Have you got ____ books  for the train journey? It will take you 20 hours to ____ in Harbin.

A. large quantities of, get     B. a great deal of, stay

C. a good many of, live        D. a good supply of, arrive

I can’t remember when exactly the Robinsons left _______ city. I only remember it was _______ Monday.

A. the；the B. a；the　

C. a；a D. the；a

A thief who dropped a winning lottery ticket at the scene of his crime has been given a lesson in honesty. His victim, who picked up the ticket,  then claimed the ￡25000 prize, managed to trace him, and handed over the cash. The robbery happened when maths professor Vinicio Sabhatucci, 58, was changing a tyre on an Italian motorway. Another motorist, who stopped "to help", stole a suitcase from his car and drove off. The professor found the dropped ticket and put it in his pocket before driving home to Ascoli in eastern Italy.

     Next day, he saw the lottery results on TV and, taking out the ticket, realized it was a  winner. He claimed the 60 million lire prize. Then he began a battle with his conscience. Finally, he decided he could not keep the money despite having been robbed. He advertised in newspapers and on radio, saying, "I'm trying to find the man who robbed me. I have 60 million lire for him--a lottery win. Please meet me. Anonymity guaranteed."

      Professor Sabbatucci received hundreds of calls from people hoping to trick him into handing them the cash. But there was one voice he recognized--and he arranged to meet the man in a park. The robber, a 35-year-old unemployed father of two, gave back the suitcase and burst into tears. He could not behave what was happening. "Why didn't you keep the money?" he asked. The professor replied, "I couldn't, because it's not mine." Then he walked off, spurning the thief's offer of a reward.

The sentence "Then he began a battle with his conscience." in Paragraph 2 implies all of the following EXCEPT that

   A. he knew what he should do as soon as he saw the lottery results

   B. he hesitated about keeping the money for some time

   C. he thought for a moment of avenging himself on the robber

   D. he came to realize that honesty is more important than money

Hundreds of people phoned professor Sabhatucci because they         .

   A. wanted to make fun of him   B. hoped to get the money

   C. knew who the robber was    D. lost the lottery ticket

The underlined word "spurning” in the last sentence can be replaced by         .

    A. accepting      B. claiming      C. rejecting      D. canceling

If the story appears in a newspaper, the best title might be          .

   A. A Thief's lucky Day        B. A popular Maths Professor

   C. A Magic lottery           D. A Reward of Honesty

---Of the two coats, which one do you prefer?

  ---____ more colorful one. It’s_____most fashionable one, personally.

  A.The; a   B. The; The   C. A; /    D. A; The

Today is my first day at Merchiston Castle School,and I was really nervous about it, because I have never visited the school before and didn’t take any summer course. Despite my anxiety,I soon relaxed once I arrived; the staff were so nice that I felt my spoken English was better than it actually was! As soon as I walked into the dayroom of my boarding house,I was absolutely(完全地) amazed by the friendly atmosphere; everyone was so friendly that a boy as shy as I had no difficulty in setting in,and I made many new friends on my very first day,although I was struggling to remember all the names.

Also I realized there were other international students in the house from all over the world,such as South Korea,Japan and Russia.Although their English was not so fluent,it didn’t take long for us to understand each other at all.In some ways,it was even better to practice Enlgish by speaking to the international students,because we were both learning.

As a boarder,the quality of food is something I consider very important,and Merchiston has not let me down.The school kitchens are run by a professional catering company,and the quality of food is excellent,also they take the issue of a healthy diet really seriously.I remember once I was asked to take more salad for my meal by a member of the kitchen staff for I did not have enough vegetables.This brings to another point of being a boarder:you need to learn how to look after yourself and be responsible for yourself.One of the huge advantages of being a boarder is that we can have breakfast in the school,which means we don’t have to pull ourselves out of the bed as early as the daypupils!

Why was the writer nervous when he was at Merchiston Castle School on the first day?

  A.Because he had no friends and relatives there.

  B.Because he didn’t know the school well.

  C.Because he was not good at English.

  D.Because he was shy.

On the first day,         .

  A.though the writer was anxious,he soon relaxed

  B.he found the dayroom of his boarding house terrible

  C.he made many new friends,but he didn’t remember any of their names

  D.he thought he spoke English better than the staff in the school

Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?

  A.In the boarding house,there are only students from South Korea,Japan and Russia.

  B.The international students in the boarding house don’t speak Englsih very fluently.

  C.The food in Merchiston doesn’t make the writer disappiointed.

  D.The professional catering company thinks the issue of a healthy diet is very important.

The underlined word“boarder”in the first paragraph means“       ”.

  A. a student who is from abroad    B. a student who lives at school

  C.a student who is good at English  D. a student who used to be shy