My parents took me to Japan when I was little. I lived there for five years. ______ I came back, my Japanese was very good. “Can I do something useful with my Japanese?” I asked myself. Then, one day last spring, I got a good opportunity(机会). Everyone was afraid of SARS, so I stayed at home with ______ to do. My father brought me a Japanese book. “Why don’t you translate it into Chinese? It will be better than _____computer games all day.” I promised to do 2,000 words each day. But _______I found it was hard to keep the promise. One day in May, the weather was beautiful. But I couldn’t go out. Those 2,000 words were still ______me. After translating only three pages, I already lost interest in the book. I looked at it for a long time. But I couldn’t make myself turn the pages. How I wished I could just go outside and______ football with my friends! I counted the words again and again. I just wanted to give up. I felt as if two people were fighting ______my mind. One said, “Don’t give up! Keep working hard, and you’ll do well!” But then the other one said, “Go and play! It will be more ______ than translating. Do your work tomorrow.” I stood up and would______the computer. But then I remember______ my parents had told me: “Whatever you do, don’t stop halfway.” So I sat down and went on with it.

1.A. Because B. Until C. Since D. When

2.A. nothing B. something C. everything D. anything

3.A. be played B. playing C. played D. plays

4.A. just then B. right now C. soon D. suddenly

5.A. talking to B. looking at C. smiling at D. waiting for

6.A. play B. give C. buy D. watch

7.A. in B. with C. about D. for

8.A. fun B. important C. useful D. dangerous

9.A. turn on B. turn off C. open D. close

10.A. how B. where C. which D. what

I go to school the youth to learn the future.

——Robert Frost

Harvard University

Type(类型): private

Created Time: 1636

Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Harvard University's history, influence and wealth have made it one of the most famous universities in the world.

University of Oxford

Type: public(公立的)

Created Time: Not quite clear

Location: Oxford, Britain

The University of Oxford is the second oldest university in the world and the oldest in the English?speaking world.

University of Cambridge

Type: public

Created Time: 1209

Location: Cambridge, Britain

The University of Cambridge is the second oldest university in the English?speaking world and the sixth oldest in Europe.

Tsinghua University

Type: public

Created Time: 1211

Location: Haidian District, Beijing, China

Tsinghua University was originally(起初) under the name “Tsinghua Xuetang”. The school was renamed “Tsinghua School” in 1912. The university section was founded(建立) in 1925.

1.What is Harvard University famous for?

A. People and wealth

B. Subjects and country.

C. Professors and students.

D. History, influence and wealth.

2.Which one is private of the four universities?

A. Harvard University.

B. University of Oxford.

C. University of Cambridge.

D. Tsinghua University.

3.Which of the two universities are located in Britain?

A. Harvard University and University of Oxford.

B. University of Oxford and University of Cambridge.

C. University of Cambridge and Tsinghua University.

D. Tsinghua University and Harvard University.

4.When was the university section founded in Tsinghua University?

A. In 1211. B. In 1912.

C. In 1925. D. Not quite clear.

5.Which statement isn't true according to the passage above?

A. Harvard University was set up in 1636.

B. The University of Oxford is the oldest university in the world.

C. The University of Cambridge is the sixth oldest university in Europe.

D. Tsinghua University is located in Beijing now.

Mr. Brown are going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, “ If anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea.”

“OK, Dad,” said his son. But Mr. Brown was afraid his son couldn’t remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece paper and gave it to his son. His son put it to the small pocket, took it out and looked it every now and then.

Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that no one came and that piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt(燃烧) it that evening.

The next evening, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, “Where is your father?” The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He couldn’t find it. He suddenly remembered that he had burnt it, so he shouted, “No more.”

The man was surprised. He asked, “No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?”

“Burnt yesterday evening.”

1.Mr Brown told his son that _________.

A. he would be away from home for four days.

B. he would be back in seven days.

C. he would be back in a month

D. he liked a cup of tea

2.Mr Brown wrote the words down on _________.

A. on the wall B. the door C. a piece of paper D. his son’s pocket

3.A man came to visit the boy’s father on________

A. the second day B. the third day

C. the fourth day D. the fifth day

4.The man was very surprised because_________

A. he thought the boy’s father was dead

B. the child didn’t ask him to sit down

C. the child gave him a cup of tea

D. he couldn’t find that piece of paper

5.What was burnt? ________.

A. The piece of paper B. Mr Brown C. The visitor D. The boy

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