Traveling to work by car gets more expensive today. People can do nothing about the world’s price of petrol(汽油). They have to work, so that they can pay. However, some people are trying to stop driving to work..

　 People have found out that it is a good idea to ride a bike to work. More and more people return to bikes.

　 Children often go tot school by bike. But now businessmen are going to work by bike, too. “The bike is easy to use,” says Molly, “and it is also very cheap. It is a good way for those who do business like me. You can buy thirty bikes at the price of a small car. A bike doesn’t use expensive petrol. A 10-year-old child can learn to use a bike. And most bikes can be used for a long time.”

　 Mr Brown goes to his hospital by bike every day. He says, “A bike doesn’t cost a lot of money, and most families can have two or more ones. Bike-riding is good for our health. Today most people get fat because they don’t get enough exercise. So I tell my patients(病人) to buy bikes. In addition, in big cities it’s usually quicker to travel by bike than by bus or by car. Drivers can’t do anything but get angry when there is a traffic jam.(交通堵塞).”

11. Some people don’t want to drive to work because _______________.

　 A. the cares are getting expensive　　　　 B. the petrol is getting expensive

　 C. the care are difficult to take care of　　 D. petrol is hard to buy

12. In the second paragraph(段落), “return to bikes” means ____________.

　 A. begin to ride bikes again　　　　　 B. give bikes back to others

　 C. go back by bike　　　　　　　　 D. borrow bike from others

13. After reading, we know that Molly is a _____________.

　 A. doctor　　　　 B. student　　　　 C. patient　　　　　 D. businesswoman

14. Mr Brow thinks that bike-riding has _________ good points.

　 A. two　　 B. three　　　 C. four　　　　 D. five

15. This passage tells us about _________________.

　 A. cars and petrol　 B. expensive petrol　

C. back to bike time　 D. bike-riding for a long life

--I want to know when Mr. Brown will arrive.

 --When he            , I will tell you.

      A. will arrive              B. arrived                 C. arrives

One day Mrs Jones goes shopping alone(独自地). When Mr Jones comes home in the evening, she begins to tell him about a beautiful dress. “I see it in a shop this morning,” she says, “and…” “And you want to buy it,” says Mr Jones, “how much is it?” “Fifteen pounds.” Every evening, when Mr Jones comes back from work, his wife goes on talking only about the dress. And at last, after a week, he says, “Oh, buy the dress! Here’s the money!” She is very happy. But the next evening, when Mr Jones comes home and asks, “Have you got the famous(著名的) dress?” She says, “No.” Why not?” he says. “Well, it is still in the window of the shop after a week. I think nobody else wants this dress. So I think it is not a good one!”
【小题1】Mrs Jones goes shopping_________ one day.

根据上下文及中文提示，写出单词，使短文完整、正确、通顺。每空一词。

Mrs Green was on vacation with her friends. Her husband and children should do housework while she was away. When Mr Green    56   (回来)  home from work, his children were jumping and    57     (呼叫) in the living room. The kids were     58    (不安的) when they saw their father. “What were you doing just now?” Mr Green asked. But there was no answer. All of them kept in    59  (沉默). Mr Green found his youngest son, Ben, was     60    (单独地) in the     61  (厨房). He was washing the dishes.

“What happened to you?”

“Dad, they asked to do all the      62   (家务) while they were playing.”

“Is that      63    (真实的)?” Mr Green got angry. He turned to the other kids. “my dear children, all of you should stay at home and cook dinner by yourselves      64    (除了) Ben. I’ll go out to dinner and see a movie with him      65   (今晚).”

短文填空(本题共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，写出一个合适的英语单词完整、正确的形式，使短文通顺。

Mr. Brown had an umbrella shop in a small town. People sometimes b1.him broken umbrellas, and then he took them to a big shop in London. They were r 2.there.

One day Mr. Brown went to London by train. He f3.to take an umbrella with him that day. Sitting in front of him was a man with an umbrella standing b4. the seat. When the train arrived in London, Mr. Brown p5.up the umbrella as he often did during his journey by train. Just as he was getting off, he w6.  stopped by the man. He said angrily, “That’s 7.!” Mr. Brown’s face turned red and he gave it back to the man at once.

When Mr. Brown got to the big shop, the shopkeeper had got his six umbrellas ready. After a good look at e8.  of them, he said, “You’ve mended them very well.”

In the afternoon he got into the train again. The s 9.  man was in the same seat. He looked at Mr. Brown and his six u  10., “You’ve had a lucky day,” he said.