【正文】 taught me something about staying in his country. Two minutes later I was at the reception desk. I explained the problem to the receptionist (接待員 ) and he replied, “S orry. This is a 9 situation, but what can we do” I knew exactly what to do. I gave the hotel manager a very large tip. Fifteen minutes later I 10 into Room 405. It was twice the size of Room 308, it had a wonderful view (景色 ) of the city, a fortable bed and, most importantly, there was water in the bathroom. ( )1. A. since B. while C. after D. before ( )2. A. arrived B. passed C. left D. stopped ( )3. A. toothpaste B. water C. shampoo D. soap ( )4. A. send B. catch C. trouble D. bring ( )5. A. proud B. worried C. angry D. excited ( )6. A. put up B. cleaned up C. took back D. held out ( )7. A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything ( )8. A. Seriously B. Especially C. Quickly D. Luckily ( )9. A. helpful B. perfect C. terrible D. busy ( )10. A. broke B. looked C. rushed D. moved 三、閱讀理解 A Food waste has bee a big problem in China. Zhou Jinsong, a canteen(食堂 ) manager at Central South University, said that students produce over 12 barrels(桶 ) of leftovers every day — each barrel stands at one meter in height. Zhou’s canteen is just one of several on the campus. According to Xinhua News Agency, the food wasted by Chinese people equates to about 50 million tons of grain every year, or 10 percent of the country’s total annual grain production. This food could feed another 200 million people. What students waste every year could feed over 10 million people. Students nowadays are well protected by their families and hardly know how hard farmers work to provide them with the food they eat. “Since the 1980s, when Chinese gradually became richer, food waste has been a subject of debate. But things have hardly changed over the years,” said Yu Changjiang, a sociologist at Peking University. “It’s the Chinese way o f showing respect to friends, often referred as Mianzi.” But rather than tradition, huge public spending on government banquets(宴會(huì) ) is also causing food waste, said Zhou Xiaozheng from the sociology department at Renmin University of China. “It’s the result of widespread reception meals at government levels. It is also important that everyone thinks about how they can do their best to reduce food waste.” ( )1. Which of the following statements is not the reasons for food waste? A. Students hardly know farmers’ hard work on the farm. B. The government spends a large amount of money on government banquets. C. Leaving some food after a banquet is the Chinese way to show respect to guests. D. The food in the college canteen is not delicious. ( )2. Where can we probably read this passage? A. In a newspaper. B. In a traffic report. C. On a health website. D. In a story book. B You either have it, or you don’t － a sense of direction. But why is it that some people could find their way across the Sahara without a map while others can lose themselves in the next street? Scientists say we’re all born with a sense of dire ction, but it is not properly understood how it works. One theory is that people with a good sense of direction have simply worked harder at developing it. Research being carried out at Liverpool University supports this idea and suggests that if we don’t use it, we lose it. “Children as young as seven have the ability to find their way around,” says