I have advised him not to do like that, but he still insists on doing it that way. I think he has his own opinion _________.

A. above all   B. first of all  C. in all   D. after all

. He asked us to          him ______ carrying through their plan.

   A. assist; to     B. assist; by      C. assist; of       D. assist; in

Only then _________ to answer violence with violence .

A. we decided    B. we decide   C did we decide   D. do we decide

A bar manager was so sure that he himself was the strongest man. Thus he made a bet and declared he would offer $1000 if    1   could beat him.

     The    2   was that the landlord would squeeze（壓榨）a lemon until all the    3   ran out into a beer glass, then hand the lemon to the customer. Anyone who could squeeze even one more   __ 4   out of the lemon would win the money.

     Over the years many people had tried this, truck drivers, weightlifters, karate masters, and    __ 5   had failed. Then one day a geeky little fellow with heavy black rimmed glasses    6   the bar and asked if he could try the challenge.

     After the laughter had quieted down the landlord said that it was only fair that the man should be given a    7   at the bet, so he picked up a lemon and started squeezing. Once he had done, he handed the    8   to the little man. Immediately, the little man promptly squeezed out 4 more drops of juice onto the bar!

     Everyone looked at the little man in    9   as the landlord handed over the prize and asked

"What do you do for a living that has given you such   10  ? Are you a lumberjack, weightlifter?"

"No." the man replied, "I work for the IRS.( 美國國稅局)"

A. anyone        B. someone        C. every one       D. no one

A. fact           B. trap            C. challenge       D. match

A. flesh           B. juice           C. seeds         D. peel

A. water       B. lemon           C. beer glass     D. drop

A. none          B. neither          C. either           D. all

A. rushed into     B. came into     C. put into       D. looked into

A. then        B. likely         C. fair            D. chance

A. container    B. money        C. remains        D. other

A. tears           B. amazement      C. trouble         D. time

A. strength    B. bravery         C. skill           D. bet

As I drove my blue Buick into the garage. I saw that a yellow Oldsmobile was   36   too close to my space. I had to drive back and forth to get my car into the   37  space. That left

  38   enough room to open the door. Then one day I arrived home  39 , and just as I turned off the engine, the yellow Oldsmobile entered its space － too close to my car,  40. At last I had a chance to meet the driver. My patience had 41   and I shouted at her, “Can’t you see you’re not  42   me enough space” Park father over.” Banging(猛推) open her door into  43 ,

the driver shouted back: “Make me!”   44  this she stepped out of the garage. Still, each time she got home first, she parked too close to my  45  . Then one day, I thought, “What can I do?” I soon found   46 . The next day the woman  47   a note on her windshield(擋風(fēng)玻璃):

Dear Yellow Oldsmobile,

I’m sorry mistress(女主人) shouted at yours the other day. She’s been sorry about it. I know it because she doesn’t sing anymore while   48 . It wasn’t like her to scream   49 . Fact is, she’d just got bad news and was taking it out on you two. I  50  you and your mistress will 51  her.

                                                    Your neighbor,

                                                   Blue Buick

When I went to the  52   the next morning, the Oldsmobile was gone, but there was a note on my windshield:

Dear Blue Buick,

My mistress is sorry, too. She parked so  53   because she just learned to drive. We will park much farther over after this. I’m glad we can be  54  now.

                                                 Your neighbor,

                                                 Yellow Oldsmobile

After that, whenever Blue Buick   55  Yellow Oldsmobile on the road, their drivers waved

cheerfully and smiled.

A．driven            B．parked        C．stopped     D．stayed

A．complete           B．close       C．narrow      D．fixed

A．quite              B．nearly         C．seldom      D．hardly

A．hurriedly           B．first         C．finally       D．timely

A．a(chǎn)s usual          B．a(chǎn)s planned  C．a(chǎn)s well       D．a(chǎn)s yet

A．run into         B．run about    C．run out       D．run off

A．keeping          B．saving     C．offering       D．leaving

A．mine              B．hers         C．itself        D．ours

A．For             B．With       C．From        D .Upon

A．room           B．a(chǎn)rea       C．front          D．side

A．a(chǎn)n instruction      B．a(chǎn) result     C．a(chǎn)n answer     D．a(chǎn) chance

A．put              B．wrote      C．sent          D．discovered

A．working          B．driving     C．returning    D．cooking

A．on end            B．so long     C．like that     D．a(chǎn)ny more

A．hope            B．know      C．suppose      D．suggest

A．comfort           B．help       C．forgive      D．please

A．office           B．flat        C．place         D．garage

A．crazily         B．eagerly    C．noisily       D．early

A．neighbors        B．friends     C．drivers      D．writers

A．followed         B．passed     C．found         D．greeted

Proverbs(諺語) are quite common in spoken English. We do not normally put them in a composition or letter. Sometimes it is helpful if you know what common proverbs mean. Here are a few examples:

Once bitten, twice shy. If a dog bites me, I shall be twice as careful in future when I see it. This proverb is also used to apply to many things and not only to dogs. If you have been cheated at a shop, you will not go to the same shop again. 

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. If I am a hunter, trying to catch birds, it is better to catch one bird than to see two birds in a bush but not be able to catch them. Thus this means that what you have already got is better than the chance of being able to get something bigger in the future.   

Too many cooks spoil the broth(soup). When too many people do something together, they get in each other’s way and cannot do a good job.

To pour oil on troubled waters Is to try to calm things down. Oil is lighter than water. If a ship is in trouble at sea, another ship may come to help it. The second ship can send small boats to rescue people. However, it may first pour oil on the sea to make the sea less rough.

Don't be a dog in a manger(馬槽). Means “ Don’t be selfish.” In a stable(馬廄), the manger is the place where the horse’s food is put. Sometimes a dog will sleep in the manger and bard when a horse comes to get its food. The dog does not want to eat the hay in the manger but it will not let the horse eat it.

He’s sitting on the fence. Means that somebody will not say whether he is in favour of a plan or against it. He is sitting on a fence between two opposing sides, perhaps waiting to see which side will win.

He who pays the piper calls the tune. A piper is a musician . The man who employs or pays a musician can say what tunes the man will play. Thus this means that if a man provides the money for a plan, he can say how it will be carried out.

You can’t get blood out of a stone means that you can’t get something out of a person who has not got any of the things you want. For example, you cannot get a million dollars from a poor man.

Peter had a bicycle which was much too small for him but he did not want to let his younger brother ride on it. His mother was angry and said to him : “______”.

   A. You cannot get blood out of a stone         B. Don’t be a dog in a manger

   C. The early bird gets the worm              D. Don’t be a horse in the manger

Mr Wang paid for a new school. Some people did not like the design of the school but they did not argue with Mr Wang because ________.

   A. he was sitting on the fence                 B. once bitten, twice shy

   C. he who pays the piper calls the tune          D. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

Mrs Chen wanted to buy a new dress. Her husband suggested that she buy it from a shop near their home. Mrs Chen disagreed because she had been cheated by that shop. Then she said: “ I won’t go there again because___.”

   A. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush     B. I am sitting on the fence

   C. Once bitten, twice shy                     D. too man cooks spoil the broth

Mr brown had quite a good job in Hong Kong but he thought that if he went to Singapore he might get a much better job with more money and a large house. His wife did not want him to leave his job in Hong Kong and she warned him that _____.

   A. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush       B. too many cooks spoil the broth

   C.you cannot get blood out of a stone             D.he who pays the piper calls the tune     

Jimmy lives in London and began swimming a few months ago.

  He likes swimming, and often goes to the swimming pool near by his_____

  house with his mother and swims there for a hour or so.           ______

  He was six year old last week, and his mother said, “You          ______

  swim quite good now, but you have never seen the sea, my         _____

  child, haven’t you? Your father and I are going to take you         _____

  there on Saturday, and you are going to swimming in the sea.       _______

  It isn’t cold now, and it’s much nice than a swimming pool.”        _____

  Jimmy’s father and mother brought him to the sea in their          _______

  car on Saturday, but they stopped at the side of a small            ________

  harbor(港口). Jimmy got out and looked at the sea for long        ______

  time, but wasn’t happy. Then he said to his mother,

   “Which is the shallow end, mother?”.

The engine of the  ship was out of order and the bad weather ______ the helplessness of the crew at sea.

A. added to                B. resulted from       C. turned out             D. made up

Take care not to get your shoes ______ in mud．

     A．wet or covered              B．to be wet or covered  

       C．to be wet or covered           D．wet or be covered

---Do you know the great changes happening in our village at all?

 ---No, it’s the first time I ________ here.

A. was         B. came      C. have been          D. am coming