Listen to the two girls by the window.What language　　 ?

A、did they speak　　 B、were they speaking　　

C、are they speaking　　 D、have they been speaking

Even the best writers sometimes find themselves ____for words.

A. lose B. lost　 C. to lose　 D. having lost

　There is a story of a country where the rate of inflation（通貨膨脹率）is so high that clever people pay for a taxi ride before the trip instead of after. This story may or may not be true. But inflation was almost that serious in Germany from July 1920 until December 1923. Prices went up so fast that by the end of 1923 they were 50 billion percent higher－a rise of almost 25000 / 40 a month.

　　There was so much paper money, and it had so little value, that people carried bags full of money around to pay for things. One woman told the story of standing outside a shop with a basket full of 500 000 mark notes（馬克）. She wanted to buy just one piece of meat, and she hoped she had enough money. But when she was looking, a thief robbed（搶奪） her. He didn't take her money, though, he threw it away and took the basket in stead.

　　At first workers demanded to be paid every day. But as the situation be came worse, they had to be paid twice a day. But they had to run out and spend the money at once, or it would lose its value. People bought anything that was for sale, but food was almost impossible to find. Farm workers re fused to take money. They wanted to be paid in potatoes instead.

　　New policies（政策）ended the inflation in 1923, when the government introduced a new money. But about half of the German people lost every thing in those three and a half years.

　　1．People paid for a taxi ride before the trip because they________

　　　　A. did not want to carry so much money with them

　　　　B. had so much paper money that they wanted to spend them quickly

　　　　C. wanted to save money

　　　　D. were afraid of the taxi driver

　　2．According to the passage, in Germany the prices in 1920 were ________.

　　　　A. higher than those in 1923

　　　　B. lower than those in 1923

　　　　C. the highest in history

　　　　D. the lowest in history

　　3．The thief stole the basket instead of the money in it because he thought _________

　　　　A. he couldn't buy a piece of meat with the money

　　　　B. the basket was more valuable than the money

　　　　C. the basket was what he needed most

　　　　D. the money was of no value

　　4．The farm workers demanded to be paid in potatoes because they be lieved that _______

　　　　A. the money could not buy potatoes

　　　　B. the money might lose its value

　　　　C. the potato was too expensive

　　　　D. the potato was valuable

I was really anxious about you. You ___ home without a word.

　　 A mustn’t leave B shouldn’t have left C couldn’t have left D needn’t have left.

——where______the book?I can’t see it anywhere.
   ——I______it right here but now it’s gone.
   A.did you put;have put       B.have you put;put
   C.had you put;was putting    D.were you putting;have put

The visiting minister expressed his satisfaction with the talks, __________ that he had enjoyed his stay here.

A. having added　　　　 B. to add

C. adding　　　　　　　 D. added

—Miss Smith once 　　　 music in Africa for eight years and now is an actress.

 —No wonder I often hear her sing in the garden.

A. taught　　　　 B. was teaching　　 C. has taught　　　 D. had been teaching

—Did Linda see the traffic accident??

—No，no sooner　　　　 than it happened.?

A.had she gone　　　　　 B.she had gone?　　

C.has she gone　　　　　 D.she has gone

Jim thinks only of himself, he doesn’t ______other people.

　 A look after　 B drop a line to　 C care about　　 D hunt for

In my opinion，the　 boy really has 　 for oil painting.?

A.　gifted；gift　　　　　　　　　 B.　gift；gift?

C.　gifting；a gift　　　　　　　　　 D.　gifted；a gift?