John sent his mother expensive presents on his mother's birthday every year. He liked to show her how rich he was.

"I must find something wonderful for her, and it must be the only one in the whole world. "John thought.

He advertised (登广告) in the newspapers. " Wanted—the best present for the woman who has everything. "

For many days his telephone did not stop ringing. People phoned him from all over the world. They wanted to sell him "the best present". But they did not have anything that was the only one in the whole world.

Then less than a week before his mother's birthday, a man came to his office. He was carrying a cage, and in the cage there was a large bird.

"This bird, "the man said, "can speak ten languages and sing any pop song. There is no other bird like it in the world. "

"I will listen to it, "John said. "If what you said is true, I will buy the bird from you. "

The man spoke to the bird. "Talk to me in French, " he said. The bird spoke to him in French. "Tell me a joke in Japanese, " he said. The bird told him a joke in Japanese. "Sing a famous pop song, "he said. The bird sang a famous pop song.

"I'll buy it, "John said. "How much do you want?"

"One hundred thousand dollars, "the man said. This was a lot of money but John paid him. Then he sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.

The day after his mother's birthday he phoned her. "Well, mother, "he said, "Is the bird wonderful?"

"Oh, it was delicious, dear, "she said.

1. Why did John send her mother expensive presents for her birthday every year?

A. Because he loved his mother very much.

B. Because his mother needed these presents.

C. Because he wanted to show he had a lot of money.

D. Because he was the richest man in the world.

2. How did people know John wanted the best present in the world?

A. They rang John up.

B. They knew it from the newspapers.

C. John phoned them one by one.

D. They knew it on TV.

3.When did the man with a bird come to visit John?

A. Two weeks before John's mother's birthday.

B. On John's mother's birthday.

C. About five days before John's mother's birthday.

D. Less than a week after John's mother's birthday.

4. Why did John pay the man a lot of money for the bird?

A. Because it was such a beautiful bird.

B. Because he wanted to help the poor man with the bird.

C. Because the bird could look after his mother.

D.  Because John  thought  the bird could make his mother happy.

5. What does the sentence "It was delicious, "really mean in the story?

A. His mother ate the bird.

B. His mother let the bird fly away.

C. His mother began to learn languages from the bird.

D.  His mother thought  it  was the most  expensive present in the world.

完型填空（15分）
I have had thousands of classes since I started school nine years ago. But only one _1_ was the most important.
It happened last term just after I had got a _2_ result in an exam. I was sad and had lost my confidence. I decided to go to a class which can tell me how to be_3_.
The speaker walked into the room. But he did not start talking _4_ a teacher. Instead, he held up a twenty Yuan note(钞票)!
“Who wants this?” he asked. Unsurprisingly, _5_ of us in the class held up our hands.
The speaker smiled. Then he put up the note on the blackboard and asked the same question. Again, we all put up our hands. The speaker smiled again, but _6_nothing. Suddenly, he threw the note onto the floor! Then he asked the same _7_ a third time.
I didn’t _8_ what the speaker was doing. Why was he asking the same question again and again? I didn’t know what to do. I wanted the note, _9_ I put my hand up again. After a while, he _10_ the note and started to laugh. “You have all just told me how to become successful,” _11_ said to us with the note in his hand.
“The note is worth twenty yuan. It is _12_ worth twenty yuan, even though I throw it on the floor. You are like the note. No matter _13_ happens to you, you still have your worth.”
When I heard those words, I was deeply moved. Suddenly, I _14_ I was worth a lot. I may have done badly in an exam, but it doesn’t _15_ I can’t do well in the future. If I believe in myself, I will be successful!

I have had thousands of classes since I started school nine years ago. But only one   36 was the most important.
It happened last term just after I had got a   37 result in an exam. I was sad and had lost my confidence. I decided to go to a class which can tell me how to be  38 .
The speaker walked into the room. But he did not start talking  39 a teacher. In­stead, he held up a twenty yuan note(钞票) !
“Who wants this?” he asked. Unsurprisingly,   40 of us in the class held up our hands.
The speaker smiled. Then he put up the note on the blackboard and asked the same question. Again, we all put up our hands. The speaker smiled again, but   41 nothing. Suddenly, he threw the note onto the floor! Then he asked the same  42 a third time.
I didn’t   43 what the speaker was doing. Why was he asking the same question again and again? I didn't know what to do. I wanted the note,   44 I put my hand up again. After a while, he  45 the note and started to laugh. “You have all just told me how to be­come successful,”   46 said to us with the note in his hand.
“The note is worth twenty yuan. It is   47 worth twenty yuan, even though I throw it on the floor. You are like the note. No matter  48 happens to you, you still have your worth.”
When I heard those words, I was deeply moved. Suddenly, I  49 I was worth a lot. I may have done badly in an exam, but it doesn't   50 I can’ t do well in the future. If I believe in myself, I will be successful!

完形填空

I have had thousands of classes since I started school nine years ago. But only one ___1__ was the most important.   It happened last term just after I had got a __2__ result in an exam. I was sad and had lost my confidence. I decided to go to a class which can tell me how to be __3___.   The speaker walked into the room. But he did not start talking __4_ a teacher. Instead, he held up a twenty yuan note(钞票)!

“Who wants this?” he asked. Unsurprisingly, __5__ of us in the class held up our hands.   The speaker smiled. Then he put up the note on the blackboard and asked the same question. Again, we all put up our hands. The speaker smiled again, but __6_ nothing. Suddenly, he threw the note onto the floor! Then he asked the same __7_ a third time.   I didn’t __8__ what the speaker was doing. Why was he asking the same question again and again? I didn’t know what to do. I wanted the note, __9_ I put my hand up again. After a while, he __10__ the note and started to laugh. “you have all just told me how to become successful,” __11_ said to us with the note in his hand.   “The note is worth twenty yuan. It is __12__ worth twenty yuan, even though I throw it on the floor. You are like the note. No matter __13__ happens to you, you still have your worth.”   When I heard those words, I was deeply moved. Suddenly, I _14_ I was worth a lot. I may have done badly in an exam, but it doesn’t __15__ I can’t do well in the future. If I believe in myself, I will be successful!

1.                A．classroom       B．subject         C．class D．school

2.                A．same          B．good           C．lucky D．bad

3.                A．comfortable     B．successful       C．famous   D．rich

4.                A．like            B．for            C．about    D．by

5.                A．both           B．neither         C．all   D．none

6.                A．said           B．bought         C．saw  D．wanted

7.                A．student         B．teacher         C．question  D．way

8.                A．remember      B．understand      C．notice    D．find

9.                A．so             B．though         C．if    D．or

10.               A．took out        B．threw away      C．picked up  D．put down

11.               A．you           B．he            C．she   D．they

12.               A．never          B．sometimes      C．hardly D．always

13.               A．when          B．who           C．what  D．how

14.               A．realized        B．forgot          C．dreamed  D．decided

15.               A．know          B．mean          C．think D．complain

先阅读短文，掌握其大意。然后从方框中所给的词中选出恰当的10个，并用其适当形式填空，每个此限用一次。（每小题1分）

After almost 24 hour of traveling, I was in Beijing. I was 1.       with some of my classmates. We were all tired and dirty. Even at the airport, it was 2.       that we were in a foreign country which was very different 3.       our own. For us, the language sounded very4.      . Although nervous, I felt excited.

It’s amazing5.      there are so many places of interest (名胜) in Beijing. We visited the Forbidden City, Tian’anmen Square and the Great Wall.

One day, Li Bo, a Chinese friend of 6.      , took us to visit a village. On the way, it rained 7.       . we were wet when we arrived, but we were happy to see the mountains in the8.       . They were really beautiful. The China Study Tour made me 9.       a lot about the country, the people I met and even myself. It was the most valuable (宝贵的) part of my college life. I often encourage my friends to 10.        a study tour. There’s no other way to learn so much in only four weeks!