T appreciate that it's not easy for you, but you ______ try to get here on time．

       A．may        B．must      C．will        D．can

Could you help me to find out the reason ____ the brake doesn’t work?

  A. when   B. how   C. why   D. in which

 Daniel’s family ______ their holiday in Huangshan this time next week.

  A. are enjoying      B. are to enjoy      C. will enjoy        D. will be enjoying

I will buy this type of car _____ the price is brought down to under 10,000 dollars.

   A. even if             B. provided that     C. unless                D. whether

 Miss White, please keep visitors off the meeting-room. A secret plan______ there.

A. is made                           B. was made                 C. is making                 D. is being made

 ________ of talking about the same problem over and over again, he suggested bringing the meeting to an end.

    A. Tiring    B. Tired    C. Having tired    D. Tiring himself

 With his eyes _______ on me, he came towards me.

   A. fixed         B. fixing        C. to fix          D. were fixed

 It was about 600 years ago __________ the first clock was made.

A. that                  B. until                       C. before                     D. when

Ⅳ、阅读理解（共20题，每题2分，共40分）

Kerry and Alice were both artists in Britain. They taught drawing and painting at Cambridge University. Although they were friends, each thought oneself to be the better painter.

One day, Kerry promised marriage to Alice. Surprised and pleased by the offer, the girl was not sure whether she would spend her future as a wife or a painter. After a moment she replied as follows, "Each of us must paint a picture. If yours is superior to mine, you can make me your wife. If not, please drop the question." Then it was decided to give it the following day.

The next morning. Alice hung her picture on the gate. It showed a bunch of flowers and won high praise from everyone who passed by. In fact, a crowd collected in front of her masterpiece and fixed eyes on it.

Several hours passed. Then Kerry was seen coming along to the gate with what appeared to be a beautiful leather suitcase in his hand. When he finally stopped before Alice, the girl artist brushed like a rose and agreed to marry him without any hesitation. Why?

71．What did Alice think Kerry's offer?

A. She liked Kerry, but she didn't expect him to promise marriage to her.

B. She didn't want to marry anybody.

C. She didn't like it at all.

D. She thought the offer wasn't polite.

72．In the sentence "If yours is superior to mine, you can make me your wife"。 "superior to" here means ____.

A. not so better than      B. better than           C. as bad as     D. as good as

73. Which of the following is true?

A. Kerry didn't accept Alice's suggestion.

B. Kerry wasn't sure of his painting so he dropped his offer.

C. Kerry did go the next day, but he failed to take a picture

D. Kerry agreed to Alice's suggestion.

74．Alice's picture won high praise because ____.

A. it was true to nature                      

B. the flowers were red

C. it showed so large a bunch of flowers 

D. people felt it strange to hang it on the gate

75．The "leather suitcase" was in fact ____.

A. a real one                    B. a painting drawn by Kerry

C. a box with a picture in it        D. made up of leather

 One of the requirements for a fire is that the material ____to its burning temperature.

   A. is heated            B. will be heated           C. be heated   D. would be heated