House for Sale

Comfortable family home with a large garden on north side of town. Three bedrooms, a living-room, a kitchen, a dining-room and a bathroom. Offers over ＄35,ooo.

Mr Brown wants to live near his workplace. Mrs Brown wants a house with four bedrooms. The Browns’ children don’t care what the house is like as long as the garden is big enough. Ann, their daughter has always wanted to work in a restaurant. She thinks it is an exciting place. It’s hard work but she isn’t lazy.

Tom is a middle school student. He is twelve years old. He stops school at

half past three, so he has plenty of time to finish his homework.

Jack, Mr Brown’s brother, is looking for a room to rent. He doesn’t care what color the walls are or how old the furniture is. He is getting ready for his drawing. So the house must be quiet.

56.Why don’t the Browns buy the house in Advertisement One?

   A. It is on the north side of town.    B. There isn’t enough bedroom.

   C. There is no dinner room.         D. The garden is too big.

57.Why does Ann want to get the job in the restaurant?

   A. It’s an easy job.               B. The place is good and the food is free.

   C. She thinks it will be interesting.   D. She can get long holidays.

58.Why can’t Tom play for the new football team?

   A. He is not old enough.                     B. It’s in a different village.

   C. School stops too late.                           D. He has to do his homework.

59.What’s wrong with the room for Jack in Advertisement Four?

   A. It’s too small.                        B. The walls are the wrong color.

   C. The man likes old furniture better.         D. It’s too noisy.

60.What does the sentence “All meals free”mean?

   A. Assistants can have the meals at any time.

   B. Assistants can have the meals in the restaurant without paying money.

   C. Customers can have the meals freely.

   D. Assistant need to pay for their meals.

It's only $79.99! How many times have you heard those words on TV or read them in a newspaper ad? The word "only" is supposed to make you think that this is a great price for the product.

    But think about this. How long does it take you to earn $79.99? What do you have to do to get that money? The little thing that's only $79.99 is worth（值）almost 12 hours of your work! And if you are making less than this, how long will it take to earn that much money?

    So as you stand in a shop, telling yourself that you have to buy something, think about how long you must work to earn the money to pay for it. Is that $85 T-shirt really worth the time to earn $85? You could probably find a similar（相似的）shirt at another shop for under $35, right?

    Even if your parents are still buying you clothes, someone has to work for the money. If you spend money on one thing, you don't have money to spend on anything else. So if you spend $85 on those jeans, you cannot put it in the bank, and you cannot go snowboarding or to the movies with friends because you don't have the money to go.

57. Saying that it's "only$ 79.99" may make you think that it_______.

    A. is expensive      B. is important      C. is cheap      D. is suitable

58. Which is NOT mentioned in the passage?

    A. The newspaper ad may use some words to promote sales（促销）．

    B. The$ 79.99 T-shirt doesn't have good quality.

    C. The T-shirt may make you spend the money you will use for some other things.

    D. You can find a similar T-shirt at another shop for a lower price.

59. From the passage we know that_______.

    A. the T-shirt isn't worth buying

    B. the T-shirt is too expensive

    C. we shouldn't believe the newspaper ad

    D. we should think about what it is really worth before buying

60. We can probably find the passage in a(n)_______.

    A. advertisement    B. Youth Newspaper    C. Year-book    D. story-book

It's only $79.99! How many times have you heard those words on TV or read them in a newspaper ad? The word "only" is supposed to make you think that this is a great price for the product.

    But think about this. How long does it take you to earn $79.99? What do you have to do to get that money? The little thing that's only $79.99 is worth（值）almost 12 hours of your work! And if you are making less than this, how long will it take to earn that much money?

    So as you stand in a shop, telling yourself that you have to buy something, think about how long you must work to earn the money to pay for it. Is that $85 T-shirt really worth the time to earn $85? You could probably find a similar（相似的）shirt at another shop for under $35, right?

    Even if your parents are still buying you clothes, someone has to work for the money. If you spend money on one thing, you don't have money to spend on anything else. So if you spend $85 on those jeans, you cannot put it in the bank, and you cannot go snowboarding or to the movies with friends because you don't have the money to go.

57. Saying that it's "only$ 79.99" may make you think that it_______.

    A. is expensive      B. is important      C. is cheap      D. is suitable

58. Which is NOT mentioned in the passage?

    A. The newspaper ad may use some words to promote sales（促销）．

    B. The$ 79.99 T-shirt doesn't have good quality.

    C. The T-shirt may make you spend the money you will use for some other things.

    D. You can find a similar T-shirt at another shop for a lower price.

59. From the passage we know that_______.

    A. the T-shirt isn't worth buying

    B. the T-shirt is too expensive

    C. we shouldn't believe the newspaper ad

    D. we should think about what it is really worth before buying

60. We can probably find the passage in a(n)_______.

    A. advertisement    B. Youth Newspaper    C. Year-book    D. story-book

Long, long ago there were only a few thousand people in the world. These people move form place to place over the land, hunting animals for food.
　　 No one knows how or when these people learned about growing food. But when they did, their lives changed. They did not have to look for food any more. They could stay in one place and grow it.
　 People began to live near one another. And so the first village grew. Many people came to work in the villages. These villages grew very big. When machines appeared(出现), life in the villages changed again. Factories were built. More and more people lived near the factories. The cities grew very big.
　 Today some people are moving back to small towns. Can you tell why?
56.(　 )The best title(题目)of the text should be ___.
A. Cities or Villages　　　 B. Back to Towns 　C. How Cities Grew　　　　　

57.(　 ) The underlined word "they" in the second paragraph refers to(指的是) ___.
A. villages　 B. animals　 C. people

58.(　 ) When factories were built, ___.
A. more people live near the factories
B. people began to live in the factories
C. many people began to work in village

59.(　 )We can learn from the text that ___.
A. people like to work only in big cities
B. some people don't like to live in big cities
C. there will be no small towns in the future(将来)

60.(　 ) In what order did people do the following things?
a. Worked in villages　　　 b. Lived near the factories.
c. Learned to grow food.　 d. Built factories.
e. Began to live near each other.
A. d, b, a, e, c　　　　　 B. e, a, c, d, b,
C. c, e, a, d, b　　　

　　Mr. Brown wants to live near his workplace. Mrs. Brown wants a house with four bedrooms. The Browns’ children don't care what the house is like as long as the garden is big enough. Ann, their daughter has always wanted to work in a restaurant. She thinks it is an exciting place. It's hard work but she isn’t lazy. You have to work on Saturdays and Sundays, but you get other days off. It’s not very well paid. But who cares about money？

　　Tom is a middle school student. He is twelve years old. He stops school at half past three, so he has plenty of time to finish his homework.

　　Jack, Mr. Brown's brother, is looking for a room to rent. He doesn't care what color the walls are or how old the furniture (家具) is. He is getting ready for his drawing. So the house must be quiet.

56.Why didn't the Browns buy the house in Advertisement One？

A. It was on the north side of town.     B. There weren’t enough bedrooms.

C. There was no dining room.          D. The garden was too big.

57. Why does Ann want to get the job in the restaurant？

A. It’s an easy job.                 B. The place is good and the food is free.

C. She thinks it will be interesting.    D. She can get long holidays.

58. Why can't Tom play for the new football team？

A. He's not old enough.            B. It’s in a different village.

C. School stops too late.            D. He has to do his homework.

59. What's wrong with the room for Jack in Advertisement Four？

A. It's too small.                    B. The walls are the wrong color.

C. The man likes old furniture better.    D. It's too noisy.

60. What does the sentence “All meals free” mean？

A. Waiters can have the meals at any time.

B. Waiters can have the meals in the restaurant without paying money.

C. Customers can have the meals freely.

D. Waiters need to pay for their meals.