Once upon a time, some children were playing at seaside when they found a turtle (海龟). They began to beat the turtle. Just at that time, a young man came and said to them, "Stop!" The children ran 11 quickly. The turtle was very thankful and said, "Thanks for your kindness. I really would like 12 you to a wonderful palace now."

The young man rode on the back of the turtle and was taken to the secret palace in the sea. When he 13　 the palace. He was very surprised and said to the turtle, "What a nice palace!" To thank him, the king of the turtles gave him a 14 dinner. He had never seen such a dinner before. He received a warn welcome there and was 　15 everything.

After dinner, the king of the turtles said, "I am going to give you two boxes, 16 you can open only one." "You mustn’t open both. Don’ t forget it!" the turtle warned him. "All right. I will open only one," the young man promised. At this time，a large wave sent him out of the sea.

After he 17 , he opened the bigger one of the two boxes. To his　 18　 the box was full of gold. "My God!" he cried, "I'm a(n) 19 man now." Then he thought, "Things in the other box must be expensive, too." He could not wait any longer. He broke his promise and opened the other box. As soon as he opened it, he became an old man. His hair turned white. His face 20　 an old man over eighty years old. It all happened in a moment. He was sorry for what he did, but it was too late.

(　 )31. A. through 　　 B. away 　　　 C. into 　　　　D. out

(　 )32. A. wanting 　　 B. asking　 　　 C. to let　　 　 D. to invite

(　 )33. A. left for　 　　B. arrived on 　　C. arrived at 　 D. got away

(　 )34. A. big 　　　　B. poor dinner 　 C. bad 　　　 D. small

(　 )35. A. pleased with 　B. strict in　 　 C. angry with 　D. sorry for

(　 )36. A. so 　　　　 B. or　　 　　　C. but　　 　　D. as

(　 )37. A. went back to home　　 　　　　B. was back home　

C. went back to the sea D. was back the sea

(　 )38. A. surprising 　　B. surprised　 　C. surprise　 　 D. surprises

(　 )39. A. poor 　　　 B. rich　　 　　 C. old　　 　　 D. young

(　 )40. A. liked 　　　B. felt like　 　　 C. looked like D. looked

--Hello! May I speak to Kate?

--Sorry, she isn’t here now. She __________to Shanghai.

　 A. went　 　　　　　　　 B. has been 　　　　　　　 C. has gone

Frank Smithson woke up and got up to turn off the alarm clock(闹钟). “Oh no!” he thought to himself. “Another day at that office; a boss (老板) who shouts at me all the time.”

As Frank went downstairs, his eyes fell on a large brown envelope (信封) by the door. He was very happy when he opened it and read the letter inside. “Bigwoods Football Pools (足球赌博公司) would like to congratulate you. You have won half a million pounds（英镑）.”

Frank suddenly came to life. The cigarette fell from his lips (唇) as he let out a shout that could be heard halfway down the street.

At 11:30 Frank arrived at work. “Please explain why you're so late,” his boss said. “Go and jump in the lake,” said Frank. “I've just come into a little money so this is good-bye. Find yourself someone else to shout at.”

That evening Frank was smoking a very expensive Havana cigar (雪茄) when a knock was heard on the door. He rushed to the door. Outside were two men, neatly dressed in grey suits. “Mr. Smithson,” one of them said, “we're from Bigwoods Pools. I'm afraid there's been a terrible mistake…”

1. What do we know about Frank from the passage?

A. He was a lazy man.      　　  

B. He was a lucky person.

C. He had made a lot of money.     

D. He didn't get on well with his boss.

2.When he heard the knock at the door, Frank probably thought _________.

A. someone had come to say sorry to him

B. someone had come to give him the money

C. his friends had come to ask about the football pools

D. his friends had come to congratulate him on his luck

3. On hearing “…there's been a terrible mistake…”, Frank was most likely to be_____.

A. disappointed (失望的)　　 B. worried 　 C. grateful　　　D. Curious