—Do you like cooking, Sally?

　 —　　 ．Luckily, I’ve never had to worry about it．

　 A．I can’t agree more　　 　　 B．Not really

　 C．I don’t agree　　　　　　　 　　　　 　　　 D．You said it

Our class _______ of thirty-two boys and twenty-three girls.

　 A. composes　　 B. concludes　　 C consists　　 D. contains

Although the man who sat with me in the old wooden stairs thirty-five years ago was not a tall man. But to me, a five-year-old child, he was a giant. We would sit side by side, watching the sun go down behind the station across the busy street behind which I was never　 1　 to cross 　　2　 accompanied by an adult.

　 One day we sat 　 3　 the traffic ,counting cars and trying to guess the color of the next one to turn the corner to kill time.

Suddenly Grandpa asked “　 4　 ?"

　 " Yes," was my reply." How would you like to run over to the gas station there and get 　 5　 a bottle of Coke?"

　 I couldn't believe my 　 6　 . Was he talking to me? On my family's modest income, Coke was not a part of our diet. Without resisting the temptation I replied 　 7　 ," Okay," wondering how I would get across the street. I thought Grandpa was going to go with me.　 8　 ,after he gave me a dime, he said to me, " Okay, help me down the stairs and to the curb. I'm going to stay 　 9　　 and keep an ear out for the babies, who are still asleep. I'll tell you when it's safe to cross. You go over to the Coke machine get your Coke and walk back and then 　 10　 me to tell you when it's safe to cross back."

　 I was very nervous when Grandpa 　 11　 my hand tightly. Together we looked up the street and 　 12　 , and back up again. He told me it was safe to cross. He 　 13　 my hand and I ran. I ran as fast as possible The street seemed 　 14　 . I wondered if I would 　 15　 it to the other side. Reaching the other side, I　 16　 to find Grandpa. still standing exactly where I had left him,　 17　 proudly. I waved.

Coke in hand, I proudly marched back out into the early evening dusk, seeing Grandpa was waiting 　 18　 .

　 " Stop right there," he yelled 　 19　 one car was speeding by me, after which Grandpa said" Come on, now," At last I crossed the street safely. He smiled on me, saying “You’ll do that alone from now on”. On hearing this, I 　 20　 felt so proud before.

1．A．forbidden　　 B．allowed　 C．promoted　　 D．expected

2．A．if　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 B．when　　　 　 C．unless　　　 　 D．whether

3．A．observing　　 　　　　　　　 B．noticing　 C．watching　　　 D．finding

4．A．Happy　　　　 　　　　　　　 B．Funny　　　 　 C．Hungry　　　 　 D．Thirsty

5．A．yourself　　　 　　　　　　　 B．ourselves　　 C．me　　　　　 D．you

6．A．eyes　　　　 B．ears　　　　 　　　　　　　 C．brain　　　　 D．words

7．A．shyly　　　　 B．proudly　　 　　　　　　　 C．happily　　　 　 D．hopefully

8．A．Though　　 　 B．However　 C．Because　　　 D．Therefore　　

9．A．home　　　 　 B．there　　　 C．in　　　　　 D．here

10．A．ask for　　　 　　　　　　　 B．search for　　 　　　　　 C．wait for　　 D．look for

11．A．held　　　 B．shook　　　　 　　　　　　　 C．took　　　 D．put

12．A．up　　　　 B．back　　　 C．down　　　 　 D．upwards

13．A．took hold of　 　　　　　　 B．let go of　　 　　　　　 C．lost hold of　 　 D．controlled over

14．A．narrow　　 B．smooth　　 C．long　　　　　 　　　　　 D．wide

15．take　　　　 　 B．see　　　　 C．grant　　　　　 　　　　　 D．make

16．had　　　　　 B． turned　　 　　　　　　　　 C．began　　　　 　 D．came

17．A．smiling　　　 　　　　　　　 B．yelling　　 C．crying　　　 　 D．calling

18．angrily　　　　　 　　　　　　 B．impatiently　 　　　　　 C．carefully　　 D．patiently

19．A．after　　　 B．once　　　　 C．before　　 D．though

20．A．never　　　　 B．still　　　　 　　　　　　　 C．ever　　　　 　 D．also

A new school was ______ in the village last year.

A. held up 　 B. set up　　 C. sent up 　 D. brought up

While he was investigating ways to improve the telescope, Newton made________discover which completely changed________ man's understanding of colour.

　 A. a; ×　　　　　　 B. a; the　　　　　　 C. × ;the　　　　　 D. the;a

he young man seems to be ___in law．

A. interesting　 　 B. interested　 C. interest　　　 D. being interested

These examples show that all individuals, 　　　　they are rich or poor, should be responsible 　　　　 they are involved in law.

A．if; when　　　 B．if; as long as　　　　　　　 C．whether; as long as D．whether; since

You said you needed a volunteer(志愿者) --- well, I'm w_______________.

There was plenty of time．She　　　 ．

　 A．mustn’t have hurried　　　　　 B．couldn’t have hurried

　 C．must not hurry　　　　　　　　 D．needn’t have hurried

　 Hannibal was a general from Carthage, a city on the northern coast of Africa. He thought the ancient Romans and won great battles at a time when the Romans were the most powerful people in the world. His army was small, but it was made up of soldiers from many countries that didn’t want to be ruled by the Romans.

　 before Hannibal could fight the Romans always had thought would protect them from enemy armies. When winter came, the Romans did not think Hannibal could possibly cross the mountains. Hannibal surprised them. With some of his soldiers riding huge strong elephants—where no elephants had to walk slowly without resting through the mountain snow-storms and howling(怒号)winds. The enemies rolled rocks down to try to stop them. Even raging rivers couldn’t stop them. Hannibal’s soldiers built rafts(木排)strong enough to carry the elephants across. At last, half of them never reached the end of their journey. But the other half of the army and some of the elephants did finish the journey.

1. From the passage, Hannibal might live in ____.

　 A. Algeria　　　 B. Italy　　　　 C. Turkey　　　　 D. Iraq

2. Hannibal knew that he ____.

　 A. must have a powerful army to beat the Romans

　 B. must cross the Alps to win the battle

　 C. was sure to beat the Romans before crossing the Alps

　 D. had to break away from the Romans to cross the Alps

3. Which of the following is not true?

　 A. Before Hannibal’s army crossed the Alps, the Romans were the most powerful people in

　　 the world.

　 B. The Romans thought it impossible for Hannibal to cross the Alps.

　 C. Hannibal used the elephant to help cross the Alps because the elephants were good at

　　 walking on mountain paths.

　 D. Hannibal managed to cross the Alps after all with his army.

4. After reading this passage, we can easily remember a saying____.

　 A. Where there’s a will, there’s a way

　 B. Strike while the iron is still hot

　 C. He who doesn’t reach the Great Wall is not a true man

　 D. Failure is the mother of success