Dear Sir,
Just over six months ago, I saw an advertisement in the Morning Mail for a set of the complete works of William Shakespeare．Your company, Cosmo books Ltd , offered this set （ eight books of plays and two books of poetry） at a “remarkable” price: fifteen pounds and fifty pence, including postage and packing． I had wanted a set of Shakespeare's plays and poems for some time, and these books looked particularly attractive, so I sent for them．
Two weeks later, the books arrived, together with a set of works of Charles Dickens which I had not ordered．So I returned the Dickens books to you, with a cheque for fifteen pounds and fifty pence for the works of Shakespeare．Two more weeks passed．Then there arrived on my door step a second set of the works of Shakespeare, the same set of novels by Dickens and a six book set of the plays of Moliere, in French．Since I do not read French, these were of no use to me at all．However, I could not afford to post all these books back to you, so I wrote to you right away instructing you to come and collect all the books that I did not want, and asking you not to send any other books until further notice．
You did not reply to that letter. Instead you sent me a bill for forty two pounds, and a set of the plays of Schiller, in German．Since then, a new set of books has arrived every two weeks, the works of Goethe, the poems of Milton, the plays of Strindberg; I hardly know what I have．The books are still all in their boxes, in the garage, and my car has to stand in the rain outside．
Please send no more books, send no more bills, send no more angry letters demanding payment．Just send one large lorry and take all the books away, leaving me only with the one set of the complete works of Shakespeare for which I have paid．
Yours faithfully,
SIMON WALKER
【小题1】Simon Walker's main purpose of writing the letter is to              .

Dear Sir,

Just over six months ago, I saw an advertisement in the Morning Mail for a set of the complete works of William Shakespeare．Your company, Cosmo books Ltd , offered this set （ eight books of plays and two books of poetry） at a “remarkable” price: fifteen pounds and fifty pence, including postage and packing． I had wanted a set of Shakespeare's plays and poems for some time, and these books looked particularly attractive, so I sent for them．

Two weeks later, the books arrived, together with a set of works of Charles Dickens which I had not ordered．So I returned the Dickens books to you, with a cheque for fifteen pounds and fifty pence for the works of Shakespeare．Two more weeks passed．Then there arrived on my door step a second set of the works of Shakespeare, the same set of novels by Dickens and a six book set of the plays of Moliere, in French．Since I do not read French, these were of no use to me at all．However, I could not afford to post all these books back to you, so I wrote to you right away instructing you to come and collect all the books that I did not want, and asking you not to send any other books until further notice．

You did not reply to that letter. Instead you sent me a bill for forty two pounds, and a set of the plays of Schiller, in German．Since then, a new set of books has arrived every two weeks, the works of Goethe, the poems of Milton, the plays of Strindberg; I hardly know what I have．The books are still all in their boxes, in the garage, and my car has to stand in the rain outside．

Please send no more books, send no more bills, send no more angry letters demanding payment．Just send one large lorry and take all the books away, leaving me only with the one set of the complete works of Shakespeare for which I have paid．

Yours faithfully,

SIMON WALKER

1.Simon Walker's main purpose of writing the letter is to              .

A．show his anger to Cosmo Books Ltd．

B．argue about sending him books he had not ordered

C．advise readers not to order books from Cosmo Books Ltd．

D．urge Cosmo Books Ltd. to take away the books he had not ordered

2.The advertisement that Mr. Walker saw in the Morning Mail was for          .

A．unlimited number of Cosmo Books

B．a set of 10 books of the works of Shakespeare

C．fifteen pounds and fifty pence

D．a book containing all the plays and poems of Shakespeare

3.It can be inferred that            .

A．Mr. Walker took some action after receiving the books he did not order

B．several sets of books have been sent to Mr. Walker free of charge

C．Cosmo Books have sent bills for books that they have not sent

D．Mr. Walker hasn't received the books that he ordered

4.The tone（语气）of the letter is that of              .

A．bitterness                             B．respect

C．annoyance                            D．humor

     Mike had been delivering (送) newspaper for a week, but he was still not quite sure   36   he was going to like his first job. Today he was to   37   the month's money from his customers (顾客). At the first house, Mike walked past the Pierces' barking dog,   38   was tied up in the front yard. When he    39    the door he got up enough   40    to ring the bell. He told the man what he   41   . Mr Pierce didn't smile or say anything , but he handed Mike a bill. Mike   42   counted out the man's change.

 43   the time he got to the   44   house, Mike felt a little more  at ease. Mr Simon was repairing his   45   . He, too, gave Mike a   46   . but he smiled and talked    47    Mike gave him his   48   .

As Mike walked to the third house, he   49   a bit uneasy, Mr Swenson was just    50     home from the store, and he stopped   51   he saw  Mike. Mr Swenson paid Mike the exact amount in change. They stood   52   in front of the house   53   . This wasn't   54   to be such a difficult job    55    , thought Mike as he continued on his way.

     Mike had been delivering (送) newspaper for a week, but he was still not quite sure    36    he was going to like his first job. Today he was to    37    the month's money from his customers (顾客). At the first house, Mike walked past the Pierces' barking dog,    38    was tied up in the front yard. When he    39    the door he got up enough    40    to ring the bell. He told the man what he    41    . Mr Pierce didn't smile or say anything , but he handed Mike a bill. Mike    42    counted out the man's change.

     43    the time he got to the    44    house, Mike felt a little more  at ease. Mr Simon was repairing his    45    . He, too, gave Mike a    46    . but he smiled and talked    47    Mike gave him his    48    .

    As Mike walked to the third house, he    49    a bit uneasy, Mr Swenson was just    50     home from the store, and he stopped    51    he saw  Mike. Mr Swenson paid Mike the exact amount in change. They stood    52    in front of the house    53    . This wasn't    54    to be such a difficult job     55     , thought Mike as he continued on his way.

A.what        B.why              C.whether              D.which

A.fetch        B.seize              C.collect               D.select

A.it           B.he                C.which                D.who

A.arrived      B.reached            C.went                 D.got

A.courage      B.money            C.newspaper            D.demand

A.liked        B.believed           C.wanted               D.had

A.hardly       B.lately              C.carefully             D.nearly

A.For         B.In                 C.By                  D.On                         

A.third        B.first               C.second                D.fourth

A.garden      B.dog               C.car                   D.job

A.money      B.pay               C.bill                   D.change

A.so          B.for               C.as                    D.because

A.newspaper   B.help              C.change                D.smile                      

A.hadn't      B.continue           C.wasn't                 D.went

A.at          B.in                C.coming                D.going

A.when       B.thus              C.where                 D.so

A.to talk      B.talking            C.back                  D.by

A.in no time   B.at once            C.for a while             D.by and by

A.true        B.happening         C.going                 D.that

A.by far      B.any longer         C.after all                D.at once

   Do you have bright ideas? Ideas or inventions that change society or, at least, make life easier for somebody? Perhaps we all do sometimes, but we don’t often make the idea a reality. Recently, in Britain, there was a competition called British Designers for Tomorrow. The competition encourages young people to carry out their bright ideas. There were two groups in the contest; Group One was for schoolchildren under 16; Group Two was for schoolchildren over 16. And there were eleven prize-winners altogether.

Neil Hunt, one of the prize-winners, was called “Sunshine Superman”. It’s important when people study the weather to be able to record sunshine accurately. We need to know how many hours of sunshine we have and how strong it is. Most sunshine recorders only record direct sunlight. Neil’s is more accurate(精确的) and this is very important for research into the way of using solar power.

You can do so much with animated cartoon. Look at Simon West’s idea for animated road signs. He uses pictures which appear to move as you go nearer to or farther from them. This isn’t a new idea. But it is new to use these pictures on road signs. “We found that people were more likely to see moving signs,” said Simon. So now, you can really see rocks falling, trains moving , horses running or a car falling over the edge of a cliff(悬崖). Quite a warning!

The ideas in the competition were so inventive that we are surprised that British industry doesn’t ask more schoolchildren for suggestions. Perhaps this will be the start of “pupil power!”

1. The writer holds that people seldom ______.

   A. have bright ideas       B. turn their bright ideas into reality

   C. make their life easier    D. think of inventing something

2. Neil Hunt’s design would finally lead to the improvement of the way of _______.

   A. recording direct sunshine        B. recording the hours of sunshine

   C. using the energy of the sun       D. knowing how strong sunlight is

3. What’s the use of Simon West’s animated road signs?

   A. To warn people to be careful while working.

   B. To warn people on the roads of the danger ahead.

   C. To add to the beauty of a city.

   D. To help make a car trip more exciting.

4. The writer seems to be encouraging the British industry to ______.

   A. take better care of schoolchildren   

B. help schoolchildren in their studies

   C. stop asking schoolchildren for suggestions

   D. pay more attention to schoolchildren’s inventive power