The computer was cheap．I spent only two______ yuan on it．

A．thousands             B．thousand            C．thousands of            D．thousand of

-Is Mr. Smith at home?   

-Sony．he isn’t in．He______ to Shanghai for vacation．

A．has been              B．is going             C．has gone                D．goes

He’s hardly finished______ this book，______ he?

A．reading；is          B．to read；isn’t          C．reading；has                D．to read；hasn’t

The baby is only three months, so he can ______ read ______ write．

A．neither…nor          B．either…or           C．both…and              D．not…and

-Please remember me to your parents．

-______

A．No, thanks           B．That’s right           C．Never mind           D．Sure

About ten years ago when I was a student at college，I spent my summer holidays  1  a museum．  2  was hard for me then because Dad had lost his job and Mum was sick in bed．I was  3  if I would be able to go on  4  my study the next term．I felt sad every day．

One day  5  I was working，I saw an old man come in with a little girl  6  a wheelchair （轮椅）．As I  7  this girl carefully，I found that she had no arms  8  legs．She was wearing a little white dress and she  9  had a hat on．

As the old man pushed the wheelchair up to me，I was busy with my work．I  10  my head toward the girl and gave her a wink（眨眼）．When I took the money from her grandfather，I looked back at the girl, who was giving me the prettiest，largest smile I have  11  seen．Suddenly her handicap（生理缺陷）  12  and all I saw was this beautiful girl，whose smile almost gave me a  13  understanding of what life is all about．She elude me realize the  14  of smiles，love and warmth   

I’m now a successful businessman and  15 I get down and think about the trouble of the world．I think about that little girl and the unforgettable lesson about life that she taught me．

（   ）1．A．visiting              B．cleaning               C．painting                  D．working at

（   ）2．A．Work               B．Life                     C．Business              D．School

（   ）3．A．wondering                B．saying                  C．hoping                   D．checking

（   ）4．A．to                    B．from                    C．with                             D．as

（   ）5．A．while               B．before                  C．after                             D．though

（   ）6．A．at                    B．for                      C．in                          D．with

（   ）7．A．saw                 B．found                  C．seemed                  D．looked at

（   ）8．A．or                    B．and                      C．then                       D．so

（   ）9．A．too                  B．either                   C．as well                   D．also

（   ）10．A．held               B．turned                  C．lifted                      D．gave

（   ）11．A．ever               B．since                   C．almost                   D．no

（   ）12．A．lost                B．was lost               C．covered          D．was covered

（   ）13．A．well               B．better                   C．bad                        D．worse

（   ）14．A．hand              B．mind                    C．world                    D．head

（   ）15．A．whatever           B．whenever             C．whoever                D．However

In the early days of the old west in North America．Life was difficult，so people didn’t work alone．When families were going to build houses, they asked their friends and neighbors for help．They invited them to a work pony for a few days．The women cooked together．They made breakfast，lunch，and dinner．The men worked on the building．For the children it was like a holiday．There were many other children to play with．They enjoyed it very much．Together these people built a house or a barn．At another time the family with the new house would help neighbors．They all helped one another for the good of everyone．

A work party is really cooperation（合作）．To cooperate means“to work together．”By that, a big job can be easy．Many people can work together and it becomes a small job for many workers．Working together can be fun too．

Today，there isn’t much cooperation．People don’t work together very much．Some people don’t know their neighbors．How can they ask them for help?

Today，the idea of cooperation is unusual．We often work against cooperation and don’t like to be with others．We build walls by ourselves．Today，we wait for emergencies（紧急情况）．We wait for accidents to happen．Then we are ready to help．Then we want to help．Then we talk to our neighbors．Then we become true neighbors and friends．

Why don’t we always cooperate? Why do we wait for emergencies or accidents? Why don’t we work with other people? It can be fun．Life can become easier, too．

（   ）1．In the early days of the old west in North America，Why did people work together?

A．Because they wanted to have a party．

B．Because the women would like to cook together

C．Because the children wanted to have a holiday．

D．Because life at that time was difficult and they needed help．

（   ）2．Which of tile following is NOT true in the reading?

A．People in the old west in North America helped one another for the good of everyone．

B．To cooperate means“to work together．”

C．People always cooperate today．

D．To cooperate can be fun．

（   ）3．Who builds walls against others today?

A．The old people．     B．Neighbors．         C．Children．              D．Ourselves．

（   ）4．What is the purpose（目的）of the article?

A．To tell us the life of people in the old west of Noah America

B．To advise people to cooperate today．

C．To tell us to finish our work by ourselves．

D．To tell people to build houses together

One of the things to be learnt in a foreign language is guessing all the time what kind of thing to come when listening to someone talking．People do this all the time in their own language，so it is necessary（必要的）to do this in a foreign language，too．Here are some examples．

1．“What’s the matter?”“ went to a party last night, so I…”

2．“I feel so tired these days．”“I think you’d better…”

3．“of course, she never stops talking．She is one of the most…”

You can see from the above three examples that the context（上下文）helps a lot in understanding what is being talked about．So“guessing”is very important in understanding English, especially（尤其） spoken English．

（   ）1．This passage tells us mainly about______．

A．the importance of“guessing”in learning a foreign language

B．how to guess what one is going to talk about

C．some examples of right guessing

D．how interesting it is to guess all the time

（   ）2．From the context, we can see maybe the finished answer in“EXAMPLE 1”is______．

A．“…so I didn’t have a goodtime．”          B．“…so I went to bed very late．”

C．“…So I felt unhappy．”                          D．“…so I got up very early．”

（   ）3．Maybe the finished answer in“EXAMPLE 2”is______．

A．“I think you’d better have a good rest and take good care of yourself．”

B．“I think you’d better have something to drink”

C．“I think you’d better get some help from your friends．”

D．“I think you’d better be more careful．”

（   ）4．From the passage we can infer（推断）that guessing is______ in learning a foreign language．

A．the only way

B．more important in spoken English than in written English

C．more important than any other way

D．more important in written English than in spoken English

Mexico’s neighbors are the United States to the north and Guatemala and Belize to the south．Mexico is abut one quarter of the size of the United States．Mexico has more than million people．The language of Mexico is Spanish．This makes Mexico the world’s largest Spanish-speaking country．

Mexico City is the capital and largest city of Mexico．The city is also very high．It is 7349 feet high（2240 metres）．This makes it one of the highest capital cities in the world．The population，of Mexico City grows bigger every day．About thirty million people live there．It has more people than any other city in the world，even more than Tokyo．

Mexico also has its specialties．Many of the foods we eat started in Mexico．Foods like beans，maize，avocados，tomatoes，peanuts，chili peppers，vanilla，and chocolate come from Mexico．Mexico is also famous for its cactus（仙人掌）plants．Mexico has more kinds of cactus than any other country．

（   ）1．Mexico is______ the USA．

A．on the South of       B．on the north of       C．a part of                 D．as large as

（   ）2．Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Mexico City is the capital of Mexico．

B．The population of Mexico City is 30，000, 000．

C．Tokyo is one of the cities with the largest population．

D．Mexico City is the highest city in the world．

（   ）3．The best fide（题目）of the passage is______．

A．Mexico City                                            B．Mexico’s plants   

C．Mexico                                                     D．Mexico’s population

Once upon a time，a cat，a flag and a camel were good friends．They decided to tell each other the story of their birth to find out who was the oldest．

The cat told his story first．“When I was born, he earth was still soft．I had to walk very carefully so that I did not sink into the ground．That’s why I’m still very careful about the way I walk．”

“Oh! That’s nothing．”exclaimed（惊叫）the frog．“I’m sure I’m the oldest．When I was born, the earth was very hot．It was too hot to walk on．The only way to move around was to jump．That’s why I still jump rather than walk．”

The camel was very amused（开心）．“When I was born，”he told his friends，“the earth had not yet been made．There was only the sky and a lot of sand everywhere．When my father died，there was no place to bury him so I had to carry him on back．That’s why my back is crooked（弯曲的）．Of course，it’s very useful as I can keep food and water in it．”

After hearing what the camel said，the cat and the frog had to agree that he was the oldest．They made him their leader．What do you think of the story?

1．How many animals were there in the story?

2．Why did the frog jump according to the passage?

3．Why was the camel’s back crooked according to the passage?

4．Who became the leader at last?

5．Do you agree what they said?