21、  One day, I happened to talk to a stranger (陌生人) on the bus. When he found out that I was from Chicago, he told me that one of his good friends lived there and he wondered if I happened to know him. At first I wanted to say that it was foolish (愚蠢的) to think like that, for out of all the millions of people in Chicago, I could not possibly know his friend. But, instead, I just smiled and said that Chicago was a very big city. He was quiet for a few minutes, and then he began to tell me all about his friend.

  He told me that his friend was an excellent tennis player and that he even had his own tennis court. He added that he knew a lot of people with swimming pools, but that he only knew two people in the country who had their own tennis courts. And his friend in Chicago was one of them. I told him that I knew several people like that, for example, my brother and my next-door neighbour. I told him that my brother was a doctor and he lived in California. Then he asked where my brother lived in California. When I said Sacramento, he said that last year his friend spent the summer in Sacramento and lived next door to a doctor. The doctor had a tennis court. I said that my next-door went to Sacramento last summer and lived in the house next to my brother’s. For a moment, we looked at each other, but we did not say anything.

  “Would your friend’s name happen to be Roland Kirkwood?” I asked finally. He laughed and said, “Would your brother’s name happen to be Dr. Ray Hunter?” It was my turn to laugh.

1. How many persons does the story involve (涉及)?

   A. Four.        B. Five.         C. Six.          D. Seven.

2. Which of the following is true?

   A. The story happened in Chicago.

   B. The writer’s brother lived in Sacramento.

   C. Both the writer and the stranger lived in Chicago.

   D. Both the writer and his brother lived in California.

3. The writer said that Chicago was a very big city. That means _____________.

   A. it was possible for him to happen to know the stranger’s friend

   B. he didn’t want to look for the stranger’s friend

   C. it was impossible to find the stranger’s friend

   D. he didn’t know the stranger’s friend

4. When the stranger told the writer that only two people in the country had their own tennis courts, he meant that ____________.

    A. his friend was a famous person

    B. his friend was an excellent player

    C. the writer could find his friend

    D. the writer would happen to know his friend

5. Which is the best title of the story?

   A. On a bus                           B. Two tennis players

   C. One in a million                 D. Chicago is a large city

19、This is _____ composition I’ve told you about. Isn’t it _____ wonderful one?

A. an 800-word, the                                  B. an 800-words, the

C. a 800 words, a                        D. the 800-word, a

18、-- _____ is the train station from the post office, do you know?

-- About 30 minutes’ ride by bike.

A. How much                                           B. How long         

C. How far                                               D. How soon

17、_____ of the information about the 2008 Olympic Games _____ downloaded from the Internet.

A. three fourth, were                     B. three fourths, was

C. third fourth, were                       D. third fourths, was

16、The basketball match won’t be covered live _____ the problem is solved.

A. before               B. until                  C. as soon as                D. after

15、I feel _____ necessary to accept his advice because it’s of great _____ to me.

A. it’s, valuable    B. that, value      C. this, valuable         D. it, value

14、__________ weather! The radio says it’ll last for nearly a week.

A. What a bad                                 B. What bad   

C. How bad                                   D. How a bad

13、---Mrs. Smith seldom has time to go shopping at weekends, _________?

A. doesn’t she                         B. does she

C. is she                                    D. isn’t she

12、This lift _____ only hold 12 people. It’s full now. We _____ wait for some more time.

A. may, may                                        B. can, may      

C. can, must                                        D. must, can