None of us can say ______ how soon he will come.

A. for sure　 　 B. in sure　　 C. with sure 　 D. as sure

They arrived at a farmhouse, in front of ______sat a small boy.

A. whom 　　 B. who 　　　 C. which 　　　D. that

 They used music and lighting to create a romantic a ______________ at the party.

What he saw in the remote mountain village _______ him to write a book about the country life there.

A. encouraged　 　　B. increased　　 　　 C. inspired　 　　　 D. engaged

It’s clear that________little money he earns can hardly support________family as large as his.

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

----Mom, can I invite some friends over for my birthday dinner?

　 ----　　 , why not?

　 A. Sure　 B. God　 C. At your service　 D. Help

—I can’t find my purse anywhere.?

—You　　　　 have lost it while shopping.?

A.may　　　　　　　 B.can　　　　　　 C.should　　　　　　 D.would

A holiday is any day when people lay aside their ordinary duties and cares.The word comes from Old English.At first,holidays honored some holy event or person.People in Great Britain and other countries speak of holidays as Americans speak of vacations.

Every nation has its special holidays.China observes New Year’s Day(January 1),May Day and National as legal holidays,as it was on Oct.1,1949 that People’s Republic of China was founded.The Chinese have long celebrated the Chinese lunar year.In the United States,congress has declared several as legal days such as New Year’s Day (January 1);Martin Luther King,Jr’s Birthday;Washington’s Birthday; Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day and so on.Some holidays celebrate special events in the development of a country,such as Greece’s Independence Day;Italy’s Liberation Day and India’s Independence Day.

In the States,banks and schools usually close on a legal holiday.When such a holiday falls on Sunday,the following Monday is usually observed. Schools and organizations often observe days known as traditional holidays,although schools and business do not close then.Those holidays include Valentine’s Day and Halloween.

1.Which of the following holidays has nothing to do with a country’s development?

A.China’s National Day

B.Valentine’s Day

C.Italy’s Liberty Day

D.America’s Independence Day

2.From the passage we can infer that _______.

A.Chinese will no longer observe the Spring Festival

B.students don’t have to go to school on any holiday

C.Chinese and Americans share at least one holiday

D.Americans can easily draw money from the banks on legal days

3.In the sentence “China observes New Year’s Day(January 1)”,“observe” means _____.

A.praise

B.spend

C.celebrate

D.care

It is indeed a r　　　 disease that few doctors know how to do with it.

The man who brings my milk used to knock for his money for the week’s milk while I was having breakfast on Saturday morning．Just lately he has been arriving before I get up．Staff shortages mean that four men are sharing five rounds, so he has to start earlier．

Delivering milk to people’s homes is scarcely good business, especially when the customer may have a choice of two or three firms serving a single road．In spite of my local difficulties, however, labor troubles are not as sharp as a few years ago．There are enough men prepared to make an early morning for the sake of an open-air job with a fair measure of freedom．If they did stop calling, women would find it hard work to collect all the milk they need from self-service stores ．Dairies are aware that stopping deliveries resulted in falling sales．

Marketing ideas have included introducing extra lines, in addition to dairy products, which the milkman can carry to increase turnover．Already they have taken over many rounds given up by bakeries．One dairyman said, “It wont’ be long before the milkman delivers more bread that milk．” Some milkmen deliver potatoes, and it seems as if diversification will be limited only by the size of the vans．

So the milkman is likely to remain a familiar figure．Even the returnable bottle continues to be used．As long as it has a reasonable life—30 to 40 trips are usual— the cost of collection and cleaning is worthwhile．

1．We are told that the milkman now starts out on his delivery rounds earlier than before because of ___________．

　 A．the desire to earn more money　　　　　　

B．more early-rising customers

　 C．an increased demand for milk　　　　　

D．an increased workload

2．Why do some people choose to be milkmen?

　 A．Because they can exercise in early morning．

B．Because they like working outdoors．

　 C．Because they want to serve several firms．　

D．Because they like getting up early．

3．What does it mean by the underlined sentence in Para．3 ?　

A．Bakeries are asking milkmen to deliver bread．

B．Milkmen have taken over some bakery rounds．

C．Bread is more popular than milk now．

D．People buy more bread from milkmen than from bakers．

4．Dairy firms continue to supply returnable milk bottles because they are __________．

　 A．most economical in the long term　　　　　

B．the most durable form of container

　 C．easy to clean and collect　　　　　　　　

D．convenient for customers to return