1 . 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When one takes shoes to a shop to be mended, he is given a ticket with a number on it. Then, _______ his shoes are ready, he goes back to the shop, gives the ticket to the shoemaker, gets his shoes and _______ for them.
One day Mrs Smith gave her husband a pair of her shoes which needed _______ and asked him to _______ them to the shop. Mr Smith did so, and put the _______ for them in his pocket.
He went back four days _______ to get the shoes, _______ when he went into the shop, he was not able to find his ticket _______   , and the shoemaker did not want to give him the _______ until he got the ticket. “How do I know that the shoes are ________ unless you give me the ticket?” he said. “If I give them to you now, somebody ________ may come into my shop with the ticket tomorrow, and then I shan’t be able to give him the shoes.” Mrs Smith needed the shoes very much, so her husband ________ for a moment and then went out to his ________ , which was at the side of the road ________ the shop. He ________ the door, and whistled（耳语）to his wife’s small ________ which was sitting on the back seat. Then he went back into the shop with the dog and ________ it, “Get the shoes!” the dog began to ________ around the shop, and soon it found Mrs Smith’s shoes and brought one of them to Mr Smith, then the ________. “That should prove（证明）that they are my wife’s,.” said Mr Smith. The shoemaker ________. Then he gave the shoes to Mr Smith.1.

A．before

B．when

C．since

D．unless

2.

A．cares

B．looks

C．pays

D．waits

3.

A．making

B．mending

C．buying

D．selling

4.

A．show

B．change

C．find

D．take

5.

A．ticket

B．paper

C．bill

D．list

6.

A．late

B．later

C．ago

D．long

7.

A．or

B．because

C．and

D．but

8.

A．with his son

B．again

C．in his office

D．slowly

9.

A．shoes

B．idea

C．dog

D．answer

10.

A．black

B．beautiful

C．yours

D．whose

11.

A．old

B．young

C．other

D．else

12.

A．worried

B．stood

C．thought

D．hoped

13.

A．car

B．bus

C．boat

D．train

14.

A．inside

B．round

C．up

D．outside

15.

A．opened

B．closed

C．broke

D．built

16.

A．clock

B．dog

C．hen

D．cat

17.

A．talked

B．replied

C．answered

D．said to

18.

A．hear

B．taste

C．smell

D．see

19.

A．other

B．others

C．ticket

D．pairs

20.

A．surprised

B．cried out

C．laughed

D．frightened

2 .

In every language, there are words or phrases that have some interesting stories behind them. The word “sandwich”, for example, is very common in English. If we want to know the story behind it, we must know something about an English nobleman called Sandwich.

Sandwich lived in the 18th century. He liked to play cards for money. He often played for twenty four hours, and not even stop to have his meal. He ordered his servants to bring some meat and bread, and he played while eating. He put the meat between two pieces of bread, and he held the food in his left hand while he played with his right hand. People liked Sandwich’s idea and began to eat bread and meat in this way.

From the name of the man Sandwich, we have the word “sandwich” today.

1. Sandwich is very popular food today, which comes from ____ .

A．a man’s name	B．people’s idea
C．a servant’s name	D．a nobleman’s play

2. What did Sandwich play cards for?

A．Pleasure.	B．Living.
C．Food.	D．Pounds.

3. Which of the following can best explain the reason why Sandwich did not stop to have his meals?

A．He played cards with his right hand.	B．He put the meat between two pieces of bread.
C．He played cards for twenty four hours.	D．He played cards while eating.

4. The best title for the passage should be “____”.

A．How Sandwich Played Cards	B．How the Word “Sandwich” Came into Use
C．A Bright Idea	D．An Interesting Story