A. were ; was B. were ;were C. was; were

—________．

A．Yes，it does

B．It comes from Africa

C．No，it doesn’t

D．It comes from China or Africa

A．much smaller B．much more

C．much larger D．many more

---Of course.

A. what the robber is like

B. how the robber is like

C. what does the robber look like

D. how the robber looks like

—He failed it three times. he passed it last week after much practicing.

A、First B、Last C、Finally

--- I think so.

A. chance B. purpose

C. success D. condition

A．the most B．more

C．worse D．the least

—Of course you can.

A、turn on B、turn off C、turn up

【題目】閱讀下列短文，從下面每小題的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。
C

A frightening incident took place Sunday night on a plane. According to reports, the United Airlines overbooked (超額預訂) the flight, so they asked passengers to give up four tickets so that four United Airline staff (工作人員) could take the seats. The airline first looked for volunteers. They offered $400 for anyone who agreed to leave the flight, then increased to $800 and a hotel stay, but no passengers would give up their seat. In the end, the airline staff used computer to select four people to be kicked off the flight.
A 69-year-old passenger among the four unlucky passengers refused to leave and said he had to work at a hospital the next day. Three guards then showed up and pulled him out with force. The old man was badly hurt after the struggle. The flight finally left after two hours.
The scene was recorded by other passengers and posted on the Internet. You can hear the old man shouting at the guards, saying what they were doing was wrong. Many people expressed their anger at the incident.
The CEO of United Airlines defended the actions of the staff. In a letter he said to his staff, “Our people followed the rules for dealing with situations like this,” His response to the incident was thought as having a bad attitude. After the incident, United Airlines loses $800 million in the stock market (股市). A day and a half after the incident, United Airlines finally admitted it did something wrong. The government will survey the incident to find out whether the United Airlines had followed the rules.
（1）Why did the flight select four passengers to leave the plane?
A.Their luggage was too heavy.
B.They were too late.
C.The seats on the plane were not enough.
D.They shouted on the plane.
（2）Why didn't the old man give up his seat?
A.He thought the flight did not offered enough money.
B.He had to go back to the hospital to work.
C.He had to go to see the doctor.
D.He thought the computer was cheating.
（3）How long did the staff take to solve the “problem”?
A.In a very short time
B.About two hours
C.Almost one day
D.One and a half days
（4）What did the CEO say to his staff in the letter?
A.He asked them to apologize.
B.He admitted they did something wrong.
C.He supported his people.
D.He expressed his anger.

A. Mary’s mother

B. mother of Mary

C. Mary’s mother’s