When people move to another country, they often try ________ the customs of their native land.

　　A. to keep on　　　　　　　　　　 B. to keep off

　　C. to keep up　　　　　　　　　　 D. keeping up

?Dear Mr and Mrs Smith,

?　I want to thank you again for having me in your home for the

summer holidays.I had always wanted to return the village after                            1.       

moving away and it is really great to see most of my old friends again.           2.       

I told mother,father,sister,and all my friends here that a great                         3.       

time I had.I’ll never forget the steamboat ride.I never knew about                  4.       

a ride down a river could be so excited.I also enjoyed the                              5.       

evening when we spent together.And I can’t forget the good food                   6.       

you cooked for me.It was wonderful.I hope that you two can come                 7.        

and visit us sometime soon.Father and mother will love to see you.                 8.       

Maybe you could come during a winter holidays.Uncle Ben will also              9.       

go back for Christmas.I’m sure we’ll have a wonderful time together.             10.       

With best wishes.

                                                                                    Yours truly,

                                                                                    Tom

The big earthquake is still on.         is badly needed in the mountain villages.

A.Much clothing                                             B.Lots of suits

C.A good many                                               D.A lot of clothes

       ，and the problem would be straightened out.

A.A bit more effort                                                 B.Having a little effort

C.If you have a bit more effort                          D. There being a little effort

There was plenty of time.He        .

A.couldn’t have hurried                                    B.mustn’t hurry

C.needn’t have hurried                                      D. can’t have hurried

Everybody has to buy or sell things sometimes. Even students who are usually not very rich, have to learn something about making purchases intelligently. As a student, you may find, for example, that you need to a walkman or winter clothing. You may want to buy a television or a used car. Of course, you want to get good value for your money. If you are considering a major purchase, or any purchase you should remember several important things.

※Study first, and then decide what to buy. You can learn a lot just by reading books and advertisements.

 Remember that a high quality product will probably last longer and work better. Of course, for a superior product you are expected to pay more. An inferior product may not give you the same quality, but the price could be low. A poor quality product could be expensive and a valuable one could be on sale at a greatly reduced price.

※Don’t worry. Take your time. After you decide what product you want to buy, go to many different stores. If you cannot find the product you want, you try to order it directly from the factory or ask the store to order it for you.

Look for a good deal. If you wait, you may probably find that your product will go on sale and you may be able to save 10,20, or even 50 percent of the original price.

Finally, before you buy, make sure that that product is guaranteed. If you find the lowest possible price, you will generally be happy with your purchase and also keep more money in the bank.

Which of the following should you care more while shopping?

  A. The price of the product    B. The information of the product

  C. The size of the product     D. The quality of the product

According to the writer, waiting before shopping probably means_____.

  A .saving money         B. wasting money

  C. losing the product      D. wasting time

If you want to have a good purchase, you should do all the following except ____

   A. getting enough information about the product

   B. taking your friend’s advice

   C. making sure about the guarantee of the product

   D. waiting until the proper time

The main purpose of the passage is to tell us that ____.

   A. how to find the product you want

   B. how to have a good purchase

   C. how to save money

   D. how to buy product with high quality.

Plastics can be used to making into many useful things.

           A      B      C       D

It's interesting that the arrival of snow has effect on people in different countries. For some countries it is an important happening to celebrate each year, while for others a catastrophe(災害) or even a wonder.?

But there are countries between these two kinds that normally expect snow some time over-the winter months, but never receive snow regularly or in the same quantities every year. Britain is one of them, for which the arrival of snow quite simply causes problems. Within hours of the first snowfalls, however light, roads are blocked; trains and buses have to stop in the middle of the way. Normal communication is affected as well: telephone calls become difficult and the post immediately takes more time than usual. And almost within hours, there are also certain shortages—bread, vegetables and other things—not because all these things can no longer be produced or sent to shops, but mainly because people are frightened and go out and store up with food and so on just for fear that something bad should happen.?

But why does snow have this effect? After all, the Swiss, the Austrians and the Canadians don't have such problems. It is simple because there is not enough planning and preparation. We need money to buy equipment to deal with snow and ice. To keep the roads clear, for example, requires snow-ploughs(掃雪機) and machines to spread salt. The reason why a country like Britain does not buy snow-ploughs is that they are used for a few days in any one year, and the money could be more useful in other things such as hospital, education, helping the old.?

According to the writer, Britain is a country _______.?

A. which has regular snow    B. which is not well prepared for snow?

C. for which snow is a catastrophe       D. for which snow is a wonder?

After a few hours' snowing there are often some shortages of food because _______.?

A. shops have closed down    B. people buy as much as they can?

C. farmers cannot produce any more    D. people eat more vegetables in winter?

The words “two kinds” in the passage mean the countries _______.?

A. which have weather as yearly happening to celebrate or as rare (少見) weather?

B. which either have heavy snow or light snow?

C. to which snow either causes problems or no problems?

D. which either have snow-ploughs or no snow-ploughs

.—Why don't we go to the new Sichuan restaurant for a meal?

—_______.?

A. Great! I've been expecting that B. Sorry, but I forgot it?

C. No, I won't go for it          D. It's not my pleasure?

—I'd rather go to the Blue Lagoon Restaurant because I prefer soft music while eating.

—_______ Loud music makes me tense.?

A. No way.     B. Why not?   C. At your service. D. Me too!