15、           makes this shop different is           it offers more personal services．

A． What … that                                        B． who --- what

C． Whatever --- that                                   D． Whoever ---what

14、The club           over 300 members

A． belongs to            B． consists of                 C． makes up          D． is made up

13、Parents are taught to understand            important education is to their children’s future．

A． that           B． how            C． such           D． so

12、A lot of attention, I think, should be            the endangered animals．

A． made to protecting                                B． paid to protecting

C． paid to protect                                   D． made to protect

11、— Why don’t you buy the necklace since you like it so much?

— I        , but I don’t have the money．

A． would                B． will              C． should          D． may

10、Her health __________ under the pressure of work and she had to stay in hospital for a month．

A．broke up               B．broke away          C．broke out         D．broke down

9、It is a good plan in theory, but it           to be seen if it works in practice．

A． waits            B． stays            C． stands           D． remains

8、I was a reporter of an evening paper in London． One day I was asked to write a few articles on    1   in London． It was   2    that all my adventure started．I made a    3  that the best way of collecting    4     was that I would go deep into the realities of life． I used to be an actor, of course． I had   5    all the skills of make-up（化妝） and I could still make good use of them．Having finished all necessary     6   , I placed myself in one of the busiest streets．At home that night I was   7    to find that I had received more than a pound．

Well, you can imagine how   8   it was to settle down to work hard on the newspaper at two pounds a week, when I knew that I could    9    as much as that 10    a single day! I    11   my job as a reporter, though my    12   was hurt． My knowledge of   13   helped me a lot and my clever answers quickly made me almost a public character． All day and every day the money    14   into my cap and I usually received   15    two pounds in a day． In the end, I   16   take a large bright beautiful white   17    in the country and later to    18  ．Nobody had any idea   19   my money really came from． My dear wife only knew that I had   20   in London: that was all．

1． A． playing             B． shopping          C． publishing          D． begging

2． A． then                B． than                C． soon              D． when

3． A． promise             B． conclusion                 C． decision                   D． preparation

4． A． facts               B． news              C． money             D． problems

5． A． played             B． acted             C． learned            D． tried

6． A． equipment            B． conditions         C． experiments        D． preparation

7． A． excited               B． pleased            C． surprised           D． disappointed

8． A． interesting          B． successful        C． easy                      D． hard

9． A． make              B． spend            C． save                     D． care

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

11．A． gave in            B． gave off           C． gave up           D． gave out

12．A． heart              B． future             C． feeling             D． pride

13．A．make-up             B． play              C．a(chǎn)ct                 D． work

14．A． ran                B． came             C． threw             D． poured

15．A． nearly             B． totally             C． at least             D． at most

16．A． was able to         B． could             C． had to             D． must

17．A． land               B． house             C． garden              D． car

18．A． move in            B． sell out            C． marry              D． engage

19．A． where              B． when             C． how               D． what

20．A． office              B． job               C． bank               D． business

7、I felt encouraged by his words and began to swim more calmly．But my clothes stuck to me like a heave weight．I could hardly stay above the surface．

    Counsel saw this．“Shall I cut them?” he asked．

    With a knife he cut my clothes from top to bottom and took them off quickly while I swam for both of us．

    Then I did the same for Counsel, and we continued to swim near each other．

    But we were in serious trouble．The crew（船員） might not have noticed our disappearance．And if they had, they could not return because the rudder（舵） had broken．Counsel thought of all this, and calmly made his plans．We decided to wait for the ship as long as possible, because we had no other hope of safety． I suggested that we save our strength so that both of us would not be tired out at the same time．This was how we did it: While one of us lay on his back, quite still, with arms crossed and legs stretched out （伸直）, the other would swim and push him along．We changed every ten minutes or so．In this way we could swim for hours, perhaps till daylight．The crash of the ship and the whale （鯨魚） had appeared at about eleven o’clock．We had about eight hours to swim before daylight．This seemed possible, if the sea remained calm．

1．What happened to the man who told the story?

A．He and his companion got into the water to test their strength．

B．He jumped into the water to save the broken rudder．

C．He was knocked into the water by his enemy．  

D．He was thrown into the sea when the ship struck a whale．

2．Why did the two men cut their clothes?

A．Because no people helped them to take off their clothes．

B．Because they couldn’t take off their clothes on the sea．

C．Because they wanted to get rid of their clothes quickly．

 D．Because they wanted to take lifebuoys （救生圈） with their clothes．

3．In order to save their strength,         ．

A．one of them pushed the other while swimming and then they changed

 B．they both swam calmly

C．they crossed their arms and stretched their legs on the water

D．they lay on their backs instead of swimming

4．Which one of the following is true?

A．Neither of the two men was good swimmers．

B．The sea was calm before eleven o’clock that night．

C．The story took place at night．

D．The two men had to swim eight hours to catch up with the ship．

6、What is your favorite color? Do you like yellow, orange, red? If you do, you must be an optimist （樂觀者），a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement．Do you prefer grays and blues? Then you are probably quite, shy and you would rather follow than lead．If you love green, you are strong-minded and determined（意志堅定的）．You wish to succeed and want other people to see you are successful．At least this is what psychologists（心理學(xué)家） tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of color preference, and the effect that colors have on human beings．They tell us that we don’t choose our favorite color as we grow up．If you happen to love brown, you did so as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly．

    A yellow room makes us feel more cheerful and more comfortable than a dark green one, and a red dress rings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day．On the other hand, black is depressing（壓抑）．Light and bright colors make people not only happier but more active．It is a fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or dark gray．

Remember, then, that if you feel low, you can always brighten your day or your life with a new shirt or a few colorful things．Remember also that you will know your friends and your enemies better when you find out what colors they like and dislike．And don’t forget that anyone can guess a lot about your character when you choose a piece of handkerchief．

1．According to this passage ,         ．

A． one can choose his color preference

B． one is born with his color preference

C． one’s color preference is changeable

D． one has to choose his favorite color as soon as he can see clearly

2．We would pay attention to colors because          ．

A． colors do have effect on our moods（情緒）

B． colors may have effect on our work and study

C． light and bright colors make people happy

D． you can know your friends better by the colors they like or dislike

3．The main idea of this passage is            ．

A． one’s color preference shows one’s character

B． you can brighten your life with wonderful colors

C． psychologists have been studying the meaning of color preference

D． one’s color preference has something to do with his character and colors have effects on human beings

4．The writer believes that in making our country more developed and stronger, we need more people who love           ．

    A． yellow            B． red                 C． green                 D． black