—Sam speaks　　 English like a native.I always admire him.

—Now he is learning　　 more difficult language—Arabic.

A.an;a　　　　　B./;the　　　　C./;a　　　　　D.the;a

　　Michael was walking along the street other           1.___________

day. Then he felt someone shouting his name.             2.___________

He stopped and looked around. He was Jack              3.___________

Events were running after him. Michael and              4.___________

Jack went to the same school and then to the              5.___________

same university. So they hadn’t met each other            6.___________

since then. They decide to have lunch together.            7.___________

They went to the nearest restaurant and sat by the         8.___________

table near the window. Then they talked about that         9.___________

they had done since they graduated university.             10.___________

　The British Isles consists of two large islands: One is called Ireland and the other 36 . Britain, or Great Britain, is 37 of these two islands, and it is divided into three parts: Scotland, Wales and England.

　　The United Kingdom is that part of the British Isles ruled over by the Queen. It __38__ Scotland, Wales and England, that is, the whole of Britain, and also about one 39 of Ireland, the Northern part. The 40 of Ireland is self-governing. The 41 name of the United Kingdom is 42 “The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”.　43 is larger and richer than Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and has the largest 44 of the United Kingdom, so people often use the 45 “England” and “English” when they 46 　“Britain” and “British”. This sometimes makes the Scots and the Welsh a little 47 . The Scots in particular are very 48 of their separate nationality. The Welsh too do not regard 49 as English, and have a culture and even a 　50 of their own.

　　Ireland became part of the United Kingdom in 1801, but for forty years the “Irish 51 ” was the greatest headache of the United Kingdom. 52 , Ireland is divided into two: Northern Ireland still 　53 to the United Kingdom, and in 1922 the rest of Ireland broke away 54 an Irish Free State, later called Eire and now the Republic of Ireland.

　　The Republic of Ireland does not regard itself as part of Britain, and is not now even a supporter of the Commonwealth of Nations (英联邦). 55 the major Commonwealth countries it did not lift a finger to help British in the Second World War and now wants the whole of Ireland to be a republic.

　36. A. Britain　　 B. Wales　　　　 C. England　　　　 　D. Scotland

　37. A. the larger　 B. larger　　　 　 C. the largest　　　　 D.largest

　38. A. makes up　 B. consists of　　 C. is consisted of　 　 D. makes up of

　39. A. sixes　　　 B. six　　　 　　C.sixths　　　　　 　 D. sixth

　40. A. smaller　　 B. rest　　　　　 C. larger　　　　 　 D. island

　41. A. correct　　 B. true　　　　　 C. full　 　　　　　　D. complete

　42. A. therefore　　 B. also　　　　　 C. likely　　　　 　D. perhaps

　43. A. The UK　　 B. The British isles C. Great Britain　　 D. England

　44. A. colleges　　 B. population　　 C. officials　　 　　 D. cities

　45. A. words　　　 B. names　　　　　 C. spellings　　　 　D. pronunciations

　46. A. speak　　　 B. forget　　　 　　C. call　　　　　 　 D. write

　47. A. angry　　　 B. difficult　　　　 　C. tired　　　　 　D. lonely

　48. A. kind　　　 B. fond　　　　　　 C. full　　　　　　 D. proud

　49. A. it　　　　　 B. Wales　　　　 　C. them　　　　　 D. themselves

　50. A. capital　　 　B. history　　　 　 C. language　　　　 D. programs

　51. A. Country　 　B. Question　　　 　 C. Disease　　　　 D. Republic

　52. A. At last　　 　B. So　　　　　 　　C. Meanwhile　　　 D. Also

　53. A. returns　　 　B. belongs　　　 　 C. gets　　　　　　 D. speaks

　54. A.found　　 　B.find　　　 　　　　C. to found　　 　 D. to find

　55. A. Disliking　　 B. Like 　　　　　　 C. Dislike　　　　　 D. Unlike

—Sam speaks　　English like a native.I always admire him.

—Now he is learning　　more difficult language—Arabic.

1. A.
   an;a
2. B.
   /;the
3. C.
   /;a
4. D.
   the;a

 —Madam, your clothes are ready now.

—Thanks. And how much shall I　　　　for them？

A. cost              B. take                 C. spend              D. pay