Willie will learn swimming,  no matter how much it________.

A. costs      B.  takes      C. spends         D.  pays

If you want to do better in playing the piano,  you need more________

A.technology     B.practice     C.pleasure       D.challenge

The harder we work,  the________result we will get.

A.faster       B.fewer       C.better      D.smaller

Miss Zhao is very helpful.   She often helps us________we are in trouble.

A.whether       B.although        C.whenever          D.however

You must read the________carefully before taking the medicine.

A.news       B.pictures         C.numbers         D.instructions

I________my CD here and there,  but I still can't find it.

A.have looked for   B.look for   

C.will look for     D.was looking for

It's too noisy here.  Please ask him to________the radio a little.

A.turn down         B.fall down          C.shut down     D.come down

—Could you tell me________?

—About two months.

A.when are you leaving for Shanghai

B.how often you go to the school library

C.how many tickets have you booked

D.how long you have been at this school

Once a young man was travelling by train.  It was a long and boring journey.

As the train was moving 1 a wilderness (荒野) » the passengers looked out of the windows 2 . When the train reached a bend(轉(zhuǎn)彎處),  it 3 and then a sim­ple house 4 . It was so easy to notice 5 everybody on the train turned to "en­joy" with eyes wide open. Some passengers even began a 6 about it. The young man was also 7 by the scenery. On his return he 8 the train at the nearest station and found his 9 to the house. Its owner said that he was troubled by the 10 of the train.  He wanted to  11 the house,  but nobody would buy it,

12 the young man spent 30 000 dollars on the 13 . He thought it was a good place for 14 because it was facing the railway bend. When the train moved slowly past» the  15 passengers would be very interested in the house.

He 16 to connect with some big companies and told them that could be used for advertisement. 17 the Coca-Cola Company took it to put up their 18 . To everyone's surprise,  the young man was 19 180 000 dollars for a three-year rent(租金).

This is a true story. It tells us that discovery is very important to   20 Many people have got new ideas from it.

1.A.over            B. around         C.through        D.across

2.A.happily         B.quietly         C.safely         D.clearly

3.A.dropped off     B.fell behind     C.slowed down    D.rushed out

4.A.appeared        B.found           C.discovered     D.came

5.A.when            B.that            C.why            D.how

6.A.discussion      B.meeting         C.subject        D.competition

7.A.attacked        B.frightened      C.trapped        D.attracted

8.A.got on          B.looked for      C.got off        D.waited for

9.A.address         B.way             C.key            D.trip

10.A.Track           B.conductor       C.passenger      D.noise

11.A.change          B.paint           C.sell           D.mend

12.A.Soon            B.Yet             C.Instead        D.After

13.A.room            B.place           C.house          D.land

14.A.information     B.relaxing        C.travelling     D.advertisement

15.A.excited        B.tired            C.surprised        D.worried

16.A.tried          B.had              C.agreed           D.stopped

17.A.Since then     B.At last          C.At least         D.So far

18.A.messages       B.companies        C.notices          D.signs

19.A.shown          B.allowed          C.offered          D.returned

20.A.success        B.confidence       C.activity         D.invention

1.We can go to see the Taj pictures every day EXCEPT________.

A.  Monday            B.  Tuesday           C.  Friday     D.  Sunday

2.If eight students go  to see animals  in the zoo on Sunday,    they should pay________.

A.  $  105      B.   $  140     C.   $  35       D.      $  70

3.Children under ____ are not allowed to go to Bell Tower.

A.  5           B.  6           C.  7,          D. 8

4.On Saturday morning the film Harry Potter may end at________.

A.  9 : 30      B.  10 : 00     C.  11 : 00     D.   11 : 30

5.If Sam wants to see magic performances, . he may go to______to enjoy them.

A.  City Art Museum         B.  the Grand Cinema

C.  African Safari Park       D.  Bell Tower