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19．What's a reasonable tip to leave to the waitress？
_________．I usually leave 20% of the dinner price．（　　）

	A．	Help yourself．		B．	It's up to you．
	C．	That's the point．		D．	It's a deal．

18．-I have never been to the United States before．
-______!Your spoken English is amazing．（　　）

	A．	You can't be serious		B．	You got it
	C．	I couldn't agree more		D．	I am not surprised at all

17．-Do you like the new washing machine？
-Yes，it ________ very well．（　　）

16．-It took me the whole Sunday morning to clean up the house，I'm very tired．
-____________________．Next Sunday we'll come to help you．（　　）

	A．	Once bitten，twice shy．		B．	Many hands make light work．
	C．	Tall trees catch much wind．		D．	Two heads are better than one．

15．It is necessary for every student to _______ good learning habits．（　　）

14．-How far can you run without stopping？
-________．I've never tried．（　　）

	A．	Don't mention it		B．	I have no idea
	C．	That's all right		D．	Go ahead

13．There are many people who say Thomas Edison invented the twentieth century．Although there are those who may disagree，yet Edison was one of the greatest inventors in America．
Born in 1847in Ohio，Thomas Edison attended school for only three months．After his teacher said that he could not learn，Edison's mother decided to teach him at home．There he was allowed to study the subjects that most interested him．By age ten，Edison had built a science laboratory of his own．
Edison got his first job at age twelve on the railway selling candy and newspapers．There he once saved a boy whose father was the boss of the railway station．In return the boss helped him a lot．
In his late twenties，Edison built an"invention factory"where he and his business partners could devote all their time to inventing．After improving upon the telephone，Edison created the phonograph（留声机）．Although Edison did not actually invent the light bulb，he did create an electric lighting system which led to its widespread use．
Edison set up the first central electric power station in 1882，so New York became the first city in the world to have electric lights．This was the beginning of the modern world in which electricity became a way of life．
The following year，one of Edison's engineers discovered electrons（电子），which at last led to electronics．Without electronics，we might not have radio，TV，computers，or space travel．The rest of Edison's life was spent making and improving inventions．
Thomas Edison died at the age of eighty-four in 1931．Three days later，much of America dimmed（使暗淡） its lights in honor of the inventor-a man who had more impact （影响）on the development of present-day civilization than anyone else in history．
32．The passage tells us thatD．
A．Edison didn't like to study at school
B．Edison invented the light bulb in his late twenties
C．even without electronics，we might have radio，TV，computers，or space travel
D．New York was the first city in the world to have electric lights
33．From the passage，we can infer thatA．
A．Edison's teacher thought Edison was not worth teaching
B．Edison's mother stopped Edison studying at school
C．Edison didn't invent many things in all his life
D．Edison didn't spend his life working on these inventions when he was old
34．Why did many Americans dim their lights when Edison died？C．
A．Americans wanted to save more energy．
B．Americans were used to dimming their lights．
C．Americans dimmed their lights in memory of the great inventor．
D．Americans were made to dim their lights．
35．The best title for this passage isB．
A．Edison，a Poor Man
B．Edison，a Great Inventor
C．Edison Died at 84
D．Edison and His Childhood．

12．Agatha Christie used to go out at night．She will never forget the night when she met a robber many years ago．
That evening，she was invited to a birthday party which lasted till 2o'clock in the morning．Without company，Agatha walked home along the quiet street．Suddenly from the shadow of a dark building，a tall man with a sharp knife in his right hand ran out at her．"Good morning，lady，"the man said in a low voice，"I don't think you wish to die here!""What do you want？"Agatha asked．
"Your earrings （耳环）．Take them off!"Agatha suddenly had a bright idea．She tried to cover her necklace with the collar （衣领） of her overcoat while she used the other hand to take off both of her earrings，and then she quickly threw them on the ground．
"Take them and let me go．"she said．The robber was uncertain．He saw that the girl didn't care for the earrings at all，only trying to protect the necklace．He realized the necklace would cost more，so he said，"Give me your necklace．"
"Oh，sir．It's not worth much．Please let me keep it．"
"Stop talking rubbish．Quick!"
With shaky hands，Agatha took off her necklace．As soon as the robber disappeared，she picked up her earrings and ran as fast as she could to her home．
The earrings cost 480pounds and the necklace the robber had taken away cost only six pounds ten shillings （先令）．
21．Agatha will never forget the night becauseB．
A．she was robbed of her earrings
B．she was robbed but she fooled the robber
C．she had such a nice time at the party
D．it is dangerous for a girl to walk alone at night
22．Why did she try to protect her necklace？D．
A．She didn't want the robber to notice it．
B．It was cheaper than the earrings．
C．It was worth keeping．
D．She would rather have it robbed．
23．The story wants to tell usA．
A．Agatha was brave and clever
B．the robber was foolish
C．a necklace is usually more expensive than earrings
D．never stay too late at an evening party．

11．Captain James Cook was a great explorer．Before he started exploring，maps of the Pacific Ocean were almost empty．He visited hundreds of islands across the Pacific Ocean and put them in the correct places on the map．He made maps of the coastlines of Australia and New Zealand．James Cook was born in England in 1728．His parents were poor farm workers．When James was 18，he found a job on a coastal ship．He worked on the ship until he was 27years old，and then he joined the navy．He fought in Canada in a war against France，and he mapped some of the eastern coasts of Canada．In 1768King George made him Captain of a ship and sent him to the Pacific．He was gone for nearly three years．When he returned，he was regarded as a national hero．
He started his third voyage in 1776．On this trip he visited Hawaii．He was the first European to set foot on this beautiful island．Then he mapped the western coast of North America．After that he returned to Hawaii．Unfortunately there was some trouble between the Hawaiians and the white men and they started fighting．In the end Captain was killed in a clash with the local．
29．He started exploring whenD．
A．he worked on a coastal ship
B．he was 18years old
C．he was sent to the Pacific
D．he served in the navy
30．Which of the following is NOT true？A
A．He made the first maps of the Pacific Ocean．
B．He went on three long important voyages in his life．
C．He was the first English man to reach Hawaii．
D．He was respected by his people．
31．He was considered a national hero because ofD．
A．his experience in Canada
B．his being the first European to visit Hawaii
C．his heroic death
D．his devotion to exploring on the Pacific Ocean
32．Captain Cook was killed inD．
A．his return to England
B．a starting trip to Hawaii
C．exploring Canada
D．a fight with the local people．

10．We should spend the money on something that willbenefit （受益） everyone．

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