--- Tom, can you answer my question?

--Er, I’m very sorry, Miss Evens． I___________ about something else．

A．had thought       B．was thinking        C．will think          D．have thought

I’ve tried very hard to improve my English. But by no means _________ with my progress.

A．the teacher is not satisfied                B．is the teacher not satisfied

C．the teacher is satisfied                   D．is the teacher satisfied

—— ______ you got to know I traveled to the USA?

——Through one of your colleagues.

A．Where it was that   B．When it was that    C．How was it that     D．Why was it that

The women carrying babies, come in first, ______?

A．will you           B．will they           C．don’t they        D．don’t you

 So absorbed _______ in her work that she didn’t realize it was time that she picked up her daughter.

A．she was           B．was she           C．did she           D．she did

——Mom，what did your doctor say?

—— He advised me to live _____ the air is fresher.

in where      B. in which     C. the place where    D. where

 All the dishes in this menu, _____ stated otherwise, will serve two to three people.

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

_____different life today is ________what it was 30 years ago

A．What; from        B．How; from         C．How; with         D．What; with

On a hot summer day in late August, I sought shade and a cool drink at a waterfront café on a Greek island. Over a hundred degrees in    1   air. Crowded. Tempers（脾气）of both the tourists and waiters had    2  to meet the situation, making it a rather quarrelsome environment（环境）

At the table next to mine sat an attractive,    3   couple, waiting for    4 .  They held hands, whispered, kissed, and laughed. Suddenly they stood, picked up their    5   and stepped together    6   the edge of where they were sitting to place the table in the sea water. The man stepped   7  for the two chairs. He politely   8  his lady in the knee-deep water and then sat down himself. All people around laughed and cheered.

  9  appeared. He paused for just a second, walked into the water to   10   the table and take their   11  , and then walked back to the    12   cheers of the rest of his    13 . Minutes later he returned carrying a bottle of wine and two glasses. Without pausing, he went    14   into the water to     15    the wine. The couple toasted（祝酒）each other, the waiter and the crowd. And the crowd   16  by cheering and throwing flowers to them. Three other tables  17  to have lunch in the water. The place was now filled with laughter.

One doesn’t step into water in one’s best summer clothes. Why not?

Customers are not served    18   . Why not?

Sometimes one should consider   19  the line of convention（常规）and enjoy   20  to the fullest.

1.                A．fresh          B．cool           C．still  D．thin

2.                A．managed       B．expected       C．attempted D．risen

3.                A．lonely          B．curious         C．well-dressed   D．bad-tempered

4.                A．cheers         B．service         C．attention  D．flowers

5.                A．metal table      B．empty bottle     C．chairs    D．bags

6.                A．on            B．off             C．around   D．along

7.                A．outside         B．forward         C．down D．back

8.                A．led            B．seated          C．watched  D．received

9.                A．The manager    B．A friend        C．A waiter  D．The servant

10.               A．set            B．wash           C．remove   D．check

11.               A．menu          B．bill            C．food  D．order

12.               A．loud           B．anxious         C．familiar    D．final

13.               A．tourists         B．customers      C．fellows    D．assistants

14.               A．at last          B．in time         C．once more D．as well

15.               A．change         B．drink          C．sell   D．serve

16.               A．replied         B．insisted         C．agreed    D．understood

17.               A．prepared       B．joined in        C．settled up  D．continued

18.               A．with pleasure    B．in the café      C．in the sea  D．with wine

19.               A．following       B．keeping        C．limiting    D．crossing

20.               A．life            B．wine           C．lunch D．time

Lying in the sun on a rock, the cougar(美洲豹)saw Jeb and his son, Tom, before they saw it. Jeb put his bag down quickly and pulled his jacket open with both hands, making himself look big to the cougar. It worked. The cougar hesitated, ready to attack Jeb, but ready to forget the whole thing, too.

Jeb let go of his jacket, grasped Tom and held him across his body, making a cross. Now the cougar’s enemy looked even bigger, and it rose up, ready to move away, but unfortunately Tom got scared and struggled free of Jeb.

“Tom, no!” shouted his father.

But Tom broke and ran and that’s the last thing you do with a cougar. The second Tom broke free, Jeb threw himself on the cougar, just as it jumped from the rock. They hit each other in mid-air and both fell. The cougar was on Jeb in a flash, forgetting about Tom, which was what Jeb wanted.

Cougars are not as big as most people think and a determined man stands a chance, even with just his fists. As the cougar’s claws(爪子)got into his left shoulder, Jeb swung his fist at its eyes and hit hard. The animal howled（吼叫）and put its head back. Jeb followed up with his other fist. Then out of the corner of his eye, Jeb saw Tom. The boy was running back to help his father.

“Knife, Tom” shouted Jeb.

The boy ran to his father’s bag, while Jeb stated shouting as well as hitting, to keep the cougar’s attention away from Tom. Tom got the knife and ran over to Jeb. The cougar was moving its head in and out, trying to find a way through the wall Jeb was making out of his arms. Tom swung with the knife, into the cougar’s back. It howled horribly and ran off into the mountains.

The whole fight had taken about thirty seconds.

1.Why did Jeb pull his jacket open when he saw the cougar?

A．To get ready to fight                     B．To frighten it away

C．To protect the boy                       D．To cool down

2.What do we know about cougars?

A．They are afraid of noises

B．They hesitate before they hit

C．They are bigger than we think

D．They like to attack running people

3.How did Jeb try to hold the cougar’s attention?

A．By keeping shouting and hitting

B．By making a wall out of his arms

C．By throwing himself on the cougar

D．By swinging his fists at the cougar’s eyes

4.Which of the following happened first?

A．The cougar jumped from the rock

B．Tom struggled free of his father

C．Jeb asked Tom to get the knife

D．Jeb held Tom across his body