You won’t be able to get a ticket for the concert ______ you book one in advance.

A. before           B. unless        C. until            D. if

----- Please remind me of the ______ I have made with Dr Wang.

----- I will. It’s three o’clock this afternoon, isn’t it?

A. promise          B. appointment   C. treatment        D. ceremony

The boy we all considered to be honest was ______ of cheating in the exam.

A. approved         B. warned        C. accused          D. informed

Only _____ as a secretary ______ how important it is to have a good knowledge of English.

A. after did I work; I realized            B. after I worked; I realized

C. after did I work; did I realize         D. after I worked; did I realize

You’d better have your camera ready, just _____ you see something that would make a good picture.

A. even if          B. in case           C. as if        D. in order that

My classmates and I will go hiking tomorrow and it doesn’t make any _______ whether it will rain or not.

A. difference       B. difficulty       C. meaning       D. problem

It must be a ______ question, as can be seen from the _______ expression on the physics teacher’s face.

A. puzzled, puzzling                        B. puzzling; puzzled

C. puzzling; puzzling                       D. puzzled; puzzled

One summer morning, I was walking in the street when I ran into a stranger passing by. “I am    1 ! “ was my reply. Then he said, “Excuse me, too! I even didn’t notice you.” We were very  2   , this stranger and I . Then we went on our  3   after saying goodbye.

But at home,  4  story is told. How we treat our loved ones, young and old. Later in the kitchen,  5    I cooked our meal, my daughter walked up to me, very still. When I turned around, I nearly    6   her down. “get out of the   7   !” I shouted with a frown. She stepped away    8   , with her little heart broken. I didn’t realize how rudely I had spoken.

That night, when I lay awake in bed, God’s quiet voice spoke to me and said, “While  9   with a stranger, you are    10    and polite, but with those you love, you are quick to get   11   and look around the   12   floor, you will find some flowers she brought for you. She   13   them herself ----- pink, yellow, and your favorite blue. She stood there quietly, and you   14   saw the tears in her eyes.”

By this time my   15   had begun to fall. I quietly went and knelt by her bed, “    16  , my dear,” I said, “ Are these the flowers you picked for me?” She smiled, “I   17   them in a napkin(紙巾)just for you. I knew you’d like them, especially the     18   ,” I said, “I am sorry that I    19   them today ---- and I     20  have shouted at you that way.”

1. A. angry                 B. sorry                 C. excited                     D. surprised

2. A. calm                     B. happy                C. polite                D. careful

3. A. road                            B. talk                C. argument          D. way

4. A. a different             B. the same         C. a surprising       D. a moving

5. A. after                    B. as                 C. before              D. if

6. A. put                             B. turned           C. knocked           D. threw

7. A. way                     B. line                   C. place                D. road

8. A. hurriedly              B. silently              C. angrily              D. excitedly

9. A. going             B. fighting             C. speaking        D. meeting

10. A. excited              B. calm              C. quiet                 D. pleased

11. A. moved                B. angry                C. puzzled             D. surprised

12. A. bedroom          B. dining room      C. sitting room              D. kitchen

13. A. bought                      B. picked           C. stole                 D. made

14. A. almost            B. hardly               C. seldom             D. even

15 A. hair                   B. flowers          C. tears          D. daughter

16. A. Get up             B. Stand up        C. Wake up           D. Sit up

17. A. put                    B. wrapped        C. tied               D. found

18. A. red                    B. pink                 C. blue                  D. yellow

19. A. destroyed           B. forgot               C. noticed             D. missed

20. A. shouldn’t            B. couldn’t         C. mustn’t            D. needn’t

Erik Weihenmayer was born with an eye disorder. As a child his eyesight became worse and then, at the age of 13, he lost his sight completely. However, he did not lose his determination to lead a full and active life.

       Erik became an adventurer. He took up parachuting, wrestling and scuba diving. He competed in long-distance biking, marathons and skiing. His favorite sport, thought, is mountaineering.

       As a young man, Erik started to climb mountains. He reached the summit of Mount McKinley in 1995 and then climbed the dangerous 1000-metre rock wall of EI Capitan. Two years later, while climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Kenya with his girlfriend, they stopped for a time at 13,000 feet above sea level－in order to get married. In 1999, he climbed Aconcagua, the tallest mountain in South America. And then , on May 25, 2001, at the age of 33, Erik successfully completed the greatest mountaineering challenge of all. He climbed Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world.

       Erik invented his own method for climbing mountains. He carries two long poles: one to lean on and the other to test the way ahead of him. The climber in front of him wears a bell to guide him. Erik is a good team member. He does his share of the job, such as setting up tents and building snow walls.

       Although he could not enjoy the view, Erik felt the excitement of being on the summit of Everest. He hopes that his success will change how people think about the blind. “When people think about a blind person or blindness, now they will think about a person standing on top of the world.”

1. When was Erik born?

       A. In 1968.                   B. In 1995.                   C. In 1967.                   D. In 1969.

2. What was unusual about his wedding?

       A. He got married on the summit of Mount McKinley.

B. He got married when climbing Mount Everest.

       C. His wedding was held after he prepared a lot.

D. His wedding was held at 13,000 feet above sea level.

3. What is Erik’s special method for climbing a mountain?

A. He takes his girlfriend with him.

B. He does his share of the jobs.

C. He uses two long poles to help himself.

D. He keeps a good team around him.

4. Which of the following shows the right order of what happened?

a. He topped Mount McKinley.

b. He became blind.

c. He challenged Mount Everest.

d. He reached the peak of Kilimanjaro.

e. He climbed the rock wall of EI Capitan.

A. b, e, d, c, a   B. b, a, e, d, c    C. a, b, e, d, c    D. b, d, a, c, d

Farmers might think the idea of growing food for fun sounds strange. But there are some people who do it all the time.

    They grow some vegetables because their natural color or shape is pleasing to see. They grow others because scientists have developed new colors or different sizes for traditional vegetables.

    One example is the bell pepper. Seed companies sell seeds for several different kinds of bell peppers. One pepper is a weak yellow color when it begins to grow. Then its color changes to white. As it grows, it changes color two more times -- to orange, then red.

    If you are not interested in peppers that change colors as they grow, you can grow some that remain one color. You can try chocolate-colored peppers. Or purple. Or lavender ones. Each kind of pepper has its own special taste.

    For the best possible taste, however, peppers should be left on the vine for two or three weeks after they appear ready. This gives them full flavor and greatly increases the vitamins they contain.

    Another unusual plant is known as the yard-long bean, asparagus bean, dow ghok or snake bean. It grows up to one meter in length. It is an important part of the food supply in areas of Asia. American farmers like it because it is different, yet tastes very much like the green beans they traditionally grow. Each bean has from ten to twenty seeds. The outside or pod can be eaten. Some of the very long beans are green outside but have black-and-white or red seeds.

    Gourds are plants that people like to grow because of the many different shapes. They also have many uses. Some round gourds are dried, painted and made into containers. Others have long necks and big bodies. These are dried, cut and made into containers to pour drinking water.

    A kind of gourd called the luffa is used to make sponges. When it is fully grown, it is removed from the vine and permitted to dry for a few weeks.The gourd is placed in water for a few hours. The outer shell is then removed. The gourd is placed in the sun to dry. When it is fully dry, it is cut into pieces for use as sponges. Luffa sponges have a rough surface. They can be used to clean away dead skin cells, which makes them a popular skin-care product.

1. Which of the following about the snake bean is not true?

   A. Its another name is yard-long bean.

   B. It grows up to one meter in length.

   C. American farmers like it because of its different tastes.

   D. Its outside can be eaten.

2. People grow the bell pepper mainly to enjoy its ____ .

   A. shapes  B. colors   C. flavors   D. vitamins.

3. Which of the following can be used to make sponges?

   A. The bell pepper  B. The snake bean  C. Any kind of gourd    D. The luffa.

4. Which is the best title for the passage?

   A. Growing unusual Vegetables for fun.

   B. Growing food with different purposes

   C. Bell peppers showing different colors

   D. Farmers strange idea of growing food.