Rosa liked making up stories. She was so __1__ that her classmates believed her from time to time. In fact, the whole class believed her! At first she supposed it was __2__. Now, as she got up to __3__ before the class, She knew that make –believe stories had some way of coming back to make you sad.
　　Rosa’s parents were separated. Nine months out of the year, Rosa lived with her mother in an apartment on Anderson Street. But when summer __4__, she went to her father’s farm in Arizona.
　　The farm was great! Rosa rode horses and __5__ with some farm work. Her father, however, was so __6__ that he couldn’t find time to go places with her. When she arrived each summer, her father would __7__ her at the airport and take her out to eat. And the day she went back to the __8__ he would always buy her a present.
　　When summer came to a close, Rosa __9__ to her mother. At school she heard lots of stories her friends told about their family trips. Rosa wished she had a __10__ to talk about.
　　Not long after __11__ began, Rosa was looking through travel magazines in the school library. They talked about many exciting __12__, like England and Germany. When Rosa’s friends asked what she had done that summer, she made up something that was not __13__. Remembering the travel magazines she had looked at, she told her classmates that she and her father had gone to __14__.
　　When the class began studying England, Mr. Thomas asked Rosa to tell all the things she could __15__ about her trip to England!

　　1. A. afraid            B. worried      C. sure           D. happy
　　2. A. joke          B. fun            C. turn      D. game
　　3. A. talk          B. teach         C. show     D. travel
　　4. A. passed        B. arrived      C. lasted      D. changed
　　5. A. made         B. played       C. helped    D. did
　　6. A. weak         B. pleased       C. busy       D. lonely
　　7. A. show          B. visit                C. meet          D. send
　　8. A. farm          B. city            C. family       D. school
　　9. A. wrote        B. called         C. moved      D. returned
　　10. A. family            B. school        C. teacher      D. farm
　　11. A. meeting     B. school        C. summer     D. talk
　　12. A. people      B. cities         C. languages D. places
　　13. A interesting  B. true           C. long           D. same
　　14. A. England      B. Germany    C. farm         D. home
　　15. A. think          B. see            C. remember D. read

It was cloudy that day. A man was sitting in a 21 office. He was telling the doctor about his 22 . “I like football, doctor,” he said. “Please help me. My life has 23 been a good one since I became 24 in football and it is getting worse and worse. I can’t even 25 well at night. When I close my 26 , I’m out there in the football field 27 after a flying ball. When I wake up, I’m more 28 . What can I do now?” The doctor sat back and said, “You 29 to do your best not to dream about football. Before you are falling asleep, try to 30 about something else. If you do that, I think you will be better.”

(　 ) 21. A. teacher’s　　　　　　 B. doctor’s　　　　　　 C. post　　　　　　　　　 D. master’s

(　 ) 22. A. problem　　　　　　　　 B. medicine　　　　　　　 C. question　　　　　 D. patience

(　 ) 23. A. even　　　　　　　　　 B. ever　　　　　　　　　　 C. never　　　　　　　　 D. already

(　 ) 24. A. good　　　　　　　　　　 B. interested　　　　　　 C. like　　　　　　　　　 D. well

(　 ) 25. A. read　　　　　　　　　　 B. awake　　　　　　　　　 C. sleep　　　　　　　　 D. do

(　 ) 26. A. eyes　　　　　　　　　 B. doors　　　　　　　　　　 C. books　　　　　　　　 D. ears

(　 ) 27. A. flying　　　　　　　　 B. jumping　　　　　　　 C. riding　　　　　　　　　 D. running

(　 ) 28. A. careful　　　　　　 B. tired　　　　　　　　　 C. important　　　　　　 D. quick

(　 ) 29. A. have　　　　　　　　　 B. must　　　　　　　　　　 C. may　　　　　　　　　　 D. can

(　 ) 30. A. see　　　　　　　　　 B. talk　　　　　　　　　　 C. teach　　　　　　　　　　 D. think

Bill was a boy of 15 in Grade 9. His parents went gambling(赌博) day and night. Nobody cared about him. He always failed in his exams. So his teachers didn’t like him, nor did his classmates play with him. Bill often slept in class because his heart was not in school. He almost gave himself up.

One day, Miss Jones, a new teacher, came to Bill’s class. She was a smiling, beautiful woman. Bill was in love! For the first time in his young life, he couldn’t take his eyes off his teacher; yet, still he failed.

It was Miss Jones’ class. She was asking a question. “I’d like the smartest boy to answer my question.” Then she said loudly, “Bill, please!” Bill was surprised. And he stood up without a word. “Just try it! I believe you can!” After school, Miss Jones had a long talk with Bill. She told him that she cared about him and believed in him.

Bill thought a lot that evening. From then on he arrived at school on time every day. Miss Jones helped him with his homework in the afternoon. She even cooked delicious food for him. She told Bill, “Nothing is impossible if you put your heart in it.” Later, Miss Jones gave another exam. Bill did it with all his heart. He was very excited to find that he had passed the exam. Now Bill discovered that he also could learn well. A change took place in Bill’s heart.

You see, one teacher saved one boy, it’s simple, really.

56. How old was Bill?

A. 9　　　　　 B. 14　　　 C. 15　　　　　 D. 16

57. Bill always failed in the exams at first because he____________.

A. went gambling　　 B. talked in class　　 C. was silly　 D. gave himself up

58. Miss Jones changed Bill by ______________.

A. doing homework for him　　　　 B. encouraging and helping him

C. giving Bill another exam D. cooking delicious food for him

59. From the passage we can learn _____________.

A. Miss Jones was a loving and careful teacher　

B. Bill’s parents cared about him very much

C. Miss Jones loved to answer Bill’s questions　

D. Bill didn’t like to play with his classmates

60. Which may be the best title for the passage?

A. Parents’ Day　 B. A Lazy Boy　 C. A Boy’s Change　 D. A Strict Teacher

　　 A famous foreign company in China wanted a Clerk for its public relation department (公安部).

　　 A beautiful girl with a master's degree(硕士学位) went through a lot of challenges and her name was on the list. In the final stage she faced an interview together -with another girl. Both of them were outstanding, not only in looks but also in education.

　　 The girl was successful in the interview. It seemed that she would get the chance. At last the examiner asked her, "Can you come to the office next Monday?" Shocked by the unexpected question, the beautiful girl couldn't make a decision at the moment, so she said, "I have to talk with my parents before I give an answer. " The examiner felt surprised but said calmly, "If so, let' s wait till you are ready. "

　　 The next day, the girl came to tell the examiner that her parents had agreed to let her begin work next Monday. But the examiner said regretfully (遗憾地), "Sorry, another suitable candidate (选手)has got the job. You had better try another place. "The beautiful girl was surprised. She asked for an explanation(解释) and was told, "What is needed here is a person who knows her own mind. "

　　 That was how a good opportunity right under the nose of a beautiful girl ran away.

57. The beautiful girl wanted to ask her parents for advice because

　　 A. she didn't like the job

　　 B. she didn’t expect the examiner would ask such a question

C. she didn't want to answer the question

　　 D. her parents would be angry if she didn't ask them

58. We can learn from the passage that

　　 A. the company lost its best clerk　　　　　　　

B. no girl got the job

C. the other girl who failed at the last interview might get the job

　　 D. the examiner was very pleased with the girl

59. The examiner regarded 　　　　　 as the most important.

　　 A. a person's confidence　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a person's knowledge

　　 C. a person's age　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. a person' s beautiful looks

60. The underlined phrase "right under the nose of" probably means

A．就在鼻子下　 B．想要得到的　 C.没有把握的　 D．就在眼前的