26、Mr. Smith can run very fast. And __1___ is very proud of this.

One day a __2___ breaks into（破门而入） his ___3___ and steals something. Just as the thief is going to run away, Mr. Smith finds him, and quickly ___4___ after him.

“Hey! Stop! Don’t you know you can’t run __5___ than me?” Mr. Smith shouts.

But the thief just doesn’t ___6__. Mr Smith gets very __7____. He tries his best to run faster. Soon he catches up ___8___ the thief and runs ahead of （在。。。的前面） him.

“Why are you in such a hurry?” a __9__ asks.

“I’m trying to catch the thief.” says Mr. Smith.

“But __10___ is the thief?”

At that time, Mr. Smith finds he can’t see the thief any more.

23、根据所给的汉语句子，完成句子。

1．到目前为止，这本书我读了四遍。

                                             I have read the book four times．

2．他们对我非常友好，所以我感到不拘束。

They were so friendly that they made me                                                             

3．在我父亲去上班的路上，车出了故障。

Yesterday my father's car                                    on his way to work．

4．我们英语老师把我们分成八个小组。

Our English teacher                        us                        eight groups．

5．凯特正在化妆准备参加舞会。

Kate is                              for the dancing party．

22、

根据方框中的内容，选择正确答案。

1．Sunny English Club is for         ．

A．nurses             B．policemen          C．businessmen        D．students

2．You will pay          if you want to stay in the English club for half a year．

A．300 yuan           B．600 yuan           C．1200 yuan         D．2400 yuan

3．You can visit Ocean Museum         ．

A．on Saturday          B．on Wednesday       C．on Monday         D．anytime

4．One can get free examinations in Health Centre if he is         ．

A．9                 B．17                C．67              D．73

5．If you are interested in the life of fish, you should go to         ．

A．Health Centre                             B．Ocean Museum

C．Sunny English Club                         D．16 Yong Le Street

21、One of the things to be learnt in a foreign language is guessing all the time what kind of thing to come when listening to someone talking．People do this all the time in their own language, so it is necessary（必要的）to do this in a foreign language, too．Here are some examples．

1．"What's the matter?" "I went to a party last night, so I…"

2．"I feel so tired these days．" " I think you'd better…"

3．"Of course, she never stops talking．She is one of the most…"

You can see from the above three examples that the context（上下文）helps a lot in understanding what is being talked about．So "guessing " is very important in understanding English, especially（尤其）spoken English．

根据上面短文的内容，选择正确答案。

1．This passage tells us mainly about         ．

A．the importance of "guessing " in learning a foreign language

B．how to guess what one is going to talk about

C．some examples of right guessing

D．how important it is to guess all the time

2．From the context, we can see maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE I is         ．

A．"…so I didn't have a good time．"               B．"…so I went to bed very late．"

C．"…So I felt unhappy．"                     D．"…so I got up very early．"

3．Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 2 is         ．

A．"I think you'd better have a good rest and take good care of yourself．"

B．"I think you'd better have something to drink．"

C．"I think you'd better get some help from your friends．"

D．"I think you'd better be more careful．"

4．Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 3 is         ．

A．"…she is one of the most famous film stars．"

B．"…she is one of the most beautiful women．"

C．"…she is one of the most famous speakers．"

D．"…she is one of the most talkative women．"

5．From the passage we can infer（推断）that guessing is          in learning a foreign language．

A．the only way

B．more important in spoken English than in written English

C．more important than any other way

D．more important in written English than in spoken English

20、Have you ever been ill? When you are ill, you must be unhappy because your body becomes hot, and there are pains all over your body．You don't want to work, you stay in bed, feeling very sad．

What makes us ill? h is germs（细菌）．Germs are everywhere．They are very small and you can't find them with your eyes, but you can see them with a microscope．They are very small and there could be hundreds of them on a very small thing．

Germs are always found in dirty water．When we look at dirty water under the microscope, we shall see them in it．So your father and mother will not let you drink dirty water．Germs aren't found only in water．They are found in air and dust．If you cut your finger, if some of the dust from the floor goes into the cut（割开处）, some of the germs would go into your finger．Your finger would become big and red, and you will have much pain in it．Sometimes the germs would go into all of your body, and you would have pain everywhere．

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1．Which of the following is TRUE?

A．If things are very small, they are germs．

B．If things can't be seen, they must be germs．

C．Germs are only in dirty water．

D．Germs are everywhere around us．

2．What is a microscope used for?

A．Making very small things look much bigger．

B．Making very big things look much smaller．

C．Helping you read some newspapers．

D．Helping you if you can't see things clearly．

3．Why don't your parents let you drink dirty water'?

A．You haven't looked at it carefully．

B．Water can't be drunk in this way．

C．There must be lots of germs in it．

D．Water will make you ill．

4．Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Germs can be found both in water and in the air．

B．Germs can go into your finger if it is cut．

C．If your temperature is not OK, there must be germs in your body．

D．If your finger isn't cut, there aren't any germs on it．

5．What's the main idea of the passage?

A．Germs may make us ill．                                   B．Germs are in dirty water．

C．Don't drink dirty water．                                   D．Take care of your fingers．

18、Once a Frenchman lived in England．He did not know English very well．One day he went to the post office with a letter．He bought a stamp and gave it with the letter to the girl at the desk．

"Oh, no," the girl said．" You must stick（贴）the stamp on yourself．"

The Frenchman stood there and he didn't understand her words．"Why must I stick the stamp on myself? And where must I stick it?"

"Oh," said the girl．" I mean that you must stick the stamp on the letter．And you must do it yourself．"

At last, he understood the girl's words and posted his letter．

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1．This story happened                ．

A．in an American city                       B．in a place of England

C．in Australia                           D．in a small Japanese town

2．The Frenchman                ．

A．knew English very well                   B．didn't know English

C．knew much English                    D．knew a little English

3．He went to the post office to           ．

A．give the letter and a stamp to the girl           B．buy a stamp

C．post a letter                           D．buy a book

4．At last               ．

A．the girl didn't say anything

B．he understood the girl's words

C．he didn't post his letter

D．the girl didn't give the Frenchman any help

5．Which of the following sentences is true?

A．The Frenchman could speak very good English．

B．He knew the girl in the post office．

C．He understood the girl very well．

D．He stuck（贴）the stamp himself at last．