Personal computers ________ in 1976. It has changed the whole world.

A. have invented B. are invented C. were invented D. invented

---Are you a fan of the science TV show Super Brain？

---Yes，I'm always _______ by these people's great brain power.

A. tired B. amazed C. bored D. satisfied

--- ________ interesting the storybook is!

--- Yes, I have read it twice.

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

--- Lucy, what are you going to do if it ________ tomorrow?

--- Maybe I’ll go shopping with my mother.

A. didn’t rain B. doesn’t rain C. won’t rain D. don’t rain

--- How long have your parents _______?

--- For about 10 years.

A. bought the car B. left their hometown

C. joined the ping-pong club D. lived in this building

--- Excuse me, Ms. White. I wonder _______.

--- Oh, Tony. Listen carefully in class and practice as often as possible.

A. how I can learn Chinese well B. if there is a Chinese class today

C. who did you teach Chinese D. where I can find a Chinese book

Do you know how to study better and make your study more effective(有效的)? We all know that Chinese students usually study hard for long hours. This is very good, but it doesn’t ____ a lot. If you want to study effectively, you must have enough sleep, enough food, enough rest _____exercise. Every day you need to go out for a walk or visit some friends or some nice places. It’s good for your ____ . When you return to your studies, your mind will be refreshed and you’ll _____more and study better. Here take English learning ____ an example.

First you make a lot of progress and you feel happy. Then your language study seems to stay the same and you ____ feel a little worried about it. This can last for days or even weeks, yet you needn’t ___ hope. At some point your language study will________take another big jump. You’ll see that _____really have been learning all the time. If you get enough sleep, food, rest and exercise, studying English can be very effective and ____ . Don’t drop it along the way. Learn slowly and you’re sure to get a good result.

1.A. keep B. help C. use D. work

2.A. and B. or C. but D. also

3.A. eyes B. health C. head D. back

4.A. learn B. think C. hear D. listen

5.A. for B. to C. as D. with

6.A. can’t B. should C. may D. need

7.A. refuse B. lose C. give D. close

8.A. again B. always C. never D. not

9.A. we B. they C. you D. he

10.A. difficult B. interesting C. beautiful D. hard

A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin was walking around the shining car. “Is this your car, Paul?” he asked.

Paul answered, “Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised. “You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you nothing? Boy, I wish…”He hesitated.

Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.

“I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?”

“Oh yes, I’d love that.”

After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, “Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house?”

Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked.

He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.

“There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent. And some day I’m going to give you one just like it …then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas window that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”

Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.

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1.The street urchin was very surprised when _______________

A. Paul received an expensive car B. Paul told him about the car

C. he saw the shining car D. he was walking around the car

2.From the story we can see the urchin _______________

A. wished to give his brother a car

B. wanted Paul’s brother to give him a car

C. wished he could have a brother like Paul’s

D. wished Paul could be a brother like that

3.The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ____________

A. to show his neighbours the big car

B. to show he had a rich friend

C. to let his brother ride in the car

D. to tell his brother about his wish

4.We can infer（推断） from the story that___________

A. Paul couldn’t understand the urchin

B. the urchin had a deep love for his brother

C. the urchin wished to have a rich brother

D. the urchin’s wish came true in the end

5.The best name of the story is ____________

A. A Christmas Present B. A Street Urchin

C. A Brother Like That D. An Unforgettable Holiday Ride

Like many people, I have no clear idea about heroes. At some point, we all wonder if we need a hero and what a hero really is.

Although there are a lot of differences in cultures, heroes around the world generally share a number of characteristics (特点) which give us courage and make us want to learn from them.

A hero does something worth talking about. A hero has a special story to tell and people think highly of it. But a hero is not just the person with great fame (声誉) .

A hero has powers (力量) larger than himself. Some people want to live like a hero, and they have to experience life with new and further meaning. A sure test for would-be heroes is what or whom they serve. What do they want to live and die for? If the answer suggests they serve only their own fame, they may be famous persons but not heroes.

A hero has a vision from the mountaintop. He has the power to move people. He creates new possibilities. Without Gandhi, India might still be part of Britain. Without Martin Luther King, Jr., Americans might take different buses, eat in different restaurants, go for walks in different parks, and shop in different stores because of the different colors of their skin.

There might be changes in society without a hero, but the speed of change would be rather slow. Thanks to heroes in history, they make the society develop so rapidly.

1.According to this passage, a hero is a person who always .

A. gives us courage B. thinks highly of others

C. shares great fame D. stands on the mountaintop

2.If you want to live like a hero, you should .

A. experience a new and meaningful life B. listen to something worth talking about

C. serve your own fame and try to be famous D. know where and how you want to live

3.The underlined word “vision” in the passage means “ ”.

A. 风景 B. 想象 C. 远见 D. 形象

4.Black people in America used to before Martin Luther King, Jr.

A. shop at the white’s stores B. take buses with the white

C. take walks in the white’s parks D. eat in restaurants without the white

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A. We don’t need heroes anymore at some point now.

B. Heroes are all the same though different in cultures.

C. People get power from heroes to move to a new place.

D. Our society has developed faster because of heroes in history.

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An old scientist recently made several tests with different animals. He wanted to find1. which was cleverer than other animals.

In one test he put a monkey in a room where there were several boxes. Some boxes were inside other boxes.One small box had some2. in it. The scientist wanted to know how long it would take the monkey to find the food. The scientist left the room. He waited a3. minutes outside the door. Then he got down on his knees and put his eyes to the keyhole. What did he see? To his surprise, he found 4. looking into the eye of the monkey. The monkey was on the other side of the door and looked at the scientist5. the keyhole.