PART ONE  （70 POINTS）
I.TEXT COMPREHENSION
The following comprehension questions are based on the texts you have learned, and each of them is provided with 4 choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the best answer to each question and write the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET.(20 points, 1 point each)
1.In Gifts of the Magi, the two possessions Mr. and Mrs. Young took great pride in are (     ).
A．Jim’s watch and Della’s hair
B．Jim’s watch and Dell’s combs
C．Della’s combs and Jim’s watch-chain
D．Della’s hair and Jim’s watch-chain
2.In No Marriage, No Apologies, Mrs. Frishberg said,“I’m not against the institution of marriage. We just never get around to it.”The underlined sentence means       .
A．we never have the courage to face the problem directly
B．we never go so far as to consider the matter
C．we never overcome the obstacles of marriage
D．we never finish discussing the problem with each other
3.Lisabetta’s brothers decided to put an end to her secret love affair by killing Lorenzo because they      .
A．thought that he would snatch their beautiful sister away from them
B．considered the secret love affair a shame to the family
C．worried that Lorenzo would inherit the family fortune
D．looked upon Lorenzo as inferior to them in social rank
4.The Wife of Bath intends to show with her tale that      .
A．men should be obedient to their wives
B．knights should be loyal to the King and the Queen
C．women should be obedient to their husbands
D．husbands should be young and loving
5.In Mark Twain’s The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, Simon Wheeler is      .
A．a good-natured and extremely talkative old man
B．fond of making fun of people with his long tales
C．most curious about betting and dog fight
D．a well-trained frog and the best jumper in Calaveras County
6.According to The value of Education, our purpose of educating children is to      .
A．choose a proper system of education
B．educate them only for the aim of educating them
C．accustom them to varied life
D．make them intelligent citizens
7.The child in A Day’s Wait kept tight control over himself throughout the day because he      .
A．was afraid that he would die if he lost control over himself
B．thought he was going to die and he must show courage in the face of death
C．wanted to recover quickly so that he could go hunting with his father
D．did not want to be a bother to and a burden on others
8.Rip Van Winkle is taken from The Sketch Book, a collection of essays, sketches, and tales written by      .
A．Benjamin Franklin    B．Thomas Paine
C．Washington Irving    D．O.Henry
9.According to the passage English World-