4．Mr．Li _____as a physics teacher for ten years in our school，and now is Party secretary-general of our city．（　　）

A．

works

B．

worked

C．

had worked

D．

has worked

3．Waller was a liked-by-all fellow full of fun who often went to coffee houses to tell people interesting stories，of which some even brought him some money．One day，asked by an office secretary who told Waller that his boss was a never-seen before serious man and he never even smiled．Waller would tell a most funny story．"Well，sir，"Waller said before he began the story，"What will be given in return of my success？""＄100，"replied the secretary．"I haven't seen him have a bright face since I worked in his office．"
"Then let's make it．"Waller went to the man's table and whispered to him，"Please tell your boss that the funny man Waller's hen gave birth to a baby．"
    Three days later a letter reached Mr．Waller in which were＄100 and a piece of yellow paper with the words，"Mr．Waller，you have succeeded-When I repeated your＄100-worth sentence，my boss burst into frightening laughter，saying that whoever has managed to make him laugh during the business hours will get dismissed!"
45．The secretary asked Waller for a most funny story because heB．
    A．was tired of his boss seriousness                 
    B．tried to please his serious boss with it
    C．wanted to improve his working conditions
    D．wanted to see his boss'laughing face
46．Saying"Let's make it，"WallerA．
    A．was sure of his success
    B．thought of nothing but the 100-dollar return
    C．knew that his hen had really given a birth to a baby
    D．wondered whether he could make the boss smile or not
47．Which of the following ends is true according to the passage？B
    A．The boss was never so strict with the secretary from then on．
    B．The secretary lost his job in office．
    C．The secretary dare not make his boss laugh any longer．
    D．Mr．Waller was dismissed at last．
48．Which sentence can describe the theme of the story？A
    A．Things Went Opposite to Wishes                         B．Satisfying Both Sides
    C．Killing Two Birds with One Stone                      D．Either Is in His Proper Place．

2．In English the spelling of words does not always represent the sound．So people say/rait/but spell it right or write，or even rite．Combinations of letters may be pronounced in many ways．And some words just seem to have too many letters．
　 For Americans things are a little bit easier，thanks to the work of Noah Webster，a teacher who graduated from Yale University in 1778．As a young man，he had fought against the British in the American War of Independence，and he felt that written English in the newly independent United States should have a distinctive American look．
　 So he began his work on American English．His first book，The Elementary Spelling Book，suggested simplifying the spelling of English words．The book was extremely popular．By the 1850s，it was selling one million copies a year，making it one of the most popular school books ever．
　 Many of the suggestions were quickly adopted．Center instead of centre，program instead of programme，and flavor instead of flavour．Others，however，such as removing silent letters like s in island or the final e in examine，were not．
   Webster is best known for his American Dictionary of the English language，which first appeared in 1828．It introduced lots of new American words，with information about their pronunciation and use，and，of course，the new spelling．The British criticized the dictionary，but it quickly became a standard reference book in the States．Today，Webster's dictionary is still the number one dictionary for American students．
5．What is the text mainly about？D
A．Webster and his best sellers．
B．British and American English．
C．The history of American English．
D．The man who made spelling simple．
6．Which is the right order according to the text？C
①Webster graduated from Yale University．
②American Dictionary of the English language came out．
③Webster's book was selling one million copies a year．
④Webster took part in the American War of Independence．
A．②①③④B．③①②④C．④①③②D．①②③④
7．What can we learn from the text？A
A．All the spelling of words does not represent the sound．
B．The Elementary Spelling Book was published in the 1850s．
C．Webster's suggestions were accepted completely．
D．Webster's dictionary is the best all over the world．
8．What attitude do the British have towards Webster's dictionary？B
A．They thought highly of it．
B．They found fault with it．
C．They argued bitterly about it．
D．They followed the examples of it．

1．Egg prices usually        in the spring when they are most plentiful．（　　）

A．

are dropping

B．

drop

C．

have dropped

D．

will drop

20．-I hear you've just returned from Australia．
-Yeah．I ______ there on business．（　　）

A．

go

B．

went

C．

have gone

D．

had gone

19．---Such a mistake could have been avoided．
---Unfortunately，he        the mistake again and again．（　　）

	A．	repeated		B．	would repeat
	C．	had repeated		D．	would have repeated

18．cough（　　）

A．

rough

B．

fought

C．

though

D．

sought

17．believe（　　）

A．

lie

B．

patient

C．

diet

D．

thief

16．navy（　　）

A．

ban

B．

fake

C．

staff

D．

village

15．reality（　　）

A．

react

B．

create

C．

break

D．

theatre