The telephone________ in 1876.

A. invents B. invented C. have invented D. was invented

We haven’t decided yet we will place our new furniture.

A. where B. what C. why D. which

Ann, your sweater ____ very beautiful.

A.feels B. sounds C. looks D. Tastes

Look at the smog (雾霾). bad weather it is!

A. How B. How a C. What D. What a

My life is always filled with sadness and little joy. However, no matter what happens, I can always face it bravely.

Last year, I couldn’t believe the __ that I was allowed to enter the only key high school in my hometown. Then I rushed to my home and told my __. But my father didn’t seem as __ as I was. He just kept smoking without saying a word and my mother put her head down and couldn’t help crying.

I knew very well what my family was like. My mum had been ill in bed for 2 years. We lived a __ life and I couldn’t continue my schooling. I felt so upset but I could say __ to my parents. I __ to help my father with his work to support my family.

To my surprise, things completely changed before the beginning of the new term. My head teacher came to my family with some money, which had been___ by my schoolmates. He encouraged me, “Always have a dream.” ___tears in my eyes, I stepped into the key high school.

I have been studying hard since I entered the high school. Whenever I meet difficulties, I always___ my teacher and schoolmates. I have a college dream and I must work hard for it, no matter how hard life is. Just as a great man says, “When one door shuts,___ opens in life.

1.A. idea B. news C. story D. course

2.A. teachers B. parents C. grandparents D. brothers

3.A. nervous B. interested C. excited D. worried

4.A. hard B. happy C. nice D. rich

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

6.A. suggested B. warned C. decided D. dared

7.A. spent B. raised C. planned D. saved

8.A. From B. Between C. With D. Without

9.A. think of B. dream of C. hear of D. talk of

10.A. other B. others C. the other D. another

One day a rich man met Sam. The rich man asked, “ I hear you are very clever and nothing is difficult to you. Can you tell me why you are so clever?”

Sam answered with a smile, “ Oh, I am not clever. Instead you are too foolish（愚蠢的）.” The rich man became very angry.

Sam said, “ Please don’t be angry. If you don’t believe me, now let me ask you a question. If you put one group of sheep and another group of sheep, how many groups of sheep do you have?”

“Why! That’s an easy question. One and one is two, anybody knows it. I have two groups of sheep.”

Sam laughed and said,” You are wrong. Two groups of sheep put together is still one group. That’s the easiest question in the world.”

1.One day____ met Sam.

A. a rich man B. a poor man C. a young man D. an old man

2.The rich man became angry because____

A. Sam said he was clever B. Sam said he was foolish.

C. Sam was foolish. D. Sam wasn’t clever

3.Sam asked the rich man ____question.

A. an easy B. a difficult C. an interesting D. a good

4.Two groups of sheep put together is______

A. one group B. two groups C. Many groups D. Many sheep

5.Sam is______ than the rich man.

A. more foolish B. richer C. cleverer D. poorer

Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to make money for my schooling.

One day, my mother was sewing a quilt（缝被子）. I silently sat beside her.

“Mum, is there love between you and Dad?” I asked in a very low voice.

With surprise in her eyes, she stopped her work for a while. The she said, “Susan, look at this thread（线）. It can hardly be seen, but it’s really there. It makes the quilt strong. If life is a quilt, love should be a thread. Love is inside.”

I couldn’t understand her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month.

After they were back, may mother helped my father walk slowly on the country road every day. They were so kind to each other and it seemed they were the happiest couple.

After two months my father still couldn’t walk by himself.

“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.

“Susan, don’t worry about me.” he said. “I just like walking with your mum. I like this kind of life.” Reading his eyes, I knew he loves my mother deeply.

Now I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.

1.Why are Susan’s parents busy trying to make money?

A. To send Susan to school

B. To get to see the doctor

C. To buy a strong quilt

D. To show their love

2.Susan’ father stayed in hospital for ______.

A. one day B. one month C. two months D. three months

3.Susan came to understand her mother ______.

A. while her mother was sewing a quilt

B. before her father was in hospital

C. when she was sitting beside her mother

D. after her father was seriously sick

4.What can we know from the passage?

A. Susan’s father is very lazy

B. Susan’s mother is a nurse

C. Susan’s parents love each other

D. Susan doesn’t like her father

5.Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?

A. How to make a Quilt Strong

B. Love is just a Tread

C. Walking on the Country Road

D. A Seriously Sick Father

Happiness is for everyone. You don’t need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads at their free time.

In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health; when you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you.

Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you have something else that can’t be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge(向…挑战)yourself. So you can not always say you are poor and you have bad luck. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving(旋转)door. When it closes, it also opens. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.

1.Those who have big houses may often feel .

A. happy B. lonely C. free D. excited

2.When you fall down in a PE class, both your teacher and your classmates will .

A. laugh at you B. play jokes on you

C. quarrel with you D. help you up

3.What will your friends say to you when you make great progress?

A. Oh, so do I B. Congratulations

C. Good luck D. It’s just so-so

4.Which idea is NOT right according to the passage?

A. People who have cars would never like to walk in the open air

B. You can get help from others when you make mistakes

C. You can still be a happy person even if you have little money

D. Happiness is always around you though difficulties come towards you

5.Which of the following is this passage about?

A. Bad luck B. Good luck C. Happiness D. Life

The Kind Waitress

Every evening at six o'clock an old man went to a restaurant near his house．He ate dinner．After dinner，he drank coffee and talked to the people at the restaurant．

The old man's name was Bill．Bill ate at the restaurant every evening because he was lonely．His wife had died，and he had no children．

Every evening the same waitress brought Bill his dinner．Her name was Cara．She was 17 years old．

Cara was kind to Bill．She knew he was lonely，so she talked to him．If Bill was late for dinner，she called him on the telephone．"Are you OK?" she asked him．

One evening Bill didn't come to the restaurant．Cara called him，but he didn’t answer the phone．Cara called the police．"Please go to Bill's house"，Cara told the police．

Later the police called Cara at the restaurant．"Bill died in his sleep，" the police told her．Bill was 82 years old．

A week later，a man came to the restaurant．"I have something for Cara，" the man said．The man gave Cara a check for $500，000．The money was from Bill．

"This money is for me? From Bill?" Cara asked the man．

"Yes，" the man answered．

"But．．．why?" Cara asked the man．

"Bill liked you，" the man said．"You were kind to him．"

1.Bill went to the restaurant every day because the food was very good.

2.What did Bill do when he was at the restaurant?

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3.What did Cara do if Bill didn't arrive at the restaurant on time?

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4.Cara often talked to Bill because she knew _____________________.

5.___________________________________________

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