To fetch water before breakfast seemed to me a rule ______.

A. to never break                   B. never to have broken  

C. never to be broken               D. never to be breaking

Two hundred miles ______ a long distance ______ in two hours even by a fast car.

A. are, to cover                       B. are, to be covered

C. is, to cover                         D. is, to be covered

--- How do you ofen spend your time?

  ---- Personally speaking, there is nothing happier than reading a book, _______ a cup of coffee.

A. drunk        B. be drinking               C. drinking        D. to drink

—How was your trip?

    —Fine but ______．Milan was interesting．It' s bigger than I expected, however a little ______ and dirtier．

    A．disturbing; clumsier     B．tiring; noisier

    C．boring; duller           D．freezing; brighter

It was a quiet village in which there was a military camp. It was far from the towns and cities and there were some high mountains around. Of course it was a good place for training the new soldiers. But it was difficult for the young men to go outside. Mr. White, an officer of forty, was strict with them and he hardly let them leave the camp.

Once Mr. White was ill in bed. He couldn’t work and a young officer, Mr. Hunt, began to train the new soldiers instead of him. He knew the young men well and let nine soldiers go to the nearest town to have a holiday. But night fell and none came back to the camp. He was worried about it and stood at the gate. It was five to twelve when Mr. Hunt decided to go to the town and see what was happening with the young men. He started the car quickly and set off. At that moment the nine soldiers came back. It seemed they were all drunk. Of course they found the officer was angry.

“I’m sorry, sir,” said the first soldier. “I left the town on time. But something was wrong with my bus on my way here. I had to buy a horse and made it run fast. Bad luck! It died and I had to run back.”

And the other seven soldiers said they were late for the same reasons. It was the last soldier’s turn. He said, “I’m sorry, sir. I got on a bus on time, but…”

Having heard this, the officer became even angrier and stopped him at once. He called out, “If you say something was wrong with your bus, I’ll punish you at once!”

“No, no, sir,” said the young man. “My bus was all right, but the dead horses were in its way!”

The military camp was built in the village to _______.

A. stop the soldiers going to towns

B. stop the soldiers meeting their friends

C. train the new soldiers

D. make the young men live quietly

Mr. Hunt let the nine soldiers have a holiday because _______.

A. he was kind and understanding  

 B. they felt lonely

C. they had something important to do

D. they were the best of all the soldiers

The young officer was worried because _______.

A. a traffic accident had happened

B. he was afraid something happened to the nine soldiers

C. the nine soldiers didn’t come back on time

D. the nine soldiers drank too much in the town

The nine soldiers returned to the camp late because _______.

A. something was wrong with their buses

B. their horses died on the return way

C. it took them much time to run back

D. they all had drunk much in the town

Which statement do you think is right?

A. The officer believed only the last soldier.

B. The officer believed the nine soldiers.

C. The officer believed none of the nine soldiers.

D. The officer wouldn’t punish his soldiers.

单词拼写（每小题1分，共10分）

Life in the oceans appears in different sizes, r_______ from the

tiniest fish all the way up to the biggest blue whales.        

I’m not going to tell you about it; it was my p____ business.   

She agreed without slightest h________.                   

We’re old enough to be i______ and we should deal with the things

 by ourselves.                                        

Did you take part in the festival f_____ last night?            

Martin Luther King, Jr led many demonstrations, fighting for

  _______(自由)                                        

The police ______ (逮捕) Rosa Parks, a black woman who refused

to give her seat to a white man.                          

You look _______(可笑的) in those tight jeans.              

The social and economic ______ (发展) of China has become the

focus of world attention.                                

Our eyes are _______ (敏感的) to the light.                

The ________ doctors are carrying ________ boxes.

   A. woman; paper  B. women; papers    C. woman; paper’s   D. women; paper

---I’m sorry. I _________at you the other day.

---Forget it. I was a bit out of control myself.

A. shouldn’t have shouted      B. shouldn’t shout  

C. mustn’t shout           D. mustn’t have shouted

一When shall we restart our business?

    一Not until we       our plan.

   A. will finish     B. are finishing C. are to finish    D. have finished

I tried every means to reach my goal but failed. So sad ______ that I almost lost heart.

  A. I did feel         B. did I feel       C. felt I             D. I felt