14、Tom knew he would certainly get________  if he was late home．

A．shout at            B．to shout at       C．shouted at             D．to be shouted  at

13、I hope you’ve got you own car,  _________  if you haven’t we may have to hire one．

A．because            B．so that          C．ever since              D．when

12、It was difficult to get a word in．Everyone _______  so excitedly about the play．

A．would talk          B．was talking      C．talked                  D．had talked

11、We had to make the corrections by hand as the computer do them for us．

A．mightn’t           B. needn’t          C．shouldn’t               D．wouldn’t

10、It’s often difficult to find _______ to express what you want to say.

A．exactly the right word                            B．the word right exactly

C．the right exactly word                             D．exactly right the word

9、Jane is back in May, by_______ the new house should be finished．

A．which             B．that                 C．whom              D．when

8、─I think Tracy needs to find herself a new job．

─_______．This is what we’ve been talking about．

A．Exactly            B．Cheer up              C．Please do             D．Really

7、 As Christmas drew near , Ursula was faced with just that problem．She had come to live in an American home and learn English． 1    she would mind the children and   2  anything she was asked．

 One of her task was to keep track of  3  Christmas presents．Ursula did this faithfully, but she became increasingly  4   ．What could she buy for her   5   with the little money she had that would compare with the gifts she was recording daily？  6   ，even without any of the   7   ，her employer seems to have everything．

 Ursula   8    long and hard．On Christmas Eve，she went to a   9  ．She moved slowly through crowds of shoppers，  10    things in her mind．Finally she bought a baby dress．She immediately called   11  ．“Excuse me，please，can you help me find a poor family with a baby？” “A poor family？”  said the   12  driver.“Yes，a very poor family.” Ursula told the man of what she was trying to do．He   13   in silence，and then said，“I know a family who  14   just about everything．”

 When they reached a   15   ，the driver said，“They live on the third floor．” Ursula shook her head，“Would you take this dress to them and tell them it’s from someone … someone who has everything．”

  Early the next day Ursula   16    everyone for the presents she received．Then，she began to   17    why there seemed to be none   18   her． She told about what she did the night   before．When she finished，there was a long   19   ．“You see，” she added，“I try to do a kindness in your   20   ．And this is my Christmas present to you．”

1. A. In return               B. As a result                C. By the way               D. In a sense

2. A. try                        B. learn                         C. teach                       D. do

3. A. delivering               B. mailing                      C. arriving                     D. sending

4. A. excited                   B. worried                     C. tired                         D. interested

5.A.American family       B. own family                C. friends                      D. classmates

6. A. Otherwise              B. Therefore                  C. Besides                     D. However

7. A. goods                    B. kindness                    C. gifts                         D. help

8. A. talked                    B. worked                     C. waited                     D. thought

9. A. store                      B. neighborhood             C. street                       D. church

10. A. selecting               B. matching                   C. remembering             D. organizing

11. A. a shop                  B. a taxi                        C. her employer             D. her parents

12. A. delighted              B. anxious                     C. surprised                  D. respectful

13. A. noticed                 B. listened                     C. got out                     D. carried on

14. A. buys                    B. has                           C. uses                         D. needs

15. A. garage                  B. building                     C. station                      D. yard

16. A. thanked                B. encouraged                C. praised                     D. admired

17. A. settle                    B. repeat                       C. argue                        D. explain

18. A. to                        B. for                            C. from                        D. by

19. A. delay                    B. silence                      C. time                         D. break

20. A. case                     B. opinion                      C. memory                    D. name

6、Monarch Butterflies

One of the last West Coast homes of the Monarch butterfly，a type of insect（昆虫），may soon disappear．Strangely，it is in a town that calls itself Butterfly U．S．A，Pacific Grove, California．

The  town  of Pacific Grove loves the butterflies．Every year they have a parade（游行）and hundreds of children dress up as butterflies．Monarch butterflies are the town mascot．Tourism is very important，and many people come to see the butterflies．The butterflies are good for the development of the town．

In 1981 there were so many butterflies it looked like it was raining butterflies．Tens of thousands of Monarchs stayed on tree branches near Pacific Grove．Now there are not so many．

The building goes on a little bit at a time，and you don’t notice it day by day．Over time，you can see that there has been a lot of development．As new buildings go up，many trees are cut down．

This reduces the natural homes for the butterflies．

Monarchs travel hundreds of miles each year，returning to the same woods，often to the same trees．The female Monarchs need milkweed to lay their eggs；the males will follow the females．

Millions of Monarchs have traveled regularly along the same path for thousands of years．They start their trip in the mountains of Mexico and travel to the middle part of America．If the woods where the butterflies live are destroyed，the whole species（物种）could be lost．There have been Monarch butterflies along the coast of California for as long as man can remember，but no one is sure how much longer they will last．

1．Why are Monarch butterflies important to Pacific Grove？

   A. They may disappear．                B. They come to stay every year．

   C. They help develop the town’s tourism．  D. They give a name to Pacific Grove．

2．The underlined word “mascot” in Paragraph 2 probably refers to_________.

   A. a new type of butterfly                B. an insect believed to bring good luck

   C. a parade organized by Pacific Grove     D. a special dress for children in Pacific Grove

3．What problem do Monarch butterflies face now？

   A. New buildings take up their living space．

   B. There has been too much rain m recent years．

   C. Their natural homes are destroyed by tourism．

   D. They have tot travel a long distance to get home．

4．Where do Monarch butterflies start their trip to Pacific Grove？

   A. From Central America．     B. From the West Coast．

   C. From California．          D. From Mexico．

5、 My bookshelves are full of dust—and with good reason．When it comes to cleaning that part of my home，I suffer from the most serious case of avoidance（回避反应症）．

 The thing is this：when I do set out to clean and re-organize my books，which seldom happens，I place myself into a really bad situation．No sooner do I take a title from the shelf, blow off the dust，and wipe down the cover than I find myself sitting on the floor with legs crossed and my back against the wall．Pretty soon books get piled up on my legs as I am reunited with old friends．

  It is as if these boobs have voices，and each  wants to say its piece．“Remember me？I was given to you when you went into the Navy , so that you would never lack for companionship，”one whispers．Another says，“I was your first book of poems，given to you before you learned to love poetry.”And a third，“I was the book that made history so attractive to you．”

  Perhaps the greatest pleasure of  re-organizing my books are the surprises—or better said，reunions—that occur. During my latest book cleaning adventure，I found one that had fallen behind the shelf:“Tales of Edgar Allan Poe．”Not an unusual title，but the words written on the first page made it very special:“With Love from Mom and Dad，Christmas 1965．” What’s this? A book on the physics of lasers（激光）．It is filled with mathematical statements，and I had bought it at a library sale when I was 12，not long after the laser had been invented．I couldn’t understand a bit of it，but I did learn what “laser”meant．

  What I end up with when I empty my bookshelves is a cross-section（横剖面）of my personal history. It’s like a road cut where one sees all the layers of rock going back through time to the beginning of the simplest life forms．The books I’ve read—and kept—are not just old friends．They are my resume．

1．What could be said about the author?

    A．He is too busy to tidy up his bookshelves．

    B．He considers his books treasured possessions．

    C．He has made a lot of notes in his book．

    D．He is a lover of science books．

2．By saying that his book have voices，the author means_________.

    A．they bring back happy memories

    B．they are recorded in human voice

    C．they say a lot about human history

    D．they offer good topic for discussion

3．What does the author enjoy most from re-organizing his books？

    A．Finding some missing books．

    B．Putting books in good order．

    C．Learning something new from the books，

    D．Rediscovering interesting stories behind some books．

4．The underlined word “resume” in the last paragraph probably means_______．

    A. personal history

    B. precious notes

    C. good companion

    D. simple life forms