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1. After retirement, Mr. Wang _______ ice skating, which he had always loved but had not had time for.

2. Mum is coming. What present ___________ for your birthday? （2005福建卷）

3. When________help, one often says “Thank you.” or “It’s kind of you.”

—I’m sorry, but I can’t possibly start until Monday. _________? (2005辽宁卷)

9. Can you tell me _______ tomorrow?
A. what’s the weather going to be like B. what the weather is going to be like
C. how the weather is going to be like D. how is the weather going to be like

１０He asked ________ for the violin. (NMET.92)
A. did I pay how much B. I paid how much C. how much did I pay D. how much I paid

１１You can’t imagine ______ when they received these nice Christmas presents. (上海.94.)
A. they were how excited B. how they were excited

13. These days, Jack, a recent graduate from Nanjing University, is always considering being interviewed by that company and________ a job there.

15. Most businessmen are more interested in the _____ success of their products than their educational values.

　Britain and Ireland

　　The British Isles is made up of two large islands: One is called Ireland and the other 16 . Britain, or Great Britain, is the larger of these two islands, and it is 17 into three parts: Scotland, Wales and England.

　　The United Kingdom is that 18 of the British Isles ruled over by the Queen. It is made up of Scotland, Wales and England, that is, the 19 of Britain, and also about one sixth of Ireland, the Northern part. The 20 of Ireland is self-governing. The 21 name of the United Kingdom is 22 “The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”.

　　23 is larger and richer than Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and has the most 24 of the United Kingdom, so people often use the 25 “England” and “English” when they 26 “Britain” and “British”. This sometimes makes the Scots and the Welsh a little 27 . The Scots in particular are very 28 of their separate nationality. The Welsh too do not regard 29 as English, and have a culture and even a 30 of their own.

　　Ireland became part of the United Kingdom in 1801, but for forty years the “Irish 31 ” was the greatest headache of the United Kingdom. 32 , Ireland is divided into two: Northern Ireland still 33 to the United Kingdom, and in 1922 the rest of Ireland 34 to found an Irish Free State, later called Eire and now the Republic of Ireland.

　　The Republic of Ireland does not regard itself as part of Britain, and is not now even a supporter of the Commonwealth of Nations (英联邦). Unlike the major Commonwealth countries it did not lift a finger to 35 British in the Second World War and now wants the whole of Ireland to be a republic.

　　16. A. Wales B. Britain C. England D. Scotland

　　17. A. divided B. cut C. broken D. separated

　　18. A. piece B. island C. country D. part

　　19. A. south B. north C. part D. whole

　　20. A. smaller B. larger C. rest D. island

　　21. A. correct B. true C. full D. complete

　　22. A. also B. therefore C. likely D. perhaps

　　23. A. The UK B. The British isles C. Great Britain D. England

　　24. A. colleges B. officials C. cities D. population

　　25. A. words B. names C. spellings D. pronunciations

　　26. A. call B. forget C. speak D. write

　　27. A. angry B. difficult C. tired D. lonely

　 28. A. proud B. fond C. full D. kind

　　29. A. it B. Wales C. them D. themselves

　　30. A. capital B. language C. history D. programs

　　31. A. Country B. Question C. Disease D. Republic

　　32. A. At last B. So C. Meanwhile D. Also

　　33. A. returns B. belongs C. gets D. speaks

　　34. A. hoped B. refused C. broke away D. used

　　35. A. feel B. touch C. fight D. help