阅读理解：阅读短文,．然后从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。

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.

完形填空：阅读短文，然后从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入文章中相应空白处的最佳答案。

Many people have to work 1 . Some people do not mind. Other people think it's terrible.

One man thinks that working at the weekends can be 2 . He is George Smith. Mr Smith works in an office, in Brighton, England.

On Saturday, May 24, 1986, he went to the office to do some work. After he 3 the lift, it stopped between floors. Mr Smith could not get out of the lift. He began to shout, but 4 heard him. Then Mr Smith remembered that it was a holiday in England. No one was going to come to work 5 Tuesday.

There was 6 for Mr Smith to do. He had to wait until one of his workmates came to work and found him. With nothing to7 , Mr Smith was very hungry and had to sleep most of the time.

Early on Tuesday morning, one of his workmates came into work and found the lift 8 . When the lift was opened, Mr Smith came out cold, weak, and tired. He had been in the lift for 9 hours!

Now Mr Smith says, "I only use lifts if they have 10 in them. "

1. A. from Monday to Friday B. at the weekends

C. on weekdays D. from morning till night

2. A. dangerous B. happy C. angry D. free

3. A. got off B. got into C. got out of D. got to

4. A. someone B. everyone C. no one D. either

5. A. on B. to C. from D. until

6. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything

7. A. read or write B. eat or drink C. cook D. know the time

8. A. was not there B. was not closed C. was not working D. was working

9. A. nearly 24 B. about 40 C. more than 60 D. over 94

10. A. pans B. beds C. exits D. telephones

He asked me       .

A. who did kick the first goal in the World Cup

B. when was the APEC meeting held

C. when China became a member of the WTO

D. where will the 2008 Olympics be held

 My father will have a       holiday next month. He'll take me to Qingdao.

A. ten days        B. ten day's        C. ten-days        D. ten days'

Mike learns a lot about internet. And .

A. I don't, either B. so do I C. so am I D. I am, too

Which of the diagrams below shows the air temperature of Beijing in a year?

We find it       to do some reading every day.

A. easily B. be enjoyable   C. helpful D. interested

—Where have you been these days?

—I have been to Bei Daihe with a friend       .

A. in Chinese   B. of Japan                  C. of American's         D. from Canada

 They decided       at the end of this month.

A. to leave  B. going back   C. travel     D. not start out

He has       for three or four days.

A. got a headache   B. fallen ill    C. caught a cold      D. had a cough