After our hospital visit, my husband and I needed cheering up, so we thought we would treat ourselves to a big breakfast at our favourite restaurant. While we were waiting for our meals, we decided to use all our small change and make our wallets light, so we counted it out as we waited.

I vaguely(含糊地) remember seeing a man sitting nearby. When our meals arrived, we found a note. It read, “ Your breakfast has been paid for. Hope you have a lovely day.”

It was a wonderful surprise as nothing like that had ever happened to us. He must have thought we could hardly pay the bill. We looked around to thank him, but he had left. As retirees(退休者)，we were grateful for the help like this, but it was the kindness of a total stranger that meant so much more to us.

26. The old couple went to a restaurant for a big breakfast in order to _______.

A. become happier                  B. become healthier

C. become lighter                   D. become younger

27. What have you learnt from the story?

A. The old couple couldn’t afford the meal.

B. The old couple paid the meal by small change.

C. The old couple had a free meal in the end

D. The old couple bought the man a big breakfast

28. Clearly, the man sitting near the couple was ____

A. poor       B. rich   C.  helpful   D. grateful

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。

Why do I want to go to college? No one has ever asked me _16_ a question. But many times I have asked myself. I have __17_ a lot of reasons. _18_ important reason is that I want to be a better man.  Many things make human beings different __19__ or better than animals.

One of the most important things is __20_ . If I fail to receive higher education, my education __21__. As I want to be a fully _22__ man, I must get a well-rounded education, which good colleges and universities should _23_. I know one can get educated in many ways, but colleges and universities are _24__ the best places to teach me how to educate myself. Only when I am well-educated, will I be a better human being and __25__ fit into society.

16. A. quite                B. so                 C. such                      D. another

17. A. come up with        B. agreed with     C. been fed up with        D. got on well with

18. A. Most                 B. The most         C. More                     D. Much

19. A. to                    B. around              C. between                        D. from

20. A. education         B. weather         C. temperature            D. science

21. A. finished     B. don’t finish    C. will not finish         D. has finished

22. A. develop     B. developed      C. developing              D. experience

23. A. improve          B. graduate          C. hear                       D. provide

24. A. between          B. among            C. inside                     D. outside

25. A. can good         B. may better     C. be able to better         D. be able to best

The film ______  for half an hour when she got to the cinema.

A. had been on         B. has begun         C. has been on      D. had begun

 Eddie wants to complain _____ the robot shop _____ his e-dog.

A. for, to            B. to, about         C. to, to            D. for, about

______ win in the sports meeting, he practised running every day.

A. In order that     B. As a result        C. So that          D. In order to

The computer _____ can store a lot of information is widely used.

A. in which           B. with with          C. that             D. where

 It is___that Armstrong sent a message ___that UFO appeared when Apollo 11 landed

on the moon.

A. saying, said      B. saying, saying   C. said, saying   D. said, said

Li Feng will____his spirit of devotion to others without any thought of   himself.

A.remember for    B. be remembered       C. remember       D. be remembered for

If you are not satisfied with  this TV set, you can return it to us ____.

A. at a time       B. at all times        C. at any time           D. at one time

 We should not _____ too much time _____ this question.

A. to devote, to                    B. devote, to solve

C. to devote, solving               D. devote, solving