—Have you read a book called Waiting for Anya??

—Who　　　　 it??

A.writes　　　　 B.has written?　　　　 C.wrote　　　　　　　　 D.had written

The train fell over the edge, but no one ________ much in the accident.

A. suffered           B. injured           C. damaged            D. died

To make ____ matters worse, he lost his job last year. So the family are struggling to make ____ ends meet.　

A. /; the　　　　　 B. the; /　　　　 C. /; /　　　　　　　 D. the; the

Not until Mr．Smith came to China　　 what kind of country she is．

　 A．did he know　 B．he knew　 C．he did know　　 D．didn’t he realize

I know he hasn’t finished the work, but _________, he has done his best.

A. at all　　　　　 　B. in all　　　　 　　　C. after all　　　 　 D. above all

　 If you are in town in a western country, you will often see people walking with their dogs. It is still true that a dog is the most useful animal in the world, but the reason why one keeps a dog has changed.

　 Once upon a time a man met a dog and wanted it to help him in the fight against other animals, and he found that the dog listened to him and did what he told it to. Later people used dogs for the hunting of other animals, and the dogs didn’t eat what they got until their masters agreed, so dogs were used for driving sheep and guarding chickens. But now the people in the towns and cities do not need dogs to hunt other animals. Of course they keep them to frighten thieves, but the most important reason is that people feel lonely in the city.

　 For a child, a dog is his best friend when he has no friends to play with. For a young wife, a dog is her child when she doesn’t have her own. For old people, a dog is also a child when their real children have grown up and left. Now people do not have to use a dog but they keep it as a friend, just like a member of the family.

1. In town in a western country, dogs are often seen to _______.

A. walk with hunters　　　　　　　　　 B. walk with their masters

C. fight against other animals　　　　　 D. play with other animals

2. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

　 A. Dogs will eat what they’ve got.

　 B. Dogs were used to hunt other animals.

　 C. Dogs can perhaps drive thieves away

　 D. People used to keep dogs to protect their house birds

3. The main reason why people in towns and cities raise dogs now is that _______.

　 A. they train dogs to drive sheep B. they want dogs to frighten thieves for them

　 C. they use dogs for the hunting of other animals

　 D. they want to keep the dogs as friendly members of their families

4. What can we infer from this passage?

A. Only the western people enjoy keeping dogs.

　 B. There were no thieves in western countries in the past.

　 C. People living in cities always feel lonely in western countries

　 D. A young wife who has her own child can’t like or keep dogs at all

You have to wait till tomorrow when our manager ____ back.

A. will come　　　　 B. comes　　　　　　 C. came　　　　　　　 D. come

Sleep is something we all do. But some people need to sleep more than others. Babies sleep most of the time. Children in school sleep about ten to twelve hours a night. Most adults sleep only seven or eight hours. __1___

All parts of our bodies have to rest after they work. Our arms need a rest after we lift heavy things. When we run fast, our legs work hare. They get tried. We have to rest them. Our brains work hard, too. __2__ We can sit quite still and rest our arms and legs. But our brains aren’t resting. They go right on thinking as long as we are awake.

Our brains slow down a bit when we sleep and dream. __3__ Instead of thinking wide—awake thoughts, our brains make up dreams. Some dreams are very pleasing. Some are not. Most of the time we forget them when we wake up.

Scientists have tried to find out what would happen if people were not allowed to sleep. They asked some people not to go to bed. The people stayed up all night and all the next day. They stayed up the next night too, and the day after. They played games, but they made mistakes. They forgot things. __4__

The people grew rude and mean. They became angry with t heir friends. Finally they were too tired to stand up. W hen they sat down, they fell asleep.

Scientists have found that if people are not allowed to sleep and to dream, they act in an unusual way.

__5__ But we do know that we need it to stay well. So tonight have a good sleep. Lie down under the covers. Shut your eyes. Let your thoughts wander. Soon you’ll stop thinking. You’ll be asleep.

A. It was hard for their tired brains to work.

B. When we are awake, they help us pay attention to the world around us.

C. But babies, children, and adults—all of us need to have our sleep.

D. Good sleep helps to improve one’s memory.

E. No one knows why sleep is so good for us.

F. But even as we sleep our brains are doing some work.

G. Of course you will have a good sleep.

Mr. Jackson was tired of living in his old house in the countryside and wanted to sell it and buy a better one. He tried to sell it for a long time, but was not successful, so at last he decided to go to an estate agent(房产经纪人）.

The agent advertised the house straight away, and a few days later, the owner saw a very beautiful photograph of his house, with a wonderful description of his garden in an expensive magazine.

Having read the advertisement through, the house owner hurried to phone the estate agent, saying, “I'm sorry, Mr. Jones, but I've decided not to sell my house after all.” “Why?” the agent asked in a surprised voice. “Because from the advertisement(广告) in that magazine I can see it's just the kind of house I've wanted to live in all my life.”

1. Mr. Jackson wanted to sell his house because _____.

A. he needed some money to support his family

B. his house was too old to live in

C. he wanted some money to buy a new one

D. he didn't want to live in the house any longer

2. The reason why Mr. Jackson went to the estate agent was _____.

A. he had failed in selling his house by himself

B. he wanted the estate agent to help him to get a good price

C. he was sure that the estate agent could help him

D. he wanted the estate to advertise his house in the magazine

3. At last Mr. Jones _____.

A. was successful in selling the house

B. felt sorry to have lost a sale by his doing too good a job

C. was satisfied with what he had done in the advertisement

D. didn’t understand why Mr. Jackson had changed his mind

4. What do you think of the advertisement in magazines?

A. They are worth reading.

B. They usually make things far better than they really are.

C. They are a great help to those who want to buy something.

D. They describe things as they really are.

She had just finished her homework _____ her mother asked her to practice playing the piano yesterday.

A. while　　　 B. when　　 C. after　　　 D. since