Would it be           for you to help me take my luggage upstairs ?

     A. free             B. vacant             C. handy            D. convenient

 in the queen for an hour, he suddenly realized he had left the cheque at home.

A. Waiting        B. To wait           C. Having Waited    D. To have waited

 He was about to cross the street __________ he heard his name         .

A. when; called    B. if; calling         C. and ; calling      D. till; called

 --- I don’t think we have met before. 

--- Yes. Once at a party, but we __________.

    A．didn’t introduce                         B．weren’t introduced

    C．haven’t introduced                     D．weren’t introducing

 Ten years ago the population of our village was          that of theirs.

A. as twice large as                    B. twice as large as

C. twice as much as                    D. as twice much as

 Faced with every natural disaster,          is the first thing the local government should do to provide for the homeless families.

A.   accommodation      B. occupation       C. equipment      D. furniture.

 --- I’m sorry. I ___  ____ at you the other day.

--- Forget it. I was a bit out of control myself.

A. shouldn’t shout                                B. mustn’t have shouted

C. mustn’t shout                                   D. shouldn’t have shouted

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。

 “Father, I don’t like to go to school,” said Harry Williams one morning. “I wish you  1let me stay at home. Charles Parker’s father doesn’t make him go to school.”

Mr. Williams took his little boy   2the hand, and said kindly to him, “Come, my son. I want to  3you something in the garden.”

    Harry walked into the garden with his father, who led him along   4they came to a bed in which peas(豌豆) were growing. Not a weed(杂草) was to be  5about their roots.

“See how beautifully these peas are   6, my son,” said Mr. Williams. “How clean and healthy the vines(藤) look. We shall have a good   7. Now let me show you the vines in Mr. Parker’s garden.”

   Mr. Williams then   8Harry to look at Mr. Parker’s pea vines.

   After a few moments, Mr. Williams asked, “Well, my son, what do you   9Mr. Parker’s pea vines?”

“Oh, Father!” replied the little boy. “I never saw such   10looking peas in my life! The weeds are nearly as   11as the peas themselves. There won’t be half a crop!” “   12are they so much worse than ours, Harry?”

“Because they have been left to grow as they   13.  I suppose Mr. Parker just planted them, and never took any care of them   14”

“Yes. A garden will soon be overrun with weeds   15it is not taken good care of,” Mr. Williams   16, “and so it is with the human garden. Children’s minds are like garden beds. They must be   17cared for. I send you to school in order that the garden of your  18may have good seeds and   19plentifully. Now which would you   20, to stay at home or go to school?”

“I would rather go to school,” said Harry.

1.A. could                       B. should                 C. might                  D. would

2.A. in                            B. with                    C. by                        D. of

3.A. offer                        B. show                   C. give                    D. remind

4.A. when                       B. where                  C. before                 D. until

5.A. made                      B. changed              C. seen                   D. planted

6.A. growing                   B. moving               C. shaking               D. dancing

7.A. result                      B. harvest               C. match                 D. present

8.A. forced                     B. ordered               C. followed              D. led

9.A. think of                 B. look at                C. hear of               D. deal with

10.A. ugly                      B. fine                     C. dirty                   D. poor

11.A. deep                      B. long                    C. high                    D. wide

12.A. When                    B. Why                   C. Where                D. How

13.A. pleased                  B. stayed                 C. left                     D. belonged

14.A. ahead                    B. outside                C. forward               D. afterward

15.A. as                          B. or                       C. if                        D. so

16.A. required                B. answered            C. explained            D. announced

17.A. carefully                B. correctly             C. gently                 D. slightly

18.A. school                   B. mind                   C. family                 D. dream

19.A. produce                 B. develop               C. decrease             D. drop

20.A. find                       B. support               C. know                   D. prefer

Helen Thomas, born on August 4, 1920, is a famous news reporter for the Hearst News Service, and a member of the White House Press Corps．She served for fifty—seven years as a correspondent and White House bureau chief for United Press International(UPI)．She is called“ First Lady of the Press”．

    Born in Kentucky，Helen Thomas was raised in Detroit，Michigan where she attended public schools and later graduated from Wayne State University. Upon leaving college，Helen served as a copy girl in an old company in Washington．In 1943，Ms Thomas joined United Press International and the Washington Press Corps．Thomas served as president of the Women’s National Press Club from 1959 to 1960．

    In November，Helen began covering then president-elect John F. Kennedy, following him to the White House in January 1961 as a UPI correspondent(通讯员)．She later became White House bureau chief for UPI, where she was employed until her resignation on May 17,2000．Thomas then became a White House correspondent and a columnist．

    Thomas was the only woman journalist traveling with then President Nixon to China in January,1972．She has traveled around the world several times with Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton，during the course of which she covered every Economic Summit．The World Almanac and Book of Fact has cited her as one of the 25 Most Influential Women in America．

On March 21, 2006, Thomas was called upon directly by President Bush for the first time in three years．Thomas asked Bush about Iraq．Helen Thomas has written four books and she is also a popular speaker at events nationwide．

1.What’s the correct order of the events?

     a．Thomas joined the United Press International and the Washington Press Corps．

     b．Thomas traveled with President Nixon to China．

     c．Thomas served as president of the Women’s National Press Club．

     d．Thomas resigned．

     e．Thomas was called upon by President Bush．

     f．Thomas became a White House correspondent and a columnist．

     A．a, b, c, d, e, f       B．a, c, b, d, f, e   C．a, c, b, d, e, f    D．a, d, e, f, c, b

2.Which of the following is NOT true?

    A．Thomas made speeches about events nationwide．

    B．Thomas has written four books．

    C．Thomas covered every Economic Summit when traveling with US presidents．

    D．Thomas became a correspondent after she graduated from university．

3.According to the passage , we can know that           ．

     A．Thomas is called “ First Lady of America ”．

     B．President Bush received Thomas once in his term．

     C．Thomas is the most influential woman in America.

    D．Thomas traveled to China with president Nixon several times.

4.The passage tells us that Thomas           ．

     A．was very poor when she was young．

     B．served as president of the Women’s National Press Club for three years．

     C．traveled with then President Nixon to China without any other woman journalist .

     D．has written many books and is popular worldwide．

5.What’s the best title for the passage?

     A．A successful news reporter------Helen Thomas.

     B．The first lady of the press------Helen Thomas.

     C．Life experience of Helen Thomas.

     D．Helen Thomas and her career.

  Are some people born clever and others born stupid? Or is intelligence developed by our environment and our experiences? Strangely enough, the answer to both questions is yes．To some extent our intelligence is given to us at birth，and no amount of special education can make a genius out of a child born with low intelligence．On the other hand，a child who lives in a boring environment will develop his intelligence less than one who lives in rich and varied surroundings．Thus the limits of a person’s intelligence are fixed at birth，but whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment．This view, now held by most experts，can be supported in a number of ways．

   It is easy to show that intelligence is to some extent something we are born with．The closer the blood relationship between two people，the closer they are likely to be in intelligence．Thus if we take two unrelated people at random from the population，it is likely that their degrees of intelligence will be completely different．If on the other hand we take two identical twins，they will very likely be as intelligent as each other. Relations like brothers and sisters，parents and children，usually have similar intelligence, and this clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth．

   Imagine now that we take two identical twins and put them in different environments．We might send one，for example，to a university and the other to a factory where the work is boring．We would soon find differences in intelligence developing, and this indicates that environment as well as birth plays a part．This conclusion is also suggested by the fact that people who lives in close contact with each other, but who are not related at all，are likely to have similar degrees of intelligence．

1.Which of the following best describes the writer’s point in Paragraph One?

      A．To some extent, intelligence is given at birth．

      B．Intelligence is developed by the environment．

      C．Some people are born clever and others born stupid．

      D．Intelligence is fixed at birth, but is developed by the environment．

2.In the first paragraph，“no amount of special education can make a genius out of a child born with low intelligence” suggests that           .

A．no environment can change the least able into the most able

      B．the difference in men’s intelligence depends on the amount of their education

      C．if a person is born clever, he is certain to be a genius

      D．if a person is born stupid, nothing can change him into an educated person

3.The last paragraph mainly shows          .

      A．the importance of education

      B．the relationship between environment and birth

      C．the writer’s final conclusion

      D．the relationship between intelligence and environment

4.The key word of this passage would be            .      

A．Dependence on Education              B．Intelligence

      C．Surroundings                         D．Effect of Education

5.Which statement about the passage is true?

      A．All twins have similar degrees of intelligence．

                        B．A man who is educated in university must make greater achievements than a man who works in a boring factory．

     C．Proper education can change one’s intelligence at some degree．

     D．Education can’t make a child born with low intelligence cleverer.