“What do you think of them?” “I don’t know _____ is better, so I’ve taken _____ of them.”

A. what, both  B. what, none

C. which, both       C. which, none

. How cold it is! We’ve never had ______ this winter.

A. the colder day B. a cold day

C. the coldest day D. a colder day

“Will another fifty be enough？” “Just twenty will ______.”

    A. work                          B. do

C. suit                          D. fit

They own two cars, not to _____ a motorbike.

    A. speakB. say

    C. talkD. mention

If you go there alone after dark you might get _____.

    A. attacked and robbed      B. attacking and robbing

B. to attack and rob        D. to be attacked and robbed

He made _____ known to his friends that he didn’t want to enter politics.

A. that    B. it

C. himself      D. him

. ------Don't put the waste on the ground.                

------Oh, I'm very sorry. I ____ the dustbin there.

A. don't see          B. isn't seeing        C. didn't see        D. haven't seen

Listen to the two girls by the window．What language_________?      

       A．did they speak              B．were they speaking

       C．a(chǎn)re they speaking          D．have they been speaking

Ⅲ.完形填空（每小題1分，共20分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各小題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C、D、）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

We all know something about Thomas Edison. He was a great American   21   .He was in school for only a short time.  22  , he had to leave the school and   23  himself at home and learned a lot. When Edison grew up, he had his own lab. He worked hard and hardly   24   to have a rest.

One day a friend of his brought a young man into his lab. He   25  the young man to Edison. He said the young man had studied in a famous university in Germany and had a lot of   26   of physics and maths. Edison was glad to work with a man like him and   27   him as a helper. A few weeks later, the young   28   about Edison’s past. He began to look down on him. Edison   29   about it, but he said   30   .

Once the young man came into the lab while Edison   31   an important experiment. He stood near the table   32   he didn’t help him. Edison stopped   33   out a bottle and said, “Go to calculate (計(jì)算)its volume(容積)and tell me the   34   in two hours.”

At first the young man thought it easy to do it. Soon he   35   it difficult. Two hours later Edison went into his office and saw a lot of paper and books on his desk. Of course he couldn’t compute the volume in the time   36   .

“Why not pour some   37   into the bottle?” said Edison. “Then you’ll   38   calculate its volume!” Having heard this, the young man’s   39   turned red, and he knew Edison was really    

  40  than him!

21.A. doctor          B. player               C. writer               D. inventor

22.A. Soon            B. After                C. Later on            D. Soon after

23.A. teach            B. play with           C. study                D. enjoy

24.A. forgot          B. remembered      C. wanted             D. hoped

25.A. showed         B. pushed              C. introduced         D. threw

26.A. news            B. books                C. knowledge         D. dictionaries

27.A. employed     B. asked                C. made                D. watched

28.A. beard           B. learned              C. read                  D. told

29.A. told              B. was told            C. said                  D. was said

30.A. something     B. everything         C. nothing             D. all

31.A. did               B. had                   C. was doing          D. was having

32.A. but              B. and                   C. as                    D. while

33.A. bringing              B. to bring             C. taking               D. to take

34.A. result           B. way                 C. idea                  D. opinion

35.A. knew            B. saw                   C. learned              D. found

36.A. given           B. followed           C. said                  D. taken

37.A. oil               B. salt                   C. water                D. food

38.A. carefully       B. slowly               C. easily                D. quietly

39.A.head              B. face                  C. eyes                  D. ears

40.A. more polite   B. stricter                     C. more kind-hearted     D. cleverer

The British royal family is about to be slimmed down. The Queen plans to reduce the number of real royals, it was recently announced. However, there seems little sign of the monarchy (君主) disappearing completely.

Up till the 17th century, the British king or queen was believed to rule by “divine (神的) right”, which was the idea that God chose the king or queen to rule and that he or she was therefore above the law. However, this idea ended with the English Revolution, in which King Charles I was imprisoned and then beheaded (斬首) in 1649.

So what role does the British royal family have today?

Well, the Queen has important formal duties as Head of State, the Queen represents the UK on visits abroad and invites other world leaders to visit the UK. As Head of the Armed Forces: Only the Queen can declare when the UK is at war or when war is over. The Queen also has constitutional duties: She has to sign many government and Commonwealth (英聯(lián)邦) documents everyday.

In addition, the royal family sends a great deal of its time traveling up and down the country in support of different charity projects.

But republicans in Britain do not believe there should be a royal family. Sometimes, the press and media criticize the royal family as well. One criticism is that British people should have to pay for the royal family through their taxes.

Today, the royal family works hard to be relevant(相關(guān)聯(lián)的) in the modern world. The Queen Speech on television is less formal every Christmas, and is now available as a podcast (播客). In 2005, after graduating from university, Prince William spent time teaching English in Uruguay, the sort of work many young British people do at some time in their lives.

1.    What can be concluded from the first two paragraphs?

       A. The British King or Queen is now considered above the law.

       B. The British King or Queen is no longer believed to rule by divine right.

       C. The royal family played a less important role in Britain in the late 17th century than in nowadays.

       D. The English Revolution put an end to the British royal family in 1649.

2.    Which of the following is NOT among formal duties of the Queen?

       A. Traveling around the UK.

       B. Declaring when the UK is at war.

       C. Inviting other leaders to visit the UK.

       D. Signing Commonwealth documents every day.

3.    With the example of Prince William in the last paragraph, the author intends to show _____.

       A. Prince William is very popular in the UK

       B. the royal family is trying to connect better with ordinary people

       C. Prince William has made an effort to win young people’s admiration

       D. many young British people do voluntary work

4.    According to the article, British people __________.

       A. are all in favor of the royal family

       B. can talk to the Queen through a podcast

       C. pay for the royal family through the taxes

       D. criticize the royal family through media and press