39. My daughter and I took a _________ tour around New York City.
A. two day B. two day’s C. two-days D. two-day
40. Your brother is very tall. What is his exact________?
A. size B. length C. height D. breadth
Part II Reading Comprehension (40 points)
Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some
questions or incomplete statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked
A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice, and mark the
corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Passage One
A wealthy Persian Prince loved good stories. The older he grew，the fonder he became
of them. But he always regretted they had to have an end. So he decided to give half his
wealth and his beautiful daughter to the man who could tell him a story without an end.
Anybody who failed would be sent to prison for life. The risk was so great that nobody came
to the palace to tell the Prince a story for a whole year. Then one day a tall, handsome young
man came and said he wanted to tell a story that would go on forever. The prince agreed but
warned him what would happen if he failed. “The risk is worth the head of your fair
daughter, ” the young man replied poetically(得体地). He then began this well-known
story:
“Once upon a time there was a certain King who feared famine. So he ordered his men
to build an enormous storehouse, which he filled with corn. Then, when it was up, made
water-proof and made fire-proof, the King felt happy. But one day he noticed a small hole in
the roof and as he looked at it, a locust came out with a grain of corn. A minute later, another
locust came out with another grain of corn. Then a third locust with another grain of corn.
Then a fourth locust, flying at great speed, pushed through the hole and came out with two
grains of corn. Then a fifth locust came and …”
“Stop” shouted the Prince. “I can’t,” answered the young man. “I must go on until I tell
you what happened to each grain of the corn.” “But that will go on for ever.” The Prince
protested. “Exactly” the young man replied, and he smiled as he turned towards the Prince’s
beautiful young daughter.
41. The Prince always felt regretted about story because _________.
A. he had too much wealth
B. there was terrible famine
C. all stories have ends
D. there was no story-teller
42. The young man risked to tell an endless story to the Prince for _________.
A. a great sum
B. the prince’s beautiful daughter
C. showing his bravery
D. Both A and C
43. The young man would be sent to prison _________ if he failed to tell a story without an
end.
A. forever
B. for some time
C. for a while
D. for a year
44.In order to prevent famine, the King asked to build _________.
A. a huge storehouse
B. a large farm
C. a beautiful palace
D. a waterproof kitchen
45. The thing the king noticed first in the roof was _________.
A. a loaf
B. a small hole
C. a grain of corn
D. a locust
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