Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumourⅠ.单项填空1．Heapologizedtomeforhis________metohisparty.A．delayinvitingB．delayingtoinviteC．delaytoinviteD．delayinginviting2．Ifyougrowupin________largefamily，youaremorelikelytodevelop________abilitytogetonwellwith________others.A．/；an；theB．a；the；/C．the；an；theD．a；the；the3．Notcontent________hernewcar，________Selinanowwantsabikefortripsintothecitycenter.A．with；/B．for；andC．to；butD．about；so4．—Itlooksheavy.CanIgiveyouahand?—________.A．No，thanksB．Yes，mypleasureC．No，nevermindD．Yes，Ido5．Asheworksinaremotearea，hevisitshisparentsonly________.A．occasionallyB．anxiouslyC．practicallyD．urgently6．—Whydidshespendsomuchtimesearchingshopaftershoponlyforablouse?—Oh，shewasvery________aboutherclothes.A．specialB．particularC．especialD．unusual7．Theflowers________sweetinthebotanicgardenattractvisitorstothebeautyofnature.A．tosmellB．smellingC．smeltD．tobesmelt8．Thecoupletriedeveryeffortto________thejudges，whotriedtheircase，oftheirinnocence，resultinginthecontrary.A．proveB．convinceC．chargeD．confirm9．Hemadeapromise________hewouldentertainus________dinnerthenextday.A．that；withB．that；toC．which；withD．which；to10．WhenIwasachild，ourfamilywasso________thatwecouldhavemeatfordinneronlyattheSpringFestival.A．generousB．badlyoffC．welloffD．unfortunate11．—Howcouldyou________mysistersoeasilyinthecrowd?—Becauseshestoodoutinherreddress.A．pickupB．pickoutC．takeupD．takeout12．It________himalongtimetofallasleep.A．spentB．tookC．madeD．cost13．Thisyear，theattractionenjoyedagreatnumberoftourists________upto200,000.A．totalledB．totallingC．countingD．counted14．________bytheheavysnowfalls，Chenzhou，acityinSouthChina，wascutofffromtheoutside，________waterandelectricityshortage.A．Havingstruck；facingB．Havingstruck；facedC．Struck；facingD．Struck；faced15．Bytheyearshecomesbacktolife，scientistsprobably________acureforthisincurabledisease.A．willbediscoveringB．arediscoveringC．willhavediscoveredD．havediscoveredⅡ.阅读理解BritishPrimeMinisterTonyBlairadmittedonatelevisionprogramthathehasneversentflowerstohiswifeCherieandthatHollywoodbeautyGraceKellywashisdreamlover.Blair，whoallowedChannel4interviewerJuneSarpongtoshadowhimfortwodayslastmonth，madeotherpersonalrevelations(被曝光的秘闻)whenaskedquestionsherarelyheardontheusualtelevisionpoliticalprograms.Duringtheinterviewforaprogramtargeting18to30yearolds，theprimeministeradmittedthathesometimeshadto“wingit”whenmakingpublicappearancesandthathewantedtogooutforadrinkwithoutbeingrecognized.However，themostdramaticrevelationwashisreplytoSarpong’squestionwhetherhestillsendshiswifeflowers.“I’veneversentherflowers.IfIsentherflowers，shewillgetworried，”Blairsaid.Butheadded，“Iamromantic.Thereareotherwaysofbeingromantic.”Blairneededafewmomentstorecallwhichpostershehadonhisbedroomwallasayoungster，andthenrevealed，“I’lltellyou...actually，whenIwasyounger，IlovedGraceKelly.”Blairadmittedheinitiallyfoundit“odd”tobeprimeministerandtoberushedinmotorcadesfromappointmenttoappointment，andworriedthathislifestylelefthim“abitisolated”fromordinarypeople.Headmittedthathewasconstantlyonthephonebetweenpublicappearances，andrarelyhadtimetoprepareforhisnextevent，tellingSarpong，“Iwingitallthetime.”Askedwhathewoulddoifhecouldbeinvisibleforaday，Blairsaidhewould“justw...
