The story sounds very interesting, but it is not true.

The research shows that successful people are similar in many ways.

Milk contains rich proteins, and many people have it for lunch.

use of strong winds and sea spray. __46__ in summer Norah enjoyed her cottage very much. At weekends she could sit out-of-doors in the sun, __47__ at the beautiful view.

Now, Norah and her husband had plenty of friends and relations. These people always came to visit them in summer and in the end it really became quite __48__. When they were at home, they found friends and relations arriving, expecting to be given __49__ drinks and meals, and to sit in the sun for hours, talking as if Norah and her husband had __50__ else to do but entertain and listen to them.

This went on for several years. Then one day Norah was __51__ about this to her hairdresser while she was doing her hair.

"You're disturbed by too many uninvited guests, __52__ you?" said the hairdresser. "Why don't you try my way of __53__? Well, when the bell rings, I __54__ my coat and take my shopping bag. If it's someone I don't want to see, I say innocently, "I'm sorry, but I've got to go out." But if it's someone I want to see, I say, " How __55__! I've just come in."

46. A. And B. But C. Thus D. Then

47. B. look B. looks C. to look D. looking

48. A. enjoyable B. pleasurable C. annoying D. pleasing

49. A. few B. little C. limited D. unlimited

50. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. things

51. A. discussing B. talking C. mentioning D. complaining

52. A. isn't B. aren't C. hasn't D. haven't

53. A. escaping B. accepting C. welcoming D. removing

54. A. take on B. take off C. put on D. put off

55. A. troublesome B. unexpected C. unfortunate D. lucky

___________! There’s a train coming.

A. Look out

B. Look around

C. Look forward

D. Look on

On Saturday afternoon, Mrs. Green went to the market, _____ some bananas and visited her cousin.

A. bought

B. buying

C. to buy

D. buy

Will you ________ me a favor, please?

A. give

B. make

C. do

D. doing

I learned to __________ a bicycle as a small boy.

A. drive

B. ride

C. operate

D. run

the United States. Often, driving along, you can see some mobile homes high on a hill. Some stand under trees along a river or a lake. They're wonderfully built homes. Sometimes they're as much as 40 feet long, with two to five rooms, and you can find many things you need in them. When you park your mobile home, water, electricity power and telephones are connected, and you can enjoy yourself there. The fact that these homes can be moved doesn't mean that they do move all the time. Sometimes their owners stay for years in one place, plant gardens, build walls and so on. These homes are often quite expensive. Some even cost $ 20,000. Why does a family choose to live in such a home? Well, it's comfortable, easy to keep clean, easy to keep warm, no need to paint. What's more, the fast increase of mobile homes in numbers has something to do with the job uncertainty (不稳定性). Nobody knows what will happen tomorrow. If a factory closes down, you may be trapped with the house you can't sell. However, if you have a mobile home, you can move on easily. The greatest selling attraction of these mobile homes is that they can be improved every year. If you're doing well, you may change a new model just as you do with a car. There is a ready market for used ones, so the price of the mobile homes is higher than that of automobiles (汽车).

16. From the passage, we know that mobile homes _______.

A. can be built better than our homes

B. need to move all the time

C. can provide something people need

D. must stand only high on a hill

17. _______ is one of the reasons for people to choose mobile homes.

A. The job uncertainty

B. The strange design

C. The low price

D. The high speed

18. Which of the following may NOT attract people to buy mobile homes?

A. The new model appears every year.

B. Walls can be easily built around them.

C. They don't need to be painted.

D. They can be moved here and there.

19. We can infer that the increase of the mobile homes shows _______.

A. great changes in people's living style. (方式)

B. great interest in developing new things

C. some problems in people's life

D. people's hope for new jobs

20. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. How to Choose a Mobile Home

B. The Developing Mobile Homes

C. The Uses of Mobile Homes

D. Mobile Homes Are Popular in the US

-- Help yourself to some apples. -- ____________.

A.I don't like it

B. Sorry, I can't help it

C. Never mind

D. Thank you very much

--Happy new year! -- ____________.

A. Many thanks

B. The same to you

C. That’s Ok

D. That would be fine