新概念英语第一册阶段测试题
(Lesson107—Lesson120)
姓名：_______________分数：_______________
一．英汉互译。（10分）
1. （遗憾）
2. （建议）
3. （百万富翁）
4. （乘客）
5.. （饭厅）
6. （coin）
7. （torch）
8. （toilet）9. （dark）10. （thief）
二．用括号中所给代词的适当形式填空。（4分）
1. I have important to tell you.(anything)
2. Do you have questions? (some)
3. Please help yourself to soup.(any)
4.There isn’t at home.(somebody)
三．写出所给单词的比较级和最高级(6分)
1. heavy
2. smart
3. cheap
4. interesting
5. early
6. slowly
四、单项选择（10分）
( )01.Have you had your lunch_____?
A.ever
B.never
C.yet
D.still
( )02.—Could I borrow your dictionary?—Of course you_____.
A.might
B.will
C.can
D.should
( )03.Would you like_____supper?
https://www.doczj.com/doc/f011995636.html,ing to
B.to come
C.to come to
https://www.doczj.com/doc/f011995636.html,ing
( )04.This problem is too difficult.Only_____students worked it out.
A.a few
B.a little
C.few
D.little
( )05.—Eat more and smoke less.—That’s_____.
A.a good idea
B.good advice
C.good
D.better
( )06.I have finished reading this book.I would like to borrow_____books soon.
A.some
B.some many
C.some much
D. some more
( )07.Oh,it looks_____better now.
A.many
B.more
C.most
D.much
( )08.—Shall we go to play basketball this afternoon?—_____.
A.It doesn’t matter
B.That’s nothing
C.Good idea
D.You’re welcome
( )09.I don’t think I can run_____as you.
A.fast
B.faster
C.as fast
D.so faster
( )10.Let’s go quickly,_____?
A.will you
B.won’t you
C.shan’t we
D.shall we
( )11.That’s too expensive.We can’t_____it.
A.pay
B.cost
C.afford
D.spend
( )12.I don’t like this book.This is_____book I have never read.
A.the most interesting
B.the least interesting
C.the less interesting
D.the more interesting
( )13.The road is as_____as 1000 metres.
A.far
B.farther
C.long
D.longer
( )14._____of them has lunch at school.
A.No
B.No one
C.Nobody
D.None
( )15.—I like Chinese food.What about you?—_____.
A.So did I
B.So didn’t I
C.So do I
D.So don’t I
( )16.Beijing duck is_____food in Beijing.
A.more popular
B.popularest
C.much nicer
D.the most popular ( )17.John doesn’t like eating rice and I don’t like it,_____.
A.too
B.as well
C.also
D.either
( )18.Everything’s very quiet.I’m sure there’s_____at home.
A.somebody
B.everybody
C.anybody
D.nobody
( )19.I don’t believe there is no one at home.Let’s look_____the window.
A.across
B.over
C.through
D.at
( )20.None of us_____afraid of you,_____we?
A.is/aren’t
B.are/aren’t
C.are/are
D.is/are
五、用所给动词的适当形式填空（10分）
01.One day they_____(go)to see the doctor.
02.Would you like_____(have)some more tea?
03.I’m afraid you_____(miss)the train.
04.I’m late for the bus.I_____(wait)for two more hours.
05.Qingdao is one of the best places for_____(swim)in China.
06.I can’t afford_____(pay)so much money.
07.Could you tell me how_____(use)the computer?
https://www.doczj.com/doc/f011995636.html,lionaires_____not_____(buy)things on instalments.
09.My brother is interested in_____(swim)in the sea.
10.You must_____(get)off the bus.
六、句型转换（10分）
01.It is a pity.(变为感叹句)
02.He has a biscuit.He doesn’t have a cigarette.(两句合并为一句)
03.Jim likes pears better than apple.(变为选择疑问句)
https://www.doczj.com/doc/f011995636.html,lionaires sometimes buy things on instalments.(就划线部分提问)
05.None of the students go to bed early.(就划线部分提问)
06.Let’s ask the policeman over there.(变为反义疑问句)
07.“Don’t be late again,Tom.”Mr.Zhang says.(改为间接引语)
08.Both of us are good at football.(变为否定句)
09.Everyone is in the garden.(变为反义疑问句)
10.We invited Tom and Carol to have dinner with us.(就划线部分提问)
七、用few,a few,little或a little填空（5分）
01.Will you eat_____cake?
02._____people live to be a hundred.
03.He did quite well.There are_____mistakes on his test paper this time.
04.There is only very_____ink left in the bottle.
05.Unfortunately,I had_____money on him.
八、用so或neither完成下列句子（5分）
01.He is not happy,_____his friend.
02.I’ve got no beer,_____the boss.
03.The first passenger hasn’t any small change,_____the other passengers.
04.The man wants to go to the Great Wall,_____the two tramps.
05.Text Three isn’t easy,_____Text Two.
Teacher:What__1__you doing at 10:30 last Sunday morning?
Jim: I__2__making a model plane in my bedroom.
Teacher:__3__was your sister__4__at that time?
Jim: She was__5__with the cat.
Teacher:Were your parents__6__TV?
Jim: No,they were__7__newspapers.
Teacher:What__8__you going to do this Sunday?
Jim: We are going__9__visit Hangzhou.
Teacher:I hope you’ll__10__a good time.
01__________ 02__________ 03__________ 04__________ 05__________
06__________ 07__________ 08__________ 09__________ 10__________
十、完形填空（10分）
Ben’s diary
We__1__Honolulu(檀香山)at 8:00 this morning.It__2__fine and warm.
We got__3__a taxi at the airport.Fathe told the driver__4__the sea.Tom and I asked him to drive__5__,as we wanted to__6__from the taxi.
__7__the way we saw a beautiful rainbow__8__the sea.Mother asked me to take a picture__9__the rainbow at once.
We got the hotel at 9:30.
We were going to__10__for a week.
( )01. A. get to B. got to C. reached at D. arrived
( )02 .A .is B. be C .was D. will be
( )03. A .into B. out of C. up D. to
( )04. A .go along B. went along C. going along D. to go along
( )05. A .slow B. slower C. slowly D. more slowly
( )06. A .take down B. take pictures C. take a talk D. take a rest
( )07. A .At B. From C. On D. With
( )08. A .in B. on C. over D. behind
( )09. A .of B. to C. for D. on
( )10. A. stay here B. leave there C. get there D. go here
十一、阅读理解（10分）
( )01.Ann Read is going to have_____party.
A.a Teachers’Day
B.an English
C.a birth day
( )02.The party is on_____.
A.Sunday,February 16th
B.Sunday,February 6th
C.Monday,February 16th
( )03.It’s going to start at_____.
A.half past five
B.half past four
C.a quarter to five
( )04.She is going to have a party at_____Dongqing Building.
A.Flat 5A
B.Flat 15A
C.Flat 5B
( )05.Ann’s telephone number is_____.
A.eight o nine,two one six
B.eight o nine,six two one
C.eight nine o,six two one 十二、写作（10分）
请以“Our School”为题写一篇100个单词左右的作文
要求包括学校的位置、学校的设施、校园的景色以及教学情况等等
新概念英语第一册全 册测试题
新概念英语第一册综合测试题 一、根据要求变换： 1、I(宾格) __________ 2、dish(复数) __________ 3、sit(现在分词) __________ 5、tall(反义词) __________ 6、young(反义词) __________ 7、white(反义词) __________ 8、she(物主代词) __________ 9、desk(同义词) __________ 10、housewife(复数) __________ 11、children(单数) __________12、swim(现在分词) __________13、up(反义词) __________ 14、is not(缩略式) _________ 15、left(反义词) __________ 二、按要求改写下面的句子：） 1. There are some watches on the table.（改为否定句） ___________________________________ 2. There is a knife in the box.（改为复句） ___________________________________________ 3. There is an apple in the fridge.（对划线部分提问） ___________________________________ 4 .The boys are playing football in the park.（改为一般疑问句） __________________________ 5. Mr. Zhang is my teacher.（改为一般疑问句） _______________________________________ 三、用a、some.或any填空：（每题1分，共5分） 1、I have _______new bike. 2、There is ______milk in the glass. 3、Is there ________bread in the kitchen. 4、I want __ ___coffee. 5、There is ________apple on the table.
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N e w C o n c e p t E n g l i s h B o o kⅡ1-9 一、单项选择 1、I went to the supermarket and bought a great many 2、He until it stopped raining. B. didn't wait C. leave 3、——Hey, how are you getting with your girlfriend —— A .It’s none of your business! me! C .Take it easy. yourself. 4、A great number of students fond of films, but a good student seldom to the cinema A. are,goes B. is,goes C. are,go D. is,go 5. I’m _______ in that ________ film A. interesting, interested B. interested, interesting C. interested, interested D. interesting, interesting 6. It’s very cold. _______ your coat. A. Take off B. Put on C. Turn on off man could not bear could not it. calls at every house in the everyone. at out at detectives were a valuable parcel of diamonds.
Lesson 1 A puma at large Pumas are large, cat-like animals which are found in America. When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of London, they were not taken seriously. However, as the evidence began to accumulate, experts from the Zoo felt obliged to investigate, for the descriptions given by people who claimed to have seen the puma were extraordinarily similar. The hunt for the puma began in a small village where a woman picking blackberries saw 'a large cat' only five yards away from her. It immediately ran away when she saw it, and experts confirmed that a puma will not attack a human being unless it is cornered. The search proved difficult, for the puma was often observed at one place in the morning and at another place twenty miles away in the evening. Wherever it went, it left behind it a trail of dead deer and small animals like rabbits. Paw prints were seen in a number of places and puma fur was found clinging to bushes. Several people complained of 'cat-like noises' at night and a businessman on a fishing trip saw the puma up a tree. The experts were now fully convinced that the animal was a puma, but where had it come from? As no pumas had been reported missing from any zoo in the country, this one must have been in the possession of a private collector and somehow managed to escape. The hunt went on for several weeks, but the puma was not caught. It is disturbing to think that a dangerous wild animal is still at large in the quiet countryside. Language points Pay attention: The points below are not covered by the mp3. It is better for you to listen to the mp3 first and try to take notes by yourselves. 1，a puma at large at large 1：逃遁的，没有被控制的。
一、选出适当的词填入句子，使句子意思完整，用A、B或C表示，将答案填在答题纸上。 1. I am your father’s ________. I am your grandmother. a) sister b) daughter c) mother 2. The boy is in _______ room. a) the his b) you c) his 3. We finish ________ our homework, and then go to bed. a) do b) doing c) to do 4. Would you like to _______ a cup of coffee? a) eat b) have c) having 5. Tony’s grandfather ________ from Beijing. a) come b) comes c) is coming 6. We go to school from Monday ________ Friday. a) to b) on c) of 7. There______ an apple and three peaches in the basket. a) have b) be c) is 8. He is going to ____ hard next year. a) studies b) study c) study 9. Look! The man _______ across the river. a) swims b) is swimming c) is swimming 10. Where ________ my sister’s trousers? a) is b) are c) does 11. Don’t look _______ the window. Look _____ me.
新版新概念英语第一册第11课课堂笔记 Women lie about their age, men lie about their income. A man, who can govern a woman can govern a nation. Lesson 31 Where's Sally? [词汇] garden n. 花园 under prep. 在……这下 tree n. 树 climb v. 爬，攀登 who pron. 谁 run v. 跑 grass n. 草，草地 after prep. 在……之后 across prep. 横过，穿过 cat n. 猫 garden center：花卉中心 garden city：花园城市 savage garden：野人花园 in the garden：在花园里 under the tree：在树下
family tree：家谱 tree ring：年轮 climb the tree：爬树 run across the grass：跑过草地 run after：在……之后跑 语法——时态： 在第一册出现了八种时态 1 首先了解概念 2 时态——动词变化规则、时间的状态 now 现在实行时 usually, often, always… 一般现在时 already, yet 现在完成时 现在实行时：表示现在正在实行或者发生的动作、状态 表示现阶段正在实行或发生，但说话的此刻动作不一定实行后面加一个将来的时间，能够表示打算做的事情。 结构：S. + be + v.-ing S. + be + not + v.-ing Be + S. + v.-ing ? Yes, S. + be/ No, S. + be + not What + be + S. + v.-ing? I am speaking/talking.
New Concept English BookⅡLesson1---Lesson5 1 一、单项选择 2 1. the teacher at this college last year ? Yes, he did. 3 A. Did, taught B. does, teach C. Did, teach D Do,teach 4 2、I went to the supermarket and bought a great many 5 A.tomatos B.potatos C.vegetables D.meat 6 3、He until it stopped raining. 7 A.waited B. didn't wait C. leave D.left 8 4、For the whole period of two months, there no rain in this area. 9 A.is B.will be C.has been D.have been 10 5、——Hey, how are you getting with your girlfriend? 11 —— 12 A .It’s none of your business! B.Dear me! 13 C .Take it easy. D.Enjoy yourself. 14 6、A great number of students fond of films, but a good student seldom to the 15 cinema 16 A. are,goes B. is,goes C. are,go D. is,go 17 7、If their house not like ours, what it look like? 18 A.is, is B.is, does C.does, does D.does, is 19
新概念英语第三册模仿翻译第11课：Not guilty 无 罪 Lesson 11 Not guilty 无罪 Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days, but they can still stop you when you are going through the Green Channel and have nothing to declare. Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty. The hardened professional smuggler, on the other hand, is never troubled by such feelings, even if he has five hundred gold watches hidden in his suitcase. When I returned from abroad recently, a particularly officious young Customs Officer clearly regarded me as a smuggler. 'Have you anything to declare?' he asked, looking me in the eye. 'No', I answered confidently. 'Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?' 'Not at all,' I answered. The Officer went through the case with great care. All the thing I had packed so carefully were soon in a dreadful mess. I felt sure I would never be able to close the case again. Suddenly, I saw the Officer's face light up. He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight. 'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically. 'You should have declared that. Perfume is not exempt from import duty.'
新概念英语（一） 01-72课阶段性测试 Name______ Point_________ Date 一、写单词（共20题，每题0.5分，共10分） _ ___（获胜者） ____（使人激动的） ____（原谅） ____（国籍）（女衬衫） ____（时髦的） ____（地毯） _ ___（助手） ____（花园） ____（沿着）（蜂蜜）（上等的） ____（丈夫） ____（乳品店） ____（疲乏的） ____（厨房）（新鲜的）（谈话）（气候）（茶壶） 二、把下列名词变成复数（共10题，每题1分，共10分） man_______ dress__________ employee__________ watch______ woman__________ housewife_________ child________ tooth__________ potato_________ wife________ 三、写出下列词的反义词或者对应词（共10题，每题1分，共10分） big______ fat_______ young ______ short _______ mother_______ brother______ cold________ open ________ tall ________ late________ 四、写出下列词的现在分词（共10题，每题1分，共10分） make______ live_______ shave________ listen______
run________ sit______ go_______ wait_______ wash ________ swim________ 五、选择填空（共20题，每题1分，共20分） 1、——How do you do? ——_________? A. How are you? B. How old are you? C. How do you do? D. Thank you very much. 2、——He’s going to telephone five o’clock . A. at B. on C. in D. for 3、——__________! Are you Mr. Chen? ——No, I am not . ——__________. A. Hello; good B. Sorry; excuse me C. Hello; ok D. Excuse me; sorry 4、_______is a fine day today. A. That B. This C. It D. Today 5、The airplane is flying _____the sky . A. on B. of C. out D. over 6、——_______is that young man? ——He’s my brother. A. Who B. Which C. Where D. Whose 7、We were the office Monday. A. at, in B. in, on C. on, on D. in, in 8、They ______ over the bridge now . A. walk B. walking C. are walking D. is walking 9、Can she type this letter ___me ? A. of B. at C. for D. in 10、I usually go to school _____7 o’clock _____the morning . A. in; at B. at; in C. on; in D. at; on 11、We usually stay _____home _____ Sundays. A. in; on B. on; at C. for; at D. at; on 12、My father often goes to work ___car.
新概念英语第二册周测 一、单选 1.Some of this meat came from Canada. How about _____? A) another B) the other C) others D) the rest 2.You can borrow my tape-recorder _____ you return it to me tomorrow. A) unless B) as soon as C) until D) provided 3.Emily wrote to ______ of her parents last week, but she has written to _____ of them thisweek. A) both, either B) both, neither C) neither, both D) either, both 41.the teacher at this college last year ? Yes, he did. A. Did, taught B. does, teach C. Did, teach D . Do, teach 5、 He until it stopped raining. A. waited B. didn't wait C . didn't leave D. left 6、 For the whole period of two months, there no rain in this area. A. is B. will be C. has been D. have been 7、—— Hey, how are you getting with your girlfriend? —— A. It's none of your business B. Dear me! C .Take it easy. D. Enjoy yourself. 8、 If their house not like ours, what it look like? A. is, is B. is, does C. does, does D. does, is 9. I ’ m _______ in that ________ film A. interesting, interested B. interesting, interesting C. interested, interested D. interesting, interesting 10.------ Hurry up! We have little time! ------ I ____________. A. will come B. come C. shall come D. am coming 11. I don ’ t have ______writing paper, I only have _____chalks. A. any, any B. any, some C. some, some D. some, any 12. Look, the little dog ______after a big cat! A. runs B. is running C. is going to run D. is running 13.Just then, the telephone rang. It rang. A. at once B. immediately C. again D. at that moment 14.How many times did the clock. A.hit B .beat C. knock D. strike
新概念1-30课测试卷 I..辨音：将下列每组单词中划线部分不合群的单词挑出来。(10’) 1. A. whose B. brother C. son D. colour 2. A. perhaps B. catch C. same D. black 3. A. officer B. white C. his D. tourist 4. A. green B. girl C. dog D. orange 5. A. customs B. sister C. case D. passport II.单项选择: 选出最佳选项（30’） 11. _____ shirt is that ? A. What B. Whose C. Which D. When 12.---Is this your dress? ---No, this is _____ dress. A. Mary’s B. Marys C. Mary’ D. Marys’ 13. Paul is here. That is _____coat . A. he B. him C. she D. his 14. She is a teacher. ______ name is Kate. A. She B. Her C. she D. Hers 15. This is Helen . This is ______ dog. A. Helen B. Helen’ c. Helens’ D. Helen’s 16.______ is the sky? --- It’s blue. A. What colour B. What C. Which D. How 17.This is ________. A. book B. a book C. books D. a books 18. --- What colour are your dresses? ----- _________________. A. My dress is yellow B. My dresses is yellow C. My dresses are yellow D. My dress are yellow 19. These are __________. A. blue pen B. blue pens C. red pen D. a red pen 20._______ does Helen come from? She comes from Canada. A. Which B. Why C. Where D. How 1
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New Concept English BookⅡ Lesson1---Lesson5 一、单项选择 1. the teacher at this college last year Yes, he did. A. Did, taught B. does, teach C. Did, teach D Do,teach 2、I went to the supermarket and bought a great many A.tomatos B.potatos C.vegetables D.meat 3、He until it stopped raining. A.waited B. didn't wait C. leave D.left 4、For the whole period of two months, there no rain in this area. A.is B.will be C.has been D.have been 5、——Hey, how are you getting with your girlfriend? —— A .It’s none of your business! B.Dear me! C .Take it easy. D.Enjoy yourself. 6、A great number of students fond of films, but a good student seldom to the cinema A. are,goes B. is,goes C. are,go D. is,go 7、If their house not like ours, what it look like? A.is, is B.is, does C.does, does D.does, is 8. I’m _______ in that ________ film A. interesting, interested B. interested, interesting C. interested, interested D. interesting, interesting 9. -------_____________ -------I am Italian. A.What’s your job B. What’s your name C. What nationality are you D.Where do you from 10. I don’t have ______writing paper, I only have _____chalk s. A. any, any B. any, some C. some, some D.some,any 11. Look, the little dog ______after a big cat! A. runs B. is running C. is going to run D.is runing 12. It’s very cold. _______ your coat. A. Take off B. Put on C. Turn on D.Put off 13.The man could not bear it.He could not it. A.carry B.suffer C.stand D.lift 14.On the last day he made a big dicision.It was the day of his holiday. A.final B.end https://www.doczj.com/doc/f011995636.html,test D.bottom 15.He calls at every house in the street.He everyone. A.shouts at B.calls C.cries out at D.visits
新概念英语第一册1—50课综合测试题 姓名________ 一、单词翻译： 1、能够_____able__ 2、老板____boss______ 3、要求____request______ 4、蛋糕_____cake_____ 5、喜欢____like______ 6、想_____think____ 7、鸡蛋_egg_________ 8、香蕉___banana_______ 9、橙子__arange________10、苹果___apple_______ 11、黑板____blackboard______12、肉______meat____13、牛肉_____beef_____14鸡____chicken______15、告诉_____tell_____ 16、西红柿____potato______17、梨____pear______18、葡萄_________19、桃子___peach____20、下雨____rain______ 21、country___国家_______22、weather_____天气_____23、spring_____春天_____24、untidy___不整洁______ 25、empty___空_______ 26、letter___信______ 27、walk____走______ 28、jump_____跳_____ 29、March____5月____ 30、homework___家务_______31、vase___花瓶______ 32、sugar____糖_______ 33、July___7月______ 34、August_____8月______35、September_____11月_____36、October_____10月_____ 37、kettle_____水壶_____38、handwriting____书写______39、biscuit___饼干_____40、England____英国______ 二、根据要求变换： 1、I(宾格) ____me______ 2、dish(复数) ___dishes_______ 3、sit(现在分词) __sitting________ 5、tall(反义词) __________ 6、young(反义词) __old________ 7、white(反义词) __black________ 8、she(物主代词) __him________ 9、desk(同义词) ___table_______ 10、housewife(复数) ____housewives______ 11、children(单数) __child________12、swim(现在分词) _swimming_________13、up(反义词) ____down______ 14、is not(缩略式) __is’t_______ 15、left(反义词) __right________ 三、按要求改写下面的句子：） 1.There are some watches on the table.（改为否定句）_there aren’t any watches on the table __________________________________ 2.There is a knife in the box.（改为复句）____there are some knives in the box_______________________________________ 3.There is an apple in the fridge.（对划线部分提问）____is therr an apple in the fridge
New Concept English BookⅡ 一、单项选择 1. the teacher at this college last year ? Yes, he did. A. Did, taught B. does, teach C. Did, teach D Do,teach 2、I went to the supermarket and bought a great many A.tomatoes B.potatos C.vegetables D.meat 3、He until it stopped raining. A.waited B. didn't wait C. didn’t leave D.left 4、For the whole period of two months, there no rain in this area. A.is B.will be C.has been D.have been 5、——Hey, how are you getting with your girlfriend? —— A .It’s none of your business! B.Dear me! C .Take it easy. D.Enjoy yourself. 6、A great number of students fond of films, but a good student seldom to the cinema A. are,goes B. is,goes C. are,go D. is,go 7、If their house not like ours, what it look like? A.is, is B.is, does C.does, does D.does, is 8. I’m _______ in that ________ film A. interesting, interested B. interested, interesting C. interested, interested D. interesting, interesting 9. ------ Hurry up! We have little time! ------ I ____________. A. will come B. come C. shall come D. am coming 10. -------_____________? -------I am Italian. A.What’s your job B. What’s your name C. What nationality are you D.Where do you from 11. I don’t have ______writing paper, I only have _____chalk s. A. any, any B. any, some C. some, some D.some,any 12. Look, the little dog ______after a big cat! A. runs B. is running C. is going to run D.is runing 13. It’s very cold. _______ your coat. A. Take off B. Put on C. Turn on D.Put off 14.The man could not bear it.He could not it. A.carry B.suffer C.stand D.lift 15.Just then,the telephone rang.It rang . A.at once B.immediately C.again D.at that moment 16.On the last day he made a big dicision.It was the day of his holiday. A.final B.end https://www.doczj.com/doc/f011995636.html,test D.bottom 17.He calls at every house in the street.He everyone. A.shouts at B.calls C.cries out at D.visits
新概念英语第三册第11课:Not guilty Lesson 11 Not guilty无罪 Listen to the tape then answer the question below. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 What was the Customs Officer looking for? Customs Officers are quite tolerant these days, but they can still stop you when you are going through the Green Channel and have nothing to declare. Even really honest people are often made to feel guilty. The hardened professional smuggler, on the other hand, is never troubled by such feelings, even if he has five hundred gold watches hidden in his suitcase. When I returned form abroad recently, a particularly officious young Customs Officer clearly regarded me as a smuggler. 'Have you anything to declare?' he asked, looking me in the eye. 'No', I answered confidently. 'Would you mind unlocking this suitcase please?' 'Not at all,' I answered. The Officer went through the case with great care. All the thing I had packed so carefully were soon in a dreadful mess. I felt sure I would never be able to close the case again. Suddenly, I saw the Officer's face light up. He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight. 'Perfume, eh?' he asked sarcastically. 'You should have declared that. Perfume is not exempt from import duty.' 'But it isn't perfume,' I said. 'It's hair gel.' Then I added with a smile, 'It's a strange mixture I make myself.' As I expected, he did not believe me. 'Try it!' I said encouragingly. The officer unscrewed the cap and put the bottle to his nostrils. He