If he had receive six more votes, he ____the chairman now.

问题：a good title for the passage is ()

A、Dorando,hero of the Olympics

B、Dorando,the fastest runner

C、A Marathon race held on a hot day

D、who was the 1st runner？

Two hours later, my friend telephoned me from the flat.At the moment, he said, he was listening to some of my re- cords after having just had a truly wonderful meal.He had found a pan on the gas stove and fried two eggs and had helped himself to some cold chicken from the refrigerator.Now he said, he was drinking a glass of orange juice and he hoped I would join him.I asked him if he had reached the flat without difficulty, he answered that he had not been able to find the key under the stone, but fortunately the living-room window just by the apple tree had been open and he had climbed in.I listened to all this in astonishment.There is no apple tree in front of my living room, but there is one in front of my neighbor's.

1.When his friend arrived from abroad the writer was______ .

A . at the airport

B . at home

C . still at the office

D . on his way home

2.As the writer was busy and couldn't go home on time, he asked his friend ().

A.to cook something for him

B.to have a meal and drink himself

C.to wait for him to have dinner together

D.to go into the kitchen and cook first

3 .Two hours later, the writer () .

A.got home and met his friend

B.was listening to some records

C.rang up his friend

D.got a phone call from his friend

4.Knowing his friend's arrival, the writer had ().

A.left the living room window open

B.asked his neighbor to receive his friend

C.managed to go home later than usual

D.hid the key for him somewhere near the door

5.The writer was surprised to find that his friend had () .

A.entered his neighbor' s house by mistake

B.entered his living room by climbing the apple tree

C.entered his house through a neighbor' s window

D.got into the living room with a neighbor' s key

In early 1994, when MarkAndreessen was just 23 years old, he arrived in Silicon Valley with an ideathat would change the world. As a student at the University of Illinois, he andhis friends had developed a program called Mosaic, which allowed people toshare information on the worldwide web. Before Mosaic, the web had been usedmainly by scientists and other technical people, who were happy just to sendand receive text. But with Mosaic, Andreessen and his friends had developed aprogram, which could send images over the web as well. Mosaic was an overnightsuccess. It was put on the university’s network at the beginning of 1993. Andby the end of the year, it had over a million users. Soon after, Andreessenwent to seek his fortune in Silicon Valley. Once he got there, he started tohave meetings with a man called Jim Clark, who was one of the Valley’s mostfamous entrepreneurs. In 1994, nobody was making any real money from theInternet, which was still very slow and hard to use. But Andreessen had seen an opportunity thatwould make him and Clark rich within two years. He suggested they should createa new computer program that would do the same job as Mosaic but would be mucheasier to use. Clark listened carefully to Andreessen, whose ideas andenthusiasm impressed him greatly. Eventually, Clark agreed to invest threemillion dollars of his own money in the project, and to raise an extra fifteenmillion from venture capitalists, who were always keen to listen to Clark’s newideas.

Q 19 What do we learn about Mosaic？

Q 20 What did Andreessen do upon arriving in Silicon Valley？

Q 21Why were venture capitalists willing to join in Clark’sinvestment？

There was a certain artist who was always very careful to pay the proper amount.

One year, after posting his check as usual, he began to wonder if he had paid enough, and after a lot of work, with a pencil and paper, he decided that he had not.He believed that he owed the government something.

He was just writing another check to send to the tax-collector when the postman dropped a letter into the box at the front door.Opening it, the artist was surprised to find inside it a check for five pounds from the tax-collector.The official explained that too much had been paid, and that therefore the difference was now returned to the taxpayer.

21.It is mentioned in the passage that one has to pay tax according to().

A.how much education one has received

B.whether one is single or married

C.how old one's children are

22.The underlined word "proper" in the second paragraph means().

A.small

B.big

C.right

23.After a lot of work, the artist thought that he had paid the government()

A.less tax than he should have

B.more tax than he should have

C.as much tax as usual

24.What did the artist receive()

A.A check from the bank clerk.

B.A check from the tax-collector.

C.A gift from the tax-collector.

25.Why did that tax-collector send a letter to the artist()

A.To send him a new tax form.

B.To return the money over-paid.

C.To remind him of paying the tax.

In the evening she would go to a fancy dress party with her husband.She wanted to dress up as a ghost (鬼,鬼魂) and as she had made her costume (化妆舞会上的化装服) the night before，she was impatient to try it on.Though the costume consisted only of a sheet，it was really splendid.After putting it on，she went downstairs to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear. ，

Just as Mrs. Richards was entering the dining-room, there was a knock on the front door.She knew it must be the baker (面包师).She had told him to come straight in if ever she failed to open the door and to leave the bread on the table.Not wanting to frighten the poor man，she quickly hid in the small store-room under the stair.She heard the front door opened and heavy footsteps in the hall.Suddenly the door of the store-room was opened and in came a man.Mrs. Richards realized it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the meter (水表读数).She tried to explain the situation，saying “It’s only me.” But it was too late，the man let out a cry and jumped back several paces.When Mrs. Richards walked towards him，he fled, closing the door heavily behind him.

(1).The reason for Mrs. Richards’ excitement that day was that().

A、 she had sent her children to school

B、 she was to attend an evening party

C、 she wouldn’t do any housework that morning

D、 she had made a special costume the night before

(2). Mrs. Richards went downstairs with the costume on so as to().

A、 make sure that the costume fitted her well

B、 frighten the person who was knocking on the door

C、 find out if she had finished the costume

D、 receive the bread and do some cooking

(3).The man who was knocking at the door was ().

A、a baker

B、a thief

C、her husba

D、an electricity man

(4).What did the man do after he knocked on the front door？()

A、He entered just as Mrs. Richards had told him to.

B、He did not do anything as Mrs. Richards had expected him to.

C、He stepped directly towards the store-room.

D、He went straight in so as to find Mrs. Richards

(5).The man _________and that made him cry out and run away.()

A、 thought he must have met a ghost

B、 recognized Mrs. Richards

C、 found out Mrs. Richards was walking towards him

D、 thought that Mrs. Richards must have recognized him

Although he is so wealthy, Bill Gates does not want to give up. He is still very interested in his vision and he travels the globe, making quick stops in cities to sell the new software products of his company.

The central vision of Bill Gates is the “information highway”. This is a network for computers that will link every home, office and shop in the future. This computer network system will have an effect on business, shopping and education. Bill Gates says that the main use of this new technology will be in communication. It will be a way to find people with common interests and to share opinions with them.

But is this communication by computer along the “information highway” really a good thing？ Won’t we be sitting at home, only “socializing” with our computer, paying big companies money so that we can receive information that some large communication corporation somewhere had decided is “acceptable” for us to read？ No, says Bill Gates, he thinks that the phrase “information highway” is a terrible phrase. It makes people think that we are all going down the same road, he says. In fact, the computer network will let us choose our own intellectual direction. It will give us freedom. It will also bring good to society, because it will allow for the spread of education. When more and more people receive education, the gap between the rich and the poor will narrow.

In the meantime, however, the gap between the rich and the poor is still there. To be added to this now is the gap between those with computers and those without.

1.Ever since he was a college student, Bill Gates has __________.

A. become very interested in the computer

B. set up a goal to popularize the computer

C. discovered great potentials in computer business

D. dreamed of having a giant computer company

2.Bill Gates’ success depends on the following except ___________.

A. his vision and his travel over the globe

B. his technical skills and business marketing skills

C. his deep personal interest in developing computer science

D. his strong desire to make big money

3.The word “vision” (line 2, parA.2) probably means________.

A. sight

B. idea

C. effort

D. daydream

4.The “information highway” will mainly be used _______.

A. in human communication

B. to help link every home, office and shop

C. in business, shopping and education

D. to narrow the gap between the rich and the poor

5.The best title for this passage is probably _________.

A. Bill Gates, his Vision and Mission

B. Computer and Information

C. Advantages of the Computer Network

D. One of the World’s Computer Giants

Today Valentines are cards usually red and shaped like hearts with messages of love written in them. On Valentine's Day tens of millions of people send and receive Valentines. Whether it is an expensive heart-shaped box of chocolates from a secret admirer or a simple hand-made card from a child, a Valentine is a very special message of love.

1)、The passage is mainly about a special holiday.

A.T

B.F

2)、Valentine was put into prison because he sent a love letter to the daughter of the prison guard.

A.T

B.F

3)、It is because he refused to accept the Emperor's offerthat Valentine was killed.

A.T

B.F

4)、Valentines are cards usually red, and shaped like hearts with messages of love written in them.

A.T

B.F

5)、People send Valentines to each other nowadays to celebrate Valentine's birthday.

A.T

B.F

of ￡124,000, but in November 2005 it was badly damaged by fire. In January 2006 the insurance company made

a payment of ￡81,700 each to Sergio and Gerard. In February 2006 Sergio and Gerard each spent ￡55,500 of the

insurance proceeds on restoring the property. ‘Hilltop’ was worth ￡269,000 following the restoration work. In July

2006, Sergio and Gerard sold ‘Hilltop’ for ￡310,000.

Sergio is 69 years old and a widower with three adult children and seven grandchildren. His annual income consists

of a pension of ￡9,900 and interest of ￡300 on savings of ￡7,600 in a bank deposit account. Sergio owns his home

but no other significant assets. He plans to buy a domestic rental property with the proceeds from the sale of ‘Hilltop’,

such that on his death he will have a significant asset which can be sold and divided between the members of his

family.

Gerard is 34 years old. He is employed by Fizz plc on a salary of ￡66,500 per year together with a performance

related bonus. Gerard estimates that he will receive a bonus in December 2007 of ￡4,500, in line with previous

years, and that his taxable benefits in the tax year 2007/08 will amount to ￡7,140. He also expects to receive

dividends from UK companies of ￡1,935 and bank interest of ￡648 in the tax year 2007/08. Gerard intends to set

up a personal pension plan in August 2007. He has not made any pension contributions in the past and proposes to

use part of the proceeds from the sale of ‘Hilltop’ to make the maximum possible tax allowable contribution.

Fizz plc has announced that it intends to replace the performance related bonus scheme with a share incentive plan,

also linked to performance, with effect from 6 April 2008. Gerard estimates that Fizz plc will award him free shares

worth ￡2,100 each year. He will also purchase partnership shares worth ￡700 each year and, as a result, will be

awarded matching shares (further free shares) worth ￡1,400.

Required:

(a) Calculate the chargeable gains arising on the receipt of the insurance proceeds in January 2006 and the sale

of ‘Hilltop’ in July 2006. You should assume that any elections necessary to minimise the gain on the receipt

of the insurance proceeds have been submitted. (4 marks)