Don’t take too much of the medicine; it does you more harm than good if you　 .

A. do　　　　　　　　 B. take　　　　　　　　 C. like　　　　　　　　 D. have

11    We had a photo ______ with the foreign friends.

A take 　　　　　　B. took 　　　　　　 C. taking 　　　　　D. taken

“How are you?” is a nice question. It’s a friendly way that people in the United States greet each other. But “How are you?” is also a very unusual questin. It’s a question that often doesn’t have an answer. The person who asks “How are you?” hopes to hear the answer “Fine.”, even if the person’s friend isn’t fine. The reason is that “How are you?” isn’t really a question and “Fine.” isn’t really an answer. They are simply other ways of saying “Hello!” or “Hi!”.

Sometimes, people also don’t say exactly what they mean. For example, when someone asks, “Do you agree?”, the other person might be thinking, “No, I disagree. I think you’re wrong …” But it isn’t very polite to disagree strongly, so the other person might say “I’m not sure …”. It’s a nice way to say that you don’t agree with someone.

People also don’t say exactly what they are thingking when they finish talking with other people. For example, many talks over the phone finish when one person says “I’ve to go now.” Often, the person who wants to hang up gives an excuse, “Someone is at the door.” “Something is burning on the stove.” The excuses might be real, or it might not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn’t want to talk any more, but it isn’t polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn’t hurt the other person.

When they are greeting each other, talking about an idea, or finishing a talk, people often don’t say exactly what they are thinking. It’s an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it's also a part of the game of language.

1 When a person in the United States asks “How are you?”, he or she wants to hear “___________”

　 A. How are you?　　 B. Hello!　　　 C. I don’t know.　　　 D. Fine.

2 When a person wants to disagree with someone, it is polite to say “___________”

　 A. You’re wrong. I disagree.　　　　　 B. I’m not sure.

C. I’m sure I disagree.　　　　　　　 D. No, I disagree.

3 When a person says “I’ve to go now. Someone is at the door.”, he or she may be __________.

　 A. giving an excuse　　　　　　　　 B. hurting someone’s feeling

C. talking to a person at the door　　　 D. going to another place

4. One of the rules of the game of language is probably “__________”

　 A. Always say what you mean.　　　　　　 B. Don’t disagree with people.

C. Never say exactly what you're thinking.　　 D. Be polite.

With all the magazines I needed______,I left the post office.

A.buying  B.to buy C.bought    D.to be bought

The purpose of new technologies is to make life easier,__________it more difficult.?

A.not make

B.not to make?

C.not making

D.do not make

Sydney—A shark savaged a schoolboy's leg while he was surfing with his father at a beach in Sydney on February 23.It was the third shark attack along the coast of Australia's largest city in a month.

The 15?year?old boy and his father were in the water off Avalon，on Sydney's northern beaches，around dawn when he was attacked.The city's beaches are packed with locals and tourists during the summer months.

“The father heard a scream and turned to see his son thrashing(激烈扭动)about in the water，”the police said.“Fortunately，the shark swam away and the boy was helped to the shore by his father.”

Lifesaving Club spokesman Nick Miller said，“It got him around the top of his left leg and the father came and dragged him out of water.”He said the boy was bleeding heavily when he was brought to the shore.“There was a lot of pain，as you can imagine.”The teenager was airlifted to hospital for treatment for leg injuries.

Police said the bites “cut through to the bone”，but the boy did not appear to have sustained any fractures (骨折)．He was in a stable condition now.

Several beaches were closed after the attack.Water police and lifeguards were searching for the shark，while the police hoped to identify its species by the shape of the bite marks.But they said it was too early to say what type of shark attacked the boy.“I don't even know if he saw it，”Miller said.

Many shark species live in the waters off Sydney's beaches，but attacks on humans are still relatively rare.However，there were two attacks on successive days earlier this month，one on a navy diver in Sydney harbor，not far from the famous Opera House，and the other on a surfer at the city's world?famous Bondi beach.

Fishermen say shark numbers are on the rise.There is a ban on commercial fishing in the harbor，which has increased fish stocks.Marine experts also claim environmental protection has created a cleaner environment，attracting sharks closer to the shore as they chase fish.Many shark species，including the Great White—the man?eaters made famous in Steven Spielberg's Jaws—are protected in Australian waters.

1．The report mainly tells us ________.

A．shark attacks on humans are on the rise

B．sharks attacked humans three times in one month

C．a boy was attacked by a shark at a Sydney beach

D．shark numbers are increasing in the waters off Sydney's beaches

2．The underlined word “savaged” in the first paragraph probably means “________”．

A．attracted　　　 B．dragged　　 C．bit　　　 D．packed

3．What do we know about the city of Sydney from the passage?

B．Sydney harbor is not far from the famous Opera House.

C．There are many locals and tourists on its coast all the year round.

D．There are few shark species in the waters off Sydney's beaches.

4．About the injury of the boy we know that ________.

A．he was losing much blood when he was dragged out

B．he was very nervous when he was sent to hospital

C．he may be in danger of losing his leg

D．he was injured in the right leg

5．All the following are the causes of Australia's sharks' increasing EXCEPT that ________.

A．environmental protection has created a cleaner environment

B．a ban on commercial fishing has increased fish numbers

C．many shark species are protected in Australian waters

D．the film Jaws has made the Great White famous

Finally,the world of words was ______to her.

He devoted every spare moment to __________English,________ his wife was devoted to music.

A. study; when　　 B. study; though　　 C. studying; if　　　　 D. studying; while

—He isn’t particular about his food.

　 —Yes, he eats_____________ anything.

A. nearly　　　　 B. mostly　　 　 C. almost　 　D. possibly

—No wonder you caught a cold. You______out last night without a coat.

—I know how silly I was.

A. shouldn’t have gone　　 B. mustn’t have gone

C. couldn’t have gone　　 D. mightn’t have gone