“Why couldn’t they meet us at five o’clock?” “Because they were delayed by _________.”

A. heavy traffic       B. heavy traffics  C. crowded traffic       D. crowded traffics

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It must have been after two o’clock in the morning when the last guest took his leave. __36__ we had enjoyed their stay, my wife and I were quite __37__ to shut the door on them. We __38__ all the dirty dishes and glasses __39__ they were, and after opening a few windows to let some __40__ air in and the smell of food out, we climbed into bed and fell asleep.

I couldn’t have been asleep for more than half an hour __41__ I awoke with a strong smell of smoke. __42__ half asleep, I stepped into the living-room, and there, __43__ heavy clouds of smoke, I saw one of the curtains was on fire. I should have __44__ the windows then without delay, __45_ instead I tried to beat out the fire with a folded newspaper. When this __46__, I hurried into the kitchen to __47__ a bucket of water. At the same time, I shouted to Barbara, who __48__ phoned to summon (请求) the fire brigade (消防队) __49__ coming to help me. We had to work at top speed __50__ buckets of water from the kitchen to __51__ the fire, fanned by the wind from the windows, from __52__. We were unable to put out the fire, but we managed to __53__ it under control until the arrival of the firemen. __54??????__, they arrived in no time, and they had little difficulty __55_ the fire stop burning.

A. Although     B. Because       C. If             D. Since

A. pleasant      B. comfortable    C. thankful        D. free

A. laid          B. left           C. washed        D. put

A. that         B. like           C. which         D. as

A. new         B. cool          C. fresh          D. warm

A. when        B. until          C. while          D. after

A. Thus        B. Still          C. Only          D. Yet

A. through      B. with          C. from          D. by

A. broken       B. opened        C. removed       D. closed

A. and          B. but           C. or            D. so

A. finished      B. failed          C. continued    D. succeeded

A. bring         B. find           C. pump        D. borrow

A. eagerly        B. nervously      C. hurriedly     D. certainly

A. besides       B. till            C. before       D. for

A. moving        B. taking         C. using        D. carrying

A. prevent        B. fight          C. strike        D. kill

A. rising         B. developing     C. lighting       D. spreading

A. keep          B. place          C. hold         D. catch

A. However      B. Therefore      C. Fortunately   D. Especially

A. causing       B. getting         C. letting       D. making

Mr. Harris used to work in Dover, but then he changed his work, and he and his wife moved to another town. They did not have many friends there at first, but they soon met a lot of interesting people, and after a few weeks, they often went to dinner or to parties at other people’s houses.

Then Mrs. Harris said to her husband, “We’ve been to a lot of other people’s houses, and now we must invite them to our house, mustn’t we?”

“Yes, certainly,” answered her husband, “A big party will be the easiest thing, won’t it? Then we can start to invite people to dinner in small numbers next month.”

So Mrs. Harris said, “Yes, I’ll invite all our friends here to a big party on 5th December.”

“How many people will you invite?” Mr. Harris asked, “Don’t invite too many.”

Mrs. Harris was beginning to write the invitations when her husband saw that she was writing, “Party: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.”

“That isn’t very nice, is it?” he said. “You’re telling our guests that they must go at 8:30. Maybe it is impolite.” So Mrs. Harris just wrote “Party: 6:30 p.m.”

A lot of guests came, and they all had a good time, so they did not go home at 8:30. In fact they were still there at mid-night when the door bell rang and a policeman arrived. He said, “You must stop making a noise, because someone has complained(抱怨).”

Mr. Harris said he did not want to quarrel with the policeman, so everyone went home. They were sorry to have to go.

When Mr. and Mrs. Harris were alone again, she said to him. “That was a surprise, wasn’t it? Who complained about the noise?”

“I did,” Mr. Harris answered in a tired voice.

1.What made Mr. and Mrs. Harris hold a party at their house?

A．It was easy to hold a big party at home.

B．They could ask people to dinner in small numbers.

C．They had gone to other people’s parties many times.

D．They liked making friends with others.

2.How long would Mrs. Harris like the party to last?

A．From the morning till night.                B．About fourteen hours.

C．About two hours.                       D．Till midnight

3.When did the party end that evening?

A．About twelve o’clock.

B．When the policeman talked with Mr. Harris on the phone.

C．At about 8:30.

D．When someone telephoned the police station.

4.Who telephoned the policeman?

A．One of the guests.                       B．One of the neighbors.

C．Mr. Harris.                             D．Mrs. Harris.

5.It can be inferred from the passage that ______.

A．Mr. Harris was unfriendly to the guests

B．Mrs. Harris was very angry with his husband

C．the guests were very tired at the party

D．Mr. Harris didn’t want his friends to stay late at the party

 

As Christmas is coming，there are presents to be bought，cards to be sent，and rooms to be cleaned．Parents are  36  with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children·If the gifts are large，this is sometimes a real   37  On Christmas Eve，  young children find the excitement almost unbearable They are torn between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring their presents quickly and the wish to  38  up late SO that they will no’  39  the fun．The wish for gifts usually proves stronger．But though children go to bed early， they often lie   40  for a long time，hoping to get a short  41  at Father Christmas．

Last Christmas，my wife and I  42  hid a few large presents in the storeroom．I feared the   43  when my son，Jimmy，would  44  me where that new bike had come from，but  45  he did not see it．

    On Christmas Eve,  46   took the children hours to go to sleep．It must have been nearly    47  when my wife and 1 went quietly into their room and began    48  stockings(袜子) ．Then I pushed in the  49    I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree．We knew we would not get much sleep that night，for the children were  50  to get up early  At about five o’clock the next morning，  we were  51   by loud sounds coming from the children’s room--they were shouting excitedly!  52  I had time to get Out of bed，young Jimmy came riding into the room on his new bike，and his sister，Mary，followed close behind pushing her new baby carriage．  53  the youngest baby arrived He moved  54  the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon behind him Suddenly it burst．That woke us up  55  ．

The day had really begun with a bang(巨响)!

A． faced          B．met      C．filled            D．pleased

A．event                 B．affair                  C．problem       D．business

A．get                   B．stay                   C．stand          D．wake

A．bring                 B．break                  C．miss          D．1eave

A．awake                B．wake                  C．asleep         D．sleep

A．100k                 B．stare                  C．glare        D．watch

A．hopefully     B．busily                 C．gladly       D．successfully

A．day         B．moment               C．week          D．month

A．answer       B．tell                   C．ask           D．search

A．sadly       B．unluckily             C．possibly       D．fortunately

A．it          B．they                 C．I             D．we

A．morning    B．midnight              C．evening        D．daybreak

A．filling            B．sewing               C．mending       D．preparing

A．card              B．stocking               C．bike         D．tree

A．afraid       B sure                       C．surprised     D．excited

A．troubled          B．frightened        C．woken           D．shocked

A．Before    B．Because               C．Unless           D．Since

A．Even               B But                        C．So                D．Ever

A．with                B．on                       C．over              D．by

A．all            B．nearly                  C．happily          D．completely

O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank, when some money went missing from the bank. O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the reader’s surprise.

1. In which order did O. Henry do the following things?

a. Lived in New York.   b. Worked in a bank.       c. Travelled to Texas.

d. Was put in prison.    e. Had a newspaper Job.     f. Learned to write stories.

A．e. c. f. b. d. a

B．c. e. b. d. f. a

C．e. b. d. c. a. f.

D．c. b. e. d. a f.

2.People enjoyed reading O. Henry’s stories because       

A．they had surprise endings	B．they were easy to understand
C．they showed his love for the poor	D．they were about New York City

3.O. Henry went to prison because       .

A．people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper

B．he broke the law by not using his own name

C．he wanted to write stories about prisoners

D．people thought he had taken money that was not his

4.What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?

A．He was well-educated.	B．He was not serious about his work.
C．He was devoted to the poor.	D．He was very good at learning.

5.Where did O. Henry get most material for his short stories?

A．His life inside the prison.	B．The newspaper articles he wrote.
C．The city and people of New York.	D．His exciting early life as a boy.