The thief hid himself in the corner,        ．

A．was afraid of being caught  

B．afraid of being caught

C．worried about caught

D．worrying about caught29．

．—I’ll do the washing – up．Jack, would you please do the floors?

   —           ．

A．Yes, sure  B．No, I don’t  C．Yes, Please   D．No, not at all

Don’t give up regardless of difficulty and failure,       you’ll never achieve your goals

A．and  B．but  C．or  D．so

More than five       doctors and rescuers have got to Yushu County up to now．

A．thousand  B．thousands  C．thousand of   D．thousands of

—Have you got any books on English grammar? I’d like to borrow        ．

   —Yes, here you are．But you must return it by Friday．

   A．it  B．one   C．some   D．any

We wouldn’t go to Philippine for our vacation          we could afford it．

   A．as if    B．so that    C．now that     D．even if

It was reported that 115 miners      in the flooded mine for eight days were pulled out afive at last．

A．trapped    B．being trapped    C．were trapped   D．had trapped

Low – carbon lifestyle is of great benefit to improve the world environment．         can be enjoyed from it until you have a deep understanding of it, however．

   A．Something   B．Much     C．Few   D．Nothing

完型填空（共20题，每小题1．5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

One winter morning I bought a copy of the New York World and turned its pages until I got The "Help Wanted Unskilled" section．A small advertisement held my   36  ．It read："Easy job．Good wages．No experience  37  ．"it sounded like the job I was   38   ．Easy job．Good Wages．Those four words  39   now and then in my brain as I was traveling to the address indicated in the   40  ．Easy job．Good wages．Easy job．Good Wages．Easy．．．

When I got to the place I saw a series of large  41   half filled with water, out of which I noticed   42   the necks of many bottles of various sizes and shapes． 43  these basins there were a number of workers sitting on small wooden benches．All had their   44   in the water of the basin．the left hand holding a   45 and the thumb（拇指）nail of the right hand   46   the labels（标签）on it．

I Sat down On a   47   beside one of the basins and started to work on one bottle．As the minutes went by I noticed that the  48   0f the water started to   49   from my hand to my body．But   50  still, the delicate thumb of my right hand was   51   by the minute into a full-blown tomato-colored finger．A numb（麻木）pain began to be felt   52   from my right thumb．Then I began to feel as if the pain was coming from a finger bigger than all my body．After three hours of this I told the manager I'd   53   ．He figured I had   54   69 cents at 23 cents an hour．

With the money, I left the working place．"Easy job．Good wages．．．．"came to my brain again．Looking at my hands, I  55   myself, "Can easy job get good wages?"

1.A．eyes             B．attention      C．decision       D．breath

2.A．necessary        B．relevant       C．practical      D．primitive

3.A．running after B．looking for       C．heading for D．looking after

4.A．circled          B．moved          C．flashed        D．attacked

5.A．letter           B．sign           C．advertisement D．post

6.A．baskets          B．bowls          C．pots           D．basins

7.A．hiding           B．sticking       C．rising         D．breaking

8.A．In               B．Above          C．Under          D．Around

9.A．arms             B．hands          C．legs           D．feet

10.A．knife           B．snail          C．bottle         D．brush

11.A．painting        B．decorating     C．refreshing     D．scratching

12.A．chair           B．bench          C．bottle         D．sofa

13.A．smell           B．coldness       C．color          D．steam

14.A．spread          B．travel         C．recycle        D．accelerate

15.A．worse           B．better         C．more           D．rather

16.A．going           B．finding        C．growing        D．becoming

17.A．now and then B．here and there    C．one by one     D．little by little

18.A．adapt           B．negotiate      C．bargain        D．quit

19.A．taken           B．offered        C．earned         D．created

20.A．thought         B．asked          C．found          D．hated

Steps Shoes Salon

Steps Shoes Salon, 4518 S．Cottage Grove, knows our “economy is weathering a little storm” They’ve discounted winter botts and shoes for their fellow shoes lovers．So step in and save! Hours: 11a．m．to 7 p．m．Monday through Friday; 11 a．m．to 6 p．m．Saturaday; Noon to 5 p．m．the first Sunday of this month （closeed other Sundays）．Call 773-548

Jonathan Saunders for Target

If you’ve ever watched a runway shoes and thought “yeah, that dress would be awesome if it wasn’t $ 1,800”, you’ll be very pleased to know that British designer Jonathan Saunders has decided to use his powers for good and offer fashion – forward clothing．His collection was inspired by the works of Gustav Klimt, Jackson Pollack and Rothko．The clothing ranges from $ 14．99 to $ 29．99 and is only available until Novermber 1 （close evenings）．So hurry! Here are some highlights: Color – Block Tunic is $ 17．99; Ponte Skirt is $ 29．99; Marble – Print color – Block Dress is $ 19．99 and Reversible Belt in Yellow is $ 14．99．

Don’t miss these two boutique （时装用品小商店）sale events

Shop at boutiques along Roscoe, including Cinnamon Boutique, between 5 and 9 p．m．to-night, October3, and 15 percent of all sales will be donated to Children’s Memorial Hospital．Other stores include A Pied, Little Threads, Glas-to-Go, Sacred Art and Original Expressions Happy shopping!

The adorable Lincoln Square boutique Dressing Room just opened a sister store called Dressing Room Shoes．Grab your fellow shoe worshippers and has over for snack, sales, specials and giveaways（免费样品）during one of these three parties: from 6 to 8 p．m．tomorrow, October 4; from 1 to 4 p．m．．, October 5 Sunday and from 1 to 4 p．m．Octorber6, Monday．Also, the store is launching a new art exhibition from Morpho Galley, which will run through the end of the month．Enjoy!

1.Miss Blythe, who will be free at 7 p．m．tonight, might go to         for some purchase．

A．Cinnamon Boutique  B．Jonathan Saunders for Target

C．Steps Shoe Salon   D．Dressing Room Shoes

2.The underlined word “awesome” in the second part probably means “         ”．

A．common  B．fashionable  C．perfect  D．expensive

3.What is the main idea of the first part?

A．The world is being hit by an economic downturn（开始下降）

B．Steps Shoe Salon is providing weather forecast for us．

C．A snowstorm has interrupted the traffic in Cottage Grove．

D．Steps Shoe Salon marks down（减价）winter shoes and boots．

4.What can we learn about Jonathan Saunders from the passage?

A．Most of his designs are classical．

B．The clothes he designed are affordable．

C．He is returning to Britain on November 1．

D．Rothko once instructed him in designing．