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56.According to this passage , a student who is learning to speak British English might be afraid that . A. British people cannot understand him B. American people cannot understand him C. the grammar is too hard for him D . the spelling is too hard for him 57.American English and British English are different in . A. spellingB. pronunciation C. grammar D. all of the above 58.What is NOT mentioned (提及)in the passage ? A. Whether there are differences between British English and American English. B. whether British English and American English are one language or two. C. How the differences between British English and American English came about. D. These differences in all parts are not important. B Waller was a liked-by-all fellow full of fun who often went to coffee houses to tell people interesting stories, of which some even brought him money. One day, asked by an office secretary who told Waller that his boss was a never-see-before serious man and he never even smiled, Waller would tell a most funny story. "Well, sir." Waller said before he began the story. " What will be given in return if I succeed? ", "$ 100, "replied the secretary." I haven't seen him have a bright face since I worked in his office." "Then let's make it." Waller went to the man's table and whispered to him. " Please tell your boss that the funny man Waller's hen gave birth to a baby." Three days later a letter reached Mr. Waller in which were $100 and a piece of yellow paper with the words: "Mr. Waller, you have succeeded. When I repeated your $100-worth sentence, my boss burst into frightening laughter , saying that whoever has managed to make him laugh during the business hours will get dismissed(解雇)! 59.Waller often went to coffee houses to tell people interesting stories in order to . A. make money B. practise telling stories C. enjoy himself D. draw the secretary's attention 60. Saying " Let 's make it ", Waller . A . was sure of his success B. thought of nothing but the 100-dollar return C. knew that his hen had really given a birth to a baby D. wondered whether he could make the boss smile or not 61.Which of the following ends is true according to the passage? A. The boss was never so strict with the secretary from then on. B. The secretary lost his job in office. C. The secretary dare not make his boss laugh any longer. D. Mr. Wallet was dismissed at last. 62.The best title for the passage is . A. Things Went good Wishes B. Satisfying Both Sides C. Killing Two Birds with One Stone D. Either is in His Proper Place C During the Second World War, Winston Churchill was the British Prime Minister. One day he had to go to the British Broadcasting Corporation ( the BBC) to make an important speech to the nation. An hour before the time of his speech, he stopped a taxi in the street and asked the driver to take him to the BBC; but the taxi-driver, who did not recognize him, said he could not take him anywhere just then, because he wanted to go back to his home at the other end of London to hear Churchill make a speech on the radio. Churchill was so pleased when he heard this answer that he gave the man a pound, which was worth quite a lot in those days. "All right , get in, " said the driver happily , opening the door of the taxi. " I'll take you and to hell(喝彩)for Churchill and his speech." 63.Winston Churchill was the head of during World War Ⅱ. A the American government B. the Italian government C. the British government D. the French government 64.One day Churchill went to the BBC to . A. make a speech to his people B. see his friends C. meet the British Prime MinisterD. listen to an important speech 65.The driver refused to take Churchill to the BBC because . A he hated Churchill B. he had something important to do C. he wanted to go home in the opposite direction D. Churchill offered him too little money 66.According to the story Churchill was . A. a modest man B. a great man C. a generous(慷慨大方的) manD. fond of listening to good words D Last July, Mr. Johnson's 12-year-old car died on California's Santa Ana Freeway. It was an hour before the sun went down, and he was 25 miles from home. He couldn't reach anyone to pick him up, so he decided to take a bus. Not knowing the routes (路线), he thought he'd just head east . A bus pulled up, and he asked the driver how far she was going, "Four more lights," she said. There was another bus he could take from there. "This clearly was going to be a long night, " Mr. Johnson said to himself. She dropped Mr. Johnson off at the end of her route and told him which bus to look for. After waiting 45 minutes, he began to think about riding a taxi home although it would be very expensive. Then a bus pulled up There was no lighted number above its windshield (挡风玻璃), It was out of service . But the door opened, and he was surprised to find that it was the same driver. (责任编辑：admin) |