In the UK, there are two different types of school. One is free for every child in the country;   41   kind makes you pay for your education.

The free schools are known as “state schools” and the schools that   42   are known as “public schools”.

The UK has many famous public schools, such as Eton (伊顿公学), Harrow (哈罗中学) and Winchester (温彻斯特中学). Children from around the world come to the UK to study at these schools. Prince William studied at Eton.

  43   most kids go to state schools. Only about one in 10 goes to a public school. Fees (学费) at public schools can be very   44  . It can cost around 200,000 yuan for one year.

There are differences between state and public schools. Public schools generally attract better   45  , because they offer higher salaries（薪水）.

Because public schools have   46   money to spend than state schools, they also have nicer facilities (设施). Some have football fields, gyms and swimming pools for their students to use.

Facilities in state schools are not usually as good. They often have to   47   with other nearby schools.

Despite (尽管) these differences, kids learn the same things, whichever type of school they go to.   48   schools must follow the National Curriculum, which is set by the government. It   49   teachers what they must teach their students.

This means that whether you are rich or poor, you will still receive a basic level of  50  .

1. A. other                B. others              C. another           D. the other 

2. A. cost                 B. pay                C. spend             D. take

3. A. And                     B. But                C. Although           D. Besides

4. A. high         B. low                C. expensive            D. cheap

5. A. students       B. teachers             C. professors            D. visitors

6. A. less        B. little                C. much            D. more

7. A. share        B. talk       C. play              D. help

8. A. Every        B. Some               C. Most             D. All

9. A. says         B. asks                C. tells                   D. allows

10. A. living       B. work      C. education           D. study

 

A young man was about to finish school. For a long time he had    36   to get a beautiful sports car. He knew his father could well    37   it, so he  told him that a sports car was all he wanted.

　　Then on the morning of his graduation（毕业）,he was called to his father's room. His father told him how    38   he was to have such a fine son, and told him how   39   he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful gift box.   40  , the young man opened the box and found a lovely Bible（圣经）with his name on it. Angrily, he raised his   41   to his father and said, "With all your money you give me a Bible? " He then   42   out of the house, leaving the Bible.

　　Many years passed and the young man was very    43   in business, and had a beautiful home and a wonderful family.    44   that his father was very old, he thought perhaps he should go to see him. He had not seen him    45   that graduation day. Before he could go, he received a    46   telling him that his father had died. He had to go home immediately and take   47   of the things that his father left him.

　　When he began to search through his father's important　papers, he saw the still new Bible,     48   as he had left　it years ago. He opened the Bible and began to   49    the pages. As he was reading, a car key with a tag（标牌）dropped from the back of the Bible. On the tag was the   50   of his graduation, and the words "PAID IN FULL". Sadness and regret（悔恨）filled his heart.

1. A．hoped         B．believed         C．enjoyed          D．felt

2.A．afford         B．spend            C．cost             D．pay

3. A．excited       B．proud             C．angry             D．afraid

4.A．far            B．much             C．long             D．often

5.A．Interested     B．Tired                C．Surprised            D．Relaxed

6. A．hand          B．head             C．voice                D．sound

7.A．looked         B．moved            C．walked           D．ran

8.A．careful            B．helpful           C．wonderful            D．successful

9.A．Wanting        B．Suggesting       C．Noticing         D．Realizing

10. A．on           B．since                C．after                D．from

11.A．bag           B．ticket               C．phone            D．book

12. A．care          B．part             C．notes                D．time

13.A．just           B．only             C．always           D．already

14. A．use          B．open             C．turn             D．close

15.A．place         B．date             C．test             D．name

 

完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Building a house is an operation which costs quite a lot of money．Suppose you plan to

  46   a house，your first step is to find a suitable piece of   47  ，You will probably try to find a sunny place，in a   48   situation，near stores and bus stops，not too far from your friends and the place where you work．

Next you will find an   49   builder．And together with the builder you will make a

  50  ，The builder will draw it．The builder will also   51  the cost of your house．He will estimate(估计)the cost of the wood，the glass，and everything else that he must use in building the house．Later on，when he starts to build，this estimate must   52  ，because the prices may

   53  ，and many other thing may happen between the time when he makes the estimate and the time when he builds the house．

  54   the builder gives you his estimate，you may wish to change your plan．You may find that some of the things you wanted at first cost too much，or that you can  55   a little more and add something to your original plan．

1.A．buy B．decorate    C．build  D．find

2.A．floor  B．place    C．land D．playground

3.

A．mysterious          B．surprised      C．pleased          D．pleasant

4.

A．excited             B．experienced    C．interesting      D．extra

5.

A．map                 B．plan           C．decision         D．discussion

6.

A．find out            B．carry on       C．work out         D．work on

7.

A．be corrected        B．be copied      C．be read          D．be written

8.

A．swap                B．change         C．exist            D．influence

9.

A．When                B．While          C．Until            D．Since

10.

A．cost                B．spend          C．take             D．pay for