I can hardly hear you because it’s too noisy here. Please speak _______ .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

A. faster               B. more slowly      C. quickly              D. louder

—Dad, would you please drive  ?

— No hurry. We have enough time before the plane takes off.

A. faster                             B. more slowly                  C. more carefully

 The harder we work, the ___ result we will get.

   A. faster   B. fewer   C. better   D. smaller

Coffee 1    a part of people’s __2__ for thousands of years, and today it is still one of _3_ drinks in the world. Many people in the world begin their busy day ___4___a cup of coffee. They have always said that a cup of coffee in the morning helps them ___5___ their day in the right way. So they say a cup of coffee is necessary for them in the morning.

Do you know what in the coffee ___6___ our bodies active? It is caffeine. Caffeine may in crease a person’s mental and physical abilities. For example, two cups of coffee will make you breathe ___7___ and augment (增加) badly heat. All this makes your heart beat faster, and doctors warn that this may be _8_ dangerous.

Caffeine is found in tea, coffee, chocolate and ___9___ foods. A little caffeine is probably not harmful, but _10_ caffeine can make people nervous .

1. A. was              B. has been        C. has became        D. became

2. A. life               B. live            C. lives             D. lifes

3. A. the more important  B. importanter     C. the most important  D. important

4. A. at                B. in                 C. for               D. with

5. A. beginning               B. began                   C. begin            D. have begun

6. A. make             B. makes          C. making           D. whom

7. A. faster             B. fast            C. more quickly      D. quickly

8. A. a few             B. a little          C. little             D. few

9. A. the other          B. another         C. some other        D. any other

10. A. too much         B. much too       C. too many         D. many too

Modern life is 1 without traveling. The 2 way of traveling is by air. With a modern airline you can travel in one day to places. But it 3 a month or more to get to these places a hundred years ago.

Traveling by train is 4 than by air , but it has its advantages(便利). You can see the country you are traveling through. Modern trains have comfortable seats and dining cars. They make even the longest journey(旅程) 5 .

Some people 6 travel by sea if it is possible. There are large liners and river boats. You can visit many other countries and different places. Traveling by sea is a very 7 way to 8 a holiday.

Many people like to travel by 9 . You can make your 10 timetable. You can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty or one hundred miles a day, just 11 you like. You can stop 12 you wish—where there is something interesting to see, at a good restaurant where you can 13 a good meal, or at a hotel to spend the night. That is 14 traveling by car is popular for pleasure trips, while people usually take a train or a plane when they are traveling 15 business.

( ) 1. A. impossible　　　　 B. possible　　　　 C. good　　　　 D. bad

( ) 2. A. fastest　　　　　　 B. faster　　　　　 C. slowest　　　 D. slower

( ) 3. A. spend　　　　　　 B. took　　　　　 C. cost　　 　　　D. worth

( ) 4. A. faster　　　　　　 B. fast　　　　　　 C. slower　　　　 D. slow

( ) 5. A. enjoy　　　　　　 B. harmful　　　　 C. enjoyable　　　 D. tired

( ) 6. A. prefer to　　　　　 B. prefer　　　　　 C. prefers　　　 D. prefers to

( ) 7. A. pleased　　　　　 B. pleasure　　　　 C. pleasant　　　 D. please

( ) 8. A. take　　　　　　 B. spend　　　　　 C. cost　　　　 D. visit

( ) 9. A. jeep　　　　　　 B. truck　　　　　 C. car　　　　　 D. bike

( ) 10. A. owns　　　　　　 B. own’s　　　　　 C. owns’　　　　 D. own

( ) 11. A. to　　　　　　　 B. from　　　　　　 C. as　　　　　 D. with

( ) 12. A. whatever　　　　 B. wherever　　　　 C. however　　 D. whichever

( ) 13. A. enjoy　　　　　　 B. like　　　　　　 C. love　 　　　D. eat

( ) 14. A. what　　　　　　 B. why　　　　　　 C. where　　　　 D. which

( ) 15. A. in　　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　 C. for　　　　　 D. on