——How far away is it from here to your school?

       ——It’s about ________..

A．half an hour’s drive                   B．half hours drives

C．half an hour drives                        D．half an hour drive

One way to understand thousands of new words is to gain __ good knowledge of basic word of formation.

 A. /                B. the                      C. a            D. one

On May 5, 2005, at __ World Table Tennis Championship, Kong Linghui and Wang Hao won the gold medal in men’s doubles with __ score of 4:1.

 A. a, a             B. /, the                   C. a, /            D. the, a

The cakes are delicious . He’d like have ______third one because _____second one is rather too small.

A.a, a              B. the . the               C. a ,the      D. the ,a

On May 5,2005,at ___World Table Tennis Championship ,Kong Ling hui and WangHao won the gold medal in men’s with ____score of 4:1.

A. a ,a             B. / the             C. a ,/            D. the ,a

When I stepped out the plane from Miami into Charlotte, North Carolina, airport for a connecting flight home, I immediately knew something was wrong. Lots of desperate people crowded the terminal. I quickly learned that flights headed to the Northeast were called off because of a storm. The earliest they could get us out of Charlotte was Tuesday. It was Friday. A gate agent stood on the counter and shouted, “Don’t ask us for help! We cannot help you!”

I joined a crowd that ran from terminal to terminal in search of a flight out. Eventually, I found six strangers willing to rent a van with me. We drove through the night to Washington, where I took a train the rest of the way to Providence.

The real problem, of course, is that incidents like this happen every day, to everyone who flies, more and more often. It really gets to me, though, because for eight years I was on the other side, as a flight attendant for Trans-World Airlines(TWA).

I know the days are gone when attendants could be written up if we did not put the lines napkins with the TWA logo in the lower right-hand corner of the first-class diners’ trays. As are the days when there were three dinner options on flights from Boston to Los Angeles in economy class. When, once, stuck on a tarmac (機場停機坪) in Newark for four hours, a planeload of passengers got McDonald’s hamburgers and fries by thoughtfulness of the airline.

I have experienced the decline of service along with the rest of the flying public. But I believe everything will change little by little, because I remember the days when to fly was to soar (翱翔). The airlines, and their employees, took pride in how their passengers were treated. And I think the days are sure to come back one day in the near future.

Many people crowded the terminal because ________.

A. they were ready to board on the planes

     B. something was wrong with the terminal

     C. the flights to the Northeast were canceled

     D. the gate agent wouldn’t help the passengers

The writer got to Providence ________ at last.

     A. by air            B. by van           C. by train          D. by underground

Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

     A. Incidents happened to those who fly quite often.

     B. The writer used to be a flight attendant for Trans-World Airlines.

     C. Even a small mistake might cause complaints from passengers in the past.

     D. McDonald’s hamburgers and fries were among regular dinner options. 

What can be implied from the passage?

     A. The writer lived in Charlotte, North Carolina.

     B. The writer thought the service was not as good as it used to be.

     C. The writer with other passengers waited to be picked up patiently.

     D. Passengers would feel proud of how they were treated on the plane.

They chatted ____ coffee about their experience as volunteers during the charity.

A. over                 B. on                    C. to                            D. with

During the Ching Ming Festival, many people held a lot of campaigns ________ Ji Xianlin, an outstanding scholar in China.

A. in need of       B. in hope of       C. in memory of      D.in search of

He held the young man _______ in his arms after a good _______ handshake.

A. tightly…. firmly                           B. firm …. tight 

C. firmly…. tightly                           D. tight ….firm

—What do you think of the book?

         —Oh, excellent．It’s worth    a second time．

         A．to read      B．to be read C．reading      D．being read