15、“Dick，can you          yourself away from the TV for a minute? Go and send the letter for me，please．”said Mrs. Green.

A．push          B．drag          C．draw          D．pull

14、I will never understand at all how it         that you spent one hour washing your trousers.

A．cared about          B．thought about         C．brought about           D．came about

13、We had planned to finish our task by noon, but it didn’t quite           .

A．work out         B．find out            C．give out         D．hand out

12、The spending cuts have          the research project in America several years.

A．set off           B．set aside          C．set back           D．set out

11、It is not socially        for parents to leave young children unattended at home.

A．accessible        B．adoptable          C．adaptable           D．acceptable

10、The final score of the match was l01：102. Rockets were only        beaten.

A．narrowly          B．slightly            C．lightly           D．nearly

9、The winter of 2008 was extremely bad.      most of people say it was the worst winter of their lives.

A．In general           B．In a word           C．In all            D．In fact

8、I had my first chocolate bar at five. I’ll never forget the delicious，comforting taste. It was World WarⅡ. I lived in a small town in Europe when the Russian army 1 west toward Nazi Germany. Many people in our village fled in  2  .

       In the  3  , I stood with my l 2-year—old sister，Elyte，near the railroad station.  4  a train leaving for Germany waited.

       Only families were  5  to board the train. Just before departure，a woman 6 alone approached us. “I’ll take care of him，”she told Elyte, and 7 me onto the train as it left the station. The entire trip I  8  for my mother.

       We arrived in Hamburg. Dead bodies  9 the bombed-out streets. Now that the woman had 10  escaped the small town she had no more use for me. I lived on the streets，like thousands of 11  children in that war-torn city. I 12  by stealing food. Still，there was never enough. I was skin and bones，close to  13  .

       Then the American troops arrived. They looked so big and   14  . Stealing food from them was easy. I’d 15  into the hall, hide under a table and make off with loaves of fresh bread.

       One afternoon as I hid behind a tent in search of food，a huge hand lifted me up by the 16  , an American soldier. “Got ya!” he shouted.

       I was scared, and l could see it 17  him. “It's okay , kid,” he said. He reached into his uniform and handed me a chocolate bar. “Here，have some of this.” I unwrapped it and took a small  18  .

As with that first taste of chocolate, I thought I'd gone to  19  .

       The soldier took me to an orphanage（孤儿院） run by the Red Cross. Soon after，a family who lived in Pennsylvania adopted me and brought me up. God, I want to pay  20  all the people who were so good to me，I prayed.

1．A．swept                   B．occupied             C．fought                 D．defeated

2．A．hurry                    B．danger                 C．panic                  D．surprise

3．A．confusion              B．settlement            C．disorder              D．mass

4．A．that                      B．which                 C．when                  D．where

5．A．prepared               B．allowed               C．forbidden            D．organized

6．A．working                B．living                   C．traveling              D．walking

7．A．picked                  B．pulled                  C．asked                  D．forced

8．A．cried                     B．worked               C．searched             D．started

9．A．grew                    B．littered                 C．spread                 D．poured

10．A．actually               B．certainly              C．eventually            D．gradually

11．A．another                B．some                   C．their                    D．other

12．A．survived              B．begged                C．accompanied       D．prayed

13．A．dying                  B．lying                   C．starving               D．escaping

14．A．wealthy               B．healthy                C．lucky                  D．crazy

15．A．rush                    B．steal                    C．walk                   D．step

16．A．chest                  B．hand                   C．neck                   D．collar

17．A．upset                  B．astonished           C．interested            D．frightened

18．A．mouth                 B．piece                   C．sheet                   D．bite

19．A．earth                   B．world                  C．heaven                D．sky

20．A．for              B．off             C．out              D．back

7、Los Angeles：Love for Mom is a given，but buying flowers on her big day may not be. a slump in flower sales since late last year was likely to continue through Mother’s Day，another example of Americans cutting back on spending due to recession fears，which is a period of reduced trade and business activity，and increasing food and gasoline prices.

       “If you look at what has happened on Valentine’s Day and Christmas, the market for flowers has cooled,” said Eric Bender an analyst at Bream Murray. “Growth has slowed in the past two quarters. Mother's Day will probably be a slow quarter，too.’’

       US floral sales for Mother’s Day, celebrated yesterday, will fall thirteen percent this year to$2 billion，with consumers spending an average of $17.65.according to the National Retail Federation estimates.

       Mother’s Day，which accounts for a one—quarter of annual holiday purchases，according to the Society of American Florists，is traditionally the day when floral bouquets are delivered to the doorsteps of many mothers.

       But this year，the shop-owners are concerned.

       Gabriel Soto，who owns a flower shop beneath an office high-rise in the Los Angeles financial district, is expecting lower sales--and has ordered 30 percent fewer flowers than normal this Mother’s Day.

       Last month, Solo, who also operates website downtown-flowers, net, closed another store in a nearby building that was headquarters to a mortgage company. After workers lost their jobs due to the housing crisis, orders decreased.

1．The underlined word “slump” in Para. 2 probably means                .

       A．sharp increase in price                          B．great fear for losing jobs

       C．global worry of floral stores                  D．sudden fall by a large amount

2．According to the author, Mother's Day should be an occasion of       .

       A．a large family get-together

       B．a big annual holiday purchase

       C．a great love showed to mothers

       D．a celebration among Americans

3．This passage implies that Americans have       .

       A．met financial problems recently

       B．no longer bought flowers for mothers

       C．delivered flowers to every house for mothers

       D．cut back on spending because of having lost jobs

4．Which would be the best title for this passage?

       A．Hard time coming nearer

       B．Mother’s Day and crisis

       C．Sorry mom, love you but no flowers

       D．Holiday purchases have a hard time

6、Sleepy Hollow was a quiet village near New York's Hudson River. One day long ago, a teacher named Ichabod Crane moved there. He was tall and skinny, with long, pointy nose. His clothes flapped around him when he walked. Ichabod was an odd bird, but he thought very highly of himself!

       Like other teachers then, Ichabod moved around. He would spend a week with one family and move on. Often, these families amused themselves by telling ghost stories. Sleepy Hollow had many such stories, because people believed that the area was haunted.

       The most famous local ghost was the Headless Horseman. People said he was a soldier whose head was knocked off by a cannonball. He haunted the roads and woods, looking for his lost head. He traveled at night, returning to his burial place in the churchyard before morning. This story frightened Ichabod the most.

       Ichabod wanted to marry a wealthy girl. He had his eye on one of his students, Katrina Van Tassel. She was the daughter of a rich farmer. Ichabod had a rival for Katrina. He was a big, broad-shouldered fellow named Brom Bones. Brom was very mischievous, always ready for a flight and for fun.

       One day, the Van Tassels held a large party. Ichabod went and found Brom already there, Folks sat around and told stories. Brom told of racing the Headless Horseman near Sleepy Hollow, The ghost had suddenly disappeared at the churchyard bridge, Ichabod shivered as he listened to the story. Brom watched him and smiled.

       After the party, Ichabod headed home on his old horse, Gunpowder. It was growing dark, and the road was lonely. Ichabod was feeling nervous. Suddenly, he saw a large form in the road ahead. He couldn't see clearly in the gloom, but there was no doubt it was a horseman. “Who-o-o-o are you?” croaked Ichabod. The shadowy figure made no reply.

       Ichabod began to sweat. Suddenly, Gunpowder dashed forward.  The other horseman started off as well. The two riders raced toward the bridge near the churchyard.

       “I’ll be safe if I can just cross the bridge,” thought Ichabod.

       When he reached the bridge, Ichabod breathed a sign of relief. But the other horseman didn't disappear. Instead, the ghostly figure stood up in the stirrups and threw its head. The head hit Ichabod, knocking him off his horse.

       Ichabod was never seen in Sleepy Hollow again. Only a shattered pumpkin was found near the bridge. Some people said that the Headless Horseman had carried off Ichabod. Years later, someone saw him in New York City. Brom married Katrina, and he always laughed whenever anyone mentioned the pumpkin.

1．What does the underlined word "rival" in Para. 4 mean?

       A．enemy                 B．partner                C．competitor           D．student

2．What probably happened to Ichabod?

       A．He was scared to death and lost his head too.

       B．He didn't dare to stay, so he escaped to somewhere else.

       C．He was so annoying that people drove him out of Sleepy Hollow.

       D．He raced toward the bridge with a horseman and later was carried off.

3．We can conclude from the passage that        .

       A．Sleepy Hollow is a terrifying place.

       B．It was Brom who played tricks on Ichabod with pumpkin.

       C．The Headless Horseman always appeared at night to murder people.

       D．Ichabod was the only teacher in there, so he thought very highly of himself.

4．What is the author's attitude towards Ichabod?

       A．Negative.       B．Positive.       C．Neutral.       D．Hated.