36. At the beach, Joshua ________.

A. hit his friend　　　　　　　　 B.won a beautiful shell

C.played with a beautiful shell　 　　D.came to an agreement with his friend

15. The journey around the world took the old sailor nine months, _____ the sailing time was 226 days.　　　

A.of which　 B.during which　　 C.from which　　 D.for which

Cloze:

My father often works very hard. And he has16 to see a movie. Here I’ll tell you17 about him.

One afternoon, when he finished his work and 18 go home, he found a film ticket under the 19 on his desk. He thought he 20to have not much work to do that day and21 was quite wonderful to pass the 22 at the cinema. So he came back home and

　23 finished his supper. Then he said 24 to us and left.

　But to our 25 , he came back about half an hour later, I 26 him what was the matter. He smiled and told us about 27funny thing that had happened at the cinema.

　When my father was sitting in his seat, a 28came to my father’s and said that the seat was 29 . My father was surprised. He took out the ticket 　30 looked at it carefully. It was Row17, 　31　　 . And then he looked at the seat. It was the same. So he asked her 　 32　her ticket. She took out the ticket at once and the seat shown in it was Row 17, Seat 3.

　　33? What’s the matter with all this? While they were wondering suddenly the woman said, “The　 34　 of the tickets are different.” So they looked at the ticket more carefully. After a while, my father said, “Oh,_35 　 , I made a mistake. My ticket is for the film a month ago. Take this seat, please.” With these words, he left the cinema.

Reading Comprehension:

A

I’m confused these days. We are taught at home and at school that using violence is the least civilized (文明的) way to solve problems. For example,

last week I thought about hitting my friend for winning a beautiful shell while we were playing at the beach.I talked with him instead and we came to an

agreement. If two adults had a disagreement, and if they used violence towards each other in order to win, is it all right?

When two countries disagree, they often fight a war. Why is using violence not okay at home, at school, or in your country but okay between countries? So many people have been killed because of wars, not only soldiers but

ordinary people, even　 small children and babies. And refugees (难民) exist,

too.

A war is a great violence, like two people fighting over a shell, just much bigger. Adults say they are fighting wars in order to solve problems and makepeace. But can you really “make peace” by killing so many people? I don’t

think bombs (炸弹) can reach people’s hearts and change them. Bombs can’t

create love and caring, and　 that’s what we need in the world. Why do adults use violence so quickly? Why can’t they use their wisdom and talk it over?

Adults might say that things are not that easy. But they are the ones that teach us to be kind, not to hurt people, and not to kill. Why don’t they act as what they say?

---A page from a 12-tear-old boy, Joshua’s diary.

14. It is reported that the United States uses _____ energy as the whole of Europe.

A. as twice　　 B. twice much　 C. twice much as　 　D. twice as much

13.The house rent is expensive. I’ve got about half the space I had at home and I’m paying ____ here.　　

　 A. as three times much　　　　 B. as much three times　

C. much as three times　　　　 D. three times as much

12. When first ____ to the market, these products enjoyed great success.

　 A. introducing　　 B. introduced　　 C. introduce　　 D. being introduced

11. --- Look! How long _____ like this?

　 --- Three weeks! It’s usual here that rain _____ without stopping these days of the year.　　

　A. has it rained; pours　　　　　　 B. has it been raining; pours

C. is it raining; is pouring　　　 　　D. does it rain; pours

10. --- Can you ____ yourself to others in English?

　 ---Sorry. I can’t _____ myself in English.　　　　　　　　　　　

A. express; introduce　　　　 B. express; express

C. introduce; introduce　　　 D. introduce; express

9. How many pages have you ____ so far? Can you return the book ____ me on Sunday?　 　A. looked;for　 B. seen; with　 C. covered; to　　 D. turned; /

8. You took his book without his permission. ______, you stole his book.

　 A. In a word　　 B. In word　 C. In other words　　 D. In your own words

7. What a table! I’ve never seen such a thing before. It is ____ it is long.　　　

A. half not as wide as　　 B. wide not as half as　　

C. not half as wide as　　 D. as wide as not half