One day I happened to meet an Englishman in the street and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be very surprised, gently shaking his head and saying “You don’t say!” I was puzzled, and I thought, “Perhaps this is not a right thing to talk about.” So I said to him. “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? Have you ever been there?”

“Certainly! Everyone at home will laugh at me if I leave here without seeing it. The Great Wall is wonderful!” “Yes, it is one of the wonders in the world. And people of many countries have come to visit it.” As I went on more about it, he stopped me again, “You don’t say!”

I couldn’t help asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?”

“Well, I don’t ask you to do so,” he answered, greatly surprised.

“Didn’t you say ‘You don’t say’?” I asked again.

Hearing this, the foreigner laughed loudly. He began to explain, “ ‘You don’t say!’ means ‘Really?’. Perhaps you know little about English idioms (習(xí)語) .”

Wow! How foolish I was ! Since then I began to learn more English idioms.

66. The writer was puzzled (疑惑) because _________.

A. the foreigner has some trouble in understanding him

B. the writer himself didn’t understand the meaning of “You don’t say!”

C. the foreigner was not polite

D. the writer couldn’t talk about “The Great Wall” with the foreigner

67. What made the foreigner laugh?

A. The English idiom.

B. The writer’s talking about the Great Wall.

C. The writer’s question.

D. The writer is foolish

68. The story probably happened in ________.

A. England 　　　　　 B. America　 C. China　 D. We don’t know

69. The writer was puzzled__________ in the passage.

A. once　　　　 B. twice　　　　 C. three times　 D. four times

70. The English idiom “You don’t say!” means “__________”.

A. Really?　　 B. You’re right.　 C. Thank you. D. We can’t talk about it　

Many people think that Americans  21   their cars almost more than anything else. When   22__ people are fourteen years old, they want to have their __23_  cars. They don’t ask for a car from their   24__. So many of them work in  _25_  time during their last year of high school to buy a car. Learning to   26 _ and getting a driver’s license may be one of the most exciting things in a young person’s life.

Some people almost   27 _ go to a doctor when they are ill. But they will __28_  their cars to a garage as soon as they think there is a   29  . On Saturdays or Sundays some people may   30   most of their time washing and repairing their cars.

1.A. prefer     B. love         C. drive        D. play

2.A. little     B. big          C. old          D. young

3.A. new            B. own          C. expensive    D. cheap

4.A, friends        B. teachers     C. parents      D. brothers

5.A. free           B. busy         C. study        D. good

6.A. make           B. mend         C. wash         D. drive

7.A. always     B. never        C. often        D. usually

8.A. take           B. carry        C. pull         D. lift

9.A. question       B. wrong        C. mistake      D. problem

10.A. cost          B. get          C. spend        D. use

Americans can travel almost anywhere they choose. But to protect (保護(hù)) its people, the government lists a few dangerous places where Americans cannot go. These places are unfriendly countries or countries at war. There, the travelers might not be safe. These countries are listed in a small book called a passport (護(hù)照).

This passport is for the safety of its traveling people. It is also a government’s pledge (保證) that the people will follow the rules of the host country. To receive a passport from the government, a traveler must show that he is an American citizen (公民). An American cannot go abroad without a passport. Only the close countries such as Canada and Mexico do not ask for passports. The traveler’s picture is inside the passport. Children traveling with their parents are also in one parent’s book.

Thousands of people from the United States visit other countries every year. An American traveler might carry plane tickets, money, clothing and many other things. But the most important thing that he carries in another country is his passport.

1.Why does a traveler need a passport?

    A. It helps to protect the people.              B. It helps to know where he will go.

    C. He needs to take pictures often.             D. He needs to carry more when he travels.

2.A passport is not needed when an American goes to       .

    A. European countries   B. Dangerous areas      C. Canada or Mexico D. Russia and China

3.We believe       .

    A. some countries don’t ask for passports       B. people should look after their passports

    C. money is more important than a passport      D. children are never in a passport

4.We can know from the text that       .

    A. Americans travel abroad a lot                B. a traveler is not safe in most countries

    C. children can’t travel abroad             D. Americans abroad only need a passport