Several weeks ago, our headmaster, Mr. Gaudi, told us that our school had been chosen to compete on Smart Aleck—a game show which my best friend Carla and I both love. Carla has a good imagination, and I know a lot of history, so we thought we’d be good __35__ for the team.

A few days later, Mr. Gaudi held a meeting with everyone interested in the__36__ . He told us that Smart Aleck uses a five member team. He also said that three more people would be needed as backup（替补）. Unluckily four times that many students were at the meeting. So Mr. Gaudi said we would have a __37__ and the top eight scorers would become the team and the backup. Everybody agreed that this was a __38__ way to decide.

Yesterday, all of the hopefuls went to the dining hall after school. We would have to decide the starting line-up（阵容）.Mr. Gaudi acted as the host. After a couple of hours, all the __39__ on the team were set except one. Carla and I __40__ for that last position. We had to hold a one-on-one competition between the two of us. The winner would be on the team and the loser would be the backup.

Midway through our two-person competition, I was starting to pull ahead.__41__ I saw the look on Carla's face. I waited for a second and knew what I had to do. As much as I wanted to be on Smart Aleck, Carla wanted __42__ even more. So, starting with my next question, I held back and let Carla __43__, just by a little bit. Her expression as she __44__ she would be on the show made up for my not being on the team. And since I will go as backup, I'll still have the fun of seeing the show up close.

Was I __45__ by not trying as hard as I could? I don't think so. No one noticed, and Carla and I didn't __46__ it. It won't hurt the team because Carla will be a very good competitor on the real show. I think that making my best friend happy was the right thing to do.

1.A.choices                 B.pairs                C.leaders                     D.fans

2.A.course                  B.work                C.trip                           D.show

3.A.direction     B.discussion      C.competition            D.conversation

4.A.special                  B.hard                          C.fair                                     D.funny

5.A.places                   B.rules                C.names                      D.orders

6.A.tied                       B.clapped          C.cried                         D.returned

7.A.Still                        B.Never              C.Then                         D.Again

8.A.us                          B.it                                C.me                                      D.her

9.A.wait                       B.turn                          C.move                        D.win

10.A.accepted  B.realized          C.considered              D.decided

11.A.coming    B.refusing          C.helping                     D.cheating

12.A.mean                  B.plan                          C.regret                       D.say

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Mrs. Cold’s Clothes Store

     请根据Mrs. Cold商店里的价目表选择最佳答案。

1Which is the cheapest （最便宜的）of all?

        A. Hat.           B. T-shirt.           C. Socks.

2How much are two pairs of pants and a hat?

        A. $22.           B. $28.             C. $14.

3 You can buy ______ in Mr. Cool’s Clothes Store.

        A. black pants     B. a blue sweater      C. a green hat

4You like red and you only have $7. You can buy _______.

        A. a sweater.      B. a hat             C. socks

5 You only have sixteen dollars. You can buy ________.

A.a sweater and a pair of pants.

B.two T-shirts and a pair of socks   C. two sweaters.

                        B

Boys and girls ,let’s begin our English class now .This time I want to talk about my family .Then I want you to say something about your families .

There are seven people in my family .They are my parents ,my two sisters ,my brother ,his wife (妻子) and I .In England ,a family like this is a big one .My father has a factory .It isn’t very big .It makes all kinds of boats .my brother is a doctor .He works in a hospital (医院).His wife works in a hospital ,too .She studies hard and well .The other likes singing very much and can sing very well .So she wants to be a singer (歌手).I’m now in China teaching English and learning Chinese .My mother stays at home .Can you guess (猜测)what she does at home ?Yes, does housework .she is a housewife .

6Where do I come from ?

A. China    B. America    C. England     D. Canada

7where am I now ?

A. In China  B. In America  C. In England  D. In Canada

8Who works in a school in my family ?

A. One of my sisters   B. I   C. My father    D. My brother

9 My brother and his wife work _________

A.as teacher B. as nurses   C. as doctors   D. in a hospital

10 In Chinese “housewife” means __________

A. 干家务活的人  B.在家的妻子  C. 家庭主妇  D. 保姆