26.-Does the man need 　　　　operation at once, Doctor Li ?

　 -Yes, only　　　 　small one. But the sooner, the better.

　　 A　 an, a　　　　　　　　　　　 B　 a, a　　　　　　　　　　　 C　 an, the 　　　　　　　　 D　 ×, ×

A man wanted to 　16　 　his old horse, so he took him to the 　17　 . Because the horse

was old,　 18　 wanted to 　19　 him, but at 　20　 a young man 　21　 in front of him and said, “How old is he?” “He is 　22　 years old,” said the old man, “How long have you had him ?” “I’ve 　23　 him for　 24　 nineteen years.” “And what is his name ?” “I don’t know. But I 　25　

him Tom.”

11.　 There are ______ people in Mr.Brown’s family.

A　 two　　　　　　　　　　　　 B　 three　　　　　　　　　　 C　 four　　　　　　　　　　　 D　 five

12.　 Sometimes Mr.Brown came home late because he _____ .

A　 had played with his friends　　　　　　　　　　　　 B　 had got too much work to do

C　 had looked for his key.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D　 had been to school

13.　 One night when he got home late, Mr.Brown ______.

A　 couldn’t find his key　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B　 saw his wife cooking for him.

C　 found no one at home.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D　 opened the door and went in.

14.　 Mrs Brown didn’t wake up until______.

A　 she heard the bell.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B　 she heard the knock at the window.

C　 her hurband started shouting.　　　　　　　　　　

D　 she heard a sound something like, “Mother, I want to go to W.C”.

15.　 Mrs.Brown didn’t open the door at first because ______.

A　 she didn’t want her husband to come in.　　　 B　 she was afraid.

C　 she was asleep and didn’t hear him.　　　　　　 D　 she didn’t love her husband any more.

6.　　 A　 The heavy rain stopped us from going out.

B　 We were staying at home when it began to rain.

C　 It rained hard, so we had to leave home.

D　 When we arrived home, it was raining hard.

7.　 A　 Maths is the easiest subject.　　　　　　　　　　　　 B　 Maths is the most difficult subject of all.

　　 C　 Maths isn’t as hard as any other subject.　　　 D　 Maths is as easy as any other subject.

8.　 A　 It takes me fifteen minutes to walk home.　　

　 B　 I go home by bike because my house is about fifteen kilometres away.

　　 C　 It takes me about a quarter to go home by bike.

　　 D　 It takes me about fifty minutes to go home by bike.

9.　 A　 Tom is too old to dress himself.　　　　　　　　　 B　 Tom is so old that he can’t dress himself.

　　 C　 Tom is old, but he can’t dress himself.　　　　 D　 Tom is too young to dress himself.

10.　 A　 The baby began to cry when the mother came in.

B　 The baby didn’t cry any more when the mother came in.

C　 The baby cried harder when the mother came in.

D　 The mother saw the baby crying when she came in

1.　 A　 Size 24　　　　　　　　　 B　 Size 25　　　　　　　　 C　 Neither size 　　　　 D　 Both sizes

2.　 A　 In 1985　　　　　　　　　 B　 In 1983　　　　　　　　 C　 In 1987　　　　　　　　 D　 In 1986

3.　 A　 It was sunny　　　　　　 B　 It was fine　　　　　　 C　 It was cloudy　　　　 D　 It was hot

4.　 A　 She’s mending her bike.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B　 She’s driving a car.

　　 C　 She’s helping Mr.Black mend a car.　　　　　　 D　 She’s mending her car.

5.　 A　 Thirty-nine　　　　　　 B　 Thirty-seven　　　　　 C　 Two　　　　　　　　　　　 D　 None

5．The main idea of this passage is that the English language is always ________ ．

4．From the passage，we know that“pop”was made by ________ of“popular”．

3．We know the Chinese words“鼠标”and“快餐”are ________ the English language．

2．The passage tells us ________ ways of developing English words．

1．New English words are needed because ________ and ________ appears constantly(不断地)．