A pretty, well-dressed young lady stopped a taxi in a big square, and said to the driver, “Can you see that young man at the other side of the square?”

“Yes,” said the taxi-driver. The young man was standing outside a restaurant and looking impatiently at his watch every few seconds.

“Take me over there.” said the young lady.

There were a lot of cars and buses and trucks in the square, so the taxi- driver asked, “Are you afraid to cross the street.”

‘Oh, no !” said the young lady. “But I said that I would meet that young man for dinner at one o’c1ock, and it is now a quarter to two. If I arrive in a taxi, it will at least seem as if I have tried not to be too late.”

54. How did the young woman get to the square?

A. She arrived in a taxi                 B. She got there by bus.

C. She got there on foot.               D. The story didn’t tell us about it.

55. The young lady was ___________.

A. 45 minutes late                            B. not late at all    

C. l5 minutes late                              D. one hour 1ate

56.She wanted to take a taxi because she .

A. didn’t want to be late for the date.           B. thought the square was too crowded.

C. wanted to be seen in a hurry.               D. was too tired to walk.

57. Has she tried not to be too late ?

A. Yes, she took a taxi there.   

B. Yes, she had tried her best though she couldn’t succeed.

C. No, she thought being late was better than being earlier.

D. No, she was just going to pretend(假装) that she had tried.                          

51. KOREA  One is the name of a _________.

A. hotel       B. restaurant                      C. food supermarket    D. museum

52. We can go to Korea One for lunch at ________.

A.10:30am on Monday                             B.3:00pm on Friday.  

C.11:00am on Saturday                             D.2:30pm on Sunday

53. Korea One offers us the following information except _______.

A. location   B. telephone number     C. website                   D. food price

We have no idea about   36  men first began to use salt. But we do know that it had been used in many different ways __37___ the history.

For example, in many history books it is __38__ that people who lived three thousand years ago __39__salted fish. Thousands of years ago in Egypt（埃及）, salt __40__ keep the dead. It can keep the dead bodies __41__ decay.（腐烂）

In the eighteenth century, a person who stole salt was __42__ to have broken the __43__. if a person was caught stealing salt, he would be thrown into __44__. Books also record that in England about ten thousand people were put into prison during that century __45__ stealing salt! In the year 1553, if a man took __46__ than his share of salt, he would be thought to have broken the law and would be __47__ punished(惩罚).

Salt was very __48__ on the dinner table of a king. It was always put __49__ the king when he sat down to eat. Then important visitors sat near the salt ___50__ less important visitors were given seats farther away from it.

---Sun Yang is a great pride of China.　

---________ He is my hero too.

A. I’m not sure. 　　 B. That’s a good idea. C. I agree. 　　　　 D. I disagree

 There __________ a football match tomorrow.

A. is going to have                                      B. is going to has

C. is going to is                                                 D. is going to be

---Must I answer it in English?　

---No, you _______. You can use Chinese.

A. shouldn’t 　　　　　　 B. can’t　 　　　　　　　 C. mustn’t 　　　　　　　 D. needn’t

---How much money did you pay for the drink?　

---None. It’s ______.

A. free　　　 　　 B. hard　 　　　　　　　 C. dear　 　　　　　　　 D. cheap

---Can you describe_______?　　

---Of course.

A. what the robber is like　　　　　 B. how the robber is like

C. what does the robber look like D. how the robber looks like

---Tina, I want to have a pet. How about a dog?

--- I prefer a cat. It is ______ to take care of.

A. easiest           B. the easiest               C. easier          D. easy

This piece of music is worth __________.

A. to listen                  B. to listen to              C. listening        D. listening to