Although John was the eldest in the family, he always let his sister _____ charge of the house.

  A. take                    B. hold                    C. make                    D. get

He is a very honest official and never _____ any gifts from the people who sought his help.

   A. accepted                    B. received                    C. took up                    D. excepted

No one has _____ been able to trace the author of the poem.

        A. still                           B. yet                           C. already                           D. just

The reason ______ he gave his teacher for being late is ______ there was a lot of traffic on the road.

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

There being no witness on the spot, the police were delayed by the ________of information about the crime.       

 A. analysis                  B. disappearance    C. absence      D. consideration 

The question occurred to me ______ we were to get the machine needed．

A．that            B．what           C．why            D．where

Since the job is so _____, why not try a new one and make yourself more _____?

A．bored; pleasing     B．boring; pleased      C．boring; pleasing     D．bored; pleased

       With many major economic problems_______ to be addressed, there is no point _______ the growth rate of this year now.

 A. remaining ; predicting               B. remaining ; to predict

 C. remained ; predicting               D. remained ; to predict

Henry can’t attend the party _______ at Tom’s house at present because he is preparing the speech at the party _______ at Marie’s house tomorrow.?

A. held; being held 　 B. to be held; to be held  C. to be held; held?   D. being held; to be held

Weekend one –day out

A walk along the Great Wall

Beijing Hikers is organizing a hike in a village along the Great Wall in Changping District, north of downtown Beijing. The walk will take around three hours covering a distance of 10 kilometres.

Time:8:30 a.m~4:30 p.m,Dec,4

Cost:200 yuan(US$25) per adult, 150 yuan ((US$18.5)for under~12s.

Meeting place:8:30 a.m. in front of Satarbucks at Lido Holiday Inn, Jiangtai Lu

To sign-up(one day before the hike)and more information ,contact Huijie at 139 100 5516.

Skiing and hot springs

Cycle China plans a day’s skiing fun at a resort around Beijing followed by an outdoor hot spring bath for your sore body.

Cost:.50 yuan (US$43.40)

Time :8:30 a.m~6:30p.m, Dec.4

Location: Meet at the office of Cycle China, opposite the east gate of Jinshan Park, Xicheng District.

For more information and reservation, email reserve@ cyclechina. Com or call 139 1188 6524.

Horse riding

This is a trip to a professional horse- riding club with well- trained bilingual instructors, offering lessons to people who love riding and those willing to learn more. The club is located in Hebei Province next to the Kangxi Grassland.

Time:1:30a.m~4:30p.m,Dec.4

Cost:3320 yuan (US$40.74)including one hour’s riding, transportation, guide ,lunch

To sign-up and more information, contact Lucy at 8580 5080 or 130 1117 1326.

1. This passage is written mainly for ______. 

A. tourists       B. holiday-makers      C. guides        D. sportsmen

2. If Mary, who is ten years old, wants to hike along the Great Wall with her parents, they will pay______dollars.

A. 400         B. 450         C. 68.50          D. 65

3. If you are interested in the knowledge about horse riding, you’ll contact______ .

A. 139 1188 6515                    B. 139 1188 6524     

C. 130 1117 1326                    D. 139 1002 5516

4. Cycle China is______

A. a website which offers traveling information     B. a traveling agency

C. a trainer for skiing                          D. a resort which offers hot spring bath