I was sleeping soundly last night when I was awakened by someone’s groans（呻吟）.I listened , and heard it was from Sam，a student from Africa. I really wanted to go on sleeping, as I had insomnia（失眠）and had just fallen asleep, but I couldn’t because Sam groaned louder and louder，showing he was seriously ill.

At that time , Robbie，a student from China , also got up to help. We found some pills，got some water , and helped him sit up to take them, hoping this would make his pain go down a little and get over the difficult time. If only daytime would come soon, everything would become easier.

Things went contrary相反）to our wishes. Sam’s condition developed from bad to worse. We telephoned the emergency service , and in no time an ambulance stopped in front of our gate. We helped the medical（医疗）workers carry Sam to the vehicle，and then both Robbie and I got in and took Sam to the hospital.

We helped him go through many medical examinations. After all kinds of tests，we were told that the final diagnosis（诊断）was appendicitis（盲肠炎）. Luckily , Sam didn’t need an operation because we brought him to the hospital in time. He got timely treatment.

After Sam felt much better , we rushed back to prepare ourselves for the class. We were a little tired , but we had certainly done something good，something right.

1.Why couldn’t the writer go on sleeping that night?

A. Because he was too excited that day.

B. Because his roommates were watching football games on TV.

C. Because one of his roommates was sick and groaning.

D. Because he was sick.

2.What does “vehicle” in the third paragraph refer to?

A. Car.     B. Ambulance.     C. Taxi.     D. Bus

3.Why didn’t Sam need an operation?

A. Because Sam didn’t have enough money for an operation.

B. Because Sam was sent to the hospital in time.

C. Because Sam was much afraid of having an operation.

D. This article doesn’t tell us the reason.

4.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Sam , Robbie and the writer lived in the same room.

B. Sam was feeling very well after taking some pills.

C. Robbie and the writer also went to the hospital.

D. Robbie and the writer didn’t sleep after they came back from the hospital.

---All the teachers went on a trip to Hainan yesterday      Mr. White. Why?

---Because he was too busy     a new novel to travel.

A．except; writing                         B．besides; writing

C．except for; to write                      D．beside; to write

Several years ago， a television reporter was talking to three of the most important people in America. One was a very rich banker, another owned one of the largest companies in the world, and the third owned many buildings in the center of New York.
The reporter was talking to them about being important. “How do we know if someone is really important?” the reporter asked the banker. The banker thought for a few moments and then said,” I think anybody who is invited to the Whiter House to meet the President of the United States is really important. ”
The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company. “Do you agree with that?” she asked. The man shook his head, “No. I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House. You’d only be important if while you were visiting the President, there was a telephone call from the president of another country, and the President of the US said he was too busy to answer it. ”
The reporter turned to the third man. “Do you think so?” “No, I don’t.” he said. “I don’t think that makes the visitor important. That makes the President important. ” “Then what would make the visitor important?” the reporter and the other two men asked.
“Oh, I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang, and the President picked up the receiver, listened and then said, “It’s for you.”
【小题1】There are _______ in this passage.

An English traveler found himself in Norway with only enough money to buy the ticket for him to go back home. As he knew that it would take him only two days to get to England, he decided that he could easily spend the time without food. So he bought a ticket and got on the ship. The man closed his ears to the sound of the lunch bell. When dinnertime came, he didn’t go to dinning room, saying that he was not feeling very well.

　　The next morning he still didn’t have breakfast and at lunchtime he again stayed in his room. But at dinnertime he was so hungry that he went to the dinning room and ate everything the waiter put in front of him. He got ready for the quarrel(争执).

　　“Bring me the bill,” he said. “The bill, sir?” said the waiter in surprise. “There isn’t any bill. On our ship meals are included (包括) in the money for the ticket,” said the waiter.

1.The story happened _________.

A. in England?????????

B. on a ship from Norway to England

C. in Norway????????

D. on a ship from England to Norway

2.The traveler didn’t go to the dinning room first because __________.

A. he had no money???????????????? B. he didn’t feel very well

C. he didn’t want to eat anything????? D. he didn’t hear the sound of the bell

3.The traveler went to the dinning room to eat something because __________.

A. his friend had given him some money

B. the waiter had asked him to change his mind

C. he learned that there was no bill on the ship

D. he was too hungry

4.After the traveler finished eating, __________.

A. he had a quarrel with waiter over the bill

B. he drank a lot

C. he asked the waiter to bring him the change(零钱)

D. he came to know that travelers on the ship had free meals