---          potato salad is good.

    --- I’m very glad you like it. I used         special cheese to make it.

       A．The;不填  B．The; a       C．A；不填  D．A; the

The spring outing really relaxed us a lot. That is       its value lies

A. what    B. where  C. how      D. why

I was about to do my homework ________ the doorbell rang.

   A. while          B. as                C. then             D. when

Because of the financial crisis, days are gone      local 5-star hotel charged 6,000 yuan for one night.

  A. if                                B. when                             C. which                   D. since

You must take the medicine three times ___ day.

A. the   B.one   C. every    D.a

Most Saturday evenings they cook meals ___ open fire outside.

A. in   B. over    C. on   D. above

The library needs _____,but it’ll have to wait until Friday.

A. cleaning          B. to clean           C. being cleaned     D. to being cleaned

  Mr William Shakespeare and the Internet

Explanation of Contents

This is the fourth edition of these pages. It is hard to believe, but once again they are new and improved. My motive in publishing these pages remains to help and stimulate others in Shakespeare studies, and especially those who might contribute their work to the Internet. The spirit of altruism (利他主义) that originally built the Internet is not quite gone, though, sadly, through the pressure of time and profit has lessened.

A major new addition to the pages is a Shakespeare Timeline, which is an online biography mounted at this site. The problems with searching for Shakespeare resources using the available Search Engines are:

---- It is difficult to focus most searches so that you get a manageable number of relevant hits;

---- It is impossible by simply reading an abstract to make any distinction between the output of a Junior High School student and that of a professional researcher.

Another change in these pages over previous editions is the “What’s News” page.  If you come away from these pages with the feeling that they are very useful but slightly pedantic (学究的), I will have realized my goal.

An Apology

I am continually apologizing to the many who have written me requesting revisions of the pages. We are all too busy. I simply have not had the time to dedicate to these pages that I wish. But I love the material and so have, at long last, made some time to update them.

A Reminder to Young Students

These pages contain the best links I can find to Shakespeare on the Internet. As a reminder, I would say I very much enjoy hearing from people who view and use these pages. If you want to do Shakespeare research using the web, this page is a great starting point, and I keep it as current as I can. The web is in its infancy in bringing good, scholarly content to students. Don’t forget the best, if not quickest, resources are still in your library.

57. The passage is written to ____.

   A. introduce the fourth edition of these pages

   B. make an apology to readers

   C. show off these pages to readers

   D. let Shakespeare researchers buy these pages

58. Which of the following is the new addition to the pages?

   A. The writer’s apology.     

   B. Search Engines.

   C. A Shakespeare Timeline.

   D. Receiving readers’ e-mails.

59. When searching for Shakespeare resources using Search Engines, you ____.

   A. will waste some time in finding what you want

   B. can easily recognize what the abstract means

   C. will often come into the “What’s News” pages

   D. will find something special on your computers

60. Which of the following can best conclude the last paragraph?

   A. The writer will often read letters from those who use these pages.

   B. The writer of the passage is very selfish.

   C. The web was just created four years ago.

   D. Shakespeare researchers should first of all refer to these pages.

情景对话 （共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Jane: Oh, that's Mr. Taylor. He is so boring.

Mother: What do you mean?

Jane:    6    And he's so quick tempered, mum.

Mother:   7   Are you sure, darling?

Jane: Yes, he gets angry very quickly.

Mother :   8 

Jane: And do you know, he spends all his time looking at his reflection in the window, admiring himself.

Mother : Really?   9   

Jane: Because he is vain, that's why! And conceited (自负的). He thinks he knows everything.

Mother: Oh, Jane. Be reasonable. I'm sure you're exaggerating (夸张), Mr. Taylor seems such a nice and kind man.

Jane:   10   He's mean (小气的) and cruel.

Mother: Cruel? Now how can a history teacher be cruel?

Jane: Because he only gave me two out of ten marks in my history test.

Mother: Oh, now I understand, Jane. I think you'd better get on with your homework.

A. Well, he isn't.

B. And why does he do it ?

C. His lessons send me to sleep.

D. That's doesn't sound like Mr. Taylor at all.

E. Quick tempered? Mr. Taylor ?

F. Yes, he does.

G. He doesn’t like me.

---How many employees are there in the company?

    ---We have        500 people working there.

       A．near  B．more C．something like  D．or so