Part one Grammar and VocabularyⅠ.Chose the best answer1.We should open the windows often to let in fresh air.A. a B. many C. an D. /2. I the experiment yet.A. have finished doing B. haven’t finished doingC. have finished to do D. haven’t finished to do3.“What would you like to drink, Cola or Sprite?”“ will do.”A. Anything B. Both C. Something D. Either4. He the 9:20 train because he didn’t leave home till 9:25.A. can B. could catchC. may not catch D. couldn’t have caught5. He suddenly returned a Sunday morning.A. on B. in C. at D. during6. leaves the room last should turn off the lights.A. The person B. Who C. Whoever D. Anyone7. a certain doubt among the students as to the necessity of the work.A. There existed B. It existedC. They had D. There had8. I didn’t go to his party last night, because on second thoughts I changed my mind.A. / B. a C. the D. that9. Bill studies in a state university, he?A. didn’t B. does C. doesn’t D. do10. It was quite some time the president managed to save his firm from near bankrupt.A. until B. when C. that D. before11. he looked round in the room.A. excited B. exciting C. excitedly D. excitingly12. The house needs ,but they plan to wait until next spring to do it.A. paint B. to paint C. painting D. be painted13. You’d better where you are.A. to remain B. remain C. remaining D. remained14. Can you tell me about this city that makes people love it so much?A. it is that B. what is thatC. is it that D. what it is15. She told us story that we all forget about the time.A. such an interesting B. such interesting aC. so an interesting D. a so interesting16. We working on the project by the end of this month.A. shall have finished B. shall be finishingC. will be finishing D. shall have been finished17. It every day so far this month.A. is raining B. rained C. rains D. has rained18. Electrical energy from the sun in a roundabout way is the most wildly used energy today.A. coming B. to come C. come D. having come19. The question at present is of a great importance.A. to be discussed B. discussedC. being discussed D. to discuss20. I feel it can honor to speak to herA. to ask B. asking C. to be asked D. having asked

Part 2 ReadingAAn artist who did not have much money, but was a very kind man, was coming home by train one day. He gave his first a few coins to a beggar, but then he saw another one, and forgot that he did not have any money. He asked the man if he would like to have lunch with him, and the beggar accepted, so they went into a small restaurant and had a good meal.At the end, the artist could not pay the bill, of course, so the beggar had to do so.The artist was very unhappy about this, so he said to the beggar, “Come home with me in a taxi, my friend, and I’ll give you back the money for the lunch.”“Oh, no!” the beggar answered quickly. “I had to pay for your lunch, but I’m not going to pay for your taxi home too!”1.The artist gave money to two beggars.2.The artist did not know that he could not pay for the lunch.3.The artist was very unhappy about the meal.4.The artist did not want to pay for the meal.5.The beggar did not believe the artist.

CChristmas is, for Jimmy, always the happiest day of the year.Last Christmas Day, Jimmy woke up early because he was so excited. He ran to his door, opened it, and then ran downstairs. There, under the tree, was a big present. Jimmy hoped it was for him. He looked down at the present. On it was written, “To Jimmy, From Santa Claus”. Strangely, the message was written in his mother’s handwriting!Unfortunately, he couldn’t open any presents without his family there, so he watched TV for an hour. When they finally got up, he started opening the present. He reached for the big one first, but his dad said: “ Not so fast! You can one that one last.” He opened his other presents. They weren’t very good, just clothes and books. Soon, though, it was time to open the big present.He unwrapped it quickly. It was a train set! He had wanted a train set for years. It made him feel so happy to have one. He and his dad spent all morning putting the train set together. When it was done, he asked his dad if he could use it. “Wait a minute,” he said. “I’ll test it first.” Twenty minutes later his dad still “testing ” it. He did not get to play with it until the afternoon.1. Jimmy didn’t feel happy on Christmas this year, did he? 2. Why did Jimmy get up so early?Because he 3. Did Santa Claus send the present to Jimmy? 4. What had Jimmy wanted for years/ 5. When could Jimmy play with the train set?

Ⅱ. ClozeAMark Twain was famous in his day as a public speaker, he always 1 to tellfunny stories.He also liked 2 funny stories 3 played jokes on his friend. One day one of his friends lost his money and asked Mark Twain to buy a ticket for him.“But I don’t have enough money to pay for 4 your ticket and mine,” Mark Twain said. The friend didn’t know 5 .“ we can do this,” said Mark Twain. “We can get on the train and 6 the conductor came to check the tickets, you can hide yourself 7 my seat.” Later, when the conductor came to check tickets, Mark Twain gave him two tickets----one for himself and one for his friend.Then he said 8 .“My friend is a strange man here, when he 9 on a train, he does not like to sit on the seat, but he likes to lie on the floor under the seat.” Everyone 10 at the poor friend under the seat.1. A. likes B. liked C. liking D. is2. A. to listen to B. not to listen to C. to listen D. not to listen3. A. to B. of C. for D. and4. A. another B. all C. both D. either5. A. when to do B. to do when C. what to do D. not to listen6. A. while B. when C. after D. until7. A. under B. on C. in D. over8. A. in a loud voice B. in the loud voice C. with a loud voice D. with the loud voice9. A. travelled B. travels C. ran D. runs10. A. laughed B. smiled C. shouted D. cameBDo you know the word brunch? In the west, many people like to have branch----late breakfast or early lunch. People u have brunch between 10a.m. and 2p.m. on Sunday because they p to get up late after a w hard work or want to enjoy brunch with their parents, children, or friends. That is a relaxing and interesting way of eating for most F .Today, brunch has become most p in big hotels. One can either ask for c it himself. To make it look like b breakfast and lunch people choose to have l of dishes. You can often see the f food on the table: meat, eggs, fruit, v , orange juice, tea and bacon.

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