Having been attacked by foreign terrorists, ________.

A．the police came as soon as possible                     B．warnings were given to the public

C．the doctors came to rescue the injuries                D．the tallest building collapsed

---Which of the two traveling plans would you like, sir?  ---Oh, ________ . I don’t care.

A．none                B．neither           C．both           D．either

The police arrest the criminal __________ the name of the law.

A．in               B．under            C．with                 D．by

---Do you mind if I open the window?    ---________. I feel a bit cold.

A．I’d rather you don’t                                         B．I’d rather you didn’t

C．Go ahead                                                      D．Why not.

A decision was _______ that those who once ______ to the company in order to get a job would not be let _______.

A．made, lied, to stay                                             B．given, lay, stay

C．done, lying, staying                                          D．designed, laid, stayed

Have you ever had to decide whether to go shopping or stay home and watch TV on a weekend? Now you  1  do both at the same time. Home shopping television networks（網(wǎng)絡(luò)） have become a  2  for many people to shop without  3  having to leave their homes.

Some shoppers are  4 of department stores and supermarkets— 5  the crowds, waiting in long lines, and sometimes   6 of finding anything they want to buy. They’d rather sit quietly at home in front of the TV set and  7  a friendly announcer describe a product   8  a model shows it. And they can   9  around the clock, buying something   10  by making a phone call.

Department stores and even mail-under companies are   11 to join in the success of home shopping. Large department stores are busy  12 their own TV channels（頻道）to encourage TV shopping in the future.  13 can ask questions about products and place  14  , all through their TV sets.

Will shopping by television   15 take the place of shopping in stores? Some industry managers think so.  316  many people find shopping at a   17  store a great enjoyment. And for many shoppers, it is still important to   18  or try on dresses they want to buy. That’s   19  specialists say that in the future, home shopping will   20  together with store shopping but will never entirely replace（取代） it.

1.A．must                  B．should              C．shall              D．can

2.A．programme             B．way               C．reason             D．purpose

3.A．ever                   B．never              C．still                D．once

4.A．proud                 B．fond                C．tired              D．careful

5.A．fighting                B．striking             C．treating            D．stopping

6.A．sense                  B．doubt              C．hope              D．feeling

7.A．see                   B．watch              C．let                D．notice

8.A．until                   B．since               C．if                 D．while

9.A．shop                   B．wait               C．turn             D．deliver

10.A．suitably              B．cheaply             C．simply             D．hardly

11.A．nervous              B．lucky              C．equal              D．eager

12.A．putting up            B．making up          C．setting up          D．looking up

13.A．Guests               B．Assistants        C．Managers          D．Customers

14.A．orders               B．goods              C．books             D．a(chǎn)nswers

15.A．lastly                 B．finally              C．especially          D．fortunately

16.A．Then                B．Yet                C．However           D．Therefore

17.A．general               B．popular            C．real               D．true

18.A．design                B．make              C．wear              D．touch

19.A．how                 B．why              C．what              D．when

20.A．exist                 B．practise            C．follow             D．a(chǎn)ppear

A good teacher is many things to many people. In my own experience, the people I respect the most and think about the most are the teachers who demanded （要求） the most discipline （紀(jì)律） from their students.

I miss one teacher in particular that I had in high school. I think she was a good teacher because she was a very strict person. I remember very vividly （清晰地） a sign over her classroom door. It was a simple sign that said, “Laborato­ry—in this room the first five letters of the word was emphasized （強(qiáng)調(diào)）, not the last seven.” In other words, I guess, labor（勞動(dòng)） for her was more important than oratory, which means making speeches.

She prepared her work very care­fully and demanded us to do the same. We got lots of homework from her. Once she had broken her arm, and everybody in the class thought that maybe the home­work load would be reduced, but it con­tinued just the same. She checked our work by stamping her name at the bot­tom of the papers to show that she had read them.

I think sometimes teachers who de­mand the most are liked the least. But as time goes by, this discipline really seems to benefit （有益于） the students.

1. Which of the following is considered a good teacher by the writer?

A．A patient teacher.                                B．An honest teacher.

C．A strict teacher.                                  D．A hard-working teacher.

2. The teacher put up the sign over her classroom door ___.

       A．to remind the students that this room was a laboratory

       B．to advise the students to follow the disciplines

       C．to warn the students not to be careless

       D．to tell the students to work hard in the classroom

3. When the teacher’s arm was broken, she ___.

A．gave her students the usual am­ount of homework

B．gave her students less homework

C．a(chǎn)sked her students to check the homework themselves

D．gave her students more homework

4. What’s the writer’s opinion of dis­cipline?

A．It makes the students dislike their teachers.

B．It does good to the students in the long run.

C．It’s too much for young children.

D．It does more harm than good to the students.

People are so busy these days that many people have no time to cook. This becomes a problem, because most families love home cooking! The food tastes good and warm, and a family meal brings everyone together. In some families, meals are often the only times everyone sees one another the same time.

　　Another reason people enjoy home cooking is that it is often a way of showing love. A parent who makes some cookies（小甜餅）is not just satisfying（滿足）a child’s sweet tooth. She or he is sending a message. The message says, “I care about you enough to spend an hour making cooking hat you will eat up in 15 minutes if I let you.”

　　There is also something about the smell of home cooking. The smell of home cooking pleases people of all ages. It makes most of us feel good and loved- even if we are the ones doing the next time you smell a cake making, stop for a moment and pay attention to your mood（心情）.

1. Why do fewer people cook now?

A．They have no time.                            B．Many people are too busy.

       C．Many people don’t like cooking                D．They don’t like family meals.

2. A parent spends an hour making cookies________.

       A．just to satisfy her or his child’s sweet tooth B．only to send a message

　    C．to let a child eat up in 15 minutes  　        D．often to show her or his love

3. The writer thinks the smell of home cooking________.

　    A．makes us happy                              B．makes us be interested in cooking

　    C．makes us pay no attention to our mood        D．makes us love others

4. What’s the main idea of this passage?

　    A．Family meals are important.                      B．How to make cookies.

　    C．People are too busy to cook.                   D．Homemade cookies taste better.

Sometimes the reader’s request is not an important one, but the newspaper which receives it usually tries to give the requested help. One reader wrote:  “ My two children love Secretariat, the horse that has been winning all the races. They would like to know if it would be possible to get one of Secretariat’s shoes.”

The result was that the children were sent one of the racing shoes worn by the famous horse when he won at Churchill Downs in Kentucky.

Sometimes there is a real problem to be solved．During the spring of 1973 MR FIX IT learned that a young nurse from the Philippines was near death in an American hospital thousands of miles from home. She had no relatives in the United States and no close friends. MR FIX IT located her sister in the Philippines and helped the sister get the government papers she needed in order to visit the United States. In the meantime, readers of newspaper sent money to pay for her travel. Though there were many difficulties, the young nurse managed to have sister at her side before she died.

1. “Secretariat” is __________.

A．A popular English singer                              B．a(chǎn) famous racing horse 

C．a(chǎn) splendid American film                           D．a(chǎn) wonderful horse shoe

2. What is MR FIX IT?

A．it’s a person who often helps others 

B．it’s a reader who often reads something new

C．it’s a man who often asks for unimportant things

D．it’s a great of a newspaper which is often helpful

3.Where was the nurse from?

A．Asia                B．Africa                C．America            D．Europe

4. The word “l(fā)ocate” in this passage probably means_______.

A．know               B．find                 C．send               D．take

We Americans are wasteful people, not used to saving. Early settlers, our forefathers set us an example of wasting everything, for they thought nature’s resources were so plentiful that none of them ever imagined that natural materials would be used up in time. Within a few years of the first Virginia settlement, for example, pioneers burned down their houses when they were ready to move west. They burned down their houses with only one aim to get the nails（釘子） for future use. No one ever gave a thought to the priceless hardwoods that went up in smoke. As a people we destroy many valuable things that other people save. I noticed this when I was living in Britain. I received a letter from one England’s largest banks. It was enclosed in a used envelope（信封） that had been readdressed to me. Such a practice would be unthinkable in the United States. American banks, even the smallest, always use expensive stationery（信箋）with the names of all twenty - eight vice – presidents lists on side of the page.

1. According to the passage, we know the writer is     .

A．a(chǎn) Chinese              B．a(chǎn) Japanese            C．a(chǎn)n Englishman      D．a(chǎn)n American

2. The writer thought their forefathers     .

A．set a good example

B．wasted many natural resources

C．knew natural resources would be used up in time

D．made the best use of natural materials

3. The used envelope suggests that     .

A．the English look down upon the Americans    B．the English banks are very poor

C．the English try their best to save           D．the English like using used envelopes

4. Which of the following statements is wrong?

A．The writer lives in Britain now.

B．American banks use expensive stationery.

C．Americans are not used to saving.

D．The writer’s forefathers burned down their houses in order to get the nails.

5. The purpose of the passage is to     .

    A．wish Americans not to waste             B．tell us the English are a good people

    C．warn Americans against saving           D．encourage people to work hard