— Did you see Dr Ma yesterday afternoon?

— No. When I got to his office, he ______ already.

A．left                                  B．has left

C．was leaving                            D．had left

 

 --- Did you catch the train to Beijing last night?

--- No. It ______ for ten minutes by the time I got to the station.

A．has left                               B．had left

C．has been away                         D．had been away

 

Chris Jones recently completed a very unusual journey. Our reporter Mary Owen met him at
his home in the south of London and be told her all about the trip.
Reporter: What gave you the idea to make a trip around India on an elephant, Chris?
Chris: Well, it all started the idea two years ago when I was planning a trip to India. I visited a
photo exhibition of elephants and I realized that the only enjoyable way to make a trip around
India was on an elephant.
Reporter: What did you do next?
Chris: I flew to New Delhi and started looking for an elephant, I needed an elephant trained to
carry people. I didn’t know anything about elephants, so I asked an expert(专家) for help. He
taught me how to ride an elephant. He also helped me find an elephant.
Reporter: How long did it take to find a suitable elephant?
Chris: Not too long. I bought a female elephant called Tara for about 6, 000 dollars.
Reporter: Can you tell me about the journey?
Chris: Tara and I set off from New Delhi a week later. We were going to Sonepur in northern
India. There is a big elephant market there and I could sell Tara easily. And what a ride! Elephants
can travel at about 6 miles an hour and Sonepur is more than 1, 200 km away. It took us 64 days to
complete the journey.
Reporter: Did you have any problems on your journey?
Chris: Yes, a few. But nothing serious. On the third day, Tara hurt her foot. Btu that got better
quickly. Also, there was a lot of heavy rain during the first week and we got very wet!
Reporter: What happened when you reached Sonepur?
Chris: My plan was to sell Tara. But I was very fond of her. I couldn’t take her back to Britain
and I didn’t want to sell her at the market. I happened to meet some people who wanted an
elephant for their national park in southern India. I knew that Tara would be safe with them, so I
gave her to them. I was very sad to say goodbye.
【小题1】Chris got the idea to make a trip around India on an elephant from __________.

A．a visit to a zoo	B．an elephant expert from India
C．the photos of elephant	D．an old friend who lived in India

【小题2】 The elephant expert told Chris __________.

A．when to buy an elephant	B．how to feed an elephant
C．where to sell his elephant	D．how to ride an elephant

【小题3】Chris decided to go to Sonepur because __________.

A．it is a very interesting place

B．he would be able to sell Tara there easily

C．elephants cannot be sold anywhere else

D．it would take only a short time to get there

【小题4】 When Chris arrived at the market in Sonepur, __________.

A．he realized that he did not really want to sell Tara

B．he visited some shopkeepers

C．he sold Tara to a national park

D．he decided to take Tara home with him

补全对话 （有一项是多余的）

Daming="D;" Tony=T

D: How long have you studied Chinese?

T:1.        

D: Really? Your Chinese is pretty good!

T: But, I don’t think Chinese is easy to learn.2.          

D: In 2000. It has been 6 years.

T:3.           

D: Well, my grammar and vocabulary are good.4.           

T: You should often listen to English music and see English films.

D:5.          

T: Sure, they do!

A．Do you find it difficult to learn English?

B．By the way, when did you start to learn English?

C．For more than two years

D．But my listening is not very good.

E. Do they work? F. Thanks a lot.