Peter _____ come with us tonight, but he isn’t very sure yet.

A. must　　 B. may　 C. can　　 D. will

As you know, Mark Twain was a famous American author and James Whistler was a famous American painter. Twain liked Whistler’s works very much, and there’s a story about the day he visited Whistler in his studio. Whistler was a rather serious person, but Twain enjoyed a joke.

Twain walked round the studio looking at Whistler’s wonderful paintings.

“I like this picture of the sea, ”Twain said.

“Yes, I painted it some time ago. It’s called Angry Sea. ”

“The colours are beautiful, ” Twain said. Then he pointed at another picture. “I like the way the woman is standing in the picture. I like the way she’s looking out of the window. Yes. This picture is quite wonderful. ”

“Thank you, ”Whistler said.

“What are you painting at the moment? ” Twain asked.

“This, ”Whistler said and he showed Twain an unfinished picture. “This is going to be the best picture I have ever painted. ”

“Yes, it is. ”Twain said. “It’s so beautiful. I must touch it. ”

Twain put out his hand to touch the picture and Whistler got very angry.

“Don’t touch it, ”he cried. “The paint isn’t dry yet. ”

“I know, ”Twain said, “but it’s quite all right. I’ve got my gloves on. ”

1. The subject talked about in this text is _______.

A. Mark Twain was a famous American author

B. James Whistler was a famous American painter

C. Mark Twain’s visit to James Whistler

D. where Mark Twain visited James Whistler

2. Angry Sea___________.

A. was a name of a sea

B. was a place of interest

C. was painted by Mark Twain

D. was a wonderful painting painted by James Whistler

3. Which of the statements is TRUE according to the text?

A. Mark Twain visited James Whistler at James’ studio.

B. Mark Twain was rather serious.

C. James Whistler was very happy when Twain touched the painting.

D. Mark Twain touched the painting with his bare hands.

They are still very cautious about　　　 side effect the new medicine will bring about, although the experts have tried it on about 2,000 patients.

　 A．which　 B．that　 C．where　 D．what

The boy________on the bed________to his friend that a cock laid an egg yesterday.

A．lay；lay　　　 B．lying；lay　　　 C．lying；lied 　 D．lied；lying

____ from the plane, the houses look like tiny boxes.

　　A. See B. Seen C. To see D. Seeing

Have you seen a girl who ________white?

A. are dressed in    B. dressed in

C. are dressing     D. dresses

A small plane crashed into a hillside five miles east of the city, _____all four people on board.
 A. killed          B. killing           C. kills         D. to kill

Jack got to the station only　　 the train had gone.

A. and told　　　 　　　　　　　 B. telling　　　　 C. to tell　　　 D. to be told

Some people have the feeling that nothing can be done about their poor reading ability. They feel hopeless about it. Can you learn to read better, or must you agree that nothing can be done about it?

To be sure, people are different. You cannot expect to do everything as well as certain other people do. If all the students in a class tried out for basketball, some would be very good players; others would be very poor; and many would be in between. But even the very poor players can become much better players if they are guided in the right way, and with plenty of practice. It is the same with reading. Some seem to enjoy reading and to read well without any special help. Others find reading a slow and tiring job. In between, there are all degrees of reading ability.