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Postcard from Canada

Dear Wei Han,

Hi from Canada! We are having a wonderful holiday. We haven’t seen a bear yet. But there are bears and deer in the forests around the lake where we’re staying. The bears often go to the rubbish dump to look for food. Perhaps we’ll go to see them at the dump. We will need to be careful because bears are quite dangerous. They will attack if you surprise them, so people carry bells when they are out walking to warn the bears away.

On our first night we saw a fireworks show. It doesn’t get dark here until 10 o’clock, so it was a really late night for us.

Today I had a very short swim in the lake. It was cold. The weather has been sunny, but not like the weather at home.

Bye for now. We will be home next week.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　Yours

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Ling Nan

41. Ling Nan thinks that the probable place to see a bear will be ___________.

A. in the forest　　 B. at the dump　　　 C. by the lake　　 D. on the mountain

42. Ling Nan thinks that bears are most dangerous when they ____________.

A. hear bells ring　　　　　　 B. see the deer

C. are surprised by people　　 D. are looking for food

43. Ling Nan went to bed very late on the first night because he __________.

A. swam in the lake　　　　　 B. just arrived in Canada　　　

C. went to see the bear　　　　 D. watched a fireworks show

44. From the postcard, we can tell that Ling Nan ______________.

A. has seen a bear　　　　　 B. has seen a deer　

C. is enjoying his holiday　　 D. is traveling with Wei Han

45. From the postcard we can infer that the weather “at home” is ___________.

A. sunny and warm　　　　　 B. cold and cloudy

C. sunny but cold　　　　　　 D. windy and cold

VI.　　　　　　 Cloze. (1*10=10%)

Everybody has one of those days when everything goes wrong. This is what happened to Harry.

One morning, he got up very ____31____ because his clock stopped. He tried to shave quickly and cut himself. When he got dressed, he got blood all over his ____32_____, so he had to find another one. The only other shirt that was clean ___33____ ironing. While he was ironing it, there was a knock at the door. It was the man to collect money for water. After he paid the water ____34____ and showed the man out. he found the iron had burnt a hole in his shirt. So he had to wear the one with the blood on it after all. By this time it was very late, so he ___35___ he couldn’t go to work by bus. He ____36____ for a taxi to take him to work. the taxi arrived and Harry got in.

In another part of the town, a man had killed a woman __37___ a knife and was seen to run away in a taxi. When Harry’s taxi stopped outside his office, a policeman ____38___ to be standing there. He saw the blood on Harry’s shirt, and took him to the police station. He was ____39____ till 3 o’clock p.m. ___40_____ the police found out that he was not the man they wanted. When he finally arrived at the office at about 4 p.m.. his boss took a look at him and told him to find another job.

31. A. early　　　 B. late　　　　　 C. worriedly　　 D. fast

32. A. coat　　　 B. sweater　　　 C. jacket　　　　 D. shirt

33. A. need　　　 B. needed　　　 C. needing　　　 D. to need

34. A. money　　 B. change　　　 C. bill　　　　　 D. pay

35. A. wondered　 　B. thought　　　　 C. believed　　 D. decided

36. A. looked　　 B. wished　　　　 C. waited　　　 D. telephoned

37. A. by　　　　 B. with　　　　　 C. in　　　　　 D. through

38. A. seemed　　 B. said　　　　　 C. happened　　 D. appeared

39. A. stopped　　 B. caught　　　　 C. left　　　　 D. kept

40. A. before　　 B. after　　　　　 C. since　　　 D. while

VII.　　　　　 Reading. (2*25=50%)

30. To my ___________, he didn’t feel __________ at the news at all.

A. surprise…surprising　　　　　 B. surprise…surprised

C. surprised…surprised　　　　　 D. surprised…surprise

29．It isn’t ___________________ now. You should wear ____________.

A. enough warm…enough clothes

B. warm enough…clothes enough

C. enough warm…clothes enough

D. warm enough…enough clothes

28. Stop ______________ about the game and concentrate __________ your study.

A. considering…on　　 　　　　　B. to consider…about

C. considering…about　 　　　　　D. to consider…on

27. My teacher told us light ____________ faster than sound.

A. travelled　 　　B. travels　 　　C. will travel　 　　D. was travelling

26. I think English is ______ than French. There are more English learners in our life.

A. much more popular　　　　　　 B. much popular

C. the more popular　　　　　　　 D. less popular

25. I don’t know if it __________ tomorrow. If it ____________, I won’t go out.

A. will rain …rains　　　　　　　 B. will rain…will rain

C. rains…will rain　　　　　　　 D. rains…rains

24. Would you please tell me________________________________?

A. how will he come　　　　　　 B. when he would come

C. how he would come 　　　　　　D. when he will come

23. She told me that___________________________ a speech contest the next day.

A. there is going to be　　　　　　 B. there is going to have

C. there was going to be　　　　　 D. there was going to have