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Dear Mr. Smith，Thank you for your kind letter inviting me go and       51.______

stay several days with you. But I'm terrible sorry to say        52.______

that I can't go this summer vacation， for I promised           53.______

to go and spend the holidays with my grandma， who live in the countryside. 54._______

I'd like to tell you that I get on well with my study.          55.______

And I must own the success in my English for your              56.______

help. At present I'm busy all day prepare for the              57.______

examinations and I feel sure I'll success.                     58.______

I do hope we can meet with each other soon.                    59.______

With best regard to you and Tom.                               60.______

Sincerely yours Jack

The English are often described as unfriendly people who don’t talk to strangers（陌生人）。 But not London taxi drivers. I once asked one cabby to describe his life to me and he didn’t stop talking until I arrived home half an hour later. He told me many interesting stories and this is one of them.“Some strange things happen late at night. The other day I was taking a woman home from a party. She had her little dog with her. When we got to her house， she found that she’d lost her key. So， I waited in the cab with her dog while she climbed in through the window.”

“I waited and waited. After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out what was going on. I tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window. The next thing I knew was that the police came. They thought I was to rob the house！ Luckily， the woman came downstairs. She’d gone to sleep and forgotten about me and the dog. I was in such a hurry to get away that I forgot to ask her for the fare.”

1. What does the writer think of the London taxi driver？

2. From the passage， we know_________.

3. What does “cabby” mean？

4.Why did the taxi driver wait for the woman？

A. Because she had left her dog with him.

B. Because she had not paid him.

C. Because she wanted to go out again.

D. Both A and B.

5. Why do you think the woman didn’t go out of the house again.

When you walk along a street in a big city in the United States， you may see clocks in most stores. Radio announcers give the correct time during the day. People there think that it is important to know the time. Most Americans have watches. They want to do certain things at certain times. They do not want to be late. Not all people all over the world value time. Suppose you visit a certain country in South America. You would find that people living there do not like to rush. If you had an appointment（约会）with someone， he would probably be late. He would not care for arriving on time. In some countries in South America， even the radio programs may not begin right on time， nor do the radio announcers think it important to announce the right time. Many people regard a clock as a machine. It seems to them that a person who does everything on time is controlled（控制）by a machine. They do not want a clock or any machine to have that much power over their lives.

1.There are clocks in most stores in the US cities because ______.

2. The underlined word “rush” in the passage most probably means ______.

3.If you had an appointment with someone in some place in South America， he might not arrive on time， and this is because ______.

4. In some countries in South America ______.

5. From the passage we can see ______.

A. most Americans like to have an appointment with others

B. radio announcers all over the world give the correct time

C. people in some countries in the South America are very poor

D. people in the US value time more than those in some countries in South America

I must tell you about the most terrible dream I had the other night. Actually， it wasn't a dream， it was  21  of a nightmare. You know I don't believe in the super natural： ghosts， witchcraft（魔法）and all  22 ， but what happened was so  23  that I'm actually beginning to 24   there must be some truth in it. It was a  25  night， with the wind howling and the thunder crashing but finally I  26  to get to sleep. What happened next was really 27  . There， at the end of the bed， stood a dark figure. I'm not exaggerating（夸张）——  28  I could really see it. It was dark in the room， of course， but I saw the  29  of the figure clearly. I know not all ghosts are  30 ， but this one looked really terrifying. Then it spoke. At  31 ， it made some sounds； it was moaning（呻吟）， as if in  32  . You can imagine by this time I was trembling  33  . Hiding under the blankets， I was  34  from head to foot. What terrified me was the thought that the thing might  35  me. I knew if it did， I would  36  . It kept on making strange sounds which now sounded more like   37   or spells. Was it some kind of witch， sent to   38   its magic on me， I wondered. Then it   39   into the wall. How I fell asleep again is still a   40   to me. What do you make of it all？ You know I was never superstitious but now I'm not sure.

——Would you mind lending me your new car？  ——__________.