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Recently, British people have become interested in "yoga". But the word comes from an ancient Hindu language in India. 44. The English language has a history of ______. A. over 2000 yearsB. over 500 years C. over 1500 yearsD. over 1000 years 45. The underlined expression “thanks to ” can be replaced by ______. A. because ofB. thankful to C. not untilD. as if. 46. Which of the following statements is true about the language of English ? A. It has been changing all the time. B. It has borrowed words from all the other languages. C. French words are used by the English because dictionaries have French words. D. Singers and film stars have the greatest influence on language. 47. Many countries and regions use it for politics and business except______. A. the USA B. Nigeria C. the Philippines D. Norway C Having returned from her round trip, the angry woman stood outside the ticket office of the station. “The railway owes me ￡12,” she said to Harry Jenks, the young man working at the office . “You sold me a ticket for May 22nd, but there was no ship from Jersey that night. So my daughter and I had to stay in a hotel. It cost me ￡12.” Harry was worried. He remembered selling the woman a return ticket. “Come into the office, Madam,” he said politely. “I’ll just check the Jersey timetable for May 22nd.” The woman and her little girl followed him inside. She was quite right, as Harry soon discovered. There was no sailing on May 22nd. How could he have made such a careless mistake? He shouldn’t have sold her a ticket for that day. Wondering what to do, he smiled at the child. “You look sun burnt,” he said to her. “Did you have a nice holiday in Jersey?” “Yes,” she answered, shyly. “The beach was lovely. And I can swim too!” “That’s fine,” said Harry. “My little girl can’t swim a bit yet .Of course, she’s only three…” “I’m four,” the child said proudly. “I’ll be four and a half.” Harry turned to the mother. “I remember your ticket, Madam,” he said. “But you didn’t get one for your daughter, did you?” “Er, well—” the woman looked at the child. “I mean… she hasn’t started school yet. She’s only four.” “A four-year-old child must have a ticket, Madam. A child’s return ticket to Jersey costs …let me see…￡13.50. So if the railway pays your hotel, you will owe ￡1.50. The law is the law, but since the fault was mine…” The woman stood up, took the child’s hand and left the office. 48.Harry was worried because ___ . A.the woman was angry with himB.he had not done his work properly C.the Jersey timetable was wrongD.the little girl didn’t have a return ticket 49.Harry started talking to the little girl . A.because he was in difficulty and did not know what to do B.because he had a little girl about the same age as this girl C.because he wanted to be friendly to the little girl who looked so nice D.when he suddenly realized that he could find a way out from the little girl 50.When Harry said, “The law is the law, but since the fault was mine…” he meant that . A.they must follow it without other choice ,even though the fault was his B.he had to be strict with the woman because of the law ,although he didn’t want to C.the woman had to pay him ￡1.50 and the railway would pay her for the hotel D.she should pay ￡1.50, but he had made a mistake, she could go without paying 51. How did the woman feel when she left the office? A. angry B. peaceful C. embarrassed D. nervous D How often one hears children wishing they were grown-ups and old people wishing they were young again. Each age has its pleasures and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets. (责任编辑：admin) |