．After hours of repair, the driver tried to start the machine but it ________work.

       A．won’t       B．shouldn’t  C．couldn’t    D．couldn’t

_____ the Hope Project was carried out in this poor area, students here had no access to education.　　

       A．Once    B．As          C．Before        D．After

Some 80,000 people were reported ________ in the ever recorded worst earthquake in that area last month.

  A. were killed       B. to be killed       C. to have been killed       D. being killed

第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

When I first heard that Zhang Yimou, China’s leading director most well-known for Hero in the West, was remaking the Coen Brothers’ first film, Blood Simple, a question immediately came into my mind: Would A Simple Noodle Story be directed by the good Zhang Yimou or the bad Zhang Yimou? The answer: neither.

     Starting with his first time as a cinema-photographer on Yellow Earth right after graduating from film school in the early 80s, everything Zhang shot was inspired. In the late 80s and early 90s, he directed several movies already considered classics, including the banned To Live.

     A Simple Noodle Story is set in the late Ming Dynasty (1368--1644), follows several amusing characters working in a restaurant in the faraway, but naturally beautiful, western province of Gansu, Zhang brought together a group of popular comedic(喜劇) actors led by Xiao Shenyang, who shot to fame earlier this year because of his very funny styles. Shenyang’s character, Li Si, is having an affair with his boss’s wife, who is simply called “Boss’ Wife” throughout the movie.

     A Simple Noodle Story, which started national Screening Friday, is already bringing in money, scoring a total box office income of 67.1 million yuan($9.83 million) by Sunday morning and is expecting its first weekend to reach 100 million yuan ($14.65 million).

     In spite of the box office success, the film has received mixed reviews. Most local media admitted Zhang’s success in entertaining the public, but writer Han Han wrote in his blog that A Simple Noodle Story is more like a long-drawn-out TV comedy and that Zhang has made no improvement in directing since his first film.

     In his defense, Zhang said that he was just trying to have fun with the film. “I’m not a master of artistic films. I’m just trying to make a fun movie.”

1. Which of the following about A Simple Noodle Story is wrong?

A. Xiao Shenyang was the host of the film.

B. It has earned a lot of money after being put on.

C. It is about a story happening in the ancient times.

D. Xiao Shenyang became famous because of the character of Li Si.

2. What kind of result has A Simple Noodle Story got?

A. It has earned a little money and bad reviews.

B. It has earned lots of money but bad reviews.

C. It has earned little money but good reviews.

D. It has earned lots of money with good and bad reviews.

3. What does Han Han think of Zhang’s direction?

A. He thinks it’s improved to a higher level.

B. He thinks it can prove Zhang’s new improvement.

C. He thinks it has fallen down to the bottom at the beginning.

D. He thinks Zhang is a master of artistic films.

4. From the last paragraph we know Zhang________.

A. wants to protect himself with fighting words

B. just wants to have fun with a film

C. just wants to make money with a fun film

D. wants to prove his ability to be great director.

Generations of Americans have been brought up to believe that a good breakfast is one of life essentials. Eating breakfast at the start of the day, we have all been told, and told again, is as necessary as putting gasoline in the family car before starting a trip.

    But for many people the thought of food first in the morning is by no means a pleasure. So despite all the efforts, they still take no breakfast. During the past ten years the number of people who didn’t have breakfast, have increased by 33 percent.

   For those who feel pain of guilt about not eating breakfast, however, there is some good news. Several studies in the last few years indicate that, for adults especially, there may be nothing wrong with omitting breakfast. “Going without breakfast does not affect performance,” said Arrold E. Bender, former professor of the nutrition at Queen Elizabeth College in London, “nor does giving people breakfast improve performance.”

Scientific evidence linking breakfast to better health or better performance is surprisingly not enough, and most of the recent works are about adults, not children, “The literature”, says one researcher, Dr. Erresto at the University of Texas, “is poor”.

1. For those who do not take breakfast, the good news is that _______.

A. several studies have been done in the past few years

B. not having breakfast does no harm to one’performance

C. studies have been specially on adults

D. eating little in the morning is good for health

2.“…nor does giving people breakfast improve performance” means ______.

A. anyone without breakfast does improve his performance

B. not giving people breakfast improve performance

C. having breakfast does not improve performance, either

D. people having breakfast do improve their performance

3. The word “l(fā)iterature” in the last sentence refers to _______.

 A. poems, plays, etc.                       B. written works on a particular subject

 C. the famous works in history                 D. the modern stories of America

4. What is implied but NOT stated by the author is that _______.

A. breakfast does not affect performance

B. Dr. Erresto is engaged in research work at the University of Texas

C. not eating breakfast might affect the health of children

D. Professor Bender once taught nutrition in London

I wish I _____a car．It would make life so much easier.

   A．have       B．had     C．had had       D．will have 

March is _____ month of the year.

 A．three B．third C．the three  D．the third

I often think of the days ______ I took part in the military training with the soldiers, _____ has a great effect on my studies.

A. which; that   B. that; which   C. when; who  D. when; which

 —It’s a little bit cold today, but you have sweat all over.

   —Yes, I _______ around the city for almost three hours.

   A. have hiked   B. was hiking    C. am hiking        D. have been hiking

______, I am not satisfied with your work.

A. Telling the truth      B. To tell the truth C. Being told the true D. To have told the truth