3 . The room is clean and tidy, with a dining table already ______ for a meal to be cooked.

A．laying

B．to lay

C．lied

D．laid

6 . Pop music is such an important part of society ______ it has even influenced our language.

A．what

B．that

C．which

D．though

8 . The Taj Mahal(泰姬陵)is a love story, a sad and beautiful one. If it didn’t exist, we would easily imagine that the story of its construction was simply a fairy tale. Three hundred years ago, there lived an Indian emperor called Shah Jahan. His wife was a beautiful and bright woman whom he loved greatly. Her title was Mumtazl

Mahal: its shortened form Taj Mahal, means “pride of the palace”. In the year 1630 this beloved wife of the emperor died. He was so brokenhearted that he thought of giving up his throne(王位). He decided out of his love for his wife, to build her the most beautiful tomb that he had ever seen.

He summoned the best artists and architects from India, Turkey, Persia and Arabia and finally, the design was completed. It took more than twenty thousand men working over a period of 18 years to build the Taj Mahal, one of the most beautiful buildings in the world.

The building itself stands on a marble platform 29 meters square and 6—7 meters high. Towers rise from each of the four comers. The Taj Mahal itself soars another 61 meters into the air. It is an eight-sided building made of white marble.

The emperor planned to build an identical(相同的)tomb of black marble for himself on the other side of the river connected by a silver bridge. However, his son put him into a prison in the palace before he could finish, and for the rest of his life, he could only gaze across river at the tomb of his beloved wife.

1. Why was the Taj Mahal built according to the passage? Because________.

A．Shah Jahan was heartbroken after the death of his wife

B．Shah Jahan loved his wife greatly

C．his wife was a beautiful and bright woman

D．his wife was the “pride of the palace”

2. From the passage we can know________.

A．the Taj Mahal was completed quickly owing to the efforts of the best artists and workers

B．a lot of people took part in the building of the Taj Mahal

C．the Taj Mahal and Shah Jahan’s own tomb were built at the same time

D．the Taj Mahal is the most beautiful tomb in the world

3. The emperor’s own tomb was designed to be________.

A．four-sided

B．eight-cornered

C．black-colored

D．white-colored

4. The reason why the emperor couldn’t finish his own tomb was that________.

A．he died soon after his wife’s death	B．he was killed by his son
C．he gave up his throne	D．he was put into prison by his son

5. The whole passage tells us about ________.

A．the story of the Taj Mahal

B．a beautiful fairy tale

C．white and black marble tombs made for two emperors

D．the love story of Emperor Shah Jahan and his wife

9 . When my father was getting ready for work, our house was ruled by _________ and words. He used to come downstairs to _________ .

The morning paper lay beside his plate. He always read the “Deaths” first, and then he knocked _________ on the table. One of my sisters brought his bread, already _________ for him. Usually he said nothing,   _________ once I heard him say, “I love you very much, Edith. I would love _________ if you buttered my bread on both sides.” He read the paper all through breakfast.

Two knocks on the table meant “I am ready for my tea.” If a single knock followed, that meant, “More _________ , please.”

_________ a breakfast he said, “Boots.” The paper was spread (展开) for him over the _________ of an arm chair. Yesterday’s paper was put on the chair for his feet, and his boots were brought to him,   __________ cleaned. He read standing at the same time putting on his boots. With one boot __________ he said, “Bus.” At that point one of the girls went outside to the garden gate and __________ there. Her job was to __________ a bus when it came. It came __________ sometimes and it had to wait for my father. “Overcoat, hat.” One of my sisters had already brushed his overcoat. Now she held it __________ for him. __________ girl came with his hat, nicely brushed. “Handkerchief, pipe (烟斗).” They were brought and put, with his tobacco (烟草), into his pocket. He looked out of the window and said __________ “Walking stick” or “Umbrella”. It was handed to him. Ready now, he was __________ reading the paper. He didn’t put it down __________ he heard the shout “Bus coming!” Then he kissed my mother and went out. The girls breathed freely.

How lucky a man was to have a wife and five __________ .

1.

A．noises

B．shouts

C．knocks

D．screams

2.

A．meal

B．lunch

C．dinner

D．breakfast

3.

A．once

B．twice

C．over

D．again

4.

A．baked

B．buttered

C．cooked

D．boiled

5.

A．but

B．and

C．then

D．so

6.

A．better

B．more

C．much

D．even

7.

A．tea

B．paper

C．bread

D．butter

8.

A．After

B．Before

C．During

D．Over

9.

A．side

B．front

C．back

D．top

10.

A．fresh

B．freely

C．free

D．freshly

11.

A．finishing

B．finished

C．to finish

D．finish

12.

A．stood

B．sat

C．waited

D．lay

13.

A．drive

B．start

C．catch

D．stop

14.

A．late

B．early

C．later

D．earlier

15.

A．open

B．opened

C．openly

D．opening

16.

A．The other

B．Other

C．Another

D．Others

17.

A．both

B．all

C．neither

D．either

18.

A．still

B．already

C．yet

D．always

19.

A．when

B．until

C．then

D．unless

20.

A．girls

B．children

C．ladies

D．daughters