The teacher together with the students ________ discussing Reading Skills that ________ newly published in America.

A. are; were　　　　 B. is; were　　　　　 C. are; was　　　　 D. is; was

Ted came for the weekend wearing only some shorts and a T-shirt, ________ is a stupid thing to do in such weather.（ ）

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

Meeting my uncle after all these years was an unforgettable moment, ____ I will always treasure.

　 A. that 　 B. one

　 C. it 　 D. what

We all don’t like the boy for his miser(吝啬), but he has the ______ actively to get near us because he has no little friends to play together with.

　 A. cheer　　　 B. busy　　　 C. face　　　 D. cheek

People are deeply struck by Forrest Gump because of his unselfish _______ to helping others.

A. devotion　　　　 B. invitation　　　 C. expression　　　 D. protection

They stood there talking with each other for half an hour, and then ___.

　　A. parting B. to part C. parted D. divided

There's a man in the habit of hitting me on the head with an umbrella.At first I couldn't stand it；now I'm used to it.

　　 I don't know his name.I know he's average in appearance，wears a gray suit，and has a common face.One hot morning，when I was sitting on a tree?shaded bench in Palermo Park，reading the paper，suddenly I felt something touch my head.It was the very same man who now，as I'm writing，keeps striking me with an umbrella.

　　 On that occasion I turned around filled with anger.He just kept on hitting me.I asked him if he was crazy.He didn't even seem to hear me.Then I threatened to call a policeman.Calmly，cool as a cucumber，he stuck with his task.After a few moments of hesitation，and seeing that he was not about to change his attitude，I stood up and hit him on the nose.The man fell down.But he immediately got back on his feet，obviously with great effort，and without a word again began hitting me on the head with the umbrella.His nose was bleeding and，at that moment，I felt sorry for him.I felt regret for having hit him so hard.After all，the man wasn't exactly hitting me；he was merely tapping me lightly with his umbrella，not causing any pain at all.Of course，those taps were extremely bothersome.As we all know，when a fly lands on your forehead，you don't feel any pain；what you feel is annoyance.Well then，that umbrella was one huge fly that kept landing on my head time after time.

　　 Convinced that I was dealing with a madman，I tried to escape.But the man followed me，wordlessly continuing to hit me.So I began to run(I should point out many people run as fast as I do)．He took off after me，trying to land a blow.The man was out of breath so that I thought，if I continued to force him to run at that speed，he would drop dead right then and there.

1．When the man began to strike the author with an umbrella，the author________.

A．became angry

B．called the police

C．turned around and escaped

D．turned around and fought back

2．The author would most probably agree that the man was

________.

A．deaf 　　　　 B．blind

C．dead 　　　　 D．mad

3．The author felt sorry for the man because________.

A．the man formed a bad habit of beating others

B．he hit the man so hard that his nose bled

C．the man couldn't catch up with him

D．there was a fly on the man's head

4．It can be learned from the passage that the man ________.

A．shouted loudly while hitting the author

B．wanted to tell the author something

C．ran after the anthor breathlessly

D．acted as if he were a fly

When I handed the report to John, he said that George was the person _____.

A. to send 　 B. for sending it　 C. to send it to 　 D. for sending it to

The Chinese are looking forward to the first 　　　 to land on the Moon after Yang Liwei's successful trip to space.

A. measure　　　 B. attempt　　　　　 C. purpose　　　 D. desire