6. (　 ) _____ the houses were knocked down in the earthquake.

　　　 A. A great many　　　　 B. The number of　

C. A great many of　　　 D. A great deal of

5. (　 ) My deskmate has some trouble ____spelling some of the words in American English while I have some difficulty _____pronunciation.

　　　 A. with ; with　　 B. in ; with　　 C. in; in　　 D. with;　 in

4. (　 ) Shanghai has _____ more US dollars this year than last year.

　　　 A. brought down　 B. brought up　 C. brought in　 D. brought out

3. (　 ) --- I am sorry for keeping you waiting .

　　　 ----Never mind . I ____ here only a few minutes.

　　　 A. came　 B. come　 C. was　　 D. have been

2. (　 ) Can you tell me how the accident _____? .I am still in the dark.

　　　 A. came on　　 B. came about　　 C. came out　　 D. came in

1. (　 ) ----Where was it _____　 the road accident happened yesterday?

　　　 A. when　　 B. that　　　 C. which　　 D. how

One summer evening I was sitting by the open window, reading a good but rather frightening mystery (神秘) story. After a time it was too dark for me to read easily, so I put my book down and turned on the light.

　　　　 I was just about to draw the 　　 　31　 as well when I heard a loud cry of “Help! Help!”　 It 　 32 　to come from the trees at the end of the garden. I looked 　　 __33___　 but it was too _34_ to see anything clearly. So I decided to go out and have a look in the garden, just ___35　 someone was in　 36　 . I took the torch( 手电筒) and picked up a strong walking stick, 　37 　that this might be useful, too. Armed with these, I went out into the garden. 　38　 　I heard the cry. There was no __39　 that it came from the trees at the end of the garden.

“Who’s there?” I 40　　 as I walked, rather _　　 41　　 , down the path that 　42　 __

　to the　 trees., But there was no 　　 43　　 . With the help of my torch I examined the whole of that part of the garden and the lower 　　 44　　 of the trees. There was no 　 45　　 of anybody or anything. I came to the conclusion(断定) that someone was playing a rather silly joke on me.

　　　 　 46　　 feeling rather puzzled, I went back to the house and __47 away the torch and the stick. I had just sat down when I was startled (吓一跳) by the cry of “Help! Help!”, this time from　 ___48__my shoulder. I dropped my book and ___49__up. There, sitting 　　　 　50　 of the mantelpiece (壁炉), was a parrot!

31. A. gun　　　　　　 B. picture　　　　　　　 　 C. curtains　　　　　　 　　 D. car

32. A. seemed　　　　　　　 B. appeared　　　　　 C. sounded　　　　　 D. proved

33. A. in　　　　 　　 B. out　　　　　　　　　 C. ahead　　　　 　　 D. around

34. A. far　　　　 　　 B. distant　　　　　　 　　 C. dark　　　　　　　　 D. black

35. A. as if　　　　　　 B. even though　　　 C. on time　　　　　　 D. in case

36. A. difficulty　　　 B. power　　　　 　　 C. trouble　　　　　　 　　 D. ease

37. A. thinking　　　 B. wishing　　　　　　 C. demanding　　　　 D. requesting

38. A. Again and again B. Now and then C. From time to time D. Once again

39. A. chance　　　　 B. doubt　 　　 　　　 C. problem　　　　　　 D. question

40. A. thought out　 B. called out　　　　　 C. got out　　　 　　 　　　 D. said out

41. A. seriously　　　 B. nervously　　　　　 C. frightfully　　　　　 D. hurriedly

42. A. led　　　　　　　 　　 B. went　　　　 　　 C. passed　　　　　　 　　 D. joined

43. A. person　　　　 B. body　　　　　 　　 C. answer　　　　　　 　　 D. voice

44. A. roots 　　　　 B. branches　　　　　 C. leaves　　　 　　 　　　 D. bushes

45. A. sight　　　　　　 B. sign　　　　　　　　　 C. scene　　　　 　　 D. sigh

46. A. But　　　　　　　 B. Yet　　　　　　　　　 C. Already　　　　　　 D. Still

47. A. put　　　　　　　 　　 B. took　　　　　　　　 C. threw　　　　 　　 D. cleared

48. A. far off　　　　　 B. down below　　　 C. left to　　　　 　　 D. right behind

49. A. looked 　　　　　　　 B. jumped　　　　　　 C. stood　　　　 　　 D. climbed

50. A. on top　　　　　 B. at the foot　　　　 C. inside　　　　 D. outside