通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选择最佳的一项。

There are many different ways of seeing a town for the first time. One of them is to walk around it, guide-book in hand. Of course, we may 　21　 　with our guide-books the history and special developments of a town and get to know them. 　22 　　then, if we take our time and 　23　 　in a town for a while, we may get to know it better. When we 　24　 　it as a whole, we begin to have some　 25　 , which even the best guide-books do not answer. Why is the town just 　26　 　this, this shape, this plan, this size? Why do its streets 　27　 　in this particular way, and not in any 　28　 way?

　 Here even the best guide-book fails us. One can’t find in it the information about how a town has developed to the 　29　 　appearance. It may not describe the original (最初的) design of a town. However, one may get some idea of what it 　30　 　look like by walking around the town. One can also imagine 　31　 　the town was first planned and built. Then one can learn more about in what direction the town 　32　 　to develop.

　 What is the point of studying towns in this way? For me, it is simply that one gets a greater depth of pleasure by visiting and seeing a town with one’s own eyes. A 　33 　visit to a town may help one better understand why it is attractive 　34 　　just reading about it in a guide-book.

21.(　　　 ) A. write　　　　 　　　 B. study　　　　 　　　 C. tell　　　　　　 　 D. remember

22.(　　　 ) A. But　　　　 　　　 B. Before　　　　 　　 C. Since　　　　　 　 D. Until

23.(　　　 ) A. march　　　　 　 B. work　　　　　 　 C. stay　　　　　 　 D. wait

24.(　　　 ) A. look at　　　　 　　 B. look after　　　 　 C. look for　　　　 　 D. look up

25.(　　　 ) A. ideas　　　　 　　 B. opinions　　　　 　 C. feelings　　　　 　 D. questions

26.(　　　 ) A. of　　　　　 　　 B. for　　　　　　 　 C. like　　　　　 　 D. as

27.(　　　 ) A. open　　　　 　　 B. run　　　　　　 　 C. begin　　　　　 　 D. move

28.(　　　 ) A. one　　　　　 　　 B. more　　　　　 　 C. other　　　　　 　 D. such

29.(　　　 ) A. old　　　　　 　　 B. normal　　　　 　 C. first　　　　　 　 D. present

30.(　　　 ) A. used to　　　 　　 B. seemed to　　　 C. had to　　　　 　 D. happened to

31.(　　　 ) A. what　　　　 　　 B. how　　　　　 　 C. when　　　　　 　 D. where

32.(　　　 ) A. stops　　　　 　　 B. appears　　　　 C. starts　　　　　 　 D. continues

33.(　　　 ) A. costly　　　　 　　 B. formal　　　　 　 C. group　　　　　 　 D. personal

34.(　　　 ) A. from　　　　　 　 B. than　　　　　 　　 C. through　　　　 D. with

20.(　　　 ) -I have some big news for you. You’ve been accepted as a member of our club.　

-_______ That’s great!

　 A. Have I?　　　　 B. Pardon?　　　 　　　　　　 C. Congratulations!　　 D. Good idea!

19.(　　　 ) -Have you got any particular plans for the coming holiday?　　　　　　　

-Yes, _______, I’m going to visit some homes for the old in the city.

　 A. If ever　　　　　 B. If busy　　　　　　 　　 C. If anything　　　 D. If possible

18.(　　　 ) - It’s hot today. How about going swimming after school?

- ________! Let’s ask Daniel to go with us.

A. Good idea　 　　 B. Best wishes 　　 　　　　　　 C. Good luck 　　 　　　　　 D. That’s OK

17.(　　　 ) - Do you know ______?

- Next Friday.

A. when will we have the sports meeting　　 　　　 B. when we will have the sports meeting　

C. when we had the sports meeting　　 　　　　　　　 D. when did we have the sports meeting

16.(　　　 )　　　 　he said he wasn’t hungry at all, he ate a big breakfast.

　 A. Unless　　　　　　　　　　 B. Because　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. Though　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. If

15.(　　　 ) - Which city has _____ history in the world, Beijing, New York or Tokyo?

　　　　　　　 - Beijing, of course.

　 A. long　　 　　　　　　　　 B. longer 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. longest　　　　　 　　 D. the longest

14.(　　　 ) I _____ the flowers when Jenny called me.

A. am watering　　 　　 B. watered　　 　 　　　　　　　　 C. was watering　 　　　 　　　 D. water

13.(　　　 ) We wanted ______ here for Chinese New Year.

A. stay　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. to stay　　 　　 　　　　　　 C. stayed　　　　　 　　　　 D. staying