16、—Why couldn’t they catch the 6:30 train?

—Because they were delayed by        .

A．some heavy traffics                                     B．heavy traffic

C．a(chǎn) heavy traffic                                            D．a(chǎn)ny heavy traffic

15、Dress neatly when taking an interview, You know any strange appearance may        a bad impression.

A．design      B．construct         C．build         D．create

14、—If our parents listen to us more, they will understand us better.

—        . They just expect us to listen.

A．I agree absolutely                                        B．That’s not the point

C．I’m afraid I don’t agree                               D．I hate it

13、The deadline is coming,        they must finish the task on time, or they will be punished by the boss.

A．Anyhow   B．Somehow        C．Somewhat              D．However

12、—Does your brother always work so hard?

—Yes,        he catches a cold or has a fever sometimes.

A．whenever         B．no matter how         C．even though     D．a(chǎn)lthough

11、I must try and get my garden tidied up before the bad weather        .

A．sets in      B．sets off     C．sets up     D．sets out

10、The reason        he gave for his second visit to the city was simply        he admired the sights here so much.

A．why; that         B．why; why        C．which; that      D．which; why

9、They voted for Mr. Whison as chairman of the union, for his talent and        had won the respect of his workmates.

A．fortunate   B．quantity    C．quality      D．reaction

8、If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they will become weak; and when you start using them again, the will slowly become strong again.   1  knows this, and nobody would think of   2  the fact.

Yet there are many people who   3  to know that the memory works in the same way. When someone says that   4  has a good memory, he   5  means that he keeps his memory   6  practice by exercising it very  7  , either consciously or unconsciously. When someone else says that his memory is   8  , he means that he does not give it enough   9  to become strong. The position is exactly the same as that of   10  people, one of   11  exercises his arms and legs by playing balls, while the other   12  in a chair or a car all day. If a friends of yours says that his arms are weak, we know that it is his own   13  . But if he tells us that he has a poor memory,  14  of us think that his parents are to blame, or that he is just   15  , and few of us realize that it is just as it was his arms or legs that were weak. Not all of us can become very strong in body or very clever in mind,  16  all of us can improve our strength and our memory by the same means   17  .

 Have you ever   18  that people who cannot read or write usually have   19  memories than those who can? Why is this? Of course, because they cannot write down something in a little notebook or something else. They have to remember names, places, songs and stories; so their memory is always being exercised.

In a word, if you want to have a good memory,  20  practise remembering.

1．A．Somebody             B．Everybody           C．Nobody               D．Each one

2．A．proving                 B．describing            C．questioning          D．indicating

3．A．want                     B．need                    C．have                   D．seem

4．A．he                        B．she                     C．it                        D．one

5．A．a(chǎn)lways                  B．really                   C．nearly                 D．a(chǎn)lmost

6．A．with                     B．in                        C．to                       D．by

7．A．soon                     B．fast                     C．quickly                D．often

8．A．bad                       B．useless                C．poor                   D．helpless

9．A．chance                  B．time                    C．space                  D．places

10．A．three                   B．four                    C．two                    D．five

11．A．them                   B．whom                 C．that                     D．which

12．A．lies                     B．stands                 C．hides                   D．sits

13．A．business              B．fault                    C．story                   D．interest

14．A．few                    B．some                   C．several                D．many

15．A．unhappy              B．unfortunate          C．unthinkable          D．miserable

16．A．because               B．since                   C．for                      D．but

17．A．study                  B．work                   C．play                    D．rest

18．A．found                  B．thought               C．noticed                D．realized

19．A．better                  B．poorer                 C．worse                 D．stranger

20．A．remember          B．try                      C．do                     D．need

7、Baths and bathing have long been considered of medical importance to man. In Greece there are the ruins of a bathtub and water system built over 3,000 years ago. The Romans had warm public baths. In some as many as 3,000 persons could bathe at the same time.

    Treating disease by bathing has been popular for centuries. Modern medical bathing or hydrotherapy, first became popular in Europe and by the late 1700’s also become popular in the United States.

    For many years frequent bathing was believed to be bad for one’s health. Ordinary bathing just to be clean was avoided and perfume（香水）was often used to cover up body smells!

By the 1770’s doctors began to say that soap and water were good for health. They believed that it was good for people to be cleaned. Slowly, people began to bathe more frequently. During the Victorian Age of the late 19th century, taking a bath on Saturday night became common.

In the United States ordinary bathing was slow to become popular. During the 18th and early 19th centuries, many Americans were known as “The Great Unwashed!” In one American city, for example, a person could only take a bath every thirty days! That was a law!

Frequency of bathing today is partly a matter of habit. People know that bathing for cleanness is important to health. Doctors know that dirty bodies increase the chance of diseases. Consequently, in the United States, people generally bathe often. Some people bathe once a day at least. They consider a daily bath essential to good health.

1．In Greece            .

      A．there were some public baths large enough to hold 3,000 persons.

       B．people used to treat disease by bathing

       C．people began to bathe thousands of years ago                        

       D．people didn’t like frequent bathing

2．The Americans used to be known as “The Great Unwashed” because          .

       A．the modern medical bathing first became popular in the U.S.

       B．they didn’t bath frequently

       C．the Americans were very clean.

       D．soap was first produced in the U.S.

3．Apparently the word “hydrotherapy” in the second paragraph means          .

       A．medical bathing                                   B．a(chǎn) water system    

       C．bathing frequency                                                               D．terrible body smell

4．During the Victorian Age          .

      A．the Americans ever took a bath every thirty days

       B．frequent bathing was avoided

       C．people used perfume to cover up body smells after bathing

       D．the British people generally took a both once a week.