Thousands of people began pouring into Pennsylvania from other states. They wanted to buy lottery tickets. The tickets cost only $0．9 each ．But that small spending could bring them a reward of $90 million. That was the second largest lottery jackpot（積累獎(jiǎng)金）in history.

More than 87 million tickets were bought for the Pennsylvania lottery drawing. Those who bought tickets had to choose seven numbers from 1 to 80. The chance of winning was one in 9．6 million. But that little chance certainly didn’t affect ticket sales. In the last few days before the drawing , tickets were selling at the unbelievable rate of 500 per second.

Experts say many people buy lottery tickets because they just want to have a piece of the action. Others say the lottery is a stock market for poor people. It allows them to dream about wealth they’ll probably never have.

But many people believe lotteries are no better than legalized gambling. Some critics note that most people who play are poor and may not be able to afford the tickets. There are also many addicts who take the game seriously. They may pour their life savings into lottery tickets. Some clubs have been formed to help them kick the habit.

Politicians like lotteries because they provide money that would otherwise have to some from new taxes. The profits from lotteries are usually used to pay for education or programs for senior citizens. But critics say this arrangement just allows states to legalize vice（惡習(xí)）, under the name of social progress. No matter whether you regard state lotteries right or not , you cannot refuse to accept their extreme popularity with many Americans.

1. The main idea of the passage is that        ．

A．lotteries are of great benefit to everyone who buys them

B．playing a lottery is just like investing in the stock market

C．a(chǎn) lot of people buy lottery tickets , but lotteries cause disagreement

D．lotteries are just legalized vice

2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage ?

A．Politicians like lotteries because they don’t have to pay extra tax ．

B．The popularity of lotteries in America actually is social progress ．

C．Some critics don’t like lotteries because many poor people waste their money on them ．

D．People love the lottery because it is a stock market ．

3. In just one hour in the last few days , the Pennsylvania lottery sold tickets totaling        ．

A．$1．62 million  B．$90million  C．$9．6million  D．$87million

4. People who are addicted to playing lotteries should          ．

A．join a club       B．save every cent

C．win the Pennsylvania     D．kick the habit

 Will you drop in at my house this afternoon if　_________?

A. it is convenient to you     B. you are convenient

C. it is convenient of you     D. you will be convenient

 Bill Clinton became the youngest-ever US governor when he was       to represent Arkansas.

A. selected         B. chosen           C. picked           D. elected

 The steel plant being designed will be the greatest project ________ next year.

A. built       B. being built      C. to build     D. to be built

___________ a reply, he decided to write again.

A. Receiving not  B. Not receiving   C. Not having received   D. Having not received

Children above 12 are able to take part in skiing or other activities_________for them.

       A．having designed      B．designing  C．to design   D．designed

 The parents seemed satisfied with the news __________ their son had been employed by a large company.

A. what   B. which   C. that   D. when

三，閱讀理解(共15小題；每小題2分,滿(mǎn)分30分)

     閱讀下列短文,從每小題后所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中,選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

During his college years, Rogers spent his summer holidays at an Idaho logging camp (伐木場(chǎng)). When Roy, the manager, had to leave for a few days, he put Rogers in charge. "What if the workers refuse to follow my orders?" Rogers asked. He thought of Tony, a worker who was always giving the other men a hard time. "Fire them," Roy said. Then, as if reading Rogers’ mind, he added, "I suppose you want to fire Tony if you get the chance. I’d feel bad about that. Tony is the most reliable worker I’ve ever had. I know he complains a lot, but he comes first and leaves last. There has not been an accident on the hill where he works for eight years." Rogers took over the manager’s job the next day. He went to Tony and spoke to him, "Tony, did you know that I’m in charge today?" Tony didn’t show any respect or interest. "I was going to fire you because you once gave me a hard time, but I want you to know I’m not," he told Tony, adding what Roy had said. When Rogers finished, tears streamed down Tony’s face. That day Tony worked harder than ever before —and he smiled for the first time! Rogers went back to school after that summer. Twelve years later he met Tony again. He was in charge of one of the largest logging companies in the West. Rogers asked him how he managed to become so successful. Tony replied, "If it were not for that time you spoke to me back in Idaho, I would not be myself today. That one minute changed my whole life." Have you got one minute to appreciate someone? It can make a difference for a lifetime.

1. Which of the following statements about Tony is TRUE?

A. He didn’t care about his work.

B. He never showed respect to his co-workers.

C. Nobody liked Tony because of his bad temper.

D. He worked hard but he always complained.

2. The manager’s attitude towards Tony is _____.

A. strict      B. doubtful   C. satisfied      D. negative

3. Rogers changed his mind and didn’t fire Tony because _______.

A. Tony smiled at him

B. he learned more about Tony’s work

C. Roy didn’t give him the power to fire anyone

   D. Tony didn’t give him a hard time anymore

4. What can we learn from Tony’s success?

   A. It’s never too late to learn.           

B. Well begun is half done.

C. It’s necessary to work with a wise boss.

D. It’s important to recognize others’ good qualities.

I felt greatly honored ____________ into their society.

  A, to welcome     B, welcoming      C, to be welcomed       D, welcomed

. When my grandpa was young, he had to________several miles a day to school since he had no money to take a bus.

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