These oranges _______ and_______ well.

A. were tasted well, sold　　　 B. were tasted good, were sold

C. tasted good, sold　　　　　 D. tasted good, were sold

---Will you go to his birthday party?　

--- No, I won’t ________ invited.

　 A. if　　　　　　 B. as if　　　　 C. what if　　　 D. even if

John left his coat __________ on the sofa.

　 A. laying　　　　 B. lying　　　　　　 C. laid　　　　　　 D. lain

　 On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the New York railway station, playing his violin. The music was so great that many people stopped to put some money into the hat of the young man.

　 The next day, the young artist came to the same place, and put his hat on the ground gracefully. Different from the day before, he took out a large piece of paper and laid it under his hat. Then he began to play the vio-

lin. It sounded more pleasant than ever.

　 Soon he was surrounded with people who were at-

tracted by the words on that paper. It said, “Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put an important thing into my hat by mistake. Please come to claim (认领) it soon.”

　 After about half an hour, a middle-aged man rushed through the crowd to the violinist and said, “Yes, it’s you. I knew that you were an honest man and would certainly come here.” The young violinist asked calmly, “Are you Mr George Sang?” The man nodded. The violinist asked, “Did you lose something?”“It’s a lottery ticket,” said the man. The violinist took out a lottery ticket on which George Sang’s name was seen. “Is it?” he asked. George nodded and took the lottery ticket and kissed it, then danced with the violinist.

　 The violinist was a student at an arts college and had planned to attend advanced studies in Vienna. Later his classmate asked the violinist, “At that time you needed money to pay the tuition and you had to play the violin in the railway station every day to make money. Why didn’t you keep the lottery ticket for yourself?”

　 The violinist said, “Although I don’t have much money, I live happily. But if I lose honesty I won’t be happy forever.” Through our lives, we can gain a lot and lose so much. But being honest should always be with us.

1. What did the young artist do at the railway station on

　　 Friday?

　　 A. He played the violin to make some money.

　　 B. He waited for the train to Vienna.

　　 C. He came to buy a train ticket to Vienna.

　　 D. He walked around the New York railway station.

2. Which sentence below best explains the underlined sentence in paragraph two?

　　 A. Because the violinist loved to play the violin at the station.

　　 B. Because the violinist felt happy when people surrounded him.

　　 C. Because the artist felt happier when he did a good thing.

　　 D. Because he felt happy to attend advanced studies.

3. According to the words on the paper, which sentence below is TRUE?

　　 A. It asked a gentleman named George Sang to claim his hat.

　　 B. It asked a gentleman named George Sang to claim his important thing.

　　 C. It was a lottery ticket and he needed to find the owner.

　　 D. It was a lottery ticket and the owner is unknown.

4. The artist didn’t take the lottery ticket for himself because he ____.

　　 A. chose to be honest

　 　B. didn’t need the money

　　 C. thought the lottery was worth nothing

　　 D. was afraid of blame if he kept it for himself

5. From this article, we can learn that ____.

　　 A. we should share with others if we find something valuable

　　 B. we should know the importance of honesty and lead a happy life

　　 C. keep the lottery if you find one

　　 D. playing the violin could make you feel happy

---You should have thanked her before you left.

　 ---I meant _______. But when I was leaving I couldn’t find her anywhere.

A. to do B. to C. doing D. doing so

On May 29, 1973, Thomas Bradley, a black man, was elected mayor of Los Angeles. Los Angeles is the third largest city in the United States, with a population of three million. About sixteen percent of the city's population are black.

News of this election appeared on the front pages of newspapers everywhere in the United States. Here is how one major newspaper reported the event：

LOS ANGELES ELECTS BRADLEY MAYOR

UNSEATING YORTY

BLACK WINS 56% OF VOTES.

Bradley called his victory over Yorty “the fulfillment (实现) of a dream”. During his childhood and youth, people had kept telling him, “You can't do this, you can't go there, because you are a Negro.” Nevertheless he had won a decisive victory over a man who had been won 43.7 percent.

Los Angeles voters have had many opportunities to judge. Thomas Bradley had to from an opinion of him. The son of a poor farmer Texas, he joined the Los Angeles police force in 1940. During his twenty?one years on the police force he earned a law degree by attending school at night. He was elected to the city council (市政厅) ten years ago.

At the time of the Los Angeles election, three other American cities already had black mayors, but none of those cities had as large a population as Los Angeles. Besides, the percentage of blacks in those other cities was much larger. Cleveland, Ohio, had thirty?six percent blacks when Carl Stokes was elected mayor of Cleveland in 1967. In the same year Richard Hatcher was elected mayor of Cary. In Newark, New Jersey, sixty percent of the population were black when Kenneth Gibson was elected in 1970. Thus election of a black mayor in those cities was not very surprising.

In Los Angeles thousands of white citizens voted for Thomas Bradley because they believed he would be a better mayor than the white candidate (候选人). Bradley had spent forty?eight of his fifty?five years in Los Angeles. Four years ago Bradley lost mayoral election to Yorty. This time Bradley won.

1．In the author's opinion, it was surprising that ________.

A．the whites would vote for a black mayor

B．a black mayor would be elected in such a large city

C．a black from a poor farmer's family could be elected mayor of Los Angeles

D．there would be so many black mayors

2．From the passage we can infer that people ________.

A．voted for Bradley because of his black color

B．didn't care much about his color when they voted

C．voted for him to give a chance to fulfill his dream

D．voted for Bradley because they trusted him

3．Bradley hit the front page headline for ________.

A．he was the first black mayor in history

B．he was the first black mayor in the south of USA

C．he was the first black mayor of one of the largest cities in USA

D．a poor farmer's son could also win an important election

4．From Bradley's victory in the election we can see that ________.

A．blacks had equal rights as whites in the USA

B．black people's situation began to be improving much more than before

C．one can be successful through hard work in the USA no matter what color he is

D．it is certain that someday the USA will have a black president

American women usually _______ their best friend as someone with whom they can talk frequently.

A. identify　 B. recognize 　　 C. value 　　 D. discover

If you want to_____, you must work hard while you still young.

A. make your way　　　 B. make its way　　 C. make a way D. make the way