One day，a man telephoned Norman Vincent Peale．He was in great depression （沮丧，意气消沉）and told Morman that he had nothing left to live for．Peale invited the man to his office．“Everything is gone，and I'm hopeless，”the mall told him．”I'm living in the deepest darkness．In fact，I've lost heart for living altogether．’’

    Norman Vincent Peale smiled sympathetically（同情地）．”Let’s take a look at your situation，”he said calmly．On a piece of paper he drew a straight line down the middle．He suggested that they list on the left side the things the man had lost，and on the right, the things that had been left．”You won't need that column（栏；列）on the right side，”said the man sadly．”I have nothing left．”

Peale asked，”When did your wife leave you?”

 ”What do you mean? She hasn't left me．My wire loves me!”

    ”That's great said Peale enthusiastically（热情地）．”Then that will be number one in the right-hand column：Wife hasn't left．Now, when were your children put into prison?”

    ”That's a silly question．My children aren't in prison!”

    ”Good! That's number two in the right-hand column：Children not in prison．”said Peale，writing it down．

After a few more questions in the same column，the man finally got the point and smiled in spite of himself（不由自主地）．”Funny，how things change when you think of them that way．”he said．

1．The author suggests that ________________．

    A．we should ask for help when we are in trouble

    B．we should think of the things in a positive（积极的）way

    C．people in depression need understanding

    D．we should stop people who want to die

2．The man had lost heart for living because ___________．

    A．his wife had left him

    B． he had lost everything in his life

    C．he only thought of the dark side of his life

    D．he was suffering from the disease

3．Peale drew a straight line on a piece of paper to ____________．

    A．show the man how to divide a piece of paper

    B．help the man analyze（分析）his situation

    C．make a list of things he needed to do

    D．show his kindness

4．We can infer（推论）that the man in depression finally __________．

    A．went home happily

    B． filled the left column with bad things

    C．left the office angrily

    D．killed himself

5．How many things are written down on the left side of the column?

    A．One．                 B．Two                    C．Three．                  D．None．

Mr. Brown wants to live near his workplace．Mrs. Brown wants a house with four bedrooms．The Brown children don't care what the house is like and if the garden is big enough．Ann．their daughter has always wanted to work in a restaurant．She thinks it is an exciting place．It's hard work．but she isn't lazy．You have to work on Saturdays and Sundays．but you get other days off．It's not very well-paid．But who cares about money?

Tom is a middle school student．He is twelve years old．He stops school at half past three．so he has plenty of time to finish his homework

Jack, Mr. Brown's brother，is looking for a room to rent．He doesn't care what colour the walls are or how old the furniture is．He is getting ready for his drawing．So the house must be quiet．

1．Why didn't the Browns buy the house in Advertisement 1?

    A．It was on the north side of town．

    B．There weren't enough bedrooms．

    C．There was no dining-room．

    D．The garden wag too big．

2．Why does Ann want to get the job in the restaurant?

    A．It's an easy job

    B．The place is good and the food is free．

    C．She thinks it will be interesting

    D．She can get long holidays．

3．Why can't Tom play for the new football team?

    A．He's not old enough．                              B．It's in a different village．

    C．School stops too late.                                D．He has to do his homework．

4．What's wrong with the room for Jack in Advertisement 4?

    A．It's too small．                                        B．The walls are血e wrong colour．

    C．The man likes old furniture better．              D．It's too noisy．

5．What does the sentence “All meals free” mean?

    A．Assistants can have the meals at any time

    B．Assistants can have the meals in the restaurant without paying money．

    C．Customers（顾客）earl have the meals freely．

    D．Assistants need to pay for their meals．

St．Martin's Day is a holiday in Holland．St．Martin was a man who did kind things for many people in need．One cold winter day he was walking home．He wore a coat to keep warm and had a small piece of bread to eat．Then he saw a stranger on the side of the road．The man sat on the ground and he was hungry and had no home．St．Martin took his knife and cut his coat in two．He gave the man half of his warm coat；Then he gave the mail half of his bread．

    Nancy was a schoolgirl in Holland．One St. Martin's day，she rode her bicycle with her classmates after school．When she got home，she said goodbye to her classmates and went into her yard．As she parked her bike，she heard a noise in the grass．She jumped back suddenly．At her feet was a small gray homeless cat. ” That old cat keeps scaring me!” she complained as she walked into the room．”It won’t hurt you．”said her father．

    She was angry about the cat but she could not be unhappy for long．It was St． Martin's Day．”Who was St．Martin anyway?” Nancy asked．Father told her the story of St．Martin．Nancy was touched（感动）by the story．She put a piece of bread in her bag and went into the yard．

    Nancy heard the noise again．”You Wait a minute!” she called as she ran after the cat．She caught it and picked it up．She opened her bag．Taking Out a piece of bread，she offered haft to the cat．The cat hungrily ate the bread．”May we make a box for it to sleep in?” Nancy asked her father．” Sure．”said her father The old cat slept in the box after that，and Nancy fed it every day．

1．Who was St. Martin?

2．What did Martin give the man?

3．Why did Nancy complain about the Cat?

4．Why did Nancy begin to look after the cat?

5．Who came up with the idea of making a box for the cat first, Nancy’s father or Nancy?

根据要求完成小作文，词数：约30词。

同学们都会有自己非常喜欢的歌星、影星或体育明星。请你选出一位最喜欢的，谈一谈其外貌及你喜欢他／她的原因。

根据要求完成作文，词数：60—80词。

    假如你学习英语已经有近8年的时间。请你写一篇短文，谈谈这些年学习英语的感受。要点提示如下：

1．你最喜欢的英语课堂活动是什么？

2．你学习英语成功的经验是什么？

3．你目前学习英语面临的困难是什么？

4．在下一阶段的英语学习中，哪些方面需要加强？

要求：

1．包括所有的要点提示；

    2．开头已给出，不计入总词数

  I have learned English for about 8 years．___________________________________.

-Can we make the plan a week later?

-No，we can’t________ doing it because Clean-Up Day is only a week away from now．

A．put off                 B．put up                  C．set up                    D．put on

-The windows are broken and need to be repaired．

-I think so．They can hardly________ the cold now．

A．keep out              B．give out               C．take out                 D．put out

That old woman worried about her two daughters because they didn’t________after the earthquake．

A．use up                 B．1ook up               C．pick up                  D．show up

-I'm all wet．Can you pass me the________?

-OK．Here you are．

A．toy               B．tower                    C．towel                 D．pen

I am________ building a new factory here．It will be bad for the environment.

A．for               B．with             C．to                   D．against