David Smith taught science at the city school. He needed some modern books and bought them. He put the books in his car in a quiet street. Then he went to buy something else. When he came back to the car, he found that one of the car’s doors was open, the books weren’t there! David drove home. That night he wrote a letter to the newspaper. The next day he went to the police station and offered the list of the lost books. On Friday, people read this in the newspaper:

David stayed at home on Saturday. The policeman came at eight. David took him to the kitchen. One hour later, another man arrived. He had a bag under his arm.

“Mr. Smith?” the man asked.

“That’s right,” David said. “Can I help you?”

“I’ve got some good books. You want to buy books, don’t you?”

“Yes. Bring them in. Let me have a look.”

Soon the books were on the table. “Come in now,” David called. Then the policeman came in with the book list. He read the names on the books and the names on the list. They were the same.

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76. David Smith was a         teacher at the         school.

77. On Saturday, the policeman came at      o’clock, another man arrived

at      o’clock.

78. In fact, David didn’t          to buy some old and modern books after his books were _______________.

79. David thought of a         way to find out the man who         the books.

80. There were         people in the story. They were David, the         and the thief.

When you are in Hong Kong, you must be very careful in the streets, because the traffic drives on the left.  71  

If this is the first time you have come to Hong Kong, you must look to the right side and then the left before you cross the street. If the traffic lights are red, the traffic must stop. People on foot can cross the road carefully.  72  People on foot mustn’t cross.

When people go to or come back from work in the morning or evening, the streets are very busy.  73  

When you go by bus in Hong Kong, you have to be careful, too.  74  Have a look first, or you will go the wrong way.

In Hong Kong, there are many big buses with two floors. You can sit on the second floor. _75   It’s very interesting.

More and more advertisements appear on the Web. You have to be careful not to be fooled or tricked(欺骗) by the advertisements on the Internet. Something is said to be a bargain(便宜物品), but it isn’t always cheap. And some so-called new things just have a new outside.

However, shopping online is a kind of fashionable(时尚的) thing today. I love to buy things of everyday use, so I often get lots of information about them on websites online. For example, if I want an MP3, I can choose my favorite one, and look for what the users like or don’t like about it, then decide whether to buy or not. And at the same time, you don’t have to go to a shop or walk around a crowded shopping area, so you don’t have to waste much time. The Internet is really useful for shopping, but be careful not to spend too much.

（    ）66. If you want to shop online, you should be careful not to be fooled. 

（    ）67. The writer thinks that the advertisements online are always true.

（    ）68. MP3 is a kind of book that you can learn music.

（    ）69. The writer doesn’t like buy things online.

（    ）70. If you shop online, you can save time.  

A kind of little cars may take the place of today’s big ones many years later. If everyone drives such cars in the future, there will be less pollution in the air. There will also be more space for parking in cities, and the streets will be less crowded.

The little cars of the future will cost less. Driving will be safer, too, since these little cars can go only 65 kilometers an hour. The cars of the future will be fine for going around a city, but they will not be useful for a long way. Little cars will go 450 kilometers before they need to stop for more gasoline (汽油). If big cars are still used with the small ones, two kinds of roads will be needed in the future. Some roads will be needed for the big, faster cars and other roads will be needed for the small, slower ones.

(　 )61.There is much pollution in the air today because _____.

A.people drive big cars

B.people drive little cars

C.small cars will go 450 kilometers before they need to stop for more gasoline

(　 )62.The usual size of cars today is _____.

A.much smaller than the future one　　　　　　　 B.as big as the future ones

C. bigger than the future ones

(　 )63.Which of the following statements (陈述) is NOT TRUE?

A.Big cars cost more.

B.Big cars are not useful for a long way.

C.The cars of the future will be smaller than today’s cars.

(　 )64.The streets will be less crowded because _____.

A.there will be fewer cars in the future　　　　　

B. future cars will be smaller

C.three kinds of roads will be built　　　　　　　

(　 )65.Two kinds of roads will be needed in the future because _____.

A.there will be too many cars in the future

B. it looks more beautiful to have two kinds of roads

C.big cars run faster and little cars run slower

An old lady in a plane had a blanket（毯子）over her head and she did not want to take it off . The air hostess（空姐） spoke to her, but the old lady said, “I have never been in a plane before , and I am frightened. I am going to keep this blanket over my head until we are back on the ground again !”

Then the captain（机长） came. He said, “Madam, I am the captain of this plane. The weather is fine, there are no clouds in the sky, and everything is going very well. ”But she continued to hide（遮盖）.

So the captain turned and started to go back. Then the old lady looked out from under the blanket with one eye and said, “I am sorry, young man, but I don’t like planes and I am never going to fly again. But I’ll say one thing, ”She continued kindly, “You 　　　　　　　　　 and your wife keep your plane very clean!”　

(　 )56. An old lady had _________ .

　 A. glasses　 　B. a blanket over her head　 C. a coat　

(　 )57. She didn’t want to ________ .

A. take it off　 　　 B. turn it off　 　　　　C. get on　

(　 )58. _________ spoke to her .

A. The air hostess　 B. The man next to her　

C. her husband D. a young man

(　 )59. The old lady had never been _________ before .

A. abroad　 　　　B. home　 　　C. in a plane　

(　 )60. The woman didn’t like planes and she was never going ________ .

A. to fly again　 B. to travel　 　 C. to go abroad　

Jim, a successful businessman, told the experience of his childhood.

When he was 12, his parents 　46 . He was alone and didn’t get on well with others. People always laughed 　47 him. No one showed kindness to him. His only friend was a dog named Tige.

One day as he walked down the street, a young lady was walking in front of him. Suddenly one of her bags dropped from her arms. As she stopped 　48 , she dropped other bags. He came to help her.“Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!”She said kindly, smiling.

A special feeling came to him. These were 　49 kind words he had ever heard. He watched her 　50 she went far away, and he whistled（吹口哨）to his dog and went directly to the river nearby.

“Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!”he repeated the woman’s words. Then in a low 　51 he said to his dog,“You are a nice little dog!”Tige raised 　52 ears as if（似乎）it understood.

“Uhum! Even a dog likes it!”he said,“Well, Tige, I won’t say unkind words to you any more.”Tige waved its tail happily.

The boy thought and thought. Finally he looked at himself in the river. He saw 　53 but a dirty boy. He washed his face 　54 . Again he looked. He saw a clean nice boy. He was amazed (震惊). From then on, he had a new life.

After telling this, the businessman stopped for a while, and then he said,“Ladies and gentlemen, this is the very place where that kind woman planted in me the first seed (种子) of kindness. All of us should learn about kindness. 　55 a great power it has!” If you show kindness to others, you will be an able man.

(　 )46.A.dead　　　　　　　　　 　 B.dying　　　　　　　　 　 C.died　　　　　　　　　　

(　 )47.A.at　　　　　　　　　　　 　 B.to　　　　　　　　　　 C./　　　　　　　　　　　

(　 )48.A.picking it up　　　　 B.to pick up it　　　　　　 C.to pick it up

(　 )49.A.the first　　　　　　　 B.first　　　　　 　 　　　 C.the first time

(　 )50.A.until　　　　　　　　　　 　 B.before　　　　　　　 C.when　　　　　　　　

(　 )51.A.sound　　　　　　　　 　 B.noise　　　　　 　 　　　 C.voice

(　 )52.A.it　　　　　　　　　　　　 　 B.it’s　　　　　　 　 　　　 C.its

(　 )53.A.something　　　　　 　 B.nothing　　　　　　　 C.anything　　　　　　

(　 )54.A.carefully　　　　　　　　　　 B.careful　　　　　　　 C.careless　　　

(　 )55.A.What　　　　　 　 　　　 B.How　　　　　　　　 　 C.It　　　　　　　　　　　

 — May I have a glass of beer,please?

— Beer? Sorry, there’s _______ left, but would you like some juice instead

A. none     B. no one      C. nothing    

His grandmother _____ for two years.

A.died                     B.has died                     C.has been dead    

— Why didn’t you go to see the film yesterday?

—Because there was ____________.

A.anything interesting B. something interesting C. nothing interesting

If we travel a short distance, we should walk _____ taking a bus.

Then we’ll be greener people.

A.instead of                  B.because of                    C.short of