A man died and was on his way to another world, either heaven or hell(天堂或地狱). He saw a very beautiful palace half way and the owner of it __1___  him to live in the palace.
The man said, “I have been working hard during my life and now I just want to eat and  ___2__  without any work.”
The owner said, “If so, there is nowhere else_3____ than here for you. There is a lot of delicious food in __4___ palace and you can eat whatever you want. You can have a good rest and __5___ needs to be done by you. ” Then the man stayed in the palace.
At the beginning, the man felt __6___. But gradually, he felt a bit lonely. So he went to the owner and asked, “It is boring to live _7______  just eating and sleeping every day. Could you help me find a __8___ ?”
The owner replied, “Sorry, there is no job here.”
Several months later, the man couldn’t __9___the present life and went to the owner again, “I am really fed up with（厌倦） this kind of life. __10__ you don’t offer me a job, I would prefer to go to hell instead of living here.”
The owner of the palace smiled, “Do you think it is heaven here? It is hell!’’

Buckingham Palace is in London, England. Buckingham Palace is famous because Queen Elizabeth（伊丽莎白女王）of England lives there. She became queen in 1952.
Buckingham Palace is a big and beautiful building. Queen Elizabeth and her family live on the second floor of the palace. The queen also has her office at the palace. Queen Elizabeth often asks important people to eat dinner at the palace. She invites 9,000 people to each party!  
Buckingham Palace is like a small town. It has a police station, a hospital, two post offices, a movie theatre, a swimming pool, two sports clubs, a garden and a lake. The palace has about six hundred rooms. About four hundred people work there. Two people have very unusual jobs. They take care of the clocks. There are 300 clocks in Buckingham Palace. 
Queen Elizabeth’s day starts at 7:00 in the morning. Seven people take care of her. One person prepares her bath, and another person prepares her clothes. Another person takes care of her dogs. The queen loves dogs.
It’s very interesting to have dinner at Buckingham Palace. You have to follow rules. Queen Elizabeth starts to eat first, and then everybody eats. When the queen finishes eating, everybody finishes eating. You can’t leave the table during dinner.
People visit the rooms in Buckingham Palace in August and September. There are wonderful things to see. Don’t forget that Queen Elizabeth is one of the richest people in the world.
【小题1】Which floor does the queen live on?
A. the ground floor    B. the second floor 
C. the sixth floor  D the tenth floor
【小题2】The underlined word “unusual” means ___________ in Chinese.

A man died and was on his way to another world, either heaven (天堂) or hell (地狱). He saw an extremely grand palace half way and the owner of the palace asked him to stay and live in the palace.
The man said, “I have been working hard during my life and now I just want to eat and sleep without any work.”
The owner of the palace said, “If so, there is nowhere else better than here for you. There is plenty of seafood and delicacies (美味佳肴) in my palace, and you can eat whatever you like without anyone stopping you. And nothing needs to be done by you.” Then, the man settled down (安定) in the palace.
At the beginning, the man felt very happy at the cycle of eating and sleeping. But gradually, he felt a bit lonely and void. So he went to the palace owner and said, “It is very bored to live by just eating and sleeping every day. Now I show no interest in this kind of life any more. Could you help me find a job?”
The owner replied, “Sorry, there is no job here at all.”
After another several months, the man could not go on with the life and went to the palace owner again, “I really can not stand this kind of life any more. If you do not offer me a job, I would prefer to go to hell instead of living here.”
The owner of the palace smiled contemptuously (蔑视地), “Do you think it is heaven here? It is actually hell!”
根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。（10分）
【小题1】The man saw a really grand palace ______.

A. 根据句意和提示写出单词，完成句子。
【小题1】—I can’t stand it any more. The computer is so slow.
—Perhaps you need to    ▲     (重启) it. 
【小题2】Many of the Australians like to take some ___▲_____(户外) exercises.
【小题3】I believe you will enjoy your ________（成功）if you don’t give up.  
【小题4】His father promised to buy him a _____ (笔记本) but he didn’t keep it.
【小题5】The story happened on a cold windy   ▲  （十一月）afternoon.
【小题6】Thank you. Your explanation is so ___ (清楚) that I am sure I’ve completely got it.
【小题7】Mr Zhang bought a car yesterday. It is the      (最新的) of all the cars in our school.
【小题8】Mrs Wang came to see me     ▲     (不久)after Mr Zhang left my house.
【小题9】The girl couldn’t wait to share her    ▲      (happy) with her family.
【小题10】All the farmers in my country are enjoying a cheap    ▲     (medicine) care now thanks to the party’s great policy(政策).
【小题11】He said he was terribly sorry for the few      (mistake) he had made the day before.
【小题12】The king decided to build a big palace    ▲      (special) for his new daughter.
【小题13】All of us must do the washing and cooking by     ▲     (we) so that we can live better in the future.
【小题14】In his speech he said that all his Chinese friends are worth    ▲    (make) and he would come back to see them in a short time.
【小题15】Xiangshui Senior High School will celebrate its   ▲     (sixty) birthday this coming October.

A : Can you tell me a little about Mexico City?
B : ___【小题1】____. What would you like to know?
A : Well, what is a good time to visit?
B : _____【小题2】______ The weather is always nice.
A : Oh, good! _____【小题3】______.
B : Well, you should visit the National Museum and go to the Palace of the Fine Arts.
A : ________【小题4】_______________ .
B : Oh, you shouldn’t miss the Pyramid of the Sun. _____【小题5】____.
A : It sounds really exciting.