— Why not buy a second-hand car first if you don't have enough money for a new one?

— That's a good .

A. saying B. question C. suggestion D. account

People are recycling many things which they away in the past.

A. had thrown B. will be throwing

C. were throwing D. would have thrown

What we expect from you is working hard hardly working.

A. less than B. rather than

C. as well as D. as much as

While waiting for the opportunity to get , Henry did his best to perform his duty.

A. promote B. promoted C. promoting D. to promote

It's our hope that we will play a greater role in the market place and, ,supply more jobs.

A. however B. anywhere

C. therefore D. otherwise

Shakespeare's writing is still popular today. It has really the test of time.

A. failed B. stood C. taken D. conducted

— I get at least half an hour of exercise almost every day.

— Oh great! .

A. Good luck B. Cheer up

C. Same to you D. Keep it up

In 2012, I had just recovered form a serious illness when I received an invitation to a writer's conference in Orlando, Florida. My family persuaded me that a(n) might be just what the doctor ordered, so off I .

Arriving in the Sunshine State was rather tiring, but I to catch a taxi to my and settle in. Next morning, I took another to the shopping centre to buy a few souvenirs. I went to a cafe to have lunch, but all the tables were . Then I heard a friendly voice saying, "You can my table."

I gratefully sat down with the lady and we had a happy lunch together. As the drew to a close she asked how long I would be in Orlando. I had already told her that I hadn't a car, and hadn't realised how taking taxis would he, After a while she said, "My dear, don't use any more taxis. I'm retired and it would be my pleasure to you wherever you wish." I told her that I couldn't put her to that ,but she brushed aside my protests (反对)。She asked me where I was and next morning she was waiting at my apartment at the time to take me to Disney World. She spent some time with me before leaving me to alone. At the end of the day, she to take me back to my accommodation. I her money but she refused to take any.

I'll never forget that wonderful lady who, through her , filled my brief holiday in Florida with wonderful memories.

1.A. holiday B. ceremonyC. operationD. experiment

2.A. kept B. went C. droppedD. knocked

3.A. intended B. promised C. managedD. deserved

4.A. hospital B. companyC. universityD. accommodation

5.A. colleague B. passenger C. suitcaseD. taxi

6.A. Instead B. First C. LaterD. Once

7.A. classifiedB. occupiedC. decoratedD. painted

8.A. share B. reserveC. setD. possess

9.A. oldB. poor C. innocentD. stubborn

10.A. journey B. mealC. speechD. interview

11.A. donated B.repairedC. hired D. guided

12.A.convenient B. worthwhileC. unfortunateD. expensive

13.A.inspire B. entertainC. callD. drive

14.A.businessB. argument C. troubleD. challenge

15.A.working B. stayingC. movingD. shopping

16.A.appointedB.limitedC. favourite D. regular

17.A. digestB. explore C.perform D. calculate

18.A.forgotB. refusedC. returnedD.preferred

19.A.sentB.lentC. offered D. owed

20.A.confidenceB. dignityC.curiosityD. kindness

1.With help from a Mr.H, you can .

A. stop using batteries.

B. finish your homework on time.

C. remember your teacher’s instructions.

D. get your room tidied on your way home.

2.A PENGO WATCH CONTROL can help you to .

A. repair your TV B. organize your homework

C. be a James Bond D. know what the weather is like

3.You can get your Mr. H for .

A. ＄499 B. ＄299 C. ＄199 D. ＄99

4.Where would you be most likely to find the two texts?

A. On a notice board B. In a company brochure.

C. On a teenage website D. In a college newspaper.

Recordings of angry bees are enough to send big, tough African elephants running away, a new study says. Beehives (蜂窝)-either recorded or real-may even prevent elephants from damaging farmer's crops.

In 2002, scientist Lucy King and her team found that elephants avoid certain trees with bees living in them. Today, Lucy wants to see if African honeybees might discourage elephants from eating crops. But before she asked farmer to go to the trouble of setting up beehives on their farms, she needed to find out if the bees would scare elephants away.

Lucy found a wild beehive inside a tree in northern Kenya and set up a recorder. Then she threw a stone into the beehive, which burst into life. Lucy and her assistant hid in their car until the angry bees had calmed down. Next，Lucy searched out elephant families in Samburu National Reserve in northern Kenya and put a speaker in a close to each family.

From a distance, Lucy switched on the pre-recorded sound of angry bees while at the same time recording the elephants with a video camera. Half the elephant groups left the area within ten seconds. Out of a total of 17 groups, only one group ignored the sound of the angry bees. Lucy reported that all the young elephants immediately ran to their mothers to hide under them. When Lucy Played the sound of a waterfall (瀑布) instead of the angry bees to many of the same elephant families, the animals were undisturbed. Even after four minutes, most of the groups stayed in one place.

Lucy is now studying whether the elephants will continue to avoid the sound of angry bees after hearing it several times. She hasn't tested enough groups yet to know, but her initial (最初的) results were promising enough to begin trials with farmers. She has now begun placing speakers in the fields to see if elephants are frightened away.

1.We know from the passage that elephants may be frightened of .

A. loud noises B. some crops

C. video cameras D. angry bees

2.As mentioned in the passage, Lucy

A. works by herself in Africa

B. needs to test more elephant groups

C. has stopped elephants eating crops

D. has got farmers to set up beehives on their farms

3.Why did Lucy throw a stone into a wild beehive?

A. To record the sound of bees.

B. To make a video of elephants.

C. To see if elephants would run away.

D. To find out more about the behavior of bees.

4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Young elephants ignore African honeybees.

B. Waterfalls can make elephants stay in one place.

C. Elephants do not go near trees with bees living in them.

D. Farmers do not allow Lucy to conduct tests in their fields.