8.The time for the exam is ____ .

A. approaching　 B. approaches

C. approach　 D. approached

7.All the work ______ ,and we are going to leave..

　A. complete　 B. completing　 C. have completed　 D. has been completed

6. The flowers ____ sweet in the garden in spring.

A. smell　 B. to smell C. smelling　 D. smelt

5._______?

----He is very kind to us.

A. What does your brother look like B. How is your brother

4. Do you know we have much difficulty ____ the work on time..

A. on finishing　 B. 　finishing C. to finish　 D. at finishing

3. The teacher always makes his class so ____and interesting for us.

A. lovely　 B. living C. live D. lively

2. It ___ 6 years since we left middle school.

A. was　 B. had been 　　C. has been 　D. were

1. I took part in the ____ in the sports meeting last week.

A.800-meter-long　 B. 800-meters-long　 C. 800 meter long　　 D. 800 meters long

Calvin Coolidge,30th President of the United States，was famous for a man of few words.He knew what he should talk and when he should not.It was very hard of anyone to enjoy talking with him.

One evening he was inviting to dinner.A lady sitting next to him past sugar for his coffee.“My President，”She said，“today a friend of me said that I couldn't get much than two words out of you it.I said I could，and we made a bet.”“You lost，”answered the President.

(2011·北京海淀区第1学期期末)

For someone who is such a successful investor, Warren Buffett comes off as a pretty ordinary guy. He was born on August 30, 1930.__1__　 He used to go door­to­door and sell soda water. When his family moved to Washington, Buffett became a paperboy for The Washington Post. Buffett ran his five paper routes and even added magazines to round out his product offerings. While still in school, he was making $175 a month, a full－time wag for many men.

__2__　 He spent $1,200 on 40 acres of farmland in Nebraska. He and a friend also made $50 a week by placing pinball machines in barber shops. They called their venture(企业)Wilson Coin Operated Machine Co.

already a successful small­time businessman, Buffett wasn't interested in going to college but ended up at the University of Pennsylvania­his father encouraged him to go.__3__　 But he was turned down in what had to be one of the worst admission decisions in Harvard history. The outcome affected Buffett's life, for he ended up attending Columbia Business School, where he studied under Professor Benjamin Graham, the father of securities analysis who provided the foundation (基础)for Buffett's investment strategy.

From the beginning, Buffett made his fortune from investing. He started with all the money he had made from selling soda water, delivering papers, and operating pinball machines. Between 1950 and 1956, he grew his $9,800 to $14,000.__4__　 And then he gradually drew in other investors through word of mouth and very attractive terms.

__5__　 He doesn't collect houses or cars or works of art, and he disdains(鄙视)companies that waste money on expensive ears, private dining rooms, and high­priced real villas. He is a creature of habit­same house, same office, same city, same soda water.

A．Then Bufftt applied to Harvard Business School.

B．Buffett is more likely to be found in a four star restaurant.

C．When he was 14, Buffett still kept great interest in investment.

D．Even as a young child, Buffett was serious about making money.

E．One thing is for sure about Buffett: he is happy to do what he is doing.

F．Buffett's investment strategy mirrors his lifestyle and his overall philosophy.

G．From there, he organized investment partnerships with his family and friends.

答案：1.D　2.C　3.A　4.G　5.F