We had to pay the rent two weeks in ________．

A． advance         B． trouble         C． touch         D． total

--___________?

--For nearly 20 years．

A．When did you get married                                 B．How long did you get married

C．How long have you two been married              D．How long have you got married

The girl didn’t answer．_______, she looked out of the taxi window．

A． But           B． However             C． Instead                D． And

The man and the woman looked ________each other’s faces ____ a look of fright．

A． at; with          B． into; with               C． at; in            D． into; in

I’ll show you a store _______you may buy all ______you need．

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

There once was a little boy who had a bad temper．His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence．

The first day the boy 1  six nails into the fence．Over the next few weeks, as he 2  to control his anger, the number of nails hammered  3 gradually dwindled（減少）． He discovered it was 4  to hold his temper 5  to drive those nails into the fence．

Finally the day came 6  the boy who once got angry easily 7  lose his temper at all．He told his father about it and the father 8  the boy now pull out 9  nail for each day that he 10  hold his temper．

The days passed and the young boy 11  told his father that all the nails were 12．

The father took his son by the hand and 13  him to the fence． He said , “You 14  well, my son, but look at the 15  in the fence． The fence will never be 16  When you say things in anger, they 17  a scar（疤） 18 like this one．You can put a knife in a man and draw it out．It won’t matte 19  many times you say’ I’m sorry’, the wound is still there． A verbal wound is as bad as a __20__one．”

1．A．had driven               B． has driven           C． was driving          D． would drive

2．A． forget                 B． had                C． learned              D． remembered

3．A． daily                  B． weekly             C． monthly             D． yearly

4．A． easy                  B． easier              C． hard                D． harder

5．A． in order               B． as                 C． so as               D． than

6．A． before                B． after               C． that                D． when

7．A． never                 B． hardly              C． didn’t               D． nearly

8．A． advised                B． suggested          C． asked               D． ordered

9．A． one              B． each                C． every                D． the

10．A． might               B． was able to        C． should               D． must

11．A． finally              B． gradually           C． sadly                 D． hurriedly

12．A． nailed               B． hammered          C． pulled                D． gone

13．A． followed            B． led                C． explained             D． asked

14．A． do                 B． would do          C． had done             D． have done

15．A． holes               B． signs              C． cuts                D． marks

16．A． different            B． tidy               C． the same            D． strong

17．A． remain              B． create             C． leave               D． make

18．A． just                B． only               C． exactly              D． almost

19．A． how                B． however           C． though              D． what

20．A． hurt                B． wounded           C． mental               D． physical

Milan，the second largest city of Italy，has won  an undesirable（不受歡迎的）world record．Of the 54 big cities studied by the World Health Organization and the United Nations，Milan was considered to have the worst air pollution． According to these two 10-year studies，the level of air pollution in Milan is twice as high as the levels in Paris and Beijing and three times those in Tokyo and London，and four times that in New York．The reason for Milan’s bad pollution，to some experts，is that the city lies in a valley that holds back the poisonous gases．Though Milan has taken some measures（措施）to lower the level of pollution，the situation is still worrying． People joke to each other，“If you’re traveling to Milan，be sure to bring your gas mask（面具）．”In order to reduce the use of private cars in 1979．the authorities（當(dāng)局）in Milan began an interesting experiment：Passengers in the city buses didn’t have to pay for their tickets．

1．Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned（提到）in the passage?

A．Milan’s air is regarded to be worst polluted in Europe．

B．Experts thought that the air in Milan was badly polluted．

C．The reason for the air pollution in Milan．

D．Measures have been taken by Milan to reduce the air pollution．

2．Why is the air pollution in Milan so serious?

A．Because the city 1ies in a place where it is difficult for polluted air to move away．

B．Because too many cars are being driven in the city．

C．Because the city lies in a place where there are some mountains near it．

D．Because Milan has taken some worrying measures．

3．According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE?

A．Milan has taken some measures and the air pollutions is being reduced．

B．Milan has taken some measures．but the air pollution is still troublesome（麻煩的）．

C．Milan has taken no measures so far to 1ower the 1evel of pollution．

D．Milan has taken every step to reduce the air pollution．

4．The government of Milan encouraged the people to take city buses for free in order to _____．

A．have a safer transport

B．stop the air pollution completely

C．increase the income（收入）of the bus company

D．reduce the pollution made by cars

The Chinese government has announced measures to ban the production （生產(chǎn)）and free distribution （發(fā)放）of plastic bags to stop a growing tide of waste．

Under new rules beginning on June 1, all supermarkets, department stores and shops will be banned from handing out free bags to customers．The laws, posted on a government website, called for “a return to cloth bags and shopping baskets to reduce the use of plastic bags”．

While providing convenience to customers, they have also caused serious pollution, and waste of resources, because of excessive use and inadequate （不充分的）recycling,” the notice said．

The elderly owner of a grocery shop, Wang Hai, said the Chinese measures could reduce sales at first but would be of great benefit in the future．

Besides, it is strongly suggested that waste collectors should step up recycling efforts to reduce the amount of bags burned or buried．The government is also considering tax （稅） measures to cut back on plastic bag production and sale．

A similar action last year to ban free plastic bags in the southern town of Shenzhen caused a public debate, with shopkeepers worrying that customers might be turned away．

China’s action won praise from environmental organizations including Greenpeace, which officially made a statement welcoming the ban．“The government’s announcement to ban free plastic bags is a perfect case to combine the two of the major forces in environment protection: public participation （參與）and government guidance,” Greenpeace said．

Laws to reduce the use of plastic bags have been carried out in several countries including parts of South Africa, Ireland and Bangladesh．The governments in these countries either tax shoppers who use them or charge fees on companies that hand them out．Last year San Francisco became the first US city to ban plastic grocery bags and German stores must pay a recycling fee if they wish to offer them．

1．What does the passage mainly tell us about?

     A．Laws to reduce the use of plastic bags．

B．China’s new action: ban on plastic bags．

C．Environment protection or plastic production．

     D．Production ban to stop a growing tide of waste．

2．What’s the meaning of the underlined word “excessive” mean?

     A．wise                B．inadequate              C．extreme             D．little

3．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

     A．All of the Chinese people support the ban．

     B．San Francisco was the first city to ban plastic bags．

     C．Environmental organizations praise the new rules．

D．Waste collectors are asked to pay tax on plastic bags．

4．This article could most probably be found in a（n） _____________．

A．newspaper                                            B．a(chǎn)dvertisement

C．travel book                                           D．science magazine

On a dirt field behind a hospital in Liberia, a football match is under way．Teams of young people, many of whom were on opposite sides during the seven-year-long civil war, now compete peacefully and passionately （熱誠地）on a football field．

“We had no food to eat,” Edwin, 15, said．“My father and little brother died of sickness．” Edwin now plays for the Wild Lion Football Club．He has a football scholarship （獎學(xué)金） to attend a local high school． Sports have been a big help for Edwin．“Football,” he said, “makes me feel happy．”

Each Saturday morning, lots of young people gather to take part in sports and music programmes that are part of the Support to War Affected Youth （SWAY） project． After joining the project, none of the young people have taken up arms（武器） in the recent border conflicts （沖突）． And the teamwork learned on the sports field has had an effect on the way how they treat each other in their daily lives．

With each new match, a bit more recovering takes place．“It does not depend on where you are from,” Edwin said． “We come together as one．”

Liberia is not the only place where football and other sports are helping young people get an education．In Brazil, where football is a national passion, a programme called “Spaces of Hope” reaches out to poor children in poor areas．As part of the project, two members of the Brazilian national football team have founded centers that combine study and sports．Meanwhile, in southern Brazil, football provides an important way for troubled young people to control and direct their energy, failure and anger．

1．Which of the following is TRUE about SWAY project in Liberia?

    A．It educates young people not to join the army．

B．It helps young people to communicate in class．

    C．It teaches young people how to treat each other．

D．It asks young people to take up arms in the recent border conflicts．

2．Which of the following can be the best explanation of the underlined sentence?

    A．More football players get hurt in each new match．

B．Children become happier after playing a new match．

    C．The more matches children play, the friendlier they become．

    D．After a new match, injured players will become healthy soon．

3．From the last paragraph, we can conclude that _____________．

    A．sports are being used to educate young people in Brazil

    B．“Spaces of Hope” aims to help poor children get enough food

    C．two national football players teach children how to play football

    D．young people have trouble in playing football in southern Brazil

4．What would be the best title for the passage?

    A．Playing for Fame                                        B．Playing for Peace

    C．Playing for Money                                      D．Playing for Success

Academy Awards（電影藝術(shù)獎）

Oscar is shaped like a man．It is made of several metals covered with gold．The statue（雕像）is only about 34 centimeters tall．It weighs less than four kilograms．But the award can be priceless to the person who receives it．Winning an Oscar can mean becoming much more famous．It can mean getting offers to work in the best movies．It also can mean earning much more money．Movies from the United States and several other countries are competing to win Academy Awards．

The awards were not called Oscars until much later．In 1951, a woman who worked in the Academy library said the statue looked like a family member——her Uncle Oscar．A reporter heard this story and wrote about it．Some people said the reporter and the librarian named the statue Oscar．But another woman said she named the Oscars for her first husband．

The awards are given every spring．The ceremony（儀式）is held in the Kodak（柯達(dá)） Theater in Hollywood．Important people in the movie industry attend the ceremonies．Crowds of people wait outside the theater．They watch the famous movie stars as they arrive for the ceremony．Actors and actresses smile for the photographers（攝影師）and television cameras．Some movie stars make statements to waiting reporters．

During the Academy Awards ceremony, famous actors and actresses announce the names of the winners．Then the winners walk up onto the stage to receive their Oscars．They cry．They laugh．They thank all the people who helped them win the award．These winners will go home with a golden Oscar．Only a few hundred invited guests can attend the ceremony．But hundreds of millions of people in the United States and other countries watch the Academy Awards show on television．

1．Which of the following is not right according to the first paragraph?

     A．Oscar is very important in the movie industry．

     B．Oscars make winners more famous．

     C．The person who receives the award can get a lot．

     D．Oscars are priceless in America．

2．In fact the awards were set up ________．

     A．in the 1950s                                       B．more than 50 year ago

      C．half a century                                      D．50 years or so

3．It is very important for the following to come to the ceremony every spring except _______．

     A．the reporter and the librarian who named the statue Oscar

     B．the important people in the movie industry

     C．the famous movie stars and all kinds of reporters

     D．hundreds of millions of film fans in the world

4．What does the underlined word "announce" mean?

     A．To hear or see．                           B．To carry back and repeat to another．

     C．To make known publicly．                   D．To be proud of．