四、完形填空

      Have you ever heard of a girl of 15, who sets up a company of her own? Andy Wong is the   1  girl. She is 15 now, and she started business two years ago. She has already written several successful computer games. They are so popular that over half a million games are sold every year. Now all of  2  family work in her business, and she is still at school.
      She  3   early in the morning, and then she talks with her family about the business  4  breakfast. Every day she goes to school in her own car with  5   , for she is not  6  .
      She enjoys her school, but some of the work is too busy for her to feel   7  . She usually gets A grades in  8  subjects, so the other students often ask her  9  help.
      She finishes her homework in half an hour after her driver takes her home. After dinner, she goes to her office and goes on working on her computer, writing games until 2 a. m. She does not usually need so   10   sleep as other children.
(   ) 1. A. the         B. a              C. an          D. such
(   ) 2. A. she         B. her            C. hers         D. his
(   ) 3. A. goes to bed  B. goes to school    C. gets up      D. goes to sleep
(   ) 4. A. at          B. by             C. for          D. over
(   ) 5. A. a driver     B. a cook          C. a teacher     D. an egg
(   ) 6. A. big enough  B. old enough       C. tall enough   D. strong enough
(   ) 7. A. interesting   B. boring          C. interested    D. bored
(   ) 8. A. her all      B. all of            C. the all      D. all her
(   ) 9. A. for         B. to              C. from        D. to be
(   ) 10.A. many      B. much           C. little         D. lots of  

五、阅读理解

      A student is learning to speak British English. He wonders, “Can I communicate (交流) with Americans? Can they understand me?” Learners of English often ask, “What are the differences between British and American English? How important are these differences?” Do you know any differences between British English and American English?
     Certainly there are some differences between British English and American English.
     There are a few differences in grammar. For example, speakers of British English say “in hospital” and “Have you a pen?” while Americans say “in the hospital” and “Do you have a pen?”
     Pronunciation is sometimes different. Americans usually sound the “r” in the words like “bird” and “hurt”. Some speakers of British English don’t sound the “r” in these words.
     There are differences between British English and American English in spelling and vocabulary. For example, “colour” and “honour” are British. But “color” and “honor” are American.
      These differences in grammar, pronunciation, spelling and vocabulary are not important. For the most part, British English and American English are the same language.
(   ) 1. The importance of the differences between British English and American English is______.
        A. not great at all   B. quite great    C. great       D. very great
(   ) 2. Which of the following is right?
       A. Americans always sound the “r”.
       B. Most Americans sound the “r”.
       C. All British English speakers sound the “r”.
       D. British English speakers usually sound the “r”.
(   ) 3. ________, British English and American English are the same language.
       A. Nearly   B. Partly      C. On the whole     D. For most people
(   ) 4. Which sentence best expresses (表达) the main idea (大意) of the passage (文章)?
       A. Speakers of British English and American English use the same language.
       B. British English and American English are two kinds of languages.
       C. The writer stresses (强调) the differences between British English and American English.
       D. There are some differences between British English and American English.