If you want to catch the first bus you’d better ________ for the bus station immediately.

A. set up　　　 B. set about       C. set down　　　 D. set off

—Wow! You’ve got so many clothes.

—But ____ of them are in fashion now.

A. all　　　　　　 B. both　　　　　　 C. neither　　　　　　 D. none

—Do you want tea or coffee??

—　　 .I really don’t mind.?

A.Both　　 B.None?

C.Either　　 D.Neither

Even if they are on sale, these refrigerators are equal in price to, if not more expensive than, _____ at the other store.

A. anyone　 B. the others　 C. that　 D. the ones

As nanny(保姆), cook, cleaner, shopper, driver, and gardener, she has one of the most demanding jobs in Britain today. And paying someone else to do the chores(家務(wù)活) which take the average housewife 71 hours a week would cost ?349.
   At over ?18,000 a year that’s more than the earnings of 70 percent of the population, including train drivers, firemen, prison officers, and social worker. Looking after a baby less than a year old takes a housewife into a even higher pay league. According to a study, she earns ?457 a week – at nearly ?24,000 a year, the same as teachers, engineers, and chemists.
   Researchers put a price on each chore, then tried to find out how long the average person takes doing them. They found housewives spend an average 70.7 hours a week on housework – with looking after the children (17.9hours) and cooking and cleaning (12.9 hours each) the most time-consuming(費時).
   A wife with a part-time job still works and average of 59 hours a week at home. Those in full-time employment put in longer hours at home than in the workplace. The good news is that these hours sharply decrease as children get older. While the average mother with child under one puts in 90 hours weekly, the figure drops to 80 hours from one to four and to 66 hours from five to ten.
   Mother-of-four Karen Williams from London said, “Paying the housewives may not be practical, but the government should recognize the value of housework, perhaps through the tax. Running a house takes a lot of time and most husbands don’t understand this. For example, my husband only puts a shelf up now and again. He never cleans the kitchen – that’s the real test.”
1. Who earns most according to the text?
   A. A social worker.    B. A fireman.   C. A gardener.   D. A teacher.
2. We lean from the text that looking after children ______.
 　 A.takes more time than doing any other housework

B. means more duties than being a teacher
   C. requires the mother to be well-educated
   D. prevents the mother from working outside
3. According to the text, a housewife with a baby less than one year old may work _____.
   A. 66 hours a week  B. 71 hours a week  C. 80 hours a week  D. 90 hours a week
4. By mentioning her husband, Karen Williams wants to show that ______.
   A. housework is no easy job  　 B. her husband has no time to clean the kitchen
   C. a housewife needs to be paid for cleaning   D. the kitchen is hard to clean

—Have you got any job offers??

—No.I　　　 .?

A.waited　　　　　　　　 B.had been waiting? C.have waited　　 D.am waiting

I learned from my book that it was nothing but ten years of hard work that ______ his success in business.

　 A. led to　　　　　 B. looked up　　　　 C. referred to　　　 D. got through

___ water is needed. Which of the following is right?

A. Quantities of　

B.A quantity of　

C. A good many　　

D.A great number of

All visitors to this village _________ with kindness.

A. treat　　　　　 B. are treated　　　 C. are treating　　 D. had been treated

If I 　　　　　　 you how to do it yesterday, you 　　　　　　　 it now.

A. told; had finished　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. had told; have finished

C. had told; would finished 　　　　　　　　D. have told; will finished