I must ______(道歉) for not having been able to write to you sooner.

We have two daughters：Kristen is seven years old and Kelly is four. Last Sunday evening，we invited some people home for dinner. I dressed them nicely for the party，and told them that their job was to join Mommy in answering the door when the bell rang. Mommy would introduce them to the guests，and then they would take the guests’coats upstairs and put them on the bed in the second bedroom.

The guests arrived. I introduced my two daughters to each of them. The adults were nice and kind and said how lucky we were to have such good kids.

Each of the guests made a particular fuss over Kelly，the younger one，admiring her dress，her hair and her smile. They said she was a remarkable girl to be carrying coats upstairs at her age.

I thought to myself that we adults usually make a big “to do” over the younger one because she’s the one who seems more easily hurt. We do it with the best of intentions.

But we seldom think of how it might affect the other child. I was a little worried that Kristen would feel she was being outshined. I was about to serve dinner when I realized that she had been missing for twenty minutes. I ran upstairs and found her in the bedroom，crying. I said，“What are you doing，my dear?”

She turned to me with a sad expression and said，“Mommy，why don’t people like me the way they like my sister? Is it because I’m not pretty? Is that why they don’t say nice things about me as much?”

I tried to explain to her，kissing and hugging her to make her feel better.

Now whenever I visit a friend’s home，I make it a point to speak to the elder child first.

The underlined expression“make a big‘to do’over”（Paragraph 4） means________.

A. show much concern about                          B. have a special effect on

C. list jobs to be done for                         D. do good things for

The guests praised Kelly for carrying coats upstairs because of her________.

A. beautiful hair                             B. pretty clothes

C. lovely smile                             D. young age

Kristen felt sad and cried because________.

A. the guest gave her more coats to carry

B. she didn’t look as pretty as Kelly

C. the guests praised her sister more than her

D. her mother didn’t introduce her to the guests

We can conclude from the passage that________.

A. parents should pay more attention to the elder children

B. the younger children are usually more easily hurt

C. people usually like the younger children more

D. adults should treat children equally

Industrial pollution is not only a problem for the countries of Europe and North America but also an extremely serious problem in some developing countries. For these countries, economic growth is a very important aim. They want to introduce industries, and so they put few controls on the industries which cause pollution.

Cubatao, an industrial town of 85 000 people in Brazil, is an example of the connection between industrial development and pollution. In 1954, Cubatao had no industry. Today it has more than twenty large factories, which produce many pollutants(污染物). The people of the town are suffering from the poisonous matter in their environment and the bad effects can be clearly seen. Birth shortcomings are extremely common. Among children and adults, lung problems are sometimes twelve times more common in Cubatao than in other places.

It is true that Brazil, like many other countries, has laws against pollution, but these laws are not enforced strictly enough. It is cheaper for companies to take no notice of the laws and pay the fines(罰款) than to buy the expensive equipment that will reduce the pollution. It is clear, therefore, that economic growth is more important to the government than to the health of the workers. However, the responsibility(責(zé)任) does not completely lie with the Brazilian government. The example of Cubatao shows that international companies are not acting in a responsible way either. A number of the factories in the town are owned by large companies from France, Italy, and the U. S. They are doing things in Brazil that they would not be able to do at home. If they caused the same amount of pollution at home, they would be severely(嚴(yán)厲地) punished or even put out of business.

Why don’t developing countries have strict pollution controls?

A. The new industries they want to introduce do not cause much pollution.

B. Pollution is not a serious problem for developing countries.

C. They don’t realize the balance of nature will be destroyed by some pollutants.

D. If they put stricter controls on industry, fewer companies would build new plants in developing countries.

What is the author’s purpose in taking Cubatao as an example?

A. To show that industry can develop very fast in developing countries.

B. To show that the pollution problem in Brazil is extremely serious. 

C. To show that industrial growth can cause pollution problems for developing countries.

D. To show that pollution is killing many people and destroying the whole economy of Brazil.

How is the health of the population of Cubatao?

A. There are more heart diseases among people who live near chemical factories.

B. More people suffer from lung diseases because of poisonous matter.

C. Their health is affected by pollutants the same way as that of other Brazilians.

D. Babies there are found not as bright as those who live in other places.

Why do some foreign companies like to set up their plants in Brazil?

A. The investment(投資) environment in Brazil is suitable for them.

B. They will not be severely punished if they cause pollution in Brazil.

C. They can make much money because they do not have to pay Brazilian workers much.

D. They can act in an irresponsible(不負(fù)責(zé)任的) way in Brazil because there are no pollution laws there.

When we say that Cambridge is a university town, we do not mean just that it is a town with a university in it. Manchester and Milan have universities, but we do not call them university towns. A university town is one where there is no clear separation between the university buildings and the rest of the city. The university is not just one part of the town; it is all over the town. The heart of Cambridge has its shops, pubs, market-place and so on, but most of it is university-colleges, faculties, libraries, clubs and other places for university staff and students. Students fill the shops, cafes, banks, and churches, making these as well part of the university.,

The town was there first. Two Roman roads crossed there, and there are signs of building before Roman times (earlier than A.D. 43). Cambridge became a center of learning, and the authority of the head of the university was recognized by the king in 1226.

With about 8,250 undergraduates and over2,000 postgraduates, the city is a busy place in “full term” .Undergraduates are not allowed to keep cars in Cambridge, so nearly all of them use bicycles. Don’t try to drive through Cambridge during the five minutes between lectures. Your bicycle must go through a boiling sea of other bicycles hurrying in all directions, if you are in Cambridge at five minutes to the hour any morning of full term, you know that you are in a university town.

What is called a university town?

A town with a university in it    

B. A university with a town in it.

C.  One where there is no clear separation between a university and a town.

One where there are both a university and a town.

How many students does Cambridge have?

Eight thousand, two hundred and fifty.   B. Two thousand.

C. Ten thousand.                        D. More than ten thousand.

Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

the university is all over the town 

the town came earlier than the university

C. during the five minutes between lectures, your bicycle must go through other bicycles hurrying in all directions.

D. the teachers have many strange ways of making their lectures lively and interesting.

What’s the title of the passage?

Cambridge—A University Town.  B. Cambridge – A Centre of Learning

C. Cambridge with Many Students.    D. Cambridge with a Long History

I couldn't move my legs as if it were stuck to the floor.

                  A            B    C           D

It is foolish for you to ask him for help.

        A         B              C  D

At what the child said, the people present were puzzling.

            A      B                 C          D

Simon thought his computer was broken _______ his little brother pointed out that he had forgotten to turn it on.

A. until　B. since?

C. after D. because?

They suggested not only _______ to the party but also give a performance.?

A. did we go B. should we go

C. we should go D. our going

He must have been late for the conference yesterday, _______?

A. didn’t he B. hasn’t he

C. mustn’t he D. wasn’t he?