◇ Share Flats Happy Valley big flat, 1 room ready for use immediately. Quiet and convenient, fully furnished, park view. $6, 800 including bills with maid. Female nonsmoker. No pet. Sara 25720836 or 10077809.

◇ Moving Sale 2 armchairs, red/brown at $400 each; coffee table, black, wood, $800; oil painting, big, $900; Tianjin carpet, green 3×7, $600; double bed, $500; mirror, big, square, $500; fridge, big, double-door, $1000; old pictures, $140, up, each; plants, big and small. Tel: Weekend, 2521-6011/Weekday, 2524-5867.

◇ Part-time Laboratory Assistant Wanted Required by busy electronics(電子) company to help with development of computer. Should have an electronics degree and some practical experience of working in an electronics laboratory. Hours 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Fourteen days paid leave. Salary ￥6598-10230 dependent on experience. Letter of application to: Mrs. G Chan, NOVA ELECTRONICS, 45 Gordon Rd, Hung Hom Kowloon.

The one who put on the first ad probably wants to _______.

A. rent(租) a beautiful flat of her own in Happy Valley

B. find another lady to share the cost to rent a flat

C. share her room in a flat with whoever has no pet

D. take on a maid to look after herself and the flat

according to the ads, you may _______.

A. buy an old picture for $150

B. call at 25720836 and see a beautiful park

C. buy two armchairs for $ 400

D. hire a maid by paying $6 800

If you want to buy some old furniture, you should_______.

A. get in touch with NOVA ELECTRONICS

B. call at 2524-5867 any day except Monday

C. do it before you move to another place

D. call at either 2524-5867 on Monday or 2521-6011 on Saturday

Once you can get a part-time job in NOVA ELECTRONICS, _______.

A. you have to work at least 4 hours a day

B. you should write a letter to Mrs. G Chan

C. you will be given 14 days off each year besides weekends

D. you will get no more than $6 598 each month

Can you tell me the name of ______ship?

A.the well-designed small red Chinese merchant

B.the small well-designed red Chinese merchant

C.the well-designed small merchant Chinese red

D.the small red Chinese merchant well-designed

John is very lazy.He falls ______behind in his studies.

A.very                         B.far                     C.more                         D.still

Of the two sisters,Betty is______one,and she is also the one who loves to be quiet.

A.a younger                                B.a youngest

C.the younger                             D.the youngest

If it were not for the fact that she______sing,I would invite her to the party.

A.couldn’t                    B.shouldn’t

C.can’t                         D.might not

An old woman walked into a clothes shop. She asked the salesgirl to let her have a look at a new dress, but the girl stood still behind the counter(柜臺), taking no notice of the request. The old woman spoke to the girl again, raising her voice a bit, but still received no answer. The old woman looked at the girl and nodded to herself, “I am too old to see well. I can’t even tell a plastic model from a real girl!”

On hearing this, the salesgirl shouted to the old woman, “What? Did you call me a plastic model?” The old woman was greatly surprised. “Oh, dear me,” she said. “The model can speak!”

What did the old woman go to the shop to do?

A. To choose a dress. 　       B. To buy a dress for herself.

C. To show off her dress.      D. To pick a quarrel with the salesgirl.

The salesgirl did not make a reply ________.

A. because she didn’t see the old woman

B. because she didn’t think the old woman had enough money for a new dress

C. because she was too busy to notice the old woman

D. for some reason unknown in this story

It was not until that woman spoke for the _______ time that the salesgirl said something.

A. first    B. second

C. third   D. fourth

When the old woman said, “I am too old to see well,” she _______.

A. meant to say that she really had poor eyesight

B. wanted the salesgirl to excuse her　

C. was simply telling a lie

D. was, in face, trying to make the salesgirl open her mouth

What do you think the salesgirl would do on hearing this? She would ______.

A. be too angry to say a word for a moment

B. run and tell the shop-owner about it

C. apologize to the old woman and do what she had been asked to do

D. turn back and cry

Most of what has been said about the Smiths_______also true of the Johnsons.

A.are                    B.is                C.being                 D.to be

They wanted to charge $5000 for the car, _______we managed to bring the price down.

A.but                    B.so               C.when                 D.since

You are saying that everyone should be equal,and this is_______I disagree.

A.why  B.where  C.what           D.how

—What did your parents think about your decision?

—They always let me do_______I think I should.

A.when                 B.that                    C.how                   D.what