（B）

Dear Mr. Dowell,

I am writing to you about my stay at your hotel.

My wife and I arrived on Saturday, 15th May and hoped for a comfortable one-week holiday. Though we were treated well and found the service（服务）excellent, we think there is one or two matters we should call your attention.

First, we had hoped for a nice vacation from our busy work lives, and your ad said “Comfortable and quiet”. We want to have a chance to enjoy ourselves. However, we are surprised to find that repairs are sometimes needed, but is it really necessary (必须) to start early in the morning? Secondly, we had hoped to swim in your “wonderful pool”. To our disappointment, we found that it was closed for the whole time of our stay!

I hope you do not mind me writing to you about these things, but I would be happy if you could give me some explanation（解释）. As I said at the start, it is a pity, and your service is so well in other fields.

I hope to hear from you.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Hector Bradley

51．（　 ）The letter is from _______________.

　　　　　 A．Mrs. Bradley　　 B．Mr. Bradley　　 C．Mr. Dowell　 　D．Mrs. Dowell

52．（　 ）The writer stayed in the hotel for _____________.

　　　　　 A．5 days　　　　 B．6 days　　　　 　C．7 days　　　　 D．8 days

53．（　 ）How many problems does the writer complain about?

　　　 A．None.　　　　 B．One.　　　　　 　C．Two.　　　　 D．Three.

54．（　 ）What does the underline word “disappointment” mean?

　　　　　 A．失望　　　　　 B．惊叹　　　　 　C．开心　　　　 D．熟悉

55．（　 ）From the passage, we know that Mr. Dowell might be ________ of the hotel.

　 A．the cleaner　　 B．the waiter　　　 　C．the doorman　 　D．the manager

（A）

Victor’s hobby was collecting stamps. He had stamps from many countries, like England, Canada and China. On his birthday, can you guess what people gave him? That’s right — stamps.

Victor’s favourite stamps came from France. He had almost every stamp from 1954 to 2004. He only needed one. That was a 1974 special edition. It was very hard to find. He looked for it everywhere. He asked his friends and relatives to help him. But nobody could find the stamp. It made Victor very sad.

“Don’t worry. Never give up,” his father said to him. “If you have enough patience, you’ll find it one day.”

“I hope so,” Victor said.

Victor also liked writing. He had a penfriend in France. They wrote to each other every month. Victor’s penfriend, Phillip, usually used new stamps to send letters. Sometimes, his mother gave him stamps to use. Once Phillip’s mother gave him a big, green stamp. It looked old. When Victor received the letter, he was very surprised. On the envelope, he looked carefully at the stamp. It was the 1974 special edition stamp. Victor was so happy. He told his sister, his mother and his father. “You see,” his father said, “You did find your stamp. So, it’s good to have two things in life. ”

“What are they?” Victor asked.

“ Friends and patience,” He answered.

46．（　 ）It was very difficult for Victor to find a special French stamp of _________.

A．1954　　　　 B．1974　　 　　　C．1994　　　　 D．2004

47．（　 ）What does the underlined word “patience” mean?

A．勇气　　　　 B．知识　　　　　 C．耐心　　　　 D．目标

48．（　 ）Who owned the special edition stamp at the very beginning?

　　　　　 A．Phillip.　　　 B．Phillip’s mother.　 C．Victor.　　　　 D．Victor’s father.

49．（　 ）Victor was surprised when he received Phillip’s letter because he didn’t expect（期望）_______.

　　　　　 A．to hear from Phillip

B．to find the special stamp in this way

　　　　　 C．Phillip would send a letter with an old stamp

D．Phillip’s mother would send him the special stamp

50．（　 ）The passage mainly tells us that ________ is (are) important to people.

　　　　　 A．a happy family　　　　　　　　　 B．a good hobby

C．relatives and friendship　　　　　 D．friends and patience

35．（ 　）— Have you had anything for breakfast, Jenny?

　　　　　 　— Yes, mum. I ______ an egg and some orange juice this morning.

A．has had　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B．had　　 　　　　　　 　　C．has

34．（ 　）— I’ve been to England twice.

　　　　 　— Really? Where _______ on your last visit?

A．have you been　 　　　 　　B．did you go　 　　　　　　 　　C．have you gone

33．（　 　）— How long have you _______ this book?

　　　　　 — I _____ it from Mary a week ago.

A．borrowed；lent 　　　 　　B．kept；lent　　 　 　 　C．kept；borrowed

32．（ 　）A thief broke into my house _______ the night.

　　　　　 　A．during　　 　　　　　　B．when　　　　　　 　　C．in

31．（　 　）You’ve grown up. You must look after yourself ______.

　　　　　 　A．good　　　　　　　　 　B．well　　　　 　　　　C. fine

30．（ 　）Tintin is so famous that almost ______ child in Britain knows him.

A．every　　　　　 　　 　　B．any　 　　　　　　　 　　　C．no

29．（ 　）Making model planes brings me lots of ________ and it’s my favourite hobby.

　　　　　 　A．troubles　　　　　 　　B．pleasure　　 　　　　　C．tears