第1题：
A.more than; more smart
B.more than; smarter
C.not only; smarter
D.no more than; more clever
第2题：
What does the author mainly want to express by telling her story?
A. She valued human feelings more than before.
B. She realized she almost didn’t need possessions.
C. She found Christmas gifts no longer badly needed.
D. She thought her own home was the most important.
第3题：
A、much as
B、some more
C、far less
D、far more
第4题：
____ her wealth, she is not happy
A.In all
B.Abest
C.For all
D.By far
第5题：
A.never be found
B.change her mail
C.be contacted on very important affairs
D.come back at once
第6题：
Sally is a student of Grade Eight． She always works hard (11 ) her lessons． English is her favorite (12 )． She thinks that it is as (13 ) as Chinese， but it's more difficult (14 ) than Chinese． For example， a lot of English words and expressions are hard to remember．She often carries her walkman with her， and she spends time (15 ) English tapes every day．It (16 )her listening better and better．
Sally is (17 ) student in her class． She often helps her classmates (18 ) their lessons after (19 ) her homework． Most of her classmates like t0 (20 ) her when they have ques- tions． They think she is smart and outgoing．
( )11．
A．in
B．at
C．for
D．of
第7题：
Mrs. Robson had lived in the house ______.
A. since she had sold her flat
B. for less than a decade
C . since she had been born
D. for more than ten years
42．答案为D 此考题为细节题。文章的第1段最后两句告诉我们：Since her husband had died ten years before...She had continued to live in their little house，alone，由于她丈夫在10年前去世，我们可以断定老妇人在此居住已10年有余，故选D。
第8题：
She always does her homework _____ than her brother.
A. more careful B. careful C. more carefully D. carefully
第9题：
Mary has just returned to the USA after studying in England far three years. She decided to study at a British university rather than an American one because her mother is from England and she wanted to get to know her mother，s family better. She studied English Literature at Goldsmiths’College，which is in London. She lived with her grandmother while she was studying. The college was recommended by a friend's brother
who had studied in England for his MBA. Mary told her friends that she was going to return to Europe to work because she had enjoyed her time in England so much.
1. Mary is now in___
A.England
B.the USA
C.France
2. She studied at___untverstty.
A.a British
B.an American
C.a Chinese
3. Mast probably, her grandmother_________
A. worked in the college
B. studied English Literature
C. lived in London
4. Her friend's brother recommended her to________
A. study for her MBA
B. study in the college
C. work for his company
5. Mary would return to Europe to_.
A. study
B. spend her holiday
C. work
第10题：
Her friend called her name three times, but she didn’t reply, ____ deep in thought.
A. no matter how
B. as if
C. even though
D. by far