通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在26―40题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案, 带*号的是生词，请查阅后面的小词典。

Mike was driving home from work. It was raining very hard and he could 　31 　see out of the window. 　32 　he passed the corner of West Street, he 　33 　a police *siren. He didn’t think　 34 　about it and kept 　35 . Suddenly he saw the *flashing red light of a police car 　36 　him. The siren sounded again and Mike stopped the car.

The officer 　37 　out of his car and Mike opened his 　38 . The officer said, “You know you didn’t 　39 　for the traffic light back at West Street.”

“That is 　40 !” answered Mike, “ I always stop for traffic lights. I don’t know 　41 　happened.”

“Yeah, yeah, I know,” answered the police officer, “You can tell your 　42 　in *court.” And he wrote out a traffic ticket and 　43 　it to Mike.

When he got 　44 , Mike told his wife what had happened. “Oh, no,” she said, “You have to learn to be more 　45 　next time. Now our car is going to cost us more.

(　　 ) 31. A. hardly　 　　　 B. quickly 　　　　 C. easily　 　　　　 D. finally

( 　　) 32. A. For 　　　　　　 B. Because　 　　　 C. Before　　　　　　　 　　 D. After

(　　 ) 33. A. found 　　　　 B. saw 　　　　　　 C. heard　　　　 　　 D. looked

(　　 ) 34. A. something　 　　 B. anything 　　　　 C. everything 　　　 D. nothing

(　　 ) 35. A. looking 　　 B. thinking　 　　　 C. singing 　　 　　　 D. driving　

(　　 ) 36. A. in front of 　 B. outside　 　　　 C. inside　 　　　　 D. on

(　　 ) 37. A. flew　 　　 B. threw 　　　　　 C. got 　　　　 　　　 D. drove

(　　 ) 38. A. radio 　　　　 B. window　 　　　C. mouth　 　 　　 D. wheel

(　　 ) 39. A. stop 　　　　　 B. ask 　　　　　　 C. use　　　　　　 　　 D. pay

(　　 ) 40. A. popular 　　　　 B. impossible　 　　 C. lucky　 　 　　 D. interesting

(　　 ) 41. A. what　 　　 B. how 　　　　　　 C. where 　　　　　 D. when

(　　 ) 42. A. name　 　　　　　 B. address　 　　　 C. story 　　　　　 D. wife

(　　 ) 43. A. got　 　　　　　 B. pushed 　　　　 C. sold　　　　　 　　 D. gave

(　　 ) 44. A. house 　　　　 B. home 　　　　　 C. work　　　　　 　　 D. job

(　　 ) 45. A. useful 　　　 B. wonderful　　　　 C. careful　　　　　　　 　　 D. helpful

30. China is famous _______ the Great Wall and all the Chinese are proud _______ it.

A. for; of 　　　　　　 B. of; for　　　　　　　 C. of; of　　　　　　　　 D. for; for

29. - Can she speak Japanese.

- Yes, only ________.

A. few 　　　　　　　　 B. a little 　　　　　　 C. a few 　　　　　　　　　　 D. little

28. _______ is the population of China?

A. What 　　　　　　　　　　 B. How much 　　　 C. How many　　　　 D. What number

27. - Thank you for your help.

-　 _______!

A. You’re OK 　　　 B. I’m glad 　　　　　 C. You are welcomeD. Me, too

26. English _______ by many people.

A. spoken 　　　　　　 B. spoke 　　　　　　　 C. is speaking 　　　 D. is spoken

25. _______ 12, he stared to write his own newspaper.

A. At the age of 　　 B. By the age of　　 C. On the age of 　 D. For the age of

24. Could you tell me _______ that’s the fastest rain or not?

A. whether 　　　　　 B. which 　　　　　　　 C. when 　　　　　　　 D. that

23. I have been in this school _______?

A. three weeks ago B. for last week 　　 C. since 1995 　　　　　　　 D. since three weeks

22. Have you seen this film _______?

A. not 　　　　　　　　 B. yet 　　　　　　　　　 C. already 　　　　　　 D. ever