2. Mr Grey liked walking to his office because ________.

　 A. he couldn’t afford the buses　　　 B. he wanted to save money

　 C. he wanted to keep in good health　 D. he could do some exercises on the way

1. How did Mr. Grey get to his office?

　 A. He went up to work by train.

　 B. He walked to his office.

　 C. He went to his office on foot unless it rained.

　 D. He usually took a train to the station and then walked to his office if the weather was fine.

4、(1分)

　　 Mr. Grey was the manager of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and came up to work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office unless it was raining, because it gave him some exercise.

　　 One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him, “You may not remember me, sir, but seven years ago I came to London without a penny in my pockets, I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend me some money, and you lent me £ 5, because you said you were willing to take a chance so as to give a man a start on the way to success.”

　　 Mr Grey thought for a few minutes and then said, “Yes, I remember you. Go on with your story!” “Well,” answered the stranger, “are you still willing to take a chance?”

5. Friedlander can be said to be　　　 .

　 A. clever　 B. friendly　 C. hardworking　　 D. strong-minded

4. What made Friedlander want to come to China?

　 A. The stories about Marco Polo .　 B. The famous sights in Xi’an .

　 C. His interest in Chinese silk.　　 D. His childhood dreams about bicycles .

3. Friedlander is visiting the three countries in the following order,　　　　 .

　 A. China, India, and Pakistan 　 B. India, China, and Pakistan

　 C. Pakistan, China, and India　 D. China, Pakistan, and India

2. The hotel workers told the manager about Friedlander coming to the hotel because　　　 .

　 A. he asked to see the manager

　 B. he entered the hall with a bike

　 C. the manager had to know about all foreign guests

　 D. the manager knew about his trip and was expecting him

1. The best headline(标题) for this newspaper article would be　　　 .

　 A. The Kingdom of Bicycles 　 B. A Beautiful Hotel in Xi’an

　 C. Marco Polo and the Silk Road D. An American Achieving His Aims

3、(1分)

　　 On the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi’an with his bicycle. The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel ball before though they lived in “the kingdom of bicycles.”

　　 Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xi’an on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, India.

　　 When he was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road. Now, after 44 years , he was on the Silk Road in Xi’an and his early dreams were coming true.

　　 Robert Friedlander’s next destinations (目的地) were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc. He will complete his trip in Pakistan.

5. Which of the following might have happened afterwards?

　 A. The teacher got back the suitcase but not Rupert.

　 B. The teacher got back neither the suitcase nor Rupert.

　 C. The teacher got back Rupert but not the suitcase.

　 D. The teacher got back both the suitcase and Rupert.