A. they hope to save money

B. they’re both poor

C. their farms are at the foot of the mountain

D. they’re not far from their farms

52. The two farmers carried the apples to the city to ______.

A. make a journey B. visit some places of interest

C. meet their friends D. make a profit

53. The tow farmers had to sell their apples at a low price because _______.

A. theirs weren’t as good as the others’

B. theirs were much less than the others’

C. a lot of apples had been already carried to the city

D. they forgot to carry them on a truck

54. Uncle Li and Uncle Wang were unhappy because ______.

A. they had sustained losses in business

B. they had lost some money in the city

C. something was wrong with the tractor

D. other people profited in the city

55. Which of the following is true?

A. The two farmers found out why they were poor.

B. The two farmers will soon get rich.

C. Neither of the farmers is clever. xkb1.com

D. The two farmers decided to buy a truck.

(C)

Dick lived in England. One day in January he said to his wi fe, “I’m going to fly to New York next week because I’ve got some work there. ” “Where are you going to stay there?” his wife asked. “I don’t know yet. ” Dick answered. “Please send me your address from there in a telegram(电报),” his wife said. “All right,” Dick answered.

He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his hotel in it.

In the evening he didn’t have any work, so he went to a cinema. He came out at nine o’clock and said, “Now I’m going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner. ”

He found a taxi and the driver said, “Where do you stay?” But Dick didn’t remember the name and address of his hotel.

“Which hotel are my things in?” he said, “And what am I going to do tonight?” But the driver of the taxi did not know. So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he sent his wife another telegram, and in it he wrote, “Please send me my address at this post office. ”

56. Dick flew to New York because ______.

A. he went there for a holiday

B. he had work there

C. he went there for sightseeing(观光)

D. his home was there

57. Why did his wife want a telegram from him?

A. Because she didn’t know his address yet

B. Because she wanted to go to New York, too

C. Because she might send him another telegram.

D. Because she couldn’t leave her husband by himself in New York.

58. Where did Dick stay in New York?

A. In the center of the city. B. In a hotel.

C. In a restaurant. D. At his friend’s house.

59. Who would send him the name and address of his hotel?

A. The manager of his hotel. B. The police office.

C. The taxi driver. D. His wife.

60. Which of the following is not true?

A. Dick stayed at a nice hotel in the center of the city.

B. Dick didn’t work on the first night of his arrival.

C. Dick forgot to send his wife a telegram.

D. Dick wanted to go back to his hotel in a taxi.

V. 口语应用。(每小题1分，共5分)

A. Can I take your name and telephone number, please?

B. Can I help you?

C. You’re welcome.

D. When can I get my tickets?

E. Would you like me to try the later one?

F. How do you like Harry Potter films?

W: UCI booking line. 61

M: Hello…yes… I’d like to book two tickets for the new Harry

Potter film, please.

W: Certainly. When for? There are showings at 5:30 pm, 8 pm

and 10:30 pm every day.

M: In that case, I think the 5:30 one on Friday, please.

W: I’ll just check. … Sorry, that showing is fully booked.

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M: Er… yes, please. If you could.

W: Yes, there are seats for the 8 o’clock showing. Do you want

them?

M: Yes, please.

W: 63

M: Darren Brown. It’s 6398 0102. 64

W: You can collect your tickets from the box office any time

from 5 pm today until ten minutes before the start of the

film on Friday.