A driver stopped his car on a street side to have a rest, when he lay down in the seat and closed his eyes, a pedestrian_____（1）and knocked at his window to ask the time.

The driver opened his eyes and looked at his watch,” It’s 8” he said .Then he went on _____（2）again. But soon he woke up ______（3）a second pedestrian was knocking at the window, “Sir

,do you have the time?” he asked .The driver looked at his watch again and ______（4）the man it was 8:30.

    If it went on ______（5）the same way as now., he could not have a good rest, so he wrote a short______（6）and fixed it on the window for all to see. It said,” I don’t have the time.”

    Again the man lay down in the seat for his sleep. A few minutes later a_____（7）person came along and began knocking at the window.” Hey, sir” he said “ It’s quarter_______（8）nine.”

1．A．came out      B．came in        C．come up             D．came on

2．A．work         B．sit             C．sleep                D．drink

3．A．because       B．till             C．before               D．though

4．A．told                  B．spoke          C．said                 D．talked

5．A．by                   B．at             C．for                  D．in

6．A．book                 B．note           C．letter              D．paper

7．A．three                 B．third          C．four                D．fourth

8．A．on                  B．at             C．in                  D．to

Not long ago an old scientist made several tests with different animals to find out which was cleverer than other animals.

    In out test , the old scientist put a monkey in a room where there were several boxes. Some boxes are inside other boxes. One small box had some food in it. The scientist wanted to watch the monkey and to find out how long it would take the monkey to find the food. The scientist left the room., he waited a few minutes outside the door. Then he got down on his knees and put his eye to the keyhole. What did he see? To his surprise, he found himself looking into the eye of the monkey. The monkey was on the other side of the door and looked at the scientist through the keyhole.

（   ）1．The scientist wanted to know_________

A．if the monkey came into the small box.

B．if the monkey would look for the food.

C．if the monkey was cleverer than other animals

D．if some boxes were inside other boxes.

（   ）2．In one test , the scientist put a monkey__________.

       A．into a small box                   B．into several small boxes

       C．into a box where there was some food  D．in a room

（   ）3．After the scientist left the room, the monkey ______________.

A．began to eat food    

B．began to look for food

C．looked at the scientist through the keyhole

D．came into the boxes one after another

（   ）4．The scientist _______________.

A．got down on his knees and waited outside the door.

B．Got down on his knees and put his eyes to the keyhole.

C．Left the room for a long time

D．Looked at the monkey through the keyhole with his eye

（   ）5．To the scientist ‘s surprise_____________

A．the monkey got down on his knees.

B．The monkey went out of the room

C．The monkey looked at the scientist through the window.

D．The monkey put its eye to the keyhole

If you want to see a thing well, reach out and touch it

   Your eyes can tell you that a glass ball is round. But by holding it in your hands, you can feel how smooth and cool the ball is. You can feel how heavy the glass is.

The roundness, smoothness, coolness and heaviness are parts of the ball. When you feel all these things about the ball, you really see it.

With your skin, you can feel surprisingly well. For example, your fingers can tell the difference between a nickel and dime in your pocket. You can feel a tiny drop of water on the back of your hand, or a puff of air against your skin. You can even feel sounds against your skin.

Most of us like the feel of fur. We like to touch a fur coat or a fur collar .And we like to pet a kitten because of its soft fur.

All children soon learn what “ Don’t touch” means. They hear it often. Yet most of us keep right on touching things as we grow up.

The bottoms of our feet can feel things, too. You know this when you walk barefoot. Warm sand, cool grass and a soft rug all feel different beneath your feet.

There are ways of learning to see well by feeling. One way is to close your eyes and try to feel everything that is touching your skin. Feel the shoes on your feet, the clothes on your body, the air on your skin. At first, it is not easy to feel these things consciously. You are too used to them.

   Most exhibits in museums are just for looking. But today some museums have some things to touch. Their sings say, “Do touch!”

   There you can feel the shape of a gun, the smooth silk of a pillow, the rough wood of an old chair. If you want to see better, reach out and touch. Then you will really see!

1．With your skin ________________.

A．you can’t feel much                     B．you can feel almost everything

C．you can only feel something               D．you can feel nothing

2．Most of us like to pet a kitten____________

A．because its fur feels soft              B．because it can catch rats

C．because we like to play with it           D．because of its beautiful face

3．Why is it not so easy to feel consciously those things around you?

A．You are not used to them              B．You take no notice of them

C．You don’t feel like touching them       D．You are too used to them

4．If you wanted to see things better, ____________

A．open your eyes wider                 B．keep on asking questions

C．go and visit museums                 D．reach out and touch them

5．Which of the following titles do you think best fits the story?

A．Things Feel Soft Hard                 B．Signs That Say “ Don’t touch”

C．To See Better-----Feel                 D．By hearing , by feeling

Your computer has been playing music for years, one CD at a time. Now hundreds of songs can be stored in your PC．If they are in the MP3 format.

1．How can you get MP3 music?

A．By turning your home PC into a jukebox.

B．By taking your own music or songs with you.

C．By copying songs to a PC through the speakers

D．By downloading from websites, which have turned music libraries into MP3.

2．What is the closet meaning of the underlined word “ burn”?

A．Copy                    B．Play                     C．Store                   D．Change

3．Which is not true according to the passage?

A．Software needed to play and turn MP3 music is often free

B．MP3 music can be “ burned” onto blank CDs or be swapped with friends by e-mail.

C．MP3 music can be taken along while traveling

D．A growing number of new CDs make it possible to copy songs to a computer.

4．How much will you pay for a compact portable MP3 player?

A．Free                    B．At least 10 dollars  C．About forty dollars  D．About a dollar

5．How many disadvantages of MP3 can we see from the passage?

A．2                    B．3               C．4                     D．5 

Mr. Ross : May I see a hat, please?

Salesman: What size do you take?

Mr. Ross: I am sorry , I don’t know

Salesman: I’ll measure you, You take size 8 .What colour hat would you like?

Mr. Ross: Brwon, please.

Salesman : Here are some nice brown hats. Try this hat on .It’s a very good one.

Mr. Ross: Yes, I like this one. It goes very well with my coat. How much is it?

Salesman : It’s $ 9.95 ,Do you want me to pit it in a box?

1．Where did Mr. Ross go one day?

2．What did he want to buy?

3．Did Mr. Ross know his size?

4．What did he like ?

5．How much did it cost?

Halloween falls on October 31st. It is one of the most favourite holidays for children in the USA． People dress up in costumes （化妆服装）like a witch （巫婆）, a ghost （鬼）or a skeleton （枯髅）. The children go to houses to say “Trick or treat!” Long ago, if a child was not good, he or she would get a trick like having a stone in his or her bag instead of some candy. Nowadays, no one gets tricks. All the children receive lots and lots of candy. Parties are also popular in the evening. People go to parties in costumes and play different games. People also like listening to ghost stories and watching scary （恐怖的）movies.

1．What do you know about Halloween?

2．How do people celebrate Halloween?

3．Who go to houses to say “Trick or treat!”

4．Which do children receive nowadays, stone or candy?

5．What else do people do besides going to parties and playing different games?

A reader from Manchester writes:

Dear Julie,

My question is ----What is Britain’s favourite sport? My dad says it’s football but I think he’s wrong. I think it’s tennis. Who is right?

    It’s not an easy question t o answer. Do you mean favourite sport for people to play （ participant sport）or for people to watch（ spectator sport）? The difference is important.

  Every year, four million people in Britain go fishing but every week, fifteen million watch football on TV.

   I telephoned the Sports Council in London and asked them the question.

   “It’s difficult to say which spectator sport is Britain’s favourite. There is football, of course, but the Tnnis Championships at Wimbledon are very popular, too and don’t forget the Olympic cricket and horse-racing.”

   So I can’t really answer the question about spectator sports.

   But the question about favourite participant sport is easy. The answer is  surprising. It isn’t football or tennis or any games with a ball. To give you a clue, it begins with “w”, it’s cheap , there ‘s no special equipment and everybody in Britain does it. The answer is walking. And the second favourite? Swimming.

1．What is the story talking about?

2．Is the question from Manchester to Julie?

3．How many people in Britain watch football on TV every week?

4．Where are the Tennis Championships held?

5．What’s Britain’s favourite participant sport?

One night there was a heavy snowstorm, and in the morning （A）deep snow covered Mr Smith’s garden. Mr. Smith wanted to take his car out., so he （B）gave money to a man to clean the path from his garage to his gate . He said to this man, “ Don’t throw any snow on that side, because it will damage the bushes in my garden; and don’t throw any snow into the street, or the police will be angry,” Then Mr. Smith went out.

     When he （C） returned , the path was clean and the snow from it was not on the bushes or the fence, or the street. Mr. Smith was very pleased （D）___ he opened the garage to get his car out!

（E）The garage was full to the top with all the snow from the path, and his car was somewhere under it all!

1．用近义词组改写划线部分 Mr. Smith’s garden _______ _______ ________deep snow.

2．将划线部分B  用一个词来代替  __________

3．能替代划线部分C 的短语是 _____________________

4．在D的空白处填入一个适当的词 ______________

5．将划线部分译成汉语 _________________________

Peter’s uncle lived in the country. （ A ）_________ Peter went to stay with him for a few weeks. （ B ）No matter when they went for a walk or for a drive in the car and they （ E ）went by somebody, his uncle waved. Peter was surprised, and said ,” Uncle Garage, you know everybody here. Where did you meet them all?”

  （ C ）“ I don’t know all these people” said his uncle.

  “ Then why do you wave to them? Asked Peter.

  “ Well, Peter, “ answered his uncle,” When I wave to someone and he knows me, he is pleased. He continued his journey with a happier heart. But when I waved to someone and he doesn’t know me., he is surprised and （ D ）自言自语道：,” Who is that man? Why did he wave to me?” So he has something to think about during the rest of his journey ,and that makes his journey seem shorter. So I make everybody happy.”

1．在（A）的空白处填入适当的词语 ________________________

2．写出划线部分 B 和 E 的同义词或近义词  ________________   ______________

3．将（C）句译成汉语  __________________________________________________

4．将（D）部分译成英语 ______________________________

5．根据所给句完成句子 Peter’s uncle waved to everyone to_________________________