It is re ported that the United States uses ___ energy as the whole of Europe.

A. as twice             B. twice much           C. twice much as   D. twice as much

He decided __________ piano because he was tired of it.

　 A. to give teaching up　　　　　　 B. giving up teaching

　 C. to give up teaching　　　　　　 D. to give in teaching

One of the few things you ____ say about English people with certainty is that they talk a lot about the weather.

A. need 　　　B. must　 　　C. should　 　　　　D. can

On his way to the airport，it________him all of a sudden that he had forgotten her birthday.

A．hit 　　　　　　　　 B．knocked

C．occurred 　　　 D．beat

------Happy New Year!

------_________.

A.That’s very kind of you 　B. Yes

C. The same to you　　　 D. That’s all right

If _______ in class, you will have to clean the classroom for a week as a punishment.

A. caught sleeping　　　　　　

B. caught to sleep

C. catching sleeping　　　　　

D. to catch to sleep

Some of the students have already learned enough English to ________ a conversation with a native speaker.

A. go on 　　　 B. carry on　 　　　 C. keep on　 　 D. hold on

Although he had a disease of the brain which _____, he decided to continue _____ his research and his writing.

A. was getting worse; with 　 B. got bad; for

C. is getting bad; to 　 　　　D. get worse; at

無論我說什么，他都我行我素。（regardless of)

Relation between the United States and Columbia suffered for many years because of an incident involving the Republic of Panama. By the end of the Spanish-American War in 1898, many Americans felt that an easier and faster way was needed to get ships from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Some people in the United States first believed that a canal across Nicaragua was the answer. However, President Theodore Roosevelt decided that a canal through Panama would be a better choice.

In order to build the canal , the United States had to negotiate （談判） a treaty with Columbia , which at that time controlled Panama . Roosevelt offered Columbia $ 10 million plus $ 250,000 a year for 99 years for a six-mile-wide strip of land across Panama. Columbia rejected the United States’ offer. This ranged President Roosevelt, and negotiations with Columbia ended.

In 1903, a revolution broke out in Panama. The United States ships were sent by President Roosevelt to protect the Panamanian revolutionaries from Columbian forces. The revolution succeeded, and Panama declared its independence from Columbia. The United States then negotiated with the newly formed government. A treaty was signed, and the United States began building the canal.

As a result of the incident, Columbia and the United States remained on bad terms for many years. Not until 1921, when the United States agreed to pay Columbia some compensation (賠償) for its territory, did relations between the two countries improve.

1. According to the passage, the United States and Columbia were on bad terms because the United States had ________.

A. at first wished to build a canal through Nicaragua

B. promised to pay Columbia $ 10 million for Panama

C. wished to build a canal through Panama

D. supported Panamanian revolutionaries in their fight for independence from Columbia.

2. From the information in the passage, it can be concluded that the United States ______.

A. wanted to build a canal because it was considered starting a war

B. felt that building a canal through Panama was worth the risk of ruining relations with Columbia

C. believed that a canal through Nicaragua would be profitable

D. had lost the Spanish-American War

3. It can be inferred from the passage that an important reason for the decision of the United States to build a canal was to _______.

A. develop trade relations with Europe

B. improve relations with South American countries

C. prevent European ships from reaching the Pacific Ocean

D. reduce travel time for its ships in case of war

4. The passage mainly gives us________.

A. advice　　　　 　　　 B. information　　　 　 C. humor　　　 　 D. news