Nobody wants to sell his goods ____ a sacrifice.

A．a(chǎn)t                  B． in            C． by            D． of

Jenny hopes that Mr. Smith will suggest a good way to have her written English ____ in a short period.

A． improved     B． improving   C． to improve     D． improve

He accidentally ____ he had quarreled with his wife and that he hadn’t been home for a couple of weeks.

A． let out         B． took care     C． made sure         D． made out

I’d like to buy a house --- modern, comfortable, and ____ in a quiet neighborhood.

A． in all         B． above all         C． after all       D． at all

---What _______ the taxi drivers in Beijing to take up the study of English?

----The successful bid for the 2008 Olympic Games.               

A． demands        B． forces  C． comforts      D． inspires

Mr. Stevens ____ his business by telephone when he was in hospital.

A．kept in touch with              B． kept track for 

C．broke away from              D． lost track of

With the development of the economy, the ____ of electricity cannot meet the demand of the whole province.

A． chain   B． storage         C． connectio       D． supply

One evening, sitting at the window sewing, my mother called me, “Come here,” she said.  “  1   .” She held my head against her   2   , and after a puzzled moment I felt a   3    foot drumming on my cheek. “You see?” “It’s alive. You can  4     it, can’t you?” I accepted it, as I accepted everything, without   5  . It was as good a place for the baby to be as any other and I never   6    about why it got in nor how it would finally get out.

A baby would come? I   7   noticed. That there were soon to be  8    of us would not make any difference to me. I had my place, star-like in my small universe.   9_, certainly not a baby, could   10     that.

     I was   11    , however. I soon found that things had   12   a great deal. I had never been the   13    . Now I was no longer the youngest. I was simply the one in the  14     . My sister had certain   15     because she was the oldest, and my brother was the baby, the son, the much   16    boy. More than that, he had all sorts of things that never came to me.

      As he grew, it became  17    that my brother had been the center of everything. People smiled when they saw him. He made them happy   18    by being there. And he had the sort of childish beauty that always turns heads and draws a second   19   .He was so charming that he was immediately lovable. Later he also turned out to be   20   , although perhaps not quite clever as I was.

1．A． Look                  B． See                   C． Listen                   D． Stop

3．A． strong                B． hard                  C． soft                      D． tiny

4．A． believe                B． feel                   C． notice                   D． touch

5．A． surprise              B． delay                 C． trouble                  D． effort

6．A． worried               B． argued               C． regretted               D． doubted

7．A． hardly                 B． certainly            C． possibly                D． willingly

8．A． two                    B． three                 C． four                      D． five

9．A． Anything             B． Something         C． Nothing                D． Everything

10．A． improve             B． threaten             C． compare               D． prevent

11．A． curious              B． careless             C． wrong                  D． anxious

12．A． improved           B． changed             C． increased              D． disturbed

13．A． oldest                B． youngest            C． cleverest               D． dearest

14．A． family               B． house                C． middle                  D． trouble

15．A． manners            B． knowledge         C． opinions                D． rights

16．A． admired             B． blamed              C． favored                 D． loved

17．A． strange              B． obvious             C． serious                  D． special

18．A． usually              B． nearly                C． gradually               D． simply

19．A． look                  B． smile                 C． care                      D． comfort

20．A． ordinary             B． perfect              C． clever                   D． similar

Many jokes are made up about famous people. Here is one about Bill Clinton, the former(先前的) president of the united States.

Hillary died and went to heaven. When she was met by the Angel Gabriel she noticed behind her a wall of unimaginable proportions(部分) that was completely covered with clocks.

“What are they?” she asked the heavenly angel in complete surprise.

“They are lie clocks. Each time you lie, the hand moves a little bit to the right. See that one?” the angel pointed to one that hadn’t moved at all, “That’s Mother Theresa’s, who has never told a lie. And that one,” he points to another, “That was Abraham Lincoln’s. He only ever told two lies.”

Hillary looked around with some interest, then wandered back over to the angel again.

“Excuse me,” she asked, “but where is Bill Clinton’s clock?”

“The Lord Jesus is using it in his office for a ceiling fan.”

1．The clock of Bill Clinton is used as a ceiling fan because ____.

       A． the lord Jesus likes him

       B． the wall was already covered by other clocks

       C． his clock moves fastest

       D． his clock moves too slowly

2．It was suggested in the joke that ___.

       A．Hillary couldn’t find her own clock        B．Mother Theresa told the fewest lies

       C．Clinton is a big liar                               D．The Lord Jesus likes clocks very much

3．Who is the most honest person mentioned?

       A．Bill Clinton                                 B． Mother Theresa

       C． Abraham Lincoln                         D． Hillary

Most mothers have a good piece of advice: Never go into a supermarket hungry! If you go shopping for food before lunch time, you’ll probably buy more than you plan to. Unfortunately, however, just this advice isn’t enough for consumers these days. Modern shoppers need an education on how to and how not to buy things at the grocery store. First, you should check the weekly newspaper ads. Find out the items that are on sale and decide if you really need those things. In others words, don’t buy anything just because it’s cheaper than usual! “New and Improved!” or “All Natural” on the front of a package influences you. Instead, read the list of ingredients on the back. Third, compare prices; that is, you should examine the prices of both different brands（品牌） and different sizes of the same brand.

Another suggestion for consumers is to buy generic（普通的）items instead of famous brands. Generic items in supermarkets come in plain packages. These products are cheaper because manufacturers don’t spend much money on packing or advertising. The quality, however, is usually identical(同樣的) to the quality of well-known name brands. In the same way, in buying clothes, you can often find high quality and low prices in brands that are not famous. Shopping in discount clothing stores can help you save a lot of money. Although these stores aren’t very attractive, and they usually do not have individual dressing rooms, not only are the prices low, but you can often find the same famous brands that you find in high-priced department stores.

Wise consumers read magazine advertisements and watch TV commercials, but they do this with one advantage: knowledge of the psychology behind the ads. In other words, well-informed consumers watch for information and check for misinformation. They ask themselves questions: Is the advertiser hiding something in small print at the bottom of the page? Is there any real information in the commercial, or is the advertiser simply showing an attractive image? With the answers to these questions, consumers can make a wise choice.

1．In the above passage, the author’s main purpose is to ____.

       A． suggest consumers to buy generic items instead of famous brands

       B． give some pieces of advice to consumers

       C． convince readers that the advice of most mothers aren’t enough for consumers these days

D． persuade consumers not to believe the advertisements

2．Which of the following statements is NOT true about the phrase “generic items” in Paragraph 2?

       A．Generic items never say “New and Improved” or “All Natural”.

       B．Generic products are usually cheaper than famous brands.

       C．Manufacturers spend less money on packaging of generic items.

       D．The quality of generic items is usually as good as that of well-known name brands.

3．The writer thinks that advertisements are ____.

A．believable                              B． attractive 

       C．full of misinformation                     D． helpful to consumers

4．Which of the following is one of the author’s suggestions to consumers?

       A．To make use of advertisements.

B．Not to buy items with words like “New and Improved” or “All Natural”.

       C．To buy high quality items such as famous brands after lunch.

       D．To buy any generic items instead of famous brands.

5．The author implies that ____.

       A．going into a supermarket hungry, you may buy more than you plan to

       B． he quality of generic items is usually high and the prices are relatively low

       C．discount clothing stores are good places to go to

       D．a(chǎn)dvertisements sometimes don’t tell the truth