We are heading for environmental disaster（災(zāi)難）______we completely change the way we live.

　 A. unless　　　 B. Though　　　 C. when　　　 D. if

Doing that beyond my power.

We couldn’t have picked ______ day for the picnic－it rained nonstop.

A. a worse B. a worst C. the worse D. the worst

Someone is ringing the doorbell. Let’s see _________.

A. who is he 　

B. who he is 　

C. who is it 　　　　

D. who it is

—I suppose Susan is late again for the meeting.

　　—You______ it!

　　A. have guessed B. will guess C. guess D. are guessing

Thanksgiving Day is a special holiday in the United States and Canada. Families and friends gather to eat and give thanks for their blessing.

Thanksgiving Day is really a harvest festival. This is why it is celebrated in late fall, after the crops are in. But one of the first thanksgivings in America had nothing to do with a good harvest. On December 4, 1619, the Pilgrims (朝圣者) from England landed near what is now Charles City, Virginia. They knelt down and thanked God for their safe journey across the Atlantic.

The first New England Thangksgiving did celebrate a rich harvest. The Pilgrims landed at what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620. They had a difficult time and the first winter was cruel. Many of the Pilgrims died. But the next year, they had a good harvest. So Governor Bradford declared a three-day feast. The Pilgrims invited Indian friends to join them for their special feast. Everyone brought food.

In time, other colonies (殖民地) began to celebrate a day of thanksgiving. But it took years before there was a national Thanksgiving Day. During the Civil War, Sarah Josepha Hale persuaded Abraham Lincoln to do something about it. He proclaimed (宣布) the last Thursday of November 1863 as a day of thanksgiving. Today, Americans celebrate this happy harvest festival on the fourth Thursday in November, Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving Day in much the same way as their American neighbors. But the Canadian Thanksgiving Day falls on the second Monday in October.

1. The passage mainly tells us____________.

　 A. how Thanksgiving Day came into being and the different ways it is celebrated

　 B. how to celebrate Thanksgiving Day

　 C. how Thanksgiving Day changed with the time and places

　 D. why Thanksgiving Day is a harvest holiday

2. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated____________ .

　 A. in spring　 　 B. in summer　　　　 C. in autumn　 D. in winter

3. The first to celebrate thanksgiving were____________ .

　 A. people in Canada　　　　 　B. Governor Bradford

　 C. some people from England 　D. the American Indians

4. We can infer from the passage that New England must be____________ .

　 A. in England 　　　　　　　　　　 B. in Canada

　 C. on some island off the Atlantic　　 D. in America

5. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

　 A. There’s little difference between the American way and the Canadian way to celebrate Thanksgiving Day.

　 B. Abraham Lincoln was not the first to decide on thanksgiving celebrations.

　 C. Thanksgiving Day used to be a holiday to celebrate a good harvest.

　 D. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated to express the American and Indian people’s thanks to God.

If you father knows that you cheated in the exam, he will be _____ a little angry．

A．less than B．more than C．other than D．rather than

-----Coffee _____ milk?　　　　　　　　

-----Only milk, please, _____ I used to like coffee.

A. and; and 　 B. and; but　 C. or; and 　 D. or ; but

---Are you being_____, sir?

---No, I just want to buy a cellphone.

A. looked after B. attended to 　 C. led in　　　　　 D. admitted in

—Please don’t stamp the grass.

—Pardon?

—I ____ stamp the grass.

A. tell you don’t　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　B. tell you not to

C. told you didn’t　　　 　　　　　　　　　　D. told you not to