Where does the idea for the holiday ________ from? We should thank Miss Anna M. Jarvis. She brought up the idea of having such a day. She lived ________ West Virginia. Her mother died on May 9, 1905.

She had a deep love ________ her mother. She wrote letters to ________ important persons. In her letters she asked them to decide a day for ________ mothers. Then Mother’s Day was made on the second Sunday in May by U.S.in 1913.

On Mother’s Day, children give ________ to their mothers or the whole family go out and try to do something ________ for their mothers.

【1】A. the other B. another C. others D. other

【2】A. on B. at C. in D. of

【3】A. buy B. get C. send D. borrow

【4】A. walk B. is C. come D. go

【5】A. on B. at C. for D. in

【6】A. over B. to C. at D. for

【7】A. some B. any C. much D. A lot

【8】A. both B. all C. none D. every

【9】A. money B. presents C. rings D. food

【10】A. special B. difficult C. hard D. happily

“I am a great salesman. ”Harry said to himself. “I’m sure that I can sell anything. I’ll go in and ask for that job. ’’

So Harry went into the building. He saw a manager in it. He said to the manager.“Good morning. I saw your advertisement. I think I’m the best salesman in the world. Give me the job, please.” “You must prove(证明)that you are the best，” the manager said. “I’ll pass every test that you give me, ”Harry said. “Good.” the manager said, and he took a box of sweets out of his desk. “Last week I bought a thousand boxes of the sweets. If you can sell them all before the end of the week, you can have the job.” “That’s easy.” Harry said.

He took the boxes of sweets and left the office.

Every day and all day he went from shop to shop, trying to sell boxes of the sweets. But he couldn’t sell one. The sweets were so bad that he couldn’t even give them away. At the end of the week he went back to the manager. “I am sorry, sir,” he said. “I was wrong about myself. I’m not the best salesman in the world, but I know who is.”

“Oh.” said the manager. “Who do you think is the best?”

‘‘The person who sold you a thousand boxes of the sweets.”

【1】The manager told Harry______.

A. he could start work at once

B. he was the best salesman in the world

C. he wasn’t a good salesman

D. he must show he was the best salesman in the world

【2】Harry could get the job if______.

A. he sold a thousand boxes of sweets

B. he gave away a thousand boxes of sweets

C. he sent the manager a thousand boxes of sweets

D. he bought a thousand boxes of sweets from the manager

【3】Harry thought it was easy to sell the sweets because______.

A. he thought he was the best salesman and he could sell anything

B. he could give them away

C. he wanted to get the job

D. many people liked sweets

In the USA, school buses are the safest way for children to go to school. Students spend about an hour and a half in the school buses every day. For many students in the USA high schools, the most important things in their life are making friends, being popular and having a good social life. Many students go out together after school to fast food restaurants, movies or dances.

In the USA, students take some tests each year. Every year 70% of American students graduate from high school and 40% of high school students go on to college.

【1】What does the writer think of games between schools?

A. Exciting. B. Interesting. C. Boring. D. Tiring.

【2】How long do the students spend in their school buses every day?

A. An hour. B. One hour and a half.

C. Half an hour. D. Two hours.

【3】Which is the most important thing in American students' life?

A. Studying hard to be the number one in class.

B. Helping mothers do housework after school.

C. Visiting grandparents every weekend.

D. Joining clubs and meeting new friends.

【4】How many students will go to college if there are 2000 students in a school?

A. 2000 students. B. 1400 students. C. 800 students. D. 1000 students.

【1】我开着卧室的灯睡觉。

I go to sleep the light .

【2】当其他人犯错误的时候，不要嘲笑他们。

Don’t ______ ______ others when they make mistakes.

【3】我不知道该穿什么。

I don’t know ______ ______ wear.

【4】假如你有一百万美元你会做什么？

What ______ you do if you ______ a million dollars？

【5】这是谁的笔记本？

______ ______ is this ？

Fast food restaurant are popular because they reflect (反映) American life style. Customer (顾客) can wear any type of dress when they go to a fast food place .Second, they are fast. People who are busy do not want to spend time preparing their own food or waiting while someone prepares it. In fast food restaurants,food is not expensive. Therefore (因此)，people often buy and eat at a fast restaurant，while they may not be able to go to a more expensive restaurant very often.

【1】In the United States the favorite food is Chinese food.

【2】Americans like fast food restaurant because they are too busy to want to spend time preparing or waiting.

【3】None of fast food restaurants sells hamburgers or French fries.

【4】The food in fast food restaurant is seldom(很少) ready before the customers order it.

【5】The best title for the passage is The Fast Food Restaurant in the U.S.A.

A: Hello, my name is Jane. I am your new neighbor.

B: Hello, I’m Tom.【1】

A: Yes. I want to watch the movie Miss Granny 【2】

B: Yes, there is. It is on Bridge Street.

A: 【3】

B: Walk along the road and turn left. Then you get to Bridge Street. 【4】

A: On，I see. How do you like the cinema?

B: It is big and chairs are very comfortable.【5】I think you can have a good time there.

A: Thank you very much.

B: You are welcome.

A. How long does it take me to get there?

B. Do you like Mary?

C. How can I get there?

D. I often go to the movies with my friends on weekends.

E. Can I help you?

F. Is there a cinema near here?

G. Walk 200 meters, and you can see it.

【1】______(milk) a cow is so hard for me.

【2】There______(be) some fish and vegetables in the hamburger.

【3】Many young students want to be______(art).

【4】Tony______(fight) with his brother and got hurt.

【5】The mother was________( worry) about her son.

bought by looking found head cold hunger if dried

bought by looking found head cold hunger if dried

It's a cold day in December. A little boy about 10-year-old, with no shoes on his feet, was standing in front of a shoe store on Broadway. He was【1】 through the window, and shaking with【2】. A lady came to the boy and said: "My little boy, why are you looking so wishful in that window?"

"I was asking God to give me a pair of shoes ." The boy replied.

The lady took him by the hand and went into the store, and asked the clerk to get a half dozen pairs of socks for the boy. She then asked 【3】he could give her a basin (脸盆) of water and a towel(毛巾). The clerk quickly brought them to her. She took the little boy to the back part of the store and, removing her gloves, knelt down, washed his feet, and 【4】them with the towel. By this time the clerk had returned with the socks. Placing a pair upon the boy's feet, she then 【5】 him a pair of shoes, and tying up the remaining pairs of socks, gave them to the boy. She put her hand on his 【6】and said: "No doubt, my little boy, you feel more comfortable now?"

As she turned to leave, the surprised boy caught her 【7】 the hand, and looking up in her face, with tears in his eyes, answered the question with these words: "Are you God's wife?"

A young man once asked Albert Einstein, the German scientist,___ ____ the secret of success(成功的秘密)was. The scientist_________him that the secret of success was hard work. A few days_______,the young man asked him the ________question again. Einstein was very angry. He did not say_____,but wrote a few words ______a piece of paper and handed（传递） it to the young man. The young man looked_____the piece of paper. On it was written: A=X+Y+Z. “What______this mean?” Asked the young man. “A means success,”_____the old scientist. “X stands for (代表) hard work, Y stands for good methods(方法), and Z…Z means______ talking and start to work.”

【1】A. who B. whether C. what

【2】A. told B. said C. replied

【3】A. ago B. before C. later

【4】A. easy B. difficult C. same

【5】A. anything B. something C. nothing

【6】A. in B. over C. on

【7】A. on B. up C. at

【8】A. will B. shall C. does

【9】A. said B. thought C. believed

【10】A. go on B. stop C. enjoy

A：Hello！Are you Thomas Ruzic?

B：Yes, I am. 【1】_______

A：Welcome to our class! May I ask you some questions?

B：【2】__________

A：【3】_________

B：For three years.

A：OK. 【4】_________

B：Yes, I went to the United States for three months.

A：Good. And 【5】______

B：Because I want to travel all over the world.