Here is a story told about an American general who was a very important figure in the American army during the First World War. Everybody in the United States knew him and many people wished to have a picture or something of his in their homes.
Soon after the war the general returned to Washington. One day he went to a dentist and had six teeth pulled out. A week later the general heard that his teeth were being sold in shops at $5 each. On each of the teeth there was a label with the name of the general and words: “buy these teeth and show them to your friends at home.” The general got angry. He rushed to his office and ordered six officers to go around the city and buy all his teeth.
The officers went out and visited every shop in the capital.They were away from the office all day. In the evening they returned and put on the table in front of the general the teeth they had bought. They had collected 175 teeth.
1.The general returned to Washington ______.
A. during the war B. after civil war
C. after 1945 D. after 1918
2. The general’s teeth were sold in ______.
A. the museum
B. the special shops selling some rare and interesting things
C. the department store
D. the hospital
3.The general ordered his men to _____________．
A. arrest the dentist
B. look for all his teeth and buy all of them
C. visit all the shops selling teeth
D. buy all the teeth in all the shops
4. In the evening, the officers went back with all the teeth which cost ______.
A. $ 785 B. $ 1,050
C. $ 157 D. $ 875
The world’s first subway was built in London in 1863. At the time，the government was looking for a way to reduce traffic problems in the city of London. The poor areas of the city were so crowded with people that it was almost impossible for horse carriages to get through. The city officials were interested in trying to make it possible for workers to live outside of London and travel easily to work each day. If people had a cheap and convenient way that they could depend on to go to and from work, they would relocate their homes outside of the city. This would help ease(减轻) the pressure of too many people living in the poor parts of London. From these problems，the idea of the London Underground，the first subway system，was born.
The plans for building the Underground met with several problems and delays，but the fast track was finally opened in January 1863. A steam train pulled the cars along the fast underground track which was 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) long. About 30，000 people got on the subway the first day. Riders were treated to comfortable seats (standing up while the train was moving was not allowed)，and pleasant decorations inside each of the cars. However, the smoke from the engine soon filled the air in the tunnels with ash and soot(煤灰), as well as chemical gases. Fans had to be put in the tunnels later to keep the air clean enough for people to breathe. Even with its problems，riding in the Underground did catch on. It carried 9 million riders in its first year.
1.What led the British government to build the London Underground？
A. Traffic jams and pollution.
B. Population and pollution.
C. Overcrowding and traffic jams.
D. The poverty and subway problems.
2.How did the London Underground solve the smoke problem？
A. It made the tunnels larger.
B. It put fans in the tunnels.
C. It cleaned the chemical gases in the tunnels.
D. It reduced the number of passengers riding in the train.
3.The underlined phrase “catch on” most probably means “______”.
A. be troublesome
B. become popular and fashionable
C. keep up with
D. seize
4. Which of the following is TRUE？
A. To relocate the workers’ homes outside London，the government built the subway.
B. There were so many problems and delays that in 18th century the first subway opened.
C. The subway greatly eased the pressure of traffic.
D. There were not enough seats for the passengers the first day the subway opened.
At the age of fortyfive，my usually wellordered life became full of changes. After twentytwo years of working in a ____，a plan to use less staff _ _ the unemployment of over one hundred people，I being one of them.
My once secure future became ____.However，I was not a single parent，____ the family did not depend only on my income. My motto has always been “Change is good；change is progress”，but when it ____ my livelihood，I had to change it to “____ change and make the most of it.” From the beginning，I ____ to look at this matter not as ____ luck，but as a welcome opportunity. I refused to become sorry；___ ，I actively planned to do something new and different.
Having a positive attitude made all the ____ in the way I pursued (追求)the future. First，I decided to ___ to college and graduate many years later than I should have. Doing this at my age took more than a little ____.Not being a graduate had ____ held me back in my career in the bank，but now it was a personal goal I longed to ___.With a lot of determination，I went to evening classes and became an adult ___.In the class，I became more and more confident. During this time，I ____ that no matter what life throws in our way，personal growth never stops.
The second thing I did to improve my innerself was to reevaluate(重新评估)my ____ life. It used to be filled with endless and meaningless events. But now，my heart and life are completely around people I ___.
The loss of my job led to some ____ changes in my life. Revisiting the past made ___ for the future. I realize that I have accepted the change and am making the most of it.
1.A.factory B．company C．bank D．school
2.A.set aside B．led to C．made up D．took off
3.A.clear B．bright C．boring D．uncertain
4.A.so B．or C．if D．but
5.A.destroyed B．improved C．affected D．offered
6.A.Make B．Accept C．Bring D．Collect
7.A.chose B．considered C．happened D．pretended
8.A.special B．rare C．bad D．good
9.A.besides B．instead C．anyway D．however
10.A.difference B．decision C．effort D．use
11.A.attend B．turn C．return D．admit
12.A.time B．risk C．chance D．courage
13.A.sometimes B．ever C．always D．never
14.A.find B．arrive C．achieve D．discover
15.A.student B．teacher C．manager D．monitor
16.A.hoped B．realized C．believed D．suggested
17.A.new B．daily C．future D．past
18.A.care for B．join in C．stand for D．look at
19.A.normal B．positive C．confident D．unsure
20.A.change B．progress C．room D．promise
The question ____at yesterday’s meeting hasn’t been made__________yet.
A. discussing, know B. discussed, known
C. being discussed, know D. to be discussed, know
To keep healthy, Professor Johnson __________cycling as a regular form of exercise after he retired.
A. made up B. put up
C. took up D. carried out
— Why was Fred forced to leave school?
— Because he was__________of cheating in the English exam.
A. blamed B. accused
C. charged D. caught
