Last week Bruce wrote __1__Dick, telling him that he wasn’t __2_the new school in Richmond at all．As all the __3__students were from the same junior middle school, they get on __4__with each other．Instead, they made fun of him, for he was the__5__ in the class．He had no idea about__6__ to do．So Bruce needed some__7__ from his best friend , Dick．Now, in his __8__back to Bruce, Dick gave him two pieces of advice: First of all , __9__worry about being short．And the__10__ , think about looking for a good friend．

（  ） 1．A．on             B．at                  C．to                        D．form

（  ） 2．A．thinking        B．listening          C．liking              D．enjoying

（  ） 3．A．other          B．another           C．others             D．anothers

（  ） 4．A．good          B．friendly           C．careful            D．well

（  ） 5．A．shortest       B．small              C．tallest              D．interesting

（  ） 6．A．what          B．how              C．where             D．when

（  ） 7．A．money         B．homework       C．pens               D．help

（  ） 8．A．bag            B．letter             C．school                   D．home

（  ） 9．A．don’t           B．can’t             C．doesn’t                  D．please

（  ） 10．A．two          B．next              C．second           D．third

Nick is a fourteen-year-old boy. He is in Grade Eight. He doesn't do well in his lessons. But he is tall and strong, and he is good at sports. Basketball is his favorite.

Now his father and mother work in London, so he begins to study in a school there. Soon, Nick makes a lot of new friends. He often plays with them after class. And he is a member of the school basketball team. He usually plays some games on Saturdays and Sundays.

Nick's grandmother lives in a village far from London. She loves Nick and always brings him delicious food and toys. One day she comes to see him. It's Saturday and she doesn't see the boy at home. So she goes to school to look for Nick. She sees ten boys playing with one ball. The old woman asks Nick to go home with her.

"But, Grandma, I..." says Nick.

"Don't play with them, my dear!" says the old woman. "I'm going to buy a ball for you!"

(  )56. Nick is good at

       A. computer              B. sports      C. his lessons                        D. playing the piano

(  )57.. Where does Nick live now? ,

       A. In the US.         B . In  Canada.

       C. In the UK.        D. In Japan.

(  )58. What does Nick usually do on Saturdays and Sundays?

       A. Does his homework.                             B. Goes to the zoo.

       C. Plays basketball games.                          D. Goes to see his grandmother.

(  )59. How many boys are there playing with one ball?

       A. Nine.                   B. Ten.                     C. Eleven.                D. Twelve.

(  )60. What can be the best title (标题 ) for the passage?

       A. A Doting (溺爱的) Grandmother             B. Ten Boys

       C. A Ball                                                   D. Doing Exercise

Dong Yifu is a schoolboy. He lives in Hangzhou. Let’s learn about his day.

At 6:50 a.m, he goes to school in his father’s car. and at about 7:30 he gets to school. In the morning ,he has Chinese ,math and music. After class,he likes to go outside and play with his friends. He has lunch at 11 o’clock . He often eats rice, vegetables and eggs. 

  After lunch, he learns English and chess from1:30 to 4:40. He plays chess well.At 4:30 p.m,he takes his father’s car home. He eats some ice­-cream and then does his homework on the computer. After that, he practices the guitar. He eats dinner at 7:00 p.m. He eats meat (肉), dumplings, vegetables and rice.After dinner , he plays chess with his father and watches TV. He goes to bed at 9:00.

( )46.How does Dong YIfu get to school?

A.      On foot  B. by bike  C.by car  D.by bus

( )47.How long does it does Dong yifu to get to school?

A.      half an hour  B.forty minutes  C.forty –five minutes  D.fifty minutes

（ ）48Dong yifu doesn’t eat ______-

   A.tomatoes   B.rice   C.pears   D.ice-cream

( )49.Which is TRUE from the passage?

   ADong yifu likes to play basketball after class.

B.      Dongyifu learns English in the evening.

C.      Afternoon classes begin at 1:30.

D.     Dong yifu does his homework on the radio

( )50.What does Dong yifu do in the evening?

1. He does his homework and plays chess.
2. He plays chess and watches TV’
3. He learns math and plays chess.
4. He plays the piano and watches TV.

Jim is an American boy. He is  1  New York. He likes   2  football matches,     3  he doesn’t have enough money   4  tickets. He has to watch the matches  5 TV at home when he has   6  homework. He   7  go to school from Monday to Friday, so he missed a lot of important football matches.
A big football match would be held(举行) in the afternoon the next day.   8  wanted to watch it very much. But he couldn’t. He would have a physics(物理) test in the   9  afternoon.
“Can we have a video, mom?” Jim asked his mother   10  he went to school. “Then from our TV set you can record the match for me.”
“I’m   11  we can’t afford(买得起) one,” said his mother.
The next morning Jim went home with a smile,   12  a new video.
“But where did you get the   13  , Jim?” His mother asked in   14 .
“That’s   15  , mom. I sold our TV set.”