The old soldier often thinks of ______ he can do more for his country.

A. what　 B. how　 C. that　 D. which

It is usually warm in my hometown in March，but it　　　　 be rather cold sometimes.?

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

I like this house with a beautiful garden in front. but I don’t have enough money to

buy　　　 .

A. one　 　　　　　　　B. it　 　　　　　　 C. this　　 　　　　　D. that

New Year and Its Celebrations（新年習(xí)俗）?
January 1,the beginning of a New Year.?
As far back in history as we can tell ,people have celebrated（慶祝）the start of a New Year .The people of ancient Egypt began their New Year in summer .That is when the Nile River flooded its banks bringing water and fertility（肥沃）to the land .The people of ancient Babylon（巴比倫）and Persia（波斯）began their New Year on March 21,the first day of spring .And some native American Indians（美洲土著印第安人）began their New Year when the nuts of the oak（橡木）tree became ripe .That was usually in late summer.?
Now almost everyone celebrates New Year's Day on January 1,the day as before people observed the New Year's holiday in many different ways .The ancient Babylonains celebrated it by forcing their king to give up his crown（王冠） and royal（皇家） clothing. They made him get down on his knees and admit all the mistakes he had made during the past year. This idea of admitting wrongs and finishing the business of the old year is found in many societies at new year.?
So is the idea of making resolutions（決定）.The resolution is a promise to change your ways ,to stop smoking ,for example ,or to get more physical exercise.?
Noise making is another ancient custom at the New Year .The noise is considered necessary to chase away（趕走） the evil（邪惡） spirits of the old year .People around the world do different things to make a lot of noise .They may hit sticks together ,beat on drums（鼓）,blow horns（號(hào)）,or explode fire-works（煙火）.?
Americans celebrate the New Year in many ways .Most do not have to go to work or school .So they visit family and friends ,attend church services ,share a holiday meal ,or watch New Year's parades（游行） on television. Most years university teams play in special holiday games .For those who have been busy at work or school ,new year may be a day of rest .They spend the time thinking about and preparing for the demands of the New Year.?
1.Which of the following statements is right??
A.The people of ancient Egypt began their New Year in spring.?
B.The people of ancient Babylon began their New Year on March 21,the first day of spring.?
C.Some native American Indians began their New Year in early summer.?
D.The people of ancient Persia began their New Year in late summer.?
2.Why do people make a lot of noise on the New Year according to the passage??
A.The noise is considered necessary to frighten the evil spirits of the old year.
B.The noise is considered necessary to show people's excitement.?
C.The noise is considered a symbol of admitting all the mistakes one did in the past year.?
D.People have no other better ways to show their happiness.?
3.Americans celebrate the New Year by doing things as follows except ________.
A.resting at home?
B.visiting family and friends?
C.attending church services?
D.having sports and games?

Time spent in a bookshop can be most enjoyable, whether you are a book-lover or merely you are there to buy as a present．You may even have entered the shop just to find a shelter from a sudden shower．Whatever the reason, you can soon become totally unaware of your surroundings．The desire to pick up a book with an attractive “dust-jacket” is irresistible, although this method of selection ought not to be followed, as you might end up with a rather dull book．You soon become engrossed in some book or other, and usually it is only much later that you realize you have spent far too much time there and must dash off to keep some forgotten appointment—without buying a book, of course．This opportunity to escape the realities of everyday life is, I think, the main attraction of a bookshop．There are not many places where it is possible to do this．A music shop is very much like a bookshop．You can wander around such places to your heart’s content．If it is a good shop, no assistant will approach you with inevitable greetings: “Can I help you, sir?” You needn’t buy anything you don’t want．In a bookshop an assistant should remain in the background until you have finished browsing．Then, and only then, are his services necessary．Of course you may want to find out where a particular section is, but when he has led you there, the assistant should retire carefully and look as if he is not interested in selling a single book．You have to be careful not to be attracted by the variety of books in a bookshop．It is very easy to enter the shop looking for a book on ancient coins and to come out carrying a copy of the latest best-selling novel and perhaps a book about brass-rubbing-something that had only vaguely interested you up until then．This sort of thing can be very dangerous．Apart from running up a huge account, you can waste a great deal of time wandering from section to section．

1．What does “ dust-jacket” in the first paragraph probably mean?

　 A．The title of a book．　　　　　 　 B．A kind of clothes．

　 C．Book cover full of dust．　　　　　　 D．Protecting paper cover of a book．

2．In the author’s opinion, what is the main attraction of a bookshop?

　 A．You can spend much time in the bookshop．

　 B．It has many books with attractive dust-jackets．

　 C．It enables you to forget the realities of everyday life．

　 D．You don’t have to go for unpleasant appointments．

3．According to the passage, what will happen in a good bookshop?

　 A．Nobody will take notice of you．

　 B．You will feel as if you were in a music shop．

　 C．You will find yourself undisturbed and satisfied with your own browsing．

　 D．The assistant will greet and treat you in a very friendly way．

4．Picking up books that vaguely interest you can be dangerous because ___________．

　 A．you may forget about the book you plan to buy

　 B．it costs you too much money and time

　 C．it makes you break your appointment

　 D．you have to give up the best-selling book

You spent 300 yuan on a pair of cotton gloves. Such a pair of cotton gloves______be worth so much.

A. mustn't　　　 B. wouldn't　　　　 C. can't　　　　 D. needn't

　　　 the fact that David failed in the competition, his teacher thought he had done his best.

　 A. Although　　 B. Despite　　　 C. While　　　　 D. Without

The Day of the Dead, an ancient Mexican festival, is not a sad day, but　　 time to celebrate

　 　　　　cycle of life.

　 A．a(chǎn), the B．不填, the C．不填,a　　　 D．the, a

---What bad weather! It’s raining all these days.

　 ---Yes, the river has _____ two feet.

　 A. risen　　 B. lifted　　 C. grown　　 D. raised

People crowded on the road and could not go forward _______ the traffic accident some cars had made.

A. with　　　 　 B. since 　　　　　 C. because of 　　　　　 D. because