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Henry was an office 1. (work) in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his holidays.

He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw 2. advertisement in a newspaper. “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm. Good food, Fresh air, Horse riding, Walking, Fishing, cheap and interesting.” “This 3. (sound) a good idea,” he thought. “I’ll spend a month at West Hill Farm. I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They’ll make a change from 4. (sit) by the seaside and swimming.”

He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first day of July, he left 5.West Hill Farm.

But four days later, he returned home.

“What was wrong 6.West Hill Farm?” his best friend, Ed, asked him. “Didn’t you enjoy country life?” “Country life was very good,” Henry said. “But there was another problem.”

“Oh. What?”

“Well,” he said, “the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner.”

“What’s wrong with that?” Ed asked. “Fresh meat is the best.”

“I know, but on the 7. (two) day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”

“How 8. (luck) you are!”

“You don’t understand,” Henry said. “On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”

“A different meat every day,” Ed said 9. (loud), “and what are you complaining!”

“Let me finish,” Henry said. “on the fourth day the farmer 10. (dead), and I didn’t dare (敢) stay for dinner!”

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A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit.

When the other frogs saw how deep the pit is. They told the two frogs that they were as good as(几乎相当于) dead. The two frogs didn't believe what they said and tried their best to jump up out of the pit.

The other frogs kept telling them to stop, and that they were as good as dead. Finally, one of the two frogs believed what the other frogs were saying and gave up. He fell down and died.

The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could. Once again, the other frogs shouted at him and advised him to stop and just wait to die. But he jumped even harder and finally succeeded. When he got out, the other frogs said, “Didn't you hear us?”

The frog explained to them that he was a little deaf. He thought they were encouraging him all the time.

1.Which of the following pictures can describe the pit?

A. B.

C. D.

2.When the two frogs were trying to jump out, the other frogs _______.

A.thought hard to find ideas to help them out B.encouraged them to jump as hard as they could

C.went on traveling just as nothing had happened D.told them to give up jumping out

3.The first frog died because ____________.

A.he was not as strong as the second one B.he lost hope to live because of the other frogs' words

C.he fell down too badly D.he was too hungry

4.The second frog continued to jump after the first one died because ____________ .

A.he thought the other frogs were encouraging him

B.he heard the other frogs' words clearly

C.he was so blind that he didn't know that he was in trouble

D.he was much stronger than the first frog

5.The passage mainly tells us that _______.

A.we shouldn't give up when we are in trouble B.encouraging words can help people a lot

C.helping each other is very important to people in trouble D.a strong body is very important

It seems that many stars are putting their fashion (时尚) skills to good use and some of them have succeeded in designing.

Avril Lavigne

“With a lot of designs, I try to tie in with some of my lyrics and more musical elements,” Lavigne said. Her product, named after a childhood nickname (绰号) from her father, was created three years ago, but Lavigne came up with the first idea for a clothing product when she was only 19 years old.

Victoria Beckham

Victoria created her own style of jeans for the clothing brand (品牌) Rock & Republic in 2004. Later, she created her own brand with the name DVB style and now she is more popular as a designer than as a singer.

Madonna

Pop queen Madonna created her fashion products in collaboration (合作) with the Swedish clothing company Hennes & Mauritz AB ( H&M) in 2007. She then collaborated with her daughter Lourders in creating 2010 juniors’ product for Macy’s called “ Material Girl”.

Jessica Simpson

Jessica Simpson created her own collection of jeans. She worked with the Camuto Group and Jones Apparel Group Inc.

Justin Timberlake

No one could imagine that Justin would become a fashion designer until he paired with his friend Trace Ayala to create the William Rast label. Their clothing is presented every season and attracts attention of Timberlake’s fans and models.

1.All of the people mentioned in the passage above are ________.

A. friends B. singers C. musicians D. stars

2.What does the underlined word “elements” mean in Chinese?

A. 器材 B. 天分 C. 要素 D. 染料

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Victoria Beckham is not only a singer but also a designer.

B. Madonna once worked for Hennes & Mauritz AB.

C. Justin Timberlake had a talent for designing when he was a child.

D. Both Jessica Simpson and Madonna created their own jeans brands.

4.Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?

A. How to be a famous star. B. To be models is a hard work.

C. Working with others is important. D. Some stars have succeeded in designing.

I was so careful. I was nervous too. I had taken driving lessons and passed my driving test. I had to pick up my father from work and drive him to the train station. But as I got close to my father’s workplace, I felt more and more confident.

There he was standing in front of his office building. After I stopped the car, he got in. But then, I was nervous again. I had to get the car into the street. With so many cars around, it wasn't easy. After about two minutes of waiting, the way was finally clear.

Soon we got onto the highway(公路). My father was giving me some advice on how to change lanes((车道). Suddenly, I saw a police car behind me. They were pulling me over(令我停靠路边).“Oh no! 'I said. A police officer came to my window. "The speed limit(极限 )on these roads is 100 kilometers an hour, he said. " Do you know how fast you were going?” “120?"I guessed. Of course it was a rediculous guess. There were so many cars passing me. How could that be?

No. You were going 65 kilometers an hour. You can't drive that slow. You'll cause an accident. When he found out this was my first day as a driver,he smiled and walked away. And that was my first day as a driver.

1.The writer planned to drive his father to .

A.the train station B.the police station C.their home D.his workplace

2.The writer got nervous again when he .

A.left his father B.saw a road sign C.arrived at the highway D.had to drive the car into the street

3.What word does underlined the "ridiculous"in Paragraph 4 probably mean in Chinese?

A.粗略的 B.荒谬的 C.保险的 D.困难的

4.The police officer stopped the writer because he .

A.was driving too slow B.made a wrong turn

C.Parked his car in the wrong place D.changed lanes without signaling

5.What was the police officer like?

A.Smart B.Friendly C.Unfair D.Careless

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