Yesterday I really enjoyed myself but today it’s raining and cold what           a day makes!

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Dear Sir,
I have to travel every day from Souk Road to the airport. Two buses travel along the line: the number 49 and number 16. But by the time the number 16 bus gets to Souk Road, it is always full, so I can’t get on it. I have to wait for the number 49, because sometimes there are empty seats on it.
The timetable says that there are buses from Souk Road to the airport every ten minutes. If this is so, why do I have to wait half an hour for a bus every day?
The regulations（规章）say that if there are empty seats on a bus, the bus must stop at every stop where people are waiting. Why do the half-empty buses go straight past me when I am standing at the bus stop?
The regulations say that no bus may carry more than 40 seated passengers（乘客）and 20 standing passengers. Yesterday I was the first to get off the bus when it reached the airport. I counted（数）the other passengers as they got off. There were 129 of them.
It is clear that our bus companies break the regulations and think little of their passengers. Can nothing be done to make your service（服务）better?
A. a message        B. a talk       C. a story      D. a letter
【小题1】The writer has to take Bus No. 49 because _________.

 — What          in Yuyao Ningbo this time yesterday ?

—I hear it was raining heavily and soon there was a big flood there.

A. happened     B. was happened       C. was happening           D. is happening

A young mother set her feet on the pathway of the life. “Is the way long?”

And her guide said, “Yes, and the way is hard. And you will be old ____ you reach the end of it, but the end will be better than the beginning.” But the young mother was happy and would not ____ anything could be better than these years. So she ____ with her children and gathered flowers for them along the way and bathed with them in the clear springs. The sun shone on them, and life was good. And the young mother cried, “ Nothing will be ____ than this.”

Then the night came. And the storm (暴风雨) ____ them and the path was dark, and the children shook with ____ and cold. And the mother drew them close and covered them with her clothes, and the children said, “ Oh, Mum, we are not afraid, for you are ____, and we know that no harm (伤害) can come to us.” And the mother said, “This is better than the ____ of the day, for I have taught my ____ courage.”

And the morning came. There was a hill ahead, and the children ____ it and soon grew tired. And the mother was ____, too. But she said to the children, “ A little patience and we are there.” So the children climbed and climbed, and when they reached the top, they said, “Mum, we ____ not have done it without you.” And when the mother lay down to sleep that night, she ____at the stars and said, “This is a better day than the ____ , for my children have learned determination(决心) in the face of ____. Yesterday I gave them courage—today I gave them strength.”

1.A. after????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ?????? B. before????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. since ????????????? ????????????? ? D. until

2.A. know ????????????? ????????????? ??? ?? B. believe????????????? ????????????? ??? C. feel????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ? D. find

3.A. worked ????????????? ????????????? ??? ?? B. stayed????????? C. played? ????????????? ????????????? ? D. studied

4.A. worse????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ?? B. better????????????? ????????????? ???? C. easier????????????? ????????????? ????? D. sadder

5.A. hit????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ?????? B. beat????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. took????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ? D. carried

6.A. excitement????????????? ????????????? ?? B. happiness????????????? ???? C. interest????????????? ????????????? ? D. fear

7.A. far????????????? ????????????? ?????????? B. away????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. near????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ? D. out

8.A. coldest????????????? ????????????? ?????? B. coolest????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. darkest ????????????? ????????????? ? D. brightest

9.A. students????????????? ????????????? ?????? B. classmates ????????????? ????????????? C. friends????????????? ????????????? ? D. children

10.A. walked????????????? ????????????? ?????? B. moved????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. climbed????????????? ????????????? ? D. flew

11.A. tired????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ?? B. happy ????????????? ????????????? ???? C. angry????????????? ????????????? ????? D. proud

12.A. will????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ?? B. can????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. could ????????????? ????????????? ? D. shouldn’t

13.A. looked over????????????? ?????? B. looked on????????????? ???? C. looked after????????????? ? D. looked up

14.A. last????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ? ??? B. next????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. latest????????????? ????????????? ????? D. second

15.A. dark????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ?? B. difficulties????????????? ????????????? C. failure????????????? ????????????? ? D. success

根据中文意思完成句子。
【小题1】当你遇到困难时，为什么不请求帮助呢？
?     ______ ask for help when you’re in trouble?
【小题2】我的自行车昨天出问题了，我只好步行去学校。      
?     ______ my bike yesterday. I had to go to school on foot.
【小题3】利比亚人民对和平的渴望和全世界人民一样强烈。
?     Libyans’ wish for peace is ______ that of the people all over the world.
【小题4】妈妈得知哥哥在日本地震中安全后才上床睡觉。
?     Mum        she knew my brother was safe in the earthquake in Japan.
【小题5】他那么喜欢听音乐，我想有必要给他买个ipod touch作为生日礼物。
?     He        as a birthday gift.