You look very tired and you must have been preparing for the coming examination yesterday evening, _________ you ?

A．didn’t you        B．haven’t          C．weren’t         D．hadn’t

Some comedians feel like telling jokes __________ the reaction of the audience.

A．depending on      B．depends on        C．to depend on      D．depended on

______ everything into consideration, and you will find that you’d better get well prepared ahead of time for the busy days _______.

A．Take; to come                          B．Taking ; to come

C．Take; coming                           D．Taken; coming

What he impressed ____ me most is that he will never blame his failure _______ others.

A．with ; to          B．about; on          C．on ; on           D．on ; to

He is expected to give us a _________ description of the football game that was broadcast _________ yesterday evening .

A．live ; lively         B．live ; live          C．lively ; lively       D．lively ; live

 He got up very late, _________ his school bag, and _________ to his school at once.

A．taking; dashing     B．took ; dashing      C．taking ; dashed     D．took ; dashed

To some people, happiness is __________ by family and friends, while to others, it means ___________ success.

A．being surrounded ; achieving              B．being surrounded ; to achieve

C．to surround ; achieving                   D．surrounding ; to achieve

—— Do you think you can repair this machine without help?

—— _________. This is not the first time for me to do so.

A．Don’t worry.                          B．All right.

C．Don’t mention it.                      D．No problem.

June was lying by the Olympic size swimming pool in her new swimsuit. She was really hot and dived into the water.    1   else was in the pool. The refreshing water cooled her body immediately, which   2    her to continue doing some laps there. Not having swum in the past several years and being a bit out of  3   , June began to tire   4   . “Ah, no pains, no gains,” June thought to herself. June    5    to swim, realizing her head was    6  . Breathing became   7  . Her sight wasn’t so   8   . She saw the lifeguard and a couple others around the pool. She did not want to bother anyone. She continued.

She found    9    in the middle of the pool. Deciding not to ask for help, she continued to swim.  10   , she made it to the other side of the pool. Sickness, weakness and exhaustion（精疲力竭）  11    it difficult for June to get out of the pool.  12   she stood, her body slowly shook back and forth, losing her    13  .

Realizing she needed help but    14   to even say anything, she   15     the pool side and stood there. Several minutes later she had enough energy to only pull her body up out of the pool.

  16   at the side of the pool with her feet in the water she felt that someone was   17   at her. It was the    18   . June was just able to    19    her hand, telling him she was okay.

Have you ever found yourself in a(n)  20   where you’re in trouble and you don’t ask for help? There is nothing wrong in asking for help. June could have drowned. However, we all have the tendency, as June did.

1.                A．Someone       B．Everyone       C．Anyone   D．No one

2.                A．encouraged     B．advised         C．allowed   D．forced

3.                A．shape          B．time           C．mind D．fashion

4.                A．hardly          B．falsely          C．easily D．unexpectedly

5.                A．remained       B．stopped         C．happened     D．continued

6.                A．suffered        B．hurt            C．suffering D．hurting

7.                A．loose          B．difficult         C．easy D．tight

8.                A．sure           B．clean           C．clear     D．poor

9.                A．one            B．it              C．herself   D．her

10.               A．Lastly          B．Finally          C．Suddenly D．Surprisingly

11.               A．found          B．made          C．let   D．felt

12.               A．Since          B．As             C．Until D．Unless

13.               A．balance        B．courage        C．chance    D．life

14.               A．ready          B．unable         C．proud     D．afraid

15.               A．came across     B．lay on          C．leaned against D．fought with

16.               A．Jumping        B．Standing        C．Sitting D．Walking

17.               A．laughing        B．staring         C．glimpsing D．shrugging

18.               A．policeman      B．lifeguard        C．doctor    D．nurse

19.               A．hold           B．lend           C．wave D．move

20.               A．situation        B．condition       C．atmosphere    D．environment

Some time ago, I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn’t think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended , as there are a whole lot of antique (古董) shops near my home . So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception. I was quite wrong. The man wouldn’t even look at my chair.

The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and, the fourth-so I decided that my approach must be wrong.

I went into the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, “Would you like to buy a chair?” He looked it over carefully and said, “Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it, sir?” “Twenty pounds,” I said. “OK,” he said, “I’ll give you twenty pounds.” “It’s got a slightly broken leg,” I said. “Yes I saw that, it’s nothing.”

Everything was going according to plan and I was getting excited. “What will you do with it?” I asked. “Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done.” “I’ll buy it,” I said. “What do you mean? You’ve just sold it to me,” he said.  “Yes, I know but I’ve changed my mind. I’m sorry. I’ll give you twenty-seven pounds for it.” “You must be crazy,” he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. “I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair.” “You’re right,” I said. “And what would you have done if I had walked in and said, ‘Would you mend this chair for me’?” “I wouldn’t have agreed to do it,” he said. “We don’t do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I’ll mend this for you, shall we say for a five?” He was a very nice man and was greatly amused by the whole thing.

1.We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer     .

A．was rather impolite                      B．was warmly received

C．asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair        D．asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair

2.The expression “the penny dropped” in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper     .

A．changed his mind                       B．saw the writer’s purpose

C．accepted the offer                      D．decided to help the writer

3.How much did the writer pay?

A．£5               B．£7               C．£20              D．£27

4.From the text, we can learn that the writer was         .

A．smart             B．careful            C．honest            D．funny