When he reflected on his failure in the interview, he found that he _____ some inappropriate comments regarding the topic mentioned.

A. could have made                                               B. should have made                         

C. must have made                                                D. would have made

There is a story of a country where the rate of inflation(通貨膨脹) is so high that clever people pay for a taxi ride before, instead of after the trip. The story 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-arise of almost 2,500% 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 tells the story of standing outside a shop with a basket full of 500,000 marks(馬克) notes. She wanted to buy just one piece of meat, and she hoped she had enough money. But when she was looking, a thief robbed her. He didn't take her money, he threw it away and took the basket instead.

At first workers demanded to be paid every day, but as the situation became 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 refused to take money. They wanted to be paid in potatoes instead.

New policies ended the inflation in 1923, when the government introduced a new money, but about half of the German people lost everything in those three and a half years.

According to the text, in Germany the prices in 1920 were ______.

A.the lowest in history                               B.the highest in history

C.higher than those in 1923                        D.lower than those in 1923

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

A.the basket was what he needed most

B.the money was of no value

C.the basket was more valuable than the money

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

The farm workers demanded to be paid in potatoes because they believed ______.

A.the potato was valuable                                  B.the money might lose its value

C.the potato was too expensive                          D.the money could not buy potatoes

 “BANG!” the door caused a reverberation(回聲).It was just standing there, with father standing on one side , and I on the other side.

       We were both in great anger” Never set foot in this house again!” stormed father．With tears welling up in my eyes, I rushed out of the flat and ran along the street.

       The street lights were shining rather desolately(凄涼的).I wandered aimlessly.

       A young father who held a child in his arms walked past me．I felt as if I saw my childhood from another space: happy and harmonious.

       But now..．I don’t know whether it is because I have grown up or because dad is getting old．We differ in our ways of thinking．He always imposes his opinions and codes of behavior on me．Whenever I do something wrong, he never admits it．We are just like two people coming from two different worlds．It feels like there is an iron door between us that can never be opened.

       I wandered the streets, without a destination in mind．My heart was frozen on this hot summer night．As I walked on there were fewer and fewer people on the streets, until I had only the street lights to keep me company．When I finally reached the high-rise apartment block in which I lived ,I saw that the light was still on.

       I thought to myself: “Is father waiting for me, or is he still angry with me?”

       In fact, it was nothing．Perhaps, dad was throwing away some of his old stamps．Perhaps he thought they were useless．I never had the courage to tell him that I liked collecting stamps．I can’t stand his outrageous(蠻橫的)words: “I can’t throw you away, let alone these old papers ?”

       All the lights were off except father’s.

       Dad was always like this．Maybe he didn’t know how to express himself．After shouting at me, he never showed any mercy or any moments of regret．After an argument he has the habit of creeping up in my sleep and then tucking me underneath the covers.

       This was how he always was．He has been a leader for so long that telling everyone else what to do has become his second nature.

       The light was still on．“Am I wrong?” I whispered ,maybe...With the key in hand, I was as nervous as I had ever been．At last, I decided to open the door．As soon as I opened the door tears ran down my cheeks．I suddenly realized that the iron door that I had imagined between us did not exist at all．Love—it second to none.

Decide which is the best order of the following according to what happened in the passage.

       a．I opened the door and entered the house.

       b．Sadly I ran out into the street.

       c．I reached the place where I lived and saw my house still brightly lit.

       d．I thought of my father’s kindness towards me.

       e．I walked about in the street without any aim.

       A .b,e,d,c,a     B．b,e,c,d,a   C．b,e,a,c,d   D．b,e,c,a,d

What made the writer think of his childhood ?

       A．The sight of the desolate street lights.   

       B．The sight of the empty street.

       C．The sight of a father with a child in his arms.             

       D．The sight of light in his own house.

Why do you think the father often shouts at his son ?

       A．perhaps the father is getting older and older. 

B．perhaps the son has already grown up.

       C．perhaps they never agree with each other.            

D．perhaps the father has got used to doing that.

What conclusion can you draw after reading the passage ?

       A．The father treats his son in an unfair way.           

B．The father is actually kind to his son.

       C .The father is neither kind nor cruel to his son.

D．The father is always finding fault with his son.

I’m sorry to say that I can’t imagine such a gentleman _____ be so rude to a lady.

Make yourself ________home and help yourself _______anything that you’d like to eat.

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

—What’s wrong with our VCD?—I don’t know. Let’s have it       tomorrow.

  A. repair        B. repairing      C. repaired       D. to repair

 29. -You hate Brown, don’t you?

    -________. I just think he is a bit annoying.

  A. Don’t mention.            B. Not exactly.              C. That’s right.              D. All right.

They ________ to finish the project before Sunday, but they didn’t make it because of the heavy snow.

  A. succeeded    B. tried      C. managed     D. thought

It _____ we had stayed together for a couple of weeks ____ I found we had a lot in common.

A. was until; when                     B. was until; that

C. was not until; when                  D. was not until; that

“Won’t you have some more tea?”  “____”

A. No,please don’t   B. No, I won’t   C.Sorry, please don’t   D. Yes, thanks