新概念第三册自学导读 Lessons2

Multiple choice questions
多项选择题

Choose the correct answers to the following questions.

Comprehension 理解

1  The church clock did not work because ______ .

a． it was too expensive to repair

b． it disturbed the vicar's sleep

c． Bill Wilkins only worked at night

d．the bell had been out of order for many years

2  The vicar was surprised to see Bill Wilkins in the clock tower because ______ .

a． Bill Wilkins had been hoping to surprise him

b．it was an unusual time and place to find him

c． he had expected to find a figure

d． the clock had struck thirteen times

3  The vicar offered Bill Wilkins a cup of tea because ______ .

a． he thought that Bill Wilkins was thirsty

b． thanks to him, the clock would now strike once an hour

c． he was grateful for the trouble Bill Wilkins had taken

d． he was pleased to have been woken up for nothingStructure结构

4  In the past the big clock ______ the hours. (11. 3-4)

a． struck always

b． always struck

c．  was always striking

d． has always been striking

5  It was not until the thirteenth stroke ______ the bell stopped. (1. 7)

a． before

b． when

c． so that

d． that

6  The vicar asked Bill ______ doing in the church tower. (1. 10)

a．what was he

b．what he was

c．what he is

d．whatever was he

7  ‘I ______ it all right, but I'm afraid…’ (11. 15-16)

a．shall mend

b．am mending

c．have mended

d．mended

8  ‘We'll get used to ______ that,  Bill. ’(1. 17)

a． hearing

b． hear

c． the sound

d． having heard

Vocabulary词汇

9  Money which is collected for a cause is known as ______ . (11. 1-2)

a． cash

b． a fund

c． a scholarship

d． an investment

10  A grocer is a man who ______ . (1. 9)

a．runs a shop

b．eats a lot

c．sells bread

d．surprises people

11  ‘I've been coming here ______ for weeks  now. ’(1. 11)

a．every night

b．all night

c．the following night

d．several nights

12  ‘ ______ , I'm glad the bell is working again. ’(1. 14)

a．Yet

b．Good

c．Just the same

d．Even now