China’s first train from Beijing to Tibet ______ Saturday carrying business travelers on the world’s highest railway.

　 A. set out　 　 B. set about　　 C. set down　 D. set up

The dinner was the most expensive meal we __________.

A. would have 　　B. have had 　　C. had never had 　　 D. had ever had

One day last November, Tom Baker stopped out of his house into the morning light and headed across the rice fields toward the bank of the Rapti River. Tom, a 32-year-old school teacher in the farming village of Madanpur, was going for his morning bath.

As he approached(走近) the river, the head of a tiger(老虎) suddenly appeared over the edge of the river bank. Before he could turn to run, the tiger was upon him. It jumped on his shoulder and threw him to the ground, its huge jaws attacked his head in a killing bite.

Peter Smith was also on his way to the river and saw the attack. He screamed. The tiger lifted its head and roared(吼叫) at him. Peter ran.

From the window of his house John Brown heard the tiger roar and ran out to see it attacking a man. He screamed, too, and all the villagers ran out shouting as the tiger dropped its victim(犧牲品) and ran off. When the villagers reached the river bank, Tom was already dead.

For the villagers, the horror of the incident intensified(加劇) by the tales of man-eating tigers that has once run around in the countryside, killing hundreds.

1 How many people saw the tiger before it was driven off?

A One person.　　　 B. Two persons.　　　 C. Three persons.　　 D. Four persons.

2. The reason why the tiger attacked the man was　　 .

A. it was hungry　　　　　　　　 B. it was angry

C. it was frightened by the man　　　 D. not mentioned in the passage

3. When did the attack take place?

A. Early in the morning　　　　 B. At noon

C. Late in the afternoon　　　　 D. At five before dark

4 According to the passage, the underlined word screamed in the third paragraph　 probably means ____.

A. gave a sharp cry because of fear.　　　　　　　　 B. shouted out for help.

C. made some loud noise.　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. cried out in pain.

1.    We don’t need to do extra work this evening. The day’s work was almost _____now.

A. at the end　 B. at an end　　 C. at one end　　 D. at our end

The soldier who the army for two years will ______ the party.

A. has joined in, join in　 B. has been in, take part in

C. has joined, take part in　 D. has been in, join

The teacher suggested that we should do _____ what he did yesterday.

A. as　 　 B. with　 C. about D. than

— I didn’t do well in the exam. What about you?

— I did _____ you. Maybe even worse.

A. not better than       B. not worse than

C. as well as            D. no better than

It has always been the _____ of our firm to encourage workers to take part in social activities.

　　A. plan　　 B. campaign 　　　C. procedure　　 D. policy

______ herself with other girls, she feels she is quite lucky.
A. Comparing      B. Compared
C. To compare      D. Being compared