Lillian Hanson, a college student, hopes to graduate(毕业) in about two years. What makes Mrs. Hanson different from her classmates is her _________—73 years old. She has been studying _________ subjects at a time at college, for 27years.

When Lillian Hanson _________ high school, she went to the _________ to borrow money for further education. The banker gave _________ much advice. He didn’t think that a country girl should borrow money to go to college. He thought she should be _________ doing housework or should work _________ the farm. _________ Lillian Hanson went home and raised a family of nine children instead of going to college.

Mrs. Hanson _________ forgot die dream of getting higher education. When the children had grown up, she __________ again and succeeded. In the class on her __________ day, when she introduced herself and said __________ she was there and what she wanted to do, all the other students __________ to give her a warm welcome.

Mrs. Hanson finds that the __________ part of going back to school at her age is sitting in class for a long time. She often says she will make her dream come true __________ it is difficult.

1.A.age B.interest C.look D.hobby

2.A.few B.a few C.little D.a little

3.A.leaves B.to leave C.leaving D.left

4.A.club B.school C.bank D.shop

5.A.her B.him C.them D.us

6.A.at college B.at home C.in the office D.at high school

7.A.on B.in C.behind D.in front of

8.A.After B.But C.So D.And

9.A.seemed to B.already C.often D.never

10.A.stopped B.tried C.expected D.worked

11.A.first B.one C.last D.next

12.A.when B.what C.why D.where

13.A.stood up B.ran away C.came out D.went away

14.A.best B.hardest C.easiest D.worst

15.A.however B.because C.so D.although

Eric is a 12-year-old boy from America. He enjoys playing music. One day when he was at home, he heard the drums. He hurried out of the house and saw a band(乐队) walking along the street. They played different kinds of music. Eric loved the drums.He thought,“It's fantastic!”

Days went by. Eric still couldn't forget the drums. At school he tapped(敲)on his books. At dinner, he tapped on the table. His father saw it and decided to do something for his son.

“Let's go to the garage(车库).” Dad said one day. “Why?” Eric asked. Dad smiled, “I have a surprise for you.” Dad took Eric into the garage.“A drum set!” cried Eric. It was Dad's old drum set. Dad gave Eric the drumsticks and told him how to use them. “Wow! It's wonderful.” someone said. Eric looked up and saw Mum. She had her guitar. Dad had his harmonica(口琴). “We are a family band. Let's play!”Eric said happily.

1.What did Eric do when he heard the drums?

A.He went out of the house.

B.He closed the window.

C.He went to bed to have a break.

D.He asked his parents to have a look.

2.What kind of instrument was Eric interested in?

A.The harmonica. B.The guitar.

C.The drum. D.The piano.

3.The underlined word “it” refers to(指代) ________.

A.Eric played the drums

B.Eric tapped on the table

C.Eric didn't have dinner

D.Eric tapped on his books

4.The underlined word “surprise” means ________ in Chinese.

A.梦想 B.计划 C.惊喜 D.问题

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Eric wanted to join a band.

B.Eric's father can play the guitar.

C.Both of Eric's parents are good at music.

D.Eric's mother doesn't want him to play the drums.

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