Millions of pounds’ worth of damage ______ by a storm which swept across the north of England last night.

   A. has been caused                  B. had been caused

   C. will be caused                   D. will have been caused

 ---You know, Bob is a little slow _______ understanding, so…

   ---So I have to be patient ________ him.

   A. in; with      B. on; with    C. in; to     D. at; for

 ---What should I do with this passage?  --- __________ the main idea of each paragraph.

   A. Finding out    B. Found out     C. Find out     D. To find out

 Mark was a student at this university from 1999 to 2003, ___________ he studied very hard and was made chairman of the Students’ Union.

   A. during which time        B. for which time   

C. during whose time        D. by that time

 I was on the highway when this car went past followed by a police car. They ______ at least 150 km an hour.

   A. should have been doing          B. must have been doing

   C. could have done                D. would have done

 The old lady’s hand shook frequently. She explained to her doctor _______ this shaking had begun half a year before, and ______, only because of this, she had been forced to give up her job.

   A. when; how     B. how; when     C. how; how     D. why; why

 ---We missed you at this morning’s meeting, Diana.

   ---____________, but if I hadn’t had to meet a friend, I would have been there.

   A. Me, too       B. I’m sorry      C. Never mind      D. Thank you

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

Hidden passengers traveling in ships, trains, or even cars can be a terrible trouble—especially when they are insects. As for this, there is a great   1between human beings and insects. The former   2every possible effort to avoid being discovered, while the latter quickly   3attention to themselves.

We can only show mercy to the   4man who had to stop his car soon after   5from a country village to drive to London. Hearing a strange noise from the   6of the car, he naturally got out to   7the wheels carefully, but he found nothing wrong, so he   8his way. Again the noise began   9and became even louder. Quickly   10his head, the man saw what appeared to be a great   11cloud following the car. When he stopped at a village further on, he was told that a queen bee must be hidden in his car as there were thousands of bees   12.

On learning this, the man drove away as quickly as possible. After an hour’s    13driving, he arrived safely in London, where he parked his car outside a   14and went in. It was not long   15a customer who had seen him arrive    16in to inform him that his car was   17with bees. The poor driver was   18that the best way should be to call a   19. In a short time the man arrived. He found the unwelcome passenger hidden near the wheels at the back of the car. Very thankful to the driver for this   20gift, the bee-keeper took the queen and her thousands of followers home in a large box.

1.A. connection       B. difference    C. communication   D. similarity

2.A. do               B. take          C. make            D. try

3.A. give             B. keep          C. pay             D. draw

4.A. unfortunate      B. careless      C. unpleasant      D. hopeless

5.A. passing by       B. leaving out   C. setting out     D. getting up

6.A. front            B. back          C. left            D. right

7.A. clean            B. change        C. test            D. examine

8.A. drove            B. continued     C. pushed          D. forced

9.A. normally         B. gently        C. actually        D. immediately

10.A. hiding          B. turning       C. shaking         D. raising

11.A. black           B. beautiful     C. white           D. colorful

12.A. below           B. ahead         C. nearby          D. behind

13.A. boring          B. careful       C. exciting        D. hard

14.A. hotel           B. museum        C. hospital        D. school

15.A. when            B. after         C. until           D. before

16.A. broke           B. moved         C. hurried         D. dropped

17.A. crowded         B. covered       C. filled          D. equipped

18.A. advised         B. required      C. ordered         D. requested

19.A. bee-keeper      B. policeman     C. waiter          D. repairman

20.A. unfamiliar      B. unknown       C. unexpected      D. uncertain

My parents were in a huge argument, and I was really upset about it. I didn’t know who I should talk with about how I was feeling. So I asked Mom to allow me to stay the night at my best friend’s house. Though I knew I wouldn’t tell her about my parents’ situation, I was looking forward to getting out of the house. I was in the middle of packing up my things when suddenly the power went out in the neighborhood. Mom came to tell me that I should stay with my grandpa until the power came back on.

I was really disappointed because I felt that we did not have much to talk about. But I knew he would be frightened alone in the dark. I went to his room and told him that I’d stay with him until the power was restored. He was quite happy and said, “Great opportunity.”

“What is?” I asked.

“To talk, you and I,” he said. “To hold a private little meeting about what we’re going to do with your mom and dad, and what we’re going to do with ourselves now that we’re in the situation we are in.”

“But we can’t do anything about it, Grandpa,” I said, surprised that here was someone with whom I could share my feelings and someone who was in the same “boat” as I was

And that’s how the most unbelievable friendship between my grandfather and me started. Sitting there in the dark, we talked about our feeling and fears of life---from how fast things change, to how they sometimes don’t change fast enough. That night, because the power went out, I found a new friend, with whom I could safely talked about all my fears and pains, whatever they may be.

Suddenly, the lights all came back on. “Well,” he said, “ I guess that means you’ll want to go now. I really like our talk. I hope the power will go out every few nights!”

1.I wished to get out of the house because ________.

   A. I was angry about my parents’ quarrel

   B. I found nobody to share my feelings with

   C. I wanted to escape from the dark house

   D. I planned to tell my friend about my trouble

2.Grandpa was happy to see me because___________.

   A. he could discuss the problem with me

   B. he had not seem me for a long time

   C. he was afraid of darkness

   D. he felt quite lonely

3.What can be inferred from the passage?

   A. The grandchild was eager to leave.

   B. They would have more chats.

   C. The lights would go our again.

   D. It would no longer be dark.

   Reading is very important to help you learn English. To learn as much as you can from reading, you need to read different kinds of English. This book provides not only different kinds of English but also a good way to check your reading ability.

   There are four parts in the book:

   Part 1 is Messages: In this part somebody wants to send information in writing to somebody else. There is a test on timetable and a test on text messages.

   Part 2 is People: In this part all the tests are about people. For example, there is an informal letter between friends. There is formal(正式的) English in biography(传记). There is a job application as a model to help with your writing, as well as testing your reading.

   Part 3 is Places: In this part, too, many different kinds of English are shown, some informal and some formal. There is the informal English of a holiday postcard. There is also the formal English in a letter of complaint.

   Part 4 is Things: You will find some descriptive writing in this part. There are descriptions of clothes and of a computer.

   You can do these tests in any order you like, or you can do all the tests with a formal or informal text. I enjoyed writing this book and I hope you enjoy using it.

1.We can find the introduction to a product in ___________.

   A. part 1     B. Part 2     C. Part 3       D. Part 4

2.Which of the following is most probably written in informal English?

   A. A letter of complaint.

   B. A computer handbook.

   C. A letter of a friend.

   D. A story of a president.

3.The passage is most probably written for _________.

   A. test designers    B. students     C. test-takers    D. teachers

4.What is the best title of the book?

   A. Test Your Reading

   B. Help with Your Writing

   C. Learn Different Kinds of English

   D. Practise English in Different Ways