--- Would you please give me a hand and take the bookcase upstairs?

--- _______.

A. With pleasure                                       B. My pleasure  

C. Of course I do                                   D. Yes, that’s all right

Would you please ______ your statement again? I don’t understand what you were saying.

A. classify                 B. clear           C. clarify            D. charity

 

第二节：完形填空（共20小题，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Once an Arab was traveling in the desert. When the sun went down in the west, he stopped and 36 his tent then, made a fire and have a37 meal. When night fell, he 38 down to sleep.

He had 39 fallen asleep when he felt a soft 40 on his elbow(手肘). He woke up to find that his camel had put his head inside the tent. The camel said: “Would you please let me keep my head in the tent to get warm? It is so cold outside. I will not take up too much 41 .”

The Arab was a 42 man, “All right, do as you 43 .” he said. Then he turned on his 44 and went back to sleep.

It wasn’t long 45 he felt a push on his shoulder. It was the camel again. “Dear master,” the camel said, “my head is quite warm now, but my neck is still cold. Do you mind 46 I keep it inside the tent, too?”

“ 47 .” the man said. But this time he felt a bit 48, as camel had such a long neck.

No sooner had he shut his eyes 49 he got a harder push in his side. This time the camel said, “will you please allow me to bring my front legs inside and warm then a little?”

The Arab 50 over to one side of the tent. He made 51 as small as he could. It was not 52 comfortable, and sleep was now out of 53 .Soon after that the camel gave his a rough push and said, “The tent is too small for the two of us. 54 , my two hind legs are still left in the cold. It is only 55 that you should leave the tent wholly to me.” And with that, the camel kicked the poor man out.

16. A. built                   B. made                       C. put up               D. set

17 A. simple                 B. rich                         C. excellent               D. ordinary

18. A. laid                    B. lay                           C. lied                       D. went

19. A. seldom               B. not                          C. almost                   D. hardly

20. A. touch                  B. beat                         C. kick                      D. bite

21. A. place                  B. tent                          C. room                    D. blanket

22. A. hard-hearted     B. kind-hearted             C. absent-mined         D. careless

23. A. please                 B. willing                     C. are like                 D. want

24. A. light                   B. head                        C. arm                      D. side

25. A. after                   B. before                      C. since                     D. then

26. A. whether                 B. as                            C. that                       D. if

27. A. Yes, of course      B. No, not at all           C. Don’t. please         D. No, you can.

28. A. crowded             B. comfortable           C. warmer             D. narrower

29. A. than           B. then                         C. when               D. after

30. A. went                   B. walked                     C. climbed              D. moved

31. A. the tent.                 B. himself                    C. room               D. ground

32. A. very                   B. much                       C. a lot                D. a little

33. A. question              B. the question              C. quite possible        D. possibility

34. A. Except                B. Besides                    C. After all             D. But

35. A. unfair                 B. wrong                      C. reasonable          D. right

 

— Would you please give an example to show how useful a computer is?

   — Sure. __________ people get __________ information from it every day.

A. The number of; a lot of	B. A huge number of; plenty of
C. Many a; a great deal of	D. Lots of; a lot

He met her at a party. She was outstanding while he was normal. At the end of the party, he invited her to have coffee. She was    36    but due to being polite, she    37   . Sitting in a nice coffee shop, he was too    38    to say anything.

Suddenly he asked the    39   , "Would you please give me some salt? I'd like to put it in my coffee." Everybody stared at him, so    40   ! His face turned red but still, he put the salt in his coffee and drank it. She asked him    41   , "Why you have this hobby?" He replied, "When I was a little boy, I lived near the sea. I liked the    42    of the sea, just like the taste of the salty coffee.    43    I have the salty coffee, I always    44    my childhood and my hometown. I miss my hometown and my parents."    45    saying that tears filled his eyes. She was deeply touched. A man who can tell out his  homesickness  must  be  a  man  who  has    46    of home.

That was a really beautiful    47    of their story. Then the story was just like every beautiful  love  story — the  princess    48    the  prince. And  every  time  she  made    49    for him, she put some salt in it, as she knew that's the    50    he liked it.

After 40 years, he passed away,    51    her a letter which said, "My dearest, please forgive me, forgive my whole life's lie — the salty coffee. Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous at that time,    52    I wanted some sugar, but I said salt. It was hard for me  to      53    so I just went ahead. If I can live for the second time, I still want to have you for my whole life,    54    I have to drink the salty coffee again."

Her tears made the letter totally wet. Someday, someone asked her, "What's  the  taste  of    55    coffee? " She replied, " It's sweet."

1. A. surprised         B. pleased          C. satisfied            D. excited   

2.A. answered           B. promised         C. provided         D. refused   

3. A. curious               B. jealous              C. nervous          D. cautious  

4.A. waiter             B. girl             C. partner              D. customer  

5.A. outstanding            B. bitter               C. delicious            D. strange   

6.A. constantly         B. curiously            C. suddenly         D. seriously   

7.A. color              B. character            C. quality              D. taste   

8.A. Every time         B. Next time            C. The first time       D. By the time  

9.A. think out          B. think over           C. think of         D. think up   

10. A. Since                B. Though           C. While                D. Because   

11.A. responsibility        B. concept          C. consideration        D. control   

12.A. scene             B. beginning            C. comedy           D. result   

13.A. dated             B. admired          C. devoted          D. married  

14.A. tea                   B. water                C. coffee               D. milk   

15.A. way               B. method           C. means                D. route   

16.A. left                  B. leaving          C. writing          D. wrote  

17.A. fortunately           B. actually         C. happily          D. possibly  

18.A. change                B. remind               C. overcome         D. remove  

19.A. as though         B. now that         C. even though      D. so that   

20.A. sugared               B. old              C. instant              D. salty