— Guess what, he has decided to enter for tomorrow’s speech contest!

— 　　　 it be possible? He is usually quite shy and reserved.

A. Must　　　　　　 B. Would　　　　　　 C. Should　　　　 D. Need

The murderer was brought in with his hands ______ behind his back.

A. being tied　　 B. having tied　　　 C. to be tied　　　 D. tied

--It is said that China has been a member of WTO since 11 December 2001.　

--Well, it’s wonderful that the Chinese people ___have made so much progress these years.

A. must B. can C. should D. may

The driver was at ___ loss when ___ word came that he was forbidden to drive for speeding .

A. a ; the　 B. / ; /　 C. the ; the　 D. a ; /

John is a lazy student, one of_________ bad study habits is to leave for tomorrow_____ ought to be done today.
A. his; something                            B. whose; what
C. whom; that                               D. his; that

____ all the texts that are written, stored, and sent electronically, a lot of them are still ending up op paper.

　 A. For　　　 B. From　　　 C. Although　　　　　 D. By

Inflation (通貨膨脹) is having a disastrous (災(zāi)難性的)　　　 on the economy

　 A. effect　　　 B. effort　　　 C. impression　　 D. result

Read the following time table and then answer the following questions.

Train Timetable.

Lv. (Leave) Boston　Ar. (Arrive) Midway　Ar. New York

5：10 AM Ex. (Except) Sun.　　　　 7：00 AM　10：45 AM

7：10 AM Daily　 　　　　　　 9：00 AM　12：45 PM

9：10 AM Ex. Sat. & Sun.　 　 11：00 AM　2：45 PM

10：00 AM Ex. Hol. (Holiday)　 　 11：45 AM　2：45 PM

1：15 PM Daily　 　　　　　　 3：15 PM　5：45 PM

3：40 PM Ex. Hol.　 　　　　　 5：40 PM　8：15 PM

5：20 PM Daily　 　　　　　　 7：20 PM　9：55 PM

1．What is the shortest time between Boston and New York by train?

A．5 hours 35 minutes.　　　 B．5 hours 5 minutes.

C．4 hours 30 minutes. 　 D．4 hours 25 minutes.

2．How many trains have to spend over five hours on the way from Boston to New York?

A．5. 　　　　　　　　 B．3.

C．7. 　　　　　　　　 D．2.

3．On Christmas Day, how many trains at least can you take from Boston to New York?

A．2. 　　　　　　　　 B．4.

C．5. 　　　　　　　　 D．3.

Before building a house, you will have to _________ the government’s permission.

　 A．get from　 B．follow C．receive D．a(chǎn)sk for

Tom is jobless, penniless and h　　 .