C. He was like a common man. D. He had many problems.

一． 完形填空。（10分）

Do you think 31 is "a man's game"? Many women don't think so. 32 , women's soccer is 33 very popular all over the world. The 34 Women's World Cup was held in China in 1991. There were teams 35 sixty countries. In 1996, women started playing soccer in the Olympics. Today, women play in international competitions all over the world. 36 women play part-time, while others are professional. Fortunately, some advertisers are beginning 37 women's soccer clubs, 38 .This gives money to the sport. Perhaps 39 women players will have 40 high salaries that male players enjoy.

（ ）31. A. basketball B. soccer C. baseball D. volleyball

（ ）32. A. In fact B. But C. Although D. However

（ ）33. A. become B. geting C. becoming D. coming

（ ）34. A. first B. last C. one D. second

（ ）35. A. in B. to C. at D. from

（ ）36. A. Fewer B. Little C. Some D. Much

（ ）37. A. support B. to support C. supported D. supports

（ ）38. A. either B. either C. too D. also

（ ）39. A. one day B. some days C. today D. yesterday

（ ）40. A. different B. the same C. same D. similar

二． 阅读理解。（10分）

（一） 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容判断下列句子的正误，正确的写A，错误的写B。（5分）

A lady once wrote a long story. She sent it to a famous editor. After a few weeks the story was returned to her. The lady was angry. She wrote to the editor: "Dear Sir: Yesterday you sent back a story of mine. How do you know that the story is not good? You did not read it. Before I sent you the story, I pasted together pages 18, 19 and 20. This was a test to see whether you would read the story. When the story came back yesterday, the pages were still pasted together. Is this the way you read all the stories that are sent to you?"The editor wrote back: "Dear Madam: At breakfast when I open an egg I don't have to eat all the egg to discover that it is bad."

（ ）41. The old lady got a long story from the editor.

（ ）42. She pasted together pages 18, 19 and 20 to make sure if the editor read the story.

（ ）43. When the old lady got her story back, she was happy.

（ ）44. The editor was eating an egg while he was reading the lady's story.

（ ）45. The editor thought the lady's story was not a good one.

（二） 阅读下列短文，根据问题选择正确选项。（5分）

You may know the famous saying: Up in the sky there is heaven (天堂); down on Earth -Suzhou and Hangzhou. Why are the two cities special? That might seem crazy when there are so many beautiful places