【题目】The case will go back to the judge if both sides refusing to give in can’t reach a（n) __________．

A．agreement B．promise C．balance D．Judgment

【题目】She was __________ by her English teacher, and now she has been a famous translator.

A. forced B. followed

C. moved D. influenced

【题目】If you drive from the airport, go on the motorway and follow the __________.

A. signs B. ways

C. point D. design

【题目】Alex changed his mind at the last minute; otherwise we __________ an agreement.

A. should have reached B. could have reached

C. can reach D. should reach

【题目】After a while, an agreement __________.

A. was arrived at B. was arrived in

C. was arrived D. has been arrived

【题目】The decision to inspect the middle school is _______ so that they can see the true situation of both teachers and students．

A．random B．serious C．mental D．normal

【题目】Linda, make sure the tables __________ before the guests arrive.

A. be set B. set

C. are set D. are setting

【题目】After losing contact for twenty years, they met again _________ in a party．

A．by mistake B．by coincidence

C．on purpose D．on display

【题目】The wedding took place in a Birmingham hotel. The bride and her father arrived in a new black American sports car. Her father looked nervous and uncomfortable in front of the cameras. The bride wore a silk wedding dress. She smiled nervously at the waiting photographers and went to a room on the first floor where she met her future husband for the very first time.

Carla Germaine and Greg Cordell were the winners of a radio station’s competition. The aim of the competition was to find two strangers prepared to marry without having met each other. Miss Germaine, 23, is a model. Mr. Cordell, 27, is a TV salesman. They were among the two hundred people who entered for a peculiar “experiment” organized by BMRB radio in Birmingham, England. Greg and Carla were among eight finalists who were interviewed live on radio. They took a lie detector test and the station also spoke to their friends and family about their personalities. The competition judges included an astrologer (占星家) who declared that they were suited.

The couple celebrated their wedding with a wedding breakfast and a party for 100 guests in the evening, but not everyone shared their joy. Miss Germaine’s mother looked anxious throughout the wedding and Mr. Cordell’s parents are reported to be less than delighted.

Organizations, including the marriage guidance service relate, have criticized the marriage. As one person put it, “we have enough problems getting young people to take marriage seriously without this. Marriage should always be about love.”

The couples are now on a Caribbean honeymoon followed by journalists. Their other prizes include a year’s free use of a wonderful apartment in the centre of Birmingham, and a car. But will it last?

【1】What can we know about the couple from the passage?

A. The couple know each other before the wedding.

B. The bridegroom is a model and the bride is a TV salesman.

C. The bride is 4 years older than the bridegroom.

D. The couple can use an apartment free for some time as one of the prizes.

【2】 Some experts believe that ______ .

A. marriage without the couple’s meeting each other first ends up in divorce.

B. young people nowadays are too careless about marriage

C. taking a lie detector test can not solve all the marriage problems

D. most young people take marriage seriously except this couple

【3】 The goal of the competition was_______.

A. to find two strangers prepared to marry without having met each other

B. to win a free honeymoon

C. to win a year’s free use of a wonderful apartment

D. to make the radio station famous

【4】 Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A. Two Strangers and a Wedding B. A Wedding Based on Love

C. A Short-lived Marriage D. A Well-Matched Couple

【题目】假如你是新华中学的学生李华，你的美国朋友Tom借给你的一本书你不慎丢失了。请你根据以下要点给他写一封道歉信：

表达歉意；2. 丢失过程； 3.补救措施。

注意： 1. 词数120左右

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Tom,

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Yours,

Li Hua