— Shall we have our picnic tomorrow?

— _____ it doesn’t rain.

A. Until B. While 　　　 　C. Once 　 　　 D. If

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　　“Hello, Jill. How nice to see you here,” said Jack, “ 1 here often?” “Not as much as I’d like. I often used to meet my friends here, but now I live a long way away,” Jill explained. “In fact, it’s exactly three years 2 ” “Well,” said Jack, “tell me what 3 here today, then.” “Last week my mother had an accident in her car. She 4 when it happened, suddenly a motorcycle came out of another street and she 5 stop very quickly, and she 6 another car from behind. She banged her head on the car roof.” “ 7 her safety belt on at the time?” Jack asked. “No, she never wears one. I don’t think 8 in that car,” Jill explained. “I hope your mother 9 ,” said Jack. “No, thank goodness, but the doctor said she 10 stay in hospital 11 completely better,” explained Jill. “And so you 12 see her now?” Jack wanted to know. “Yes,” said Jill, “every day someone goes to the hospital 13 . She’s a lot better now.” “I’m glad 14 that,” said Jack. “Anyway 15 coffee.”

1. A. Are you coming    B. Are you going

   C. Do you come　　   D. Do you go

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2. A. since then we moved    B. since we moved

   C. that we moved us　　   D. that we move

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3. A. you’re doing    B. you do

   C. do you do　　    D. takes you

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4. A. went the Oxford Street along

   B. was going Oxford Street along

   C. was going along Oxford Street

   D. went along the Oxford Street

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5. A. must　　　　  B. had to

   C. ought to　　  D. had better

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6. A. was beaten with    B. was hit with

   C. was beaten by　　  D. was hit by

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7. A. Was she having　　 B. Did she have

   C. Has she put　　    D. Was she put on

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8. A. they were any　　    B. there were any

   C. they were any ones   D. there were any ones

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9. A. wasn’t badly hurt　　   B. wasn’t hurt bad

   C. wasn’t so much hurt　　 D. wasn’t too much hurt

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10. A. need　　   B. ought  

    C. should　　 D. would rather

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11. A. until she is　　    B. until after she will be

    C. until she will be   D. until she’s going to be

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12. A. just were at　　　　 B. just were in

    C. have just gone to    D. have just been to

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13. A. for seeing her　　 B. as to see her

    C. that we see her    D. to see her

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14. A. hearing　　  B. hear

    C. to hear　　  D. that hear

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15. A. let me pay you your　　 B. let me to pay your

    C. let me pay for your　　 D. let me to pay for your

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A.　Goods for auction (拍卖) sales
　　B.　Definition of bidding
　　C.　Way to sell more goods by auction
　　D.　Auction sales in history
　　E.　Brief introduction to auctions
　　F.　Making a larger profit as an auctioneer
【小题1】______
Auctions are public sales of goods, conducted by an officially approved auctioneer. He asks the crowd assembled in the auction-room to make offers, or “bids”, for the various items on sale. He encourages buyers to bid higher figures, and finally names the highest bidder as the buyer of the goods. This is called “knocking down” the goods, for the bidding ends when the auctioneer strikes a small hammer on a table at which he stands.
【小题2】 ______
The ancient Roman probably invented sales by auction, and the English word comes from the Latin auction, meaning “increasing”. The Romans usually sold in this way the goods taken in war. In England in the eighteenth centuries, goods were often sold “by the candle”: a short candle was lit by the auctioneer, and bids could be made while it stayed alight.
【小题3】 ______
Practically all goods whose qualities vary are sold by auction. Among these are coffee, skins, wool, tea, furs, silk and wines. Auction sales are also usual for land and property, furniture, pictures, rare books, old china and similar works of art.
【小题4】 ______
An auction is usually advertised beforehand with full particulars of the articles to be sold and where and when they can be viewed by potential buyers. If the advertisement cannot give full details, catalogues are printed, and each group of goods to be sold together, called a “lot”, is usually given a number. The auctioneer need not begin with Lot 1 and continue in the order of numbers: he may wait until he notices the fact that certain buyers are in the room and then produce the lots they are likely to be interested in.
【小题5】 ______
The auctioneer’s services are paid for in the form of a percentage of the price the goods are sold for. The auctioneer therefore has a direct interest in pushing up the bidding as high as possible. He will not waste time by starting the bidding too low. He will also play on the opponents among his buyers and succeed in getting a high price by encouraging two business competitors to bid against each other.

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　　Kidnappers(绑架者) are rarely interested in animals, but they recently took considerable interest in Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay's cat . Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay, a very wealthy old lady, has shared a flat with her cat, Rastus, for a great many years. Rastus leads an orderly life. He usually takes a short walk in the evenings and is always home by seven o'clock. One evening, however, he failed to arrive. Mrs . Eleanor Ramsay got very worried . She looked everywhere for him but could not find him.

　　Three days after Rastus' disappearance .Mrs . Eleanor Ramsay received an anonymous( = nameless) letter. The writer stated that Rastus was in safe hands and would be returned immediately if Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay paid a ransom( = sum of money) of ￡1000. Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay was instructed to place the money in a cardboard box and to leave it out side her door. At first, she decided to go to the police, but fearing that she would never see Rastus again, the letter had made that quite clear. She changed her mind. She drew ￡1000 from her bank and followed the kidnapper's instructions. The next morning, the box had disappeared but Mrs. Ramsay was sure that kidnapper would keep his word. Sure enough, Rastus arrived punctually at seven o'clock that evening . He looked very well, though he was rather thirsty, for he drank half a bottle of milk. The police were greatly surprised when Mrs. Ramsay told them what she had done. She explained that Rastus was very dear to her. Considering the amount she said, he was dear in more ways than one!

1．Some kidnappers took considerable interest in Mrs. Ramsay's cat because ________.

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A．Mrs. Ramsay could and would pay a lot to get her only companion back

B．Mrs. Ramsay clearly loved her cat to have kept him so long

C．Rastus was an orderly cat and would be easy to look after if kidnapped

D．Mrs. Ramsay missed her cat whenever he was not back home on time

2．On what conditions did the kidnapper promise the safe return of Rastus?

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A．His name was not to be revealed and he wanted a ransom of ￡ 1000.

B．Mrs. Ramsay was not to inform the police and had to pay ￡ 1000.

C．Mrs. Ramsay had to leave her flat until the box with the money had gone.

D．Mrs. Ramsay was to draw ￡ 1000 from her bank and follow his instructions.

3．How was Rastus dear to Mrs. Ramsay in more ways than one?

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A．She was very fond of him and it had cost her a lot to get him back.

B．Besides the high ransom paid for him he drank a lot of milk

C．He was so dear that she had not dared tell the police of the kidnapping.

D．He was very valuable and she valued him greatly.

4．Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay is a very wealthy lady who ________ a flat with her cat Rastus, for a great many years.

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5．She searched for him but could not find him ________

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________. He had more money than he could ever spend,　and　he was admired and looked up to by his community._____ _____ .He was not happy. All his life he had been pursuing happiness and struggling for happiness, but he had never been able to find it.

Then one day he heard about a hidden temple in Nepal that had a special room that contained the secret of happiness.____ ___ .After many years searching and countless hardships he arrived there. He was tired and penniless, but he knew that none of that mattered now because he had found the temple. He asked a wise, smiling monk(和尚)if he could enter the special room. The monk agreed and showed him to the stairs leading to the room.____ __ .He stared into the room with sunlight streaming through the window and saw what he had come so far to find. There hanging on the wall was the secret of happiness. The man looked at his reflection in the mirror and laughed.

____ .Happiness is a choice that we can make. Don’t spend the rest of your life searching the world for happiness then. Just look at the mirror and laugh. Let the happiness flow from your heart, mind, and soul until it fills your life and the lives of all around you.

A. He immediately sold all that he owned and set out to find this hidden temple.

B. The man found the secret of happiness at last.

C. But he knew that something was missing in his life.

D. He climbed them with legs shaking with expectation and slowly opened the door.

E. There was once a very wealthy and successful man.

F. It is time we all realized that we were the secret of our own happiness.

G. It was difficult to find the temple in Nepal.