Lifts are very useful. Why? Think about a　 1　 building. You work　 2　 the thirtieth floor. Maybe you can walk up all the stairs(楼梯) 3　 . But can you climb thirty　 4　 to your office every day? Of course not.

　In an old lift, a worker is needed. He or she operates it 5 . In a modem lift, there is no 6　 . People can operate it 7 .

　Do you know 8　 to use a lift? OK, let me tell you. 9 , you want to go to the twelfth floor from the ground floor. First, you must press the button(按键), then the door opens. After that, you can　 10　 the lift. Third, you press the 11 , and the　 11　 closes. Fourth , you press the number　 , then the lift takes you up to the　 12　 floor. When the door opens again, you can get out of the lift. If you want to　 13　 down to the first floor, you must press the　 , then do the　 14　 . It will take you down there. It is very easy and　 15　 . Now can you use it?

(　　 ) 1. A. small　　　　 　 B. tall　　　　 　　 C. long　　　　 　　 D. nice

(　　 ) 2. A. for　　　　　 　　　 B. to　　　　 　　 C. of　　 　　　　 D. on

(　　 ) 3. A. one time　　　 B. much time　 　　C. all the time　　 D. no time

(　　 ) 4. A. buildings　　　 B. metres　　　 　 C. steps　　　 　　 D. floors

(　　 ) 5. A. in and out　　　 B. up and down 　C. on and off　　 　D. here and there

(　　 ) 6. A. worker　　　　 　　　 B. student　　　 　 C. teacher　　　 　 D. farmer

(　　 ) 7. A. himself　　 　　 B. herself　　 　　　 C. themselves　 　 D. ourselves

(　　 ) 8. A. how　　　　　 B. What　　　 　 C. where　　 　　　　 D. when

(　　 ) 9. A. In the end　　　 B. By the way　C. For example 　　D. As usual

(　　 ) 10. A. get into　　　 B. get up 　　　　C. get out of　　　 D. get off

(　　 ) 11. A. window　　 　 B. door　　　 　　 C. gate　　　　 　 D. box

(　　 ) 12. A. twelve　　　　 B. twenty　　　 　 C. twelfth　　　 　 D. twentieth

(　　 ) 13. A. run　　　　　 B. take　　　 　　 C. walk　　　　 D. go

(　　 ) 14. A. first.　　　　 B. different　　 　　 C. next　　　　　 　　　 D. same

(　　 ) 15. A. slow　　　　 B. hard　　　　 　 C. fast　 　　　　　　　 D. free

15. If you see a sign with Business Hours : “9:00-17:00” near the door of a shop, you can buy nothing from the shop at ____.

A. 10:00 am　　　 B. 2:00 p.m　　 C. 7:00 a.m　　 D. 4:00 p.m

14. --- I bought a ticket yesterday, but I’ve lost it.

　　　　 --- _____.

　　　 A. You’re not careful.　　 B. What’s the matter with you?

　　　 C. What a pity!　　　　 D. I’m glad to hear that.

13. When she was young, she ____ at ten in the evening and she soon ____.

　　　 A. fell asleep, went to bed　　　 B. slept ,went to bed

　　　 C. went to bed, fell asleep　　　 C. fell asleep, slept

12. What medicine have you ____ for your cough?

　　　 A. eaten　　 B. helped yourself to　　 C. taken　　 D. drunk

11. There _____ tomatoes on the desk.

　　　 A. is a number of　　 B. are a number of　 C. are a box of　 D. is a lot of

10. He had a ____ / pleit/ of fish and a bowl of noodle.

　　　 A. plant　　 B. plate　　 C. planet　　 D. polite

9. I ____ they ____ on time tomorrow.

　　　 A. expect …won’t come　 B. don’t expect … come

　　　 C. don’t expect … will come　 D. will expect… won’t come