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   The easy way out isn't always easiest . I learned that lesson when I decided to treat Doug , my husband of one month , to a special meal . I glanced through my cookbook and chose a menu(菜谱) which included homemade bread . Knowing the bread would take time , I started on it as soon as Doug left for work . As I was not experienced in cooking , I thought if a dozen was good , two dozens would be better , so I doubled（加倍）everything . As Doug loved oranges , I also opened a can of orange and poured it all into the bowl . Soon there was a sticky dough (面团) covered with ugly yellowish marks . Realizing I had been defeated , I put the dough in the rubbish bin outside so I wouldn't have to face Doug laughing at my work , I went on preparing the rest of the meal , and , when Doug got home , we sat down to eat Cornish chicken with rice . He tried to enjoy the meal but seemed disturbed . Twice he got up and went outside , saying he thought he heard a noise . The third time he left , I went to the windows to see what he was doing . Looking out , I saw Doug standing about three feet from the rubbish bin , holding the lid up with a stick and looking into the container . When I came out of the house , he dropped the stick and explained that there was something alive in our rubbish bin . Picking up the stick again , he held the lid up enough for me to see . I felt cold . But I stepped closer and looked harder . Without doubt it was my work . The hot sun had caused the dough to double in size and the fermenting yeast (酵母)made the surface shake and sigh as though it were breathing .It looked like some unknown being from outer space. I could see why Doug was so shaken. I had to admit what the 'living thing” was and why it was there . I don't know who was more embarrassed(尴尬)by the whole thing － Doug or me.

The writer's purpose in writing this story is ___________

A．to tell an interesting experience

B．to show the easiest way out of a difficulty

C．to describe the trouble facing a newly married woman

D．to explain the difficulty of learning to cook from books

Why did the woman's attempt at making the bread turn out to be unsuccessful?

A．The canned orange had gone bad.

B．She didn't use the right kind of flour.

C．The cookbook was hard to understand.

D．She did not follow the directions closely.

Why did the woman put the dough in the rubbish bin?

A．She didn't see the use of keeping it

B．She meant to joke with her husband.

C．She didn't want her husband to see it .

D．She hoped it would soon dry in the sun.

What made the dough in the rubbish bin look frightening?

A．The rising and falling movement.

B．The strange-looking marks.

C．Its shape.

D．Its size.

When Doug went out the third time , the woman looked out of the window because she was ______________.

A．surprised at his being interested in the bin

B．afraid that he would discover her secret

C．unhappy that he didn't enjoy the meal

D．curious to know what disturbed him

—I regretted what I have done .

  ---______gone is gone. ______no use regretting it any more .

  A. What’s ,That’s   B. It’s ,That’s C. What’s ,It’s D. That’s ,It’s

We found _____ not so difficult to work with her.

  A. that  B. it  C. its  D. it’s

In order to          the audience rating, Hunan TV and Jiangsu TV turned their New Year’s Party into a star show.

A. remove                           B. guarantee                 C. recognize                 D. ignore

All the materials have been posted to you. I' m looking forward to the chance to meet you __________ to discuss the present situation of our company.

   A. in peace          B. in return        C. in trouble        D. in person

----Li Feng won the first prize in the national English competition.

   ----Oh, really? I’m glad that his hard work at last _____.

A. worked out            B. got back              C. paid off              D. turned out

_________ the final exams, I would have gone to the concert yesterday.

A. In spite of           B. But for         C. Because of          D. As for

____ to visit his parents, he went home ____.

  A. In an attempt; each two weeks      B. Make an attempt; every other week

  C. Make an attempt; every two weeks   D. In an attempt; every second week

He apologized for _____ to inform me of the change in the plan.

  A. his being not able  B. him not to be able 

C. him to be not able  D. his not being able

John’s success has nothing to do with good luck. It is years of hard work _____ has made him what he is today.

A. why          B. when             C. which            D. that