The driver was at _____ loss when ______ word came that he was forbidden to drive for speeding.

A. /;the            B. a; the               C. /; /             D. a; /

_______ the Town Hall, we saw a stone statue of about 10 meters in height.

   A. Approached                  B. Approaching    

C. To approach              D. To be approached

Hurry up! By the time we get to the church, the marriage service          .

    A．will have started        B．has started

    C．had started      D．must have started

When Paul was a boy growing up in Utah, he happened to live near a copper smelter(煉銅廠), and the chemicals that poured out had made a wasteland out of what used to be a beautiful forest. One day a young visitor looked at this wasteland and called it an awful area. Paul knocked him down. From then on, something happened inside him.

Years later Paul was back in the area, and he went to the smelter office. He asked if they had any plans or if they would let him try to bring the trees back. The answer from that big industry was “No.”

Paul then went to college to study the science of plants. Unfortunately, his teachers said there weren't any birds or squirrels to spread the seeds. It would be a waste of his life to try to do it. Everyone knew that, he was told. Even if he was knowledgeable as he had expected, he wouldn’t get his idea accepted.

Paul later got married and had some kids. But his dream would not die. And then one night he did what he could with what he had. As Samuel Johnson wrote, “It is common to overlook what is near by keeping the eye fixed on something remote. Attainable good is often ignored by minds busied in wide ranges.” Under the cover of darkness, he went secretly into the wasteland and started planting.

And every week, he made his secret journey into the wasteland and planted trees and grass. For fifteen years he did this against the plain common sense. Slowly rabbits appeared. Later, as there was legal pressure to clean up the environment, the company actually hired Paul to do what he was already doing.

Now the place is fourteen thousand acres of trees and grass and bushes, and Paul has received almost every environmental award Utah has. It took him until his hair turned white, but he managed to keep that impossible vow he made to himself as a child.

   When Paul was a boy, _____.

he had decided never to leave his hometown

the economy of Utah depended wholly on the copper smelter

no laws were made to protect the environment against pollution

he determined to stop the copper smelter polluting the area

   Why did Paul go to college to study the science of plants?

He wanted to find out the best way to save the area himself.

He was interested in planting trees since he was young.

He wanted to get more knowledgeable people to help him.

He thought his knowledge would make his advice more persuasive.

   What does the underlined phrase “the plain common sense” probably refer to?

That it was impossible for trees to grow on the wasteland.

That his normal work and life would be greatly affected.

That no one would like to join him in the efforts.

That he had to keep everything he did secret.

   The main idea of the passage is that _____.

action speaks louder than words

perseverance will work wonders

God helps those who help themselves

many hands make light work

Father made a promise         I passed the exam he would buy me a bike.

    A．that B．if   C．whether  D．that if

______ most of my friends wanted to do during the holiday was visit the Expo Garden.

   A. What      B. That      C. As       D. Which

— We expected you yesterday.

    — I'm sorry, I        you to say that I couldn't be here until today.

     A. must have called                        B. would be calling

     C. could have been calling                     D. should have called

— Do you think the MP3 player put its listener ________?

   — Yes, too much use of it could lead to hearing loss, experts say.

A. under control     B. at risk         C. in use     D. on top

閱讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從下列各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題紙上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

Animals perform many useful and amusing jobs. Dogs are particularly valuable in guiding the blind,   31   property(財(cái)產(chǎn)), finding   32   people, and hunting criminals(犯人). Horses are used in guarding herds(牧群)，carrying men in lands where there are no roads, and helping farmers work their land. Pigeons(鴿子)  33   to carry messages. Wild animals from the jungles, forests and seas are very popular performers in   34   and motion pictures(電影). People realize that,   35   animals may not have the same intelligence(智慧) as   36  , they are clever enough to learn certain things.

   The first thing a dog is taught is to  37  . It should not  38   too 1ong for him to learn commands. Simple orders, such as “sit, lie down，stay there, come here, ” can  39  be taught by a child.

   Training a dog to be a watchdog often produces unexpected results. Some dogs quickly learn the difference   40   unwanted people and friends. This is   41   their masters welcome friends and invite them into their houses. However, some dogs will always   42   the postman who comes to   43   letters. One explanation for this behavior is that, although the postman comes to the house often, he never   44   the house. Therefore, the dog thinks the postman is someone   45   is not wanted, but keeps   46   back anyway.

   Dogs are extremely useful as   47   for blind people. When a dog has been properly trained, he will lead his blind master in the right direction and keep him   48    danger. For example, seeing eye dogs   49   a busy road when cars are coming,   50   their masters command(命令) them to do so.

A. saving         B. helping          C. making           D. protecting

A. lost           B. losing           C. loss             D. missed

A. have long used                     B. have long been used 

 C. have long been using                    D. are long being used

A. cinemas        B. theatres        C. museums          D. circuses(馬戲團(tuán))

A. although       B. as               C. since            D. because

A. children       B. human being          C. human beings    D. students

A. obey          B. order            C. do               D. study

A. spend          B. take             C. use              D. want

A. still          B. though               C. enough           D. even

A. from           B. between          C. among            D. with

A. because of         B. due to               C. why              D. because

A. beat            B. protest          C. attack           D. eat

A. deliver        B. give             C. post             D. fetch

A. enters         B. enters into          C. gets                 D. arrives to

A. he             B. who              C. whom             D. which

A. come           B. to come          C. from coming      D. coming

A. companies      B. companions(同伴)   C. men            D. colleagues(同事)

A. out from       B. out              C. out of           D. out by

A. learn never to across                  B. learn to never cross

   C. never learn to cross                      D. learn never to cross

A. even           B. if               C. even if              D. because

There was _______ time _______ I hate to go to school.

A. a, when             B. a, that            C. /, when                 D. the, that