Jackson was driving back home along a road one evening. He just lost his job. It was winter and it was very cold, just like his feelings.

An old lady with her car was standing on one side of the road. She needed help. No one stopped to help her. Jackson stopped in front of her and got out of his car. The lady looked very worried. Even when he put a smile on his face, the old lady still looked worried. Was he going to hurt her? He didn't look safe, and he looked poor and hungry.

Jackson knew how she felt. He said." I'm here to help you, madam. Why don't you wait in my car? By the way, my name is Jackson."

The lady thought for a while and then went into his car. There was something wrong with her car. Jackson went under her car to repair it. When he finished, he got dirty and his hands hurt. Then the lady told him that her name was Anie. She asked Jackson how much she should pay for his help.

Jackson never thought about getting money. This was not a job to him. This was helping someone in need. He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she should give that person help.

1.Jackson felt      when he drove home that evening.

A. strange         B. happy      C. sad

2.Why did the lady look worried?

A. Because she lost her way.        B. Because her car broke down.

C. Because she felt very cold.

3.It was     for Jackson to repair the lady's car.

A. difficult        B. interesting       C. impossible

4.Jackson helped the lady because      .

A. the lady would pay him           B. the lady felt cold

C. he wanted to help someone in need

5.The old lady should     the next time she met someone who needed help.

A. help that person            B. leave that person alone

C. call Jackson for help again

　It was very late when we came out of the cinema. We knew the last train would leave      11:15 , so we ran as      as we could to the station. It was just after 11: 15 when we      the station, but the trains often leave a little       and there was a train standing at Platform 1(第一站台) , so we got in. We        for half an hour, then we got       . We found the ticket collector and asked him      the train was going to leave.

　　“Tomorrow morning at six o clock,” he told us.

　　There were       taxis outside the station.       we walked home. It        us nearly two hours. The next morning we felt very tired.

1.A. in           B. for         C. at          D. on

2.A.fast          B. faster       C. fastest       D. fastly

3.A. reached to    B. got         C. arrived in    D. arrived at

4.A. later         B. early        C. earlier      D. late

5.A. wait          B. are waiting  C. waited      D. waits

6.A. out          B. in           C. off        D. on

7.A. how          B. when       C. why        D .that

8.A. no           B. not         C. none        D. nothing

9.A. but           B. or          C. so          D. and

10.A. spent        B. cost         C. paid        D. took

One Sunday morning, Millie and Amy went to Sunshine Park. They love to chat there. As usual, they sat ___26____a big tree. Suddenly, they heard a whistle from the bushes behind the tree. They turned around but could not see anything unusual. They were ____27______.

“Is 　28 there?” Millie asked. Nobody answered. They 29 very carefully and heard the strange noise again. The two girls were very afraid. They ran away quickly. On their way, they met Andy.

“What happened?” Andy asked. “There’s a ghost in the 30 . Please help us.” Millie said. “Really? Tell me more.” Andy said. Millie told Andy everything. Andy went to the park, 31 beside the tree and listened carefully. Then he heard 32 noise! He looked behind the tree and heard another whisper. He was now sure the sound 33 from the bushes. He searched carefully.

“Oh! Here it is.” Andy said to himself. He 34 a little cat in the bushes. It was very weak. When it miaowed, 　35 made a sound like a whisper.

26. A. under　 　　 B. on　 　　　　　　　 C. behind　 　　　　　 D. in

27. A. excited　 　　　 B. frightened　 　　　 C. frightening　 　　　 D. exciting

28. nobody　 　　　 B. everybody　 　　 C. anybody　 　　　 D. somebody

29. A. saw　 　　　　　 B. looked　 　　　　　 C. heard　 　　　　 D. listened

30. A. church　 　　　 B. school　 　　　　　 C. garden　 　　　　　 D. park

31. A. rose　 　　　　 B. slept　 　　　　 C. stood　 　　　　 D. lay

32. A. a　 　　　　 B. the　 　　　　　　　 C. an　 　　　　　　　 D. other

33. A. came　 　　 B. learned　 　　　　　 C. heard　 　　　　 D. fell

34. A. smelled　 　　　 B. looked　 　　　　　 C. searched　 　　 D. found

35. A. he　 　　　　　 B. she　 　　　　　 C. it　 　　　　　　　 D. that

1. My grandfather left his hometown over 55 years ago.

  My grandfather　_______________________________ for ____________ 55 years.

2. My grandparents got married 50 years ago.

  It's 50 years________________________________________________

3. My grandfather arrived in Nanjing last Monday. He is still in Nanjing.

  My grandfather has　___________________ since last Monday.

4. My grandfather went to bed very late last night. He was too excited.

  My grandfather_________________ go to bed__________ it was very late last night. He was too excited.

5. It took my grandfather two days to travel around the center of the city.

  My grandfather　______________ two days______________________ the center of the city.

My teachers suggested that I see a speech specialist (专家) in school.

I never really gave much thought to my speech. If other people understood what I was saying, then that was good enough. I didn’t mind repeating myself many times.

Before testing me, the speech specialist asked me what I thought of having good speech. I told her I thought it was not important.

“Well, when you are in an interview for a job, and they don’t know what you are saying, what are they going to say to you? Nice meeting you, bye,” she said.

Maybe good speech was important. I took part in 20-minute classes each week with the specialist.

After she tested me, she told me that I spoke too fast, and didn’t give enough eye contact (眼神交流). I learned that when I made eye contact with someone, it meant that I was talking to that person, and I could also see what he or she thought about what I was saying.

When my first speech class started, I found that I had been speaking too fast to be understood. Every time I spoke too fast, the specialist stopped me and told me to start again. At first, I got stopped after almost every other sentence. After a while, I felt my speech slow down. I wasn’t sure if people could understand me better, but my friends stopped asking me to repeat myself.

Speech is an important skill to have. If you do have good speech, that’s a good thing, but if you don’t have it, it is never too late to improve.

1.The article is probably taken from       .

 A. a newspaper    B. an advertisement  C. a detective story    D. a science book

2.What did the writer think of having good speech before the classes?

A. It was very useful.

B. It was nothing important.

C. It was impossible.

D. It was good for interviewing.

3. What were the writer’s problems when he was speaking?

a. He spoke too quickly.                 b. He never stopped once he started talking.

c. He seldom kept eye contact with people.  d. He didn’t give others time to ask questions.

A. a, b            B. b, c             C. a, c              D. b, d

4. From the sentence “but my friends stopped asking me to repeat myself,” we know that _____.

A. the writer’s friends couldn’t understand him

B. the writer still couldn’t make eye contact

C. the writer improved a lot

D. the writer didn’t slow down

5.Through the passage, the writer wants to tell us that _____.

A. seeing a speech specialist is necessary

B. speech is an important skill to have

C. good speech can help you make friends

D. good speech gets good affect