At the time, I could not stand my________ schedule and I would always be envious of m

A. I’ve no time

B. I’d rather not

C. I’d like it

D. I’d be happy to

A.Yes, it's so quiet as we expected

B.Well. it's pretty busy this aftemoon

C.Don't mention it

According to the passage, why was it not comfortable to live in a castle？

A．People living in a castle could not go out of the castle freely.

B．It was cold and humid inside the rooms of a castle and the smoke from their fireplaces had no chimney to go out.

C．Every time they wanted to go out of the castle, they had to ask the soldiers to lower the drawbridge.

D．The castle was not big enough to ride horse or to take a walk.

John:Thank you for agreeing to meet with me today.

Sally:Thank you for inviting me.

John:Your resume looks (). it looks like you achieved a lot during your time at university. Could you give me an example of good teamwork during your time there？

Sally:Hmm, so you want an example？ I was the treasurer of the Students’Union. I mean ... I’m particularly () how I organized the finances. We had a very small budget and I had to make decisions on what to buy.

John:Very impressive ——so you’re a good planner, Sally! We like () people here.

Sally:Also ...() is important to me. I always try to complete my work ().At university I never handed in my assignments late.

John:That’s good to hear. Finally I want to know what exactly made you () this job at this company.

Sally:Er ... well. The reason I applied is ...

A:Did you hear the news？ Sayuri is having a party.

B:（）

A:On Wednesday.it's a pool party

B:Cool! That sounds like fun.

A:（）

B:But I don't know Sayuri.

A:（）

B:well, OK.I'd love to go.（）

A:It starts at 3:00.15

B:Sounds good!

A.Do you want to go with me？

B.No problem She said I could bring a friend.

C.Really？ When？

D.Why don't we meet at my house at 2:30？

E.What time is the party？

an, I had to play ______ the world's big stages. So in 1997, my father and I moved again, this time to Philadelphia, ______ I could attend the Curtis Institute of Music. ______ our money worries were easing. The school paid for an apartment and even lent me a Steinway (斯坦威钢琴). At night, I would _____ into the living room just to touch the keys. Now that I was in America, I wanted to become famous, but my new teachers reminded me that I had a lot to learn. I spent two years ______, and by 1999 I had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. The Chicago Symphony orchestra heard me play and liked me, but orchestra schedules were set far in advance. I thought I might join them in a few years.

1.A.Finally

B.sneak

C.on

D.practicing

E.so

2.A.Finally

B.sneak

C.on

D.practicing

E.so

3.A.Finally

B.sneak

C.on

D.practicing

E.so

4.A.Finally

B.sneak

C.on

D.practicing

E.so

5.A.Finally

B.sneak

C.on

D.practicing

E.so

ound he had only enough money to get a ticket back to England.Thinking the matter over, he decided that as it was only a two-day's voyage he could get home without eating anything.So he bought a ticket with that little money he had and went on board the ship.

He closed his ears to the sound of the lunch bell, and when dinnertime came, he refused to go down to the place where people had their dinner, saying that he did not feel well.

The following day he did not get up until breakfast was over, pretending that he had overslept.At lunch time, too, he kept out of the way.By the time of the dinner, however, he became so hungry that he could even have eaten paper.

“I can't stand this any longer,”he said to himself.“I must have something to eat.” At dinner table he ate everything put in front of him.When he was quite satisfied, he felt stronger and at once went to see the waiter."Bring me the bill," he said to the waiter.

“The bill？” said the waiter in surprise.

“Yes,” answered the traveler.

“There isn't any bill here.” Said the waiter.“On this ship, meals are already included in the ticket.”

31.The traveler thought that he().

A.would find no food served on board

B.could not get home_ without having meals on board

C.could do without any food before he got home

D.would not be allowed to eat on board

32.“He closed his ears to the sound of the lunch bell,” means ()

A.he did not hear the lunch bell

B.he heard the lunch bell but didn't go for lunch

C.he put something in his ears to close them

D.he did not know it was the lunch bell

33.The first day he did not have his lunch because he did not().

A.feel well

B.know the time for lunch

C.hear the lunch bell

D.have the money

34.What did the traveler mean when he said “I can't stand this any longer.”？ ()

A.I can't understand it.

B.I can't stay hungry any longer.

C.I can't keep my feet on this place any longer.

D.I must sit down for a while.

35.He became so hungry that he().

A.went to sleep

B.ate paper

C.went to the dinner-table

D.kept out of the way

t.The only trouble was that the place was very difficult to get to.

He returned from his first visit to the place in late autumn, and could not get back until the snow melted in the following spring.Then he went to the pilot of a small plane, who earned his living by carrying hunters over parts of the country where there were no roads and no railways.He asked the pilot to take him back to the piece of forest.

The pilot did not know the place, so the hunter showed it to him on the map.“But there is nowhere to land there,” said the pilot.“I have flown over that we can’t land anywhere between this river and these mountains.”

“I thought you were a wonderful pilot,” said the hunter, “some of my friends said you could land a plane on a postage stamp.”

“That’s right,” answered the pilot.“I can land a plane where nobody else can.But I tell you there is nowhere to land in the place you are talking about.”

“And what if I tell you that another pilot did land me there last spring？” said the hunter.

“Is that true？” asked the pilot.

“Yes, it is.I swear it.”

Well, this pilot could not let himself beaten by another, so he agreed to take the hunter.

When they reached the place, the hunter pointed out a small spot without trees in the middle of the forest, with a steep rise(陡坡) at one end.The pilot thought there was not enough room to land there, but the hunter said that the other pilot had done so the year before, so down went the plane.When it came to the rise, it turned right over onto its back.As the hunter climbed out, he smiled happily and said, “Yes, that is exactly how the other pilot managed it last time.”.

6.The hunter in the story went to the forest ().

A.once

B.two times

C.many times

D.none of the above

7.In the story the hunter asked a pilot to take him to the piece of forest.This pilot was ().

A.the same pilot who had taken him to the place once

B.a different pilot who had never been to that part of the country

C.a pilot who had been to the place many times

D.a pilot who had never heard of such a place

8.It was difficult for the pilot to land the plane because ().

A.the place for landing was as big as a room

B.the place for landing was as small as a postage stamp

C.there wasn't any place to land

D.there was a room near the landing place

9.“When it came to the rise, I turned right over onto its back.” What do the words “its back” refer to？()

A.the back of the rise

B.the pilot’s back

C.the back of the plane

D.the back of the small spot

10.The hunter got to the plane the first time().

A.by jumping out of the place during the flight

B.in an entirely different way

C.exactly the same way as he got there the second time

D.by climbing down the tree on which the place hand landed