A
I have seen My Fair Lady many times at theatres in England and even one or two
productions in France.This is the worst production I have ever seen.I love the play
and usually enjoy watching it,but these actors managed to destroy the story.They forgot
their lines,they could not sing and the costumes (clothes worn by actors while acting)
were bad .Besides,the woman who played Eliza Doolittle was 20 years too old for the part.
But the play is still amusing and interesting because it is written so well.It is my favourite
English play and I think it the best ever written.However,this production is only worth
seeing if you haven‘t seen My Fair Lady before!
51.The writer has seen the play put on _________.
A.at home B.abroad C.at theatres D.both in England and in France

52.By what he has written above,we can conclude that __________.
A.he is angry about the production of the play this time
B.he is delighted at the production of the play this time
C.he is fond of the production except that he dislides the actors
D.he hates the production so much that he wouldn’t like to see the play any longer

53.Eliza Doolittle is ___________.
A.the main actor in the production of the play
B.a woman much older than 20
C.the young leading woman character of My Fair Lady
D.the old hero of My Fair Lady

54.The writer considers My Fair Lady ___________.
A.to be the best-written play ever published
B.to be worth seeing
C.to be an English book he likes best
D.All the above

55.The underlined word lines means ___________.
A.what the actors draw while acting
B.how the actors stand on the stage while acting
C.part of the stage background of the play made up of thick straight lines
D.what the actors each have to say while playing their parts

B
The Peter‘s family live in a small white cottage on the side of a mountain in the
middle of north Wales.It’ sa two-mile walk to the road and the "local"(of the place
they live in )shop in ten miles away.There is no water,electricity or gas in the cottage.
You may think life is difficult for the Peter‘s family.But no,they don’t think so;in fact
they love it!
Jack,who is 52 and his wife Helen 47,wouldn‘t dream of moving.They have lived
in this little cottage for 25 years.Their two children,Melanie and Josh,aren’t so sure
about living in the country.They would like to have a more comfortable home in a
small town with water and electricity.Melanie is now at college and Josh is starting
art school next year.
Jack and Helen met in 1968 when they both lived in the centre of London.Helen
says they don‘t like city life."I hate all the smoke,noiseand streets full of people.Jack
just said one day,’I think we should move to the country‘.And that was it."They moved
to Wales the next month."Perhaps more people should move to the country and live
a simple life,"says Helen.
Jack is now an artist and paints the scenes from their cottage.They have a few
hens and some sheep.And they also have their own cow for milk and cheese ."We
live on the money we make from selling eggs and the pictures.It’s a lovely life.Don‘t
you agree?"
56.The place where the Peters have settled down ___________.
A.is a mountain area
B.is a lonely plain
C.is a distant wild desert
D.is near the coast

57.What troubles the youth of the family is __________.
A.the long distance between their cottage and their school or college
B.the absence of water and power supply
C.the discomfort caused by mountain climbing
D.that they have to join their parents in making money enough to live on

58.Judging from the information we’ve learned,the above family story was written and
published in __________.
A.1968 B.the 1980s C.the 1970s D.the 1990s


C
It is said that while Thormas Jefferson was Vice-President of the U.S,he once stopped
at a cosy(warm and comfortable) hotel in Baltimore.He got off his horse and entered the
hotel,whip in hand.Jefferson asked for a room for the night.The owner looked him up and
down for some time,then,thinking that he was a farmer of no importance,told him coldly,
"We have no room for you ,sir."Jefferson,appearing not to have heard this,repeated his
request but got the same answer.He then turned around and left.Soon after that,a rich
gentleman came up and told the owner that the very person was Thomas Jefferson,Vice-
President of the United States."Dear me ,what a fool I am!"Cried the owner,who then
ordered his servant to overtake Jefferson and tell him that he could have the best of
everything in his hotel.The servant finally found Jefferson in another part of town and
gave him the owner‘s message."Tell your boss I value his kindness highly,but if he
has no room for a dirty famer,he shall have none for the Vice-President,"said Jefferson.
59.Jefferson __________,the hotel owner who was used to judging his visitors by their
clothes mistook him for a farmer and rejected him coldly.
A.well dressed B.dressed in rags
C.dressed in shabby clothes D.dirtily dressed

60.Hurt as his feelings were,Jefferson turned and left ___________.
A.after shouting some rude remarks at the owner
B.because he could no longer control himself
C.before his heart burst with anger
D.without saying a single word

61.To his __________,the hotel owner was told that the "farmer"he had rejected was
Jefferson,the Vice-President of the Union.
A.joy B.surprise C.regret D.both Band C

62.The owner had his man find Jefferson and express his kindness to the Vice-President,
___________.
A.and he managed to have the great man change his mind
B.but he wasn’t able to have the great man prersuaded as he had expected
C.not expecting the "farmer"to return to his hotel
D.knowing that the "farmer"was easy to please


D
China Eastern Airlines signed a contract (business agreem)recently to order three
Boeing 737 passenger planes.The US $ 100 million planes will join the fleet of the Shang
hai -based airline in the second half of the year.
Shanghainese may find that the city‘s taxis are getting cleaner and cleaner.It is reported
that about 21,000 taxis have been renewed during the past two years,vovering about 60
percent of the total taxis in Shanghai!Also some new taxi companies use about 4,000 new
cars each.
63.Each costing about US $ 33,3 million ,the three Boeing 737 passenger planes ______.
A.are cheap
B.are supposed to be used by the U.S.A
C.are to come into use from the coming July on
D.all the above

64.The taxis in Shanghai add up to __________ or so.
A.3,500 B.4,000 C.35,000 D.40,000

65.Suppose you are a foreigner,what may the above two pieces of news impress upon your
mind?
A.Shanghai has been taking on a new look.
B.Shanghai remains what it used to be.
C.Shanghai is a place of interest

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