28．When Harry said, “The law is the law, but since the fault was mine…” he meant that 　　　　.

　　　 A．they must follow it without other choice ,even though the fault was his

　 　 B．he had to be strict with the woman because of the law,though he didn’t want to

　　　 C．the woman had to pay him ￡1.50 and the railway would pay her for the hotel

　 D．she should pay ￡1.50, but he had made a mistake, she could go without paying

27．Harry started talking to the little girl　　　 .

　　　 A．because he was in difficulty and did not know what to do

　　　 B．because he had a little girl about the same age as this girl

　　　 C．because he wanted to be friendly to the little girl who looked so nice

　　　 D．when he suddenly realized that he could find a way out from the little girl

26．Harry was worried because ___　　 .

　　　 A．the woman was angry with him　　　 B．he had not done his work properly

　　　 C．the Jersey timetable was wrong　　　 D．the little girl didn’t have a return ticket

15. --- How do you go to work?　　

--- I usually _____ on the bus.

　 A. drive　　 B. take　　 C. travel　　 D. ride

Cloze:

Many years ago there lived two brothers in London. They were both very rich. They had 　11 　ideas about money. They were quarrelling about what would happen if a poor fellow could　 12　 　a million pound note. One thought that anyone with such a 　__13　 　would have 　14　 　he wanted; the other thought that it would be 　15　 　for him to get anything with the note(钞票).They couldn’t agree with each other. So they 　16　 　to make a bet (打赌).

　It happened that a young man named Henry was 　17　 　through the street that day, who had come to Britain only by chance. 　18　 　home and job, he looked pale and　 19　 . Suddenly he saw an apple 　20　 　away by a child. The man was so hungry that he was thinking of 　21　 it up to eat. Just as he was 　22　 out his hand, he heard a 　23　 calling him. He looked up and saw the two 　24　 . They gave him an envelope. They told him not to open it 　25　 two o’clock. They said, “Nothing but money in it.” Then they left…

Reading Comprehension:

A

Having returned from her round trip, the angry woman stood outside the ticket office of the station. “The railway owes me ￡12,” she said to Harry Jenks, the young man working at the office . “You sold me a ticket for May 22nd, but there was no ship from Jersey that night. So my daughter and I had to stay in a hotel. It cost me ￡12.”

　　　 Harry was worried. He remembered selling the woman a return ticket. “Come into the office, Madam,” he said politely. “I’ll just check the Jersey timetable for May 22nd.”

　　　 The woman and her little girl followed him inside. She was quite right, as Harry soon discovered. There was no sailing on May 22nd. How could he have made such a careless mistake? He shouldn’t have sold her a ticket for that day. Wondering what to do, he smiled at the child. “You look sun burnt,” he said to her. “Did you have a nice holiday in Jersey?”

　　　 “Yes,” she answered, shyly. “The beach was lovely. And I can swim too!”

　　　 “That’s fine,” said Harry. “My little girl can’t swim a bit yet .Of course, she’s only three…”

　　　 “I’m four,” the child said proudly. “I’ll be four and a half.”

　　　 Harry turned to the mother. “I remember your ticket, Madam,” he said. “But you didn’t get one for your daughter, did you?”

　　　 “Er, well-” the woman looked at the child. “I mean… she hasn’t started school yet. She’s only four.”

　　　 “A four-year-old child must have a ticket, Madam. A child’s return ticket to Jersey costs …let me see…￡13.50. So if the railway pays your hotel, you will owe ￡1.50. The law is the law, but since the fault was mine…”

　　　 The woman stood up, took the child’s hand and left the office.　

14. --- What is his speech about?　　　　　　　　

　 --- As he claims, communication is an effective way to ____ the generation gap between parents and children.　　

A. bridge 　　B. mix　 　C. make 　　D. increase

13. I want to find a place ____ I am to pay a visit during a holiday.

　 A. to that　　 B. to which　　 C. which　　 D. that

12. ____ fine weather we have today!

A. What a　 B. What　 C. How　 D. How a

11. We have to ____ the wheat as soon as possible because a storm is on the way.

　 A. get away　　 B. get across　　 C. get through　　 D. get in

10. --- What’s wrong with your coat?

　 --- Just now when I wanted to get off the bus, the man next to me ____ on it.

　 A. sat　　　 B. had sat　　　 C. had been sitting　　 D. was sitting

9. --- Which of the electronic dictionaries do you like most?

　 --- _______. They are both expensive and of little use.　　　

　 A. None　　 B. Either　　　 C. Neither　　 D. Any