Tom, would you please the box? It’s for your sister.

A. not open B. don’t open

C. not to open D. to not open

Excuse me, would you mind your voice down, please?

A. to keep B. keeping C. keep D. kept

Millie _________ a picture when Mr. Green came in.

A. draw B. will draw C. drew D. was drawing

The boy is busy _____his homework.

A. doing B. do C. to do D. does

Jim didn’t _____ the importance of English. As a result, he failed in the exam.

A. get B. receive C. realize D. care

He got up early _____the early train.

A. catch B. to catch C. catching D. caught

It was a sunny Sunday afternoon. John’s parents were not in. John decided to go to the Happy Theater to watch a talent show, so he ______ home. Only Barky, John’s pet _______ stayed at home. Just after John left, a bad man _______ the window, and then he came into the house _______ it. He began looking for expensive things in the rooms. He found some ______ in the box. He took out the money, ______ as he was leaving, he heard a dog’s barking(叫声). He looked around and found Barky looking at him angrily. He was very scared. Barky was going to bite him when John came home. John let Barky sit down and told the bad man ______ , “ Come with me to the _______ , or Barky will bite you!” So the bad man had to ______ John with Barky close behind. A policeman cuffed(铐) the bad man after John told him the thing. Barky had a _______ for watching the house. But the bad man didn’t know.

1.A. left B. stayed C. reached D. waited

2.A. cat B. dog C. bird D. duck

3.A. killed B. acted C. touched D. broke

4.A. for B. through C. on D. below

5.A. money B. mirrors C. tickets D. bicycles

6.A. though B. but C. if D. because

7.A. loudly B. quietly C. beautifully D. comfortably

8.A. radio station B. post office C. police station D. theater

9.A. help B. bring C. join D. follow

10.A. reason B. result C. talent D. service

One day, I had a bad toothache. I couldn't eat anything. So I went to see the dentist.

“What's wrong with your teeth?” asked the dentist.

“I have a toothache.” I told him.

“Let me see your teeth… Um, there's a hole in one of the teeth. Do you eat a lot of sweet food?"the dentist asked me.

“Yes, I do. I often eat ice cream, biscuits（饼干）, chocolates and I often drink colas and milk with sugar.” I told him.

“All these are bad for your teeth. You must eat less sweet food and brush your teeth at least twice a day. Now let me fill your bad tooth.” said the doctor, “Then you will not have a toothache for a long time.”

1.What was wrong with the writer?

A. She couldn’t eat or sleep.

B. She had a toothache.

C. She couldn’t eat sweet food.

D. She had a headache.

2.The doctor saw the writer’s teeth and found______.

A. a hole in one of her teeth

B. two holes in her teeth

C. some holes in her teeth

D. a big hole and a small hole in her teeth

3.The writer ______.

A. doesn’t like eating sweet food or drinking sweet milk

B. doesn’t like having any food or drink

C. likes eating sweet food and drinking water

D. likes having sweet food and drink

4.Eating less sweet food ______.

A. isn’t good for our teeth

B. is only good for children’s teeth

C. is good for our teeth

D. is bad for our teeth

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The dentist filled all the writer’s bad teeth.

B. The dentist didn’t fill the writer’s bad tooth.

C. The dentist pulled the writer’s bad tooth out.

D. The dentist filled the writer’s bad tooth.

Tom and Mike were good friends. Sometimes they were kind to each other, sometimes they were not. But some of their classmates said they were like brothers.

One day they went out for a walk together. At noon they were very hungry and they went into a restaurant to have lunch. The waiter（服务员） came up to them and asked, “What can I do for you?”

“Please bring us two apples first”. said Tom.

When the waiter put the two apples on the table, Mike took the bigger one at once. Tom got angry.

“You are impolite（不礼貌的）. Why didn't you take the smaller one?” Tom said.

“But l was right,” said Mike with a smile. “If I let you take first, which one will you choose?”

“Of course, I'll take the smaller one.” said Tom.

“Yes,” Mike said, “If you take the smaller one , the bigger one will be mine. Don't you think so?” “Oh”. Tom couldn't answer.

1.Tom and Mike were _____.

A. always kind to each other B. sometimes kind to each other

C. dear brothers D. friends of different school

2.They went out to _____.

A. have lunch B. take a walk C. to buy apples D. take photos

3.The waiter brought them _____ before the meal.

A. two eggs B. two hamburgers C. some milk D. two apples

4.Mike took the _____ apple.

A. better B. smaller C. bigger D. red

5.Who ate the smaller apple finally?

A. Mike B. Tom C. The waiter D. Both Mike and Tom

How much sleep do we need? We are all different. Some people need only three hours of sleep a night. Others need ten hours of sleep a night. Most Americans sleep an average ( 平均 ) of seven to eight hours a night. After the age of fifty, the average sleep time goes down to 6.5 hours a day.

Most people have a night when they cannot sleep. About one in three (1/3) Americans has a problem with sleep. Many of these people can not fall asleep. The name of this problem is insomnia. This is not a new problem. Many famous people in history had insomnia. Some of these people had special ideas to make them sleep. Benjamin Franklin, a famous statesman ( 政治家 ) and inventor, had four beds. He moved from one to another to fall asleep. King Louis XIV of France had 413 beds and hoped to fall asleep in one of them. Mark Twain, a famous American writer, had a different way. He lay on his side across the end of the bed!

1.People’s sleeping time at night is_____.

A. three hours B. ten hours C. not the same D. not different

2.In America, when people are more than fifty, they often sleep _____ hours a night.

A. a lot more B. seven to eight C. only three D. about six and a half

3.When Benjamin Franklin couldn’t fall asleep, he _____ .

A. went to sleep in another bed B. made another bed

C. moved the bed to another room D. slept on the floor

4.When he had sleeping problems, _____ slept at the other end of the bed.

A. Benjamin Franklin B. Louis XIV

C. Mark Twain D. Thomas Edison

5.The underlined word “ insomnia ” means _____ in Chinese.

A. 失明 B. 失眠 C. 失语 D. 失聪