The Beets were a new couple (夫妇). The things in their rooms, such as the television, the computer, the fridge, furniture and so on, were all left by their parents. They only paid some money for their food and clothes. But they tried their best to save money. If they had something important to tell their friends, they always visited them instead of calling them.

One day, it was a quarter past nine. Mr. Beet didn’t come back. His wife was a little worried. The supper was cold and she had waited for two hours. She was sitting by the table in the dark room.

Suddenly the woman heard someone coming upstairs. It was her husband’s step. She hurried to open the door. In the dark she could hear his deep breathing(呼吸). As soon as he sat down, she turned on the light and found he looked very tired.

“Why do you come back so late, dear?” asked the woman. “Haven’t you caught a bus?”

“Yes, but I didn’t take it.” “Why not?”

“I ran after it so that I saved two dollars this evening.”

“That’s great!” the woman said happily. “Run after a taxi next time and you’ll save both more time and money.”

1.The supper was ready at       .

A．6:15             B．6:30             C．6:45             D．7:15

2.Mrs. Beet sat in the dark because         .

A．she wanted to save money.

B．she didn’t like the bright light.

C．she was afraid to be seen.

D．she wanted to have a good rest.

3.Mr. Beet went back          .

A．by taxi            B．by bus            C．on foot           D．by bike

4.When Mr. Beet got home that evening,               .

A．his wife was angry with him

B．he was very tired

C．he was too hungry to say a word

D．his wife felt sorry

5.Mrs. Beet hoped          .

A．her husband went home by bus the next time.

B．her husband could keep on doing exercise.

C．her husband could be stronger and stronger.

D．her husband could save more money and time.

Mr．Lin is a farmer who lives in western China with his wife and two kids．Two months ago, he was told that he had cancer and he needed? ???? ? at once．And he knew he would spend a lot of? ???? ? on the operation．It was too much for Mr．Lin’s family．They had no jobs and both their children were at school．The situation seemed?? ???? ．

After two weeks,? ???? ? , Mr．Lin got a piece of good news．He was told about a health care project which provides medical treatment for ???? ?? patients in western China．They need to pay only half the cost or even less．???? ? the project, he was able to receive an operation just in time to stop the illness from getting?? ???? ．Now he has returned to his family．

The goal of this health care project is to improve the situation for poor people in? ???? China．So far, the project has helped more than 5,000 people to ???? medical aid．The Chinese government is also working together with other? ???? and international organizations to do this．They hope to develop a new health care model for China．

1.A．some medicine????????????? B．some help???? ????????????? C．an operation??? ????????????? D．a doctor

2.A．money???? ????????????? ? ????????????? B．time?????? ????????????? ????????????? C．work??????? ????????????? ????????????? D．energy

3.A．hopeful??? ????????????? ? ????????????? B．hopeless??? ????????????? ? ????????????? C．colorful????? ????????????? ????????????? D．colorless

4.A．instead??? ????????????? ?? ????????????? B．though????? ????????????? ????????????? C．but????????? ????????????? ????????????? D．however

5.A．young???? ????????????? ?? ????????????? B．old??????? ????????????? ????????????? C．poor??????? ????????????? ????????????? D．rich

6.A．Thanks to??? ????????????? B．Thanks for?? ????????????? ????????????? C．According to?? ????????????? D．Instead of

7.A．bad???????? ????????????? B．worse????? ????????????? ????????????? C．well????????? ????????????? D．better

8.A．eastern??? ????????????? ?? ????????????? B．southern?? ????????????? ? ????????????? C．western?????? ????????????? D．northern

9.A．offer?????? ????????????? ? ????????????? B．make???????? ????????????? C．give????????? ????????????? D．receive

10.A．towns????? ????????????? B．provinces?? ????????????? ? ????????????? C．cities????? ????????????? ????????????? D．countries

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One evening I went to have dinner with my uncle and aunt. They had 　l invited another person, a young woman, so that there would be four people at 2　 . Her face was familiar (面熟的). I was quite 　3 　that we had met 4 , but I could not 　5 　where I had seen her face. In the course of the talk, however, the young woman 　6 　to tell us that she had lost her purse the other day. All at once I remembered where I had seen her face. She was just the young girl in the photo in the purse I had picked up while walking down the street that afternoon, although she looked much older. She was 　7 　, of course, when I was 　8 　to describe her purse to her. Then I explained (解释) that I had recognized (认出) her from the photo I had found in the purse. My uncle insisted on going to the police station immediately to fetch the purse.

As the policeman handed it 　9 , he said I had found not 　10 　the purse, but the person who had lost it.

China is a country that is changing very quickly over the past fifty years and   1  you look closely(仔细地) you can see it   2  in front of your eyes. Fifty years ago, everybody travelled around by bike. Today lots of people in China still ride their bikes  3  school or work, but many people also take the bus or travel   4   underground. There are some people who even drive their own cars. Shops   5  small businesses but now the centre of China’s cities are full of   6   department stores. In these department stores, you can buy  7  you want in one trip. You can buy food, toys, bikes and even televisions. Television is    8   change that China has seen. Many children would say that they can not imagine life   9  TV set , but years ago they had to live without them. The Internet and the computer have only recently become regular items in our lives. Without the Internet, people would not  10  to get information as quickly as they can now and the Internet helps to make people   11  friends all over the world. Computers help   12  children and adults in their   13  lives Many students are lucky enough   14 able to use them to do their homework or   15  with their friends and sometimes play games.

1.                A．even if         B．if              C．although D．so

2.                A．be changing     B．to changing      C．changing D．changes

3.                A．from           B．to             C．in   D．at

4.                A．with           B．at             C．in   D．by

5.                A．is             B．was            C．are D．were

6.                A．large           B．larger          C．small     D．smaller

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

8.                A．others          B．one            C．the others     D．another

9.                A．with one        B．without one      C．with it    D．without it

10.               A．can be able to    B．be able to       C．able to    D．could

11.               A．being          B．been           C．be   D．to be

12.               A．both           B．all             C．either     D．neither

13.               A．every day       B．everyday       C．some day D．someday

14.               A．be            B．being          C．to be D．to

15.               A．speak          B．chatting        C．chat D．speaking

Complete the sentences with the given words in their suitable forms. (共8分)

1.Some parents purchase new _______________ (toy) for their kids before Christmas.

2.All the classmates took the difficult exam, but only _______________ (fifth) of them passed.

3.They were proud to say these paintings belonged to _______________ (they).

4.The professor made an interesting _______________(speak) at the meeting. 

5.Children were fond of reading _______________ (excite) stories in their free time. e

6.They had a(n) _______________ (happy) trip because of the bad weather.

7.PM2.5 is _______________ (main) caused by air pollution in some parts of the country.

8.The doctor is ready to _______________ (operation) on his broken leg.