—How about the dishes?

—Delicious. Nothing tastes ________.

A. softer B. more terrible C. better D. worse

― How do you like sit-ups(仰卧起坐)，Jane?

― Very much. I’m good at doing sit-ups. But it won’t be liked by ________.

A. anybody B. everybody C. nobody D. somebody

―Is he a new teacher in your school?

―No, he has worked here________.

A. since five years B. for five years C. for five years ago D. in five years

― So you gave her your mobile phone?

― ________. She said she’d return it to me after she bought a new one.

A. My pleasure B. Not exactly C. With pleasure D. No problem

—_______ the way, what happened ______ you?

—A boy knocked me down when I was ______ my way home.

A. In; to; on B. On; with; on C. By; with; on D. By; to; on

— Mike, I haven’t seen your elder sister for a long time.

— She ______ Hong Kong on business for a few days.

A. went to B. has gone to C. has been to D. has been in

--- ________ did your uncle leave his home town?.

--- Let me see. He _______ for nearly twenty years.

A. When; has left B. When; has been away

C. How long; has left D. How long; has been away

―Could you please tell me________?

―Yes, she came to teach here just last week.

A. that she is a new teacher B. whether she is a new teacher

C. when did she come here D. what is wrong with her

I walked into the Huddle House Restaurant in Brunswick, Georgia and sat down at the table. I picked up the menu and was to order something for breakfast.

"Excuse me," suddenly a soft voice came into my ear.

I looked up and _______ a nice-looking woman standing before me.

"Is your name Roger?"_______ asked.

"Yes, " I answered, feeling rather confused(困惑的) as I had never seen her before.

"My name’s Barbara and my _______ is Tony," she said, pointing to a middle-aged man sitting alone at the table by the window. He was _______ and weak.

"Tony White, from Landon School in Jacksonville, Florida." She added.

I looked at that man for a few seconds _______ I didn’t recognize(认识) him.

"I’m really sorry. The name doesn’t ring the bell(听起来不耳熟), "I said.

She walked back, began _______ with her husband and once in a while I saw her turn around and look directly at me.

I ordered breakfast and a cup of _______, sitting there, trying to remember who this Tony was. "I _______ know him, " I thought to myself. "He recognizes me for some reason." I picked up the coffee cup. Suddenly it came to me like a flash of lightning.

"Tony, the bully(横行霸道者), the bad boy!" I could _______ believe my eyes. "Jesus! He’s so thin now. Not the big boy that I ________ from back in 1977."

Everything came up to my mind. The time this ________ boy had made fun of my big ears in front of the girls in my class, and the time this big bully had pushed me against the walls in the hallway just to make himself ________ a big man to all other students.

"I am sorry, Roger," Tony rolled by me in the wheelchair, being pushed by his wife, raising his thin trembling hand. "I am so sorry for ________ that I did to you."

"I’m…I’m er…" I didn’t know ________ to say to him.

A few months later, I received a letter from Barbara. Tony was ____. Tony had been a fireman and had been seriously wounded in a task.

How I regretted(后悔) for not saying something to him but I no longer had the chance!

1.A. heard B. saw C. felt D. told

2.A. you B. we C. he D. she

3.A. husband B. father C. brother D. son

4.A. fat B. thin C. strong D. young

5.A. but B. and C. or D. so

6.A. listening B. writing C. talking D. playing

7.A. tea B. juice C. coffee D. milk

8.A. shall B. need C. might D. mustn’t

9.A. hardly B. really C. almost D. always

10.A. protect B. remember C. love D. miss

11.A. clever B. shy C. bad D. friendly

12.A. look after B. look for C. look at D. look like

13.A. everything B. nothing C. something D. anything

14.A. when B. why C. what D. where

15.A. healthy B. dead C. famous D. blind

Mr. and Mrs. Black opened a small restaurant. In order to attract customers, they put a notice in front of the restaurant that said “Meals on the House for Three Days.”

A foreign student who didn’t know much English happened to pass by the restaurant on the second day. It was lunchtime and he felt very hungry. “Well, here is a restaurant. I am going to have something to eat.”

He walked towards the restaurant when he saw the notice. “American people are really strange. They even eat dinners on their houses! But how can I get up to the top of the house?” he said to himself.

He looked around and found a ladder against a tree nearby. He started climbing up. But as he reached the top, he heard someone shouting at him.

“Hey, what are you doing up there?” Mr. Black shouted at him. Next to him was a policeman. “Doesn’t your notice say ‘Meals on the House for Three Days’? Is it just a joke?” the foreign student answered.

On hearing this, both Mr. Black and the policeman laughed. “Do you know what ON THE HOUSE means? Look it up in the dictionary,” the policeman said.

1.How did Mr. and Mrs. Black attract customers?

A. They played jokes on them.

B. They offered them meals 24 hours a day.

C. They let them enjoy meals on the top of their house.

D. They put up a notice in front of their restaurant.

2.How much English did the foreign student know?

A. A lot. B. A little. C. None. D. An average amount.

3.The foreign student decided to have _____ at Mr. Black’s restaurant.

A. breakfast B. lunch C. dinner D. nothing

4.Mr. Black and the policeman laughed at the young man because _____.

A. he climbed up trees

B. he was very hungry

C. he misunderstood the notice

D. he was a foreign student

5.The phrase “on the house” probably means “_____”.

A. 免费的 B. 屋上的 C. 家常的 D. 美味的