Mr. King works in a shop and drives a car for the manager. He drives carefully and can keep calm when   16   danger. And he escaped from several accidents. The manager   17   him more and the traffic policemen often speaks highly of him.

Mr. Baker，one of his friends，works in a factory outside the city. It’s far from his house and he has to go to work by bus. As the street is   18   in the morning, sometimes he’s late for the work. His manager warns the young man that he will be sent away   19   he gets to his office on time. He hopes to buy a car，but he hasn’t enough   20  . He decides to buy an old one. One day, he went to the second-hand market and at last he chose a beautiful but cheap car. He said he wanted to try the car，the seller agreed. He   21   Mr King and asked him to help him at once.

Mr. King examined(检查) the car and then drove it away. It was early in the morning and there were few cars in the street. At first he drove slowly and it   22   well. Then he drove fast. And when he reached a crossing，the lights turned   23  . He tried to stop it， but he failed and   24   hit an old woman who was crossing the street. A policeman told him to stop，but the car went on until it hit a big tree by the road.

“Didn’t you hear me？” the policeman asked angrily.

　　“Yes, I did，sir,” said Mr King，“   25   it doesn’t listen to me，can it obey（听从）you？”

1.A. looking        B. reaching     C. facing           D. getting

2.A. gives              B. pays         C. needs        D. believes

3.A. crowded        B. quiet        C. empty        D. full

4.A. until          B. unless           C. when         D. if

5.A. time           B. experience  C. friends          D. money

6.A. called         B. found        C. visited          D. invited

7.A. looked         B. traveled         C. seemed       D. worked

8.A. red                B. green            C. up               D. out

9.A. hardly         B. heavily          C. nearly           D. mostly

10.A. Although     B. Since            C. While        D. For

It was raining _______ yesterday.

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　　A. hardly    B. hard    C. heavy    　　D. bad

从A、B、C、D中选出与句中划线部分意义最接近的词语。

The newsreel had almost finished.

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A. hardly　　B. near　　C. only　　D. nearly

No two people are____6_____.Friends ____7_____ don't get on well. That doesn't mean _____8____ they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make up(言归于好)and become_____9____again.

Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very____10_____ We miss them very uch, but we  can_____11____ them and write to them. It could be that we would even see them again. And we can ____12_____ new friends.  It is surprising to find out ____13_____we like new people when we get to know them.

There's more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who on't. Why? It could be that they are _____14____ Being happy helps you stay well. Or it could just knowing that someone cares If someone cares about you ，you take____15_____care of urself.

1. (　)

A. look　　　　　　　　　　    B. watch

C. feel　　　　　　　　　　    D. see

2. (　)

A. It　　　　　　　　　　    B. He

C. There　　　　　　　　　　    D. Someone

3. (　)

A. Hardly　　　　　　　　　　    B. Nearly

C. Suddenly　　　　　　　　　　    D. Certainly

4. (　)

A. alone　　　　　　　　　　    B. away

C. all over　　　　　　　　　　    D. around

5. (　)

A. ever　　　　　　　　　　    B. never

C. just　　　　　　　　　　    D. really

6. (　)

A. friendly　　　　　　　　　　    B. kind

C. just the same  D. quite different

7. (　)

A. always　　　　　　　　　　    B. sometimes

C. often　　　　　　　　　　    D. usually

8. (　)

A. that　　　　　　　　　　    B. whether

C. how　　　　　　　　　　    D. why

9. (　)

A. friendly　　　　　　　　　　    B. good

C. pleased　　　　　　　　　　    D. friends

10. (　)

A angry　　　　　　　　　　    B. sad

C. happy　　　　　　　　　　    D  alone

11. (　)

A. call　　　　　　　　　　    B. ask

C. tell　　　　　　　　　　    D. talk with

12. (　)

A. look for　　　　　　　　　　    B. find

C. make　　　　　　　　　　    D. know

13. (　)

A. how often   B. how long  C. how many   D. how much

14. (　)

A. happier　　　　　　　　　　    B. stronger]

C. kinder　　　　　　　　　　    D. richer

15. (　)

A. less　　　　　　　　　　    B. better

C. little　　　　　　　　　　    D. no

阅读理解

　　Would you like to know something about the way of shopping in western （西方的）countries? People usually make shopping lists （单子）first and then they go shopping. Most people like to go to supermarkets （自选商场）because they can get almost everything in one supermarket and the things in the supermarkets are a bit cheaper. When they get into a supermarket, they get a trolley （手推车）or a basket. Then they choose （挑选）the things in their shopping list and put them in the trolley or basket. When they have got everything, they go to the checkout （付款台）. Most families do shopping once a week.

根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案。

　　1.People like to go to supermarkets for ______ reason(s).

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　　 A. no　　　　B. three　　　　C. two 　　D. one

　　2.Things in the supermarkets are ______.　　

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　　 A. better 　　　　　　　　　　B. better but expensive

　　 C. not so good but cheaper 　D. cheaper

　　3.People can _____ in one supermarket.　　　　

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　　 A. hardly get everything　　

　　 B. get only a few things

　　 C. get nearly everything

　　 D. get almost everything in several supermarkets

　　4.When people have put the things in the trolley or basket,they go _____.

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　　 A. home　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B. into their own cars　　

　　 C. to the checkout 　　D. to the manager

　　5.Most people do shopping ______.　　　　　　

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　　 A. three times a month　　

　　 B. every week　　

　　 C. twice a week　　

　　 D. once a month