The Inspector of Schools arrived yesterday morning, and he spent the whole day examining the classes. The headmaster had told us a few days 1 that he was coming. I think the headmaster was very 2 about it, for every day, he came to all the classes, 3 the teachers over and over again what they must do and examined the boys himself to see 4 they were ready for the inspector. He told us in our class that we were all fools and would be sure to make him lose face before the inspector. All this made us very nervous; and when the 5 walked into our class we were all very afraid. I felt that all I 6 knew had gone clean out of my 7 . The inspector is a tall man. He wears glasses and always looks very strict. He 8 on examining the class in English, and I was asked to read. I felt very nervous, but I got 9 without any bad mistakes. Some of the other boys, 10 , did not do well and the inspector 11 serious, though he did not say 12 . We got along with history and geography; but when it came to math, he set us some very 13 problems to solve which we failed to do; so he looked very angrily at our teacher. Our teacher was very 14 with us later; but I am sure we should have done better if we had not been so afraid. I think I should like to be 15 when I grow up, because everyone should be afraid of me. 1.( ) A before B. after C. ago D. later 2.( ) A. nervous B. angry C. afraid D. sure 3.( ) A. asked B. needed C. promised D. told 4.( ) A. whether B. how C. why D. that 5.( ) A. teacher B. students C. headmaster D. inspector 6.( ) A. never B. often C. ever D. even 7.( ) A. hand B finger C. heart D mind 8.( ) A. finished B. stopped C. kept D. went 9.( ) A. on B. through C. down D. out 10.( ) A. but B. however C. though D. whatever 11.( ) A. looked B. felt C. seemed D. sounded 12.( ) A. little B. many C. much D. few 13.( ) A. easy B. hard C. interesting D. simple 14.( ) A. pleased B. surprised C. angry D. strict 15.( ) A. a teacher B. an officer C. an inspector D. a headmaster 【查看更多】
Hearst Castle is in California, America. A person called William Randolph Hearst built it between 1922 and 1939, at a cost of more than $30 million. Last year, I had a trip to that castle. I spent the whole day looking around. But there was much to see, and a day wasn’t enough. Hearst Castle has four houses. The main house, “Casa Grande”, is the biggest one. Visitors can live in the other three ones. Many of them are Hollywood film stars, and they often come to the parties there. At Hearst Castle, there are also beautiful gardens and two swimming pools, one inside and a larger one outside. I loved the one outside, the “Neptune Pool”. It was a pity that we couldn’t go swimming there! The guide told us that Mr. Hearst travelled around Europe with his mother at the age of ten and looked at paintings and castles. He never forgot that tour and wanted his house to look like a castle. When Mr Hearst died in 1951, his family gave Hearst Castle to the people of California. Now it’s a museum.
1.
The underlined word “Castle” in the first paragraph means _____.
A.
城堡
B.
胜地
C.
城垛
D.
楼阁
2.
“Casa Grande” is _____ the other three ones at Hearst Castle.
A.
younger than
B.
bigger than
C.
older than
D.
smaller than
3.
There are _____ at Hearst Castle.
A.
beautiful gardens
B.
one swimming pool inside
C.
one swimming pool outside
D.
all the above
4.
_____ made Mr. Hearst build this wonderful castle.
A.
A tour around Europe
B.
The paintings and castles in Europe
C.
His mother
D.
His dream
5.
Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
A.
Hearst Castle in California was cheap to build.
B.
Hearst Castle is on a mountain near the sea.
C.
Many Hollywood film stars come to Hearst’s parties.
D.
After Mr. Hearst died, his family lived at Hearst Castle.
