A. something　　 B.anything　　 　　　　   C.everything　　 D.nothing

I was so excited after I had found the holiday in the guidebook. It said, “Enjoy a week of sightseeing in one of Europe’s most beautiful cities    41    staying at one of its best hotels. ” Now I wasn’t so sure. I had waited fifteen minutes at reception  (前台) when I   42  and now the shower in my room wasn’t working. I  43  hotel reception.

“Hello. This is Room 308. There isn’t any    44   in my bathroom. ”

“Are you sure?”

“Of course I’m sure!”

“I’ll    45   our hotel engineer at once. ”

An hour later, the engineer came to look at the    46  . He hit the pipes (水管) a few times and looked   47  . “Sorry, but I cannot fix it today. Maybe, tomorrow.” Then he   48  his hand. I couldn’t believe it! He wanted a tip (小费) for doing   49 ! I was very angry. But suddenly, I had a better idea.    50 , I gave the engineer a few coins. He hadn’t fixed my shower but he had taught me something  51  staying in his country. Two minutes later I was at the reception desk. I explained the  52  to the receptionist (接待员) and he replied, “Sorry. This is a  53  situation, but what can we do?” I knew exactly  54  to do. I gave the hotel manager a very large tip. Fifteen minutes later I  55  into Room 405. It was twice the size of Room 308, it had a wonderful view (景色) of the city, a comfortable bed and, most importantly, there was water in the bathroom.

1.                A．since          B．while           C．after D．before

2.                A．arrived         B．passed         C．left  D．stopped

3.                A．asked          B．ordered        C．called    D．told

4.                A．toothpaste      B．water          C．shampoo D．soap

5.                A．send           B．catch           C．trouble   D．watch

6.                A．door           B．TV             C．shower   D．fridge

7.                A．proud          B．worried         C．angry D．excited

8.                A．put up         B．cleaned up      C．looked after   D．held out

9.                A．nothing         B．anything        C．something D．everything

10.               A．Seriously       B．Especially       C．Quickly    D．Luckily

11.               A．at             B．with           C．of    D．about

12.               A．problem        B．idea           C．way  D．mistake

13.               A．helpful         B．perfect         C．terrible   D．busy

14.               A．how           B．what           C．why  D．where

15.               A．broke          B．looked         C．rushed    D．moved

There are many different kinds of cars in the world. My aunt thinks this is because cars are ____1­  their drivers. She says, “Rich people have expensive cars, big people have large cars, and old people drive old cars.” But I don't 2 her.

　　My neighbour, Mrs. Hill, is 82 years old. She drives only on Tuesday, and she drives only to the bank. She 3   drives more than 30 kilometres an hour. Do you think Mrs. Hill has a very   ­­­­­___4   and small car? No, her car is new. It's very large, and it _5  go 200 kilometres for each hour!

My friend is 6  . He draws beautiful pictures with lots of colours. But his car is black! Mrs. Bates has a very, very old one. There is often something 7 with the car. Does she drive that kind of car because she is poor? No, she has four factories and 8   dollars in the bank. My aunt Mary has a very 9 car, though she drives to the country with her husband, her two children, her mother and their dog.

Now you have 10    my friends and their cars. Do you agree with my aunt? Maybe you have a car. Does it say anything about you?

1.                A．for            B．with           C．like  D．among

2.                A．like            B．look after       C．agree with D．chat with

3.                A．never          B．always          C．sometimes D．often

4.                A．old            B．new           C．broken   D．beautiful

5.                A．may           B．can            C．must D．has to

6.                A．a teacher       B．a reporter       C．a writer   D．an artist

7.                A．interesting      B．wrong          C．mistake   D．trouble

8.                A．twenty         B．two hundred     C．two thousand  D．two million

9.                A．big            B．small           C．expensive D．new

10.               A．read about      B．knew          C．seen  D．met with

There are many different kinds of cars in the world. My aunt thinks  that  cars are    their drivers. She says, “Rich people have expensive cars, big people have large cars, and old people drive old cars.” But I don’t      her.
My neighbour, Mrs. Hill, is 82 years old. She drives only on Tuesday, and she drives only to the bank. She      drives more than 30 kilometres an hour. Do you think Mrs. Hill has a very     and small car? No, her car is new. It’s very large, and it     go 200 kilometres for each hour!
My friend is      . He draws beautiful pictures with lots of colors. But his car is black! Mrs. Bates has a very, very old one. There is often something     with the car. Does she drive that kind of car because she is poor? No, she has four factories and   dollars in the bank. My aunt Mary has a ver     car, though she drives to the country with her husband, her two children, her mother and their dog.
Now you have     my friends and their cars. Do you agree with my aunt? Maybe you have a car. Does it say anything about you?

A man walked into a restaurant. The restaurant advertised it had the   46    menu in the world. The manager was very proud of being able to provide any dish, no matter how   47    it was.

At the bottom of the   48   , there was a notice that said, “If you do not see the dish you need on this menu, please tell us and we will add it to the menu right away.”

The man   49    the menu and decided to make sure if it was true. He would order    50     that was very unusual.

When a waiter came up to take his order, he said, “You say you can serve any dish, even if it’s not on your longest menu in the world.”

“That is correct, sir. We are able to meet everyone’s requirements.”

“Well,” the man said, “bring me a sandwich with two elephant ears.   51   , not African.”

The waiter wrote down in his paper: Two Indian elephant ears on toast.

“Very good, sir,” he said. “That shouldn’t   52    long.”

The waiter walked away quickly.

The man was very surprised and rather disappointed.

Then he smiled   53    the waiter returned with a very unhappy look on his face.

“Ah!” the man said. “You can’t   54    it to me, can you?”

The waiter made an apology (道歉).

“I’m very sorry, sir, and this is the   55    embarrassing,” he said, “but I’m afraid we can’t because we’ve run out of bread.”

 46. A. biggest         B. thickest         C. heaviest       D. longest

47. A. unfair          B. unusual         C. beautiful       D. important

 48. A. menu          B. dish            C. restaurant      D. table

49. A. looked for       B. took out        C. looked at       D. picked up

 50. A. anything        B. nothing          C. everything       D. something

 51. A. American       B. Indian           C. Canadian        D. Australian

52. A. pay            B. cost             C.  take           D. spend

 53. A. as             B. and              C. so              D. though

54. A. catch           B. take             C. fetch            D. bring

55. A. least           B. most            C. less              D. more