Mr. King worked in a factory. He liked playing soccer and spent much time on it, so he was sometimes late for work. His boss was so angry that he fired Mr. King. Mr. King couldn't find another job. Finally he got into trouble and lived a difficult life.

One of his friends felt sorry for turn and introduced him to a headmaster, whose school was just in need of swimming coach (教练). Mr. King began to teach the school children to swim. He wasn't a good coach. Two months later, the children learned nothing. Few of them could swim.

It was a hot Saturday. The children wouldn't stay in the classroom and wanted to swim in the river. Mr. King failed to stop them. Before they started, he drew a red line below the knee of each child. He said to them, "Come out of the river at once if the water reaches the line."

1.Why did the boss fire Mr. King?

A. Because Mr. King didn't like his job,

B. Because Mr. King was ill.

C. Because Mr. King talked too much.

D. Because Mr. King was sometimes late for work

2. Mr. King couldn't find another job and his life was_.

A. happy  B. hard  C. relaxing  D. free

3.Who helped Mr. King find a job in a school?

A. The boss of the factory.   B. His friend.      C. The school children.  D. Nobody.

4.Two months later, the children learned nothing because_.

A. Mr. King taught them to play soccer B. they didn't like swimming at all

C. they were afraid of water           D. Mr. King was a poor coach

5.Mr. King _____, so he drew a red line below the knee of each child.

A. didn't want the children to swim  

B. wanted to make the children look funny  

C. wanted to make the children happy  

D. wanted to help the children swim better  

I had said goodbye to my husband, Joe, so often, but this time was ____.

We now had our first child. After nights of talks, we made the difficult ____ that Joe would go by himself to Alabama for the six-month training course, and I would stay behind with our new son. It was important that I ____ my teaching position near our home at Fort Hood. Also we were part of a strong network of friends ____ I could turn to for help.

On Joe's ____ evening at home, I bathed little Joey, got him into his sleeper and was heading to the bedroom when Joe gently touched ____ on the shoulder. Lifting the baby from my arms, he said he wanted to put Joey to bed tonight.

They headed down the hall, and I busied myself with meaningless tasks, ____ Joe to turn up from the bedroom within a few minutes. A half hour went by, and ____ he had not come back. Thinking he was having ____ getting our son to fall asleep, I walked quietly to the baby's room and ____ into the dimly-lit（灯光暗淡的）room.

Sitting in the rocking chair, moving slowly back and forth, was my husband with ____ in his eyes. He was holding our baby in his arms ____ he had fallen asleep long before. When his pained eyes met mine, he said, "I just can't put him down."

That night we stood over Joey's bed, holding each other and saying over and over that we would make it through this leaving and be ____ again soon.

Joey is six now, and he has a four-year-old brother named Jack. There have been many goodbyes ____ that night, yet my soldier still fights back tears when it's time to ____ once again in service to his country and give his boys that last, long hug goodbye.

1.A. dangerous                   B. different                C. impossible    D. terrible

2.A. promise                  B. wish                         C. suggestion             D. decision

3.A. miss                     B. keep                       C. get                          D. accept

4.A. whom                     B. whose            C. which            D. what

5.A. first                     B. next                        C. other                      D. last

6.A. us                            B. them                        C. me                          D. her

7.A. expecting                    B. remembering       C. agreeing                D. allowing

8.A. again                            B. still                          C. then                        D. ever

9.A. excuse                    B. fun                           C. trouble                   D. chance

10.A. moved                  B. talked             C. turned                    D. looked

11.A. colors                   B. tears                        C. joys                         D. fears

12.A. even though       B. as if                          C. so that                    D. now that

13.A. sure                           B. proud            C. alone                     D. together

14.A. on                         B. for                            C. since                       D. through

15.A. visit                             B. sleep                      C. leave                      D. play

根据句意，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
【小题1】He is the __________(four) child of his family.
【小题2】My father __________(teach) Chinese in a secondary school.
【小题3】How many _________ (wait) are there in the big restaurant?
【小题4】The schoolbags on the shelf belong to ________（they）.
【小题5】The things in the shop are too expensive and there are few _________(shop) there.

I liked listening to the radio when I was young . I grew with the radio . I remember my grandparents had a small black radio when I was a little child . Every day at 6:00pm we listened to stories and had supper. There was a long story , but we could only hear a small part of it ----just 30minutes every day. It might take a few months to finish all the story . We listened to the story every night . And never got tired of it .
But as I grew older, I wanted to watch news reports on TV. I don’t want to listen to the radio any more. However my grandparents still want to listen to it . We have to have the radio and TV on at the same time. I watch TV and they listen to their stories on the radio.
根据短文内容判断正误，正确的在括号内填A，错误的在括号内填B。
【小题1】My grandparents had a small red radio.
【小题2】Every day we listened to the stories at 6:00pm when I was a little child.
【小题3】We could listen to the radio only 30minutes every day.
【小题4】Now I like listen to the stories on the radio and my grandparents like watching TV.
【小题5】My grandparents don’t want to listen to the radio any more.       

Martin is a fifteen-year-old boy. He used to be a “problem child”, but a recent communication with his mother changed his life. In the past, He didn’t give his mother many problems. , after his father’s death a few years ago, Martin’s life became more difficult. His mother couldn’t afford to pay for her child’s education. To do this, she work, and so was often not at home.

His mother looked after him as as she could. Unluckily, Martin still caused problems. He was not studying and he often got into trouble. Luckily, his mother was very and didn’t give up trying to help him. In the end, she a difficult decision: to send him to a boys’ boarding(寄宿) school. Martin hated it and used to cause a lot of trouble.

One day, he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. The teacher said was necessary for Martin to talk with his mother. Martin called his mother, but to his ,this phone call changed his life. “It was exactly what I needed,” he said. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me.

Now Martin has changed. He has been working hard and is now one of the best students in his class. How was he able to change? His mother’s love helped him to feel good about himself.

1.A. So B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. However

2.A. very B. many C. much D. too

3.A. could B. had to C. should D. would

4.A. soon B. quickly C. well D. good

5.A. angry with B. tired of C. crazy about D. interested in

6.A. worried B. patient C. careful D. serious

7.A. made B. took C. got D. thought

8.A. that B. this C. he D. it

9.A. surprised B. surprising C. surprise D. surprises

10.A. always B. hardly C. really D. just