24、根据文章大意和首字母提示，填写单词，使短文通顺、完整。每空限填一词。

Ten-year-old Obama（奥巴马）was one of the only three black（1）s________ at his school in Hawaii，the U．S．A．He felt very different（2）f________ most other students．White girl wanted to touch his hair．A white boy（3）a________ him if his father ate people．“I lied to them that my father was a son of an African king．But I kept asking myself who I was，” said Obama．However，39 years later，the boy made history．Three months ago Obama became the first（4）b________ president（总统）in the U．S．history．Obama was born in 1961 in a small town in the U．S．He（5）g________ up in an Asian country and Hawaii．This unusual experience made him wonder who he was．He once turned to wine to help forget this question．With help from his friends，Obama finally turned his life around at college．（6）H________ hard work made him a star at Harvard University．Later，he became the third black senator（参议员）in the U．S．During his race to the president，Obama talked about his experience．He called for a United States of America，rather than a white America or a black America．“Obama's success has made Martin Luther King's dream（7）c________ true．That is：A man should not be judged（判断）by the（8）c________ of his skin（皮肤），but by his excellent character，” wrote ABC news．

22、One day，Tom's parents told him that his grandpa would retire after working for forty years．Tom said in surprise，“I m only seven，so it means Grandpa has been．．．er．．．a really long time!”

His parents said，“Yes．That’s why we will have a surprise party for him．”

Tom loved his grandpa and wanted to do something special for him．He remembered the job card his grandpa had given him two years before．He knew that his grandpa would no longer have the job on the card，so he decided to build a new one for his grandpa．

When the big day came，Tom was ready．But he didn’t want to put his gift together with others'．He carried it around with him the whole evening．

When all the other people left，he took his grandpa’s hand and brought him over to a chair and gave him the gift．

His grandpa smiled，“Well，it must be a beautiful gift．May I open it now?” “Sure!” Tom said excitedly．

As Grandpa opened the gift，tears（眼泪）came into his eyes．Tom gave him the greater gift he had ever got! It was a job card with his new job：FULL-TIME GRANDPA! Tom said，“Now your full-time job is my grand!”

Well，how much do I get paid?” his grandpa asked，smiling．“As many hugs as you want！” With these words，Tom gave Grandpa a hug．“Well，I’m the richest man in the world!” said Grandpa．

1．Tom's ________ was going to retire．

A．grandma                B．grandpa               C．mother                   D．father

2．Tom remembered ________ his grandpa had given him two years before．

A．the birthday card     B．the post card        C．the schoolbag         D．the job card

3．What did Tom decide to do for his grandpa?

A．To find a new job for him．                        B．To take a photo for him．

C．To sing a song for him．                                   D．To buy a gift for him．

4．Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Tom forgot to give his gift to his grandpa．

B．Tom was the last one to give his gift to his grandpa．

C．Tom was the first one to give his gift to his grandpa．

D．Tom gave his gift to his grandpa together with other people．

5．Why were there tears in Grandpa's eyes?

A．He would have no friend after he retired．

B．He would have no family after he retired．

C．He couldn't make any money after he retired．

D．He didn't think Tom would give him such a good gift．

21、“Which country is better to study in?” We often hear such discussions．As China opens Its doors，studying abroad（出国）has become a dream for many Chinese students．They want to learn about the world．

It's true that studying abroad can help students develop themselves．Language skills（技能）will improve and it may be easier to find jobs．

But we should consider some problems．Language is the first．Students must spend a lot of time learning another language and getting used to a different culture．

Students must also learn to live without parents’ care and deal with all kinds of things they haven't done before，like looking after themselves．When they have to take care of themselves，it is difficult for students to study well．

Finally，not every family can afford studying abroad．For most Chinese parents，the cost of studying abroad is very high．

We know that many famous people succeed in great things through hard work in China．Liu Xiang is a good example．Once an American coach invited him there but he refused．He kept training hard with his Chinese coach．He surprised the world when he won a gold medal at the Athens Olympics．So when you wonder which country is better to study in，consider whether studying abroad is the right decision．

1．From the passage，we learn that many Chinese students dream about studying abroad to ________．

A．Improve their language skills                     B．get used to a different culture

C．have more advantages                                D．find jobs more easily

2．The writer thinks ________ should be considered first before students study abroad．

A．1anguage             B．places                  C．time                       D．money

3．The writer mentions Liu Xiang in the passage in order to tell us that ________．

A．Liu Xiang was a gold medal winner

B．studying abroad is the right decision

C．American coaches are not better than Chinese ones

D．people can also succeed in China if they work hard

4．Which of the following is NOT true about studying abroad?

A．It will cost students' families a lot of money．

B．It will make it easy for students to learn well．

C．Students will meet a lot of difficulties in their life．

D．Students will spend much time getting used to a different culture．

5．This passage is mainly about ________ in foreign countries．

A．the way to study                                      B．the cost of studying

C．the dream of studying                                 D．the problems of studying

20、Height is just one of the thousands of features your genes（基因）decide．In fact，because you have two parents，your genes provide you a height that usually lands somewhere between the height of each parent．If both your parents are tall，then most probably you will be tall，too．But if you have questions about how tall you're going to be，ask your doctor if he or she can help you find it out．

But genes don't decide everything．For example，eating an unhealthy diet can keep you from growing to the expected height．But getting enough sleep and exercise will meet your need．

It s certain that you're wondering how fast you should grow．It depends．There's no perfect or right answer．Generally speaking，kids grow about 2 inches（6 cm）a year between age 3 and the time when they start adolescence．

Don't be scared if you seem to have grown a lot in a very short time．Everyone has a time to grow fastest during adolescence．The age for starting adolescence is about lo for girls and about 11 for boys．But it can be earlier or later--between 7 and 13 for girls and 9 and 15 for boys．

You'll usually begin to notice that you're growing faster about a year or so after your body starts to show the first changes of adolescence．

1．What does the underlined word “adolescence” mean in Chinese?

A．婴幼儿时期         B．童年时期             C．青春期                D．学生时期

2．If you want to know how fast and how tall you should grow，________．

A．you should eat a healthy diet                     B．you should have enough sleep

C．you can seek medical help from a doctor      D．you should have enough exercise

3．This passage is mainly about ________．

A．how the genes work in your body             B．how you grow to a certain height

C．when is the time you grow fast                   D．why you look like your parents

4．After reading this passage，we can explain ________．

A．what healthy diet is                                  B．how good it is to be a doctor

C．how much sleep time we need                     D．why genes can't decide everything

5．Which of the following sentences is NOT right according to the passage?

A．You．may be anxious sometimes when you grow too fast．

B．Boys' age for starting adolescence is usually later than that for girls'．

C．The time showing the first changes of adolescence is seldom noticed．

D．Your height most likely has something to do with how high your parents are．

18、Life is not easy，so I'd like to say，“No matter what happens，believe in yourself．”

When I was 14，I was too ___1___ to talk to anyone．My classmates often laughed at me．I was sad but could do nothing．Later，___2___ happened．It changed my life．It was an English speech contest．My mother asked me to take part in it．What a（an）___3___ idea! It meant I had to ___4___ in front of all the teachers and students of my school．

“Come on，boy．Believe in yourself．Yon are sure to ___5___．” she said．Then Mother and I talked about many different topics．At last I chose the topic “Believe in yourself”．I tried my best to remember all the speech and practiced it over 100 times．To my mother’s great joy，I did ___6___ in the contest，I could ___7___ believe my ears when the result came that I had won the first place．I heard ___8___ from the teachers and students．Those classmates who once looked down on me，now all said “Congratulations” to me．My mother hugged（拥抱）me and cried ___9___．

Since then，everything has ___10___．When I do anything，I try to tell myself to be sure that I wilt find myself．This is true not only for a person but also for a country．

1．A．brave                    B．shy                      C．excited                   D．1azy

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

3．A．interesting               B．wonderful            C．awful                     D．sad

4．A．listen                     B．speak                   C．think                      D．write

5．A．succeed                 B．fail                      C．lose                       D．defeat

6．A．terribly                  B．badly                   C．good                      D．well

7．A．almost                   B．hardly                  C．nearly                    D．always

8．A．cheers                   B．noises                  C．thanks                   D．hopes

9．A．angrily            B．sadly                   C．quickly                  D．excitedly

10．A．changed               B．lost                      C．gone                      D．ended

17、用方框内所给句子，完成对话。注意：有一项多余。

Woman：____1____，Can I help you?

Man：Have you got any tickets for the movie John Rube（拉贝日记）for this Saturday evening?

Woman：What time? ____2____

Man：8：30 pm，please．

Woman：____3____

Man：Well，have you got any tickets for 5：00 pm?

Woman：Yes，____4___

Man：I'd like to book two tickets at 35 yuan，please．

Woman：Right．That's two tickets at 35 yuan，Saturday，5：00 pm movie．____5____

Man：Smith．Henry Smith．

Woman：Thank you．____6____

Man：Yes，of course．Thank you．Goodbye．

16、--Let's play ________ basketball after you finish your homework．

--Good idea．

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