John has a lot of work to ________ at the office he has been away for quite a few days．

A．take up            B．join up             C．make up                D．pick up

--I hate the traffic jams in the city；living in the countryside would give us a better quality of life．

-- ________

A．You can say that again．                   B．How do you like the idea?

C．I can agree more．                              D．I don't think．

The world's economic development is not a win-lose game but one in which all ________ be winners．

A．would            B．can             C．must               D．shall

Because of the limit of time，he didn't go into details on the subject．He only spoke _______．

A．in common          B．in particular           C．in general             D．in short

The three states of matter are quite ________ to us after a few years' study of chemistry．

A．similar           B．familiar              C．equal              D．same

The economic reform and opening-up policy has provided us with a good ________ in which investing becomes easy．

A．condition             B．position           C．state          D．environment

I ________ you're wondering why I asked you all to come here today．Well，let me explain．

A．expect          B．have expected          C．am expecting          D．was expecting

Last July，my 12-year-old car died on California's Santa Ana Freeway．It was an hour before sunset，and I was 25 miles from home．I couldn't __1__ anyone to pick me up，so I __2__ to take a bus．Not knowing the routes，I figured I'd just __3__ east．

A bus pulled up，and I asked the driver __4__ she was going．“Four more lights，” she said．There was another bus I could take from there．This clearly was going to be a __5__ wait．

She dropped me off at the __6__ of her route and told me which bus to __7__．After waiting 30 minutes，I began to think about a very __8__ taxi ride home．Then a bus pulled up．There was no lighted number __9__ its windshield（挡风玻璃）．It was out of __10__．But the door opened，and I was __11__ to find that it was the same driver．

“I can't just __12__ you here，” she said．“This isn’t the nicest place．I'll give you a ride home．”

“You'll drive me home in the bus?” I asked，__13__．

“No，I'll __14__ you in my car，” she said．

“It's a long way，” I protested．

“Come on，” she said．“I have __15__ else to do．”

__16__ we drove from the depot（汽车站）in her ear，she began telling me a story．A few days earlier，her brother had run out of __17__．A good driver picked him up，took him to a service station and then back to his car．“I’m __18__ passing the favor along，” she said．

When I __19__ her money as a thank-you，she wouldn't accept it．“Otherwise，that __20__ make it a favor，” she said．“Just do something nice for somebody．Pass it along．”

1．A．tell                        B．receive                 C．make                   D．reach

2．A．expected                B．decided                C．managed                D．agreed

3．A．face                      B．head                    C．look                       D．run

4．A．how far                 B．how long             C．where                    D．when

5．A．cold                      B．lonely                  C．short                     D．long

6．A．beginning               B．middle                 C．end                        D．crossing

7．A．get off                B．pick up                C．look for                 D．come across

8．A．attractive               B．safe                     C．cheap                    D．expensive

9．A．above                 B．beside                  C．in                          D．near

10．A．service                B．date                     C．sight                      D．order

11．A．1ucky                  B．excited                 C．surprised                D．proud

12．A．put                      B．allow                   C．keep                      D．leave

13．A．discouraged         B．worried                C．puzzled                  D．satisfied

14．A．pull                     B．take                   C．catch                     D．carry

15．A．something            B．nothing                C．anything                 D．everything

16．A．While                  B．As                       C．Until                      D．Since

17．A．gas                      B．strength               C．money                   D．tire

18．A．even                    B．always                 C．still                        D．just

19．A．charged                B．showed                C．offered                  D．supplied

20．A．wouldn't              B．couldn't               C．shouldn't                D．might not

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1．What can be inferred from the passage?

A．Pimsleur courses are not used very widely．

B．Pimsleur courses came into being in the 1960s．

C．Pimsleur courses have been used in the FBI for 40 years．

D．You can take Pimsleur courses to learn your native language．

2．According to Pimsleur courses，to improve oral ability，learners should ________．

A．gain fluency training                          B．repeat again and again

C．recite deferent rules                                  D．pay special attention to pronunciation

3．Which of the following is NOT the reason you choose Pimsleur Approach?

A．Covering your accent．                           B．Building your confidence．

C．Learning a language easily．                        D．Getting your money back if failing．

4．Which of the following is TRUE according to Pimsleur courses?

A．The first students graduated in 1980．

B．Lessons needn't be learned in order．

C．Each audio CD has one fluency oriented lesson．

D．Learners have to learn the course at the fixed time．

5．According to the passage，the entire Pimsleur Approach is the following EXCEPT ________．

A．amusing               B．rapid                    C．difficult                  D．easy

Large office buildings are often as big as small towns．They have their own trains，buses，and shops．Such buildings can be found in most cities around the world．When it was built，however，in 1943，the Pentagon（五角大楼）was the world's largest office building．It is，still many years later，among the largest．

The Pentagon is different from all other office buildings，however，because it is used by only one organization．This is the United States Defense Department，the headquarters（HQ）of the United States military--the army，the navy，and the airforce．When people think of the military strength of the USA，they usually think of the Pentagon．

The Pentagon was built across the Potomac River from Washington，DC，during the second World War．It took only two years to build in spite of its huge size．

Built in the shape of a pentagon--a five-sided figure--the building consists of five circles，divided into ten sections．Each side of outside pentagon is about 300 meters long．In the centre，there is a large space open to the sky．

Six stories high，the Pentagon has a total floor space of about two million square meters．Around it，there are about 45 kilometers of roads that are part of the building，and inside the building itself there are over 25 kilometers of passages．In spite of its great size，however，no office is more than a six-minute walk from any other office in the building．

Thirteen thousand people worked on building the Pentagon，and about thirteen thousand now work in it for the Defense Department．It cost 80 million dollars to build in 1943-a huge sum at that time，and one that many Americans thought it was too much．However，if the Defense Department had to rent such a building now，it would cost it around $30 million a day! The building was，therefore，a bargain．

1．This passage mainly talks about _________．

A．the large office buildings                           B．the army，the navy，and the airforce

C．the Defense Department of the USA             D．the Pentagon

2．The Americans built the Pentagon _________．

A．during the Second World War                   B．with ten sides

C．without a roof                                                  D．in the shape of a circle

3．Although the Pentagon is large，it _________．

A．only has seven stories                                 B．has only 45 kilometers of roads

C．is only a short walk between all offices         D．takes a long time to travel around it

4．Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The Pentagon costs $30 million to rent a day．

B．The Pentagon doesn't employ many workers．

C．The Pentagon is rented to the Defense Department．

D．The Pentagon cost an enormous amount of money at that time．

5．From the passage we learn _________．

A．the Pentagon is the largest office building in the world

B．the Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States military forces

C．there are 250 kilometers of passages in the Pentagon

D．compared with today's buildings，the Pentagon was very expensive to build