通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

In 1608 an Englishman called Thomas travelled in Italy. He liked the country and 　16　　 down everything interesting. But he found one thing 　　17　 　interesting than others. In his diary Thomas wrote, “　 18　　 Italians eat meat, they use small forks. They don’t eat with hands because, as they say, people don’t always have 　　19　 　hands.” Before he went home, Thomas bought a few 　20　 　. One day he invited his friends to dinner at home. He took out a fork and wanted to　 　21　 　the steak(牛排) as Italians did. His friends were very 　22　 　. Thomas told them what the fork was. But they all thought the fork was not easy to use at all. Thomas tried to prove that his friends were 　　23　 . But the first 　　24　 　he took with the fork fell onto the floor. His friends began to 　　25　 　at him and he had to take the forks away. Fifty years later, people in England began to use forks.

24.(　　 ) A. piece of meat　 　　　　 B. kilo of meat

C. fork　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　D. meat

25.(　　 ) A. scream 　　　　　 　　B. look　　　　　　 C. shout　　 　　　　　　 D. laugh

15.(　 ) - I have got 59 points in the English test.

-　　　　 .　

A. It’s a pity　　　　　　　　　　 B. Good luck

C. Congratulations　 　　　　　　　 D. Thank you all the same

14.(　 ) - Can I help you?　

- I want to buy a computer for my daughter.　

- This way, please. These computers are for you 　　　　.　　　　

A. to be chosen　　　　　　 　 B. to choose from

C. to choose out　 　　　　　　　 　D. to choose

13.(　 ) Millions of tourists 　　　　to travel to Mount Tai every year.

A. attract　　 　　　　　　　 　　B. have attracted

C. are attracting　　 　　　　　　 D. are attracted

12.(　 ) So far man hasn’t found any 　　　　　things on the moon.

A. lovely　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. alive　　　　　

C. living　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. lively

11.(　 ) All Chinese middle school students in the countryside won’t have to pay for school

　　　 　.　

A. any more　　　　　　　　 　　 B. no more　　　　　　

C. so far　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. no longer　

10.(　 ) 　　　　Miss Wang can remember, she hasn’t met the girl before.

A. As well as　　　　　　　　 　　 B. As long as

C. As good as　　　　　 　　 D. As far as

9. The foreigners enjoyed themselves in Jiuzhaigou and they were all 　　　　with the trip.

A. pleasant 　　　　　　　　　 B. pleased　　　　　　　 　 C. angry　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. strict

8.(　 ) - How many 　　　　　are there in the USA?

- There are fifty.

A. countries　　　　　　　　　 B. villages　　　　　 C. towns　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. states