16、_____it with me and I'll see what I can do.

A.When left             B.Leaving

C.If you leave           D.Leave

15、I stayed at a hotel while in New York.

--Oh,did you?You_____with Barbara.

A.could have stayed       B.could stay

C.would stay             D.must have stayed

14、Shirley_____a book about China last year but I don't know whether she has finished it.

A.has written             B.wrote

C.had written             D.was writing

13、You'll find this map of great_____in helping you to get round London.

A.price    B.cost    C.value    D.usefulness

12、It was only when I reread his poems recently_____I began to appreciate their beauty.

A.until    B.that    C.then    D.so

11、Cleaning women in big cities usually get_____by the hour.

A.pay    B.paying    C.paid    D.to pay

10、-Hi, Tracy,you look tired.

--I am tired.I_____the living room all day.

A. painted                       B. had painted

C. have been painting              D. have painted

9、Ella Fant was a middle-aged lady who lived with her only son John in a small house.She__1__John very much.In her__2__he couldn't do anything__3Every morning she would give him breadkfst_-4bed and bring him the papers to__5__.It isn't really true that he was too__6__to work-in fact he had tried a few__7__.First of all he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to__8__at least six windows.Then he__9__a bus conductor and on his second__10__a passenger stole his bag with all the fares（車費(fèi)）collected.He__11__lost his job as a postman__12__he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to people's houses.It seemed that there was__13__suitable work for him.So he__14__to join the army.Mrs.Fant was so__15__about this that she told the__16__to all her neighbours."My John is good to be a soldier,"she said."He is going to be the best soldier there__17__was,I can tell you!"Then the great day came__18__he was to march past the palace in the parade（接受檢閱的隊(duì)伍）.His__19__mother travelled to the city early in the morning to be sure of getting a good__20__in the crowd.The parade was full of sound and colour.But when John and his__21__came in sight some of the people watching__22_laughing at the one who couldn't keep pace with the other as they marched along.But Ella Fant,who was filled with__23__,shouted at the top of her voice:"Look at__24__!They're all out of__25__except my John!Isn't he the best!"

1. A.dependedon                    B.waitedon        C.trusted              D.loved

2. A.hope                              B.eyes            C.head                D.belefs

3. A.wrong                            B.great           C.good                             D.strange

4. A.to                                   B.at              C.in                                 D.by

5. A.check                             B.read            C.keep                             D.sign

6. A.lazy                                B.young          C.weak                            D.shy

7.A.ones                                B.years           C.tasks                D.jobs

8. A.rub                                 B.drop            C.break                           D.clean

9. A.followed                         B.met            C.became                         D.found

10 A.day                               B.try             C.route                            D.chance

11. A.thus                             B.even           C.once                              D.only

12. A.evenif                           B.sothat          C.because                         D.though

13. A.some                            B.such           C.less                               D.no

14. A.began                           B.promised       C.managed                        D.decided

15. A.excited                         B.worried        C.anxious                          D.curious

16. A.incident                        B.change         C.news                             D.matter

17. A.yet                               B.ever           C.never                              D.just

18. A.where                           B.since          C.when                              D.till

19. A.proud                           B.kind           C.strict                              D.lucky

20. A.time                             B.position        C.experience                D.impression

21. A.neighbours                    B.armyofficer        C.mother                     D.fellowsoldiers

22. A.couldn'thelp                  B.shouldn'tburstout       C.stopped                     D.kept

23. A.sadness                        B.happiness          C.surprise           D.regret

24. A.them                            B.those              C.that                         D.him

25. A.sight                             B.order              C.mind                        D.step

8、Today,rooler skating is easy and fun.But a long time ago,it wasn't easy at all.Before 1750,the idea of skating didn't exist.That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin.Merlin's work was making musical instruments.In his spare time he liked to playthe violin.Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams.People called him a dreamer.One day Merlin an invitation to attend a fancy dress ball（化裝舞會）.He was very pleased and a little excited.As the day of the party came near,Merlin began to think how to make a grand entrance at the party.He had an idea.He thought he would get a lot of attention if he could skate into the room.Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll.Finally,he decided to but two.wheels under each shoe.These were the first roller skates.Merlin was were pround of his invention and dreamed of arriving at the party on wheels while playing the violin.On the night of party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin.Everyone was astonished to see him.There was just one problem.Merlin had no wasy to stop his roller skates.He rolled on and on.Suddenly,he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall.Down feel the mirror,breaking to pieces.Nobody forgot Merlin's grand entrance for a long time!

1 The text is mainly about_____.

A.a strange man

B.an unusual party

C.how roller skating began

D.hos people enjoyed themselves in the 18th century

2.People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he_____.

A.often gave others surprises

B.was a gifted musiian

C.invented the roller skates

D.was full of imagination

3 Merlin put wheels under his shoes in order to_____.

A.impress the party guests

B.arrive at the party sooner 

C.test his invention

D.show his skill in walking on wheels

4.What is the main point the writer is trying to make in the last paragraph?

A.The roller skates needed further improvement.

B.The party guests took Merlin for a fool.

C.Merlin succeeded beyond expectation.

D.Merlin got himself into trouble.

7、"As I stood in front of the grave（墓）of President Richard Nixon,I was thinking about the time 25 years ago when this president helped bring the United States and China closer together.Young people of our two contries should help this relationship grow."This remark was make by a Shanghai student when speaking to his fellow students at the Nixon Library in California,U.S.A.He was one of 80 middle school students from China attending a month-long"Youth Summit".The Summit was to mark the 25th anniversary（周年）of President Nixon's journey to China,which was the turning point in China-U.S.relations.The Youth Summit was aimed at increasing understanding and friendship between young students of the two countries through visits and discussions.Seventy-five American students were selected to visit China.They also visited the Nixon Library on July 21 before leaving for jBeijing the next day.The head of the Library said he was pleased to see the American and Chinese students talking and laughing together.One Chinese student said,"I didn't find it particularly difficult to talk with Americans.We have our differences,but we have a lot in common.Dialogue is good for us."

1 The works "Youth Summit" refer to_____.

A.visits to the Nixon Library

B.the Chinese students' visit to the U.S.

C.a meeting discussing relations between China and the U.S.

D.activities to strengthen the ties between the Chinese and American students

2.The student from Shanghai thought about the time 25 years ago because it was when Nixon_____.

A.died

B.visited China

C.became U.S.president

D.started building the library in his name

3 The text is mainly about_____.

A.the China-U.S.relations

B.the Nixon Library

C.President Nixon

D.the youth Summit