The librarian told us that we could borrow at most three books __________.

A. at a time B. all the time

C. from time to time D. on time

Not only the twins but also their cousin __________ Japan for half a year, but __________ of them can speak Japanese.

A. has gone to; either B. has been to; either

C. has been in; none D. have been in; none

— Bill, can I get you anything to drink?

— __________.

A. You are welcome

B. No problem

C. It doesn’t matter

D. I wouldn’t mind a cup of coffee

I hid the long black bag in the garage (车库) two days ago. Tonight, in the dark, I would finally take it away. If everything went OK, it would be done by morning. But I had to be sure no one, not even my wife, saw me.

It was more difficult to get away from the party than I expected. I said that the children were tired and needed to get to bed. It was partly true. But the main reason for leaving was that I wanted to complete my plan.

First I had to get the kids to sleep. That was never easy at any time and tonight it was even more difficult. The eldest one wanted to know why we left the party early. I told him 10:30 pm was not early. As usual, I read them a bed time story, but I had to stop myself reading too quickly or they would learn my secret.

Silence finally came, and feeling like a thief (小偷) in the night, I went out of the house and into the garage. Taking one end, I pulled the bag out from its hiding place and took it into the garden. I was worried that my neighbours might see me and call the police.

It was already eleven o’clock. By the light of the moon I started working, trying to make as little noise as possible. And that was not easy with a saw (锯子) and a hammer (锤子).

After much hard work, I finally completed my work. I looked down at my watch. It was exactly 4:00 am. Then I went inside to have a shower and get a few hours of sleep. It wouldn’t be long now before the kids would rush into my room and wake me up to tell me about the new tree-house Father Christmas brought them this year.

1. Why did the man feel nervous?

A. He left the party too late.

B. He was afraid of the darkness.

C. He didn’t know where the black bag was.

D. He worried that others would know his secret.

2. The underlined word “they” in Paragraph 3 refers to_______.

A. thieves B. parents C. children D. neighbours

3. In what order did the man do the following?

a. Read the kids a story.

b. Had a shower.

c. Worked in the moonlight.

d. Pulled the bag from the garage.

e. Went to a party.

A. e-d-a-b-c B. e-a-d-c-b

C. a-b-e-d-c D. a-e-d-c-b

4. How would the children feel when they saw the man’s work?

A. Interested. B. Excited. C. Tired. D. Angry.

—Did you enjoy your stay in Beijing，Mrs Black？

—Yes．I’ve had________wonderful time．

A．a

B．an

C．the

D．／

—________do you study English？

—By reading and listening to tapes．

A．What

B．How

C．Why

D．Where

My brother________eating spicy food now because he has had it for five years．

A．used to

B．is used for

C．is used to

D．got used to

Don’t________your dream．I’m sure your dream will come true one day．

A．take off

B．come up

C．take up

D．give up

完形填空

A boy lost his arms in an accident and his father lost his life．Since then，he had to________the arms of his younger brother．Except for writing with his toes(脚趾)，he could hardly do________in his life．

As the two brothers grew up together，they had lots of________and they often argued(争吵)．Then one day，his younger brother________him．So he was very sad and didn’t know________to do．

A girl lost her hands because of a fire．Though her elder sister wanted to________her，she decided to be completely independent(独立的)．At school，she always studied hard．Once she wrote the following sentences in her composition，“I am________．Though I lost my hands，I still have legs．Though my wings are broken，my heart can still fly．”

One day，the boy and the girl were both invited________a television interview program．They both were asked to write something on a piece of paper with their toes．The boy wrote “My younger brother’s arms are my arms”_______the girl wrote“Broken wings，________heart”．

1.

A．go on

B．work on

C．look for

D．depend on

2.

A．anything

B．something

C．nothing

D．everything

3.

A．questions

B．hobbies

C．problems

D．differences

4.

A．hit

B．left

C．loved

D．hated

5.

A．who

B．where

C．what

D．which

6.

A．leave

B．take care of

C．write to

D．forget

7.

A．sad

B．lucky

C．excited

D．shy

8.

A．to

B．on

C．for

D．from

9.

A．as

B．so

C．while

D．when

10.

A．jumping

B．broken

C．beating

D．flying

C

(2013天津)

Dubai is a city of big business，expensive hotels，skyscrapers(摩天楼)，and shopping malls．In the early 20th century，Dubai was a successful trading port．People from the world stopped in Dubai to do business．But it was still a small city，and most people lived as fishermen and businessmen．Then in 1966，oil was discovered．This brought a lot of money into the area，and soon Dubai began to change．

Today Dubai is one of the world’s most important business centers．In fact，each year the city gets its money mainly from business，not oil．

Recently Dubai has attracted more and more visitors from abroad．They come to relax on its beaches，and every year，millions visit just to go shopping！

Dubai is also one of the world’s fastest growing cities．Many tall buildings are built in months．The city also has many man-made islands．One of these，the Palm Jumeirah，is like a palm tree(棕榈树)and is very beautiful．

The city is still an amazing mix(混合体)of people from different countries．The people from 150 countries live and work in Dubai，and foreigners now outnumber Dubai natives(本地人)by eight to one！

Many people welcome the city’s growth．But an increasing number of Dubai natives worry about the speed of change．As a Dubai native says，“We must always remember where we came from．Our kids must know we worked very，very hard to get where we are now，and there’s a lot of more work to do．”

1.Why did people stop in Dubai in the early 20th century？

A．To relax．

B．To buy oil．

C．To go shopping．

D．To do business．

2.Which of the following is NOT true？

A．Dubai has created many man-made islands．

B．There are many foreigners working in Dubai．

C．Many international visitors come to Dubai every year．

D．Dubai now gets money mainly from selling oil．

3.What does the underlined word“outnumber”mean？

A．To be smaller in size than another group．

B．To be more in number than another group．

C．To be bigger in area than another group．

D．To be smaller in area than another group．

4.In the last paragraph，what does the underlined part mean？

A．We should always visit Dubai．

B．We should learn from foreigners．

C．We must always remember our past．

D．We must only think about the future．

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

A．Dubai is growing very fast．

B．Dubai was a big city before 1966．

C．Many tall buildings are built in months．

D．Many tourists come to relax on Dubai’s beaches．