House prices have increased greatly and they are ______ the reach of those with average incomes.　

A. over　 　 B. within　 　　 C. beyond　 　　　　 D. below

Thanksgiving Day is a special holiday in the United States and Canada. Families and friends gather to eat and give thanks for their blessing.?Thanksgiving Day is really a harvest festival. This is why it is celebrated in late fall, after the crops are in. But one of the first thanksgivings in America had nothing to do with a good harvest. On December 4,1619,the Pilgrims from England landed near what is now Charles City, Virginia. They knelt down and thanked God for their safe journey across the Atlantic.?

The first New England Thanksgiving did celebrate a rich harvest. The Pilgrims landed at what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620.They had a difficult time and the first winter was cruel. Many of the Pilgrims died. But the next year, they had a good harvest. So Governor Bradford declared a three-day feast(盛宴).The Pilgrims invited Indian friends to join them for their special feast. Everyone brought food.?

In time, other colonies(殖民地)began to celebrate a day of thanksgiving. But it took years before there was a national Thanksgiving Day. During the Civil War, Sarah Josepha Hale persuaded Abraham Lincoln to do something about it. He proclaimed(宣布)the last Thursday of November 1863 as a day of thanksgiving. Today, Americans celebrate this happy harvest festival on the fourth Thursday in November. Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving Day in much the same way as their American neighbours. But the Canadian Thanksgiving Day falls on the second Monday in October.

1. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated_____.

A. in spring　　 B. in summer　　　　 C. in autumn　　　　 D. in winter

2.The first to celebrate thanksgiving were_____.　　　　　

A. some people from England　 B. the American Indians

C. Sarah Josepha Hale　　　　 D. Governor Bradford

3.We can infer from the passage that New England must be_____.

A. in the USA B. in Great Britain

C. in Canada　 D. on some island off the Atlantic

4.Which of the following is NOT true? 　

A. Thanksgiving Day used to be a holiday to celebrate a good harvest.

B. Abraham Lincoln was not the first to decide on thanksgiving celebrations.

C. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated to express the American and Indian people's thanks to God.

D. There's little difference between the American way and the Canadian way to celebrate Thanksgiving Day.

Our teacher ______ all of us to sit in a circle for a discussion.

　 A. kept out　　　 B. kept off　　　 C. rounded up　　　 D. rounded on

--What made your father throw up last night?

-- I think the large quantities of wine _________.

A. was　　　　　 　 B. might　　　　　 　 C. make　　　　　 　 D. did

.When you’ve finished with book, ________________________(不要忘了放回)on the shelf, will you?(forget,put)

How 　　　 I help them to understand when they won’t listen to me?

　 A．can 　　　　　 B．would　 　　　 C．may 　　　　　 D．must

Some passengers complain that it usually ___ so long to fill in travel insurance documents.

A.    costs　　　　　　 B. takes　　　　 C. spends　　　 D. spares

The new machine，if _________ properly，will work at least ten years.

A. use 　 B. using　　 C. being used 　 D. used

—How are things with you?

　 — ______. I now make enough money to pay bills and keep food on the table.

A. From bad to worse　 B. Can’t complain　 C. Too bad　　 D. Too good