An idea came to her in a flash       she might do the experiment in another way.

A．when           B．which            C．while           D．that

The woman carrying a baby over there, come in first,       ?

A．will you          B．don’t you          C．should she           D．doesn’t she

An increasing number of people are paying different bills       the Internet, which brings

them a lot of convenience.

A．with         B．in        C．on            D．for

The careless driver is       for the traffic accident that       yesterday.

A．to blame; happened                                B．to blame; was happening.

C．to be blamed; was happened            D．to be blamed; happened

—Excuse me, but have you sold out all the tickets for the concert on Friday evening?

—Yes, completely.       is left.

A．No one          B．None          C．Nothing          D．Neither

—What does the sign over there read?

—“No person       smoke or carry a lighted cigarette, cigar or pipe in this area.”

A．will          B．shall           C．may           D．must

This is the second time I have been       by that person; I shall never trust him again.

A．referred to         B．set down         C．attended to          D．let down

       the television or open a magazine and you will often see advertisements showing

happy families.

A．Turning on          B．To turn on       C．Turn on        D．Turned on

—Can I come to see you at 8 this evening?

—Sorry, I       the film with my parents then.

A．will be watching                                      B．will watch

C．am seeing                                              D．shall see

The winter skies are grey and it’s cold outside. The nights come early and we spend a lot more time  1   and alone. Many people __2__ winter：so cold, so dark, so boring. But I like winter because I have more time to read.

       For many students reading means school; it means __3__. Reading is something their teacher assigns and it’s something they’re __4__. Reading is something they have to do, not something they want to do. But for me and many other people, reading is the most __5__ thing we can imagine. Getting lost in a good book can __6__ a cold winter evening disappear. Dull grey skies are no __7__ for the fantastic adventures of Frodo in The Lord of the Rings《指环王》，or for romantic trouble-making of Jane Austen’s Emma《爱玛》, or for the youthful problems of Holden Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye《麦田守望者》.

       All of those books are studied in North American high schools. They are interesting and well written books that __8__ young people. __9__, even there, many high school students don’t enjoy reading the books because they are __10__ their school work： “Oh，my God! Two hundred pages! I’ll never be able to read __11__ much.” But sometimes a funny thing happens. They begin to read and they begin to follow the __12__. Suddenly, the world inside the book becomes more exciting and more wonderful than the world they __13__. At the moment the thought __14__ reading is work disappears and reading becomes __15__.

       Reading anything is __16__ but reading good books is a terrific way to improve your English. Good writers write English very well and __17__ you with good examples to follow. And good books will tell you more about English __18__：what people think, how they talk, and how they communicate with each other. But don’t let me __19__ it by telling you that reading is good for you. Just think of it as a good way to __20 _on a cold winter evening.

1．A．indoors                 B．inside                  C．outdoors             D．outside

2．A．like                       B．prefer                  C．hate                    D．love

3．A．job                       B．worry                 C．try                      D．work

4．A．tested                   B．tested on             C．examined             D．examined by

5．A．enjoyable               B．reasonable           C．comfortable         D．considerable

6．A．want                     B．cause                  C．make                  D．force

7．A．contest                 B．challenge             C．competition         D．match

8．A．interesting             B．interested             C．interest                D．to interest

9．A．Fortunately            B．Luckily                C．Unfortunately       D．Accidentally

10．A．free from            B．part of                 C．in place of           D．far from

11．A．not                      B．very                    C．this                     D．that

12．A．story                   B．subject                C．topic                   D．theme

13．A．leave for              B．care about           C．flee from             D．live in

14．A．what                  B．that                     C．this                     D．which

15．A．a comfort            B．a failure               C．a success            D．a pleasure

16．A．bad                     B．uselessly              C．great                   D．wonderfully

17．A．provide               B．offer                   C．give                    D．award

18．A．custom               B．language              C．culture                D．art

19．A．persuade             B．spoil                    C．make                  D．develop

20．A．keep warm         B．stand still          C．stay calm        D．stay cool