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----Could you lend me that book you ____ me about when I telephoned you? -----No,I am sorry, I can’t. I gave it to a friend. A．were telling       B. would tell      C. had told       D. had been telling 答案：A 解析: When I telephoned you 是一个明确的过去时间点，表示那时正在发生的动作应用过去进行时。 SCOTS Secretary Jim Murphy is on a mission（使命）to recover ￡46 million of council cash． He has travelled to Iceland for high-level talks with Prime Minister Geir Haarde． Mr Murphy has vowed（发誓）to do“whatever it takes”to ensure the return to local auth orities（管理机构）of the millions of pounds which are locked in crisis hit Icelandic banks． He also wants to see the return of money deposited（存款）there by a number of Scottish charities（慈善事业）． Mr Murphy said Scots councils and charities had invested in Icelandic banks in good faith．before the country’s banking system was severely hit by the global financial crisis． He said：“Our relationship with Iceland has traditionally been a very good one．But of course。there are pressures at the moment．particularly because of the international credit crisis and the collapse of the Icelandic banks．” There is Scottish council and Scottish charity money invested in some of those banks and I’m making efforts to persuade the Icelandic government that money should be returned． “We’ve made very clear，we’ll do whatever it takes to support Scottish people to get their money out of the Icelandic banking crisis．” The Scottish Secretary’s move has been welcomed by the Holyrood Parliament． The UK Government is Currently trying to save￡4 billion in deposits held by customers in the failed Icelandic bank Icesave，at risk after its parent firm（母公司）Lands banki folded（重组） ． The bank’s collapse caused a diplomatic arguement after ministers froze assets （资产）of other Icelandic banks． 1.According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE？ A．Scots councils and charities had invested in Icelandic banks in bad faith． B．The relationship with Iceland has traditionally been a very good one，so don’t worry about it forever． C．The UK Government and people can’t be satisfied with Iceland’s ministers’measures． D．The UK Government supports scottish people to fight with the lceland． 2.Which of the following words is the closest in meaning to the underlined word'? A．straight         B．seriously            C．suddenly             D．slightly 3.Jim Murphy will pay a visit to Iceland in order to           ． A．strengthen their cooperation and promote economical progress between two countries B．persuade the Icelandic government to give back the money that are locked in crisis-hit Icelandic banks C．travelled to Iceland for high-level talks with prime minister Geir Haarde and wanted to break away from the crisis together D．represent the government to help Iceland to recover economy 4.What is the best title for the passage? A．Iceland Banking crisis                   B．Murphy’s lcelandic mission C．The influence of the crisis              D．A friendly visit