—I have done well in the exam because of no careless mistakes.

—Congratulations! Students can never be _______ careful in exams.

A. so B. very C. too D. enough

A kind passenger paid for my ticket, without which I _______ the last train.

A. couldn’t catch B. couldn’t have caught

C. didn’t catch D. hadn’t caught

Lacking _______ evidence, the police couldn’t arrest the man.

A. ordinary B. potential

C. solid D. common

—Will you go to Mary’s wedding party tonight?

—I’m afraid not. I _______ my brother’s.

A. will attend B. have attended

C. am attending D. will be attending

—What about 100 yuan? That’s my final offer.

—_______ I sell it to you just at the cost price this time for your future visit to my shop.

A.You win. B. What for?

C. No comment. D. Out of the question.

Time spent together with family members is always a reminder of happiness. Never will I forget the days with my grandparents. Meals in their dining room, where stood a grandfather clock, were a for four generations to become one. The was always spread with delicious food containing as the main ingredient. That grandfather clock always stood like a family friend, our happiness.

The clock began to me in my childhood. I watched and listened to it during meals, how, at different times of the day, that clock would with a wonderful sound. Year after year, the clock struck a part of my , a part of my heart.

More wonderful was what my grandfather did each day. He wound that clock with a special and magic key, which the clock ticking and striking. He never let that clock wind down and . When we grandkids got a little older, he us how to wind it.

To our great sorrow, my grandfather passed away suddenly one night. Several days after his death, I entered the dining room, with tears flowing . The clock stood desertedly , seeming smaller. I couldn’t to look at it.

Years later, my grandmother gave me the key. Entering the old quiet house one morning, I opened the clock door with my shaking hand. Then and reverently（虔诚地）, I entered the key and wound the clock. It sprang to . Tick – tock, tick – tock, life was into the dining room and into my . With the hands moving, my grandfather seemed to live again. How beautiful the feeling was!

Dear friends, let’s the beautiful time being spent together with our family members!

1.A. party B. time C. place D. occasion

2.A. room B. clock C. table D. key

3.A. thrill B. surprise C. care D. love

4.A. sharing B. meeting C. ignoring D. responding

5.A. excite B. encourage C. interest D. inspire

6.A. questioning B. remembering C. doubting D. wondering

7.A. strike B. hit C. beat D. tap

8.A. comments B. opinions C. memories D. brains

9.A. strangely B. carefully C. eagerly D. usually

10.A. got B. kept C. made D. let

11.A. break B. fall C. stop D. move

12.A. showed B. provided C. demanded D. said

13.A. joyfully B. gently C. difficultly D. freely

14.A. ticking B. moving C. noisy D. quiet

15.A. help B. bear C. enjoy D. resist

16.A. slowly B. quickly C. violently D. naturally

17.A. feeling B. feet C. sense D. life

18.A. breathed B. blown C. taken D. appeared

19.A. study B. bedroom C. heart D. head

20.A. use B. treasure C. find D. search

China may be the world’s largest market for e-bikes, but Europe is fast catching up. The EU’s official statistics agency says the figure reached the one million e-bike mark two years ago, and sales have sharply increased since then.

When working errands (差事) around Berlin, Lutz, who usually works with horses, uses the company’s new e-bike that charges easily and has a range of 140 kilometers. “We found there was no parking spot problem or other worries. And on top of all this, we don’t pollute the environment. Petrol is also saved,” said Lutz Baddack, owner of Reitsport Baddack.

Unlike many other parts of the world, the EU does not require registration (登记) for e-bikes. Nearly half a million are expected to be sold in Germany this year, in all shapes and sizes.

It’s not just bike fans buying them. People who usually drive cars also use them occasionally,” said Stefan Gelbhaar.

Dealers say the elderly are also big customers. Sales of ordinary bicycles fell in Germany last year, but sales of e-bikes rose by eight percent. Sales figures are expected to keep rising. “In five years we will have the market share of 20 percent, maybe more,” said Marcus Kendler, owner of E-Motion. In the hillier parts, that figure has already been beyond it.

The sales of e-bikes in Germany have been much larger than those in any other country in Europe. But other countries are fast catching up. In Europe, with the various brands at the market and falling prices, e-bikes are here to stay and not just a repeated trend.

1.In Germany the sales of e-bikes _________.

A. have been the biggest in Europe

B. have been larger than in China

C. reached one million two years ago

D. have taken up 20% of the market

2.Which of the following is NOT the benefit of using e-bikes?

A. The users needn’t worry about parking spots.

B. It’s environmentally friendly and saves petrol.

C. The users are not required to register worldwide.

D. It charges easily and runs far without charging.

3.From the passage we know that e-bikes are preferred by those _________.

A. who work with horses

B. who usually drive cars

C. who are out on business

D. who live in the hillier parts

4.It can be inferred from the passage that _________.

A. the popularity of e-bikes in Europe will be lasting

B. in Europe there are various brands of e-bikes on sale

C. e-bikes will replace ordinary bicycles in only five years

D. Europe will become the world’s largest market of e-bikes

July 21st. 2007 was a typical English summer’s day—it rained for 24 hours! As usual, I rushed home from work at midday to check on the house. Nothing was amiss. By the time I left work at 5p.m., however, the road into our village was flooded. Our house had never been flooded but, as I opened the front door, a wave of waters greeted me. Thank God! The kids weren’t with me, because the house was 5 feet deep in water. We lost everything downstairs. And the plaster had to be torn off the wall’s ceilings pulled down.

At first we tried to push on through. We didn’t want to move the children out of home. So we camped upstairs. We put a sheet of plastic across the floor to protect us from the damp. But after three months, we felt very sick, so we move to a wooden house in a park. The house was small, but at first we were all just delighted to be in a new place. Unfortunately, things took longer than expected and we were there for 10 months. The life there was inconvenient. What surprised me most was how much I missed being part of a community（社区）. We had lived in a friendly village with good neighbors, and I’d never thought how much I’d miss that.

Although our situation was very bad, it’s difficult to feel too sorry for yourself when you look at what’s happening elsewhere. I watched a news report about floods in Northern India and thought. “We didn’t have a straw hut（茅草房）that was for Christmas. But I can’t wait—I’m going to throw a party for our friends in the village to say thanks for their support. This year, I won’t need any gifts—living away from home for months has made me realize how little we actually need or miss all our possessions. Although we are replacing things, there’s really no rush—we have our home back. And that’s the main thing.

1.What does the underlined word “amiss” in the first paragraph mean?

A. Found. B. Missing. C. Right. D. Wrong.

2.It can be inferred from the text that the author _________.

A. cared much about her children

B. was sick of staying upstairs alone

C. could not stand living in a wooden house

D. did not deal well with her family affairs during the flood

3.Why does the author say that they were lucky in the third paragraph?

A. Because her situation was not serious.

B. Because some others suffered even more.

C. Because she had ever been to Northern India.

D. Because very few other places were also flooded.

4.What does the author mainly want to express by telling her story?

A. She realized she needed no more possession.

B. She valued human feelings more than before.

C. She found Christmas gifts no longer badly needed.

D. She thought her own home was the most important of all.

Holidaymakers who are bored with baking beaches and overheated hotel rooms head for a big igloo. Swedish businessman Nile Bergqvist is delighted with his new hotel, the world’s first igloo hotel. Built in a small town in Lapland, it has been attracting lots of visitors, but soon the fun will be over.

In two weeks’ time Bergqvist’s ice creation(作品) will be nothing more than a pool of water. “We don’t see it as a big problem,” he says. “We just look forward to replacing it.”"

Bergqvist built his first igloo in 1991 for an art exhibition. It was so successful that he designed the present one, which measures roughly 200 square meters. Six workmen spent more than eight weeks piling 1,000 tons of snow onto a wooden base; when the snow froze, the base was removed. “The only wooden thing we have left in the igloo is the front door,” he says.

After their stay, all visitors receive a survival certificate recording their success. With no windows, nowhere to hang clothes and temperatures below 0℃, it may seem more like a survival test than a relaxing hotel break. “It’s great fun,” Bergqvist explains, “as well as a good start in survival training.”

The popularity of the igloo is beyond doubt: it is now attracting tourists from all over the world. At least 800 people have stayed at the igloo this season even though there are only 10 rooms. “You can get a lot of people in,” explains Bergqvist. “The beds are three meters wide by two meters long, and can fit at least four at one time.”

1.Bergqvist designed and built the world’s first igloo hotel because _________.

A. more hotel rooms were needed

B. he wanted to make a name for the small town

C. an art exhibition was about to open

D. he believed people would enjoy trying something new

2.When the writer says “the fun will be over,” he refers to the fact that _________.

A. hotel guests will be frightened at the thought of the hard test

B. holidaymakers will soon get tired of the big igloo

C. Bergqvist’s hotel will soon become a pool of water

D. a bigger igloo will replace the present one

3.When guests leave the igloo hotel they will receive a paper stating that _________.

A. they have visited Lapland

B. they have had great fun sleeping on ice

C. they have had a taste of adventure

D. they have had an ice-snow holiday

4.Which of the four pictures below is the closest to the igloo hotel as described in the text?