A Russian，a Cuban，an American businessman and an American lawyer were on a train traveling across England. The Russian took out a large bottle of vodka, gave each of the men a drink and then threw the rest half bottle of vodka out of the window.

       “Why did you do that？” asked the American businessman.

       “There’s too much vodka in my country，” said the Russian，“And really we have more than we will ever use.”

       A little later，the Cuban passed around fine Havana Cigars. Then he threw his out of the window.

       “I thought Cuba is not a rich country，” the businessman said. “But you threw that very good cigars out of the window！”

       “Cigars，” the Cuban answered，“are the cheapest in my country. We have more of them than we know what to do with.”

       The American businessman sat quietly for a moment. Then he got up，caught the lawyer by the arm and threw him out of the window.

41. Vodka is a kind of         .

       A. treasure                  B. alcohol(酒)           C. food                D. medicine

42. The Russian and the Cuban both wanted to       .

       A. tell the businessman what their countries are rich in

       B. prove(證明) that they were not rich

       C. ask the two Americans to visit their countries

       D. make the businessman happy

43. When the businessman said “I thought Cuba is not a rich country.”，he meant “        ”.

       A. Russian is richer than Cuba

       B. America is not richer than Cuba and Russia

       C. You shouldn’t threw that very good cigar away

       D. Do you have more cigars than me?

44. What did the businessman want to say by throwing the lawyer out of the window?

       A. I want to buy some vodka.

       B. We have too many lawyers in my country.

       C. I’ll go to Cuba and do some business of cigars.

       D. If you need lawyers，come to America.

45. Which do you think is the best title for the passage?

       A. Traveling across England                       B. Four Rich Men

       C. You’re Wasting Too Much                   D. There’s Too Much

　　　 Women’s fashions change more rapidly than men’s. In the early 1990’s，all women wore their skirts to the ankle. Today，some skirts are even longer than before，but some are very short. Women’s shoes have also gone through all sorts of changes in the last 17 years. For Example, boots for women were very common at the beginning of this century. Then for years，they were not considered fashionable. Today，they’re back in style (流行)again in all colours，lengths and materials. In fact，today’s women can wear all types of clothes on almost any occasion. While all of these changes were taking place in women’s fashions，men’s clothing remained almost the same until a few years ago. And，in fact，most men are still dressed in the kinds of clothes they used to wear.

36.What kind of skirts do women like to wear today?

　　　 A. Long skirts. B. Short skirts.

　　　 C. Both long skirts and short skirts. D. Neither long skirts nor short skirts.

37.Now boots are considered 　　　　 now.

　　　 A. fashionable 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. unfashionable

　　　 C. uncommon 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. fit for girls most

38.When today’s women go to the party，they wear 　　　　.

　　　 A. skirts down to the ankle B. red long boots

　　　 C. long skirts and short boots D. any kinds of clothes they like

39.Men’s fashions 　　　　.

　　　 A. are changing fast these years　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. have changed as well

　　　 C. keep unchanged　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. change as women’s fashions do

40.The passage tries to tell us 　　　　.

　　　 A. boots for women have been thought fashionable since 1900

　　　 B. women’s shoes are not back again in all colours，lengths etc.

　　　 C. today men are dressed in the kinds of clothes they used to wear

　　　 D. fashions for clothes，shoes and so on always change

Some years ago the captain of a ship was very interested　 16　 medicine. He always　 17　　　 medical books to sea and liked to talk about different diseases. One day a lazy sailor on his ship pretended　 18　 ill. He lay on his bunk (鋪位) and groaned (呻吟) as if he　 19　 very sick. The captain came to see him and was very pleased to have a patient to　 20　 . He told the man to rest for a few days and 21　 the other sailors do his work. Three days later 22　　　 sailor pretended that he had 23　 with his chest. 　 24　 the captain looked in his medical books and told the "sick" man　 25　 .

　 The other sailors were very 26　 because they had　 27　 work to do. The patients had the best food and laughed at their friends when the captain was not　 28　 . __29　 the mate (大副) decided to punish the sick men and mixed up some soap, soot(煙灰),glue(膠水) and other unpleasant things. Then he got 30 from the captain to give his new medicine to the "sick" men. When they tasted the medicine, they really did feel ill. It was　 31　 horrible that one of the patients jumped out of his bunk, ran up on deck (甲板) and climbed the　 32　 mast (桅桿) on the ship. The captain 　 33　 that the men had tried　 34　 him. So he made them　 35　 very hard for the rest of the ship on the sea.

16.A.on 　　　　　　　　　　 B.for 　　　　　　　　　 　　 C.at 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.in

17.A.fetched 　　　　　　　 B.took 　　　　　　　　 　　C.had 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.got

18.A.be 　　　　　　　　　　 B.was 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.to be 　　　　　　　　　　　 D.being

19.A. will be 　　　　　　　 B.were 　　　　　　　　　　　 C.is 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.should be

20.A.look for 　　　　　　　　　　 B.look in 　　　　　　　　　　 C.look back 　　　　　　　 D.look after

21.A.got 　　　　　　　　　　 B.took 　　　　　　　　　　　 C.sent 　　　　　　　　　　　 D.made

22.A.other 　　　　　　　　 B.the other 　　　　　　　　 C.another 　　　　　　　　　 D.other's

23.A.something wrong B.wrong something 　　 C.anything wrong 　　　 D.wrong anything

24.A.Before long 　　　　 B.Once more 　　　　　　　 C.Suddenly 　　　　　　　　 D.Certainly

25.A.to drink some water B.to eat something 　　 C.to have a rest D.to do more work

26.A.pleased 　　　　　　　 B.sorry 　　　　　　　　　　　 C.angry 　　　　　　　　　　 D.surprised

27.A.more 　　　　　　　　 B.much 　　　　　　　　　　 C.lots of 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.little

28.A.out 　　　　　　　　　　 B.at home 　　　　　　　　　 C.present 　　　　　　　　　 D.appear

29.A.At first 　　　　　　　 B.At the beginning 　　　 C.At last 　　　　　　　　　　 D.At the end

30.A.agreement 　　　　　 B.permission 　　　　　　　 C.permit 　　　　　　　　　　 D.promise

31.A.very 　　　　　　　　　 B.much 　　　　　　　　　　 C.so 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.quite

32.A.highest 　　　　　　　 B.high 　　　　　　　　　　　 C.higher 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.very high

33.A.heard 　　　　　　　　 B.heard of 　　　　　　　　　 C.realized 　　　　　　　　　 D.guessed

34.A.cheating　　　　　　　 B.cheat 　　　　　　　　　　　 C.cheated 　　　　　　　　　 D.to cheat

35.A.worked 　　　　　　　 B.to work 　　　　　　　　　 C.work 　　　　　　　　　　　 D.working

 She understood what I was talking about,         it was the first time we had spoken together.

   A. whether                    B.even though          C.as though            D.since

 Have you ___________ where to go for your honeymoon?

    A. made up your minds  B. changed your minds  C. kept in mind  D. fixed your minds

 She was so _________ that she wouldn’t give in until she received a full apology.

    A. simple           B. lucky           C. stubborn           D. proper

 Most people prefer ________ money________ it.

   A. spending, to earning     B. to be spending, to be earning

   C. to spend, to earn        D. having spent, to having earned

 It is important to keep ______ when you are in danger.

A. quiet                      B. calm                   C. silent                      D. still

--- Have you ______ your mother to change her mind?

---No. I talked to her yesterday, but it did not work.

A. preferred　 　　　B. persuaded 　　　 C. promised 　　　　D. suggested

 The old man insisted that he _____ old, and _____ back to the working post(崗位) again.  

A. wasn’t; be sent     B. wasn’t; was sent   C. be not; send        D. isn’t; sent