36、The first true sports thing that man invented(发明)was the ball.

    In ancient Egypt, throwing stones was a favorite children's game. But a badly thrown stone could hurt a child. When the Egyptians were looking for something less dangerous to throw, they made what were maybe the first balls.

    At first, balls were made of grass or leaves held together by vines. Later they were made of piece of animal skin sewed(缝)together and filled with feather and dry grass.

    Through the Egyptians like wars, they found time for peaceful games. Soon they had developed a number of ball games. Each game had its own rules(规则).Maybe they played ball more for instruction than fun. Ball playing was thought of mainly as a way to teach young men the speed(速度)and skill(技巧)they would need for war.

1. The ball was invented because      .

A. throwing stones was not safe.

B. throwing stones was not fun.

C. games with stones did not have rules.

D. rocks were too heavy to throw.

2. Maybe the ball were made of        .

A. animal skin filled with rocks

     B. dry grass put together

     C. feathers put together

     D. grass and leaves together with vines

3. The writer tells us that the Egyptians played      .

     A. many different games with balls

     B. many different kinds of games

     C. different games with the same rules

     D. only one ball game

4. Maybe the Egyptians thought the ball playing was     .

     A. for children only              B. difficult

     C. dangerous                   D. fun and instruction

5. The best title for this passage is

     A. The First Ball Games

     B. How Egyptian Children Played Games

     C. Egyptian Sports

     D. The Beginning of Sports

35、TV  PROGRAMES

Channel 1                                    Channel 2

18:00 Around China                           21:00 English for today

18:30 Children's program                       21:15 Popular music

19:00 News                                  21:55 Talk show

19:30 Weather report                          17:45 Computers today

19:40 Around the world                        18:10 Foreign arts

20:10 TV play: Sisters                         18:30 English classroom

19:00 Animal world                           21:00 TV play: Guo Lanying

19:25 China' 99                               21:45 English news

20:20 Sports                                 22:06 On TV next week

1. If you want to watch a football game, the best time for you would be     .

     A.19:00          B.19:25          C.20:20    D.21:00

2. The program of      will let you know much about western countries.

     A. Sisters    B. Around China  C. Around the world  D. On TV next week

3. If you want to know something about tigers, elephants and monkeys, the best program for you is      .

     A. Around China    B. Animal world   C. TV play    D. Foreign arts

4. English classroom is a program that        .

A. Lets you know something about classrooms

B. tells you something about students

     C. lets you know something about school life

     D. teaches you English

5. The program at the end of Channel 2 means         on TV next week.

A. news        B. program       C. people      D. places

34、

1. Mr. Smith is a         and Mr. Wu is a           .

     A. teacher; doctor B. engineer; dentist  C. doctor; teacher D. teacher; engineer

2. If you want to discuss something about e-mails, you may send an e-mail to      .

     A. zhaoweibing@ sohu.com          B. wudong @ yahoo. com

     C. tomsmith@163.com              D. lwh 988 @263.com

3. My little son's head is hurt, I had better make a telephone call. The number is      .

     A.6983245         B.4722386     C.2458998     D.2458988

4. The post code of Xinxin Middle School is       .

     A.132011           B.132012      C.132001      D.13202021

5. My grandfather has something wrong with his teeth. Please send for       .

     A. Mr. Zhao          B. Mr. Wu     C. Mr. Smith    D. Mr. Li

32、A：Excuse me．Could you do something for me please?

B：Sure．1．                  ?

A：Well．you know I'm going to Japan tomorrow for my holiday．

B：Yes．

A Well，I can't take my dog，Bobby with me．2．            ?

B：With pleasure．

A：Are you sure you don't mind?

B：3．            ．I'm glad I can help and I like him．4．            ?

A: I've written down everything you need to do. Here is the list.

B: 5．                   ?

A: Dog food. Here it is, in these bags. There is enough food here to last for two weeks.

B: All right. Don't worry. I'll take good care of him.

A: 6．             . And here is Bobby.

B: Great.7．                    ?

A: I'm leaving at ten o'clock.. My plane is at twelve twenty.

B: 8．                               ?

A: For ten days. I'll be back on the tenth of next month.

B: 9．                           .

A.: Thank you. See you.

B: 10．                      .

31、Bird flu (禽流感) is a kind of serous            in the world today.

A. disease    B. pain    C. patients    D. medicine

30、On every piece of the paper              pictures of some horses.

A. is    B. are     C. has     D. have

29、---You'd better          your toys after playing, Tom.

--- All right, I will.

A．put on    B.put out    C.put off    D.put away

28、My mother doesn't like doing the housework at home. She usually           much time

shopping in the supermarkets.

A. spends     B. costs     C. takes     D. pays