The moment we had been looking forward to 　　 at last．

         A．coming　　　　       B．come　　　      C．comes　　　    D．came

--How about eight o'clock outside the cinema?

--That _______ me fine．

         A．fits               B．meets           C．satisfies                D．suits

Elephants have their own way to tell the shape of an object and _________ it is rough or smooth．

         A．不填           B．whether          C．how             D．what

_______, I have to put it away and focus my attention on study this week．

         A．However the story is amusing

         B．No matter amusing the story is

         C．However amusing the story is

         D．No matter how the story is amusing

---I’m sorry．I’ve left my credit card home．And I don’t have enough cash for the meal．

--- Don’t worry．___________．

         A．I’ll invite you             B．It’s my pleasure to pay you

         C．It’s my treat              D．Let’s go Dutch．

John received an invitation to dinner, and with his work ________, he gladly accepted it．

         A．finished              B．finishing             C．having finished      D．was finished

-- Robert is indeed a wise man．

-- Oh, yes．How often I have regretted _________ his advice!

         A．to take               B．taking                 C．not to take                 D．not taking

Last week, only two people came to look at the house, _______ wanted to buy it．

         A．none of them             B．both of them              C．none of whom           D．neither of whom

Jame’s New Bicycle

James shook his money box again．Nothing! He carefully __36__ the coins that lay on the bed．

＄24．52 was all that he had．The bicycle he wanted was at least ＄90!_37____ on earth was he going to get the ___38___ of the money?

He knew that his friends all had bicycle．It was __39___ to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels．He thought about what he could do．There was no ___40__ asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to _41____．

There was only one way to get money, and that was to __42_ it ．He would have to find a job ．__43____ who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr．Clay for advice who usually had__44_ on most things．

 “Well, you can start right here,”said Mr．Clay．“My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing．”

That was the __45__ of  James’s odd-job（零工）business．For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework．He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards and mended books．He lost count of the _46____ of jobs that people found for him to do．He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books．He lost count of the   47 of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the __48___ increased and he knew that he would soon have __49____ for the bicycle he longed for．

The day __50_ came when James counted his money and found ＄ 94．32．He _51___ no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted．He rode __52__ home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends．It had been hard _53__ for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more _54__ he had bought it with his own money．He had _55__ what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even than the bicycle．

1.A．cleaned      B．covered      C．counted     D．checked

2.A．How            B．Why       C．Who         D．What

3.A．amount      B．part       C．sum       D．rest

4.A．brave        B．hard       C．smart             D．unfair

5.A．point             B．reason        C．result              D．right

6.A．split             B．spend         C．spare       D．save

7.A．borrow          B．earn       C．raise      D．collect

8.A．Or           B．So           C．For         D．But

9.A．decisions         B．experience         C．opinions     D．knowledge

10.A．beginning      B．introductionC．requirementD．opening

11.A．similarity       B．quality        C．suitability  D．variety

12.A．brand        B．number      C．size        D．type

13.A．effort        B．pressure    C．money        D．trouble

14.A．all         B．enough       C．much     D．some

15.A．finally        B．instantly    C．normally    D．regularly

16.A．gave          B．left         C．took       D．wasted

17.A．patiently       B．proudly       C．silently       D．tiredly

18.A．applying        B．asking         C．looking       D．working

19.A．since         B．if             C．than       D．though

20.A．deserved       B．benefited   C．achieved    D．learned

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1.All the following are the advantages of a Route master EXCEPT ____．

         A．being newly produced                    B．a fully trained driver

         C．a PA system                           D．carrying up to 70 guests

2.If you are having a birthday party with 71 guests, what kind of vehicle will you hire?

         A．A Route master．                                B．A Double Decker bus．

         C．A Single Decker bus．                     D．A horse-tram．

3.We can learn from the passage that ____．

         A．the buses can only be hired through the Internet

         B．London United Bus ways has a history of more than 200 years

         C．all the passengers on the Private Hire vehicles should be seated

         D．London United Bus ways provides matches and concerts throughout the year

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         A．In a local newspaper．                   B．In a traffic handbook

         C．In a magazine．                        D．On a website．