That lady is a vegetarian（素食主义者）．She _________ eats meat．

A．often            B．sometimes             C．seldom                 D．usually

It is cold．Let’s make a fire _________ the room warm．

A．to keep           B．keeping            C．kept            D．keep

Li Lianjie often donates much money to poor people．He is a well-known _________ actor．

A．creative         B．generous            C．modest            D．confident

--Have you found the information about Columbus?

--Not yet，but I've found a website _________ gives a detailed introduction to Columbus．It’ll be very _________．

A．who；helpful         B．who；peaceful       C．that；helpful         D．that；peaceful

Could you tell me _________?

A．which team won the first prize in the NBA finals last year

B．how long has Obama been the President of the USA

C．when did the terrible earthquake happen in Sichuan

D．why can't so many college students find jobs

I arrived at the airport about 30 minutes before checking in（办理登机手续）．The past three days was a very busy time because of lots of ___1___．So I was glad to have extra time to plan what to do the following days．Just then I was told that my __2___ had to be delayed（延误）because there was a problem with the plane．

As I sat ___3___ for my flight，my last meeting came to my mind．It was not a business meeting but rather a very ___4___ lunch with an old business friend．We had not seen for twelve years．We both laughed and smiled happily ___5___ we were talking about the good times and the experiences we had shared together．How much we had enjoyed it!

I realized ___6___ is important to have a chance to remind myself of good times in my life．It was somewhat（有点儿）like looking ___7___ an old photo album．Before my eyes there are lots of wonderful memories that take me back to times and places，and ___8___ to those people who are in the photos．

My flight was finally called three hours later．1 was not at all ___9___ about the delay in the flight，because I had been able to ___10___ the time recalling（回想）the nice experiences from the old days．

Do you have the same feeling like me?

1．A．classes              B．meetings           C．activities            D．parties

2．A．flight                B．train              C．bus               D．ship

3．A．cheering             B．caring             C．waiting             D．looking

4．A．extra                B．enjoyable           C．healthy             D．formal

5．A．before               B．till                 C．while                 D．since

6．A．it                   B．that               C．there              D．this

7．A．at                  B．for                C．after               D．like

8．A．specially             B．especially           C．differently          D．correctly

9．A．excited              B．crazy              C．clear              D．worried

10．A．waste             B．save                 C．forget               D．spend

A year ago，I paid no attention to English idioms（习语），though my teacher mentioned the importance again and again．But soon，the importance of English idioms was shown in a funny experience．

One day，I happened（碰巧）to meet an Englishman on the road with his friend，and soon we began to talk．As l was talking about how l was studying English，the foreigner seemed to be surprised，gently shaking his head，shrugging（耸一耸）his shoulders，saying，“You don't say!” “You don’t say!” I was puzzled．I thought，perhaps this was not a right topic．So I'd better change the topic．I said to him， “Well，shall we talk about the Great Wall? By the way，have you ever been there?” “Certainly．everyone will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it．It is fantastic．” He was deep in thought when I began to talk like a tourist guide．“The Great wall is one of the wonders in the world．We are very proud of it．” Soon I was interrupted（打断）again by his order “You don’t say!”．I couldn’t help（忍不住）asking，“Why do you ask me not to talk about it?” “Well，I didn’t ask you to do so，” he answered in surprise．I said，“Didn’t you say ‘You don’t say’?”

Hearing this，the Englishman laughed to tears．He began to explain，“ ‘You don't say!’ actually means ‘really?’．It is an expression of surprise．Perhaps you don't pay attention to English idioms．” I knew I hadn't understood him．Since then I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions．

1．What does “You don't say!” mean in this passage?

A．Really?                                 B．Please don't say anything．

C．Don't continue to say．                    D．Pardon?

2．The writer didn't understand the Englishman because _________．

A．he didn't listen carefully                               B．he didn't talk about a right topic

C．he didn't know the Great Wall well                D．he didn't pay attention to English idioms

3．The writer realized the important of English idioms _________．

A．the Englishman's friend told him                  B．his teacher said to him

C．he had a funny experience                 D．the Englishman gave him the advice

Now we have comfortable buses in New York．I would like to describe to you how comfortable they are．The number of the seats on a bus has been reduced from 44 to 19．

In the beginning，they just changed the normal seats to airplane seats and took off 10 seats on the bus．However，every passenger（乘客）wanted to have a more comfortable seat on the bus when he took long distance trips by bus．Also，the bus manager wanted to get more profits（利润），so they changed the airplane seats to sofas，and the number of the seats becomes 19．

The new buses are coming out，but the prices are going up too．The owners have many ideal which you have probably never thought about before．Now they have bus attendants（服务员） who serve water，snacks，newspapers and towels．

Also，you can change the direction of the sofas so that you can feel more comfortable，and they have a service bell on each sofa．Moreover（而且），some companies play some videos on the bus．In addition，when you take a long distance trip，they provide luxurious buses that have an LCD（液晶彩色显示器）on each seat．That is not the only surprising thing on the bus--they also have three different video channels，and seventy TV games for killing time when you are on the bus．

In a word，we want to be more comfortable when we are on a trip．That is the reason why we have sofas on the buses．Maybe we will have beds on the buses in the future．

1．How many seats did they take off in the beginning?

A．44                       B．19                       C．10                         D．34

2．What does the word “luxurious” mean in the passage?

A．豪华的                B．坚固的                C．明亮的                D．宽敞的

3．They provide TV programs and games on the bus to _________．

A．cut the price of the bus                               B．make the trip not boring

C．get people interested in driving                   D．let the passengers know the latest news

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

A．Fewer seats，more bus fares

B．A comfortable long distance trip

C．Buses，a usable（可用的）form of traveling

D．Comfortable bus seats make travel life good

根据句意，用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空，每空一词。

1．He was such a careless boy that he hurt his two _________（foot）badly just now．

2．I like listening to light music．It can make me feel _________（relax）．

3．--Have you _________（hear）from your pen friend recently?

--No，I'm looking forward to his e-mails．

4．There are many kinds of dictionaries in the bookstore．I have difficulty _________（choose）one．

5．Tom had an accident yesterday．His teacher sent him to the hospital _________（quick）．

根据句意及汉语提示，写出各单词的正确形式，每空一词。

1．Simon and Linda asked each other to keep their secret to _________（他们自己）．

2．It's so _________（不公平的）!Mary gets more money for less work．

3．Several American visitors watched the raising of the national _________（旗帜）in our school last Monday．

4．We thought the river was too wide for Andy to swim _________（穿过）．Luckily，he did it successfully．

5．The snow is _________（厚的）today than yesterday．What about playing with snow outside?