37.  The White House____________ (大概)won't make this plan public until July.

36.  The old___________ (夫妇)will spend the winter in the south this year.

You probably know you should say "please" and "thank you" at restaurants. You probably know the rules of a library. You know you should respect and be nice to your classmates. But do you have music manners?

Keep it down! You have to notice the volume of your music. You should not play your music so loud that everyone around you can hear it. Some people might even get angry. Usually, when you play the music loud on an MP3 player, other people can't hear the words of the song. They just hear a loud sound. No one wants to listen to this. Very loud music can also be bad for your ears. So even if you are alone when listening to your MP3 player, you shouldn't turn it up too high.

Take them off! You need to know when to turn your MP3 off and put it away. Libraries and schools don't allow MP3 players. There are other places, like museums, that don't have the rule, but it would be rude to have your MP3 player on. Sometimes, it doesn't make sense to listen on your MP3 player at event. Why would you listen to music at a play, a movie or a sporting event? You would miss what is going on and others would wonder why you even came.

Take one out! Once in a while it's okay just to take out one earphone and not the other. Imagine you are listening on your MP3 player when someone asks you the way. It would not be rude to take out one earphone, tell him the way, and put back the earphone and continue listening. You can also do this when you order food at a fast-food restaurant or when you answer the telephone.

It's your choice! There are times when you need to decide what is the best. For example, some people can listen to music on their MP3 players when reading books, while others think it is disturbing. In cases like this, you need to do what seems right for you.

(   )31. The word "volume,， in paragraph 2 probably means "__________ ".

A. the type of music    B. the amount of a sound

C. the length of a song    D. the colour of an MP3 player

(   )32. No one wants to listen to___________ from others' MP3 players.

A. a loud sound   B. sad stories   C. a long movie     D. the words of a song

(    )33. If we listen to our MP3 player at a play,__________

A. the theatre won't allow it   B. the actors will get angry

C. others won't hear the play well    D. we'll miss part of the play

(    )34. We can take one earphone out when we__________ .

A. show others the way  B. are in the library

C. watch a sporting event     D. have dinner with our parents

(    )35. Which can be the best title for this article?

A. Music lovers.  B. Music manners.  C. MP3 players.   D. MP3 earphones.

One evening two young men were walking together in the street. They tried to find a chance to steal something. The clock struck twelve. Most of the people went to bed. Quickly they came to a house and it seemed that everyone in the house had fallen asleep. Standing at the front gate, one said in English to the other in a low voice, "You wait here. I'll go around to the back door and then get into the house." Suddenly out of the house ran a dog, barking at them. The two men were very frightened and ran away as fast as they could. Finally, they stopped at a lonely place. The man said breathlessly, "It's too bad. I hadn't expected that the dog could understand English." 

(    )26. Why did the two men walk in the street one evening?

A. Because they couldn't fall asleep.    B. Because they wanted to steal something.

C. Because they would like to take a walk.  D. Because they went to visit their friends.
(    )27. "One said in English to the other in a low voice." From this sentence we know______________       A. he didn't know English   B. he liked speaking English quietly

C. he couldn't speak aloud     D. he was afraid of waking up others
(    )28. The dog ran out of the house and barked at them only because____________ .

A. it understood English   B. it knew them

C. it found someone outside  D. it wanted something to eat

(    )29. At last the two young men__________ .

A. stole nothing   B. stole something expensive

C. were attacked by the dog    D. were caught by the police

(   )30. What did the owners do while the dog was barking?

A. They stopped it.  B. They got up quickly.

C. They shouted for help.  D. The story didn't tell us.

I had walked along the sea for about an hour until I began to feel hungry. It was seven. At that time, I was not far away from a favourite restaurant of mine, where I often went to eat two or three times a week. I knew the owner well.

I went into the restaurant, which was already crowded, and ordered my meat. While I was waiting, I looked 16   to see if I knew anyone in the restaurant. Then I saw a man sitting at a corner table near the door

keeping looking in my   17   , as if he knew me. I certainly didn't know him, for I never forgot a face. The man had a newspaper open in front of him. But I could see that he was keeping an      18      on me. When the waiter brought my soup, the man was clearly puzzled by the familiar way that the waiter and I called each other. He became even more puzzled as      19     went on. He could see that I was well      20     in the restaurant. At last he got up and went into the kitchen. After a few minutes he came out again, paid for his meal and left.

When I had finished, I called the owner of the restaurant over and asked him what the man had wanted. The owner told me he was a detective. "Really?" I was      21     . "He was certainly      22      in me. But why?" I asked. "He followed you because he thought you were a man he was looking for," the owner said. "When he came into the kitchen, he showed me a      23      of the man. He certainly looked like you! Of course, since we 24   you here, I told him that he had made a mistake." It was      25      I came to a restaurant where I was known, or I might have been arrested!

(     )16. A. for     B. at      C. around   D. like

(    )17. A. name    B. direction  C. attention  D. food

(    )18. A orange    B. arm       C. apple      D. eye

(    )19. A. programme   B. story     C. time     D. news

(    )20. A. known   B. taken     C. made      D. brought

(    )21. A. worried   B. surprised   C. surprising  D. sad 

(    )22. A. interested   B. interesting   C. worried     D. sure

(    )23. A. book   B. photo      C. paper   D. magazine

(    )24. A. see   B. know   C. hear      D. look at

(     )25. A. bad   B. good  C. lucky     D. best

(    )15. That is the dictionary_________ Helen is looking for.

A. who  B. whom   C. whose     D. which

(    )14. Which of the books_________ were borrowed from him is the best?

A. which   B. what  C. that     D. who

(    )13. When you meet a bear, you can hold your ^_________ . It's said that a bear never eats a dead creature.

A. breathe  B. breath   C. breathes   D. breathing

(    )12.1 wonder________ you have made up your mind to leave.

A. which         B. what   C. that     D. whether

(    )11. Mr. Lu said that the police__________ trying to__________ more clues those days.

A. is; find   B. were; find out  C. was; find out     D. are; find