The artist was welcomed into a room that seemed to serve as workshop, sitting-room and kitchen ______．

A．combined　　 B．to combine　　 C．combining　　　 D．being combined

Children are always c__________to know the things they have never seen.

The Summer Palace is really beautiful. In fact, I doubt whether China has ______ park.

　 A．a more beautiful　　　　　　 B．a most beautiful.

　 C．the most beautiful　　　　　 D．a beautiful

I had waited ______ before the train came.

--- Did you get a dictionary?    

    --- No, I _____, but there were not any _____.

A. tried; to be left         B. had tried to; leaving    　C. tried to; left            D. had tried; have left

A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present．On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin （顽童） was walking around the shining car．“Is this your car, Paul?” he asked．

　 Paul answered, “Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas．” The boy was surprised．“You mean your brother gave it to you and it cost you nothing? Boy, I wish…” He hesitated．

　 Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for．He wished he had a brother like that．But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly．

　 “I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that．” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, and then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?”

　 “Oh yes, I’d love that．”

　 After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, “Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house?”

　 Paul smiled a little．He thought he knew what the boy wanted．He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car．But Paul was wrong again．“Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked．

　 He ran up to the steps．Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast．He was carrying his little crippled （残疾） brother．He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car．

　 “There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs．His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent．And some day I’m going to give you one just like it… Then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas window that I’ve been trying to tell you about．”

　 Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car．The shining-eyed older brother climbed in and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride．

1．The street urchin was very surprised when __________．

　 A．he saw the shining car

　 B．Paul told him about the car

　 C．he was walking around the car

　 D．Paul received an expensive car

2．From the story we know that the urchin __________．

　 A．wished to give his brother a car

　 B．wished Paul’s brother to give him a car

　 C．wished Paul could be a brother like that 

　 D．wished he could have a brother like Paul’s 

3．The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ______．

　 A．to show he had a rich friend

　 B．to show his neighbors the car

　 C．to let his brother ride in the car

　 D．to tell his brother about his wish

4．We can infer from the story that __________．

　 A．Paul couldn’t understand the urchin

　 B．the urchin’s wish came true in the end

　 C．the urchin wished to have a rich brother

　 D．the urchin had a deep love for his brother

5．The best title for the story probably is __________．

　 A．A Christmas Present　　　　 B．A Street Urchin

　 C．A Brother Like That　　　　 D．An Unforgettable Ride

______ what importance is the meeting?

A. For　 B. At　 C. Of　 D. To

__________ twenty-fifth of December is __________Christmas Day.

　 A. The; /　　　　　 B. The; the　　　　 C. The; a　　　　　 D. A; the

— What’s the matter?
   — The shoes don’t fit properly. They＿＿＿＿my feet.
A. are hurting    B. will hurt      C. have hurt        D. are hurt