Todd was working at his gas station（加油站）at night when he heard over the radio that a   1   in Long Island had been   2   by an armed man who had killed the night guard and got away with $ 150,000.‘One hundred and fifty thousand,’Todd whistled. Here's a fellow who just   3  into a bank and helps himself   4   so much money. Todd thought of the   5   with which he managed to get the amount of money he   6   to start his gas station, So many papers to   7  , so much money to pay back.

The news   8   twenty minutes later. The gunman had   9   a car for a ride, and then   10  out the driver. He was possibly   11  the Southern State Parkway in a white Ford. License plate（車牌）number LJR1939. The   12  of the announcer continued:‘  13   out for white cars. Don't pick up   14  , and all you folks in gas stations better not do   15   to a white Ford car.’

Todd stood up and   16   to see out into the cold ningt. It was dark but Todd   17  the Southern State Parkway was out there. Just   18  , Todd saw the headlights coming at him and a car pulled in for   19  . There it was, a white Ford. He saw the   20 , LJR1939.

‘What should I do?’Todd had to make a quick   21 .

‘Yes, sir?’Todd   22  while making up his mind for sure.

‘  23   her up,’the man said sounding like any other   24  .

When the tank （油箱）whs full, Todd quickly turned round and pointed a gun at the man.

‘Hands up   25  get out!’

1. A. store           B. bank        C. station           D. house

2. A. searched for     B. held up      C. taken over        D. broken into

3. A. walks          B. looks        C. marches         D. drives

4. A. for            B. by           C. to              D. of

5. A. satisfaction     B. difficulty     C. disappointment    D. spirit

6. A. saved          B. made        C. offered          D. needed

7. A. collect         B. prove        C. sign            D. write

8. A. continued       B. lasted       C. spread          D. arrived

9. A. bought         B. borrowed     C. stolen          D. stopped

10. A. sent          B. found        C. left            D. pushed

11. A. calling from   B. fleeing from   C. heading for      D. looking for

12. A. news         B. warning      C. advice          D. voice

13. A. Look         B. Run         C. Call            D. Set

14. A. guests        B. strangers     C. prisoners        D. passengers

15. A. harm         B. favor        C. service          D. business

16. A. tried         B. decided       C. hoped          D. happened

17. A. considered    B. knew         C. recognised      D. learnt

18. A. then         B. there         C. right           D. now

19. A. directions     B. repairs        C. gas            D. parking

20. A. mark         B. number       C. sign           D. name

21. A. decision      B. call          C. movement      D. remark

22. A. wondered     B. stopped       C. waited         D. asked

23. A. Cover        B. Fill          C. Check         D. Tie

24. A. visitor       B. robber         C. driver         D. ridre

25 A. or           B. and           C. but           D. to

JINTAN, JIANGSU: The 20 students - 18 boys and 2 girls -had a thousand reasons to be proud of themselves. They had just climbed their way to the top rung（階梯）out of 4 million students taking part in the Fifth National Hua Luogeng Gold Cup Mathematics Contest（競(jìng)賽）on Tuesday evening.

The 20 gold medal winners are all primary and middle school students under the age of 14.

‘Many of the problems are of college level and these pupils can figure them out. It is just unbelievable!’said a teacher from Guangdong province.

Named after China's most famous mathematician, Hua Luogeng, the contest started in 1986, one year after his death. In less than 10 years, it has been recognised by the State Education Commission（國(guó)家教委） as the country's biggest and best contest of its kind.

1. This news story is mainly about           .

A. when the contest started

B. how the contest got its name

C. the 20 pupils who have won gold medals in the contest

D. the 5th National Hua Luogeng Gold Cup Mathematics Contest

2. This news story most probably appeared in a newspaper in         .

A. 1986                   B. 1987

C. 1995                   D. 1997

3. It can be inferred from the text that the teacher from Guangdong province           .

A. felt proud of the gold medal winners

B. wondered if the students were honest

C. thought that the problems were too difficult for the students

D. believed that the twenty winners could go to study at university

4. The underlined phrase ‘figure out’ in the text means           .

A. work out               B. add up

C. guess                  D. study

EVENTS(賽事)

Bicycle tour(旅行)and race

A bike tour and race will be held on August 26 and 27(Sat. & Sum. ). At 5:30am, the riders will leave Tian'anmen Square and ride the first 35 kilometres as a training leg.  Then the next 55 kilometre leg, from Yanjiao to Jixian, will be the first competitive(競(jìng)爭(zhēng)性的)part of the tour. The riders and their bikes will then be taken from Jixian to Changli.

The second racing leg of the tour will be from Changli to the seaside of Nandaibe, covering a distance of 20 kilometres. Saturday night includes the stay at Nandaihe and supper. Sunday morning is free for play at the seaside. At noon all the people and their bikes will be taken back to Beijing.

Cost:200 yuan         Telephone:4675027

Brazilian footballers

The Brazilian Football Club will play Beijing Guo'an Team at the Workers Stadium on August 26. The club has four national team players . Also coming is 1994 US World Cup star Romario who has promised to play for at least 45 minutes.

Ticket prices:60,100,150 yuan

Time/Date:4:30 pm, August 26(Sat. )   Telephone:5012372

Rock climbing

The Third National Rock Climbing Competition will be held on August 26-27 at the Huairou Mountain-climbing Training Base. More than 10 teams from Beijing, Wuhan, Dalian, Jilin and other places will take part in it. A Japanese team will give an exhibition climbing. Free for spectators(觀眾).

Take a long-distance bus from Dongzhimen to Huairou.

Time/Dates:9-12 am, August 26 and 27

Telephone:7143177, 7144850, Wang Zhenghua

1 The main purpose of announcing the above events is to give information about      .

A. visiting teams

B. famous players

C. things to do for the weekend

D. prices to pay for the sports events

2 If you take part in the bike tour, you will ride for       .

A. 35 kilometres         B. 55 kilometres

C. 75 kilometres         D. 110 kilometres

3 the underlined word "leg" in "Bicycle tour and race" probably means       .

A. race

B. practice

C. part of the training

D. part of the tour

4. What  is special about the rock climbing competition?

A. A foreign team takes part in it.

B. You can watch it without paying.

C. You don't have to be a sportsman to take part.

D. The bus trip to the place of the competition is free.

5. If you want to find something to do for Saturday afternoon, which telephone number will you call?

A. 4675027               B. 7143177

C. 5012372               D. 7144850

根據(jù)對(duì)話內(nèi)容，從對(duì)話后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

-Hello. Gerry speaking.

-Hello, Gerry. It's me John here. ⑴

-Well, I'm terribly sorry, but I'm not feeling very well.

-Is that all? ⑵

-No, I'm sorry. I was sick all night. I think it must be the fish Iate I ast night.

-Well, I think you should have at least phoned Kate and told her you weren't coming to the meeting.

-⑶ I'm sorry about  that. Anyway, I think I'll be able to get in to work tomorrow.

-⑷

-I won't. Thanks for calling.

-⑸

A. Why didn't you phone?

B. OK. Take care and don't eat any more fish.

C. Why aren't you here at the meeting?

D. That's all right.

E. We thought you might have had an accident or forgotten the day or something.

F. I'll be glad to see you again.

G. Yes, I suppose  I should have done so.

根據(jù)下列句子及所給漢語(yǔ)注釋，在句子后邊的橫線上，寫(xiě)出空缺處各單詞的正確形式。（每空只寫(xiě)一詞）

⑴ Rice is grown in China, Japan and other        (亞洲)countries.1.       

⑵We aim at        (質(zhì)量)rather than quantity.   2.       

⑶The National Games were well        (組織).    3.       

⑷ Does Radio Beijing        (播送)the news every hour on the hour?   4.       

⑸ Several new railways are under        (建設(shè))in China.5.       

⑹ The students were listening to the teacher        (專心).6.       

⑺We finally        (說(shuō)服)the peasant to send his daughter to school.   7.       

⑻ Children are       (好奇)about everything around them.  8.       

⑼She's bought some       (衣料)to make herself a dress.9.       

⑽The        (政府)will build more houses for the peopple.10.       

Today I visited the Smiths-my first time visit                  1.       

to a American family. They live in a small                    2.       

town. It was very kind for them to meet me                   3.       

at the railway sation and drove me to their home.               4.       

The Smiths did his best to make me feel                      5.       

at home. They offered me coffee and other                    6.       

drinks. We have a good time talking and laughing              7.       

together. They eager to know everything about                8.       

China and asked me lots of question. In fact,                  9.       

they are planning to visit China in next year.                 10.       

（1）. hesitate

A. whisper     B. museum      C. insist     D. loose

（2）. holiday

A. obviously   B. prove        C. introduce  D. government

（3）. equip

A. satellite     B. bench       C. united     D. being

（4）. number

A. suppose     B. music       C. stupid     D. discussion

（5）. expect

A. pretty      B. century     C. parent      D. movement

（6）. spy

A. sorry       B. apology     C. plenty     D. supply

（7）. favour

A. father      B. island      C. celebrate    D. surface

（8）. lonely

A. control     B. October     C. position    D. topic

（9）. reason

A. chosen      B. basin       C. person     D. recent

（10）. Asia

A. carriage    B. stadium     C. official     D. radium

Some people would rather ride bicycles as bicycle riding has
         of the trouble of taking buses.

A. nothing                B. none

C. some                  D. neither

When he was there, he         go to that coffee shop at the corner after work every day.

A. would                 B. should

C. had better              D. might

Oh, it's you! I         you.

-I've just had my hair cut, and I'm wearing new glasses.

A. didn't recognize      B. hadn't recognized

C. haven't recognized    D. don't recognize