The clock was beginning __________ twelve and everybody held their breath.

　 A. strike　　　　 B. to strike　　　　 C. striking　　　 D. struck

Jim sold most of his things. He has hardly 　　 left in the house.

　 A．nothing　　 B．something　 C．anything　　 D．everything

Tokyo is one of those places that you can love and hate at the same time.

　 In Tokyo there are always too many people in the places where I want to be, and of course there are too many cars.　　　　 __71__　　 But in Tokyo they often spend a long time in traffic jams. Tokyo is not very different when one wants to walk.

　 The worst time to be in the street is at 11：30 at night.　　　　　 __72__　　 There are 35,000 night?clubs in Tokyo, and you don't often see one that is empty.

　 　　　　　 __73__　　　 Tokyo people buy six million train tickets every day. At most stations, trains arrive every two or three minutes, but at certain hours there doesn't seem to be enough trains. Although they are usually crowded, Japanese trains are very good.　　　　　 __74__　　　 On a London train you would see everybody reading a newspaper. In Tokyo trains everybody in a seat seems to be asleep, whether his journey is long or short.

　 In Tokyo, I stood outside the station for five minutes. Three fire?engines rushed past on the way to one of the many fires that Tokyo has every day.　　　　　 __75__　　 Instead, I am surprised at myself: I must go there next year on business. I know I hate the over?crowded city, but I feel like a man who is returning to his long?lost love.

A．It was a spring morning.

B．The Japanese drive as fast as they can.

C．They always leave and arrive on time.

D．Most people travel to and from work by train.

E．Tokyo has so many surprises that none of them can really surprise me now.

F．Life was hard, but it was simple and people were happy.

G．That is when the nightclubs are closing and everybody wants to go home.

David Beckham suffered a serious injury this weekend ________ playing for AC Milan, and it appears the soccer star will miss the World Cup．

　 A．while　　　 B．if　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 C．where 　 D．whether

If Newton lived today, he would be surprise by what ____ in science and technology.

A. had discovered　 B. had been discovered　　 C. has discovered　　　　 D. has been discovered

I’m afraid the tour of Disney Land will ____a lot of money as well as time.

　 A.call for　　　　 B.call in　　　　　 C.call up　　　　　　 D.call upon

Uncle Wang is a genius cook and we_____ never get enough of his cookies.

A. need 　　　　　 B. may 　　 　　C. should 　　 D. can

—It’s very kind of you to have carried the luggage for me.

—　　 . 高☆考♂资♀源?

A. I’d love to　 B. My duty C. My pleasure D. All right

I’ll never forget the days 　　 I learn hard in my senior high school, 　　 changed my whole life.

A. that; which　 B. when, which　　 C. which, when　　　 D. that; that

Do be careful with those fireworks; the slightest sparkle（火星）could _________.

　 A. set them up　 B. set them aside　 C. set them off　 D. set them out