----- May I _____ you a cigarette?　　　　　　

----- That’s very kind of you, but I can’t smok

A. offer 　 B. persuade　 C. show 　 D. send

He came here ___ having a further discussion about it with you.

A. in purpose of　 B. on purpose to C. for the purpose of D. to the purpose of

_____the silence for the pauses, we could hear each other’s breathing and could almost bear our own heartbeats.

A. In　　　　　　　 B. For　　　　　　　 C. Under　　　　　　 D. Between

It was twelve o’clock ______they finished the work.

A. since B. which C. that  D. when

________, most teenagers now listen to rock music. However, John likes classical music better.

A. In a word　　 B. In general　　 C. In time　　　 D. In total

The lady insisted that the young man ________ her wallet and insisted on ________ to the police station at once.

A．has stolen; be sent

B．should steal; sending him

C．had stolen; his being sent

D．should steal; sending

— Whom did you ________ the packet at the post office?

— Jack. There________ masses of work for him to do, but he managed to finish the work as

required.

A. have fetched; was　　　　　　　　 B. have fetch; were

C. have to fetch; were　　　　　　　　 D. have fetch; was

He is a talkative man, but he didn’t say a word in today’s discussion. I am not sure how to _____ his silence.　　

A． treat　　　 　　 B． master　　　 C． grasp　　　 D． read

A man and his wife arrived in Boston by train. After getting off the train, they walked without an __1__ into the outer office of Harvard’s president. So they were stopped by his secretary and kept __2__. For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, __3__ that the couple would finally become disappointed and __4__. But they didn’t. The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though __5__.

　 A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a _6__ face. The lady told him, “We had a son that __7__ at Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard. He was __8__ here. But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed. My husband and I would like to __9__ a memorial to him, somewhere on campus.”

　 The president wasn’t moved. Instead, he was __10__. “Madam,” he said, “ we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died. If we did, this place would look like a __11__.” “Oh, no,” the lady __12__ quickly. We don’t want to put up a statue. We would like to give a __13__ to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes and __14__ at the couple and then exclaimed, “ A building! Do you have any __15__ how much a building costs? We have spent

over $ 7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard.” For a moment the lady was silent. The president was __16__ , because he could get rid of them now. Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it costs to start a __17__? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded. __18__ their offer was turned down, Mr. and Mrs. Stanford traveled to California where they founded Stanford University __19__ after them, a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer __20__ about.

1. A. choice　　　　 B. decision　　　　 C. acquaintance　　　　 D. appointment

2. A. waiting　　　 B. standing　　　　 C. sitting　　　 　　　 D. talking

3. A. hoping　　　　 B. finding　　　 C. realizing　　　　　　 D. imagining

4. A. go down　　 B. go out　　　　　 C. go away　　　　　 D. go around

5. A. hopelessly　　 B. carefully　　　　 C. unexpectedly　　　　 D. unwillingly

6. A. funny　　　　 B. cold　　　　　　 C. sad　　　　　　　 D. pleasant

7. A. visited　　　 B. studied　　　 C. served　　　　　　　 D. attended

8. A. brave　　　　 B. proud　　　　　　 C. happy　　　　　　　　 D. clever

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

10. A. excited　　　　　 B. shocked　　　 C. ashamed　　　　　 D. satisfied

11. A. cemetery　　 B. garden　　　　　 C. museum　　　　　 D. park

12. A. expressed　　 B. refused　　　 C. admitted　　　　　　 D. explained

13. A. yard　　　　 B. playground　　　 C. square　　　　　　　 D. building

14. A. shouted　　　　　 B. glanced　　　 C. called　　　　　　　 D. laughed

15. A. idea　　　　 B. thought　　　 C. opinion　　　　　 D. suggestion

16. A. astonished　 B. interested　　　 C. pleased　　　　　 D. bored

17. A. university　 B. business　　　　 C. club　　　　　　　　 D. department

18. A. While　　　　 B. Since　　　　　　 C. Though　　　　　 D. Once

19. A. looked　　　 B. taken　　　　　　 C. followed　　　　　　 D. named

20. A. knew　　　　 B. heard　　　　　　 C. cared　　　　　　　　 D. talked

Everyone needs friends. As the old saying goes, “ No man is an island” . In other words, no one can survive without the help and friendship of others. One can hardly live without a friend. Society is made up of people , and making friends is a very important part in our life. Friends can give you a lot. Firstly, if you have trouble with some problems, you can talk to your good friends and exchanged opinions . Thus you will feel comfortable and encouraged.Secondly, if you wish to do some physical exercises, such as playing table tennis, you can play with friends and have a good time, In short, we need friends.

But what is true friendship ? Some people think friends are people whom they can play with, others believe true friendship lies in similar interests . However, in my opinion, “A friend in need is a friend indeed”. True friendship can encourage you when you are in difficulties . True friends can give you warnings against danger. True friends not only share with you your joy and happiness but also your trouble and anxiety.When you need him he will give you a hand and spare no efforts. Of course, these principles are the same to you when you treat your friends.

1．What does the author want to tell us by saying, “No man is an island”?

A．To form an island, we need more than one man.

B．Without friendship , people can not live on an island.

C．Friends can make you feel comfortable and encouraged.

D．Everyone needs friends’ help and friendship.

2．What kind of friends are true friends ?

A．People whom you can play with.　　

B．A friend in need.

C．Friends with similar interests.

D．Friends who treat you the same as you treat them.

2．What does the underlined phrase “spare no efforts ”mean ?

A．Try one’s best.　　 B．Make no efforts. C．Ask for payback. D．Go away.

4．What is the purpose of the author to write this passage ?

A．To explain why it is important to make friends.

B．To explain how to tell who are true friends.

C．To explain how to keep friends-ship. 　　　　

D．Both A and B.