Long long ago，there was a king who liked to write stories．He thought the stories he wrote were very good．He showed them to some people．Although the people didn't like the stories，they were afraid to say it to the king．So they said  his stories were good．

    One day he showed his stores to a well-known critics．The critic said that they were bad．The king got very angry and sent the critic to prison（监狱）。

    After some time the king sent his men to he critic （批评家） to tell him that he was free．When the critic retuned from the prison，the king invited him to his palace to dinner．Again he showed him some of his stories and again asked him what he thought of them．

    The critic said nothing but turned to the solders，who were standing behind him，and said，“Take me back to prison．”

1．People sad the king's stories were good because they _______________

    A．enjoyed reading them                         B．hoped to get a lot of money

    C．wanted to make the king happy                  D．Knew nothing about story-writing

2．The critic said the king's stories were bad because he _____________

    A．didn't like the king at all                         B．wrote good stories himself．

    C．couldn't understand  them                   D．was an honest and brave person

3．After the critic was free，the king invited him to dinner and ______

    A．said sorry for what he had done to him

    B．hoped the critic would like his stories

    C．wanted to hear his advice on  story-writing

    D．showed the critic the stories he had rewritten

4．The last sentence “Take me back to prison ”implies（暗示） __________________

    A．the critic liked the life in prison

    B．the king's stories were very bad

    C．the critic wouldn't stay in the palace

    D．the king，would send him to the passage

5．Which is the best title（题目）for the passage?

    A．A King and a Critic         B．How to Write stories

C．A King Who Liked Stories          D．How to be a Good Critic

1．It's Sunday today，which place can't you visit ?

    A．Shanghai Liu Haisu Art Museum．

B．Shanghai Art Museum

C．Shanghai Library．

D．Shanghai Postal Museum

2．If you want to get more information about Shanghai Art Museum，which telephone number should you call?

A．636—9898         B．645—6327           C．638—2828           D．643— 8571

3．If Mr. White wants to visit Shanghai Liu Haisu Art Museum with his wife and their 11 —year—old son，how much will they pay for the tickets?

A．25 yuan               B．50 yuan             C．70 yuan             D．20 yuan

4．If you want to visit Shanghai Library，Which way should you choose?

A．Metro line 1 or Metro line 2．

B．Metro line 1，take Exit 3 and turn left．

C．No．14，17，65，66 bus．

D．Take Bus 948 to Huaihai Road

5．Where is Shanghai Postal Museum?

    A．At No．148 North Suzhou Road．

    B．At No．80 Gaoxing Road near Puxi Road

    C．At No，325 Huaihai Road．

D．No．1660，Hongqiao Road

There are deserts （沙漠） all over the world．Over half of Africa is desert．The United States has deserts in the southwest part of the country．In some places ，deserts are growing．This is a serious problem．Deserts destroy farmland and they also ruin （毁坏） land where animals live．When people can't grow food or find animals to eat，they have to leave their homes．

    Deserts spread（伸展） for different reasons．Sometimes nature causes this problem．Wind can move sand away from deserts and onto useful land．When there is no rain for a long time，many plants die and the land become a desert．However ，human also cause deserts to grow．This process（过程）is called "desertification"，and it happens in many ways．One way is caused by a lot of air pollution，which makes an area hotter．Hotter weather can reduce the amount of rain．Also，too many people in one area can damage the land．If they have many animals，their animals can also harm the land．When large animals like cows walk on soil too much，they turn it into dust．The wind easily blows this dust away．Trees help hold water in the ground．When people cut down a lot of trees，the water runs away and the soil is ruined．Plants stop growing in these places．

    All of these things can speed up desertification． To stop deserts from growing，people must think of ways to treat the land better．

1．What is the main idea of the passage?

    A．Where is the world's deserts are?

    B．How people live in deserts?

    C．The different reasons for growing deserts．

    D．How cows can stop deserts from growing?

2．Where are deserts found?

    A．Africa and Latin America．                  B．The United and China．

    C．On useful land．                       D．Across the whole world

3．Which is NOT a cause of desert growth?

    A．Little wind．                            B．Using land too much．

    C．No rain．                             D．Large animals．

4．How does humans cause desert growth?

    A．By causing pollution．                     B By eating only vegetables．

C．By keeping animals．                     D．By moving sand．

5．How can humans stop desert growth'?

   A．By using bicycles less．                     B．By raising more cows．

   C．By cutting down trees．                     D．By planting more trees．

根据句意及所给首字母或汉语提示完成单词。

1．Please p_________ your car in the parking lot（停车场）．

2．The boy is going to m ________ the girl next week．

3．The old building Was built many c________ ago．

4．—Could you please l_______ me your digital camera? Mine is broken．

   —Sure，I'd love to．

5．It's bad m_________ to spit or smoke in public places．

6．We can hardly _______ （想象）life without electricity．

7．She was walking ______（朝着，向着）the city when I met her．

8．The story has a wonderful _______（结局）。

9．Do you know what the most helpful ___（发明）are?

10．I bought this sweater ______（特意地）for my mother．

Michelle Wie，from America，is like a lot of other young  girls in many ways．She is a good student，and she likes 1_______ （read），drawing，and computers．However，in some other Ways，she is very different．She 2 _______（not spend） much time 3________（go） out with friends or shopping or going to parties．She's very busy 4______（practice） golf．

    Michelle Wie is the best woman golfer for her age in the world．She was born in 1989．In 1999，at the age of 10，she began 5________（win） games against woman twice her age．At 13，she 6______（hit） the ball further than most of the woman in the Ladies Professional Golf Association（LPGA）．At 14 she 7______（show）she could hit the ball further than most men．Wie began playing golf at the age of four．When she 8____（grow）older，she played about four hours a day on weekdays and seven hours a day on weekends．Another thing that helped her was that she was tall．By the time she Was 13，Wie was six feet tall．She 9___（have）the flexibility（天赋）of a dancer and also is very strong．And it's clear that she loves the game．We hope that she 10____（get） medals in the future．

A：Excuse me．1__________ the post office?

B：Go down this street and turn right at the second crossing．Go up the road to the end you'll find it．

A：2____________

B：It's about 500 meters away from here．

A：oh．That's quite a long way．

B：Yes．3_____________

A：Bus．4______________

B：You can  take the No．7 bus．It'll take you there．

A：5_____________

B：It takes about fifteen minutes．

A：Thanks very much．

B：My pleasure．

假如你是Li Ming，你收到你的外国朋友Robert的一封信，信中他说寒假即将来临，想要来中国度假，他喜好温暖有趣的地方，从以下两个地方（北京，海南）中，帮Robert选择一个度假地点。要求：

1．用英文写一封回信提出建议并说明选择的理由；

2．格式正确，80—100词

—When is the English speech contest?

—It's _________ August 17th．

A．at            B．in          C．on

I usually play _________ baseball , and sometimes play ___________ guitar．

A．the, the       B．/, the           C．the, /

—Do you like the blue and white socks?

—Yes, I really like ____________

A．they          B．them          C．it