The engine of the car was out of order and the heavy rain       the helplessness of the couple.

A. added to B. resulted from

C. turned out D. made up

Can you explain how it _______ that you missed the morning classes?

A. came across B. came to

C. came up D. came about

catch the first bus, he got up very early this morning.

A. In order to B. In order that C. So as to D. So that

He asked ________ for the computer.

A. did I pay how much B. I paid how much

C. how much did I pay D. how much I paid

“Please close the window,” he said to me. →He ______ me _____ the window.

A. said to; to close B. told to; closing

C. asked ; to close D. said to; please close

“Have you seen the film?” he asked me. →He asked me _______.

A. had I seen the film B. have I seen the film

C. if I have seen the film D. whether I had seen the film

Can you tell me ______ the railway station?

A. how I can get to B. how can I get to

C. where I can get to D. where can I get to

He said, “Mother, the boy is very naughty.” →He _____- very naughty.

A. said his mother that the boy was B. said to his mother that the boy is

C. told his mother that the boy was D. spoke to his mother that the boy was

An old friend from California called from the airport to tell me that he had arrived. I was not able to leave the office, but I had made plans for his arrival. After explaining (解释) where my new house was, I told him that I had left the key under the doormat (门垫). Since I knew it would be pretty late before I could get home, I suggested that he make himself at home and help himself to anything that was in the refrigerator(电冰箱).

Two hours later my friend phoned me from the house. At the moment, he said, he was listening to some of my records after having had a delicious meal. Now, he said, he was drinking a glass of orange juice. When I asked him if he had had any difficulty finding the house, he answered that the only problem was that he had not been able to find the key under the doormat, but luckily, the living room window by the apple tree had been left open and he had climbed in through the window. I listened to all this in great surprise. There is no apple tree outside my window, but there is one by the living room window of my next door neighbor's house!

1.The old friend of the writer called him ______.

A. to tell the writer to meet him at the airport

B. to ask the writer to make plans for his arrival

C. to ask the writer to leave the office

D. to tell the writer about his arrival

2.My friend climbed into the room because ______ .

A. he hadn't found the key B. the living room window was left open

C. he had difficulty opening the door D. there was an apple tree outside

3.Where did the old friend of the writer make the second call? ______ .

A. From the writer’s home B. At the airport

C. In his office D. From the writer’s neighbor's house

Perhaps you have heard a lot about the Internet, but what is it, do you know? The Internet is a network. It uses the telephone to join millions of computers together around the world.

Maybe that doesn’t sound very interesting. But when you’ve joined to the Internet, there are lots and lots of things you can do. You can send E-mails to your friends, and they can get them in a few seconds. You can also do with all kinds of information on the World Wide Web (WWW).

There are many different kinds of computers now. They all can be joined to the Internet. Most of them are small machines sitting on people’s desks at home, but there are still many others in schools, offices or large companies. These computers are owned by people and companies, but no one really owns the Internet itself.

There are lots of places for you to go into the Internet. For example, your school may have the Internet. You can use it during lessons or free time. Libraries often have computers joined to the Internet. You are welcome to use it at only time.

Thanks to the Internet, the world is becoming smaller and smaller. It is possible for you to work at home with a computer in front in the future, getting and sending the information you need. You can buy or sell whatever you want by the Internet. But do you know 98% of the information on the Internet is in English? So what will English be like tomorrow?

1.Which is probably the quickest way to send messages to your friends?

A. By E-mail. B. By post.

C. By telephone. D. By satellite.

2.Which may be the most possible place for people to work in the future?

A. In the office. B. At school.

C. At home. D. In the company.

3.Whose the owner of the Internet?

A. The headmaster. B. No one.

C. The user. D. The officer.

4.What does the writer try to tell us with the last two sentences?

A. Every computer must have the Internet.

B. the Internet is more and more popular.

C. Most of the information is in English.

D. English plays an important part in using the Internet.