There was a woman in Nanjing , who had two sons. She was worried about them, especially(尤其) the younger one, Ben,       he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class made jokes about him because he seemed(看似) so      .

    The mother       that she herself would have to get her sons to do better in school. She told them to go to the library to read a     a week and do a report about it for her.

One day, in Ben’s      , the teacher held up a rock（石头） and asked if anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him      . Why did Ben raise his hand? They wondered（想知道）. He    said anything, what could he possibly want to say?

    Well, Ben not only       the rock; he said a lot about it. He named other rocks in its group and even knew       the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were   . Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book      .

Ben later went to the       of his class. When he finished high school, he went to University （大学）and at last became one of the best doctors in the United States.

After Ben grew up, he       something about his mother that he did not know as a    .

She, herself, had never learned how to      .

1.A. because       B. so                  C. but            D. though

2.A. clever         B. had                C. slow           D. quick

3.A. asked         B. decided             C. forgot          D. heard

4.A. notice         B. message            C. book           D. question

5.A. class         B. room               C. office          D. lab

6.A. think          B. leave               C. speak          D. answer

7.A. always        B. even               C. quickly        D. never

8.A. found        B. played              C. knew          D. threw

9.A. whether      B. when               C. where          D. why

10.A. afraid        B. surprised            C. worried        D. unhappy

11.A. pictures      B. exercises            C. shops           D. reports

12.A. top          B. end                C. back           D. side

13.A. learned       B. remembered         C. understood      D. guessed

14.A. doctor        B. child                C. student         D. teacher

15.A. read         B. work               C. teach           D. show

There was a woman in Nanjing , who had two sons. She was worried about them, especially(尤其) the younger one, Ben,      he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class made jokes about him because he seemed(看似) so      .
The mother       that she herself would have to get her sons to do better in school. She told them to go to the library to read a     a week and do a report about it for her.
One day, in Ben’s      , the teacher held up a rock（石头） and asked if anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him      . Why did Ben raise his hand? They wondered（想知道）. He   said anything, what could he possibly want to say?
Well, Ben not only       the rock; he said a lot about it. He named other rocks in its group and even knew       the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were   . Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book      .
Ben later went to the       of his class. When he finished high school, he went to University （大学）and at last became one of the best doctors in the United States.
After Ben grew up, he       something about his mother that he did not know as a    .
She, herself, had never learned how to      .

There was a woman in Nanjing , who had two sons. She was worried about them, especially(尤其) the younger one, Ben, 1 he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class made jokes about him because he seemed(看似) so 2.
The mother 3 that she herself would have to get her sons to do better in school. She told them to go to the library to read a 4a week and do a report about it for her.
One day, in Ben’s 5, the teacher held up a rock（石头） and asked if anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him 6. Why did Ben raise his hand? They wondered（想知道）. He7said anything, what could he possibly want to say?
Well, Ben not only 8 the rock; he said a lot about it. He named other rocks in its group and even knew 9the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were 10. Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book 11.
Ben later went to the 12 of his class. When he finished high school, he went to University （大学）and at last became one of the best doctors in the United States.
After Ben grew up, he 13 something about his mother that he did not know as a 14
She, herself, had never learned how to 15 .

1. 1.
   1. A.
      because
   2. B.
      so
   3. C.
      but
   4. D.
      though
2. 2.
   1. A.
      clever
   2. B.
      had
   3. C.
      slow
   4. D.
      quick
3. 3.
   1. A.
      asked
   2. B.
      decided
   3. C.
      forgot
   4. D.
      heard
4. 4.
   1. A.
      notice
   2. B.
      message
   3. C.
      book
   4. D.
      question
5. 5.
   1. A.
      class
   2. B.
      room
   3. C.
      office
   4. D.
      lab
6. 6.
   1. A.
      think
   2. B.
      leave
   3. C.
      speak
   4. D.
      answer
7. 7.
   1. A.
      always
   2. B.
      even
   3. C.
      quickly
   4. D.
      never
8. 8.
   1. A.
      found
   2. B.
      played
   3. C.
      knew
   4. D.
      threw
9. 9.
   1. A.
      whether
   2. B.
      when
   3. C.
      where
   4. D.
      why
10. 10.
    1. A.
       afraid
    2. B.
       surprised
    3. C.
       worried
    4. D.
       unhappy
11. 11.
    1. A.
       pictures
    2. B.
       exercises
    3. C.
       shops
    4. D.
       reports
12. 12.
    1. A.
       top
    2. B.
       end
    3. C.
       back
    4. D.
       side
13. 13.
    1. A.
       learned
    2. B.
       remembered
    3. C.
       understood
    4. D.
       guessed
14. 14.
    1. A.
       doctor
    2. B.
       child
    3. C.
       student
    4. D.
       teacher
15. 15.
    1. A.
       read
    2. B.
       work
    3. C.
       teach
    4. D.
       show

Summer holiday would begin at the weekend, so Bright Middle School decided to hold a school party on Friday evening. The girl students were talking about what they were going to wear.

“I’m going to wear a short red dress, so everybody will notice me,” said Sandy. “How about you, Susan?” “I’ll wear blue jeans, an old shirt, and a funny hat. People will notice me more than you!” Susan said.

“What are we going to do about the boys?” asked Vicky, “Do you remember the school party we had last year? The boys just stood there; nobody invited us to dance, and we girls had to dance by ourselves!” “I hear that some of the boys have learned how to dance in the past two or three months. I’m sure we can find our partners this time.” said Julia.

On Friday evening, at about seven, groups of students came into the activity hall of the school. Then the music began. The girls stood in a line on the side, and the boys on another side. Mrs. Mott, their teacher, tried to get them together, but failed. After a short while a tall boy called Joe said, “I don’t want to stand here for the whole night.” After finishing his words, he started to dance by himself. All the others watched him. In about two or three minutes, Susan came up to join him. Then Thomas asked Sandy if she’d like to dance with him. Next was Paul and Vicky. Then more and more people began to dance, and there were more dancers than watchers.

At about 8 o’clock, Vicky, holding a microphone in her hand, began to sing, “Should old acquaintance (朋友) be forgot and never brought to mind,…” Then Sandy came up with the song of My Heart Will Go On. Next was Julia’s singing of Yesterday Once More. The last song Right Here Waiting was sung by Paul. With the stop of the music at 9 o’clock, the party came to an end. The students really had a nice time at the end of the term.

1. The school party lasted about ________ hours.

      A. 1                 B. 2                C. 3                 D. 4

2. ________ was sung by Vicky.

  A. Right Here Waiting                      B. My Heart Will Go On

  C. Yesterday Once More                     D. Auld Lang Syne

3. When was the school party held?

  A. In July.                                 B. Just before the school began.

  C. On a Friday evening of January.             D. In Summer holiday.

4. Who danced with Joe first?

      A. sandy.             B. Vicky.             C. Julia.             D. Susan.

5. Who not only sang but also danced in the party?

      A. Paul, Sandy and Vicky.     B. Susan, Vicky and sandy.

      C. Julia, Vicky and Paul.     D. Joe, Sandy and Paul.