See who’s there! ____ it be Mary?

A. May   B. Must   C.Can    D.Will

Africa is actually connected with Asia at the spot ___ the Suez Canel was dug.

A. when  B. where   C. which    D. and

    It was 3:21 a.m. when nine?year?old Glenn Kreamer awoke to the smell of burning. Except for the cracking(爆裂聲) of flames somewhere below there was not a sound in the two?storey house at Baldwin, Long Island.

    With his father away on night duty at a local factory, Glenn was worried about the safety of his mother, his sister Karen, 14 and his 12-year-old brother Todd. He ran downstairs through the smoke?filled house to push and pull at Karen and Todd until they sat up. Then he helped each one through the house to the safety of the garden. There, his sister and brother, taking short and quick breaths and coughing, collapsed on the lawn.

     The nine-year-old boy raced back into the house and upstairs to his mother's room. He found it impossible to wake her up. Mrs Kreamer, a victim of the smoke, was unconscious, and there was nobody to help Glenn carry her to the garden. But the boy remained calm and, as a fireman said later,“acted with all the self?control of a trained adult.”

     On the bedroom telephone, luckily still working, Glenn called his father and, leaving Mr Kreamer to telephone the fire brigade and ambulance service, got on with the task of saving his mother.

     First he filled a bucket with water from the bathroom and threw water over his mother and her bed. Then, with a wet cloth around his head he went back to the garden.

     He could hear the fire engine coming up, but how would the firemen find his mother in the smoke?filled house where flames had almost swallowed up the ground floor?

     Grasping firmly a ball of string from the garage, Glenn raced back into the

house and dashed upstairs to his mother's room. Tying one end of the string to her hand he ran back, laying out the string as he went, through the hall and back out into the garden.

     Minutes later he was telling fire chief John Coughlan:“The string will lead

 you to Mother.” Mrs Kreamer was carried to safety as the flames were breaking through her bedroom floor.

1.Why did Glenn run downstairs first?

A. He wanted to find out what was happening.

B. He was worried about his mother's safety.

C. He wanted to save his sister and his brother.

D. He went to see if his father had come back from work. 

2. How did Glenn help the firemen to save his mother?

A. By throwing water all over her and her bed.

B. By carrying her to safety with his brother.

C. By pushing and pulling at her.

D. By tying a string to her hand. 

3. Who called the fire brigade and ambulance service?

A. Glenn.       B. Glenn's father.       C. Glenn's sister.    D. Glenn's neighbor. 

4.What did Glenn do to protect himself?

A. He put a wet cloth around himself.   B. He threw water all over his head.

C. He hid himself in the bathroom.      D. He rushed out to the lawn. 

5. Glenn saved his family because ________ .

A. his father had taught him to do so on the phone

B. he had learned something about the first aid

C. he had dealt with the emergency calmly and wisely

D. he had followed his mother's instruction 

The easy way out isn't always easiest. I learned that lesson when I decided t

o treat Doug, my husband of one month, to a special meal. I glanced through my cookbook and chose a menu which included homemade bread. Knowing the bread would take time, I started on it as soon as Doug left for work. As I was not experienced in cooking, I thought if a dozen was good, two dozen would be better, so I doubled everything. As Doug loved oranges, I also opened a can of orange and poured it all into the bowl. Soon there was a sticky dough(面團) covered with ugly yellowish marks. Realizing I had been defeated, I put the dough in the rubbish bin outside so I wouldn't have to face Doug laughing at my work. I went on preparing the rest of the meal, and, when Doug got home, we sat down to Cornish chicken with rice. He tried to enjoy the meal but seemed disturbed. Twice he got up and went outside, saying he thought he heard a noise. The third time he left, I went to the window to see what he was doing. Looking out, I saw Doug standing about three feet from the rubbish bin, holding the lid up with a stick and looking into the container. When I came out of the house, he dropped the stick and explained that there was something alive in our rubbish bin. Picking up the stick again, he held the lid up enough for me to see. I felt cold. But I stepped closer and looked harder. Without doubt it was my work. The hot sun had caused the dough to double in size and the fermenting yeast(酵母)made the surface shake and sigh  though it were breathing. It looked like some unknown being from outer space. I could see why Doug was so shaken. I had to admit what the “l(fā)iving thing” was and why it was there. I don't know who was more embarrassed(尷尬)by the whole thing—Doug or me.

1. The writer's purpose in writing this story is  ________ .

A. to tell an interesting experience

B. to show the easiest way out of a difficulty

C. to describe the trouble facing a newly married woman

D. to explain the difficulty of learning to cook from books 

2.Why did the woman's attempt at making the bread turn out to be unsuccessful?

A. The canned orange had gone bad.

B. She didn't use the right kind of flour.

C. The cookbook was hard to understand.

D. She did not follow the directions closely. 

3.Why did the woman put the dough in the rubbish bin?

A. She didn't see the use of keeping it.

B. She meant to joke with her husband.

C. She didn't want her husband to see it.

D. She hoped it would soon dry in the sun. 

4.What made the dough in the bin look frightening?

A. The rising and falling movement.          B. The strange?looking marks.

C. Its shape.                             D. Its size. 

5.When Doug went out the third time, the woman looked out of the window because she was  ________ .

A. surprised at his being interested in the bin

B. afraid that he would discover her secret

C. unhappy that he didn't enjoy the meal

D. curious to know what disturbed him 

THEATRE

City Varieties

The Headrow, Leeds. Tel. 430 808

Oct 10 - 11 only A Night at the Varieties. All the fun of an old music hall with Barry Cryer, Duggle Brown, 6 dancers, Mystina, Jon Barker, Anne Duval and the Tony Harrison Trio. Laugh again at the old jokes and listen to your favourite songs.

Performances: 8 pm nightly.

Admission: ￡ 5; under 16 or over 60: ￡ 4.

York Theatre Royal

St Leonard's Place, York. Tel. 223 568

Sept 23 - Oct 17 Groping for Words—a comedy by Sue Townsend. Best known for her ?Adrian Mole Diaries,? Townsend now writes about an eveningclass which two men and a woman attend. A gentle comedy.

Admission: First night.Mon: ￡ 2; Tues - Fri: ￡ 3.25 - 5.50; Sat: ￡ 3.50 - 5.75.

Halifax Playhouse

King's Cross Street, Halifax. Tel. 365 998

Oct 10 - 17 On Golden Pond by Ernest Thompson. This is a magical comedy about real people. A beautifully produced, well?acted play for everyone. Don't miss it.Performances: 7:30 pm.

Admission: ￡ 2. Mon: 2 seats for the price of one.

Grand Theatre

Oxford Street, Leeds. Tel. 502 116

Restaurant and Café.    

Oct 1 - 17 The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13. Sue Townsen

d's musical play, based on her best selling book.

Performances: Evenings 7:45. October 10 - 17, at 2:30 pm. No Monday performances.

Admission: Tues - Thurs: ￡ 2 - 5; Fri & Sat: ￡ 2 - 6.

1.Which theatre offers the cheapest seat?

A.Halifax Playhouse.         B.City Varieties.

C.Grand Theatre.             D.York Theatre Royal. 

2. If you want to see a play with old jokes and songs, which phone number will you ring to book a seat?

A.502 116           B.223 568         C.365 998         D.430 808

3.We may learn from the text that Sue Townsend is _________.

A.a writer          B.an actress      C.a musician      D.a director

He warned us that there would not be ___ gas to cook the meal.

A. plenty of   B. plenty   C.a lot of    D. enough

Young people who have got jobs may realize university lessons can’t be the only

preparation for all of the situations____appear in the working world.?

       A.where                  B.when   C.that                  D.what?

The financial crisis and the suffering____ has caused have a great influence on the

whole world.?

      A.they               B.which

      C.it                   D.what?

---You phone number again? ---I ___ quite catch it---It is 3453789..

 A. didn’t    B. couldn't   C.don’t     D. can’t

The ___ people must continue what the dead didn't finish.

A. living    B. alive    C.lively     D. live