Mr. Grey was the manager of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and went to work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office if it wasn’t raining, because it gave him some exercise.
One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him, “You may not remember me, sir, but seven years ago I came to London without any money in my pockets. I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend me some money and you lent me￡5, because you said you were always ready to take a chance (机会) to give a man a start on the way to success.”
Mr. Grey thought for a few minutes and then said, “Yes, I remember you. Go on with your story!”
“Well,” answered the stranger, “would you like to take another chance?”
1.Mr. Grey was always ready to lend money to a stranger to __________.
A. help him on the way to success
B. give himself a start in life
C. make him rich
D. get more money
2.By saying “Would you like to take another chance？”, the stranger __________.
A. wanted to return Mr. Grey the money
B. asked Mr. Grey for money again
C. told Mr. Grey that he had success at last
D. would like to make friends with him
完形填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
“Where is the university（大学）?”This is a question that many visitors to Cambridge(剑桥大学) ask. But no one can give them a answer, for no one can find any walls the university. The university is the city. You can find classroom buildings, , museums and offices of the university all over the city. And most of its members are the students and of the thirty-one colleges.
Cambridge was a common town before the first students and teachers 800 years ago. It grew up by the river Cranta, and the river was once the Cam. A was built over the river as early as 875. So the town got its name “Cambridge”.
In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries more and more land was used for college buildings. The town grew muc in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845. Cambridge became a city in 1951 and now there are over 100,000 people in it. Many young students in other countries 44 to study at Cambridge. It has become a well-known place all around the world.
1.A. true B. clear C. right D. real
2.A. on B. around C. near D. by
3.A. libraries B. parks C. zoos D. markets
4.A. parents B. farmers C. workers D. teachers
5.A. yet B. already C. very D. also
6.A. reached B. got C. arrived D. arrived in
7. A. said B. called C. spoken D. talked
8.A. bridge B. building C. station D. house
9.A. smaller B. slower C. faster D. cleaner
10.A. stop B. hate C. dream D. need
. ---Thank you for helping me with my homework.
---________.
A. It’s OK B. My pleasure
C. With pleasure D. Don’t mention it
They ________ in 2008 and they have had a happy family ________ 2008.
A. were married; since B. got married; in
C. married; from D. got married; since
Do you mind ________ the light. It’s too dark in the room .
A.turning off B. turning on
C. to turn on D. to turn off
The house is made ________ bamboo and it is made ________ six rooms.
A. up; of B. from; up of
C. of; up of D. from; of
