Professor Bumble is an old man, thin and short. He is 　1 absent-minded but seriously shortsighted. His mind is always busy 2 thought, plan, new ideas, and so on, and he hardly notices 3 around him.

One fine day he went out for a walk in the countryside, and, as always, he had 4 in his hand. As soon as he 　5 his walk, he began reading attentively. He 　6 far when he knocked 7 a big cow and fell down. He had lost his 8 in the fall, and he 9 　he had stumbled over a fat lady. “ 10 , madam,” he said 11 with a low bow before searching for his glasses. When he 　12 , he realized his mistake.

Now Professor Bumble went on 13 on the country road. Soon he was concentrating on his book again and paying no attention to 14 . He had hardly been walking for five minutes 　15 he fell over again, losing 　16 . This time he became very angry. He beat the “cow” angrily 　 17 his umbrella until he could not reach it. Then, after 18 his glasses, he realized that he had made 19 mistake. A large fat 　20 was running away from him as fast as she could, crying for help with horror.

1. A. not　　　　 B. not also　　 C. not only　　　 D. only

2. A. with　　　 B. in　　　　 C. have　　　　　 D. doing

3. A. what is happened　 　　 　　　　　B. what is going on

　 C. that is taken place D. that is happening

4. A. a glass　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a pair of glasses

　 C. a black bag　　 　　　 　　　D. a book

5. A. set off　　 　　　　　　　 　　　B. began to set off

　 C. set out D. acted off for

6. A didn’t go B. hadn’t gone

C. hasn’t gone　　 　　　　 　　　D. wasn’t gone

7. A. into　　　 B. at　　　　　 C. down　　　　　 D. over

8. A. book　　 B. bag　　　　　 C. glasses　　　　 D. umbrella

9. A. realized　 B. saw　　　　 C. thought　　　　 D. noticed

10. A. Make an apology to me　　　 B. Thanks

C. I show sorry to you　 　 　　　D. I beg your pardon

11. A. happily　　 　　　 B. angrily　　　 C. rudely　　　　 D. politely

12. A. had put on them　 　 　　　　　 B. had put them on

C. had put it on D. had worn them

13. A. with his walk　 　　　 　　　 B. for a walk

C. to walk D. walking away

14. A. something else　　 　　　 B. other something

C. else anything　　　 　　　 D. anything else

15. A. when B. than

C. before　　　　 　　　　　　 　　　 D. after

16. A. all his book and his glasses　

B. either his book or his glasses

C. both his book and his glasses

D. neither his glasses nor his book

17. A. to use　　　 B. with　 　 　 C. by　　　　　 D. in

18. A. searching for　　 　　　　　 　　　 B. looking for

C. finding for　　 　　　　 　　　 D. finding

19. A. the second　　 　　　　 　　　 B. a second

C. again　　　　 　　　 　　　 D. other

20. A. cow　　　　 　　　　　 B. man　　　

C. woman　　　 　　　 　　　 D. bear

--- How much salt did you put in the soup?

　 --- I’m sorry to say, 　　　　. I forgot.

A．none　 B．no one　 C．nothing D．no

What is language for? Some people seem to think it's for practising grammar rules and learning lists of words—the longer the lists，the better. That's wrong. Language is for the exchange（交流）of ideas and information. It's meaningless knowing all about a language if you can't use it freely. Many students I have met know hundreds of grammar rules, but they can't speak correctly or fluently（流利地）. They are afraid of making mistakes. One shouldn't be afraid of making mistakes when speaking a foreign language. Native speakers make mistakes and break rules, too. Bernard Shaw once wrote, "Foreigners often speak English too correctly. "But the mistakes that native speakers make are different from those that Chinese students make. They're English mistakes in the English language. And if enough native speakers break a rule, it is no longer a rule. What used to be wrong becomes right. People not only make history, they make language. But a people can only make its own language. It can't make another people's language. So Chinese students of English should pay attention to grammar, but they shouldn't overdo（做过头）it. They should put communication（交际）first.　

1．Language is used to ________.

A. express oneself　　　　 　　　　 B. practice grammar rules

B. talk with foreigners only　　　　　 D. learn lists of words

2．Generally, when an American or an Englishman speaks English, he ________.

A. never makes mistakes　　　　　　 B. often makes mistakes

C. can't avoid making mistakes　　　　 D. always makes mistakes

3．"Foreigners often speak English too correctly. "This sentence means that ________.

A. foreigners speak correct English　 B. foreigners speak incorrect English

C. foreigners speak English according to the grammar rules

D. foreigners never make mistakes when they speak English

4．If too many native speakers break a rule, ________.

A. what they use will become right　　　 B. they are against the law

C. they should say sorry to others　　　 D. they will become heroes