Certainly dustmen prefer to be known as "Reuse Collection and Disposal Officers". You may think that this is rather    36  , and it is better to call a spade a spade. But dustmen can be as    37   as people of any other occupation, though we must     38    that their job is not a    39     one in the world. We often take dustmen for granted. Perhaps because they usually come very early in the morning, before most people are     40    .We are likely to forget their     41    .Our dustbins are    42    regularly, but we    43     stop to think about the men who do this. However, it is one of the most important jobs in the world, and when there are no dustmen to    44    the rubbish, the general    45    soon becomes aware that something is wrong. Recently, the dustmen of England went on strike for higher wages.

During the first few days it was regarded as a    46   .But when the first two weeks had passed, and the dustbins were overflowing in nearly every backyard in the country, the joke did not seem so    47    any more.    48    the strike continued, people could not    49    the hills of rubbish around their dustbins, and they looked for other places in which to    50   it. Even Leicester Square, in the heart of West End of London, was    51    high with plastic bags full of smelly rubbish. This was a（n）    52    attraction that the people of London were not at all     53    to see. Even when the strike was over, it took several weeks for the country to get cleaned up completely. Perhaps now the English people appreciate the work of    54   dustmen rather more    55    and won't take them for granted any more.

1.

 A.clever         B.silly           C.interesting        D.reasonable

2.

 A.sensitive      B.careless                     C.hopeful             D.shy

3.

 A.realize        B.believe                     C.know            D.admit

4.

A.necessary      B.difficult                      C.romantic          D.heavy

5.

 A.away           B.up                    C.down            D.in

6.

 A.existence      B.presence                       C.absence         D.performance

7.

 A.cleaned        B.filled          C.emptied            D.burned

8.

 A.generally      B.frequently                      C.sometimes        D.seldom

9.

A.take away      B.take off                        C.take up         D.take on

10.

A.society        B.citizen                     C.public          D.community

11.

 A.trick          B.joke                     C.trouble         D.show

12.

 A.pleasing       B.excited                       C.stupid           D.funny

13.

A.When           B.While            C.As              D.Because

14.

 A.bear           B.contain                    C.manage            D.control

15.

 A.keep off       B.give up                       C.take care of    D.get rid of

16.

 A.crowded        B.piled                       C.fixed           D.put

17.

 A.business       B.industrial                    C.tourist         D.agricultural

18.

 A.disappointed     B.serious                      C.nervous         D.happy

19.

 A.its             B.her                       C.his             D.their

20.

 A.highly                          B.eagerly                 C.lowly           D.entirely

 

BUY A JOINT TICKET AND VISIT THE HISTORIC ROYAL PALACES

THE TOWER OF LONDON

Royal Palace and fortress for over 900 years, scene of mystery, murder and home to the Crown Jewels.

KENSINGTON PALACE

Birthplace of Queen Victoria, this royal retreat is home to magnificent State Apartments and the stunning Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection, which includes dresses worn by HM Queen Elizabeth II and Diana, Princess of Wales.

HISTORIC ROYAL PALACES

Hampton Court Palace is part of Historic Royal Palaces, a registered charity ( No: 1068852 ) that receives no public funding. We rely on the income from admission tickets to the palaces to pay for vital protection work, necessary for the preservation of these national monuments and collections for future generations. Please ask at the ticket office for more information or visit www.hrp.org.uk.

VISITOR INFORMATION

CARRIAGE RIDES

Take a trip around Home Park in a horse-drawn carriage. Rides begin and end in Home Park at the entrance by the East Front Gardens. Available all day. 20 minutes duration. £10.00 per carriage. Subject to weather and ground conditions.

ENQUIRIES

For details of admission charges, group rates, the Friends of Hampton Court Palace and facilities for disabled visitors, call 0870-752-7777 or visit www. Hampton-court-palace.org.uk.

RESTAURANTS & SHOPS

Choose from the Tiltyard Tearooms or the Privy Kitchen Coffee Shop. There are also a number of ice-cream kiosks open in the summer. The palace shops offer a wide range of gifts and souvenirs.

AUDIO GUIDES

Audio guides are included in the palace ticket and are available in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Japanese.

1.

If you want to take a look at the dresses worn by some royal members, you go to __________.

A．Kensington Palace	B．the Tower of London
C．Hampton Court Palace	D．Historic Royal Palaces

2.

You have to pay extra money if you want to __________.

A．have an audio guide	B．visit the royal palace and fortress
C．take a horse-drawn carriage	D．visit Hampton Court Palace

3.

Which of the following information is NOT given in the passage?

A．The protection of the national monuments.

B．Admission charges for group visitors.

C．Free gifts and souvenirs.

D．Conditions in which to take a horse-drawn carriage

4.

If you want to take your disabled sister for a visit, you can __________.

A．get a free ticket for it

B．get help from Hampton Court Palace

C．visit www.hrp.org.uk

D．log on www.Hampton-court-palace.org.uk for information

 

Tom has a little money in the bank,             support his family.

A.on which to

B.with that to

C.with that to

D.with which to

– Do you have any idea which to choose?

--- Well, you’d better take this one. It’s ______in price and good in quality.

A．lower

B．cheaper

C．high

D．higher