_______the twins’ help, the old woman finished washing all her clothes quickly.

A．Under           B．Until           C．With          D．Thanks for

—_________ has Miss Jones been in Beijing?

—For two and a half years.

A． How far            B．How long             C．How often        D．How soon

—Must I finish reading the book today?

—No. You ______ if you have something else to do.

A．mustn’t           B．couldn’t          C．can’t                 D．don’t have to

Remember to return the book to the school library in time, _____ you will be fined（罚款）.

A．or              B．and             C．but          D．then

从A——G中选出可以填入对话空白处的最佳选项， 并将其字母序号填入题前的括号内。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Fred will graduate from middle school, so Mary（M） wants to give him a gift. So she asks Lily（L） for help.

M: You know, Fred will graduate soon. I’d like to get him a nice gift. _______________（1）

L: How much do you want to spend? We need to know that before we begin looking for the gift.

M: Well, I usually spend about 20 to 30 yuan on a gift.

L: ______________________（2）

M: No, my mother gave him that for his birthday last month.

L: Then, _________________（3）

M: No, he doesn’t like it much.

L: Most boys like games. What about him?

M: Of course he like them.

L: _______________________（4）

M: But that costs more than 100 yuan.

L: Well, if you want to give him a nice gift, you can buy anything you like.

M: ______________________（5）

I was walking in the street when a piece of beautiful music came to my ears. I saw some-one 1 some rubbish and walk to a truck which was collecting rubbish _2_ . As soon as the people nearby hear the music, they _3_ go out with their rubbish and throw it in, It' s a _4_ way to help keep our city clean. Protecting our environment is very important. _5_you live,  you can do something useful in or around your neighborhood. _6_, we have done something to improve the environment. For example, we have collected _7_ paper or bottles for recycling and we have planted _8_trees or flowers in or near our neighborhood. If _9_makes a contribution to protecting the environment, the world will become much more _10_   .

1．A．picking up           B．pick up              C．throwing          D．throw

2．A．outside              B．inside        C．downstairs         D．upstairs

3．A．sometimes           B．really               C．slowly             D．usually

4．A．unusual              B．important            C．pleasant           D．common

5．A．Where              B．Wherever           C．When             D．Whenever

6．A．In that way          B．Since then          C．In fact            D．At last

7．A．small                B．waste               C．old               D．dirty

8．A．better               B．fewer               C．greener          D．more

9．A．everybody           B．somebody           C．nobody            D．anybody

10．A．useful            B．enjoyable            C．hopeful            D．beautiful

Swimming is very popular in summer. People like swimming in summer because water makes them   1   cool. If you like swimming but swim in a 2  place, it may not be safe. These years, more than ten people  3  while they were enjoying themselves in the water and 4  of them were students. But some people are  5 not careful in swimming. They often think they swim so  6 that nothing can happen to them in water. Summer is here again. If you go swimming in summer, don't forget  7  better swimmers have died in water. They died because they were not careful, not because they  8  swim. So don't get into water when you are alone. 9  there is a "No Swimming" sign, don't get into water, 10  . If you remember these, swimming will be safer.

1．A．felt                 B．to feel             C．feeling              D．f eel

2．A．difficult             B．wrong             C．right               D．small

3．A．have died            B．die                C．died                D．will die

4．A．much               B．more            C．lot                 D．most

5．A．still                 B．already             C．yet                 D．even

6．A．will                B．often              C．fast                 D．hard

7．A．what               B．who              C．which               D．that

8．A．needn't              B．wouldn't           C．couldn't              D．mustn't

9．A．Because             B．If                 C．Whether              D．Though

10．A．also               B．nor               C．either                D．too

Each morning a rich man found a poor man sitting on a bench（长凳） in the park. The poor man always sat there, looking at the big hotel in which the rich man lived. One day, the rich man got out of his car and said to the poor man, “Excuse me. I want to know why you sit here and look at my hotel every morning.” “ Sir,” said the poor man, “ I am a failure. I have no money , no family, no home. I sleep on this bench, and every night I dream that one day I’ll sleep in that hotel.” The rich man said , “ Tonight your dream will come true. I’ll pay for the best room in that hotel for you a whole month.”

    A few days after, the rich man went into the poor man’s room to ask him how he was enjoying himself. To his surprise, he found that the man had moved out of the hotel back to his bench. When the rich man asked why, he said, “ You see, when I’m sleeping on my bench, I dreamed I am there, in the big hotel. It’s a wonderful dream. But when I was there I dreamed I was back to this cold bench. It was a terrible dream, and I couldn’t get any sleep at all.”

1．The poor man lived in ____ before he met the rich man.

    A．the hotel       B．his home       C．the park      D．the car

2．Every morning, the poor man sat on the bench and____.

A．waited for the rich man               B．looked at the rich man’s hotel

C． looked at the rich man’s car           D．enjoyed the clean car

3．Every night the poor man dreamed of ______.

    A．sleeping in a hotel                    B．becoming rich  

C．owning that hotel                    D．being the rich man’s friend

4．The poor man moved out of the hotel because____.

A．he didn’t want to live in such a fine room

    B．he didn’t like the rich man

    C．he couldn’t pay for the room

    D．he couldn’t get any sleep at all there

5．In the end, the poor man found it _________to sleep in the hotel.

A．sorry          B．nice         C．wonderful         D．terrible

Perhaps you have heard a lot about the Internet，but what is it，do you know？The Internet is a network．It uses the telephone to join millions of computers together around the world．

Maybe that doesn't sound very interesting．But when you're joined to the Internet，there are lots and lots of things you can do．You can send E-mails to your friends，and they can get them in a few seconds．You can also do with all kinds of information on the World Wide Web（WWW）．

There are many different kinds of computers now．They can all be joined to the Internet．Most of them are small machines sitting on people's desks at home，but there are still many others in schools，offices or large companies．These computers are owned by people and companies，but no one really owns the Internet itself．

There are lots of places for you to go into the Internet．For example， your school may have the Internet．You can use it during lessons or free time．Thanks to the Internet，the world is becoming smaller and smaller．It is possible for you to work at home with a computer in front，getting and sending the information you need．You can buy or sell whatever you want by the Internet．But do you know 98％of the information on the Internet is in English？So what will English be like tomorrow？

1．What is the passage mainly about？

    A．Internet．      B．Information．  C．Computers．    D．E-mails．

2．Which is the quickest and cheapest way to send messages to your friends？

    A．By post．      B．By E-mails．   C．By telephone．  D．By satellite．

3．Which may be the most possible place for people to work in tomorrow？

    A．In the office．   B．At school．    C．At home．     D．In the company．

4．Who's the owner of the Internet？

    A．The officer．    B．The user．     C．The headmaster．D．No one．

5．What does the writer try to tell us with the last two sentences？

A．English is important in using the Internet. 

B．Most of the Internet is in English．

C．The Internet is more and more popular．

D．Every computer must have the Internet．

When you’re curious （好奇） about something, and want to know more about it, you can use the way of asking questions. Asking questions is the first step to make discoveries and find interesting answers. The steps below can guide you during the research （研究）.

Step 1   On a notecard or piece of paper, write down the subject that you are interested in. Just get the main idea down. For example, you might write: Discover more about dinosaurs.

Step 2   Next, stop and think for a moment about what you already know about your subject. List what you already know like the sentences below:

（1） Dinosaurs lived long before human beings appeared.

（2） Dinosaurs lived on the earth for more than 150 million years.

（3） Some dinosaurs fed on plants, some on meat.

Step 3   What can you do with what you want to learn? By asking questions. On your paper, start writing down questions about the dinosaurs as you think of them:

（1）What’s the best weather for dinosaurs to live in?

（2）How many kinds of dinosaurs are there?

（3）Have dinosaurs really disappeared?

Step 4   Armed with your list of questions, you can now go to the nearest library or computer to begin your research. As you learn more about your subject, you’ll probably discover some new questions. For example, you might discover that dinosaurs disappeared about 65 million years ago. Why? What happened? Asking new questions can help you research your subject more widely.

The next time you find something interesting to research, take time to organize （组织） your thinking by asking good questions. And remember — learning more always brings more questions.

1．When you do some research, you should take the following steps:        .

  ① list what you want to know          ② choose a research subject

③ list what you already know          ④ discover new problems

A．④③①②       B．①④③②       C．②③①④        D．③②④①

2．From the passage, we know  .

A．dinosaurs appeared after human beings

B．not all the dinosaurs fed on meat

      C．dinosaurs lived on the earth for 65 million years

      D．dinosaurs liked warm seasons

3．What does “Armed with your list of questions” mean?

      A．Putting your list of questions under your arm

B．Discussing your questions with your classmates

C．Writing down your list of questions

D．Taking your list of questions with you

4．According to the passage, which one is true?

      A．You can find all the answers online

      B．Learn more, and you’ll have no questions

      C．Asking questions is the only way for research

      D．During the research, you may keep finding new questions

5．The best title for this passage is “                        ”.

A．Discovering Dinosaurs                 B．Asking Good Questions

C．Finding Subjects                      D．Learning Steps