On the River Thames there are a number of boat races every year and these have become very popular with the public. Perhaps the best – known of these races is the University Boat Race. This takes place just before Easter（复活节）every year and is a competition between teams from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. They row from Putney to Mertlake, a distance of about four and a quarter miles. This race has been taking place almost every year since 1829.
31、The best – known of these races is __________.
A．the Boat Race of the University of Oxford.
B．the Boat Race of the University of Cambridge
C．the Boat Race of the Olympic Games
D．the University Boat Race
32、Generally, the Boat Race takes place _________.
A．once a year     B．twice a year    C．every three years      D．every other year
33、The distance of the competition is about ________ miles.
A．4       B．5        C． 6        D．7
34、The race has been taking place for _________.
A．one hundred years           B．more than a century and a half
C．a century and a half        D．two centuries
35、The words “Putney” and “Mertlake” are _________.
A．names of places            B．names of teams
C．names of boat races        D．names of universities

I live in a very old town which is ­­­­____21___by beautiful woods. It is a famous beauty spot. ____22_____Sundays, hundreds of people come from the _____23____to see our town and to walk through the woods. ___24_____ have been asked to keep the woods clean and tidy. Litter baskets have been ____25_____ under the trees, but people still ____26_____ their rubbish everywhere. Last Wednesday, I went for a walk in the woods. What I saw made me very ____27____. I ____28___ seven old cars and three old refrigerators. The litter baskets were _____29____ and the ground was ____30_____ with pieces of paper, cigarette ends, old tyres, empty bottles and rusty tins. Among the rubbish, I found a sign which said, 'Anyone who leaves litter in these woods will be prosecuted!'

21.  A. located       B. followed        C. covered        D. surrounded

22.  A. In           B. On             C. At            D. From

23.  A. school        B. country         C. city           D. province

24.  A. students       B. workers        C. foreigners      D. visitors

25.  A. thrown        B. placed          C. used          D. pushed

26.  A. pick          B. lie              C. leave         D. throw

27.  A. sad           B. satisfied         C. happy         D. comfortable

28.  A. heard         B. cleaned          C. counted       D. left

29.  A. full           B. broken          C. empty         D. dirty

30.  A. covered        B. placed          C. put            D. crowded

  Everybody knows him. _______ know him.

A. Each            B. They all        C. Every        D. All they

  She gave _________.

A. to him a meal     B. a meal for him   C. him to a meal    D. a meal to him

  Urgent messages are important, so they must be sent _______.

A. quickly          B. slowly         C. by hand      D. largely

  Mr. Scott cannot get a telephone for his garage. ________ he has just bought 12 pigeons.

A. That’s so       B. That’s why    C. Because      D. For

  He has just bought an Australian car. He bought one_______.

A. a short time ago                   B. a long time ago

C. last year                         D. six months ago

  He will fly to Perth. He will go there ________.

A. with air         B. in air          C. by air        D. through air

  Tim’s brother hasn’t seen him _______ January.

A. for             B. since         C. from         D. by

  Tim is in Australia. How long _______ there?

A. is he            B. has he been   C. has he       D. was he