Although he has not gone to college，he shouldn't ________ studying for his degrees.
A．be prevented B. be stopped
C．be kept from D．be protected from
The reason ________ he was late for the meeting is ________ his car broke down on the road.
A．why; that B．why; because
C．that; that D．for which; because
________Beijing you see today is quite ________ different city from what it used to be.
A．The; / B．/; the C．The; a D．A; a
—You couldn't have chosen any gift better for me.
—________
A. Sorry, but don't blame me.
B. You've had a gift for music, haven't you?
C. Oh, I'd choose a better one for you next time.
D. I'm glad that you like it so much.
The famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean , so that the audiences could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said goodbye to each other for ever. He sent his camera crew (摄制组) out one evening to film the sunset for him.
The next morning he said to the men, “Have you provided me with that sunset？”
“No, sir，”the man answered.
The director was angry. “Why not？”he said.
“Well, sir，” one of the men answered, “We're on the east coast here, and the sun sets in the west. We can get you a sunrise over the sea, if necessary, but not a sunset.”
“But I want a sunset，”the director shouted. “Go to the airport, take the next flight to the west coast, and get one.”
But then a young secretary had an idea. “Why don't you photograph a sunrise, ” she suggested, “and then play it backwards? Then it'll look like a sunset.”
“That's a very good idea！” the director said. Then he turned to the camera crew and said，“Tomorrow morning I want you to get me a beautiful sunrise over the sea.”
The camera crew went out early the next morning and filmed a bright sunrise over the beach in the middle of a beautiful bay. Then at nine o'clock they took it to the director. “Here it is, sir，” they said, and gave it to him. He was very pleased.
They all went into the studio.“All right，”the director explained, “now our hero and heroine are going to say goodbye. Run the film backwards so that we can see the ‘sunset' behind them.”
The “sunset”began, but after a quarter of a minute, the director suddenly put his face in his hands and shouted to the camera crew to stop.
The birds in the film were flying backwards, and the waves on the sea were going away from the beach.
1. Why did the director want to send his crew to the west coast?
A．Because he changed his mind about getting a sunset.
B．Because he has angry with his crew.
C．Because it was his secretary's suggestion.
D．Because he wanted to get a scene of sunset.
2.Which of the following is NOT true?
A．The crew had to follow the secretary's advice.
B．If you want to see a sunrise, the east coast is the place to go to.
C．The camera crew wasn't able to film the scene the first day.
D．The director ordered his crew to stop filming the“sunset”．
3.The director wanted to film a sunset over the ocean because________.
A．it went well with the separation of the hero and the heroine
B．when they arrived at the beach it was already in the evening
C．it was more moving than a sunrise
D．the ocean looked more beautiful at sunset
4.After the“sunset”began, the director suddenly put his face in his hands________.
A．because he was moved to tears
B．as he saw everything in the film moving backwards
C．as the sunrise did not look as beautiful as he had imagined
D．because he was disappointed (失望的) with the performance of the hero and heroine
A Festival for the Dead is held once a year in Japan. This festival is a cheerful occasion, for on this day, the dead are said to return to their homes and they are welcomed by the living. As they are expected to be hungry after their long journey, food is laid out for them. Speciallymade lanterns(灯笼) are hung outside each house to help the dead to find their way. All night long, people dance and sing. In the early morning, the food that had been laid out for the dead is thrown into a river or into the sea as it is considered unlucky for anyone living to eat it. In towns that are near the sea, the tiny lanterns which had been hung in the streets the night before, are placed into the water when the festival is over. Thousands of lanterns slowly drift out to sea guiding the dead on their return journey to the other world. This is a moving spectacle(景象，场面), for crowds of people stand on the shore watching the lanterns drifting away until they can be seen no more.
1.The festival is a cheerful one，because________.
A．people specially make some lanterns
B．all night long, people dance and sing
C．people make much delicious food
D．the dead are said to return to their homes and are welcomed by the living
2.Speciallymade lanterns(灯笼) are hung outside each house to________.
A．help the dead to find their way
B．add the cheerful atmosphere
C．welcome the dead to go home
D．help the dead to find the food
3.What happens to the lanterns at the end of the festival?
A．The lanterns are put away to be used next year.
B．They are thrown away.
C．They are placed into the water.
D．They are hung outside all the way.
