A small plane had some trouble with its engine while it was in the high sky．The pilot knew that there was nothing he could do to keep the plane long in the air，so he rushed back to where his three passengers sat and explained the dangerous situation．At last he said，“ I am a married man with three children．I am sorry to tell you that there are only three parachutes aboard．” With that he took up one and jumped out．
One of the passengers reacted quickly．“I am a great man，I am the smartest man and the world can not do without me．”With that he too jumped out．
The other two passengers，an old man and a young soldier，were quiet for a moment．At last the old man said，“Son，I’m old and have lived a full life．I am ready to meet my God．”
“You will have to give up that，”the young man said，smiling，“The world’s smartest man just jumped out with my backpack．”
【小题1】There was something wrong with the plane when _________．

完型填空 （共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
A Fool’s Day falls on 1^st of April. People _1_forget the significance （意义） of the day.
In March 1980, I was 2at Durham University with seven other Chinese students. I had 3  to go to another university after graduation and had 4         application (申请)  forms to several 5  . Every morning I arrived at the porter’s office (传达室) and waited my fate. But no 6  came.
On April 1^st, as I was eating my 7 , Huang came in , with a toothbrush(牙刷) 8  in his hand.  9 fearing that he might forget the important news , he passed me the 10 . “Morning , Wu,” he said , “I saw Mr. G this morning. He told me that a letter had arrived in his office for you from Manchester University, and asked you to go and get it 11 possible.” I jumped with 12 .
I even didn’t 13 my breakfast and rushed to Mr. G’s office but he wasn’t  14  . I then went to the secretary’s room and  15 everything to her. She opened Mr. G’s room. I looked at everything. There didn’t seem to be a letter for me. “If he had asked you to pick it up from here,” said the secretary , “ he would have put it in  16 or simply left it to me.”
Greatly 17 , I walked out of the room and 18 the secretary lock it. 19 the secretary’s eyes 20  . “Sorry,” she said. “It’s April Fool’s Day!”
【小题1】A sometimes        B. never            C. always       D. seldom

根据句意及所给中文提示或英文解释，写出句中所缺单词。

1.I think your suggestions will be of great         (价值) to me.

2.Someone who is guilty has done something against the          (法律).

3.If you travel by plane, you can get a          (without paying any money) meal.

4.The two friends         (更喜欢) playing chess to playing cards at the weekends.

5.When he heard the great news, he rushed out of the room          (at once).

6.I’m sorry to          (打扰) you. Thank you for your time.

7.Li An is one of the best          (导演) in Asia. I like his films very much.

词汇? （每小题1分，计15分）

1.It’s　i______ for? you? to? fly? to? the? sun

2.It is so dry here that you cannot find a d_____ of water.

3.The ? local g_____ has? taken? actions? to? protect? wild? animals.

4.The? girl? s_________??? when? she? saw? the? snakes.

5.Look! Those boys are f_______ again!

6.Zhalong is a nature? r _______ in Heilongjiang.

7.The lowest t_______ will be below zero.

8._______(不幸), little Yueyue died at last. All people feel sad about her.

9.He has a good m______ ,? he can learn things? quickly.

10.Many students don’t know the_______(重要) of English.

11.I often hear him _______(sing) in the next door.

12.The students are busy _______(read) books.

13.It was too cold and I ________(catch) a bad cold.

14.Help _____(you) to some fruit, children.

15.He rushed into the kitchen______ (save) the old man.