Mr. Ford saw a nice sweater in the shop window. It was very c_______. So he bought one. When he went back home he put the sweater o________, It was all right and he felt very h_______. In the afternoon he went out to work in his garden. It suddenly began to r_______, and Mr. Ford had to run into his house. He ran q_______, but he still got w_______. Then his sweater s________ to shrink(缩水). It got smaller and smaller. Mr. Ford t_________ to take it off, but he couldn’t. In the end, with the h_________ of his wife, he got out of the sweater. Mrs. Ford l________ and said, “ You see, you bought a cheap thing, but…”

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。

A young man was going to spend his holiday in a mountain village. That night he  1 at a small hotel ( 旅馆 ) near the train station.  2 going to bed, he went to the owner of the hotel and said, “ Excuse me, sir. Will you please   3  me up at four forty-five tomorrow morning? I’ll take the five o’clock   4  .”

“ Oh, sorry, ” the owner said in a hurry. “ I’m afraid I can’t. I won’t be able to get up so 5  . ”

The young man was going to return to his room   6  he stopped and asked, “ Have you got an alarm clock ( 闹钟 )? Maybe it can help me.”

“ Yes, here you are, young man, ” said the owner.

The young man thanked the owner  7  . But as he looked at the alarm clock closely, it seemed there was   8   wrong with it.

“ Will it  9  on time? ” he asked.

“ Sure! You just give it a good shake ( 摇晃 ) at a quarter  10  five, and it will do! ”

1.A. worked             B. stayed              C. studied

2.A. Before              B. After                C. While

3. A. wash               B. beat                 C. wake

4. A. ship                B. plane                C. train

5.A. early               B. late                  C. quickly

6. A. when               B. because               C. until

7.A. angrily              B. happily               C. sadly

8. A. something           B. nothing               C. anything

9. A. shout               B. cry                   C. ring

10. A. past               B. to                    C. of

When you visit Taiwan，Green Island is a wonderful place not to be missed.

Green Island，with clear blue water around it，is an island in the Pacific Ocean,33 kilometers east of Taitung. The old name for Green Island was Huoshandao，meaning “fireburning island”. The island got its name because people on the island used to set up fires at night to help people who went fishing home. Another story goes that in the Qing Dynasty there was a fire and most of the island’s trees and grass died. The coastline(海岸) of the island is only 20 kilometers long，the tallest mountain is only 281 meters high and the island is only 15 km²，but it is attracting(吸引) a growing number of tourists.

Green Island has a lot of interests that make it a place where people like to go：seaside，a clean white beach，green grasslands，seawater，hot springs，beautiful undersea sights，and a great many plants and animals. Another thing of Green Island that people are interested in is its rocks in different shapes. “Sleeping Beauty” and “Pekinese Dog” are the two most strangely shaped ones. There are also other interests which one cannot miss. The green hills，blue sea，clear sky，and ocean gentle winds make a “must” for you.

1.From the article we know Green Island is ________.

A. very large                            B. 281 meters long

C. in the Indian Ocean                   D. 33 kilometers from Taitung

2.According to the two stories，people on Green Island used to ________.

A. meet a lot of visitors                B. set fires to get warm

C. make a living by fishing              D. cut down too many trees and grass

3. The sight “Pekinese Dog” is ________ on Green Island.

A. a cute living dog                     B. a rock like a dog

C. a dog­shaped plant                    D. a dog of “Sleeping Beauty”

4.The last passage is mainly about the ________ of Green Island.

A. sights         B. history       C. people        D. culture