I’ve just seen no more than one copy of “The Piano Teacher” in the bookshop opposite. Tom, go and buy _____ back. 

    A. one        B. any           C. it             D. some

He's unlucky,and he's always suffering____________ luck one after another.

a sick           B. an ill       C. sick      D. Ill

Holidays

What can you do if you like to go on holidays with pets?

A. Choose the holiday in Devon. 

B. Go to the Snowdonia Centre

C Join the World Sea Trip of 2008

    D. Visit Acapulco and Hawaii

In what way is the Snowdonia Centre different from the other two holidays?

A. It provides chances of family gatherings.

B. It provides customers with good food.

    C. It offers a sport lesson.

    D. It offers comfortable room.

What is special about the World Sea Trip of 2008?

A. You can have free meals on deck every day.

B. You can sleep on a ship and tour many places.

C. You will have chances to watch and act in a play.

D. You have to do your own packing and unpacking.

At the Snowdonia Centre, the beginners’ costs of ￡57 do not cover               .

      A. food         B. rooms             C. body exercises            D. walking shoes

Since Tom_____ downloaded a virus into his computer, he can not open the file now.

A. readily     B. horribly     C. accidentally     D. irregularly

It's quite strange that the man sleeps with his mouth ________ and his eyes________.

A. closed; open           B. closing; opened             C. closing; open         D. closing; opening

I’m not surprised that he became a writer. Even as a child he had a _____ imagination.

A. clear         B. cautious    C. funny     D. vivid

The year 2009 is the Year of Ox. The ox is a representative of the fanning culture of China. In the farming economy （经济）, oxen are the major animals pulling plows （犁）.

 Of course, the good of oxen is not limited to plowing.  In fact, they are seen as "boats on land" for their ability to carry loads. Besides, the whole body of an ox is full of treasures. Their meat and milk are food full of nutrition, and their skin can be used to make clothes and shoes. With all these qualities, oxen are regarded as generous creatures.

In the past, oxen played an important role in the spiritual life of the Chinese. Even today, oxen still play a special part in some folk activities. For example, some people who1ire in southwest China will cook cattle bone soup and share it among family members when holding the ceremony for children who reach 13. They believe that the cattle bone soup represents the blood relationship among family members. In order to express their love for oxen, people in some other areas will run to shake off diseases on the 16th day of the first month by the lunar calendar （农历）, and during their run they will take their oxen along, which indicates they regard the creature as human.

Because of the contribution of oxen in their lives, the Chinese people are very grateful to the animal. In addition, the use of oxen in ceremonies and the thanks people owe to oxen help to develop various traditional customs, which becomes an important part of the folk culture of the Chinese nation.

The words "boats an land" underlined in Paragraph 2 refer to __

A. animals for taking goods                   B. creatures for pulling plows

C. treasures of the folk culture              D. tools in the farming economy

From the third paragraph, we know that __

A. oxen are no more important today than in the past

B. ceremonies are held when people cook cattle bone soup

C. oxen are treated as human in some areas of China

D. people run with oxen to shake off diseases every month

Which of the following helps to develop traditional customs?

A. The special role of oxen in frowning.

B. People's respect and love for oxen.

C. The practical value of an ox's body.

D. The contribution of oxen to the economy.

Why does the author write the text?

A. To stress the importance of oxen in farming.

B. To introduce the Chinese folk culture.

C. To describe how to celebrate the Year of Ox.

D. To explain how to develop agriculture with oxen.

They looked forward with hope _____ a chance to receive further education.

   　A. for getting               B. of getting      

     C. to get                    D. to getting

The monument was built in honor of the explorer who was believed _____ the river.

  　A. to have discovered 

    B. to have been discovered 

  　C. to discover     

    D. having been discovered

My dictionary ______. I have looked for it everywhere but still ______it.

    A. has lost; don’t find      

    B. is missing; don’t find

    C. has lost; haven’t found  

    D. is missing; haven’t found