1. The writer believed that if you wanted to get to know a strange city, ____.

A. You should go everywhere on foot.　　 　　 B. You should have a map

C. You should ask people the way　　　 　　　　 D. You should get lost

5. The　best　title　for　the　passage　is　____________.

A.　Cutting　Price　　 B.　Corner　Store　　 　C.　Supermarket　 　D.　Shopping

(B)I was in a strange city, besides I could not speak a word of the language. After having spent my first day in the town center, I decided to lose my way on my second day, since I believed that this was the surest way of getting to know the strange city.　　　　　　　　　　　　

I rode on a bus for several stops, then got off it and walked on. The first two hours passed pleasantly enough. Then I decided to turn back to my hotel for lunch. I wanted to ask the way. But the trouble was that the only word I knew of the language was the name of the street my hotel was in.

I stopped to ask a newspaper-seller. He smiled and handed me a paper. I shook my head and repeated the name of the street and he put the paper into my hands. I had to give him some money and went on my way. The next person I asked was a policeman. The policeman listened to me carefully. There was a strange look in his eyes as he pointed left and right and left again. I nodded politely and began walking in the direction he pointed.

About an hour passed and I noticed that the houses were getting fewer and fewer and green fields were seen on either side of me. I knew the only thing left for me to do was to find the nearest railway station.

4.　Mrs.　Wilson　will　_____________.

A.　never　call　a　taxi　　　　　　　　 　B.　go　on　buying　things　in　the　supermarket

C.　buy　things　near　her　home　　　　 D.　not　go　shopping　with　her　children

3. From　the　passage　we　know　the　children　were　_________.

　A.　happy　　　　B.　clever　　　　C.　tired　　　D.　lazy

2. Mrs Wilson _______ in the end.

A. spent more money　 B. paid less money　 C. lost some money　 D. saved a little money

(A)One day Mrs Wilson went shopping with Tracy and Ben. They went to the supermarket in the new shopping center.

“Why do you buy things here?” Tracy wanted to know. “Because they are cheaper here than at the corner store near our home.” Mrs Wilson said. “Help me check the prices, please.”

The wilsons were not rich and Mrs Wilson was always careful with her money. She looked carefully after the prices of things. She bought lots of things in the supermarket. When they got home, the children said, “We don’t think you saved money by going to the supermarket.”

“Of course I did.” Mrs Wilson said. “Everything was cheaper there.” “We know,” the children said , “But we came home by taxi because we had too much to carry. The taxi fare was more than the money that you save.”

Mrs Wilson added everything up. Her children were right.

1. The things at the corner store were ______ than those in the supermarket.

A. cheaper　　 B. nicer　　 C. more expensive　　 D. better

15. A. greet　　　　 B. speak　　　　　　 C. say　　　　　　　 D. read

14. A. hardly　　　　 B. almost　　　　　　 C. never　　　　　　 D. only

13. A. could　　　　 B. would　　　　　　 C. can　　　　　　　 D. will

12. A. During　　　　　 B. Although　　　　 C. While　　　　　　 D. Because