Many a man _________ come to offer us help.

A. have                       B. is                                     C. are                                   D. has

   Sorry I’m so late, but you cannot imagine _______ great trouble I took to find your house.

         A. what                                B．how                               C．which                            D．why

In the Great Depression, the American government couldn’t find good solutions _____ the unemployment problem

A. of    B. to    C. on     D. about

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         At midnight Peter was awakened by heavy knocks on the door. He rolled over and look to his  21  , and it was half past one. “I’m not getting  22  at this time,” he  23  to himself, and rolled over.

         Then, a  24  knock followed. “Aren’t you going to  25  it?” said his wife.

         So he dragged himself out of bed and went downstairs. He opened the door and there was a man   26  at the door. It didn’t take long to  27  the man was drunk.

“Hi, there,”slurred(嘟囔) the stranger, “Can you give me a push?”

“No, get lost. It’s half past one. I was  28  ,”Peter said and slammed the door. He went back   29  to bed and told his wife what had happened.

She said, “That wasn’t very  30  of you. Remember that night we had a  31  in the pouring rain on the way to pick the kids up and you had to  32  that man’s door to get our car  33  again? What would have happened if he’ d told  34  to get lost?”

“But the guy was  35  ,” said Peter.

“It doesn’t matter,”said the wife. “He needs help  36  it would be the Christian thing to help him.”

So Peter went out of bed again, got dressed, and went downstairs. He opened the door, and not being able to see the stranger anywhere, he shouted, “Hey, do you still want a  37 ?”

And he heard a  38  ,“Yeah, please.”

So, still being unable to see the stranger, he shouted, “ 39 are you?”

         The drunk replied, “Over here, on the  40  .”

21．A．door   B．clock  C．wife   D．window

22．A．out of bed  B．out of the house         C．down to work    D．into trouble

23．A．complained        B．explained   C．replied        D．thought

24．A．weaker       B．louder         C．longer         D．angrier

25．A．stand B．stop   C．answer       D．refuse

26．A．standing    B．lying   C．knocking    D．looking

27．A．remember B．show C．realize        D．doubt

28．A．in bed         B．in surprise C．at home     D．at work

29．A．down B．up       C．inside          D．home

30．A．nice    B．foolish        C．typical        D．generous

31．A．hard time  B．quarrel       C．fight   D．breakdown

32．A．drive to      B．pass by       C．knock on   D．drop into

33．A．started       B．refreshed  C．united         D．delighted

34．A．us       B．them C．the man     D．others

35．A．mad   B．drunk C．different    D．dangerous

36．A．but     B．though       C．and    D．because

37．A．rest    B．push  C．room D．lift

38．A．lady    B．gentleman          C．drunk D．voice

39．A．What B．How   C．Who   D．Where

40．A．roof    B．bed    C．swing        D．ground

______ the traffic jam, he didn’t catch his plane, which was reported to have crashed soon after it took off.

A. Because of    B. On account of    C. Due to    D. Thanks to

B

In 1939 two brothers , Mac and Dick DmcDonald , started a drive –in restaurant in Sna Bemadino , California . They carefully chose a busy corner for their location . They had run their own businesses for years , first a theater , then a barbecue restaurant , then a barbecue restaurant , then another drive-in . But in their new operation , they offered a new , shortened menu: French fries , hamburgers , and sodas . To this minimal selection they added one new concept : quick service , o waiters or waitresses , and no tips .

Their hamburgers sold for fifteen cents . Cheese was another four cents . Their French fries and hamburgers had a remarkable uniformity (相同性) , for the brothers had developed a strict routine for the preparation of their food , and they insisted on their cook’s sticking to the routine . Their new drive-in became incredibly (非常地) popular , particularly for lunch . People rove up by the hundreds during the busy noontime . The self-service restaurant was so popular that the brothers had allowed ten copies of their restaurant to be opened ; they were content with this small success until they met Ray Kroc .

Kroc was a salesman who met the McDonald brothers in 1954, when he was selling milk shake mixing machines . He quickly saw the unmatched appeal of the brother’s fast food restaurant and bought the right to franchise (出售特许权) other copies of their restaurants . The agreement signed included the right to copy the men , the equipment , and even their red and white buildings with the golden arches .

Twenty years after the day Ray Kroc watched people rush up to order fifteen –cent hamburgers , McDonalds had over $ 1 billion in total sales a year . today McDonalds is a world famous name . Its first twenty-two years is one of the most incredible success stories I modern  American business history .

59．Mac and Dick McDonald had experience in managing all of the following business except         .

      A．a theater B．a drive –in      C．an ice-cream shop　　D．a barbecue restaurant

60．What is this passage mainly about ?

       A．Ray Kroc’s business abilities .

       B．The development of fast-food service .

       C．The business careers of Mac and Dick McDonald .

       D．How McDonalds became a billion-dollar business .

61．How did the McDonald brothers keep the uniformity o f the hamburgers ?

       A．They asked help from Ray Kroc .

       B．They allowed other copies of their restaurant .

       C．They had strict rules for the preparation of the food .

       D．They added a new concept to the selection of the food .

62．We can conclude from this passage that         .

       A．Ray Kroc was a good businessman

       B．forty years ago there were a lot of fast-food restaurants

       C．Mac and Dick McDonald never became wealthy because they sold their idea to Ray Kroc

       D．The location the McDonalds chose was the only source of the great popularity of their

drive-in

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Many people believe that they __1___ (suppose) to drink eight glasses of water _2___ day, or about two liters.  Why? Because that is___3__they have been told all their lives.  __4__  a new report offers some different advice. The experts say people should obey their bodies; they should drink as__5___water as they feel like drinking.

   The report contains some general___6__(suggest). The experts say that women should get about 2.7 liters of water __7___(day). Men should get about 3.7 liters. But wait in each case, that is more than eight glasses. There is an important difference. The report does not tell people how many glasses of water to drink. __8___fact, the experts say that __9___may be impossible to know how many glasses are needed to meet these guidelines. This is because the daily requirement can include the water__10___ (contain) in foods.

  1. _________  2. ____________  3. ______________  4. ____________  5. __________

  6. _________  7. ____________  8. ______________  9. ____________  10.__________

“Well, I’ll tell you a secret ...” said the boy, with his mouth almost _____ my ear.

A. touched        B. touching        C. touch         D. to touch

The thief fell to the ground, his left foot _____ and blood _____ down from his mouth.

A. breaking; running           B. broken; running      C. breaking; run               D. broken; run

_______ which way to take, the little boy behaved like a real gentleman who comforted his

sister from time to time.

   A. Leaving to wonder B. Having left to wonder

   C. Left wondering   D. Left to wonder