14、After the war, a new school building was put up            there had once been a theatre.

A. that                   B. where

C. which                 D. when

13、              , Mother will wait for him to have dinner together.

A. However late is he     B. However he is late

C. However is he late     D. However late he is

12、- Alice, why didn't you come yesterday?

- I           , but I had an unexpected visitor.

A. had                    B. would

C. was going to             D. did

11、Sarah has read lots of stories by American writers. Now she would like to read              stories by writers from            countries.

A. some; any               B. other; some

C. some; other             D. other; other

10、The fire spread through the hotel very quickly but everyone       get out.

A. had to                 B. would

C. could                  D. was able to

9、It was about 600 years ago             the first clock with a face and an hour hand was made.

A. that                   B. until

C before                 D. when

8、In the 1930s, a lot of people in the USA were out of work. Among these people was a man named Alfred Butts. He always had an interest in word games and so, to fill his time, he planned a game which he called ‘Lexico’. However, he was not completely satisfied with the game, so he made a number of changes to it and, in time, changed its name from ‘Lexico’to ‘Alph’ and then to ‘Criss Cross’. He wanted to make some money from his new game but he didn't have any real commercial（商業(yè)性的） success.

In 1939, Butts happened to meet a man called Jim Brunot who showed an interest in the new game. The two men worked together on developing the game and in 1948 it was offered for sale in the United States under its new name - ‘Scrabble’.

At first, it didn't sell very well. In the first year it sold just 2,250 sets and by 1951 it had only reached 8,500 sets a year.

Then, in 1952 the manager of Macy's department store in New York,Jack Strauss, happened to play ‘Scrabble’while he was on holiday. He thought it was a wonderful game and, when he went back to work after his holiday, he insisted that Macy's should stock（儲(chǔ)備） the game and make an effort （努力） to call the public's attention to it.

As a result,‘scrabble’became a big success in the United States and it soon spread to Australia and then to other English-speaking countries.

1 The text is mainly about        .

A.‘Lexico’             B.three men

C.a word game          D.Alfred Butts

2 Alfred Butts invented the game ‘Lexico’         .

A. to make himself famous

B. to make spelling simpler

C. when he was out of work and looking for a job

D. when he was playing word games to pass the time

3. Who made ‘Scrabble’ popular?

A.Alfred Butts.

B.Jack Strauss.

C.Alfred Butts and Jim Brunot.

D.Jack Strauss and Jim Brunot.

4. When did Alfred Butts first put his game on the market?

A. In 1939.            B. In 1948.

C. Before 1939.        D. Between 1939 and 1948.

7、Allan goes everywhere with Birgitta Anderson, a 54-year-old secretary. He moves around her office at work and goes shopping with her.‘Most people don't seem to mind Allan,’ says Birgitta, who thinks he is wonderful. ‘He's my fourth child,’ she says. She may think of him and treat him that way, buying his food, paying his health bills and his taxes, but in fact Allan is a dog.

Birgitta and Allan live in Sweden, a country where everyone is expected to lead an orderly life according to rules laid down by the government, which also provides （提供）a high level of care for its people. This level of care costs money.

People in Sweden pay taxes on everything, so aren't surprised to find that owning a dog means yet more taxes. Some people are paying as much as 500 Swedish kronor in taxes a year for the right to keep their dog, money that is spent by the government on dog hospitals and sometimes medical treatment for a dog that falls ill. However, most such treatment is expensive, so owners often decide to pay health and even life insurance （保險(xiǎn)）for their dog.

In Sweden dog owners must pay for any damage （損壞）their dog does. A Swedish Kennel Club official explains what this means: if your dog runs out on the road and gets hit by a passing car you, as the owner, have to pay for any damage done to the car, even if your dog has been killed in the accident.

1. Birgitta pays taxes for Allan because         .

A. he is her dog                 B. he is her child

C. he follows her everywhere      D. he often falls ill

2. The money paid as dog taxes is used to        .

A. keep a high level of care for the people

B. pay for damage done by dogs

C. provide medical care for dogs

D. buy insurance for dog owners

3. If a dog causes a car accident and gets killed, who should pay for the damage done to the car?

A. The owner of the car.          B. The owner of the dog.

C. The insurance compay（公司） D. The government.

4. From the text it can be inferred that in Sweden        .

A. dogs are welcome in public places

B. keeping dogs means asking for trouble

C. many car accidents are caused by dogs

D. people care much about dogs

6、Suppose you work in a big firm and find English very important for your job because you often deal with foreign businessmen. Now you are looking for a place where you can improve your English, especially your spoken English.

Here are some advertisements about English language training from newspapers. You may find the information you need.

1 You work from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm every day. Which schools will you choose?

A.Global English Centre and Modern Language School.

B.Global English Centre and the International House.

C.Modern Language School and the 21st Century.

D.The 21st Century and the International House.

2. The 21st Century is different from the other three schools in that        .

A.its teaching quality is better

B.it is nearest to the city centre

C.its courses are more advanced

3. You will probably prefer to go to the International House because it       .

A. offers free sightseeing and social activities

B. has a special course in spoken English

C. costs less than the other schools

D. has native English teachers

4 If you take the evening programme at the International House, you will pay about        .

A. 60 yuan                 B.240 yuan

C.720 yuan                 D.1,000 yuan

5、Policeman:  Now, Jimmy, did you get a good view（看清）of the accident?

Jimmy:      Oh, yes. I was standing outside the bank building and I saw it all quite clearly.

Policeman:  Do you know what time it was?

Jimmy:      Yes. ⑴It was 2:45 exactly.

Policeman:  Good. ⑵

Jimmy:      Well, quite slowly - about 10 miles an hour. It was coming up York Road. ⑶ But they were still red when he went over them.

Policemen:  I see.⑷ Was it also driving slowly?

Jimmy:   It was coming along Union Street about 30 miles per hour. It was a blue Toyota.⑸

Policeman:  Did you see what colour his traffic （交通）light was?

Jimmy:  Yes, it changed to yellow just before he crossed it.

A. What about the car?

B. I checked my watch.

C. Didn't you see the car?

D. Now, how fast was the truck moving?

E. Was the car going beyond the speed limit?

F. I suppose the truck driver knew the lights were going to change.

G. The driver stopped his car when he saw the truck crossing the street.