His new appointment takes _____ from the beginning of next month.

        A. place                    B. effect                   C. post                    D. office、

HONG KONG, Feb 2 (Reuters Life!) – They’ll huff, they’ll puff – and Hong Kong Disney hopes. The Three Little Pigs will bring the house down this Chinese New Year.

The pigs, who last the Big Bad Wolf in Disney’s 1933 hit cartoon, will parade around the park in a bid to attract visitors during the lunar new year holiday, which this year falls on Feb 18. This year has been dubbed the “Year of the Pig.”

With funny caps and oversized bow ties the porky trio will make their first appearance before Sleeping Beauty’s castle. Millions of mainland Chinese visitors are expected to visit Hong Kong during the extended break.

Hong Kong Disney will be decked out in splendid golds and reds in the run up to this important holiday. The park will also have firecrackers and peach blossoms to ward off bad luck.

Mickey, Goofy, Donald and the gang will wear traditional Chinese clothing during the festivities which run from February 2 to March 4 th.

The pigs are part of a marketing campaign aimed at restoring the park’s reputation which was ruined last Chinese New Year when overcrowding made officials lock the doors, barring scores of mainland tourists with valid tickets from entering.

1．The underlined phrase “bring the house down” in the first paragraph probably has the same meaning as              .

         A．pull down the house  B．be warmly welcomed

         C．be on stage                 D．be brought in to Hong Kong

2．We can infer from the passage that the three little pigs are             .

         A．special pigs to be raised in Hong Kong      B．imported from Europe

         C．lovely cartoon characters D．specially prepared for the festival dinner

3．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

         A．There were too many people from Hong Kong to visit the park last year.

         B．Many people from mainland China could not enter the park although they had the right ticket.

         C．Many people from mainland China could not enter the park because they did not have the right ticket.

         D．The officials looked the doors in order not to ruin the reputation of the park.

______ Mary found her lost pen the day before yesterday?

         A．Where do you think it was that          B．Do you think where it was that

         C．Do you think it was where that          D．Where you think it was that

It is obvious that talking about something behind others is what everyone will not ______．

A．come up with              B．put up with

C．keep up with              D．catch up with

．It’s disappointing that no one could _________ a good idea to help us out of trouble．

A．come off it   B．come up        C．come up with        D．come about

       The lady has an abnormal state of mind. Whatever happens, she always assumes ______.

A. the worst                    B. worse                 C. the best             D. better

 The three college students did what they could _____ the two children, although they was in danger.?A. rescue 　                 B. rescued                       C. to rescue 　            D. rescuing

—I failed again. I wish I _________ harder. 

—But you _________.

A. had worked; hadn’t B. worked; don’t                C. had worked; didn’t 　D. worked; didn’t

. Did you come to any ___ at the meeting this morning?

     A. argument       B. results            C. opinions          D. conclusions

I think you should complain----______, of course, you are happy with the way things are.

A. if                                   B. unless                      C. as                            D. because