3.The old man is living in a small village far 　　　　　　here.

答案:from

4.When did the man set 　　　　　　his first company?

答案:up

5.The young man was linked 　　　　　　taking drugs.

答案:with

6.The man referred 　　　　　　at the meeting was from a town.

答案:to

四、选词填空

drop off　accelerate the pace of　choke off　traffic jam　under the authority　function as　in honour of　link up　have the distinction of

1.Our company 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　meeting the highest listing standards in the world.

答案:has the distinction of

2.He bought these laptops 　　　　　　　　　　　　of the school council.

答案:under the authority

3.I'll 　　　　　　　　　at the corner of Zhongshan Street.

答案:drop off

4.The bus is moving forward at a very slow speed because of the 　　　　　　　　　.

答案:traffic jam

5.Some adjectives also 　　　　　　　　　adverbs.

答案:function as

6.Shall we have a party 　　　　　　　　　　　　his coming?

答案:in honour of

7.A lot of private cars in big cities frequently 　　　　　　　　　　　　the traffic.

答案:choke off

8.The newly-built expressway 　　　　　　　　　the two big cities,making the communication between the cities more frequent than ever.

答案:links up

9.They decided to 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　construction so as to finish building the gymnasium earlier.

答案:accelerate the pace of

五、阅读理解

　　It was 7:00 a.m.in Kyoto,Japan,and the taxi company had just called a second time to say they couldn't find my house.Once again I spelt out directions even a blind person could follow.I glanced impatiently at my watch,and waited.Only two hours remained before my flight left and it was an hour and a half's trip to the airport.

　　Outside,heavy rains were pouring down.My house is so far north in the city that buses pass here only times a day.

The telephone rang again."Terribly sorry," began the man at the taxi company.Then I realized that the taxi company,flooded with calls,could only offer in-city runs.I had heard this happens when the weather gets bad.I shouted into the phone that I had a plane to catch and I would meet the taxi outside my house.