12、—Could you be so kind as to close the window? 

—______．

A．With pleasure                                           B．Go ahead

C．Yes, please                                         D．That’s OK

11、I want to buy that kind of cloth because I ______ the cloth ______ well．

A．have told; washed                               B．have been told; washes

C．have been told; is washed                           D．was told; was washed

10、It’s the same in China—many people, some ______ are not overweight at all, are always going on diets or taking weight-loss pills, ______ are often dangerous．

A．whose; which                                          B．of which; who

C．of whom; which                                        D．who; that

9、Come and see me whenever       ．

A．you are convenient                                B．you will be convenient

C．it is convenient to you                           D．it will be convenient

8、—Here’s the key to my car．

—Thanks, but I must know where you ______ it．

A．will park          B．park         C．had parked          D．parked

7、With few people _______ pigs, the price of pork ______．

A．rising; rises                                            B．raising; raises

C．rising; raises                                        D．raising; rises

6、—How soon do you think the economy will recover?

—________?

A．What for       B．Who knows         C．Why not           D．How come

5、Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often  1   that he had been cheated by others．One day he told his wife he was so   2   with the city that he had to leave．

       So his family moved to another city．It was the   3   of a weekend．When Terry and his wife were busily occupied in tidying up their new home, the light suddenly   4  ．Terry was regretful to have forgotten bringing along   5   and had to wait   6   in a low mood．Just then he heard light, hesitant   7   on his door that were clearly audible （听到） in the   8  night．

       “Who’s it?” he wondered．Since Terry was a   9   in this city, and this was the moment he especially hated to be   10  ．So he went to the door and opened it   11  ．At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir．do you have candles? I’m your neighbor．” “No,” answered Terry in anger and shut the door   12  ．“What a nuisance （讨厌）,” he complained over it with his wife．“No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to   13   things．”

       After a while, the door was knocked again．He opened it and found the same girl outside．  14   this time she was   15  two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles．She   16   me here to give you these．” Terry was struck dumb （目瞪口呆） by what he   17  ．

       At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his   18   in life．It was his   19   and harshness （刻薄） with other people．The person who had cheated him in life was   20   nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred （蒙蔽） by his unsympathetic （无情的） mind．

1．A．complaining           B．reflecting             C．praying               D．pretending

2．A．inspired                B．disappointed         C．thrilled                D．encouraged

3．A．morning                B．moment            C．afternoon            D．evening

4．A．went on               B．went down       C．went out             D．went through

5．A．candles                 B．matches              C．lights                  D．flashlights

6．A．happily                  B．patiently              C．willingly              D．helplessly

7．A．steps                    B．words               C．knocks                D．screams

8．A．dark                     B．quiet                   C．noisy                  D．crowded

9．A．newcomer             B．guest                   C．neighbor              D．settler

10．A．offered                B．disturbed             C．embarrassed        D．surprised

11．A．cheerfully            B．confidently          C．impatiently        D．absurdly

12．A．gently                 B．deliberately       C．slightly                D．heavily

13．A．lend                    B．sell                      C．purchase             D．borrow

14．A．And                    B．But                     C．So                      D．For

15．A．holding                B．hiding               C．fetching              D．seeking

16．A．suggested            B．forbad              C．sent                    D．forced

17．A．felt                  B．smelt                 C．heard               D．saw

18．A．failure                 B．success               C．attempt               D．determination

19．A．warmth               B．coldness              C．kindness              D．influence

20．A．probably         B．hardly           C．actually           D．especially

4、I still remember the day when my mom said, “Let’s get you some new clothes．” You can imagine that to any little girl that would mean the world, but to me it meant the universe, because we were not very rich．After she said that, all I could think about was what kinds of clothes I would choose．To my surprise, my mom allowed me to pick out three dresses: a pink one, a blue one and a yellow one．The yellow one was my favorite．

       I had a best friend named Seema, whose family was even poorer than ours．We played and studied together, and spent the best days of our childhood laughing at the silly stories we made up．I was excited to show her my three beautiful new dresses．She loved them all and was happy for me, but tearfully explained to me that her father could only afford to buy her clothes for her birthday．I felt sorry, and then did something that surprised even myself: I asked her to pick out one of my dresses for herself．To my disappointment, she picked up my favorite—the yellow one．Please remember, I was only seven years．My heart almost popped out （跳出） of my chest．But as she held it against her body, and I saw how brightly she smiled, I stopped feeling any hurt．I told her it looked lovely on her．

       I’ll always remember Seema’s smile, and how at that moment nothing mattered more．When you value your friendships, nothing else matters! We’re still best friends today．

1．Why did the new clothes mean the universe to the author?

       A．She loved dressing up more than anything else．

       B．She thought they would make her more beautiful．

       C．Her family was poor, and new clothes were very rare．

       D．Her mother only bought her new clothes for her birthday．

2．The author let Seema pick out one of her dresses because she wanted to _______．

       A．show her pity for Seema’s family

       B．show off her family’s wealth

       C．make Seema become her best friend

       D．exchange it with Seema’s dress

3．When Seema chose the yellow dress, the author was disappointed because ________．

       A．she was not generous

       B．she didn’t expert to lose her favorite dress

       C．Seema chose her favorite dress on purpose

       D．Seema was careless about her feelings

4．What can we conclude from the passage?

       A．Getting a best friend means losing other things．

       B．Being generous is not easy．

       C．Children like sharing their favorite things．

       D．Friendship is precious （珍贵的）．

3、Habits, whether good or bad, are gradually formed．When a person does a certain thing again, he is driven by some unseen force to do the same thing repeatedly, then a habit is formed．Once a habit is formed, it is difficult, and sometimes impossible, to get rid of．It is therefore so important that we should pay great attention to the formation of habits．Children often form bad habits, some of which remain with them as long as they live．Older persons also form bad habits lasting as long as they live, and sometimes become ruined by bad habits．

       There are other habits which, when formed in early life, are of great help．Many successful men say that much of their success has something to do with certain habits in early life, such as early rising, honesty and so on．

       Among the habits which children should not form are laziness, lying, stealing and so on．These are all easily formed habits．Unfortunately older persons often form habits which could have been avoided．

       We should keep away from all these bad habits, and try to form such habits as will be good for ourselves and others．

1．         are formed little by little．

       A．Only good habits                         B．Only bad habits

       C．Both good habits and bad habits            D．Either good habits or bad habits

2．The underlined word “them” in the first paragraph refers to         ．

       A．bad habits                                          B．good habits

       C．children                                             D．other persons

3．Why should we pay much attention to the formation of habits?

       A．Because habits are of great help to every one of us．

       B．Because a man can never get rid of a habit．

       C．Because it’s hard and sometimes even impossible to throw away bad habits．

       D．Because we are forced to do them again and again．

4．According to the passage, early rising          ．

       A．has something to do with success

       B．is an easily formed habit

       C．is such a habit as should have been avoided

       D．is such a beneficial habit as will be kept