Subways

41. ______ is done with the purpose of making money.

A . The Tokyo Metro and Toei Lines                    B. The Moscow Metro

C. Shanghai Metro                                       D. The Hong Kong MTR

42. We can learn from the passage that Shanghai Metro______.

A. carries the most people each day                                          B. is the world’s largest

C. may be larger than the Chicago “L” in the future             D. is the busiest in the world

43. How many subways carry more than 5 million people per day?

A. 2                 B. 3                  C. 4                   D. 5

44. What can be inferred from the passage?  

A. Shanghai is the third to build a metro system in China, which has become the largest in the world.

B. You’ll feel sick when you travel on the Tokyo Metro and Toei Lines.

C. Londoners call their subway the Underground because 55 percent of it lies above ground.

D. It is estimated that 95% of the population in Hong Kong own an Octopus card

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21. A. education　　　　　 B. competition　　　　　　　 C. college　　　　　　　　　　 D. employment

22. A. attention　　　　　　 B. promotions　　　　　　　 C. prizes　　　　　　　　　　　 D. approval

23. A. attempted　　　　　 B. explained　　　　　　　　 C. studied　　　　　　　　　　 D. worked

24. A. filled in　　　　　　　 B. stepped onto　　　　　　 C. put down　　　　　　　　 D. looked at

25. A. ashamed　　　　　　 B. frightened　　　　　　　　 C. embarrassed　　　　　　 D. shocked

26. A. review　　　　　　　 B. submit　　　　　　　 　 C. find　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. revise

27. A. appropriate　　　　 B. available　　　　　 　 C. practical　　　　　　　　　 D. helpful

28. A. when　　　　　　　　 B. before　　　　　　　 　 C. unless　　　　　　　　　　 D. until

29. A. serious　　　　 　 B. angry　　　　　　　 　 C. troubled　　　　　　　　　 D. tired

30. A. agreeing　　　　　　 B. suggesting　　　　 　 C. responding　　　　　　　 D. adding

31. A. special　　　　　　　 B. similar　　　　　　　 　 C. private　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. spare

32. A. close　　　　　　　　 B. move　　　　　　　　　　　 C. change　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. reset

33. A. regret　　　　　　　　 B. fear　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sadness　　　　　　　　　 D. puzzle

34. A. quiet　　　　　　　　　 B. slow　　　　　　　　　　　 C. calm　　　　　　　　　　　 D. polite

35. A. rewritten　　　　　　 B. done　　　　　　　　　　　 C. corrected　　　　　　　　 D. read

36. A. follow　　　　　　　　 B. walk　　　　　　　　　　　 C. drive　　　　　　　　　　　 D. answer

37. A. form　　　　　　　　　 B. role　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. luck　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. turn

38. A. accepted B. chosen C. recommended　　　　　 D. recognized

39. A. relief　　　　　　　　　 B. confidence　　　　　　　 C. tension　　　　　　　　　　 D. anxiety

40. A. devote　　　　　　　 B. apply　　　　　　　　　　　 C. owe　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. connect

---Can I come and have a look at your new iphone 5?

---Yes, _____!

Awith pleasure　　　 B. by all means　 C. I quite agree　　 D. I like it

 Despite all the benefits of building the subway in the city center, only a few people argued ______ the project.

     A. in terms of                 B. in place of                C. in favor of                D. in need of

 A good advertisement often uses words ________ people attach positive meanings.

A. that              B. to which          C. with which       D. which

 — Why haven’t you asked her to come here?

— She _______ an important experiment when I found her and she _______ it.

A. had done; didn’t finish                      B. was doing; hasn’t finished

C. did; wouldn’t finish                         D. did; hadn’t finished

 The brave national spirits showed in the film The Flowers of War are ________ deeply moved the audience.

   A. which            B. that              C. who             D. what

 Women _______ drinking more than two cups of coffee a day have a greater chance of having heart disease than those ________ don’t.

   A. who; 不填     B. 不填; who                C. who; who      D. 不填; 不填

 I am writing to express my _______ for the safety of children travelling on school buses, especially those on high-risk and highway-speed routes.

A. attention         B. emotion            C. affair           D. concern

—____ you got to know my telephone number?

—Through a friend of yours.

A.What was it that　　　 B. How did　　　 C. Where was it　　 D. How was it that