— Excuse me, can I interview Mr. Miller this afternoon?

— A moment, please. Let me check ______?

A. if Mr. Miller will be free B. when will Mr. Miller have time

C. if Mr. Miller had an appointment D. when does Mr. Miller come back

________ they are twins, they don't look the same at all.

A. Because B. Though C. As D. Since

— Who helped Li Lei with his English?

— , he learnt it by himself.

A. Anybody B. Somebody C. Nobody D. Everybody

Where did the thief steal the vase ________？

A. with B. about C. for D. from

It _____ last week that the haze(雾霾)in Beijing caused many problems.

A. reports B. reported C. is reported D. was reported

The mobile phone has influenced people’s life a lot since it ________.

A. invents B. invented C. is invented D. was invented

根据汉语意思完成句子。

1.毫无疑问，罗伊是家里最小的。

Roy is ________ ________ the youngest one in his family.

2.衣服是用来取暖的。

Clothes ________ ________ ________keeping warm.

3.突然，发生了地震。

________ ________ ________ ________, the earthquake happened.

4.海伦和杰克正在电话上交谈。

Helen and Jack are talking________ ________ ________ .

The car was invented just a century ago. You may know all kinds of cars’ names, but many people don’t know who was the inventor of the first car.

The first car was invented not by an Englishman, but by an American. His name was Henry Ford.

Henry was born in a poor family. He was the eldest of the six children. When he was a boy, he became interested in watches and machines. When he was twelve years old, his mother died. Soon he had to work in a machine shop for two dollars and fifty cents a week.

In the evening, he repaired watches for another dollar a week. The hard life made him strong and able.

At that time, there was another interest in the life of the young Ford. He wished of making a machine.

It could run without horses, so named horseless carriage. He overcame a lot of difficulties and in April 1893, the “horseless carriage” was invented at last. It was the first car.

Later Henry Ford founded the Ford Motor Company. He was really the first inventor of the car in the world.

1.Who really invented the first car?

A. A Chinese. B. An Englishman. C. A Russian. D. An American.

2.From this story we can know the car was invented _____.

A. only one hundred years ago B. less than one hundred years ago

C. more than one hundred years ago D. long long ago

3.Henry Ford must have _____.

A. five brothers and sisters B. six brothers and sisters

C. five younger brothers D. five younger sisters

4.How many dollars did young Ford get every week?

A. 2.5 dollars. B. 1.5 dollars. C. 3.5 dollars. D. 3 dollars.

5.Henry Ford invented the first car _____.

A. with his brothers B. without any difficulty

C. himself D. difficult

根据汉语意思完成句子

1.我不认识这个新单词，咱们在词典中查一下它吧。

I don't know the new word. Let's ________ ________ ________ in the dictionary.

2.我喜欢能够跟着跳舞的音乐。

I like music ________ I ________ ________ ________.

3.杰克喜欢能够演奏不同种类音乐的音乐家。

Jack likes musicians ________ can play ________ ________ ________ ________．

4.我太害怕了，不敢独自看这部电影。

I was ________ scared ________ ________ the movie alone.

5.我会尽最大努力完成这项工作的。

I will ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ the work.

6.她又犯了一个这样的错误，真是太遗憾了。

________ ________ ________ ________ she made such a mistake again.

7.在他结婚有了家之后，他仍然以那种方式继续表演。

________ he ________ ________ and had a home, he ________ ________ perform in that way.

My parents always told me that I couldn't dance, because it was a girl's sport. But I never gave up my dream of becoming a dancing star. I practiced secretly, learning from books, movies, and shows. However, without my parents' support, that _____ seemed all but impossible to reach.

One summer, my little sister Maggie was going to dance lessons. I immediately asked _____ parents for permission(允许)to take her to the lessons. What a _____ chance to learn dancing!

One afternoon, I was practicing a new dance in my room, when Maggie walked _____.

“What's the matter, Maggie？” I stopped _____.

“Denis, you are a great dancer! Can you help me？”

“What is it？” I wondered.

“There'll be a dancing performance in my school, _____ the boys think I'm slow, and none of them wants to be my partner. _____ you dance with me for it？” she looked at me anxiously.

“You can be a good dancer！” I encouraged her. “Let's show those people that they have been _____ all along.”

In the following months, we _____ every evening, hiding from my parents. I was having a fantastic time and ______ Maggie improved a lot.

Finally came the big day. I became ______ when I heard my parents would come to watch the performance. As the ______ began, I took a deep breath and tried to calm down. We moved perfectly, shining with pride. From the cheering of the crowd, I was sure we had ______.

My heart was beating wildly when I saw my ______ coming towards me. He put his hand on my shoulder. “Well done, Son. Though it is hard for me to admit it, you really looked like you ______ this stage(舞台). Go for it and make us proud.”

I'd been waiting for this moment for so long. I knew that the road ahead wasn't going to be easy, but I wouldn't give up. I wanted nothing more in life than a dance.

1.A. line B. dream C. answer D. message

2.A. my B. your C. his D. her

3.A. similar B. funny C. good D. strange

4.A. out B. away C. through D. in

5.A. drawing B. dancing C. singing D. writing

6.A. but B. or C. so D. if

7.A. Need B. Must C. Could D. Should

8.A. sad B. lazy C. sorry D. wrong

9.A. chatted B. rested C. slept D. practiced

10.A. first B. soon C. never D. seldom

11.A. shy B. bored C. nervous D. angry

12.A. music B. lesson C. meeting D. party

13.A. arrived B. finished C. succeeded D. regretted

14.A. father B. mother C. sister D. classmate

15.A. took away B. paid for C. fell into D. belonged to