We got up late as usual．My husband decided to water the flowers in the garden    41    

leaving, and when he discovered that he couldn’t manage（处理）by   42   , he asked me for help at the last moment．   43   now we had an hour to get to the airport．   44   , there were not many cars or buses on the road and we were able to get there just in time．We checked in and went to a big hall to   45   our flight to be called．We waited and waited but no announcement was made．In the end there was an announcement   46   us that passengers could get a free meal．The plane hadn’t left Spain for technical problems．We waited again for a long time until late evening   47   we were asked to spend the night in a nearby hotel．

The next morning after a   48   night because of all the planes taking off and landing, we returned to the   49  ．Guess what had happened while we were asleep! Our plane had arrived and taken off again．All the other passengers had been   50   in the night to catch the plane, but for some reason or other we had been forgotten． You can imagine how we felt．

1．A． after                       B． until               C． before                  D． since  

2．A． herself                    B． himself           C． itself                    D． themselves

3．A． So                          B． Unless            C． Although              D． Because 

4．A． Friendly                  B． Luckily           C． Terribly                D． Possibly

5．A． look after                B． wait in            C． look at                 D． wait for

6．A． agreeing                  B． telling             C． asking                  D． shocking

7．A． where                     B． which             C． when                   D． what

8．A． bad                         B． good              C． dangerous            D． interesting

9．A． home                      B． hotel               C． station                 D． airport

10．A． woken up              B． paid for          C． given up               D． agreed with

Tao Lihua, 14, is a middle school student in Shenzhen．She plays Erhu on the street after school to help her family．Many years ago, her father lost his arms in an accident, and her stepmother （继母） is now ill in hospital．

The father makes money by selling radios and drawing pictures by mouth with a brush．But they have no money for the mother's illness．

Every week, Tao plays Erhu in Lianhua Hill Park in Futian District in her school uniform．Early in 2006, CCTV reported the girl's story and more and more people began to know her．But the father refused the help from many people, and the daughter still went out to play Erhu on the street．

“I like Erhu and my dream is to be a musician．I'm going to study hard at a university for that．My father always tells mc to make a living through hard work and not to rely on （依靠） other people, “Tao said．

46．How does Tao Lihua help her family?

A．By doing chores． 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．By selling radios．

C．By drawing pictures． 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．By playing Erhu．

47．Why does the father draw pictures by his mouth?

　 A．Because he is good at doing that．

　 B．Because he has no hands．

　 C．Because people like watching him do so．

　 D．Because there is something wrong with his arms．

48．What does the underlined phrase “make a living” mean in Chinese?

　　 A．保持纪录 　　　　　 B．创建处所 　　　　　　 C．谋生 　　　　　　　　　　 D．创造生机

49．When did Tao Lihua become well-known?

　　 A．After CCTV reported her story．　

B．After she first played Erhu in a park．

　 C．After she became a musician．　　

D．After her father refused people's help．

50．Which is NOT true according to the passage?

　 A．Tao's family couldn't afford（承担得起）her stepmother's illness．

　 B．Many people wanted to help Tao Lihua and her family．

　 C．Tao Lihua doesn't go to school now because she has to make money．

　 D．Tao Lihua wants to take Erhu lessons at a university in the future．

根据对话内容， 在方框中选择适当的句子补全对话。（5分）

（ Kangkang: K　　　　　 Michael: M　 ）　

M：What are you doing?

M：What’s the matter with it?

M：Well, are you sure you plugged it in?

M：You’d better ask our computer teacher for help.

M: Don’t worry. He’ll be glad to help you.

　　Every Tuesday and Thursday evening in Sports City Bar everyone can enjoy a,“Buy one, get one free”Tex-Mex & Seafood Buffet（自助餐）for 118 yuan.

　　At our Sunday Family Buffet, we have exciting games for children, The buffet lasts from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm and costs 98 yuan per adult（每个成年人）. Children aged 12 to 16 eat for half price, and children under 12(limited tn two) eat for free.

(1) When can we enjoy the “Buy one, get one free” at Sports City Bar?

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A．On Tuesday.　　　　   B．On Thursday.

C．On Sunday evening.    D．On Tuesday and Thursday evening.

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A．can't buy one, get one free in Sports City Bar

B．can eat for free at Sunday Family Buffet

C．must pay 49 yuan for your lunch at Sunday Family Buffet

D．must go to the Sports City Bar with your parents

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One day Yu Mei   41 shopping with her mother. When they get  42  the supermarket,Yu Mei is very  43  .There are many things and many people   44  it.Her mother tells Yu Mei  45  her. They walk here and there and they   46  some things. When they come to a shelf（货架），Yu Mei  47  some boxes of chocolates.She wants her mother to buy some   48  her.Her mother gives  49  a box of brown chocolates. Yu Mei shakes(摇晃)her head and says, “I want a box of white chocolates.”

“ Why?”asks her mother.

“I can’t bite my fingers(咬着手指)when I eat them  50  night,”answers Yu Mei quickly.