Leeds Castle
One of the most popular places of interest in Britain
Opening times
Open all year round except(除了) 7th and 8th November and Christmas Day（25th December）2014．
1 April to 30 September 2014
Open：10:30 am—5:30 pm; Gates close at 6pm
1 October 2014 to 31 March 2015
Open：10:30 am—4 pm ; Gates close at 5pm
Prices
Adults：￡16.50
Students：￡9.50
Children under 4：free
1.Leeds Castle is closed on _________．
A.7th January B.8th August
C.25th December D.1st April
2.John and Mary will take their three-year old son to Leeds Castle．How much should they pay?
A.￡33． B.￡16.50． C.￡26． D.￡9.50．
3.What time does Leeds Castle close on 29th October?
A.6 pm． B.6:30 pm． C.5:30 pm． D.5 pm．
完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）
阅读下列短文，从文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Once there lived two brothers. The elder was called Simon and the younger Victor. They 36 ea ch other very much, and always took care of one another. Every day they worked from morning ______night, getting as much grain(谷物) as possible from their fields.
One late autumn evening, after their work in the_______was done, Simon said to his wife, "Victor got married last month. He has many bills(账单) to pay. I think I will put a bag of rice in his barn(谷仓). “Oh, that's a good idea,” said his wife. “But please don't tell him,” said Simon, “If he knows I put the rice there, he will________take it.”
So, la te that night Simon took a bag of rice to Victor's barn. The next day, while looking at his own barn, he found_______strange. “I took a bag of rice to Victor's house last night,____ ____ I still have the same number of bags in my barn.__________ did that happen?”
Simon decided to take another bag of rice to his brother's barn that night. But the next morning, he found the________number of bags in his barn again! “This is very strange,” he thought. That night he_______again. He carried a large bag of rice on his shoulder(肩膀); and walked down the road to his younger brother's house. In the bright moonlight, he could see another______coming down the road. He was carrying something on his_______, too. “Younger Brother!” Simon cried, “What are you doing?” “I was_____you, Older Brother,” said Victor, “Your family is_____ than mine. I thought you needed more rice.” The two brothers quickly______that they had been taking rice to each other. They________what had happened. “It is good to have a brother like you,” they both said. And they lived happily ever after.
1.A. disliked B. hated C. loved D. enjoyed
2.A. until B. at C. through D. with
3.A. shops B. fields C. hospitals D. factories
4.A. never B. sometimes C. usually D. ever
5.A. everything B. anything C. nothing D. something
6.A. so B. and C. but D. or
7.A. How B. What C. Why D. Where
8.A. small B. different C. big D. same
9.A. planned B. failed C. hoped D. tried
10.A. brother B. person C. sister D. wife
11.A. back B. shoulder C. head D. hand
12.A. proud of B. polite to C. angry with D. worried about
13.A. Smaller B. richer C. larger D. happier
14.A. remembered B. knew C. believed D. hoped
15.A. laughed about B. dreamed about C. pointed at D. shouted at
---I had a pleasant weekend at your birthday party. ---_________.
A. Oh, that’s very nice of you B. It’s a pleasure
C. Congratulations D. I’m glad to hear that
---What’s the________ of this word “sorrow”? ---It _______ “sadness”.
A. meaning; meaning B. means; meaning
C. mean; mean D. meaning; means
________all the cities, Yangzhou is __________to live in.
A. In; the comfortable place
B. Of ; the most comfortable place
C. In ; the comfortablest place
D. Of ; the more comfortable place
---What did you do last night?
---I didn’t play the piano, _______, I watched a film with my parents.
A. but B. and C. instead of D. instead
