24．If you talk to your children as if they       adults, you will strengthen the bonds and become closer friends.

A．are    B．were  C．have been D．would be

B

                        London Underground

   The world’s first subway was built in London in 1863. At the time, the government was looking for a way to reduce traffic problems in the city of London. The poor areas of the city were so crowded with people that it was almost impossible for horse carriages to get through. The city officials were interested in trying to make it possible for workers to live outside of London and travel easily to work each day. If people had a cheap and convenient way that they could depend on to go to and from work, they would relocate their homes outside of the city. This would help ease(减轻) the pressure of too many people living in the poor parts of London. From these problems, the idea of the London Underground, the first subway system was born.

   The plans for building the Underground met with several problems and delays, but the fast track was finally opened in January 1863. A steam train pulled the cars along the fast underground track which was 6 kilometers (3. 7 miles) long. About 30,000 people got on the subway the first day. Riders were treated to comfortable seats (standing up while the train was moving was not allowed), and pleasant decorations inside each of the cars. However, the smoke from the engine soon filled the air in the tunnels with ash and soot(煤灰), as well as chemical gases. Fans had to be put in the tunnels later to keep the air clean enough for people to breathe. Even with its problems, riding in the Underground did catch on. It carried 9 million riders in its first year.

50. What led the British government to build the London Underground？

    A. Traffic jams and pollution.         B. Population and pollution.

    C. Overcrowding and traffic jams.     D. The poverty and subway problems. 

51. How did the London Underground solve the smoke problem？

    A. It made the tunnels larger.

    B. It put fans in the tunnels.

    C. It cleaned the chemical gases in the tunnels. 

    D. It reduced the number of passengers riding in the train.

52. The underlined phrase “catch on” most probably means “______”.

    A. be troublesome              B. become popular and fashionable

    C. keep up with                D. seize

53. Which of the following is TRUE？

    A. To relocate the workers’ homes outside London，the government built the subway.

    B. There were so many problems and delays that in 18th century the first subway opened.

    C. The subway greatly eased the pressure of traffic.

    D. There were not enough seats for the passengers the first day the subway opened.

8.  – Who will be sent to meet the headmaster?

   - I’ve_________a car to pick him up at the airport.

arranged for          B. arranged           C. arranged with    D. arranged of

14．In a sports team each player has a clear role, and there are few___when members are uncertain of their roles.

       A．occasions  B．positions   C．chances     D．Situations

According to the law, it is _____ get your driving license.

A. not until you’re eighteen can you           B. until you’re eighteen that you can’t

C. not until you’re eighteen that you can       D. until you’re eighteen when you can’t

Tom,you and I could hardly work out the mathematic problem, _______?

   A. could you         B. couldn’t I                         C. couldn’t we                  D. could we

I. Translation 

Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

1. 你的作文是令人满意的，我敢肯定老师也会对你的作文感到满意的。(satisfied)

2. 除非我们能得到更多的资金的支持，否则我们将不得不关闭这家工厂。(unless)

3. 前天，尽管那场演出持续了将近两个半小时，但还是很少有人提前离开。(last)

4. 在一所医学院学习五年毕业后，Jane在乡下从事医生这项工作。(take)

5. 在电影Avatar中，导演James Cameron即电影泰坦尼克号的导演把我们带入了一个

  难想象的奇妙世界。(spectacular)

I don’t think English is         a language as Russian.

       A. more difficult    B. as difficult as     C. such difficult     D. as difficult

--- Why are the students working so hard these days?

    ---          ready for the coming entrance examination.

         A．To get         B．Get    C．Getting      D．Got

Many of the artists who _______ didn’t come.

A. ought to appear                    B. should appear  

C. had to appear                        D. ought to have appeared