1   to drink them because they thought coffee or tea could kill a person. Once the king of England decided to find out whether it was true   2   not.

At that time there were two brothers in prison (监狱). They would be   3   in a few days because they did wrong (犯罪). The king said, “I shall let them live but they must drink coffee or tea to the end of their   4  . One brother must drink coffee and   5   must drink tea every day.” And they   6   the king’s words.

They   7   lived many years. At last the elder brother   8   when he was eighty-three years old. The younger one died a few years   9  . After that, people   10   that coffee and tea were not bad to man.

1. A. happy    　　 　　   B.afraid    　　　　  C.strong　　 　　　　　　  D.rich

2. A. of　　　　　　　　　　    B.and　　　　　　　　    C.or　　　　　　　　　　  D.but

3. A. free　　　　　　　　　　  B.home　　　　　　　　 C.caught　　　　　　   D.killed

4. A. life　　　　　　　　　　   B.live　　　　　　　　    C.lives　　　　　　　　   D.living

5. A. one　　　　　　　　　　  B.another　　　　　　   C.other　　　　　　　　  D.the other

6. A. heard　　　　　　　　    B.listened to　　　　   C.followed　　　　　　 D.did

7. A. both　　　　　　　　　　     B.each　　　　　　　　   C.neither　　　　　　   D.all

8. A. killed　　　　　　　　    B.lived　　　　　　　　   C.died　　　　　　　　   D.dead

9. A. ago　　　　　　　　　　  B.old　　　　　　　　　　 C.later　　　　　　　　   D.before

10. A. shouted　　        B.spoke　　　　　　　　 C.kept　　　　　　　　   D.knew

—What happened to Billy?

—He________ because of his drink-driving.

A. is caught　　　 B. was caught　　　 C. has caught D. had caught

---How long ____ you ____a fever?

　 ---Ever since last night.

A. have, got　     B. have, had      C. have, caught　     D. did, have

Do you have the ability to live cheaply? Now here's a true story of an American girl，Sarah．

　 21 Sarah left university，she began to live in New York City on her own．She　 22 a job in a publishing house，but the salary(薪水)was 23 $30，000 a year．Her parents thought her life would be hard，but Sarah 24 Iive on her salary and stilI saved $5，000 in a year．How was that 25 in one of the most expensive cities in the world?

　 Cheap living 26 starts with keeping the big cost small．For most people，that 27 housing．So Sarah chose to share a flat with three other friends．Her next biggest cost was　 28 ．When she ate out，she went to cheap restaurants． 29 she bought a $9．99 whole chicken at a local restaurant．She then　 30 the chicken bones(骨头)home and made soup out of them．Nowadays young people often 31 a lot of money on entertainment(娱乐)．But Sarah said，“I enjoy walking 32 in New York City．I love going to museums and parks．” Did Sarah feel poor 33 cheap living? Not really．She even managed to take two trips，one to the Netherlands， 34 to Portland．

“Don't think of saving money as something 35 ．It's a kind of game，”said Sarah．

21．A．Until　　　　 B．Because 　　　　 C．After 　　　　　　　　　 D．Unless

22．A．found　　　　 B．tried 　　　　　 　　C．asked for 　　　　　　 D．Iooked for

23．A．more than　　 B．less than　　　 C shorter than 　　　　 D．higher than

24．A．can　　　　　 B．may　 　　　 　　C．could 　　　　　　　　　 D．might

25．A．difficult　　 B．possible 　 　　C．useful　　　　　　 　 D．different

26．A．already　 　 B．sometimes　　　 C．hardly　　 　　　 　　D．always

27．A．helps　　　　 B．becomes 　　　 C．makes 　　　　　　　　　 D．means

28．A．food　　　　 B．rest　 　　C．studying 　　　　 D．playing

29．A．Soon　　　　 B．Finally 　　　　　　 C．Once　 　 　　 　　D．Again

30．A．prepared　　 B．took 　　　 　　　　C．caught　　　　　　 　 D．picked

31．A．pay　　　　　 B．lend 　　　　　　 　　C．spend　　　　　　 　 D．save

32．A．along　　　　 B．up 　　　 　　C．down　　 　　　　　 D．around

33．A．by　 　　　 　　 B．up　 　　　　 　　C．at　　　　　　　　　 　 D．between

34．A．another　　　 B．the other　　　　 C．others 　　　　　 　　D．the others

35．A．hard　　　　 B．interesting　　 C．nice　 　　　　 　　D．great