When I was at university，I studied very hard．But a lot of my friends did very little work．Some did just enough to pass exams．Others didn’t do quite enough．Fred Baines was one of them．He spent more time drinking in the Students’ Union than working in the library．
Once at the end of the term，we had to take an important test in chemistry．The test had a hundred questions. In my room the night before the test，Fred was watching TV．Fred usually worried a lot the night before a test．But on that night he looked perfectly calm．Then he told me of his plan．“It’s very simple．There are a hundred questions and I have to get fifty correct to pass the test．I’ll take a coin into the examination room．I haven’t studied a chemistry book for months，so I’ll just toss the coin．That way，I’m sure I’ll get half the questions right．”
The next day，Fred came happily into the exam room．As he sat tossing a coin for half an hour he marked down his answers．Then he left，half an hour before the rest of us．
The next day，he saw the chemistry professor in the corridor．“Oh，good，”he said，“Have you got the result of the test?”The professor looked at him and smiled，“Ah，it’s you，Baines．Just a minute．”Then he reached into his pocket and took out a coin．He threw it into the air，caught it in his hand and looked at it．
“I’m terribly sorry，Baines，”he said，“You failed!”
1.This story mainly wants to tell us ________．
A．chemistry is really hard to learn
B．there were too many questions for students to prepare for
C．good exam results needs hard study
D．tossing a coin can not always decide the result
2.Fred Baines was one of those who ________．
A．did just enough to pass the exam
B．didn’t work hard enough for their studies
C．had too much other work for the Students’ Union
D．were quite good at passing exams
3.Fred came happily into the exam room because ________．
A．he had got ready for the exam
B．he knew the answers already
C．the other students would be behind him
D．he had his way to finish the exam
4.The chemistry exam in fact ________．
A．was not very hard
B．took the other students an hour to finish
C．had more than one hundred questions
D．needed to be done by tossing a coin
5.The professor tossed the coin to tell Baines that ________．
A．he was satisfied with his way for the exam
B．he wanted to make friends with him
C．his way for the exam would never work
D．the exam result depended on the coin
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Building a house is an operation which costs quite a lot of money．Suppose you plan to
46 a house，your first step is to find a suitable piece of 47 ，You will probably try to find a sunny place，in a 48 situation，near stores and bus stops，not too far from your friends and the place where you work．
Next you will find an 49 builder．And together with the builder you will make a
50 ，The builder will draw it．The builder will also 51 the cost of your house．He will estimate(估计)the cost of the wood，the glass，and everything else that he must use in building the house．Later on，when he starts to build，this estimate must 52 ，because the prices may
53 ，and many other thing may happen between the time when he makes the estimate and the time when he builds the house．
54 the builder gives you his estimate，you may wish to change your plan．You may find that some of the things you wanted at first cost too much，or that you can 55 a little more and add something to your original plan．
1.A．buy B．decorate C．build D．find
2.A．floor B．place C．land D．playground
3.
A．mysterious B．surprised C．pleased D．pleasant
4.
A．excited B．experienced C．interesting D．extra
5.
A．map B．plan C．decision D．discussion
6.
A．find out B．carry on C．work out D．work on
7.
A．be corrected B．be copied C．be read D．be written
8.
A．swap B．change C．exist D．influence
9.
A．When B．While C．Until D．Since
10.
A．cost B．spend C．take D．pay for
________ nice flowers ! Where did you buy them？
A．How B．What C．What a D．What an
He’s given an important report on the work of the government，________?
A．isn’t he B．is he C．hasn’t he D．has he
—Sandy，can you tell me ________?
—Sorry，I’ve no idea．
A．how many guests have been here B．when is the party
C．why did they come D．where will they leave
I don’t know the teacher ________ is talking with Miss Wang．
A．what B．whom C．which D．who
