It is eight o’clock. The children go to school by car every day, they are going to school on foot. It is ten o’clock. Mrs. Sawyer usually stays at home in the morning, but this morning, she is going to the shops. It is four o’clock in the afternoon, Mrs. Sawyer usually drinks tea in the living room. But this afternoon, she is drinking tea in the garden. It is six o’clock, In the evening, the children usually do their homework, but this evening, they are not doing their homework. At the moment, they are playing in the garden. It is nine o’clock. Mr. Sawyer usually reads his newspaper at night. But he’s not reading his newspaper tonight. At the moment, he’s reading an interesting book.

1.The children go to school ______ every day.

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

2.Mrs. Sawyer is going to ___ this morning。

A. staying at home    B. go shopping    C . drinking tea   D. watching TV

3.Mrs. Sawyer usually drinks tea in the evening at ______in the living room. 

A. 8:00             B. 16:00          C. 18:00         D. 21:00

4.Are the children doing their homework at the moment?

A. Yes, they do.   B. No, they don’t.   C. Yes, they are.   D. No, they aren’t

阅读理解

I was sleeping soundly last night when I was awakened by someone’s groans（呻吟）.I listened , and heard it was from Sam，a student from Africa. I really wanted to go on sleeping, as I had insomnia（失眠）and had just fallen asleep, but I couldn’t because Sam groaned louder and louder，showing he was seriously ill.

At that time , Robbie，a student from China , also got up to help. We found some pills，got some water , and helped him sit up to take them, hoping this would make his pain go down a little and get over the difficult time. If only daytime would come soon, everything would become easier.

Things went contrary相反）to our wishes. Sam’s condition developed from bad to worse. We telephoned the emergency service , and in no time an ambulance stopped in front of our gate. We helped the medical（医疗）workers carry Sam to the vehicle，and then both Robbie and I got in and took Sam to the hospital.

We helped him go through many medical examinations. After all kinds of tests，we were told that the final diagnosis（诊断）was appendicitis（盲肠炎）. Luckily , Sam didn’t need an operation because we brought him to the hospital in time. He got timely treatment.

After Sam felt much better , we rushed back to prepare ourselves for the class. We were a little tired , but we had certainly done something good，something right.1.Why couldn’t the writer go on sleeping that night?

2. What does “vehicle” in the third paragraph refer to?

3. Why didn’t Sam need an operation?

4. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

London is such a wonderful city. It is very large. The Thames River runs   __1   the city from west to east. So the city has   2    parts: the South and the North. In the North, there are important buildings, shops, big parks and interesting places.

The weather in London is good. In winter it is not very cold and in summer it is not very hot   3   the city is near the sea. People say   4   London is a foggy city and it often rains. It is true.

Last year, when I   5   in London I met one of the   6   fogs in years. You could hardly see your hand in front of your face. Cars and buses moved along with their lights on. When evening fell, the weather   7    even worse. The fog was as thick as milk.  8   the buses and cars stopped. I happened    9    an important meeting on the other side of the town, but it was impossible to find a car. I had to get there   10  .

1.A. about           B. through            C. in          D. along

2.A. four            B. six                C. five         D. two

3.A. because         B. so                 C. but         D. or

4.A. what            B. where             C. that         D. which

5.A. were            B. am                C. be          D. was

6.A. thick     B. thicker        C. the thickest   D. thickest

7.A. become          B. got                C. turn         D. grow

8.A. All              B. Each              C. Every       D. None

9.A. to have           B. have              C. having       D. had

10.A. by car      B. by bus        C. on foot      D. on the foot

Many objects that people use each day started with a simple idea. These objects have often changed the way we  46 . Some help us to do a job more   47 . Others fill a need or solve a problem.

In 1858, Lipman had such an  48 . He took out a pencil, a piece of paper,   49 an eraser. Then he began to write. Sometimes he needed to  50  a word. Each time he had to search under his books and papers to   51  the eraser. “ I wish my eraser would stay in one 52 !” he said.

Then Lipman had his simple idea. He   53  a groove(凹槽) in one end of the pencil. He glued(粘牢) the eraser into the groove. Lipman had solved his problem. Later he thought that others might like to have such a pencil. So he sold his  54 .Some pencils with erasers were 55 . His design earned $ 100000.