My sister met him at the Grand Theatre yesterday afternoon, so he _______ your lecture.

A. couldn't attend                                  B. mustn’t have attended

C. shouldn't attend                     D. couldn’t have attended

The fire fighters soon got the fire in the building        

    A．under attack       B．under control

    C．under construction   D．under way

 Peter has been busy these days and seldom ____ to come over to have a chat with me.

A. does he have time                            B. he has time   

C. doesn’t he have time                   D. he hasn’t time

The old shopkeeper led me through to the back of the shop. The room was filled with boxes and photographs of people dressed in old-fashioned clothes, holding packages in their hands.

“Who are these people?” I asked.

“Satisfied customers,” answered young Mr. Hopkins. “We have a very wide choice of items for sale. Whenever I serve a new customer，I always take their picture.” Mr. Hopkins pointed to an ancient camera standing next to one wall. “Now, how can I serve you?” he added.

By this time, I had started to trust Mr. Hopkins and had begun to appreciate the lovely items on sale. I needed to buy Christmas presents for my family and friends, and this seemed to be the perfect place to purchase them. I spent a very pleasant hour being shown the articles in Mr. Hopkins’s shop. No matter what I asked for, Mr. Hopkins found it for me. Finally, I bought an antique jewellery box, a pair of riding boots, a leather-bound edition of the Complete Works of Mark Twain, and a sewing machine.

I was very excited that I had found such a good little shop. I promised Mr. Hopkins that I would come back soon. “I will tell all my friends about your lovely place,” I told the shopkeeper.

“Please do not do that, sir”, said Mr. Hopkins. “This is a special place for special people. You must keep this shop a secret.” Then he took my photograph, and handed me the picture straight away. “That was quick!” I exclaimed. I looked at the photograph. In the picture I looked proud and excited holding the presents I had bought in Mr. Hopkins’ dusty shop.

On Christmas Day, my friend and relatives were delighted with the presents I had bought for them. For weeks, my brother begged me to show him where to find this wonderful little shop. I finally agreed to take him to London to show him.

When we arrived in London, we walked along Oxford Street, passed the department store and found…nothing. The little shop was no longer there. In its place was an empty space being used as a car park. I checked the area, again. There was the music shop, and there was the department store. In between should have been Hopkins and Son, but it wasn’t there.

As I was staring at the place where the shop should have been, an old policeman came along. “Are you looking for something, sir?” he asked. I turned and said “I am looking for a little shop called Hopkins and Son. I thought it was here.”

“Oh yes,” said the policeman. “There was a shop here once called Hopkins and Son. It sold all sorts of things, but it was knocked down over 30 years ago.”

I looked again at the place where the shop had been. Then I reached into my pocket and took out the photograph that Mr. Hopkins had taken of me holding my presents in the little shop.

“How strange!” I exclaimed.

61. The photos in the back of the shop showed          .

       A．the items that Mr. Hopkins had sold  B．Mr. Hopkins’ family members

       C．Mr. Hopkins’ former customers    D．the antique paintings.

62. How did the writer like the shop?

     A. He found it a modern big shop.    

       B. He thought it a wonderful shop for old books.

       C. He liked the ancient camera in the shop most.

     D. He found it a dusty, old but friendly and lovely little shop.

63. Which of the following is true about shop?

    A. It was a very famous little shop in London.     

    B. It was a popular bookshop in Oxford.

    C. It was between a music shop and a department store.     

    D. It sold Christmas presents only.

64. The word “the articles” in the 4th paragraph means          .

       A．the goods in the shop      B．the writer’s works

       C．Mr. Hopkins’ writings     D．some writings by old customers

65. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

       A. Christmas Shopping          B. Hopkins and Son 

    C. The articles                 D. A Little shop

Anyone for rocket salad?      The Chinese are now growing huge vegetables from seeds they sent into space.

If you’re the type who worries about the air miles traveled by fruits and vegetables,  these beauties aren’t for you. It’s because they have traveled a little further than most.

The seeds from which they grew were fired into space, where they orbited the earth for two weeks. Once they returned they were grown in hothouses, producing the monster kinds seen here.

China, which is behind these space fruits and vegetables, says they could be the answer to the world’s food crisis.

The 21-pound tomatoes, nine-inch chilies, 15-stone pumpkins and large watermelons growing at the Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences’ hothouses can feed many more than their smaller cousins, and may have more nutrients, the scientists say.

Researcher Lo Zhigang said, “Traditional agricultural development has taken us as far as we can go and demand for food from a growing population is endless. Space seeds offer the opportunity to grow fruits and vegetables bigger and faster.”

He admitted he and his colleagues could not explain why time in orbit caused the seeds to change genetic structure. But they guessed exposure to the cosmic(宇宙的) radiation that attacked the spacecraft in orbit, as well as the near zero gravity conditions, microgravity, could play a part.

“We don’t think there’s any threat to human health because the genes themselves do not change; just their order changes,” he said. “With genetically-modified(GM) crops you have seen environmental problems because they have added genes that can damage other organisms. But with space seeds they don’t gain genes; they can only lose them.”

He also claimed the Vitamin C content in some space vegetables was nearly three times higher than in common vegetables, while levels of zinc are also increased.

Western scientists are doubtful. NASA researchers who have experimented with seeds in space say there is not enough benefit to show the cost is reasonable.

72. What do the underlined words “these beauties” in paragraph 2 probably refer to?

       A. Beautiful views along the air routes.              B. Traveling experiences in space.

       C. Seeds fired into space.                           D. Giant vegetables.

73. We can infer from Lo’s words in paragraph 6 that       .

       A. our conventional agriculture has developed too slowly

       B. we are asking too much from nature

       C. space seeds may help meet our demand for food

       D. we’ll grow crops in space in the future

74. Why the seeds changed their genetic structure      .

       A. remains to be proved                            

    B. is discovered by Lo Zhigang

       C. has something to do with die conditions in hothouses

       D. is due to the radiation that attacked them directly

75. Comparing Gm crops and space crops, we can see that      .

       A. space crops grow faster                         

    B. space crops are more environmentally friendly

       C. GM crops are less a threat to human health  

    D. GM crops have fewer nutrients

 You may use my office as you like,        you clean it up afterwards.

   A. as if                   B. as well as                 C. as soon as                 D. so long as

Jane __________ a lot of Spanish by playing with the native boys and girls.

   A. picked up    B. took up     C. made up     D. turned up

—We need someone to design the new art museum for us.

—_______ the young fellow have a try?

A. Shall                B. May              C. Will              D. Must

After a knock at the door, the children heard his mother’s voice        him．

       A．calling      B．called       C．being called     D．to call

It was after careful consideration    we decided to take action.

A．which    B．that    C．why    D．when