We were going to play a game with a country school. They didn’t come until the game began. They looked 　16　 　than we had thought. They were wearing dirty blue jeans and looked like farm boys. We even thought that they had never seen a basketball before.

We all sat down. We felt that we didn’t 　17　 　any practice against a team like that. It was already so late that no 　18　 could be given to them for a warm-up(准备动作).

The game began. One of our boys 　19　 　the ball and he shot(投) a long pass to our forward(前锋). From out of nowhere a boy in a dirty T-shirt 　20　 the pass and with a beautiful form(姿势) he shot and got two points. They　 21　 us. Then they got another two points in a minute.

Soon it was all 　22　 . The country team 　23　 　us. We certainly learned that even though a team is good, there is usually another 　24　 　a little better. But the important lesson learned was: One can’t tell a man, or a team, by the 　25　 .

16.(　　 ) A. stronger　　　　 　　 B. younger　　　　 　C. worse　　　　 　 D. less

17.(　　 ) A. get　　 　　　　　　B. try　　　　　 　　C. use　　　　　　 D. need

18.(　　 ) A. basket　 　　　　　　　　 B. space　　　　 　　C. ball　　　　　 　 D. time

19.(　　 ) A. got　 　　　　　　 B. played　　　　 　　C. missed　　　　 　 D. carried

20.(　　 ) A. caught　　　　　 B. changed　　　 　　C. started　　　　 　 D. stopped

21.(　　 ) A. surprised　　　　 B. kept　　　　　 　　C. broke　　　　 　 D. hit

22.(　　 ) A. out　 　　　　　　 B. away　 　　　　　C. over　　　　　 D. off

23.(　　 ) A. won　 　　　　　 B. saved　　　　　 　　C. beat　　　　　 D. joined

24.(　　 ) A. just　　 　　　　　 B. already　　　　 　　C. about　　　　 　　　 D. almost

25.(　　 ) A. T-shirts　　　　 　　 B. clothes　　　　 　　C. places　　　　 D. points　

15.(　 )　 - Will you go to plant trees in the mountains?

- _____! I do so every Tree-Planting Day.

A. In with a chance　 　　 B. No shouting　　　 C. You bet　　 　　　 D. Nice work

14.(　 )　 My favourite photo ______ by my father when I was three years old.

A. takes　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. is taken　　　　　　 C. took 　　　　　　　　 D. was taken

13.(　 )　 _____ works entered the writing competition this year than last year.　

A. Many more　　　　 B. Too many　　　　　 C. Much more　 　　 D. Too much

12.(　 ) Our head teacher has agreed ______ the prizes at the prize giving ceremony.

A. to present　　　　　　　　　　 B. present　　　　　　　 C. to presenting 　　 D. presenting

11.(　 ) Don’t worry! I who ____ your best friend will do as far as I can to help you.

A. is　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. am　　　 　　　　　　　 C. were　　　　　　　　 D. was

10.(　 ) 　　　 Mrs.King can’t forget that terrible accident 　　　it happened so long ago.　

　　　 A. until　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. as if　　　　　　　　　 C. because　　　　　　 D. even though

9.(　 )　　 Mr Green is coming to visit our school. Our English teacher will _____ at the airport.

　　　 A. take him off　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. pick him up 　　

C. see him off　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. take him up

8.(　 ) Listen up, please. Our teacher has ______ to tell us.

　　　 A. important something　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. important anything 　　　　　　　 　

C. something important 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. anything important