21、  Several years ago, a television reporter was talking to three of the most important people in America. One was a very rich banker, another owned one of the largest companies in the world, and the third owned many buildings in the center of New York.

  The reporter was talking to them about being important.

  “How do we know if someone is really important?” the reporter asked the banker.

  The banker thought for a few moments and then said, “I think anybody who is invited to the White House to meet the President of the United States is really important.”

  The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company. “Do you agree with that?” she asked.

  The man shook his head, “No. I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House. You’d only be important it while you were visiting the President, there was a telephone call from the preside of another country , and the president of US said he was too busy to answer it .”

  The reporter turned to the third man. “Do you think so?”

  “No, I don’t.” he said. “I don’t drink that makes the visitor important. That makes the President important.

  “Then what would make the visitor important?” the reporter and the other two men asked.

  “Oh, I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang, and the President picked up the receiver, listened and then said, ”It’s for you. ”

  1．This story happened in           ,

    A．England               B．America               C．Japan                    D．Australia

  2．There are                  in this passage.

    A．two men and two women                                B．three men and one woman

    C．three women and one man                          D．four women

  3．The banker thought         .

    A．he was really important because he was a rich banker

    B．the visitor to the White House was not really important

    C．the visitor who met the President of the United States was really important.

    D．the reporter was really important

  4．The owner of the very large company thought          .     

    A．he was really important because he owned one of the largest companies

    B．the banker was really important

    C．the owner of many buildings in the center of New York was really important

    D．the visitor would be really important if while he was visiting the President, the President

would not answer any telephone call

  5．The owner of many buildings thought            .

    A．he was really important because he owned many buildings in the center of New York

    B．the owner of the very large company was really important

    C．the visitor was really important if he was talking to the President and the President received a telephone call for the visitor

    D．the person who worked in the White House was really important

20、  Premier（总理）Wen Jiabao was in Hunan to help direct disaster relief（减灾）work in the central Chinese province. Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in the city of Changsha, the capital of Hunan province, on Tuesday morning.

  He flew out of Beijing on Monday night, but had to land at Tianhe Airport in neighboring Hubei Province because of the bad weather in Hunan, before completing his journey by train.

  He said the crisis(危机)there means the government can’t wait any longer.

  Wen Jiabao said, “Our task in Hunan province is to restore（恢复）the electricity supply and rail operation between Changsha and Shaoguan．If we finish that successfully, it will built up the confidence of the whole nation in combating (与战斗) disaster.”

  The Premier also warned that the situation is still continuing, and said all efforts should be made to prepare for the worst. He expressed his confidence in the province’s capability to deal with the disaster in a short time．

Wen later went to, see the families of the three workers in the Hunan Electric Power Company, who lost their lives in rescue work. He said the people and the country won’t forget them for their work．

  The Premier also visited the Changsha Railway Station and spoke with passengers stranded（使搁浅）there．

  Wen Jiabao said, “I’m so sorry that you are all stuck（滞壁, 困难）here. We are fighting against time to restore, the power grids（电网）. Once the repairs are finished, railway services will resume（恢复）. And you will be going home for the Spring Festival soon! I wish you a happy Spring Festival. Thank you!”

  In the afternoon, Wen Jiabao travelled along the Beijing – Zhuhai highway（京珠高速）and stopped in the hardest—hit area of Majiahe in Xiangtan city. Wen said electricity company employees have done well in dealing with the disaster there. They not only protected the power grids in Hunan, but also assisted（协助）their counterparts in neighboring Guizhou province. Wen said he appreciates their contribution.

  Also on the Beijing – Zhuhai highway Wen visited the Changtan Highway workers who have done well in dealing with the disaster there. They not only protected the power grids in Hunan, but also assisted their counterparts in neighboring Guizhou province. Wen visited the Changtan Highway workers who have been engaged(参加)in relief work for 6 days. The premier expressed his appreciation to them as well.

  1．The passage is a（an）            .

    A．story                   B．report                  C．guide                     D．instruction

  2．Why did Premier Wen Jiabao come to Hunan

    A．He came to help direct disaster relief（减灾）work. 

    B．he wasn’t busy.

    C．it snowed heavily in the central Chinese province

    D．A, B and C

  3．According to the passage, how many workers in the Hunan Electric Power Company did rescue work?

    A．Three                  B．One                     C．Two                      D．Four

  4．Did Premier Wen Jiabao promise that passengers stranded in the Changsha Railway Station could go home three days later? 

    A．Yes，he did．                                         B．No he didn’t．

    C．Yes he does．                                            D．We don’t know．

  5．Which statement is not right?

    A．Premier Wen Jiabao said the people and the country will remember the workers in the Hunan Electric Power Company died in rescue work forever.

    B．The crisis there means the government can’t wait any longer.

    C．Premier Wen Jiabao flew to Changsha on Tuesday morning.

    D．The Changtan Highway workers worked there without rest for 6 days.

18、－Do you know Taiwan，Jenny?

－Yes，of  course．Taiwan is     island。It belongs to China．

A．a                         B．an                       C．the                      D．不填

17、－Would you like some drinks，kids?

－Yes，     please．

A．some oranges                                          B．two boxes of chocolates

C．sortie cakes                                               D．two bottles of orange

16、－How are you going to meet your aunt at the airport     Thursday morning?

－I’m going to there         my car

A．on，in                 B．on，by                C．in，by                 D．in，in

15、－Who is singing in the classroom?

－           must be Susan．

A．She                     B．It                        C．This                    D．He

14、－You can see Mr. Smith if there is a sign“    ”on the door of his shop．

—Thanks．

A．ENTRANCE                                           B．BUSINIESS HOURS

C．THIS SIDE UP                                          D．NO SMOKING