I just heard ____ bank where Dora works was robbed by____ gunman wearing a mask. A. the; / B. a; / C. the; a D. a; the 2. There is no need to tell me your answer now. Give it some ______ and then let me know. A. thought B. support C. protection D. authority 3. The meeting will be held in September, but____ knows the date for sure. A. everybody B. nobody C. anybody D. somebody 4. They believe that there are transport developments ______ that will bring a lot of changes for the better. A. out of date B. out of order C. around the clock D. around the comer 5. It was ________ of Michael to inform us of his delay in case we got worried. A. careless B. considerate C. patient D. generous 6. If you come to visit China, you will ______ a culture of amazing depth and variety. A. develop B. create C. substitute D. experience 7. See, your computer has broken down again! It doesn’t ______ sense to buy the cheapest brand of computer just to save a few dollars. A. have B. make C. display D. bring 8. Little Tom sat watching the monkey dancing in front of him. A. amaze B. amazing C. amazed D. to amaze 9. You _____be careful with the camera. It costs! A .must B. may C. can D. will 10. The number of smokers, ________is reported, has dropped by 17 percent in just one year. A. it B. which C. what D. as ( 1 ) “I see you’ve got a bit of water on your coat,” said the man at the petrol station. “Is it raining out there?”“No, it’s pretty nice,” I replied, checking my sleeve. “Oh, right. A pony( 马驹 ) bit me earlier.” As it happened, the bite was virtually painless: more the kind of small bite you might get from a naughty child. The pony responsible was queuing up for some ice cream in the car park near Haytor, and perhaps thought I’d jumped in ahead of him. The reason why the ponies here are naughty is that Haytor is a tourist-heavy area and tourists are constantly feeding the ponies foods, despite sighs asking them not to. By feeding the ponies, tourists increase the risk of them getting hit by a car, and make them harder to gather during the area’s annual pony drift( 迁移 ). The purpose of a pony drift is to gather them up so their health can be checked, the baby ones can be stooped from feeding on their mother’s milk, and those who’ve gone beyond their limited area can be returned to their correct area. Some of them are also later sold, in order to limit the number of ponies according to the rules set by Natural England. Three weeks ago, I witnessed a small near-disaster a few mils west of here. While walking, I noticed a pony roll over on his back. “Hello!” I said to him, assuming he was just rolling for fun, but he was very still and, as I got closer, I saw him kicking his legs in the air and breathing heavily. I began to properly worry about him. Fortunately, I managed to get in touch with a Dartmoor’s Livestock Protection officer and send her a photo. The officer immediately sent a local farmer out to check on the pony. The pony had actually been trapped between two rocks. The farmer freed him, and he began to run happily around again. Dartmoor has 1,000 or so ponies, who play a critical role in creating the diversity of species in this area. Many people are working hard to preserve these ponies, and trying to come up with plans to find a sustainable( 可持续的 ) future for one of Dartmoor’s most financially-troubled elements. 11.Why are tourists asked not to feed the ponies? A. To protect the tourists from being bitten B. To keep the ponies off the petrol station C. To avoid putting the ponies in danger D. To prevent the ponies from fighting 12.One of the purposes of the annual pony drift is ______________. A. to feed baby ponies on milk B. to control the number of ponies C. to expand the habitat for ponies D. to sell the ponies at a good price 13.What as the author’s first reaction when he saw a pony roll on its back? A. He freed it from the trap B. He called a protection officer C. He worried about it very much D. He thought of it as being naughty 14.What does the author imply about the preservation of Dartmoor’s ponies? A. It lacks people’s involvement. B. It costs a large amount of money C. It will affect tourism in Dartmoor. D. It has caused an imbalance of species