When Dave was eighteen, he bought a secondhand car for 200 so that he could travel to and from work more__1__ than by bus. It worked quite well for a few years, but then it got so old, and it was costing him _2_much in repairs that he decided that he had better _3_it.

 He asked among his friends to see if anyone was particularly_ 4_ to buy a cheap car, but they all knew that it was falling to pieces, so_5_ of them had any desire to buy it. Dave's friend Sam saw that he was _6_ when they met one evening, and said, “What's _7_, Dave?”

Dave told him, and Sam answered, “Well, what about advertising it in the paper? You may _8_more for it that way than the cost of the advertisement!” Thinking that Sam's_9_was sensible(合理的),he put an advertisement in an evening paper, which read “For sale: small car, _10_ very little petrol, only two owners. Bargain at 50.”

For two days after the advertisement first appeared, there was no _11_.But then on Saturday evening he had an enquiry(询问).A man rang up and said he would like to_12_ him about the car. “All right,” Dave said, feeling happy. He asked the man whether ten o'clock the next morning would be_13_or not. “Fine,” the man said, “and I'll _14_my wife. We intend to go for a ride in it to _15_ it.”

The next morning, at a quarter to ten, Dave parked the car in the square outside his front door, _16_ to wait there for the people who had_17_ his advertisement. Even Dave had to _18_that the car really looked like a wreck(残骸).Then, soon after he had got the car as clean_19_ it could be, a police car stopped just behind him and a policeman got out. He looked at Dave's car and then said, “Have you reported this _20_ to us yet, sir?”?

1. A. directly      B. safely    C. properly      D. easily?

2. A. so          B. such     C. very          D. too?

3. A. keep        B. repair    C. sell           D. throw?

4. A. anxious     B. lucky     C. ashamed      D. generous?

5. A. some       B. neither    C. none         D. most?

6. A. delighted    B. upset     C. calm         D. astonished?

7. A. on          B. up       C. it            D. that?

8. A. learn        B. miss     C. get           D. find?

9. A. message      B. advice   C. request       D. description?

10. A. uses        B. loses     C. has          D. spends?

11. A. doubt       B. help     C. trouble        D. answer?

12. A. tell         B. see      C. agree         D. call?

13. A. exact        B. suitable  C. early         D. late?

14. A. follow       B. meet     C. bring        D. introduce?

15. A. recognize    B. gain      C. admire       D. test

16. A. happening    B. meaning  C. turning       D. failing

17. A. read         B. inserted  C. answered      D. placed

18. A. forget       B. show     C. disagree       D. admit

19. A. as          B. that      C. so            D. such

20. A. bargain      B. sale      C. accident       D. result

阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示; 2)首字母提示；3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意

义准确、拼写正确。

Like many Chinese children, I began learning English at an early age.

1.The experience of seeing people_____ (唱歌)and chatting in English

2.made me i      in it. I thought it a beautiful language and had fun

3.Yet after I a      middle school, English learning seemed to be more

4.more difficult and l   interesting. To tell the truth, I had to work as

5.as other fellow students. Disappointedly, I still_______(无法) to make

6.rapid progress. I was about to give up my English       I met Miss Li,

7.my present English teacher,___   advised me to carry on and practice

8.more. With her help, I adopted some ______(科学) learning methods to

9.improve my listening and speaking. Besides, I took part     English

10.contests and won various p        . Now English is indeed my

favourite subject.

 

阅读下面短文, 根据汉语或首字母提示以及文章内容, 在每条横线上填入一个适当的英语单词, 使短文意思完整。

1.Today is January 26th. Our class have a discussion about w_______ to

2.stay at home or go out________ a trip as the winter holiday is near. Some of us

3.are in favor of staying at home. They think it’s ________ convenient and

4.comfortable. What’s more, they can _________(省) money for other purposes.

5._______ they will lose the chance of getting to know the outside world.

6.However, o        prefer to go out for traveling since it can increase

7.their ________(知识) and broaden their horizons. But they will spend

8.more money and meet many difficulties while traveling. P       ,

9.I think it would be better to stay home, for I can do what I like, such ______

10.reading books, watching   TV and h        my parents with some housework.

 

I am fond of my sister but she has one __1.__. She can be really __2.__. Although she didn’t know the best way of getting to places, she insisted that she organize the trip __3.__. Now I know that the proper way is always her way. I kept asking her, “When are we leaving and when are we coming back?” I asked her whether she had looked at a map yet. Of course she hadn’t; my sister doesn’t __4.__ details. So I told her that the __5.__of the Mekong is in QingHai Province. She gave me a __6.__ look – the kind that said she would not __7.__. When I told her that our journey would begin at __8.__ more than 5000 meters, she seemed to be excited about it. When I told her the air would be hard to breathe and it would be very cold, she said it would be an interesting experience. I know my sister well. __9.__ she has made up her mind, nothing can change it. Finally, I had to __10.__.

 

五、Cloze test(完形填空)20分

When Dave was eighteen,he bought a second-hand car for ￡200 so that he could travel to and from work more 　1　 than by bus.It worked quite well for a few years,but then it got so old,and it was costing him 　2　 much in repairs that he decided that he had better 　3　 it.

He asked among his friends to see if anyone was particularly 　4  to buy a cheap car,but they all knew that it was falling to pieces,so  5  of them had any desire to buy it.

Dave's friend Sam saw that he was  6  when they met one evening,and said,“What's  7 ,Dave?” Dave told him and Sam answered,“Well,what about advertising it in the paper? You may   8  more for it that way than the cost of the advertisement!” Thinking that Sam's   9  was sensible,he put an advertisement in an evening paper,which read:“For sale:small car,  10  very little petrol,only two owners.Bargain at ￡50.”

For two days after the advertisement first appeared,there was no   11 .But then on Saturday evening a man rang up and said he would like to  12  him about the car.“All right,” Dave said,feeling happy.He asked the man whether ten o'clock the next morning would be   13  or not.“Fine,” the man said.“And I'll  14  my wife.We intend to go for a ride in it to   15  it.”

The next morning,at ten quarter,Dave parked the car in the square outside his front door,  16  to wait there for the person who had   17  his advertisement.Even Dave had to   18  that the car really looked like a wreck.Then soon after he had got the car as   19  as it could be,a police car stopped just behind him and a policeman got out.He looked at Dave's car and then said,“Have you reported this   20  to us yet,sir?”

1.A.directly           B.safely                 C.properly                    D.easily

2.A.so                          B.such                          C.very                          D.too

3.A.keep               B.repair                 C.sell                           D.throw

4.A.anxious                  B.lucky                        C.ashamed                    D.generous

5.A.some               B.neither               C.none                         D.no one

6.A.calm               B.upset                         C.delighted                   D.astonished

7.A.no                         B.up                            C.it                       D.that

8.A.learn               B.miss                          C.get                            D.find

9.A.message                 B.advice                C.request               D.description

10.A.uses                     B.loses                         C.has                           D.spends

11.A.doubt                   B.help                          C.trouble               D.answer

12.A.tell                B.see                            C.agree                        D.call

13.A.exact                    B.suitable                     C.early                         D.late

14.A.follow                  B.meet                         C.bring                        D.introduce   

15.A.test               B.obtain                C.admire               D.recognize

16.A.failing           B.meaning                    C.turning               D.happening

17.A.read                     B.placed                C.answered                   D.understood

18.A.forget                   B.show                         C.disagree                    D.admit

19.A.clean                    B.crowded                    C.fast                           D.light

20.A.bargain          B.sale                           C.accident                    D.result