Do you have enough        to prove that you are right?

A. evidence               B. expression            C. advantage               D. principle

The Wife-carrying World Championship has been celebrated in a small town in central Finland since 1992. in 1992, the people of the town decided that it was time to restart some long-forgotten traditions. Back in the late 1800s, there was a robber called Rosvo-Ronkainen in that area. He was said to only accept men as members of his gang who proved their worth in challenges. At that time, it was also a common practice to steal women from neighboring villages.

The Wife-carrying World Championship is becoming increasingly popular. A large number of competitors, people, and journalists from Finland to Canada attend the Wife-carrying World championship every year.

The event is well-known for its warm and humorous atmosphere. The Wife-carrying World Championship is held on a 253.5 meters long official track. The track has two dry obstacles and a water obstacle, about a meter deep.

There are a few basic rules and the winning team is the couple who complete the course in the shortest time. The wife to be carried may be your own, or your neighbor’s. the minimum weight of the wife to be carried is 49kg. if she is less than 49kg, the wife will be given a heavy bag to carry. Each time a competitor drops his wife, that couple will be fined 15 seconds.

Along with the Wife-carrying World Championship, there is also a team competition. The distance is the same but three men in the team carry the wife in turns. At the exchange point the carrier has to drink the official “wife-carrying drink” before continuing the race. A special prize is awarded to the team with the best costumes.

Alongside with the Wife-carrying World Championship, there are bands playing music, a wife-carrying dance and other forms of entertainment.

According to the passage, the Wife-carrying World championship ___________.

A. was first celebrated in 1992.

B. was first held by Rosvo-Ronkainen

C. is celebrated in Finland or Canada every year

D. will award “wife-carrying drinks” to the winners

The Wife-carrying World championship is famous because ___________.

A. it is held on a 253.5 meters long track

B. many competitors take part in it

C. it has a pleasant atmosphere

D. the winner will be awarded a lot of money

If a husband drops his wife three time in the competition, he will be fined ________.

A. 15 seconds    B. 35 seconds    C. 45 seconds    D. 60 seconds

compared with the Wife-carrying World championship, the team competition _______.

A. is more exciting                    B. has a special prize

C. has a different track                 D. has three teams altogether

The passage is written mainly to ____________.

A. warn people that the competition is dangerous

B. attract more visitors to the Wife-carrying World championship

C. introduce how the Wife-carrying World championship has become popular

D. tell us something about the Wife-carrying World championship

閱讀下列各小題，根據括號內的漢語提示，用句末括號內的英語單詞完成句子，并將答案寫在答題卡上的相應題號后。

He was so angry with himself for ______________________（犯了個如此愚蠢的錯誤）．（so）

In our class there are 50 students, ___________________________（三分之二的人來自） our hometown and live near the school． （come）

“We can’t go out in this weather,” said Bob, ________________（向外看） the window．（look）

They have a good knowledge of English but little ______________________（他們懂得）German． （know）

________________________（她變得感興趣） in science when she was young may have been due to her father’s influence． （become）

The other day, they __________________（聚會）when they heard a loud noise from downstairs． （have）

They have decided that the sports meeting will not be put off ___________________（除非下雨） heavily． （rain）

It was at the church ___________________（我領你參觀的） last weekend that the accident took place． （show）

Luckily, we brought a road map with us without which _____________________（我們就迷路了）． （get）

My cousin lost his way when he arrived in Shanghai; _______________________（使情況更糟的是）, it began to rain cats and dogs． （matter）

How should one invest a sum of money in these clays of inflation （通貨膨脹）? Left in a bank it will hardly keep its value, however high the interest rate．Only a brave man, or a very rich one, dares to buy and sell on the Stock Market．Today it seems that one of the best ways to protect your savings, and even increase your wealth is to buy beautiful objects from the past．Here I am going to offer some advice on collecting antique clocks, which I personally consider are among the most interesting of antiques．

I sometimes wonder what a being from another planet might report back about our way of life．"The planet Earth is ruled by a mysterious creature that sits or stands in a room and makes a strange ticking sound．It has a face with twelve black marks and two hands．Men can do nothing without its permission, and it fastens its young round people's wrists so that everywhere men go they are still under its control．This creature is the real master of Earth and men are its slaves．"

Whether or not we are slaves of time today depends on our culture and personality, but it is believed that many years ago kings kept special slaves to tell the time．Certain men were very clever at measuring the time of clay according to the beating of their own hearts．They were made to stand in a fixed place and every hour or so would shout the time．So it seems that the first clocks were human beings．

However, men quickly found more convenient and reliable ways of telling the time．They learned to use the shadows cast by the sun．They marked the hours on candles, used sand in hour- glasses, and invented water-clocks．Indeed, any serious student of antique should spend as much time as possible visiting palaces, stately homes and museums to see some of the finest examples of clocks from the past．

Antique clocks could be very expensive, but one of the joys of collecting clocks is that it is still possible to find quite cheap ones for your own home．After all, if you are going to be ruled by time, why not invest in an antique clock and perhaps make a future profit?

According to the passage, collecting antique clocks____．

       A．can hardly keep the value of your savings

       B．will cost much of your savings

       C．may increase your wealth

       D．needs your bravery

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way to measure the time?

       A．Counting the beating of one's own heart．

       B．Making use of candles, sand and water．

       C．Observing shadows cast by the sun．

       D．Keeping slaves busy day and night．

The underlined phrase stately homes in paragraph 4 means

       A．state-owned houses

       B．houses in very good condition

       C．grand houses open to the public

       D．houses where statesmen meet regularly

假設你是小明．你家打算改善住房條件。現(xiàn)在有兩套房子供選擇：一套是郊區(qū)的傳統(tǒng)式平房，一套是位于商業(yè)區(qū)的現(xiàn)代公寓樓。家里人對購買哪套更好持不同的觀點。請你根據下表所給的內容，用英語給你的朋友Paul寫一封信，征求他的意見。

All the preparations for the work_______, we’re ready to start.

A. are completed               B. have been completed

C. completed                 D. had been completed

But when I got _______ the town ought to have been, all I found was a gas station．

     A．where              B．which                   C．what               D．that

Reading books is very important for developing the students’ understanding of the world, ____?

A. is it               B. are they                C. isn’t it                   D. aren’t they

A man with a bleeding hand hurried in and asked, “Is there a hospital around ______ I can get some medicine for my wounded hand?”

       A．that     B．which         C．where              D．what

One day last month after I received my salary, I went shopping with my little son. __41_in the crowded store, I had my money __42_ and my whole salary was gone with it. I was so angry that I almost lost __43_ of myself. What could I do? We were not very __44_. The money was really not a small sum for my family. It would __45_ our life greatly. How could I tell my wife?

I felt very sad and even _46_for losing the money when I got home. To make up for my __47__ mistake, I gathered all my strength to give our house a thorough cleaning and then __48__ a wonderful meal and cooked a special dish my wife loved to ___49__ her.

When she came home, I __50__ a smile to greet her. She was __51__ to see the neat house and the __52__ meal. We sat at the table and began to eat. I told my story __53__. She did not respond. It was as if she had not heard my words.

“ I’ve __54__ my salary,” I murmured to her again.

“ I see,” she did not shout at me as I had __55__. She didn’t lose her __56__. So I was afraid she was trying hard to __57__ her anger.

A moment later, my wife was still __58__ and seemed to be enjoying her favorite dish. At last I could not help asking, “ I’ve lost my money. Why not shout at me?” she __59__ her eyes, looking at me and said, “ Oh, on the contrary, I am thinking about how to comfort you. It’s the __60__ who is to blame.”

A. Luckily      B. Unfortunately      C. Surprisingly     D. Secretly

A. robbed       B. stolen            C. caught         D. gone

A. control       B. heart             C. interest        D. habit

A. happy        B. poor             C. healthy        D. wealthy

A. enrich        B. improve          C. affect          D. please

A. guilty        B. ashamed          C. frightened      D. worried

A. careless      B. unforgivable       C. unforgettable    D. unbelievable

A. prepared     B. served             C. provided       D. chose

A. comfort      B. meet              C. surprise        D. please

A. gave            B. pretended           C. forced         D. made

A. satisfied     B. surprised           C. pleased         D. interested

A. delicious     B. excellent           C. cool           D. attractive

A. gladly       B. calmly             C. excitedly       D. nervously

A. spent         B. wasted           C. donated           D. lost

A. hoped        B. desired           C. expected          D. wished

A. way          B. temper           C. interest           D. control

A. hide          B. express          C. maintain          D. show

A. unhappy      B. silent            C. worried          D. surprised

A. moved       B. shut              C. raised            D. opened

A. store         B. policeman         C. society           D. thief