—Excuse me , how long can I keep the book ?

—You can return it by the end of this month .

　 A. give it away　　　 B. come up with it　 C. give it back　　　 D. lend it again

先通读下面短文，掌握大意，然后在所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

When I was about 12 years old, I really wanted a new bike! I __36__ my parents my birthday wish, but I knew there was little hope because my family could __37__ have that money.

On my birthday my parents told me they had my __38__ outside in the back yard. At once I __39__ out to the yard. There was my bike, __40__ it wasn’t the bike that I thought it would be. This one was pink, old and worn with age. It was so __41__! I thought I __42__ my parents’ feelings because I could see the disappointment __43__ their faces and I was sure they could see it on mine. I __44__ the old bike and rode it, feeling __45__ that I had made my parents feel this way. So I put on a smile, rode as fast as I could and didn’t __46__...

As time went by, I began to understand my parents gave me __47__ much more than just a rusty（生锈的）old bike. They gave me a life lesson about __48__. When you give something out of love, it doesn’t matter what it is in fact. What matters is the love that is in it. I like to remember this __49__ because giving a gift is not about money. It’s about how much love you can feel from it. Do remember, a gift that __50__ two dollars isn’t any less valuable（有价值的）than one that costs one hundred dollars, or even more.

31. A. talked　 　 　　　　　 B. spoke　 　　　　　　　　 C. said　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. told

32. A. hardly　　　　　　　　　　B. quickly　　　　　　　　　 C. slowly　　　　　　　　　　 D. easily

33. A. guitar　 　 　　　　　　 B. gift　　 　　 　　　　　　 C. cake　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. card

34. A. rushed　 　 　　　　 B. rode　 　　　　　　　　　 C. climbed　　 　　　　　　 D. came

35. A. and　　　　　　　　　　　 B. or　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. but　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. because

36. A. exciting B. interesting C. relaxing D. disappointing

37. A. liked　　　　　　　　　　　 B. hated　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hurt　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. thanked

38. A. on　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. at　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D. for

39. A. got in　　　　　　　　　　　B. got on　　　　　　　　　　 C. got off　　　　　　　　　　　D. got up

40. A. surprised　　　　　　　　 B. excited　　　　　　　　　　 C. happy　　　　　　　　　　 D. bad

41. A. look ahead　　　　 　 B. look back　　　　　　　　 C. come up　　　　　　　　　 D. come down

42. A. anything　　　　　　　　　B. nothing　　　　　　　　　 C. something　　　　　　　 D. everything

43. A. love B. money C. friendship D. knowledge

44. A. idea　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. news　　　　　　　　　　　 C. advice　　　　　　　　　　 D. story

45. A. spends　　　　　　　　　　 B. costs　　　　　　　　　　　 C. pays　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. offers

In order to start a business online now, there are a few steps you need to complete.

　 The very first step you need to complete is to have a product or service idea. A good idea to make money online should be an idea that excites you, an idea that others will be interested in, and an idea that not many other people are trying.

Once you have your business ready to go, you need to go ahead and get a website. You will need to buy a domain name (域名) and host(托管) it with a company on the Web. Your domain name should be as simple as possible and it should be related to(与…有联系) your products. After this you can go ahead and get your site built up.

You can either do this yourself or you can pay someone else to do this. The site itself doesn’t have to be anything special.

The final step for starting your business online is to have a way to make money. For this, you need to have a merchant account(商业账户) that will let you sell things and make money. Your merchant account should accept as many forms of payment as possible.

Once your site is up and running, you can begin advertising the site. You need to create contents(内容), such as articles, social networking sites, blog entries, etc. and then you can post it on the Internet so that you can attract(吸引) as many potential(潜在的) customers as possible.

That’s how easy it is to start a business online now.Very soon you will be making money online.

1. The writer wrote this passage in order to tell us __________.

　 A. how to set up a website 　　　　　B. how to start a business online

　 C. how to make some pocket money　 D. how to become famous nowadays

2. According to Paragraph 2, a good idea to make money online probably should be an idea that ____.

　 A. you are not excited about　　　　 　B. others will not be interested in

　 C. almost everyone knows　　　　　　 D. few people are trying

3. According to the writer, which of the following may NOT be something necessary to do?

　 A. Building up a website　　　　　　　　

B. Having a simple domain name

　 C. Making your site as special as possible　

D. Hosting the domain name with a company on the Web

4. What’s the CORRECT time order of the steps in starting a business online?

　 a. advertise the site

　 b. Build up a website

　 c. Come up with a product idea

　 d. Buy a domain name

　 A. c-d-b-a　 B. c-d-a-b　 C. d-c-b-a　 D. c-b-d-a

5. After reading the passage, we may know that _____________.

　 A. it costs no money to start a business online

　 B. not everyone is allowed(允许) to start a business online

　 C. you need to have as many merchant accounts as possible

　 D. it is better if the website domain name is related to the products you sell.

—Our monitor didn’t ________ until the meeting was over.

—Something must happen to him.

A. get back　　　　　　　　 B. come up　　　　　　　　 C. show off　　　　　　　 D. come true