Two hundred years ago, people in the West did not know coffee or tea. They were

   1   to drink them because they thought coffee or tea could kill a person. Once the king of England decided to find out whether it was true   2   not.

At that time there were two brothers in prison (监狱). They would be   3   in a few days because they did wrong (犯罪). The king said, “I shall let them live but they must drink coffee or tea to the end of their   4  . One brother must drink coffee and   5   must drink tea every day.” And they   6   the king’s words.

They   7   lived many years. At last the elder brother   8   when he was eighty-three years old. The younger one died a few years   9  . After that, people   10   that coffee and tea were not bad to man.

1. A. happy    　　 　　   B.afraid    　　　　  C.strong　　 　　　　　　  D.rich

2. A. of　　　　　　　　　　    B.and　　　　　　　　    C.or　　　　　　　　　　  D.but

3. A. free　　　　　　　　　　  B.home　　　　　　　　 C.caught　　　　　　   D.killed

4. A. life　　　　　　　　　　   B.live　　　　　　　　    C.lives　　　　　　　　   D.living

5. A. one　　　　　　　　　　  B.another　　　　　　   C.other　　　　　　　　  D.the other

6. A. heard　　　　　　　　    B.listened to　　　　   C.followed　　　　　　 D.did

7. A. both　　　　　　　　　　     B.each　　　　　　　　   C.neither　　　　　　   D.all

8. A. killed　　　　　　　　    B.lived　　　　　　　　   C.died　　　　　　　　   D.dead

9. A. ago　　　　　　　　　　  B.old　　　　　　　　　　 C.later　　　　　　　　   D.before

10. A. shouted　　        B.spoke　　　　　　　　 C.kept　　　　　　　　   D.knew

 

My wife and I spent a few weeks in London last year. We went there in autumn. We think it is the   ( 1)    season to visit England. The weather is usually quite good   (2)   there aren‘t too many    (3)    in October. We stayed in a small   (4)   in the West End. We   (5)   most of our sightseeing (观光) on foot. We went to look at the places which all travelers   (6)  . We went

  (7)  and spent too much money. What we liked most was going to the   (8)  . We don’t have the chance to see such   (9)   plays at home. A lot of people say English   (10)   is very bad. We didn‘t think so. It is   (11)   that most of the restaurants are French, Italian or Chinese, but had some very   (12)   meals. In fact, we   (13)   our holiday so much that we have already decided to   (14)    there again this year. We are going to take our umbrellas,   (15)  . I’m sure we‘ll need them sometimes.

1. A. busiest 　           B. working 　             C. best 　　　            D. hottest

2. A. and 　　            B. or 　　　　           C. as 　　　　           D. so

3. A. players                B. travellers 　           C. places 　　            D. things

4. A. station 　           B. hotel 　　                     C. office 　　                    D. cinema

5. A. missed                B. showed 　　           C. used 　　　           D. did

6. A. live 　　             B. stay 　　　            C. see 　　　                    D. work

7. A. shopping 　        B. fishing 　　           C. swimming 　          D. climbing

8. A. shops 　　          B. cinemas 　             C. restaurants 　        D. theatres

9. A. well 　　　        B. wonderful                      C. terrible 　　          D. sad

10. A. language 　             B. film 　　　            C. clothes 　　           D. food

11. A. impossible         B. true 　　　            C. important 　          D. necessary

12. A. tasty 　　         B. poor 　　　           C. fresh 　　　          D. expensive

13. A. spent 　　        B. enjoyed 　                     C. paid 　　　           D. finished

14. A. live 　　　              B. eat 　　　                    C. go 　　　　          D. spend

15. A. still 　　　              B. though 　　           C. already 　　          D. yet