Diving or Drowning

A rich young man decided that he would like to do some diving in the sea, so he bought a rubber suit and all the other things that he needed, and took some lessons at a diving school. Then one day he walked into the water by himself and began to explore the bottom of the sea.

He saw a lot of beautiful fish and other things, and then, after half an hour, he suddenly saw a man waving his arms and legs around wildly near the bottom of the sea. He was wearing only a bathing suit.

The rich young man was very surprised to see him, so he took out a plastic notebook and a special pencil, which could write under water, and wrote, “What are you doing here?”

He showed the notebook to the other man, who then took the pencil and wrote, “Drowning!”

1.What did the rich young man want to do?

2.How did he prepare himself for this?

3.What did he first see at the bottom of the ocean?

4.What was the man doing?

5.What did the rich young man do?

Mr Bean, who is silly, awkward (笨拙的)    1   always funny and enjoyable, is a world-famous comedy character on TV and in movies. He makes people    2 through a series of simple and funny acts   3  body languages. Rowan Atkinson is the   4  who plays Mr Bean. Mr Atkinson is quite   5   for playing Mr Bean. 

Rowan was born on January 6, 1955, and   6  his early years on the family farm with his mother, three older brothers and his strict father, who did not believe   7  the value of television. For a time, he attended the same school as Tony Blair, who was two years older than him. At the age of 13, he   8   at Newcastle University where he had the highest marks in his year. At Oxford he got his Master’s degree (硕士学位) in electrical engineering. He was particularly  9  fast cars, of which he has a large collection.

Rowan’s career change from an electrical engineer to a famous comedian was partly   10  some speaking problems he had in his childhood.

While he was still at primary school, Rowan had already shown great talent in    11  . Although his teachers predicted (预言) a career in acting, Rowan was not confident   12   he met a group of talented people at university, and he realized this could be a career for him. Another important event    13  . One day in 1976, he was playing around and making faces  14 . He realized something. “I discovered my face,” he said later. John Lloyd, who worked for the BBC, says, “When I watched Mr Atkinson act for the first time, I was   15  that he would be more famous than Chaplin.”

1.                A．and            B．or             C．but  D．while

2.                A．laugh          B．sing            C．cry  D．dance

3.                A．use            B．using           C．to use    D．to using

4.                A．doctor         B．writer          C．actor     D．farmer

5.                A．honest         B．friendly `        C．helpful   D．famous

6.                A．cost           B．took           C．paid D．spent

7.                A．in             B．on             C．at   D．/

8.                A．worked         B．studied         C．played   D．helped

9.                A．good at         B．amazed at       C．interested in   D．worried about

10.               A．because        B．because of      C．so    D．since

11.               A．swimming       B．driving         C．acting D．singing

12.               A．until           B．but            C．after  D．before

13.               A．caused         B．missed         C．caught    D．occurred

14.               A．in the mirror    B．in class         C．on the wall D．in the playground

15.               A．afraid          B．sure           C．worried   D．surprised

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Hello! My name’s Alice. I’m a high school student. I’m very___1__every week. From Monday to Friday I go to school. I do homewor in the evening. I’m so tired that I want__2__a good rest at weekend.___3__ my mother often asks me to go__4__with her on Saturday morning. It usually__5__me about an hour .I___6__ enjoy these activities. When my mother goes shopping and I sit on a box and wait for her. Last Saturday, there was more noise than usual and everyone was in a hurry. My mother bought__7__of things, such as meat, fish, fruit and vegetables.After one__8_ , a woman came up to me,“Excuse me,”she said. “Are you Alice? Your mother just__9___shopping , but her bags are very heavy. She wants you to carry them home__10__her.”

1.                A．busy           B．happy          C．thirsty    D．hungry

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

3.                A．and            B．but            C．so   D．/

4.                A．swimming       B．camp           C．shopping  D．camping

5.                A．spends         B．takes           C．waits D．stays

6.                A．never          B．always          C．often D．usually

7.                A．many          B．much          C．lots  D．number

8.                A．minute         B．day            C．minutes  D．hour

9.                A．went           B．bought         C．finished  D．decided

10.               A．to             B．for            C．about D．like

Dear Zhang Qian,

Thanks for your letter. You want to know about my favorite sport and instrument(乐器). Now let me tell you. I like swimming very much, and I like volleyball, basketball, and ping-pang, too. Swimming is my favorite sport. I am good at playing the guitar and the violin, too. My favorite instrument is the violin. I often play the violin on weekends. What about you? What’s your favorite sport? Do you like to play the violin or the guitar? Please write to me soon.     

Yours,  

Li Ping

1.This is ____________.

A．a message         B．an ad(广告)        C．an e-mail          D．story

2.______ is Li Ping’s favorite sport.

A．Swimming         B．Running           C．Jumping           D．the violin

3._______ is Li Ping’s favorite instrument.

A．guitar and Piano                        B．guitar and violin

C．piano and violin                         D．the violin

4.Li Ping often plays the violin on ________.

A．Monday          B．Friday            C．Saturday and Sunday D．weekdays

5.Li Ping doesn’t like ________.

A．basketball         B．soccer            C．volleyball          D．Ping-Pong

Mr.  and Mrs.  Green had different ideas about where to go to spend their weekend.  Mrs.  Green wanted to go to Florida to see her sister,  but Mr.  Green did not like to go there.  He wanted to go to Maine. 

“Florida is too hot in summer. ”Mr.  Green said. 

“Maine is a little cold, ” said Mrs.  Green.  “I like swimming.  But the water in Maine is usually not warm enough. ”

“Florida is too far, ” said Mr.  Green.  “We don’t have enough time to drive there.  It’ll take us more than two days. ”

Just then,  the phone rang.  Mr.  Green answered the phone.  It was Mr.  Green’s mother,  “Is that Jim  speaking?  Please come in the shortest time.  I need help.  I’m calling from the hospital in Boston. ”

That stopped their talking,  and in time they both went there. 

6. Where did Mr.  Green like to go to on weekend?

A. Florida.                             B. Maine. 

C. Boston.                              D. England.  

7. What did Mrs.  Green like to do on vacation? 

A. Go swimming.                     B. Drive to Maine. 

C. See her parents.                     D. We don’t know. 

8. Who called them when they were talking?

A. Mr.  Green’s wife.              B. Mr.  Green’s mother.

C. Mr.  Green’s son.               D. Mrs.  Green.

9. Where was Mr.  Green’s mother then? 

A. In Florida.                         B. In Maine. 

C. In Boston.                       D. In Canada. 

10. Where did they go at last? 

A. Boston.                          B. Maine. 

C. Florida.                             D. We don’t know.