27、根据下列各句中的汉语提示完成下列句子，使其意义连贯，语法正确。

1._____________________ (有多远) from here to England.'?

2. The girl is ________________________ (太小了，不能上学).

3._______________________ (敲门) before you come into the room.

4. Tom got sick yesterday and________________________ (一直卧床) since then.

5. It took me half an hour________________________ ( 完成这项工作)

24、Little Mike's grandma died weeks ago. He missed her very much. One afternoon Mike went to the city park, where his grandma used to go. There he saw an old lady. She looked very kind. She was sitting there, watching pigeons (鸽子). Little Mike went up and sat next to her. He took out his food and drinks and gave some to her She smiled at him. Her smile was so sweet that Mike, wanted to see it again. She seemed to understand him, so once again she smiled. Mike was very glad.

They sat there all the afternoon, eating and talking. As it grew dark, Mike got up to leave. Before he left, he hugged (拥抱) the old lady and she gave him her sweetest smile.

When Mike got home, his mother was surprised by the look of joy on his face. "I met a granny in the park. Her smile was like the kind of smile I had seen on Grandma's face. "

The old lady also returned to her home happily. She told her son that she had had food and drinks with a little boy. "He was as lovely as Brittany," she said. Her son was surprised, because he had never seen her so happy since Brittany, her grandson, died weeks ago 

1. Little Mike went to the park and        .

A. played with pigeons                B. fed pigeons

C. met an old lady                    D. saw a friend of his grandma's

2. The old 1ady's smile showed that        .

     A. she had hoped to meet the boy        B. she wanted to get some drinks                                                     

     C. she missed her grandson             D. she liked the,, little boy

3. Mike felt very glad because            .

A. he gave the granny food and drinks

     B. the old lady was as kind as his grandma

     C. he had seen his grandma

     D. he had a loving family

4. Mike and the old lady       .

     A. were good to each other            B. knew each other well

     C. often met in the park               D. did nothing that afternoon

5. What can we learn from the story?

A. When one feels unhappy, he must go to a park. 

B. Old people are always kind and happy.

C. Children and old people should get on well with each other.

D. When people are kind to each other, they will feel happy.

23、如果能正确地使用词典，它将成为你最好的朋友，并且你可以从中学到单词的发音、词性和释义，学到单词在句子中的使用方式、其他的意思以及相关动词短语。现在请看词典的摘录部分，选择最佳答案。

1. We can find these explainations (解释) in          dictionary.

A. an English-English                  B. a Chinese-English

     C. an English-Chinese                  D. a Chinese

2. Another form of the word "proud" in this dictionary is             .

     A. pleasure        B. pride           C. happiness       D. voice

3. You can find           new words in this dictionary extract (摘要).

     A. many           B. one             C. two             D. three

4. The word "proud" has           uses than the word "encourage".

     A. fewer           B. less             C. more            D. much more

5. The word "voice" is                      .

A. a noun         B. an adjective     C. a verb          D. an adverb

22、It is well-known that it will take travelers only 48 hours by train to go from Beijing to Lhasa, the capital of west China's Tibet on July 1st this year. Travelers can enjoy the beautiful views during the 48-hour train ride.

The new railway line will be controlled by the Beijing's West Railway Station from July 1st, 2006. The most important part of the line, the Qinghai--Tibet Railway, has been completed.

The Qinghai--Tibet part of the railway is the world's highest railway. About 960 kilometers of the train tracks are 4,000 meters above sea level. The highest parts reach 5,072 meters.

The railway is the world's longest plateau railroad which is 1,956 kilometers long, from Qinghai's capital Xining to Lhasa in Tibet. The Golmud--Lhasa part is 1,142 kilometers long and goes across the Kunlun and Tanggula mountain ranges.

The trains running on the Qinghai--Tibet Railway have very good conditions. If the passengers feel hard to breathe, they will be provided with oxygen masks, because all of the trains have oxygen supplying equipments.

1. It will take people 48 hours by train to go to Lhasa from Beijing      .

A. from now on                      B. next July 1 st

     C. from July 1st,2006                 D. from July 1 st,2005

2. When we talk about the Qinghai--Tibet part of the railway, we say        .

     A. the railway is well-known            B. the railway is the highest

     C. it is easy to operate                 D. it was completed easily

3. The highest parts of Qinghai--Tibet Railway reach          meters.

     A.960             B.4,000          C.5,072          D.1,956

4. In the last paragraph, the phrase "oxygen masks" means

A.氧气面罩    B.望远镜    C.热水    D.药品

5. The best title of the passage is

A. Travel from Beijing to Lhasa        B. Qinghai—Tibet Railway

C. Train with Best Conditions         D. Well-Known Railway

20、Which book         the twins going to buy?

A. is               B. are            C. does           D. do