The train _____ because of an accident; many passengers are now waiting anxiously at the railway station.

   A. has been delayed                    B. delayed       

   C. has delayed                           D. had been delayed

 He said that his bike __________stolen and he __________have to telephone the police.

A. was; would                     B. has; will

C. has been; will                  D. had been; would

 On returning home , I found I ______ umbrella in the office.

A had left                      B. have left

C. left                           D. would leave 

 ——Hi, Tracy; how are you doing?

——I’m tired out, for I ______my living room all day.

A．painted                        B．had painted

C．have painted                D．have been painting

 They _____ on the program for almost one week before I joined them, and now we _____ on it as no god results have come out so far.

  A. had been working; are still working      B. had worked; were still working

  C. have been working; have worked        D. have worked; are still working

Years ago people could hardly accept the ideas of a woman’s being a doctor. In order to get into medical school in 1847, Elizabeth Blackwell was asked to keep it a secret that she was a woman. This was contrary to her beliefs, and she refused to do it. After entering medical school, Elizabeth often had to summon all her courage to free the unkindness of teachers and classmates. By her great efforts, she was able to complete her studies. Many people came to her graduation just to have a look at a woman doctor. Doctor Blackwell soon found that most people were not as ready as to go to a woman doctor. She had to struggle to make a living. Then came the great day when she was offered a job as a doctor in a hospital. She did so well that she was asked to organize a new hospital and medical college. The United States can now be proud of thousands of women doctors.

1.How do you think Elizabeth was treated in the medical school?

  A. Kindly.       B. Unfairly.

  C. Normally.     D. Cruelly.

2.Many people came to see Elizabeth when she graduated      .

  A. because they wanted to congratulate her on being a doctor

  B. but they didn’t believe she would be famous in the future

  C. because they wanted to find out the secret of her success

  D. but they weren’t sure that she could manage to finish her schooling

3.When she was at the medical school, Blackwell      .

  A. had to pretend to be a boy student in class

  B. was discouraged by the others’ critical looks

  C. felt sorry that she was a woman

  D. made great effort to do well in her lessons

4.After graduation, Elizabeth found that      .

  A. she was not right for the job and had to struggle for a living

  B. she must organize a new hospital and medical college for women

  C. few people were willing to go to a woman doctor

  D. most people were ready to go to a woman doctor

5.What in fact was Elizabeth’s great effort in the medical school?

  A. To study hard to complete her studies.

  B. To refuse to pretend to be a boy.

  C. To realize her idea of being a doctor.

  D. To struggle for the position of the women.

A punctual person is in the habit of doing a thing at the proper time and is never late in keeping an appointment. The unpunctual man, on the other hand, never does what he has to do at the proper time. He is always in a hurry and in the end loses both time and his good name. A lost thing may be found again, but lost time can never be regained. Time is more valuable than material things. In fact, time is life itself. The unpunctual man is forever wasting and mismanaging his most valuable asset(财产)as well as others’. The unpunctual person is always complaining that he finds no time to answer letters, or return calls or keep appointments promptly. But the man who really has a great deal to do is very careful of his time and seldom complains of want of it. He knows that he cannot get through his huge amount of work unless he faithfully keeps every piece of work when it has to be attended to.

Failure to be punctual in keeping one’s appointments is a sign of disrespect towards others. If a person is invited to dinner and arrives later than the appointed time, he keeps all the other guests waiting for him. Usually this will be regarded as a great disrespect to the host and all other guests present.

Unpunctuality, moreover, is very harmful when it comes to do one’s duty, whether public or private. Imagine how it would be if those who are put in chare of important tasks failed to be at their proper places at the appointed time. A man who is known to be habitually unpunctual is never trusted by his friends or fellow men.

1.What does the author think is the main difference between  a punctual person and an unpunctual person?

  A. A punctual person does everything ahead of time while an unpunctual person does everything behind schedule.

  B. A punctual person does everything at the right time while an unpunctual person seldom does anything at the correct time.

  C. A punctual person has a lot of appointments while an unpunctual person has few appointments.

  D. A punctual person has much time to do everything while an unpunctual person has little time to do anything.

2.According to the passage, the main reason that a person is always unpunctual is that____________. w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.

  A. he has more work to do than other people

  B. he is always in a hurry when he works

  C. he doesn’t care much about time

  D. he always mismanages and wastes his time

3.According to the third paragraph, when you are invited to dinner, you should arrive there____________. w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.

  A. after other guests have arrived

  B. before all other guests

  C. at the appointed time

  D. after the host has got things ready

4.Which of the following statements best describes the harm of unpunctuality?

  A. If you are an unpunctual person, you cannot be in charge of any important task.

  B. If your friends know that you are unpunctual, they may not see you again.

  C. Unpunctuality may bring about heavy losses for both public and private affairs.

  D. Unpunctuality may make you miss a lot of appointments and lose friends.

The subject of this year’s Kunming International Expo(博览会) is “man and nature walking hand in hand into the 21^st Century”. When the UK was asked to take part, it seemed natural to build a garden. Now the British Garden will be a central part when Expo opens on May 1.

David Patterson , the Curator(馆长) of the Department of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh, is leading the team now putting the finishing couches to the garden．The Royal Botanic Gardens were chosen for a very good reason. They have the largest collection of Chinese plants in the world outside China.

“Ever since people in Britain started gardening for pleasure they have used Chinese plants,” Patterson told English Corner. “There are probably Chinese flowers in nearly every garden in Britain. This is a good chance to give something back.”The garden has been carefully designed to mix traditional British skills with the local Chinese environment. David Patterson describes the garden as “formal but gentle”. It contains a raised flower bed, a summer house and a lot of local trees. The garden is contained behind a wall of local, yellow stone. It is intended to be a place of serious thinking and quiet enjoyment.

“You could say that we’ve painted a picture,” said David Patterson. “And we have designed the garden to continue for a long time, so that the people of Kunming will be able to enjoy it long after the Expo is over.”

1.Visitors to the Kunming International Expo will most probably feel ______________. w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.     

A. man is the master of nature      B. man quite agrees with nature

C. nature is a helping hand to man      D. China has a long history of gardening

2.The underlined expression “putting the finishing touches to the garden” here means ______________. w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.

A. starting building the garden      

B. examining the main body of the garden

C. doing the last part of the work to the garden  

D. completing the design of garden

3.In the British Garden you will feel ______________. w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.  

A. nothing familiar    B. everything British    C. excited and noisy     D. quiet and happy

4.The passage is mainly ______________. w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o. 

A. an introduction to the British Garden   

B. an explanation of the design of the British Garden

C. a high praise for the Chinese gardening 

D. a short talk on this year’s Kunming International Expo

Electric Shocks Can Be Fatal

Government statistics recently showed that in the UK, more than 3,000 people a year experience electric shocks in their home. A smaller number of people are killed after contact with power lines outside the home. Electric shocks can cause a person’s heart or breathing to stop, can also cause burns and are potentially fatal. It is essential for people to learn basic first aid techniques to deal with such emergencies.

What to do?    If you are the first person to reach someone who has had an electric shock, don’t touch them!

    If they are still holding the appliance (家用电器) that has given them shock (e.g. a hair dryer), unplug it or turn off the power at its source. Under no circumstances will you try to move the appliance with your hand!

    If you can’t turn off the power, use a piece of wood, like a broom handle or a chair, to separate the victim from the appliance or the power source. You may even be able to do this with a folded newspaper.

    The victim must remain lying down. If they are unconscious, victims should be placed on their side. But they should not be moved if there is a possibility of neck or spine injuries unless it is absolutely necessary.

    It is essential to maintain the victim’s body heat, so make sure you cover him or her with a blanket before you do anything else. If the victim is not breathing, apply mouth-to-mouth resuscitation(恢复呼吸). Keep the victim’s head low until professional help arrives.

    If the electric shock has been caused by an external power line, the dangers to the victim and to anybody providing first aid are much greater.

1.What kind of passage is it?

A. An advertisement.              B. A horror story. 

C. A news report.                  D. First aid emergency advice.

2.The underlined sentence, “Under no circumstances will you try to move the appliance with your hand!” implies that    .

A. you should move the appliance that caused it

B. you should pick up the appliance and turn off the electricity

C. it is very dangerous to touch the appliance with your hands

D. it is unnecessary to unplug the appliance with your hands

3.When a person has got an electric shock, you should    .

A. separate the victim from the appliance and let them sit up

B. keep the victim warm and help them breathe again

C. move the victim onto their side if they have got neck injuries

D. keep the victim’s head high until professional help arrives

SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND—A British teaching union famous for strange ideas has supported proposal to employ dogs as classroom assistants.

At the annual conference of the Professional Association of teachers in Southport, northwest of England, one person suggested properly trained dogs be able to keep order in primary schools. They can round up lost children and protect those who experience unfortunate “accidents”. Wendy Dyble, a Sheetland Islands woman who teaches children up to age seven, made it clear to her fellow friends that she was not “barking mad”. They obviously believed her, supporting her idea by 16 votes to 13, with a total of 63 abstentions(弃权票).

He said big dogs could help round up children, keep them in line, lick up the milk they spill on the floor and provide the extra eyes that a teacher needs to keep order. “A big dog would also be helpful for breaking up fights and look for lost property, like gym shoes or dolls, ” Dyble said at the conference. “The dog will also be useful in sniffing out smells that children do not own up to,” she added. “It would be nice for the teacher not to have to go round sniffing each child to find the culprit（犯过者）.”The idea was greeted by the Dog Defense League but less so by bigger teaching unions. A spokesman for Education Secretary David Blunkett, who is blind, said his guide dog was always popular with pupils when he visited schools. The Professional Association of Teachers, with around 35,000 members, is the smallest teaching union in Britain. It has an honour for occasional strange ideas.

Earlier this week, its annual conference here suggested stopping exams because they lead to stress and introducing selection at the age of 12 based on physical coordination and manual skill in the use of hand.

1.According to the writer's opinion, to employ dogs as classroom assistants     .

  A. is a wonderful idea             

  B. can improve the relation between children and animals

  C. is beyond ordinary people's minds    

  D. can make some teachers lose jobs

2.What Dyble said at the conference   .

A. gained some support from the members      B. frightened everyone at the conference

C. interested everyone at the conference        D. caused some trouble to trained dogs

3.A spokesman for Education Secretary           .

A. once used a dog as classroom assistant     B. sang high praise for Dyble's idea

C. would employ dogs as teachers           D. benefited from dogs more than others

4.The last paragraph of this passage   .

  A. has nothing to do with the topic of this passage

  B. shows there are too many exams in British school

  C. provides further facts about the teaching union

  D. shows the writer's anger to the union