— Today Ben didn’t come to our club to practice tennis. What ________to him?

—I don’t know. Let’s call him.

A. happened B. is happening C. will happen

Jack studies_______than Tom,,but Tom is______than Jack and he has a lot of friends.

A. harder; friendly B. harder; friendlier C. hardly; friendlier

— How do you like Betty?

—I don’t like her. She _________nothing but herself and her dog.

A. feels like B. brings out C. cares about

Miss Black asked her students to_________a story about their trip to Hill Farm.

A. make up B. dress up C. get up

—Mike,___________do you take the piano class?

—Every Sunday afternoon.

A. how long B. how far C. how often

— Thanks for showing us around your radio station.

— ________________.

A. Good luck B. Sound great C. No problem

—___________________?

—I really love it. It’s one of my favorite programs.

A. Which program do you like better

B. What do you think of the program

C. Why do you like the program

Birbal was one of the wisest (最聪明的）men in India. One day, Emperor Akbar___ to test how wise Birbal was. He took his ring off his finger and gave it to one of his courtiers (侍臣）.Akbar said to him, “You must hide this ring safely with you. Make sure that ___can find it.”

As soon as Birbal came to the court (宫廷)，Akbar said, “Birbal, I __ my ring this morning. It was given by my father. Do whatever you want, __ you have to find my ring.”

Birbal asked Akbar to give him more information, but Akbar didn’t say much. He ___saying, “I don’t remember anything at all. You must find my ring.” __ , Birbal said, “All right, Your Majesty (陛下）！ I will find your ring soon.”

Birbal closed his ___and pretended (假装）to think for a while. And then he said, “Your Majesty, your ring is somewhere here in this court. It is __ one of the courtiers. The courtier has a grain of rice in his beard (胡子).

The courtier was___ ,On hearing Birbal’s words ,he quickly moved his hand over his beard. Birbal’s eyes noticed the behavior of the courtier. Pointing at him, Birbal said, “Your Majesty, this courtier stole your ring.”

Akbar was surprised. He didn’t understand __ Birbal had succeeded in finding his ring. But once again, Akbar agreed with the fact that Birbal was very wise.

1.A. forgot B. decided C. helped

2.A. somebody B. everybody C. nobody

3.A. lost B. put C. bought

4.A. because B. though C. but

5.A. kept down B. kept on C. kept back

6.A. Rightly B. Finally C. Luckily

7.A. eyes B. ears C. mouth

8.A. by B. in C. with

9.A. worried B. sad C. happy

10.A. how B. what C. where

Su Xiaodong calls his bookstore on Gulangyu Island a kind of wormhole (蠕虫洞）.He said, “A wormhole connects (连接）different times and spaces (空间）.That’s what I want to do: Connect Gulangyu Island with its beautiful past”

Su is from Xiamen, Fujian. He decided to start the bookstore last “The history and culture here are very special, and I want people to know more about Gulangyu,” he said.

Su rent (租用）an old building as his bookstore and made it look like it did in the early 20th century. “It was the best time on Gulangyu Island, quiet and with people from different cultures living together,” Su said. Now his store has more than 3,000 books about Gulangyu, and he hopes to look for more books.

Today, Gulangyu has over 10 million visitors every year. Su wants his bookstore to be a place where people can get away from the busy life and learn about Gulangyu’s colorful history and ____.

1.What is the second paragraph mainly about?

A. How to set up a bookstore.

B. When Su set up the bookstore.

C. Why Su set up the bookstore.

D. Where Su’s bookstore is.

2.What does the underlined word “It” refer to?

A. The bookstore.

B. The early 20th century.

C. The old building.

D. Gulangyu.

3.Which of the following can be put in ____?

A. culture B. science C. news D. shows

4.From the passage we know that .

A. about 3,000 visitors come to Gulangyu every year

B. Gulangyu has very special history and culture

C. the bookstore is in a new building

D. Su set up the bookstore in 2015

5.What is the best title (标题）of the passage?

A. A great trader in Xiamen, Fujian

B. Old buildings on Gulangyu Island

C. Visitors to Gulangyu Island

D. A special bookstore of Gulangyu

Get Ready for the Talent Show

Get out your guitars! Dust off your drums! This year’s Carey School Talent Show will be at 7 pm on November 16.

To make this year’s show the best ever, we are trying to get as many different kinds of acts as possible. Singing, dancing, storytelling or magic —whatever your talent may be, you are welcome to sign up. We are also hoping to have more family shows with parents and children performing together.

Most people seem to agree that last year’s show had too many lip-synch(对口型假唱) acts. Some of them were too long. This year, we plan to limit the number of lip-synch acts to no more than six. Each lip-synch group must have at least three people in it. And the length of each performance should be five minutes at most. Groups that want to do a lip-synch act must choose a song and present (陈述) their idea to the Talent Show Committee by October 25.

Students who want to join the show should sign up in the school office as soon as possible. The last day to sign up is October 23. Mrs. Whittle and Mr.Denby will make the final decision about which acts will be included in the show.

Price: $5.00 Adults $2.50 Children

1.The Talent Show Committee hopes to have more ________ this year.

A. group dances B. magic acts C. family shows D. lip-synch acts

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

A. 保持 B. 限制 C. 统计 D. 增加

3.Those who want to do lip-synch acts must ________.

A. be in a group of at least 6 people

B. perform for no more than 5 minutes

C. choose a popular song

D. sign up by October 25

4.If Mark and his son go to the Talent Show, they should pay ________.

A. $2.50 B. $5.00 C. $7.50 D. $10.00

5.It’s up to Mrs. Whittle and Mr. Denby to decide ________.

A. who will host the talent show

B. who will watch the talent show

C. who can take part in the show

D. who will win the talent show