29. Sometimes I feel like going to the countryside to _______ the noise, the dirt and the people.

     A. look for          B. get into                C. get away from        D. look forward to

It really seemed ages ____ the police came on the scene and cleared away the damaged cars．

       A．before              B．after      C．when    D．as

It is often said that the joy of traveling is __________ in arriving at your destination ___________ in the journey itself．

       A．/ … but    B．/ … or      C．not … or  D．not … but

—Mama, why can’t I work the maths problem out?

—Oh, let me see. Well, you ________ a figure here. Got it?

A. squeezed out                 B. picked out                      C. left out               D. wore out

Farmer John and Farmer Bob were neighbours. For more than 30 years, they had been getting along very well.

Then their good relationship broke. It began with a small thing, then bitter words, and then weeks of silence. One morning Farmer John woke up to find a stream between the two farms. “It must be Bob,” John thought.

Then one day there was a knock on John’s door. He opened it to find a carpenter(木匠) standing at the doorway.

“I’m looking for a few days’ work,” the carpenter said.

“I do have a job for you,” John said. “Look across the stream at that farm. That’s my neighbour Bob. He dug a stream between the two farms. I want you to build a fence—an 8-foot fence. I don’t want to see his place or his face any more. I don’t have such a neighbour!”

The carpenter said, “I think I know what to do, sir, and I’ll be able to do a job that pleases you.”

Farmer John helped the carpenter get the materials(材料) ready and then he was off for the day.

About sunset when the farmer returned, the carpenter had just finished his job. The farmer’s eyes opened wide. There was no fence there at all!

It was a bridge! And the neighbour, Bob, was coming across, with his hand outstretched(伸出). “Hi, John! You’re quite a fellow to build this bridge!”

Then they met in the middle, taking each other’s hands. “I’m terribly sorry for what I have said and done. We should be good to each other.” said Farmer Bob.

Then they turned to see the carpenter, who was ready to go. “No, wait! Stay a few days. I have a lot of other jobs for you,” said Farmer John. “I’d love to stay,” the carpenter said, “but I have more bridges to build.”

Just before the carpenter came, John and Bob             each other.

A. didn’t speak to                 B. were friendly to     

C. often fought with                 D. never had bitter words with

Farmer John asked the carpenter to build a fence because            .

         A. he wanted to protect his farm   B. he didn’t want to do it himself

         C. he wouldn’t like to see Bob     D. he wanted to find him something to do

What does the sentence “You’re quite a fellow to build this bridge!” mean?

A. John was great to build this bridge.

B. John was not good at building bridges.

C. John was foolish to build such a bridge.

D. John should build the bridge earlier.

What is the best title for the passage?

         A. What a Big Fence!                    B. A Strong Bridge

         C. Three Kind Men                      D. A Fence or a Bridge?

根据中文注释及所给单词首字母，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式

France is a____________（　欧洲的   ） country。

The book provides ____________（ 有价值的） information on recent trends.

Though he was  old ， his mind ____________（仍然处于 ） active 。

After the explosion, the police  did a lot of work to find some clues from

the ____________（ 目击者）  Ks*5u

A ____________（ 溺水的 ）man will catch at straw.

He pushed against  the rock with all his____________（力量）

The headmaster’s ____________ (回应) to our plan was encouraging..

A serious ____________（缺少） of availabe cash forced the closure of the company

Your are ____________ （ 流血  ） at the noise 。

The Queen is on a _________(私下的) visit to Scotland.

----I’d like to book a room for tonight.

  ----Sorry, sir, but we don’t have any rooms ____ at the moment.

  A. suitable     B. comfortable    C. useful        D. available

His blood type is so rare (稀有) that it’s difficult to find any type to _______ his.

A. match               B. suit                   C. fit                            D. agree

---My family usually goes skating for vacation. I like skating, but I want to try something different this year.

   ----_______.

   A. Let’s go!     B. Cheer up!     C. Like what?    D. Take care!

Imagine one day, the water taps in your house stop running. You have to buy water from shops. And still there isn’t enough for everyone. Your mother has to save the family’s shower water to do other things. Would you be able to stand that kind of life?

Probably not. But that’s what kids in Yemen are experiencing. Experts said Yemen is going to be the first country in the world to run out of water. According to a report, the capital, Sanaa, will run out of drinking water as early as 2025.

Because of the shortage, the government often cuts the water supply. Hannan, an 18-year-old from Lahej, told the Times: “In a good week we’ll have a water supply all week. But then the following week there will be water only for a day or two.”

Hannan said only rich people have enough water to use. They can buy water from the shops or from the water truck. Private companies own the trucks. They travel around the city every day to sell water – at very high prices.

“A lot of people can’t afford it,” she said.

The average person in Yemen uses 100 to 200 cubic meters of water per year. That is far below the international water poverty line of 1,000 cubic meters.

The government is thinking of making use of seawater. But it will cost a lot and it may not happen soon enough to help the people of Yemen.

The purpose of the text is to _______.

A. tell us what life is like in Yemen

B. draw our attention to water shortage

C. remind us how important water is

D. show us ways of solving problems

The underlined word “that” in Paragraph 2 refers to _____.

A. buying water from shops

B. drinking dirty water

C. suffering from water shortage

D. washing clothes with used water

Hannan described _____.

A. what her life is like

B. how beautiful Lahej is

C. how people use water fully

D. how heavy the traffic in Lahej is

The Yemen Government _____.

A. has found a practical solution

B. only cares about rich people

C. may try to make use of seawater

D. can do nothing about the water supply

We can infer from the text that _____.

A. Sanaa will run out of water in 10 years

B. Hannan is a teenager from a rich family

C. the capital of Yemen is developing fast

D. private companies make a lot of money