The boys played so carelessly in the game yesterday,_______ ,they lost the game.

        A. As a result of    B. At the end     C. As a result   D. To the end

The boys played so carelessly in the game yesterday,_______ ,they lost the game.

　　　 A. as a result of　 B. at the end　　 C. as a result D. to the end

B

Mr Smith was in trouble those days. He drove a car for Mr Black, a rich businessman. He worked hard and the shopkeeper liked him. But he couldn’t work when he drank too much.And once he almost fell into the river when he drove along the bridge. Mr Black became angry and was going to send him away. He had a big family and was afraid of it and promised(许诺) he would stop drinking at once. The man told him to wait to be dealt with(处置).

One Monday morning Mr Smith came into the office with badly burned ears.

“What happened to your ears?” asked Mr Black.

“Well”, said the man. “I went to watch a football match yesterday while my wife was ironing （熨）clothes. She had put the iron（熨斗）near the telephone before she went to cook supper.

Our team lost the game and I felt sorry for it. As soon as I went in the sitting-room ,the phone rang and I answered the iron !”

“And what happened to the other ear?”

“When I put the iron down the table ,the telephone rang again !”

1._____,so he almost drove the car into the river.

2. Mr Smith went to watch the football match on _____.    

A. Monday   B. Tuesday   C. Saturday     D Sunday

3.We can guess           .

A. Mr Smith drank much after the match

B. Mr Smith was very angry with his team

C. Mr Smith didn’t drink those days

D Mr Smith watched the match those days

4.The ______badly burned Mr Smith’s ears.

A.telephone   B. drinking    C.iron        D irons

5.What would happen to Mr Smith ?

词汇运用 （15分）

1.Unluckily, I only came ________________ (nine) in the race. I lost the game.

2.To improve spoken English, you should read and speak ______________ ( regularly) than before.

3. _____________ (put) away all your toys, or your mother will be angry with you.

4. Something was wrong with my computer. I had to have it _____________ (repair).

5. Do you have any problems making a ____________ (decide)?

6.Don’t make a noise. Don’t you notice your father ___________ (sleep) in the room?

7. In this horror film, a doctor was found _______________ (die) in his office.

8.In order to save time, many people prefer sending e-mails to _____________ (write) to their friends.

9.Keeping your worries to _________ (you) can make them worse.

10.How beautiful! There are so many __________ (butterfly) flying in the garden.

11.I learned a lot while I _____________(work) in the countryside.

12. Mo Yan is the first writer in China ____________ (win) the Nobel Literature Prize(诺贝尔文学奖).

13.Fight to the end（一战到底）             (cover) live on JSTV twice a week.

14.Some animals are _____________ (active) during the daytime. They only go out for food after night falls.

15.A large number of young people ______________ (be) interested in “Gangnam Style” dancing at present.