---Waiter! How soon can I get my food? I just have half an hour left before my train leaves.

   ---It       be ready in five minutes.

       A．may  B．should      C．could D．need

—If he       , he      that food.

—Luckily he was sent to the hospital immediately.

         A．was warned, would not take     B．had been ,warned, would not have taken

         C．would be warned, had not taken       D．would have been warned, had not taken

Argentina's Lionel Messi has won the Golden Ball awarded to the European Footballer of the Year, becoming the sixth Barcelona player to take the award and the first since Brazilian Ronaldinho in 2005.

Messi beat last year's winner Cristiano Ronaldo into second place while Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez finished third in the poll results released by France Football magazine early Tuesday.

Praised by Argentina great Diego Maradona as his successor, Messi won an unprecedented treble（三重） in Spain last season with Barcelona as the Catalan side swept the Champions League, the Spanish title and the Copa del Rey.

The 22-year-old Messi, the first Argentine to win the world-famous award, was the top scorer in last year's Champions League with nine goals, including his superb header（足球中的頭球） in the 2-0 victory over Manchester United in the final.

Messi, who scored 473 of a possible 480 points, largely controlled the voting and won with a record-margin of 240 points. Real Madrid winger Ronaldo had 233 and Xavi had 170.

"Honestly, I knew that I was among the favorites because Barcelona had a fruitful year in 2009," Messi was quoted as saying by the magazine.

"But I didn't expect to win with such a margin. The Golden Ball is very important to me. All the players who won it were great players, and some great players never won it."

Barcelona had three players in the Top 5 with Andres Iniesta taking fourth ahead of former Barca player Samuel Eto'o.

In an outstanding season, Messi netted(把…踢進網(wǎng)) 38 goals in 51 games in all competitions, often leaving defenders in his wake(在…之后) with a combination of speed, extraordinary abilities and his effective left-footed strike.

Messi, who led Argentina to next year's World Cup in South Africa, recently signed a new contract with Barcelona through 2016.

Messi had a good start to this season - already scoring nine goals - and put on a great display to help his club defeat archrival Real Madrid 1-0 last Sunday.

"It won't be easy to confirm after a year like the one we just went through," Messi said.

"I hope the next one will reach the same standards. But to win the Golden Ball two years in a row is not an easy thing."

(Read by Guanny Liu. Guanny Liu is a multimedia journalist at the China Daily Web site.)

Which of the following is the suitable title?

A. Messi beats C. Ronaldo to win the European Footballer of the Year

B. Ronaldinho beats Messi to win the European Footballer of the Year

C. Messi beats Xavi to win the European Footballer of the Year

D. Ronaldinho beats Xavi to win the European Footballer of the Year

Messi has some advantages over others EXCEPT _________.

A. a rapid speed           B. a new contract with Barcelona

C. outstanding abilities     D. his effective left-footed strike

By saying “But I didn't expect to win with such a margin.”, Messi means _____.

A. he didn’t think he won unexpectedly    B. he didn’t want to win at all

C. he didn’t expect he won extraordinarily  D. he couldn’t wait to win

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Xavi Hernandez finished second in the poll.

B. Messi treated Maradona as his successor.

C. The 22-year-old Messi was the first European Footballer.

D. Messi said Barcelona had a fruitful year in 2009.

Land animals are believed ______ from sea animals.

A. to have developed  B. to have been developed 

C. having developed  D. having been developed

I have made great progress ________ his help. Which of the following is not correct?

A. with           B. because of         C. as a result of         D. because

Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel. Green said, "Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and hope. I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves. Without me, all animals would   21  ."

Blue interrupted, "You only think about the   22  , but consider the sky and the sea.   23  the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea．Without my peace, you would all be   24  ."

Yellow chuckled（笑道）, "You are all so serious. I bring laughter, fun, and   25   into the world."

Orange started next to blow her trumpet, "I am the color of health and strength. I may be  26  , but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life. When I fill the sky   27  , my beauty is so striking that no one gives another   28   to any of you."

Red could stand it   29   and he shouted out, "I am the ruler of all of you. I am the color of danger and of bravery. I am willing to   30   truth. I am also the color of passion and of love."

Then came Purple and Indigo（深藍）….

The colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own   31  . Their quarreling became louder and louder. Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder. Rain started to pour down   32  . The colors crouched（蜷縮）down   33  , drawing close to one another for comfort.

In the midst of the clamor（叫嚷）, rain began to speak, "You foolish colors, fighting   34

yourselves, each trying to dominate  35   . Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose,   36  ? Join hands with   37   and come to me."

Doing as they were told, the colors   38   and joined hands. They formed a colorful rainbow. From then on, whenever a good rain   39   the world, a rainbow appears in the sky. They remember to   40   one another.

A. stay              B. leave               C. go out               D. die

A. earth            B. moon               C. star                   D. sun

A. That is          B. I am                C. It is                  D. This is

A. anything              B. nothing            C. something          D. everything

A. warmth         B. sadness           C. depression           D. anxiety

A. usual            B. normal             C. common              D. scarce

A. at midnight     B. at noon or at night    C. at sunrise or sunset   D. during the day

A. gift                 B. honor                 C. thought              D. respect

A. for more             B. any more                   C. very much          D. no longer

A. turn to      B. fight for                   C. struggle with         D. bend over

A. superiority     B. disadvantages        C. inferiority         D. weakness

A. gently        B. quietly                C. violently            D. peacefully

A. with care       B. in fear                C. by chance         D. on purpose

A. amongst        B. by                   C. for                  D. against

A. others        B. themselves             C. the other            D. the rest

A. equal and simple B. ordinary and similar  C. more or less  D. unique and different

A. each other     B. me                  C. one another               D. them

A. combined      B. separated            C. united            D. divided

A. cleans        B. washes                C. brightens            D. dampens

A. appreciate     B. quarrel with           C. ignore            D. praise

As a film star she was a success, but as a wife she was ______ failure, so their marriage ended in ______ failure.

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

I can’t stand        with Jane in the same office．She just refuses         talking while she works．

    A．working；stopping      B．to work；stopping

    C．working；to stop           D．to work；to stop

John didn’t choose       of the ties and went away without looking at a third one.

       A．many           B．either          C．a(chǎn)ll                  D．a(chǎn)ny  

At that very moment my mind went completely _________ and I forgot what I was supposed to be doing.

       A. efficient                   B. abundant                  C. shallow                    D. blank