We don’t permit _____ in the hospital, so you aren’t permitted _____ here, either.

A．to smoke; to smoke	B．smoking; to smoke
C．smoking; smoking	D．to smoke; smoking

----Must I return the book today?  ----No, you __________

A．mustn’t	B．can’t
C．needn’t	D．may not

The old man was walking in the park, with his dog _____ him.

A．following

B．followed

C．follows

D．follow

To ______ Jane on having passed the examination, we held a party to ______ it.

A．celebrate; congratulate	B．congratulate ; celebrate
C．celebrate; celebrate	D．congratulate; congratulate

Traditionally, college students hold a graduation ceremony before they ______ on their life journey.

A．give up	B．settle down
C．get through	D．set off

--- Finally I got to my grandmother’s home on foot.  --- Really? You ______ a ride there.

A．could have taken	B．could take
C．shouldn’t have taken	D．must have taken

They have already succeeded ______ saving many endangered animals .

A．in

B．for

C．to

D．on

I’d appreciate ______ the chance to work in your company last year.

A．giving	B．to give
C．being given	D．to be given

If you wish to become a better reader, here are four important things to remember about readingrate:
● Knowing why you are reading or what you are reading to find out will often help you to know whether to read rapidly or slowly.
● Some things should be read slowly throughout. Examples are directions for making or doing something, arithmetic（算术） problems, science and history books, which are full of important information. You must read such things slowly to remember each important step and understand each important ideas.
● Some things should be read rapidly throughout. Examples are  simple stories meant for enjoyment, news letters from friends, pieces of news from local, or home-town, papers, telling what is happening to friends and neighbors.
● In some of your reading, you must change your speed from fast to slow and slow to fast, as you go along. You will need to read certain pages rapidly and then slow down and do more careful reading when you come to important ideas which must be remembered.
【小题1】The underlined word "rate" in the first sentence means _______.

A．fast

B．slow

C．speed

D．skill

【小题2】Which should be read slowly according to the passage?

A．Stories for enjoyment

B．Arithmetic problems

C．Letters from friends

D．News from hometown newspapers

【小题3】How fast should we read?

A．The faster, the better.

B．The more slowly, the better.

C．Neither too fast nor too slow.

D．It depends on what we are reading.

【小题4】According to the passage which of the following is NOT true?

A．Read slowly when you are reading something important to you.

B．Read fast when you are reading something unimportant to you.

C．Read the materials that you are interested in slowly.

D．Read the materials that you are interested in fast.