Some time ago I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn’t think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended, as there are a whole lot of antique(古董) shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception (接待). I was quite wrong. The man wouldn’t even look at my chair.

The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth－so I decided that my approach must be wrong.

I entered the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, "Would you like to buy a chair?" He looked it over carefully and said, "Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it, sir?" "Twenty pounds," I said. "OK," he said, "I’ll give you twenty pounds." "It’s got a slightly broken leg," I said. "Yes, I saw that, it’s nothing."

Everything was going according to plan and I was getting excited. "What will you do with it?" I asked. "Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done." "I’ll buy it," I said. "What do you mean? You’ve just sold it to me," he said. "Yes, I know but I’ve changed my mind. I am sorry. I’ll give you twenty-seven pounds for it." "You must be crazy," he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. "I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair." "You’re right," I said. "And what would you have done if I had walked in and said, “ Would you mend this chair for me?”. “I wouldn’t have agreed to do it," he said. "We don’t do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I’ll mend this for you, shall we say for a fiver?" He was a very nice man and was greatly amused (感到有趣) by the whole thing.

46. We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer _____.

　　 A. was rather impolite　　　　　　　　 　 B. was warmly received

　　 C. asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair　 D. asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair

47. The underlined word "approach" in the second paragraph means _____.

　　 A. plan for dealing with things　 　　　　　　　　 B. decision to sell things

　　 C. idea of repairing things　　 　　　　　　　　 D. way of doing things

48. The expression "the penny dropped" in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper _____.

　　 A. changed his mind　　　　 　　　　　　　　 B. accepted the offer

　　 C. saw the writer’s purpose　　 　　　　　　　 D. decided to help the writer

49. How much did the writer pay?　

　　 A. ￡5.　 　　　　　　 B. ￡7.　 　　　　　　　 C. ￡20.　　 　　　 D. ￡27.

50. From the text, we can learn that the writer was _____.

A. honest　　 　　　　 B. careful　　 　　　　 C. smart　　 　　　　　 D. funny

Welcome aboard the Luxury Cruise bus to Dallas, Rouge, and Atlanta. We plan to arrive in Dallas at 1:45 this afternoon. There will be a fifteen-minute rest stop at that time. We will give a thirty-minute dinner stop in Rouge at 6:15 for those of you who are continuing on to Atlanta. We should arrive in Atlanta at 1:15 tomorrow morning. Please remember the number of your bus for re-boarding. That number is 3224.

This bus is air-conditioned for your comfort. Please remember that smoking of cigarettes is permitted only in the last six rows, and the smoking of any other material is not allowed, as is the drinking of wine.

41. The passengers will have a fifteen-minute rest stop at the city of ________.

    A. Atlanta                 B. Rouge                  C. Baton                  D. Dallas

42. Which of the following is permitted in the last six rows?

    A. Smoking of cigarettes.                          B. Smoking of any material.

    C. Having a thirty-minute dinner.                  D. Drinking of wine.

43. The number 3224 should be remembered for ________.

    A. telephoning                                     B. writing a letter

    C. returning to the bus after a rest stop         D. finding the hotel

44. The bus must be comfortable because ________.

    A. there will be a rest stop between the cities

    B. smoking of cigarettes is permitted

    C. the air-temperature in the bus can be controlled

    D. the passages will have a free dinner

45. How long will it take the passengers to go to Atlanta from the city of Rouge?

    A. 5 hours     B. 6 hours and a half     C. 17 hours  D. 18 hours

Long long ago, a God called Ratu lived in the sky. Ratu liked to play games and make people angry. The game he liked best was to fly down into the sea and frighten all the fishes. The fishes became very tired of his game. They asked Hemi, the God of the sea, to help them.

So Hemi tried to catch Ratu the next time he flew into the sea, but he was too slow. Ratu laughed at Hemi as he flew past him. This made Hemi angry and he had an idea. He asked the fishes to bring him a lot of seaweed. Hemi tied it all together and made a large net from it. Soon Ratu flew down and Hemi threw the net over him. Ratu fought and fought but could not get free. He was caught.

Ratu promised never to frighten fishes again if Hemi would set him free. But Hemi did not believe him. Instead, he changed Ratu into a mountain in the sea. Ratu was so angry that when he opened his mouth to shout at Hemi, fire and smoke broke out. And that is why the Island of Ratu is a volcano (火山).

36. This story is a ________.

　 A. joke　 　　　　　　　 B. humor　 　　　　　　　 C. true story　 　　　　 D. fairy tale

37. The key meaning of this story is ________.

　 A. how volcanoes are born　　　

　 B. how Ratu was beaten

　 C. why some gods are good and some are bad

　 D. why the Island of Ratu is a volcano

38. Ratu liked to fly down into the sea because ________.

　 A. he liked to make fun of the fishes

　 B. the fishes welcomed him

　 C. the fishes were friendly to him　

　 D. he had too much fire in his mouth.

39 .Why did Hemi not believe Ratu’s promise?

　 A. Because Ratu was a funny god.

　 B. Because Hemi was an honest god.

　 C. Because Hemi was not believable.

　 D. Because Ratu was not believable.

40. The main point of the story seems to be that ________.

　 A. the person who makes trouble will be punished

　 B. some volcanoes in the sea are gods

　 C. seaweed is a good material for making nets

D. one who makes promises is not to be always believed

It was at 6 a.m. that I arrived in the hospital kitchen. “Hi, I’m Janet.” I tried to sound cheerful, although I already knew that it was    21    to work with Rose.

Rose, a middle-aged woman, stopped what she was doing and    22    me over her glasses. I could tell from her expression that she wasn’t    23    to see a student worker.

“What do you want me to do? Start the coffee?” Rose    24    and went away. I filled the pot with cold water and began making coffee when Rose suddenly    25    and took over, “That’s not the    26    to make coffee.” I was    27    as I just followed the steps our supervisor (視導(dǎo)員) showed us.

   28    I did pleased her. All morning her eyes missed nothing and her words    29   me. Totally tired, I came home late that afternoon. Fighting back    30   , I thought of my situation alone in my room. Should I see if my supervisor would change my    31   ? But I didn’t want to    32   . Then I had the answer — I needed to    33    her.

Working with Rose the next morning, I  34    her sharp words and did things in her way as much as possible. Things began to change over the next few days. She became  35    to me. As I worked with this woman, I listened to her — something no one else had done.

I never see Rose again after that summer, but I still remember her. That summer I learned a lesson that love is the best way to turn an enemy into a friend.

21. A. useful             B. interesting       C. strange           D. difficult

22. A. smiled at         B. shouted at       C. looked at       D. cared about

23. A. sad                B. pleased           C. nervous          D. interested

24. A. nodded           B. bent               C. spoke             D. stood

25. A. agreed            B. decided          C. appeared        D. calmed

26. A. time               B. way               C. place              D. student

27. A. serious           B. excited           C. bored             D. shocked

28. A. Nothing          B. Something      C. Anything        D. Everything

29. A. attracted         B. hurt               C. moved           D. taught

30. A. fear                B. worry            C. pride              D. tears

31. A. mind              B. project           C. work             D. tool

32. A. get down        B. give in            C. go away         D. come up

33. A. notice             B. trust               C. show             D. love

34. A. enjoyed          B. judged            C. ignored          D. considered

35. A. helpful            B. friendly          C. angry             D. grateful

 It was the third time that she ______ to this mountain village to see the children.

A. had come     B. has come          C. came                D. would come

 The leader of the factory told us that very little _______ was made of the waste material in the past.

    A. cost            B. value                   C. use                      D. matter

 Rio de Janeiro is the city ________ has got the chance to host the 2016 Olympic Games.

A. where       B. who        C. in which        D. that

 There is ______ thing as a free lunch.

A. no such                 B. not such                C. no a             D. no such a

— The professor has done some research on wild plants for 20 years.

— Oh! He must have ______ a lot of difficulties!

A. given in 　　　　 B. cared about 　　 C. joined in 　　　 D. gone through

 When the expression first appeared, people refused to use it but _____ they began to accept it.

       A. usually               B. gradually            C. frequently            D. quickly