In China, spring comes in March. The weather ______ warmer and the days are longer.

A. gets B. sounds C. smells D. tastes

-Would you please tell me ________？- Bus No.301 will take you there.

A. who will we go with to Shandong Theater B. what can we see in Quancheng Park

C. when they left for the Shandong Museum D. how we can get to Bon-Garden

There a basketball game between Class 8 and Class 12 tomorrow afternoon.

A. is B. has C. will be D. will have

- Yesterday I received a letter from John.

- You did? I hear he is leaving for America .

A. twice a year B. for two weeks C. next year D. last month

-You can see my dreams will ________ one day. - Er! Let’s wait.

A. come out B. come on C. come true D. come in

- Work hard, Tom. And if you , you’ll succeed. - OK. I will.

A. are B. do C. have D. will

-Boys and girls! Please try your best in today’s exam! Good luck to all of you! - ________

A. Sorry, I won’t. B. Never mind . C. Thanks! D. Congratulations!

- Can you answer this question? - Sorry, I can _________ understand it.

A. hardly B. almost C. quite D. nearly

A young man was interested in jade (玉) stones. So he went to Mr. Smith, a gemologist (玉石专家)，to learn from him. Mr. Smith refused because he feared that the young man would not have ________ to learn. The young man asked for a chance again and again. ________ Mr. Smith agreed and told him ＂Be here tomorrow＂

The next morning the young man came. Mr. Smith put a jade stone in the young man’s hand and told him to________ it. He then went about his work. The young man sat quietly and waited.

The following morning, Mr. Smith again________the jade stone in the young man’s hand and told him to hold it. On the third, fourth, and ________day, Mr. Smith did the same thing and repeated (重复) his ________. On the sixth day, the young man held the jade stone, ________ he could no longer stand the silence.＂ When am I going to learn something?＂ asked the young man.

＂You will learn,＂ said Mr. Smith and went about his work.

Several more days went by and the young man felt very ________. One morning he was asked to do that once more. As soon as he held a jade stone, the young man shouted ________looking at his hand, ＂ This is not the same jade stone!＂

＂You have begun to ________ ,＂said Mr. Smith.

1.A. money B. ability C. patience D. time

2.A. Slowly B. Silently C. Quickly D. Finally

3.A. cut B. hold C. touch D. watch

4.A. put B. took C. gave D. sent

5.A. third B. fourth C. fifth D. sixth

6.A. instruction B. suggestion C. promise D. decision

7.A. and B. but C. or D. so

8.A. unhappy B. excited C. happy D. pleased

9.A. at B. on C. without D. for

10.A. refuse B. follow C. accept D. learn

One day in summer, little Jack was playing on the beach with his father. Suddenly, he saw a little tortoise moving slowly on the sand He started to look at it carefully and began to touch it with his hand. To his surprise, the tortoise stopped moving. It pulled in its head and legs , and closed its shell tightly. He touched it again but the tortoise didn’t move at all Jack became angry. He used a stick and tried to force(强迫）it to open.

When his father saw this，he stopped him and said，“No，son，you mustn’t do that! You will kill the tortoise. You won’t get it open with a stick ”Jack was curious and asked，“Why?”

“Just wait and see,” his father replied. Then he picked up the tortoise and put it m a bag.

After they came back home, the father took the tortoise out of the bag. He put it near the fireplace(壁炉）.After a few minutes，the tortoise began to move a little. Then the tortoise stretched out(伸出）its head and legs. At last，the tortoise began to crawl across the room. How excited Jack was when he saw this.

“Son，now you see,” said his father，“sometimes，you can’t force someone to do things he doesn’t like. But if you get him warm first，he will do what you want him to do. ”

1.One day Tack and his father were playing _______.

A. on the beach B. in the zoo C. on the hill D. in the garden

2.Tack used a stick to _______the tortoise.

A. save B. feed C. open D. close

3.The father picked up the tortoise and _______.

A. killed it B. put it in a bag

C. cooked it D. threw it into the sea

4.After the tortoise got _______ near the fireplace, it began to move a little.

A. warm B. cool C. thirsty D. hungry

5.The story tells us that______.

A. people will do things we want them to do

B. people won’t do things we want them to do

C. we can force people to do things they don’t like

D. we can’t force people to do things they don’t like