I work in a business _______ almost everyone is waiting for a great chance.
   A. how           B. which         C. where          D. that

The students are forbidden, unless they have special passes, ＿＿＿ after 11 pm.

　　A.to stay out B.from staying out 　C.staying out D.not to stay out

It is _____ of you to call on your aunt from time to time.

A. common　　　　 B. convenient　 C. considerate　　　 D. concerned

—How do you find your new classmates?

—Most of them are kind, but ____ is so good to me as Bruce.

A. none　　　　　 B. no one　　　　　 C. every one　　　　　 D. some one

I travel a lot, and I find out different “styles”(風(fēng)格) of directions every time I ask “How can I get to the post office?”

Foreign tourists are often confused(困惑) in Japan because most streets there don’t have names; in Japan, people use landmarks(地標(biāo)) in their directions instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, “Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop.”

In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are not usually many landmarks. There are no mountains, so the land is very flat; in many places there are no towns or buildings within miles. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distances. In Kansas or Iowa, for example, people will say, “Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile.”

People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map; they measure distance in time, not miles. “How far away is the post office?” you ask. “Oh,” they answer, “it’s about five minutes from here.” You say, “Yes, but how many miles away is it?” They don’t know.

It’s true that a person doesn’t know the answer to your question sometimes. What happens in such a situation? A New Yorker might say, “Sorry, I have no idea.” But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers “I don’t know.” People in Yucatan believe that “I don’t know” is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A tourist can get very, very lost in Yucatan!

1. When a tourist asks the Japanese the way to a certain place, they usually ______.

　 A. describe the place carefully　　　 B. show him a map of the place

　 C. tell him the names of the streets　　　 D. refer to recognizable buildings and places

2. What is the place where people measure distance in time?

　 A. New York.　　 B. Los Angeles.　 C. Kansas.　　　 D. Iowa.

3. People in Yucatan may give a tourist a wrong answer ______.

　 A. in order to save time　　　　　 B. Los Angeles.

　 C. so as to be polite　　　　　　　 D. for fun

4. What can we infer from the text?

　 A. It’s important for travelers to understand cultural differences.

　 B. It’s useful for travelers to know how to ask the way properly.

　 C. People have similar understandings of politeness.

　 D. New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors.

—Did you play cards again last weekend??

—Rather than__________time playing cards,I devoted every effort to__________the report.?

A.waste；writing?

B.wasted；writing?

C.to waste；write?

D.wasting；write?

—Do you know anyone in Paris?

　　—No,I’ll make friends once .

　　A.I’m settled B.I have settled

　　C.I’ll be settled D.I’m settling

It never ____________to me that he would be charged with murder.

　 A. happened　　　 B. took place　　　　 C. occurred　　　 D. came

They will leave for Japan _　 __two o’clock this afternoon and we’ll fly to America _　　 _a few weeks．

A．a(chǎn)fter; in　 B．in; after C．on; in　 　 D．a(chǎn)fter; after

It’s already 10 o’clock. I wonder how it ____ that she was two hours late on such a short trip.

A. come over　　 B. come out　 C. come about　　 D. come up