Unless ________, I will not go to the party held by them．

A．invite        B．invited        C．inviting            D．to invite

You ______ use my bike on condition that you give it back to me before I leave here．

A．should         B．must         C．ought to         D．shall

I was so surprised ; I _________ you to come．

A．wouldn’t expected              B．haven’t expected

C．hadn’t expected                 D．wasn’t expecting

I think your opinion is right’ I am _________ you．

A．a(chǎn)gree with                      B．a(chǎn)gree to

C．in favor of                         D．do you a favor

__________ in 1989, the school has been one of greatest schools in the province．

A．found                                     B．Founded

C．Founding                                     D．To be founded

Stop stealing money ________ you will be punished one day．

A．but        B．so        C．or else         D．so that

       Nearly everybody enjoys chicken, and the most famous name in chicken is Kentucky Fried Chicken．Mr. Sanders, the man who started this ___1___ was not always very rich．At one time, he ___2___ a small gas station next to a highway （公路）．Many truck drivers ___3___ there to get gas and take a rest．Mr. Sanders realized they were often ___4___, so he began serving sandwiches and coffee．___5___ the sandwiches he made tasted good, and didn’t ___6___ too much, more and more ___7___ came to eat at his place．___8___ Mr. Sanders began to serve fried chicken．People ___9___ it very much, and his new business grew rapidly．Not long after, however, another highway was ___10___, and many drivers no longer went __11___ Mr. Sanders’ restaurant．So he had to ___12___ it．Then he traveled around the country __13___ to sell his idea of opening fried chicken restaurants．He ___14___．By 1967, there were almost 5000 Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants．And now, ___15___ you go in the United States, you will see one．If you like chicken, I’m sure, you’ll enjoy eating Kentucky Fried Chicken．

1．A．business                B．shop                  C．life               D．search

2．A．found                   B．worked            C．saw             D．owned

3．A．passed                 B．got to              C．stopped          D．left

4．A．late                    B．hungry            C．tired             D．sick

5．A．Although             B．If                   C．As              D．Once

6．A．need                B．pay                  C．spend           D．cost

7．A．passengers          B．drivers              C．students          D．doctors

8．A．Then                B．So                 C．But              D．For

9．A．a(chǎn)te                  B．liked               C．tried             D．drank

10．A．a(chǎn)ppeared          B．found               C．built             D．broken

11．A．out               B．to                  C．over                                    D．on

12．A．close                  B．run                   C．return              D．take

13．A．trying                B．believing            C．thinking            D．suggesting

14．A．failed               B．fails                 C．succeeds        D．succeeded

15．A．whenever        B．wherever         C．where            D．when

       Last year．I took a sightseeing trip to Washington, DC．I heard a voice say, “Can you help me?” When I turned around, I saw an elderly blind woman with her hand extended．Immediately, I pulled out all of my change and placed it on her hand without even looking at her．But the blind woman smiled and said, “I don’t want your money．I just need help finding the post office．”

       In an instant, I realized what I had done．I acted with prejudice―I judged another person simply for what I assumed she had to be．I hated what I saw in myself．

       The thing I had forgotten about myself is that I am an immigrant．I left Honduras and arrived in the US at the age of 15．I started my new life with two suitcases, my brother and sister．Through the years, I have been a doorkeeper, cashier and pizza delivery driver among many other humble（卑微的）jobs, and eventually I became a network engineer．

       In my own life, I have experienced prejudice．I remember a time―at the age of 17―when I was a busboy, I heard a father tell his little boy that if he did not do well in school, he would end up like me．

       But now, living in my American middle-class lifestyle, it is too easy to forget my past, to forget who I am, where I have been ,and to lose sight of where I want to be going．That blind woman on the streets cured me of my blindness．She reminded me of my belief in humility（謙虛）．By the way, I helped that lady to the post office．I hope to thank her for the priceless lesson．

1．How did the writer give the blind woman money?

       A．In a modest way                                                                B．In a polite way

       C．In an impatient way．                          D．In a painful way

2．According to the text, the writer__________．

       A．still lives a poor life                          B．was busy with his work

       C．was born in Honduras                         D．was a native of Washington D．C．

3．According to the text, the author most probably agrees that one should__________．

       A．be nice to the elderly and the disabled

       B．try to experience different kinds of culture

       C．treat others equally with love and respect

       D．think about one’s past as often as possible

4．What would be the best title of the text?

       A．A priceless lesson                                B．An act of prejudice

       C．A sightseeing trip                                D．A humble moment

       Beldon and Canfield are two seashore towns, not far apart．Both towns have many hotels, and in summer the hotels are full of holiday-makers and other tourists．

       Last August there was a fire at the Seabreeze Hotel in Beldon．The next day, this news appeared on page two of the town’s newspaper．The Beldon Post:

       FIRE AT SEABREEZE

       Late last night firemen hurried to the Seabreeze Hotel and quickly put out a small fire in a bedroom．The hotel manager said that a cigarette started the fire．We say again to all our visitors： “Please don’t smoke cigarettes in bed．” This was Beldon’s first hotel fire for five years．

       The Canfield Times gave the news in these words on page one：

       ANOTHER BELDON HOTEL CATCHES FIRE

       Last night Beldon firemen arrived just too late to save clothing, bedclothes and some furniture at the Seabreeze Hotel．An angry holiday-maker said, “An electric lamp probably started the fire．The bedroom lamps are very old at some of these hotels．When I put my bedside light on, I heard a funny noise from the lamp．” We are glad to tell our readers that this sort of adventure does not happen in Canfield．

       What are the facts, then? It is never easy to find out the exact truth about an accident．There was a fire at the Seabreeze Hotel last August: that is one fact．Do we know anything else? Yes, we know that firemen went to the hotel．

       Now what do you think of the rest of the “news” ?

1．Which of the following best gives the main idea of this text?

       A．Beldon and Canfield are both good places for tourists in summer．

       B．A fire broke out at night in Seabreeze Hotel last summer．

       C．It was not easy to find out exact truth from newspapers．

       D．Two newspapers gave reports on the same matter．

2．Which of the following are probably facts?

       a．The fire broke out in a bedroom at the hotel．

       b．A cigarette started the fire．

       c．An old lamp started the fire．

       d．The fire broke out at night．

       e．There has never been a fire in Canfield．

       A．b and c               B．a(chǎn) and d                C．c and e                D．a(chǎn) and c

3．The Canfield Times used the headline like this in order to make its readers think _______．

       A．hotels in Beldon often catch fire

       B．hotels in Beldon don’t often catch fire

       C．this was the second fire at the Seabreeze Hotel

       D．Beldon was a good place except that hotels there are not quite safe

4．The Canfield newspaper gave a report just the opposite to the Beldon Post by saying that _______．

       A．the bedroom lamps were very old at the Seabreeze Hotel

       B．the bedroom lights made funny noise when the fire took place

       C．the firemen failed to save clothing, bedclothes and other things

       D．such accidents never happened in Canfield for the past 5 years

       Why must we pay taxes? The answer is that the government needs money for many things, for example to pay its soldiers, sailors and airmen, to build roads, bridges, offices, schools, etc and to buy goods from abroad; and only the people of the country can supply the money．One of the most important taxes is income-tax which a person pays according to the amount of his income-tax．Whether he is a businessman, a doctor, a lawyer, a shopkeeper, a miner, or anything else．This is called a “direct” tax, because it is paid in money direct to the government．

       Another tax is paid on goods such as watches, jewellery, new clothes, tobacco, wine, etc, when they are brought into a country, such a tax is paid as part of the price of these goods if they are later sold in shops．We call it “indirect” tax, because it is paid indirectly through the shopkeeper．

       People usually complain about having to pay taxes, but they forget that the money is spent on the things that they and their families need．We need policemen to catch thieves, to see that men obey the laws, to direct traffic, etc, and they must be paid what they earn; children need education and there must be schools and teachers; we want our streets to be kept clean, and the wages of men who do this kind of work have to be paid．Above all, the country must always be ready to defend itself against attacking enemies, and we cannot have an army without paying for it．

       Taxes, therefore, cannot be avoided．We buy our own food and clothes and pay for our own amusements, but there are several things that the State finds the money for, and that are necessary for us if our society is to continue．So we have no real cause to complain when we are asked to supply money to be spent for the good of ourselves and for our fellow-citizens．

1．Indirect tax means _______．

       A．tax that one pays direct to the government

       B．tax that is not paid directly to the government

       C．tax that is paid as an extra amount added to the price of certain goods

       D．Both B and C

2．Which of the following is right?

       A．Taxes are paid to the sellers．

       B．Income-tax is an indirect tax．

       C．The tax on new clothes is paid in money direct to the government．

       D．Tax is amount of money that you have to pay to the government so that it can pay for public services．

3．People have no real reason to complain about having to pay taxes because _______．

       A．some shopkeepers are very rich

       B．they need money to buy goods from abroad

       C．their children need education

       D．the money is spent on the things that they and their families need

4．“Taxes cannot be avoided” means _______．

       A．people have to pay taxes to the government

       B．you do not have to pay tax on some goods

       C．soldiers do not have to pay taxes

       D．a(chǎn)ll goods have to be taxed