— Where is Ben?　

— He _____ to the teachers’ office. He will be back soon.

A. go 　 　　　　　 B. has gone 　　　 C. has been

1.If you want to take English classes, you should pay______ an hour.

A．$8               B．$10              C．$15              D．$18

2.You want to work in a restaurant, so you should call________.

A．Lisa              B．John             C．Ben              D．Sue

3.You can see a new play at Bay College Theatre at________ on Saturday.

A．8:00 p. m.         B．5:00 a. m.          C．5:00 p. m.         D．9:00 p. m.

4.Dave worked in Center’s Restaurant from Monday to Friday last week, 2 hours every night, so he could get______ last week.

A．$8               B．$80              C．$16              D．$10

5.You can help the book sale every day except__________

A．Sunday           B．Monday           C．Thursday          D．Saturday

Fat and shy, Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team. “Football, tennis, cricket — anything with a round ball, I was useless,” he says now with a laugh. But back then he was the one always made fun of in school gym classes in Devonshire, England.

It was a mountain bike he received for his 15^th birthday that changed him. At first he went biking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to ride the bike along with a runner friend. Gradually, Saunders set up his mind on building up his body, increasing his speed and strength. At the age of 18, he ran his first marathon.

The following year he met John Ridgway and started to work as a teacher at Ridgway’s school of adventure（冒险）in Scotland, where he learnt about Ridgway’s cold—waterexploits. Greatly interested, Saunders read all he could about North Pole explorers and adventures; he decided that this would be his future.

In 2001, after becoming a skillful skier, Saunders started his first long—distance expedition (探险) towards the North Pole. It took unbelievable energy. He suffered frostbite, ran into a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit, pulling his sled up and over the rocky mountains.

Saunders has become the youngest person to ski alone to the North Pole, and he’s skied more of the North Pole by himself than any other British man. His old playmates would not believe the change.

1. According to Paragraph 2, what changed Saunders?

A．A friend’s words.                      B．A mountain bike.

C．His 18^th birthday gift.                     D．His first marathon.

2. What did Saunders do in 2001?

A．He decided to build up his body.

B．He met John Ridgway in Scotland.

C．He worked as a teacher at school.

D．He took an adventure to the North Pole.

3. What does the story mainly tell us about Saunders?

A．He is a success in sports.

B．He is the youngest British skier.

C．He is Ridgway’s best student.

D．He is a good teacher at school.

Sam isn't ________ than Ben．They are the same．

1. A.
   tall
2. B.
   taller
3. C.
   tallest
4. D.
   the tallest

One day Mrs. Wilson went shopping with Tracy and Ben. They went to the supermarket in the new shopping center.
“Why do you buy things here?” Tracy wanted to know. “Because they are cheaper here than at the corner store near our home,” Mrs. Wilson said。” Help me check the prices, please.”
The Wilsons were not rich and Mrs. Wilson was always careful with her money. She looked carefully after the prices of things. She bought lots of things in the supermarket. When they got home, the children said,“ We don’t think you saved money by going to the supermarket.”
“Of course I did,” Mrs. Wilson said。. “Everything was cheaper there.” “We know,” the children said,“but we came home by taxi because we had too much to carry. The taxi fare was more than the money that you save! ”
Mrs. Wilson added everything up. Her children were right.
【小题1】The things at the corner store were ______than those in the supermarket.