B

　 　Escaping a fire is a serious matter. Knowing what to do during a fire can save a life. It is important to know the ways you can use and show them to everyone in the family, such as stairways and fire escape, but not lifts. From the lower floors of buildings, escape through windows is possible. Learn the best way of leaving by window with the least chance of serious injury(受伤).

The second floor window is usually not very high from the ground. An average person, hanging by the fingertips will have a drop of about 6 feet to the ground. It is about the height of an average man. Of course, it is safer to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building.

　　 Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed before opening the window. Otherwise, smoke and fire may be drawn into the room. Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may have leaked(漏) into the room.

　　 On a second or third floor, the best windows for escape are those which open onto a roof. From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely.

　 Dropping onto cement (水泥) might end in injury. Bushes and grass can help to break a fall.

(　)61.　 Which of the following should not be used when trying to escape a fire?

A. Windows.　　　　 B. Lifts.　　　　 C. Fire escapes.　　　 D. Stairways.

(　)62.　 How far from the ground is the second floor window?

A. About 12 feet.　 　　　 　　　B. About 6 feet.　

C. Nearly 10 feet.　　　　　　 D. About the height for an average man.

(　)63.　 According to the passage, windows are _____ of escaping a fire.

A. the only way　　 　　　　　　 B. the best way 　　

C. safer than any other ways　　　　 D. one of the possible ways

(　)64.　 The writer suggests that _____.

A. breathing in smoke might be harmful　

B. smoke will enter the room by an open window

C. fresh air can’t reach the second floor　

D. Both A and B

(　 )65.　 If we are on the second floor when a fire breaks out, we’d better drop ________.

A. directly onto the ground　 　　　　 B. first onto a roof then onto the cement

C. first onto a roof then onto bushes or grass　　　　　

D. onto the cement rather than bushes or grass

A

The word “Hello” may be used more often than any other word in the English language. Everyone in the USA - and other countries - uses this word.

　　 Thomas Edison is believed to be the first person to use “hello” on the telephone soon after the world’s first telephone was invented.

　　 At first people began their words on the telephone with “Are you there?” They were not sure if a telephone could really carry voices.

　　 Edison was a man with few words. He wanted to save time. The first time he picked up the phone, he was very busy. He trusted(信任)the telephone as he invented it himself. He was sure someone was there and only said “hello”.

　　 From then on, “hello” is often heard when you pick up the telephone.

(　 ) 56. “Hello” may be used ___________.

A. only in the USA　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. only in England

C. in many countries　　　　　　　　　　 D. in English-speaking countries except the USA

(　 ) 57. From the passage we can learn that Edison ___________.

A. didn’t like the word “hello”　　　　　　　　　 B. didn’t know the word “hello”

C. had nothing to do with the word “hello”

D. might be the first one to use “hello” on the telephone

(　 ) 58. At first people said “Are you there?” because __________.

　　　　　　　 A. they didn’t trust the telephone　　　　 B. they didn’t know each other

C. they couldn’t see each other　　　　　　 D. they wanted to ask each other questions

(　 ) 59. Edison was a man of few words. It means__________.

　 A. he knew few words　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. He could say few words

　　　　　　　 C. He didn’t like to talk much　　　　　　　　　　 D. He had few friends

(　 ) 60. Edison was sure someone was there because __________.

　　　　　　　 A. he could see the person　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. he knew the person

　　　　　　　 C. he invented the telephone and trusted it　 D. he had just met the person

45. -A number of students _______ in the dinning hall.

　　　　　　　 　-Let me count. The number of the students _________ about 400.

　　　　　　　 　 A. are, is 　　　　 B. is, is　　　　　　　　 C. is, are　　　　　　　 D. are, are

44. -Do you think we’ll need a coffee pot?

　 　　-I don’t drink coffee, and _______. It’s not necessary. Why not a tea service?

　　　　　　　 　A. so do you　　　　 B. neither you do　 C. so you do　　　　　 D. neither do you

43. -This bus is always late, _______?　　 -It is sure.

　　　　　　　 　A. is not it　　　　　 B. isn’t it　　　　　　　 C. isn’t the bus　　　 D. doesn’t it

42.(　　 ) -Do you know _______? -Sorry, I don’t know.

　　　　　　　 　A. where does Jimmy work　　　　　　　　　　　 B. where Jimmy works

　　　　　　　 　C. how does Jimmy go to work　　　　　　　　 D. what does Jimmy do

41. -Peter, I think we need to buy a new car.

-Oh, no! We are ______ out of money.

　　　　　　　 　A. trying　　　　　　 B. going　　　　　　　　 C. getting　　　　　　　　　　 D. running

40. -Hasn’t Betty come yet? -No, and I _______ for her for nearly 2 hours.

　　　　　　　 A. wait　　　　　　　　　 B. waited　　　　　　　 C. have waited　　　　　　　 D. had waited

39. Mrs King kept weighing herself to see how much _______ she was getting.

　　　　　　　 A. heavy　　　　　　　 B. the heavier　　　　 C. heavier　　　　　　　 D. the heaviest