With the development of the Internet, _______ communication is done by regular mail.

A. less                    B. more  C. little                     D. few

He always did well at school ______ having to do part-time jobs every now and then.

A. in spite of            B. instead of  C. in case of             D. in favor of

The Parkers bought a new house but ______ will need a lot of work before they can move in.

A. they          B. it   C. one             D. which

I know nothing about the accident except _____ I read in the paper.

A. that           B. for  C. what           D. 不填

---“Charley Oakley, ______ NBA All-star, hasn’t missed ______ game in the past three years.”

---“I can hardly believe it.”

A. an; the       B. a; the   C. the; a         D. an; a

 Today is Sunday, The sky is full of sunshine, so does my life.     1.___________

At about 9:00a.m, I go to the bookstore with my friends, there  2.___________

was a lot of new books, I didn’t know which one to buy, because      3.___________

these books were all useful to me. At last, I chose two.       4.___________

At 10:00, we went to the cinema, the film calling Titanic was    5.___________

very popular. It took us about 3 hours to see. Having seen the    6.___________

film, and everyone was deeply moved. Some friends even  7.___________

burst out tears. From the story, I understand that love is noble    8.___________

and valuable. That’s a really wonderful film, It is very worth     9.___________

seeing again.

What a happy day! I hope tomorrow I will be even happy! 10.____________

The plan __________just because people were unwilling to cooperate

A. broke down     B. pulled down     C. turned down   D. put

In my apartment there are two rooms, _____ is used as a living room.

A. larger one                                             B. the larger of which

C. the largest one                                      D. the largest of which

—It’s thirty years since we last met.

—But I still remember the story, believe it or not, __________ we got lost on a rainy night.

A. which B. that

C. what   D. when

  BRITAIN is a popular tourist place. But tours of the country have pros and cons.               

                         Good news

Free museums: No charge for outstanding collections of art and antiquities(古董).

Pop music: Britain is the only country to rival(与…匹敌)the US on this score.

Black cabs: London taxi drivers know where they are going even if there are never enough of them at weekends or night.

Choice of food: Visitors can find everything from Ethiopian to Swedish restaurants.

Fashion: Not only do fashion junkies love deeply and respect highly brand names such as Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen; street styles are justly loved, too.

                           Bad news

Poor service: “It’s part of the image of the place. People can dine out on the rudeness they have experienced,” says Professor Tony Seaton of Luton University’s International Tourism Research Center.

 Poor public transport: Trains and buses are promised to defeat the keenest tourists, although the over-crowded London tube is inexplicably(难以理解地) popular.

Lack of language: Speaking slowly and clearly may not get many foreign visitors very far, even in the tourist traps.

Rain: Still in the number one complaint.

No air-conditioning: So that even splendidly hot summer become as unbearable as the downpours.

Overpriced hotels: The only European country with a higher rate of tax on hotel rooms is Denmark.

Licensing hours: Alcohol is in short supply after 11 p.m. even in 24-hour cities.

What do tourists complain most?

A．Poor service.                                      B．Poor public transport.

C．Rain.                                           D．Overpriced hotels.

What do we learn about pop music in Britain and the US through this passage?

      A．Pop music in Britain is better than that in the US.

      B．Pop music in Britain is as good as that in the US.

      C．Pop music in Britain is worse than that in the US.

      D．Pop music in Britain is quite different from that in the US.

When is alcohol not able to get?

      A．At 9:00p.m.                                   B．At 10:00p.m

C．At 11:00p.m.                                 D．At 12:00p.m.

Which of the following is true according to the passage?

      A．You have to pay to visit the museums. B．It’s very cheap to travel by taxi there.

      C．You cannot find Chinese food there.  D．The public transport is poor there.