal if you are the first customer of the day at any of our stalls.

Win a holiday to Western Australia.A free raffle ticket is given to everyone here.Just fill in your information and place your entry in the box provided.

Winner to be announced in The Straits Times on the 15th of January.

Between 7:00 pm and 8:00 pm each evening until the 10th of January, your favorite Channel 3 television actors and singers will entertain you:

●May Lee                     ●Jackie Chen

●Kim Yap                     ●Kamal

Autograph sessions will follow each performance! And who will be our extra special mystery star? Come down on Saturday at noon to find out.

1.Munchies Food Hall does NOT sell ____    .

A.lamb(羔羊)            B.beef                                C.pork             D.chicken

2.The prices at Munchies are        

A.lower than usual                                       B.bargain prices for the opening

C.lower for two people                                           D.lower if you spend $21.00

3.Everyone who eats at Munchies will receive a        .

A. free raffle ticket    B. lucky draw coupon  

C. free meal         D. balloon and whistle

4.I will find out who has won the trip to Western Australia when I _      _

A.watch Channel 3 television       

B.come down to Munchies at noon

C.read The Straits Times on the 15th of January

D.attend the lucky draw at Munchies Food Hall

 

Early one morning, I witnessed romance at one the least-expected places in the world—a room in a rest home. At the time, my father  36  a room with three other gentlemen.

Before my daddy lived in the rest home, an elderly  37  was sent there. Since there wasn’t a double room  38  , they were forced to separate the couple. The gentleman, Mr.West, was  39  in the bed beside Daddy. His wife, Mrs.West, shared a room with several other ladies down the hall.

When I went to see Daddy that morning, I  40  Mr.West. Three employees were working with him. He hadn’t eaten a bite of food  41  he was sent several days earlier. I could  42  by the expression on the nurses’ faces that they were worried about him. Mr.West  43  to open his mouth for any of them.

“Go and get Mrs.West, ” the nurse told her helper. “Maybe Mr.West will eat  44  her. ”

In a few minutes a kind-looking lady was  45  into the room. Her smile was contagious(传染的)and Mr.West smiled  46  . I felt as though I was intruding(侵入)on a  47  moment, but I couldn’t take my eyes off the couple. The love between them was obvious, as Mrs.West patted Mr.West’s hand.

With a soft voice, Mrs.West tried to 48  Mr.West to eat. To everyone’s surprise, Mr.West  49  his mouth and began to enjoy the  50  and his wife’s company. While the nurses fed him, he stared at his sweetheart with a smile on his face. Mrs.West began singing a song for him. The  51  on his once solemn(严肃的)face became even brighter.

Tears  52  my eyes. The nurse then  53  the curtain around the couple to give them some quality time alone. I discovered that  54  doesn’t only exist when we’re young and in love. Romance  55  a lifetime and grows stronger with age.

1.                A.lived           B.stayed          C.shared   D.had

 

2.                A.husband.       B.couple         C.gentleman     D.wife

 

3.                A.accessible       B.acknowledge     C.available D.acceptable

 

4.                A.sent           B.lain            C.placed    D.fixed

 

5.                A.understood.     B.found          C.knew     D.met

 

6.                A.after           B.before          C.since     D.while

 

7.                A.say            B.tell            C.get D.look

 

8.                A.expected       B.demanded       C.refused   D.promised

 

9.                A.to             B.for             C.about    D.on

 

10.               A.reached        B.sent           C.wheeled   D.carried

 

11.               A.brightly        B.quietly         C.lightly     D.secretly

 

12.               A.personal        B.personnel       C.selfish     D.private

 

13.               A.convince       B.make          C.force D.urge

 

14.               A.closed         B.opened         C.was opening    D.was closed

 

15.               A.coffee         B.fruits           C.food D.sweets

 

16.               A.happiness       B.appearance     C.worry     D.expression

 

17.               A.filled in         B.filled with       C.filled D.were filled with

 

18.               A.pulled          B.dragged        C.put   D.pushed

 

19.               A.love           B.romance        C.happiness D.smile

 

20.               A.is             B.remains        C.lasts D.continues

 

 

B

When the population of the port town began to suffer from poisoning, the police came to find the cause of the poison.They thought someone was poisoning the people on purpose but no one knew how it was possible.Soon people took the position that the pork was poisoned.It was a popular food everyone ate and it could have possibly made everyone sick.Anyone who had possession of pork would throw it out.Even the poorest of the poor wouldn’t eat pork.Signs were posted on poles and letters were sent to everyone to warn people of the pork.Shortly afterwards, even policemen in high positions were also getting sick.

Soon it became political and popular.Politicians rushed to the town to talk about politics and promised how they would find the solution if they were elected.Everyone was so sick that they didn’t care about politics.Everyone was in a position where he or she didn’t know what to do anymore.They went to the post office to mail posts out asking for help.The poor town didn’t know how to deal with the situation.

One day, a well-known scientist from New York came to the town with a huge box containing many instruments and his possessions.He went to pools and the port and made measurements.He was quiet and polite.Then one day he made a speech at a newspaper meeting-room to announce his findings.

“I am sorry to say your water supply is so heavily polluted; it is poisoned.I know who has been poisoning you all for such a long time.It is you who have been poisoning yourselves with pollution.A great deal of rubbish has been thrown into the water day after day.No one here has taken good care of the environment.It is no wonder all of you have been sick.” Shocked at the news, the people present were lost in thought.

59.Which is the correct order of the facts described in the story?

a.  People suffered from poisoning. b.Politicians came to make promises.

c.  People began to realize the real cause.       d.Pork was thrown away.

e.  The water there was polluted.     f.A scientist came to check the water.

A. e, a, d, b, f, c        B.e, a, d, c, f, b

C. a, e, b, d, c, f        D.f, c, d, b, e, a

60.Which of the following statements is correct?

A.Everyone was so sick of politics that they didn’t care about those politicians.

B.According to the scientist from New York, not all the population in the town have taken good care of the environment.

C.The reason why the people in the town got sick was that they ate the pork poisoned by the heavily polluted water.

D.if the people in the town hadn’t polluted the water supply, they would not have suffered from poisoning or sickness.

61.After reading the passage, we can infer that ________

A.politicians took every chance to make themselves elected

B.pork was the main food of the people in the town

C.people in the town were not well-educated

D.even some police officers were getting ill

 

完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分。)

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从所给出的四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

After listening to everyone’s concerns and problems, Professor Smith looked over at the hostess (主持人) and asked her if she could get a paper and pen for everyone in the room. She    36   a minute later, and brought some paper and pens.

“Do me a    37  ,” Professor Smith asked. “We’re going to try something and I    38   your cooperation. On the small piece of paper please    39   the 3 biggest problems you are facing in your personal life right now. Don’t write your name on it. We’ll keep it    40  .”

The group found the experiment    41  , not knowing what was to follow.

After everyone wrote down their problems, Professor Smith asked everyone to    42   their paper and put it in a small basket that was in the front of the room. There were    43   expressions throughout the room,    44   again, everyone cooperated, wanting to know what would    45   next.

Professor Smith shook the basket and then he    46   around the room and asked each person to    47   a paper from the basket. After he had done that, he sat back down and looked around the room.

“Friends,   48   the paper and read to yourself the problems that you    49  ,” Professor Smith said.

Then, Professor Smith    50   at the woman sitting on his left and asked, “Lisa, would you like to    51   your problems that you wrote down with those that you chose from the basket?”

“No,” Lisa said.

Next, Professor Smith asked the man sitting next to Lisa the    52   question. “Would you like to exchange the problems you wrote down with those that you chose from the basket?”

   53   the reply was “No.”

Professor Smith went around the whole room. Everyone had a    54   to answer.

Surprisingly, the answers were all the same — no, no, no, no…. Some people said that “I can settle my own problems, but I can’t    55   what I chose out of the basket”. Some people said “Wow — these make my problems look like nothing.”

1.

A.left

B.returned

C.answered

D.finished

 

2.

A.favor

B.help

C.prize

D.reward

 

3.

A.like

B.wish

C.ask

D.need

 

4.

A.put out

B.wash away

C.write down

D.speak out

 

5.

A.secret

B.silence

C.message

D.future

 

6.

A.encouraging

B.interesting

C.surprising

D.boring

 

7.

A.tear

B.cut

C.desert

D.fold

 

8.

A.frightened

B.pleasant

C.curious

D.terrible

 

9.

A.but

B.so

C.for

D.and

 

10.

A.say

B.happen

C.move

D.adventure

 

11.

A.jumped

B.ran

C.walked

D.rushed

 

12.

A.throw

B.touch

C.hold

D.pick

 

13.

A.unfold

B.see

C.search

D.study

 

14.

A.heard

B.chose

C.noticed

D.feared

 

15.

A.shouted

B.wondered

C.looked

D.knocked

 

16.

A.give

B.accept

C.understand

D.exchange

 

17.

A.same

B.different

C.easy

D.strange

 

18.

A.Immediately

B.Again

C.Surely

D.Then

 

19.

A.bravery

B.fault

C.chance

D.power

 

20.

A.struggle with

B.show off

C.throw away

D.deal with

 

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