I gave my housekeeper(管家)an old pair of trousers to wash and went into the study to rea　 D.My housekeeper usually examined my pockets before she washed any thing,but for some reason she failed to do so this time.As I was reading I suddenly remembered that there was a ten-pound note in the back pocket of the trousers I had given her to wash.I dropped my book right away and rushed to the bathroom.But it was too late.My housekeeper told me that my trousers had been in the washing-machine for ten minutes!I had the machine stop working at once and pulled my trousers as quickly as I coul　 D.I nearly burnt my fingers when I tried to unbutton(解开钮扣)my back pocket.To my great disappointment(失望),I discovered that it had already become a piece of white paper.I stood there,glaring(盯着看)at my housekeeper in silence(沉默)until she began to cry,begging me to pardon her and not to drive her off.

1.The writer of this passage usually ______.

［　　］

　 A.did the housekeeper for himself

　 B.had the housework done by his housekeeper

　 C.had the housework done by a family robot

　 D.had to do the housekeeper like a housewife

2.The housekeeper ______ her master’s clothes______.

［　　］

　 A.had…washed by another servant

　 B.washed…by hand

　 C.got…washed by a washing-machine

　 D.washed…in a basin

3.While reading,the writer suddenly remembered ______ a ten-pound note in a pocket of the trousers.

［　　］

　 A.to leave

　 B.that he would leave

　 C.have left

　 D.that he had left

4.After unbuttoning the back pocket,the writer found that ______.

［　　］

　 A.the ten-pound note became pieces of paper

　 B.it had turned into a piece of white paper

　 C.nothing had happened to the ten-pound note

　 D.the ten-pound note remained the same as before

5.From the passage we may conclude(推断)that the writer was ______ the housekeeper.

［　　］

　 A.very pleased with

　 B.very kind to

　 C.getting along well with

　 D.not kind enough to

. John's success has nothing to do with good luck. It is years of hard work __________has made him what he is today.

     A. why            B. when           C. which           D. that

Nothing but some ancient Chinese coins _______ in the sunken ship since they began the exploration.

1. A.
   were found
2. B.
   was found
3. C.
   have been found
4. D.
   has been found

I’m afraid we can’t have coffee; there’s _____ left.

A. nothing      B. none

C. no one           D. no any

In this century the traditional American family is constantly faced with the threat of breakdown. Some people suggest that one little – noticed cause may be the introduction of the TV dinner.

       Before the appearance of television seats, the American dinner was a big event for the family. In many homes dinner time may be the only time when everyone got together. A typical dinner was usually in three periods In the preparation period, the children and Father frequently helped with setting while Mother put the last touches on the roast. In the eating period, family members shared the day’s experiences and more than food was eaten. In this period,families got to know one another and made joint decisions around the dinner table, and thus the family solidarity（团结） was strengthened. In the cleaning – up period,children or Father again gave their hands, so that their meaning to the home community was clear. Unfortunately, all of these have been abandoned by a product—the television set.

       By the beginning of the 1980s, the typical American family dinner was just twenty minutes long. The speed – up of this once – leisurely experiences is clearly connected to the overall pace of modern life and maybe a model of the modern life is the TV dinners—meals designed to be used between the opening and closing credits of a half – hour program. The once family affair has now become nothing more than the use of a fork and knife.

According to the passage, the American family is now threatened by       .

A. Being poor  B. having few children  C. poor living conditions    D. separation

In the past, Americans tended to        .

A. spend more time eating their food at dinner table

B. eat more food than they have today

C. spend more time talking about their day’s experience at dinner table

D. talk so much that they forgot to eat

The shortening of the dinner time in America is related to        .

A. the TV programs                       B. the pace of modern life

C. the wide use of household appliances       D. the popularity of fast food

The best title for this passage might be       .

A. Talk At Dinner Table                    B. TV Dinner

C. Pace Of Modern Life                    D. Problems Caused By TV