《大学英语》练习题

《大学英语》练习题Part I Vocabulary1)Extra information w ill be found ______ the bottom of the page.A) at B) in C) on D) to2）The bic yc le is worth muc h more than I ______ it.A) took for B) got for C) paid for D) brought for3)I don’t know what you’re _______.A) talking B) talking to C) talking w ith D) talking aboutA)c orners B)corner C)quarters D)quarter4) How muc h did you ------ that book?A)pay for B)spend for C)cost for D)take for5) We have English c lasses --------on Monday ---------on Thursday.A)not…but also B)not only… but alsoC)not only… but D)only…also6) The child asked his father-------a car toy.A)w ith B)of C)f or D)on7) I’m looking forw ard_____ seeing you soonA)at B)to C)on D)of8) Please -----me to carry your bag.A)let B)make C)allow D)keep9) The country has ---------too many w ars.A)gone through B)gone on C)come through D)come on10) We left the meeting,there obviously_____ no point in stayingA)w ere B)being C)to be D)having11) I made a lot of friends and bec ame a --------boy.A)regular B)irregular C)normal D)abnormal12) The c hildren could get the books for------.A)freedom B)free C)freely D)freed13) Would you --------- me a few minutes? I have a w ord w ith you.A)spend B)cost C)spare D)break14) _____ of the adults in that mountain village are illiterateA)Tw o third B)Tw o thirds C)Two threes D)Two of three15) One day a bright idea------his mind.A)c ame into B)c ame in C)c ame to D)comes to16) I shall stay here ------- 12 o’c loc k.A)before B)until C)for D)sinc e17) The student is _____ to his teacher,for he laughed at his bald head.A)respec tful B)respec ted C)inspec ted D)disrespectful18) She c arried the luggage on her back ------in her hand.A)instead of B)instead C)except for D)except19) We should help -------in our studies.A)one another B)another one C)each other D)other20) I have heard both teac hers and students _____w ell of himA)to speak B)spoken C)to have spoken D)speak21) The Americ ans and the British not only speak the same language but also ________a largenumber of soc ial c ustoms.A) produce B) share C) provide D) c opy22) Many people_____ that c omputers are taking over their jobsA)exola in B)c ommand C)complain D)compete23) I’m confused a bout your intention and c an ______ dec ide on what to do.A) nec essarily B) barely C) previously D) undoubtedly24) The next morning the landlady’s body w as found in the storeroom, and the polic e______ murder.A) exc laimed B) rec alled C) suspec ted D) organized25) Even w ith his remarkable ac hievements, Myra’s husband still holds a ______position in the loc al government.A) treac herous B) normal C) minor D) radic al26) They _____ to God to help them out of dangerA)pray B)prey C)play D)praise27) The c ompany promised in the letter to ______ the goods to be delive red in no time.A) set aside B) make sure C) arrange for D) talk over38) Many animals ________ green plants for their food.A) c arry out B) base on C) depend on D) look for39) The c hild w as in pain bec ause his eyes w ere red and_____A)helpless B)swollen C)gentle D)casual30) As director of the c ompany, I can’t _________ three w eeks away from w ork.A) afford B) cost C) carry D) pay31) Neighbors w ere ___B__ that such an attac k c ould happen in their areaA)amused B)shoc ked C)amusing D) shoc king32) She is not used _____the w eather hereA) to B)of C)at D)with33) The diffic ult assignment ______ me almost a whole month to finish.A. spentB. c astC. tookD. lost34) John is not hard working at all. He has _______ in all the examinations.A. succ eededB. failedC. fallenD. fainted35) Y ou c an never do it at D strokeA. fourB. threeC. twoD. one36) He w as _______being a robber.A. acc used ofB. c harged ofC. hired toD. treated to37) T he acc ident left behind it a _____ of problems and diffic ulties.A. groupB. setC. seriesD. truck38) When the flood of birds pored through in spring and autumn, people _____great distanc es to visit them.A. travelB. goC. tripD. journey39) He w ent to he ______ sc hool when h e w as only five years old.A. primaryB. princ ipalC. averageD. common40) John is not hard working at all. He has _______ in all the examinations.A. succ eededB. failedC. fallenD. fainted41) Mary asked her mother to _______ her at 8 next morning.A. w akeB. awakenC. wakenD. aw ake42) Mary _______ through the English novel in the morning and got the general idea of it.A. skippedB. sc annedC. sk immedD. slipped43) Whic h are the most _____ c andidates?A. likelyB. likeC. alikeD. liking44) Those opinions are now out of _____.A. fashionB. moodC. orderD. form45) The real trouble _____ their lac k of confidenc e in their abilities.A. lies onB. lies inC. results inD. leads to46) The spec ial-effects man _______ the bags w ith explosives to cause explosions in the air.A. send toB. send onC. send upD. send for47) I shall make up my own mind on the ____________ of the advic e I’ve been given.A. lightB. termC. viewD. basis48) To keep _______, w e must do more exerc ises.A. w ellB. fineC. fitD. health49) John promised me that he _____study hard.A. w illB. shallC. wouldD. should50) _____, you must show your tic ket to go into the c inema.A. No matter whoever you areB. Whoever you areC. Whomever you areD. No matter w ho are youPart II Structure1We all agreed w ith him_____ w hat he had saidA)on B)for C)in D)aw ay2Can you help _____ the box upstairs?A) c arry B) c arrying C) c arried D) c arries3_____ another occ asion, he landed on a deserted c ar park.A) In B) On C) In D) At4This w as the picture _____ c aused suc h a sensation（轰动）.A) that B) w ho C) what D) it5. These apples_____in size from small to mediumA)vary B)change C)remain D)realize6. Make full use of them, ------ you may find that the real profit is in using the odds and ends.A)if B)or C)but D)and7. The poor -------unw illing to move from their villages.A)was B)is C)are D)am8. It w as the kids I had been keeping -------- for a while.A)a eye on B)an eye on C)an eye at D)an eye9. Taking a plane is the uickest_____ of getting thereA)ability B)disease C)degree D)means10. It all --------w hether or not we have enough money.A)depend on B)depends on C)comes over D)recognized11. Thank you for your gifts, but you ______ s uch expensive things.A)mustn’t buy B) shouldn’t buyC) mustn’t have bought D) shouldn’t have bought12. His w ife is c onstantly finding_____w ith him,whic h makes him very angryA)errors B)shortc omings C)fault D)flaw13. It is already twenty years ______ w e ______ to know Mr White in Paris.A) after … got B) after …have gotC) sinc e … got D) sinc e … have got14. Before ______ a promotion, Sam had presented a report on how the school should be runbetter.A) get B) getting C) having got D) he getting15. It’s not surprising that as a succ essful businessman, my friend Martin is not ______ he w aswhen he graduated five years ago.A) that B) what C) how D) w hy16. The bank is reported in the loc al newspaper_____ in broad daylight yesterdayA).robbed B)to have been robbedC)being robbed D)having been robbed17. Prof. Wilson, ________ w ill visit our university next w eek.A) a famous Americ an linguist B) being a famous Americ an linguistC) as famous Americ an linguist D) being famous Americ an linguist18. ________, you w ill accomplish nothing.A) Without hard w orking B) With hard workC) Without hard work D) Without working hardly19. You’d better _____a room before you take a trip in this seasonA)organize B)operate C)order D)arrange20. He w as-----inside the door-----the shopkeeper greeted him w ith, “Good morning, my Little Man. What c an I do for you?”A)hardly…when B)hardly …thatC)hard… after D)hard… sinc e21. After he told me the story, I w as more_____ that he was a liarA)c onsidered B)conc erned C)convinc ed D)controlled22. He is alw ays kind, never cruel, ------ to people ------animals.A)neither…nor B)neither…orC)either…or D)either …nor23. He stands up when he -------to a lady or an older person.A)speak B)speaks C)spoke D)has spoken24. The words stood---------.A)in still B)stilly C)still D)stillness25. The shoes are too tight,so I feel very_____ w earing them.A)uncomfortable B)comfortable C)comfort D)discomfort26. Tell him --------to animals.A)not to be cruel B)to be not cruelC)not to be cruelly D)to be not c ruelly27. They talked w ith each other all the time at the party and found that they had a lot_____A)in the w ay B)in c ommon C)in case D)in the c ase28. I really hate it -----------you do.A)as many as B)as muc h asC)as terrible as D)as big as29. _____ of the students in the c lass spend their leisure time surfing the net（网上冲浪）A)Half B)A half C)Halves D)Half a30. I w ant to buy a tall hat, as tall as-------.A)I c an B)possible C)impossible D)possible I c an31. What w as the use --------suc h high heels and so tall a hat.A)to have B)for having C)of having D)in having32. They are going to have the wor ker_____ an elec tric fan in the c lassroom tomorrowA)install B)to install C)to be installed D)installed33 The problem is --------the money.A)what to get B)where to get C)which to get D)who to get34. Alic e and I have been married ------ one year now.A)sinc e B)of C)for D)in35. We moved to the front row _____ we could hear and see better.A. so asB. so thatC. bec auseD. suc h that36. He kept the portrait ________ he c ould see it every day, as it alw ays reminded him of his early school days.A. w hereB. whenC. whichD. for37. ______ he had accomplished surprised all of us.A. Whic hB. WhatC. WhereD. whom38. I shall make up my own mind on the ____________ of the advic e I’ve been given.A. lightB. termC. viewD. basis39. It is high time that the boy ______ sent to school.A. isB. w asC. beD. is40. He_____having stolen the c arA.admittedB.advanc edC.advertisedD.adventuredPart III Reading ComprehensionPassage 1The word horsepow er（马力）w as first used two hundred years ago. James Watt had made the w orld’s first w idely used steam engin e. He had no way of telling people exactly how pow erful it was, for at that time there were no units for measuring pow er.Watt dec ided to find out how muc h work one strong horse c ould do in one minute. His engine could lift a 3300-pound weight 100 feet in one minute.Bec ause his engine did ten times as muc h work as the horse, Watt c alled it a ten horsepow er engine.1.The selection says that Watt made the first _____ .A.engineB.steam engineC.widely used steam engineeful engine2.Watt w anted to find a w ay to _____ .A.measure the w ork his engine c ould doB.tell people how pow erful his engine wasC.lift a 3300-pound w eightD.Both A and B3.He made up a unit of measurement based on the strength of _____ .A. a manB.ten horsesC.his engineD. a horse4.One horsepow er w ould equal the _____ .A.work a horse could do in a minuteB.weight a horse could liftC.work a horse could do in ten minutesD.weight of one horse5.The best title for this selec tion is _____ .A.Watt’s EngineB.The Origin of the Term Horsepow erC.Units of MeasurementD.It Happened 200 years AgoPassage 2In the 18th c entury young ladies in Italy w ere taught reading, writing, music and arithmetic. But their know ledge of history and geography w as very poor.Once the French ambassador in Rome w as giving a ball to w hic h many important people were invited. The Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs c ame very late. A young lady, w ho w as well ac quainted w ith him saw him enter the ball-room and asked why he w as so late.“You see,” said the minister, “there has been a little acc ident at the King’s pala c e.”The c urious young lady asked the Minister to tell her w hat had happened at the King’s palac e.“Oh, nothing important,” answ ered the Minister. “The ambassador of Brazil, who w as to be presented to the King, forgot to take his credentials w ith him and w as obliged to go back to his hotel to bring them.”“Is Brazil so far from Rome?” asked the young lady, who knew very little geography.“It is in the New World,” said the Minister.“In the New World?” repeated the lady in great astonishment.“Yes in the New World,” answ ered the Minister in a sarc astic tone, “whic h w as discovered by Christopher Columbus.”When the young lady heard this, she rushed into the middle of the ball-room and shouted as loud as she c ould:“Ladies and gentlemen, have you heard the late st news? A new world has just been disc overed by a certain Christopher Columbus.”1. The Italian foreign minister c ame to the hall very late bec ause--------------.A.he had had something to do at homeB.he w as delayed by a little acc identC.someone w as hurt in t he King’s palac eD.he w as reluc tant to come to ball2. What happened at the King’s palac e?A. The ambassador left his credentials in Brazil.C. The King w as late; the Brazilian ambassador had to wait for him.B. For some reason the ambassador had to go bac k to Brazil.D. The Brazilian ambassador forgot to take his credentials w ith him.3.In this passage, the word “c redentia ls” mean----------.A. a letter of introductionB.papers show ing one has a right to exerc ise offic ial powerC.an offic ia l invitationD.secret doc uments4.Where did the ambassador leave his credentials?A.In the hotel.B.In his officeC.In Brazil.D.In Rome.5.The reason why the young lady shouted her announc ement was that ---------.A. she w anted to broadc ast the surprising newsB. she w as the hostess of the ballC. she w as w ell ac quainted w ith the MinisterD.she had never heard about Columbus6. Her announc ement show ed she w as --------.A.ignorantB.cleverC.thoughtlessD.know ledgeablePassage 3If you are like most people,your intelligenc e varies from season to season.You are probably sharper in the spring than you are at any other time of the year,A famous sc ientist,Ellsworth Huntington(1876—1974),conc luded,from his work among peoples in different c limates that climate and temperature have a definite effect on our men tal abilities.He found that c ool w eather is much more favorable for creative thinking than is summer heat.This does not mean that all people are less intelligent in the summer than they are during the rest of the year.It does mean,how ever,that the mental abilities of large numbers of people tend to be low est in the summer.Spring appears to be the best period of the year for thinking.One reason may be that in spring man＇s mental abilities are affected by the same factors that bring about rapid growth of everything in nature.Fall is the next-best season,then w inter.As for summer,it seems to be good time to take a long vac ation from thinking.1.According to this passage,your intellignc e probablyA．stays the same throughout the yearB．varies from day to dayC．changes w ith the seasonsD．changes from year to year2．Huntington based his c onc lusins onA．rec ords of changes in his own intelligenc eB．h is w ork among peoples in different c limatesC．records of temperature changesD．all of the above3．It seems that the cold of w interA．inc reases the ability to thinkB．is the best time for thinkingC．is better for thinking than the heat of summerD．decreases the ability to think4．The two best seasons for thinking seem to beA．everything in nature,inc luding man,is grow ing thenB．it lasts longer than the other seasonsC．it is not too w arm and not too coldD．both B and C5．The two best seasons for thinking seem to beA．spring and fallB．w inter and summerC．summer and springD．fall and w interPassage 4Poverty exits bec ause our soc iety is an unequal one, and there are overwhelming (势不可挡)politic al pressures to keep in that way. Sinc e pow er is conc entrated in the hands of the ric h, public polic ies w ill c ontinue to reflec t their interests rather than those of the poor.Poverty is actually func tional from the point of view of the nonpoor. Poverty ensures that “dirty” work gets done. If there w ere no poor people to scrub floors and empty bedpans, these jobs w ould have to be rew arded w ith high inc omes. Poverty c reates jobs for many of the nonpoor, such as polic e offic ers, w elfare workers, and government bureaucrats. Poverty makes life easier for the ric h by providing them w ith c ooks, gardeners, and other workers to perform basic c hores w hile their employers enjoy more pleasurable activities. Poverty provides a market for inferior goods, suc h as day-old bread and run-dow n automobiles. Poverty legitimizes middle-c lass values. To the middle c lass, the poor are supposed to lack the virtues of thrift,honesty, and a taste for hard w ork. Poverty also provides a group that can be made to absorb the costs of c hange. For example, the poor bear the brunt (首当其冲) of unemployment caused by automation, and it is their homes, not those of the w ealthy, that are demolished w hen a route has to be found for a new highw ay. There is no deliberate, c onsc ious “c onspirac y”(阴谋) of the wealthy to keep the poor in poverty. It is just that poverty is an inevitable outc ome of Americ an ec onomic system, which the poor are politic ally pow erless to influenc e or c hange.1.Poverty exists in Americ an soc iety bec ause ______A.It is actually functional.B.It creates jobs for many of the nonpoor.C.It provides a market for inferior goods.D.It is the result of soc ial unequality.2.Poor people have to do “dirty” work in sp ite that ______.A.such work is alw ays ill-paidB.other people look dow n upon themC.both A and BD.neither A nor B3.The underlined phrase “are supposed to” means ______.A.be expec ted toB.tend toC.ought toD.dec ide to4.Why poor people’s home are demolished when a route has to be found?A.Bec ause their house are easy to push down.B.Bec ause they like to get paid in this w ay.C.Bec ause pow er is not on their side.D.Bec ause that is the only w ay.5.According to the passage, w hic h should be blamed for the poverty of the poor?A.the poor themselvesB.the middle c lassC.the ric hD.the ec onomic systemPassage 5There have been many great inventions, things that c hanged the w ay w e live. The first great invention w as one that is still very important today —the wheel. This made it easier to carry heavy things and to travel long distanc es.For hundreds of years after that there were few inventions that had as muc h effec t as the wheel. Then in the early 1800's the world started to change. There w as little unknow n land left in the w orld. People didn't have to explore much anymore. They began to work instead to make life better.In the sec ond half of the 19th c entury many great inventions w ere made. Among them w ere the c amera, the elec tric light and the radio. These all bec ame a big part of our life tod ay.The first part of the 20th c entury saw more great inventions. The helicopter in 1909. Sound movies in 1926. The c omputer in 1928. And jet planes in 1930. This was also a time when a new material w as first made. Nylon c ame out in 1935. It changed the kind of c lothes people w ear.The middle part of the 20th c entury brought new w ays to help people get over diseases. They w orked very well. They made people healthier and let them live long lives. By the 1960's most people c ould expect to live to be at least 60.By this time most people had a very good life. Of c ourse new inventions continued to be made. But man now had a desire to explore again. The w orld is know n to man but the stars are not yet. Man began looking for w ays to go into spac e. Russia made the f irst step. Then the Unit ed States took a step. Since then other c ountries, inc luding China and Japan, have made their steps into space.In 1969 man took his biggest step aw ay from earth. Americans first w alked on the moon. This is c ertainly just a beginning though. New inventions w ill someday allow us to do things w e have never yet dreamed of.1. ________ inventions had had as muc h effec t as the w heel before the 19th c entury.A.Quite a number ofB.Some ,C.FewD.Many other2. In the early 1800's, people began to w ork in order to make ____. :A.explorationsB.life betterC.disc overiesD. a trip into spac e3. Nylon c ame out nearly at the same time as________•A.the radioB.the c ameraC.jet planesD.the movies4. People can live longer lives bec ause ________ to help c ure diseases have w orked very well.A.doc torsB.new methodsC.medic inesD.new hospitals5. This passage talks mainly about ________.A. how inventions affec t people’s livesB. w hen the elec tric light w as inventedC. w hic h c ountry made the first step into spac eD. w hy cars w ere very important6. We c an safely c ome to the c onc lusion that people's lives w ill be made even better throughA. new disc overiesB. greater inventionsC. better ways to help get over diseasesD. all of the abovePassage 6An important way for reading a large, big-c ity newspaper is know ing how to take it apart. Can you find these separate sections: w orld news, national and loc al news, sports, business, entertainment, opinions, c lassified ads? Does your paper have other sections?News stories give facts, not the author’s opinions. Editorials do the opposite: you can expec t an editorial to take sides. Some newspaper editorials have a by-line w ith the author’s name, but many newspapers have unsigned editorials. These reflect the opinions of the publisher or editor.You c an be a better reader if you know what to expect in a newspaper. For example, you can expect headlines to omit unnec essary w ords. You c an expec t to find the most important fac ts in the lead paragraph (the first paragraph) of a news story. You c an expect important news items to be on the front page. You c an expec t less important items to be on the inside pages.Most of all, the more you know about the c urrent news, the more you w ill understand what is in the newspaper; important stories are generally presented one day and follow ed up on follow ing days. So, an important w ay for reading newspapers is reading one frequently.1. To read a large newspaper, a good w ay is ________.A. to read it from c over to coverB. to do some paper-cuttingC. to find separate sec tionsD. to predict what is inside the newspaper2. Whic h of the follow ing statements about news stories is true?A. News stories tell the fac ts w ithout c omments.B. News stories c ontain both fac ts and opinions.C. News stories reflec t the opinions of the editor.D. News stories express the writer’s point of view.3. If you w ant to know less important news w ithout any details, you c an read ________.A. the lead paragraphs of the news on the front pageB. the headlines on the inside pagesC. news stories on the front pageD. news items on the inside pages only4. To follow the current news, the best w ay is to ________.A. read extensively and thoroughlyB. read various newspapers skillfullyC. read one newspaper frequentlyD. read a large big-c ity newspaper c arefully5. The main idea of this passage is ________.A. how to read stories and editorialsB. how to find important news storiesC. how to tell apart different news sec tionsD. how to read newspapers effectivelyPassage 7Tokyo is one of those plac es that you c an love and hate at the same time.In Tokyo there are alw ays too many people in the plac es where I want to be. Of c ourse there are too many c ars. The Japanese drive very fast when they c an. But in Tokyo they often spend a long time in traffic jams. Tokyo is not different when one wants to walk.At c ertain times of the day there are a lot of people on foot in London's Oxford Street. But the streets near Ginza in Tokyo alw ays have a lot of people on foot, and sometimes it is really diffic ult to w alk. People are very polite; there are just too many of them.The worst time to be in the street is at 11:30 at night. That is when the night-c lubs are closing and everybody w ants to go home. There are 35,000 night-c lubs in Tokyo, and you do not often see one that is empty.Most people travel to and from w ork by train. Tokyo people buy six million train tickets every day. At most stations, trains arrive every two or three minutes, but at certain hours there do not seem to be enough trains. Although they are usually crow ded, Japanese trains are very good. They always leave and arrive on time. On a London train you would see everybody reading a newspaper. In Tokyo trains everybody in a seat seems to be asleep, whether his journey is long or short.In Tokyo, I stood outside the station for five minutes. Three fire-engines raced past on the way to one of the many fires that Tokyo has every day. Tokyo has so many surprises that none of them c an really surprise me now. instead, I am surprised at myself: I must go there next year on business. I know I hate the overcrowded c ity. But I feel like a man w ho is returning to his long-lost love.1. Tokyo is different from London in that ____________.A. it has a smaller populationB. it is an international c ityC. it is more difficult to go somew here on foot in TokyoD. its people are friendlier and more polite.2. What time does the writer think is the worst time to go into the street?A. When the night-c lubs are c losing.B. At 8 o'c loc k in the morning.C. When the train is overcrowded.D. At 11:30 a.m.3. What does the writer say about Japanese trains?A. There are not enough trains.B. They are very nic e and c omfortable.C. They leave and arrive at the right time.D. They often run behind schedule.4. From the writer's observation, w e c an see that fires break out in Tokyo _______.A. occ asionally.B. quite frequentlyC. not very oftenD. tw ic e a day5. The writer hates Tokyo mainly bec ause the c ity _________.A. is dirty and the people are impoliteB. has been seriously pollutedC. is c row ded and noisyD. is not modern enoughPassage 8Bees are flying insec ts that are found all over the world. There are over twelve thousand different spec ies, or kinds, of bees, but only about tw o thousand of these occur in North Americ a.Bees c an be divided into two groups acc ording to their living styles. Solitary bees live alone.On the other hand, soc ial bees, like ants, live in groups. Only about six hundred sp ec ies are of this soc ial c ategory.Soc ial bees are interesting bec ause in their “soc iety”there are different c lasses of bees. Each class performs a different task. Queen bees lay eggs. Workers, underdeveloped females work in the hive （蜂箱）but never reproduc e. Males do not work; their only task is to mate w ith the queen.Solitary bees occ ur as males and females. Every female makes a nest in the ground w here she will lay her eggs. The nest c onsists of many c ells. After an egg is la id and put in a c ell, the female also adds some pollen and honey for food. Then she c loses the c ell. The females then go elsewhere to build a new nest or die. When the eggs hatc h （孵化）, the larvae (baby bees) w ill feed on the pollen and honey whic h the female left for them.1. A) A good title for this passage is ______.B) North Americ an Bees.C) Soc ial BeesD) Bees and Honey2. The word category in Paragraph 2 means ______.A) style B) c lass C) task D) group3. We may c onc lude that ______.A) North Americ an has more bees than AsiaB) solitary bees have c lassesC) ants are soc ial insectsD) Queen bees build nests4. The number of bee spec ies in the w orld that belong to solitary bees is ______.A) 12,000 B) 11,000 C) 600 D) 2,0005. Queen bees ______.A) only lay eggs B) are solitary bees C) are soc ial bees D) Both A) and B) Part III. ClozePassage 1They stared (1) him.He turned (2) ,but w hen the salt (3) ,he put it in his coffee and (4) .Curious,she asked,“Why salt (5) coffee？”He explained,“When I as a little(6) ,I lived near the sea.I liked playing in the (7) ..I could taste it,like salty coffee.Now every (8) I drink it ,I think of my c hildhood and my (9) .I miss it and my (10) ,who are still there.”Passage 2In San Franc isco, an old man and his dog c limbed up the steps of the bus w ith some diffic ulty. After the senior c itizen had dropped his (1) into the fare box, the driver (2) him that it would be fifty cents for the (3) . “Just a quarter for me, an d you (4) fifty c ents for my dog?” asked the man. “That’s the rule,” said the driver (5) tapping the fare box. “Full fare for (6) .” The other passengers w atc hed in silenc e as the man searc hed his (7) for the half dollar. But he couldn’t find it (8) . Then the man broke the embarrassment and said: “Say, my dog’s eleven years old. (9) the same as seventy-seven, so (10) a senior c itizen, too.”1. A. purse B. quarter C. handkerc hief D. tax2. A. recollec ted B. rec alled C. remembered D. reminded3. A. dog B. trip C. fare D. bus4. A. tell B. w ant C. remind D. cost5. A. palm B. wrist C. fist D. fingers6. A. dogs B. dog C. old man D. old men7. A. w ater B. bank C. seat D. pockets8. A. here B. there C. other D. alw ays9. A. Those B. These C. That D. That’s10. A. w e’re B. I’m C. you’re D. he’sPassage 3。