1 . In 1898 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened America, killing over 30,ooo people in less than four minutes. In the middle of complete damage and disorder, a father rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be,____ that the building was ____
After the unforgettably shock, he____ the promise he had made to his son: “ No matter ____ happens, I’ll always be there for you!” And tears began to ____his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins, it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his ____ to his son. He rushed there and started ____ the ruins.
As he was digging, other helpless parents arrived , ____ : “It’s too late ! They are all dead!____ , face reality; there’s nothing you can do!” To each parent he responded with ____ : “Are you going to help me now? ”No one helped. And then he continued to dig for his son, stone by stone.
Courageously he went on alone because he needed to know ____ : “Is my boy____ or he is dead?” He dug for eight hours … 12 hours…36 hours…then , in ____ hour , he pulled back a large stone and heard his son’s ____ He screamed his son’s name, “ARMAND!” He heard back, “Dad!?! It’s me, Dad! I told other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were alive, you ____ me and ____ you saved me, they’d be saved. You promised, ‘No matter what happens, I’ll always be there for you!’ You did it, Dad!”
“What’s going on in there? ”the father asked
“There are 14 of us ________ 33,Dad. We’re scared, hungry, thirsty and thankful you are here. When the building collapsed, it made ____ , and it saved us.”
“Come out , boy!”
“No, Dad! Let the other kids out first,____I know you’ll get me! No matter what happens, I know you’ll always be there for me!”1.

A．only discovering

B．only to discover

C．only realizing

D．only to realize.

2.

A．as flat as a pancake	B．as high as a mountain
C．as strong as an ox	D．as weak as a kitten

3.

A．memorized

B．forgot

C．kept

D．remembered

4.

A．what

B．that

C．which

D．who

5.

A．fill

B．fill in

C．come

D．burst

6.

A．picture

B．promise

C．present

D．encourage

7.

A．digging

B．digging through

C．digging out

D．digging into

8.

A．to say

B．said

C．and saying

D．saying

9.

A．Come out

B．Come again

C．Come on

D．Come off

10.

A．one word

B．one sound

C．one row

D．one line

11.

A．for himself

B．of himself

C．by himself

D．to himself

12.

A．live

B．living

C．alive

D．lively

13.

A．38

B．the 38

C．38th

D．the 38th

14.

A．sound

B．voice

C．noise

D．tone

15.

A．will save

B．would save

C．save

D．would have saved

16.

A．if

B．because

C．even if

D．though

17.

A．remained

B．missing

C．left

D．gone

18.

A．for

B．behind

C．out of

D．over

19.

A．a promise

B．space

C．room

D．a triangle

20.

A．because

B．though

C．when

D．even though

2 . China has become Volvo's third largest market, with more of its car models to go on sale in the world's largest auto (汽车) market this year, Chief Executive Office (CEO) of Volvo Cars China said in Tianjin.

Alexander Klose, CEO of Volvo Cars China, told Xinhua at the Ninth Tianjin International Automobile Trade Show, being held from Friday to Wednesday.

Klose said Volvo Cars had entered a new time of fast development, adding that its sales volume in China roared in 2010.

Up to the end of September, Volvo's global sales volume was up 12.5 percent year on year (同年比), compared with 52 percent year-on-year rise in China, he said.

Two new Volvo sales centers opened in Beijing within merely one week in early October, about two months after east China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co acquired (购得) the Swedish brand from the US auto giant Ford for $1.5 billion in early August.

Klose said he was confident of seeing tremendous (巨大的) growth in China's auto market in the next five years. "As the Chinese government has increased the tax rate for large displacement (排量) cars already, we now have a lot of cars below three liters (升), and I think we'll stick to that strategy, as you can see now the XC60 which was introduced today is just two liters," he said.

"As the technology advances, we'll probably even see 1.6 liter engines or 1.5 liter engines in the future," he added.

Volvo Cars is not the only automaker hoping to take advantage of China's rapidly growing auto market.

Bentley, the famous British luxury (豪华) carmaker, will open a new sales center in China at Tianjin Thursday, which is the 11th one in China, according to a press release (新闻发布) by Shanghai-based Zenith Integrated Communications Corp (Zenith) Saturday at the auto show.

Zenth is the public relations agent of Bentley in China. The automaker has sold 421 limousines (大型豪华轿车) to China in 2009, and the goal for 2010 is 777, the release said.

1. The word underlined in the third paragraph would probably be___.

A．shouted loudly	B．increased in large numbers
C．reduced rapidly	D．burned brightly

2. From this passage we can infer that ___.

A．The Ninth Tianjin International Automobile Trade Show was held from Friday to Wednesday.

B．Volvo Cars is a world-famous carmaker in Britain.

C．Of all the auto sales volume Volvo sales volume is only number one in China

D．Volvo sales centers are developing very fast in China recently

3. The text is mainly about____.

A．China Becomes Volvo's 3rd largest market

B．Volvo Cars in China

C．Volvo Sales Volume in China

D．Carmakers in China

4. How many carmakers are mentioned in this passage which opened and will open new sales centers in China recently?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.