“          you've made! But you should work still harder，” the teacher said to the boy．

A．What a big mistake                                  B．How big mistakes

C．What great progress                                   D．How great progress

One morning a student was walking with his teacher when they noticed a pair of old shoes by the roadside．They   1   the shoes might belong to a poor man．In fact，the   2   of the shoes was working in a field nearby，and he had nearly   3   his work．

The student said to his teacher，“Let's play a trick on the man：we hide his shoes，and wait to see what he will do   4    he can’t find them．”

“My young friend，we should never have   5   by tricking others like that，”answered the teacher．“  6  ，1et’s put a   7   in each of the shoes．and watch what he will do．”

The student did so，and then they   8   nearby．

The man soon came back to get his   9  ，but when he slipped his foot into one of his shoes，he felt something    10   in it．He bent down and found the coin（硬币）．

___11    appeared on his face．He looked at the coin for a minute，and then   12  ，but nobody could be seen．He then went on to put on the other shoe，  13    he was even more surprised to find the   14    coin．

He then knelt down（跪下），looked up to heaven and said   15   aloud，in which he spoke of his wife，  16    and helpless，and his children without bread．

The student was deeply moved（感动的），and his eyes were filled with tears．“Now，”said the teacher，“you must be much more pleased than if you had played your   17  ．”

The boy replied，“You have taught me a lesson which I'll never   18   ．I feel now the truth of these words，which I didn’t    19    before：‘It is more blessed（神圣的）to   20    than to receive．’”

1．A．believed                 B．found                  C．decided                  D．thought

2．A．owner                   B．maker                  C．seller                     D．repairer

3．A．enjoyed                 B．changed               C．finished                  D．started

4．A．since                     B．when                   C．while                     D．until

5．A．lessons                  B．experience            C．fun                        D．games

6．A．Instead                  B．Generally             C．Afterwards             D．Maybe

7．A．stone                     B．coin                     C．sweet                    D．clip

8．A．hid                        B．stood                   C．worked                  D．rested

9．A．lunch                    B．coat                     C．drink                     D．shoes

10．A．terrible                 B．hot                      C．hard                             D．soft

11．A．Surprise               B．Fear                    C．Pity                       D．Courage

12．A．looked up             B．looked around       C．looked down          D．looked out

13．A．for                      B．so                        C．but                        D．or

14．A．strange                B．second                 C．interesting              D．lost

15．A．goodbye              B．yes                      C．hello                      D．thanks

16．A．homeless             B．lively                   C．careless                 D．sick

17．A．trick                    B．role                     C．game                     D．cards

18．A．learn                    B．take                     C．forget                    D．accept

19．A．hear                    B．understand           C．remember              D．write

20．A．work                   B．refuse                  C．advise                    D．give

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Beijing is the hosting city for the Olympic Games in 2008．

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Beijing does not have enough hotels available to accommodate all people that will visit the city for the 2008 Olympics．

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1．According to（依据）the advertisement，one of the advantages of homestay is         ．

A．being comfortable with larger space

B．being easier to visit places of interest

C．being able to make more Chinese friends

D．being closer to the Olympic stadiums（场馆）

2．We can infer（推断）from the advertisement that          during the 2008 Olympics．

A．a present 400-dollar room may cost as much as 2000 dollars

B．there will be more visitors to Beijing than hotels can take in

C．most visitors will choose the fiats of Homestay Beijing 2008

D．homestay will help visitors to learn to speak good English

3．The underlined word “expats” in Paragraph 4 refers to（指的是）foreigners         ．

A．staying in hotels                                       B．helping others

C．watching games                                         D．living in Beijing

4．If you want to learn more about homestay，you'd better          first．

A．read “the about page”                                  B．contact hotels in Beijing

C．visit “Rent Homestay”                                 D．call Homestay Beijing 2008

5．The advertisement is made for          during the 2008 Olympics．

A．those who will work as Olympic volunteers

B．those who will provide accommodation for visitors

C．those who will come to Beijing from foreign countries

D．those who will come to Beijing from different parts of China

Erden Eruc has been rowing across the Pacific Ocean（太平洋）in a rowboat since he left California on July 10，2007．He has been heading for Australia with only birds，fish，and sharks ever since．

Crossing the Pacific is only part of his journey．Eruc has decided to go all the way around the world using his own energy．He will row，bike，walk，and climb the world without help from any motors（发动机）at all．His plan includes climbing the tallest peak on six of the continents（洲）along the way．

For the first part of his trip，he bicycled 5,546 miles from Seattle，Washington to Mount McKinley in Alaska and back，walked 67 miles to base camp，and climbed 20,320 feet to McKinley's peak．Now in the second part of his adventure（冒险活动），he is rowing to Australia．

Why would he try to go around the world this way? He explains that he wants to encourage kids to dream their dreams and get to their own goals．He wants to show kids that there might be hard parts along the way，and sometimes they might not even get to that final goal．But they can have great adventures and learn a lot along the way．

Eruc has already faced some difficulties．For example，winds and waves keep pushing him westward when he wants to go south toward the Solomon Islands．If his luck doesn't change，he will cheerfully change his plan，and aim to land at Papua New Guinea．One way or another，he's sure he'll get to his next goal：Australia．

When his trip around the world takes him across land，he enjoys meeting people—especially children．He has already visited many schools and shared his story．

Eruc encourages all kids to set their eyes off a goal and not give up．He says，“With goals，we will make progress，and we will be farther along than when we started，even if we don’t get to some goals．That’s called life!”

1．We can learn from the passage that Eruc          during his adventure．

A．took a train                                             B．rowed his boat

C．travelled by air                                           D．travelled by bus

2．Eruc takes adventures to         ．

A．make himself healthy                                   B．find out difficulties in life

C．make his mind strong                                  D．set an example for children

3．Eruc seems to have a special love for         ．

A．children               B．animals                C．rowing                   D．bicycling

4．Eruc thinks that it is important for children to         ．

A．have all kinds of sports                                B．have dreams and goals

C．face a lot of difficulties                                D．take great adventures

5．To Eruc，life means         ．

A．going around the world                               B．climbing the world's tallest peaks

C．struggling for the goals                                D．rowing across the Pacific Ocean

Did you know that each day one person in the US throws away 4.4 pounds of rubbish? Almost every month，we throw away our own rubbish in packaging alone．Packaging（including boxes，bags，etc）comes to our homes with the things we have bought．Several weeks ago，the TV news said that in a city in Italy tons of rubbish were piled up in the streets，and the smell was rather terrible．What can we do to help? We should get to know the following Rs．

Reduce   To reduce means to make less rubbish．That is one of the first things we all should do for the environment．Reduce your rubbish by doing things like packing your lunch in reusable containers（可再利用的容器），taking smaller potions（份）at dinner so you don't waste food when you have had enough，writing on both sides of paper，and using less water when taking a shower．

Reuse      To reuse is to use things again．Think about the bags you get from the store．They can be reused to carry your lunch，to hold your rubbish，or to collect used cans．You can even take them back to the store the next time to carry your things instead of getting a new bag!

Recycle（回收利用）  Recycling is an important part of keeping our planet clean and green．It can also save energy．Be sure that you don't throw things in the rubbish that can be recycled to make something else．Paper，plastic，cans and bottles can all be recycled，but food，electrical waste and mobile phones can't．When you are not sure whether something can be recycled，go to your parents and teachers for advice．

Follow the three Rs，and every one of us can do something to save the earth．It is also the best way to save ourselves．

1．The first paragraph of the passage implies（暗示）that                     ．

A．packaging should be given up                       B．Italy is too dirty for us to visit

C．the US produces most rubbish                            D．the earth is becoming dirtier

2．If you want to reduce，you should                ．

A．make good use of your paper                       B．take a bath instead of a shower

C．eat a small dinner every day                         D．pack your lunch with newspapers

3．The writer seems to ask people to reuse the bags                 ．

A．only as rubbish bags                                          B．only for carrying other things

C．mainly to have a cleaner world                     D．mainly to save some money

4．Which of the following can be recycled?

A．Food and bottles．                                  B．Books and newspapers．

C．Paper and mobile phones．                          D．Plastic and electrical waste．

5．The passage mainly tells us that                   ．

A．all useless things can be recycled

B．the environment is greatly improving

C．the three Rs can help us clean the earth

D．we should never throw any rubbish away

请根据题中空格后的中文提示、英文释义或句意，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。

1．The weather report said that the temperature would fall                （在……下面）zero．

2．The museum has lots of amazing things．It's                （值得）a visit．

3．I have a weight problem and it's              （必要的）for me to change my diet and take more exercise．

4．The girl likes the handbag very much，but she can't             （have enough money to buy or to do something）it．

5．Our teacher tells us to               （do something very often to improve one’s skills）our spoken English every day．

6．It is said it will rain this afternoon．You'd better take an                with you．

7．Anny did her homework so              that she didn't make any mistake in it．

请根据句意从方框中选用合适的动词，并用其适当时态填空，使句子通顺。

1．--Are Daniel and Millie still living in Nanjing?

--No，they                to Beijing．

2．My mother is busy these days．She                  only six hours every night．

3．--I wonder how to use the washing machine．

--That's easy．I                you later．

4．--How did your manager go to Shanghai for the meeting?

--They say he                    there in his new car．

5．--What do you think of my answer?

--Sorry，I didn't hear you．I                  about something else．

6．The speech must be wonderful．The students                 their hands again．

Bob likes to play          basketball, so he bought a basketball yesterday．

A．＼                        B．an                       C．the                        D．a