Hurry up, honey! We have to arrive at the airport by 11:00 o’clock, _____ we will miss the flight.   

A. however      B. instead              C. anyway           D. otherwise

The poem _____ in tomorrow’s literature class is from a collection of classic works.

   A. to be recited    B. to recite    C. be recited       D. being recited

The prime minister said that ______ students lack nowadays is devotion and patience.   

 A. how         B. why              C. what             D. if

By the time he realizes he _____ a mistake, it’ll be too late for him to change his mind.    

A. makes         B. made    C. has made     D. had made

 Eventually I reached the point _____ I was beginning to enjoy my work.

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

A car’s tires should be ______ regularly to ensure their safety.

   A. tried         B. checked      C. treated     D. experienced

－Can you pick me up after work? My car ______.

   －With pleasure.

   A. is going to be repaired           B. has repaired 

   C. is being repaired                D. is repaired

She claimed _____ that she would never break her words.

   A. meaningfully      B. firmly       C. faithfully           D. obviously

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A young man was getting ready to graduate from college, for many months he had  36  a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and  37  his father could well  38  it, he told him that was all he wanted.  

On the morning of his graduation day his father called him into his own study and told him how  39  he was to have such a fine son. He handed his son a beautiful gift box.  40  but slightly disappointed, the young man  41  the box and found a lovely book.   42  , he raised his voice at his father and said, “  43  all your money you give me a book?” And rushed out of the house  44  the book in the study.

He did not contact（联系）his father for a whole year  45  one day he saw in the street an old man who looked like his father. He  46    he had to go back home and see his father.

When he arrived at his father's house, he was told that his father had been in hospital for a week. The moment he was about to   47   the hospital, he saw on the desk the   48    new book, just as he had left it one  49   ago. He opened it and began to  50   the pages. Suddenly, a car key  51   from an envelope taped behind the book. It had a lag (标签) with dealer’s name, the 52   dealer who had the sports car he had   53 . On the tag was the  54  of his graduation. and the  55  PAID IN FULL.

1.A. expected.          B. enjoyed.         C. admired.         D. owned 

2.A. finding     B. proving                 C. deciding         D. knowing 

3.A. afford             B. offer            C. keep             D. like 

4.A. encouraged         B. comfortable      C. proud            D. moved 

5.A. Nervous     B. Serious                 C. Careful          D. Curious 

6.A. packed.            B. opened.          C. picked up        D. put aside 

7.A. Angrily    B. Eagerly                  C. Calmly           D. Anxiously 

8.A. At                 B. From             C. With             D. To 

9.A. toasting    B. putting                 C. forgetting       D. leaving 

10.A. until     B. as                       C. before           D. unless 

11.A. learned           B. realized.        C. recognized.      D. admitted 

12.A. get to    B. search for               C. turn to          D. leave for 

13.A. much              B. still            C. hardly           D. quite 

14.A. year              B. month            C. week             D. day 

15.A. clean             B. read.            C. turn             D. count 

16.A. lost              B. came             C. appeared.        D. dropped 

17.A. old.              B. same            C. special          D. new 

18.A. remembered. B. desired.               C. found.           D. met 

19.A. picture    B. place                   C. date             D. met 

20.A. words     B. information              C. date             D. card 

Facial expressions carry meaning that is determined by situations and relationships. For example, in American culture the smile is in general an expression of pleasure. Yet it also has other uses. A woman’s smile at a police officer does not carry the same meaning as the smile she gives to a young child. A smile may show love or politeness. It can also hide true feelings. It often causes confusion (困惑) across cultures. For example, many people in Russia consider smiling at strangers in public to be unusual and even improper. Yet many Americans smile freely at strangers in public places (although this is less common in big cities). Some Russians believe that Americans smile in the wrong places; some Americans believe that Russians don’t smile enough. In Southeast Asian cultures, a smile is frequently used to cover painful feelings. Vietnamese people may tell a sad story but end the story with a smile.

    Our faces show emotions (情感), but we should not attempt to “read” people from another culture as we would “read” someone from our own culture. The fact that members of one culture do not express their emotions as openly as do members of another does not mean that they do not experience emotions. Rather, there are cultural differences in the amount of facial expressiveness permitted. For example, in public and in formal situations many Japanese do not show their emotions as freely as Americans do. When with friends, Japanese and Americans seem to show their emotions similarly.

    It is difficult to generalize about Americans and facial expressiveness because of personal and cultural backgrounds in the United States. People from certain cultural backgrounds in the United States seem to be more facially expressive than others. The key is to try not to judge people whose ways of showing emotion are different. If we judge according to our own cultural habits, we may make the mistake of “reading” the other person incorrectly.

1.What does the smile usually mean in the U.S.?

A. Love      B. Politeness     C. Joy         D. Thankfulness

2.The author mentions the smile of the Vietnamese to prove that a smile can ________.

A. show friendliness to strangers

B. be used to hide true feelings 

C. be used in the wrong places        

D. show personal habits

3.What should we do before attempting to “read” people?

A. Learn about their relations with others

B. Understand their cultural backgrounds

C. Find out about their past experience

D. Figure out what they will do next

4.What would be the best title for the test?

 A. Cultural Differences

B. Smiles and Relationships

C. Facial Expressiveness

D. Habits and Emotions