14．-Look，it is going to rain．Our outing plan has to fall through．
-Why ___________ it rain on Sunday？（　　）

A．

must

B．

shall

C．

should

D．

may

13．You should never blame the boy for the result of the test，for he ___________ his best though all are in vain．（　　）

A．

was trying

B．

tried

C．

had tried

D．

has tried

12．-Well，I must be off now，I have a meeting at 3o'clock．
-In that case，by no means ___________ you longer．Drop in sometime．（　　）

A．

I will keep

B．

will I keep

C．

did I keep

D．

I kept

11．The boss of the chemical factory stayed in America for two weeks，___________ an agreement with an American company．（　　）

	A．	to be negotiated		B．	negotiated
	C．	negotiating		D．	being negotiated

10．In such cases，the baggage is ___________ to a porter at the entrance and brought to the room by him rather than the bellman．（　　）

A．

turned in

B．

turned down

C．

turned over

D．

turned up

9．___________ is certain，though，is that the mystery of Stonehenge has never been fully explained and it still remains a puzzle．（　　）

A．

It

B．

What

C．

Which

D．

That

8．He claimed that the newly-built boats are safer and more comfortable than ___________ produced a year ago．（　　）

A．

others

B．

them

C．

those

D．

that

7．As the traditional Spring Festival is approaching，shop owners from all walks of life offer large discounts   ___________ high sales income from their customers．（　　）

	A．	in expectation of		B．	in celebration of
	C．	in explanation of		D．	in possession of

6．Several countries in Asia celebrate the Lunar New Year in their own way．But dragon and lion dances in Chinatowns all over the world have helped to make China's New Year the most famous．These days growing  （61）numbers（number）of people who are not of Chinese origin are joining in．In Tokyo window cleaners dress up  （62）asthe animals of the Chinese Shengxiao America，Canada and New Zealand have published memorial stamps for the year of the chicken．Last year New York City made the Lunar New Year  （63）aschool holiday for the first time．
The spread of the Spring Festival is  （64）partly（part） due to recent immigration from China：9.5 million Chinese people  （65）have moved（move） abroad since 1978，many of  （66）whom are far richer than earlier waves of immigrants；．
Aware of China's growing economic and political influence，foreign leaders have noticed the occasion．Britain's prime minister，Theresa May，has given a video address，a tradition （67）started（start）in 2014 by her predecessor （前任）．This year's World Economic Forum in Davos was held a week earlier than usual （68）to avoid（avoid）conflicting with China's New Year．
China hopes the festival will promote （69）Its（it） cultural"soft power"abroad．So k may give the Chinese people （70）satisfaction（satisfy） to see foreigners enjoy such festivities．

5．One Thursday evening，I was trying to parallel-park on a busy street in the city centre．Despite moving back neatly into position between two cars，I was still quite a way from the edge of the pavement．I spent a few minutes inching backwards and forwards but failed to get any closer to it．I was starting to panic，worrying that I'd be late meeting my daughter，when a young man of about 25got out of the car behind me and knocked on my window．
Embarrassed and nervous，I wound down the front side window．"Would you like me to park your car for you？"he asked pleasantly．
I gratefully accepted．Taking my handbag with me，I jumped out of the car and handed him my keys．As I watched，he drove the car out into the busy traffic before moving back and parking with swift precision．"Thank you so much，"I said excitedly．
While it was a simple act of kindness for this young man to perform，I felt it was quite an unusual thing to occur these days．He politely refused further thanks and hurried away．I related this story to my daughter over dinner and then we went to the Pop Up Theatre to see Hamlet．Sitting in the theatre later，imagine my surprise when the actor playing Rosencrantz-or was it Guildenstern？-turned out to be the same young man．
I have seen him in a few other local productions since then．Although I can't remember his name，he'll always be the kind young man who parked the car for me．

25．Why was the author worried？C
A．A strange man knocked at her car window．
B．Her daughter would be late for school．
C．She might fail to meet her daughter in time．
D．Her car crashed into another car．
26．How did the author react to the young man's offer？D
A．She refused it at first．
B．She felt extremely embarrassed．
C．She hesitated about it．
D．She thankfully accepted it．
27．What do we know about the actor？A
A．He was a kind-hearted man．
B．He liked Guildenstern．
C．He was like Rosencrantz．
D．He played Hamlet in a play．