Hundreds of years ago,a Roman army came north from England to make war on Scotland. The Scots, a brave people, loved their country very much. They fought hard to drive the enemy out ofScotland, but there were too many Romans. It looked as if the Romans would win.

One night,the leader of Scots marched his soldiers to the top of a hill. “We will rest here tonight, my men,” he said. “Tomorrow we will fight one more battle(占戈争)•

We must win or we will die. ”

They were all very tired, so they ate their supper quickly and fell asleep. There were four guards on duty, but they too, were very tired,and one by one,also fell asleep.

The Romans were not asleep. Quickly they gathered at the foot of the hill. Slowly they climbed up the hillside,taking care not to make a sound. Closer and closer they came to the sleeping Scots. They were almost at the top. A few minutes more, the war would be over. Suddenly, one of them put his foot on a thistle(蓟).He cried out and his sudden cry woke the Scots. In a moment, they were on their feet and ready for battle. The fighting was hard but it did not last long. The Scots wiped out the Romans and saved their country.

The thistle is not a beautiful plant. It has sharp needles all over it. Few people like it. But the people ofScotlandliked it so much that they made it their national flower.

(    )31.    Hundreds    of    years    ago    there    was    a war between_.

A. Roman army and North England

B. Roman army and the Scots

C. England and Scots

D. a brave people and the Scots

(    )32.    At    first it looked as if the Romans would win because_.

A. the Scots were not brave

B. the Roman army was so strong

C. the Romans had the support from the Scottish

D. the Scots were very foolish

(    )33.    “We    must win or we will die. ’’ What the leader of the Scots said means_.

A. they were sure to win

B. they couldn’t escape from death

C. they would win and then they would die

D. they must try hard to win, otherwise they would die

(    )34.    The    Romans climbed up the hill quietly because_.

A. they didn’t want to wake the Scots

B. they wanted to reach the top

C. they wanted to catch the four guards first

D. they were afraid of the sharp needles of the thistle

(    )35.    The    people ofScotlandmade thistle their national flower because_.

A. it is a beautiful plant

B. it is fresh and lovely

C. it had so many sharp needles all over it

D. it was the thistle that helped the Scots to win the battle

One day Mrs Wilson took Trudy and Ben to go shopping. They went to the supermarket in the new shopping mall.

“Why do you buy things here, Mum?” Trudy asked.

“Because they are cheaper than those at the corner store,” Mrs Wilson said. “Help me check(检查)the prices.”

The Wilsons were not wealthy (富有的)and Mrs Wilson was always careful with her money. She looked carefully at the prices of things. She bought some groceries (杂 货)in the supermarket.

When they got home, the children said, “We don’t think you saved money by going to the supermarket there. ’,

“Of course I did,” said Mrs Wilson, “everything was cheap there. ”

“We know,” said the children, “but we came home by taxi because we had too much to carry. The cost of the taxi was more than the money you saved! ”

Mrs Wilson added everything up and found her children were right.

“Well done,” she said, “next time we will do shopping near our home. ”

(    )26. Mrs Wilson took Trudy and Ben_.

A. to the supermarket    B. to the zoo

C. to the park    D. to the museum

(    )27. Mrs Wilson bought things in the supermarket in the    new    shopping mall

because_•

A. goods there had good quality

B. there were many goods

C. goods there were cheap

D. goods there were expensive

(    )28.    Which of the following is correct?

A. The Wilsons were rich and they bought a lot of things in the supermarket.

B. The Wilsons were not rich and they bought things in a cheaper supermarket.

C. The Wilsons enjoyed shopping in the shopping mall because it    was    large.

D. The Wilsons were poor and they seldom went shopping.

(    )29. Mrs Wilson went home_.

A. by bus    B.    by    minibus

C. by taxi    D.    on    foot

(    )30. Mrs Wilson decided to go shopping_next    time.

A. in the shopping mall far away

B. in the cheapest shop

C. in the most expensive shop

D. near her home

Young people are often unhappy when they are with their parents. They 16 that their parents don’t understand them. They often think their parents are too strict with them, and they are never given a    17    hand. Parents often find it difficult  to   win

their children’s trust(信任)and they    seem to forget how they themselves    18    when

they were young. For example,young people like to do things 19 much thinking. It’s one of their ways to 20 that they have grown up and they can do with any difficult things. Older people worry more easily. Most of them plan things ahead and don’t like their plans to be changed. When you want your parents 21 you do something, you will have better success if you ask before you really start doing it. And if their parents don’t like their music or clothes or their manner of speech, the young people feel very 22    • Sometimes you even don’t want your parents to say “    23    ,’    to

what you do. You want to stay at home alone and do what you like. If you plan to controK控带!|) your 24    ,you’d better win your parents over and try to get them to

understand you. If your parents see that you have high sense of responsibility(责任感), they will certainly 25 you the right to do what you want to do.

(    )16.    A.    remember    B.    hope    C.    say    D.    know

(    )17.    A.    good    B.    useful    C.    free    D.    strong

(    )18.    A.    thought    B.    wanted    C.    needed    D.    felt

(    )19.    A.    with    B.    without    C.    has    D.    have

(    )20.    A.    learn    B.    see    C.    find    D.    show

(    )21.    A.    let    B.    lets    C.    to let    D.    be let

(    )22.    A.    lonely    B.    unhappy    C.    interesting    D.    strange

(    )23.    A.    Yes    B.    No    C.    Sorry    D.    All right

(    )24.    A.    life    B.    work    C.    study    D.    health

(    )25.    A.    make    B.    give    C.    take    D.    bring

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