--Why are you so sad?

--I _________ the English contest．

A．won             B．failed             C．passed             D．had

Her mother is a（n）_________．I often read her articles in the magazines．

A．actress          B．musician        C．teacher             D．author

You must be thirsty．Why not _________ some water?

A．stop to have            B．go on having         C．stop having            D．go on to have

Jenny Gordon was a very kind and beautiful woman．Before she __1__，many young men were in love with her．Many of them __2__ to her，telling her how wonderful she was，how much they loved her and each of them waited to be her __3__．Jenny kept all these letters．She tied them up with a red ribbon and put them away in all old box．She __4__ read them because her husband took good care of her．However，they were a part of her __5__ and she didn't want to throw them away．

Jenny had a __6__，Sue．Sue was six．One day，a friend of hers was in hospital．Jenny wanted to go to see her．Of course it was __7__ to take Sue there with her．So she had to leave Sue __8__ for two hours．

“Now be a good girl，” she said，“play __9__ in the yard．If you need anything，go to the lady next door and she will __10__ you．”

When she returned home，she asked Sue，“Have yon __11__ a good girl?”

“Oh，yes．Mommy．” Sue said．

“What did you do while I was __12__?” Jenny asked her．

“I played mailman．” Sue said．

“__13__ could you play mailman，darling?” Jenny asked，“You didn't have any letters．”

“Oh，yes．I did．Mommy．” Sue said，“I __14__ some in an old box upstairs．They were tied up with a red ribbon．I put one in every mailbox in the __15__．Wasn’t I a good girl?”

1．A．died                      B．left                      C．married                  D．started

2．A．wrote                    B．listened                C．talked                    D．spoke

3．A．classmate              B．husband               C．brother                  D．friend

4．A．always                      B．usually                 C．sometimes              D．never

5．A．study                    B．life                      C．job                        D．interest

6．A．daughter                B．sister                   C．pupil                      D．student

7．A．helpful            B．useful                  C．important             D．bad

8．A．asleep                 B．afraid                   C．alone                     D．away

9．A．slowly                B．quickly                C．clearly                   D．quietly

10．A．help                     B．teach                   C．show                     D．like

11．A．learned                 B．been                    C．played                    D．hoped

12．A．in                        B．free                     C．out                        D．at work

13．A．When                  B．How                    C．What                     D．Where

14．A．found                  B．bought                 C．borrowed                      D．looked for

15．A．bank                    B．park                    C．street                     D．theater

If you get a good English dictionary，you will be better than 90% of English learners．Most people（even people who want to learn English very much）simply go to a bookstore and buy the first dictionary they see．

That is a big mistake! A bad dictionary will give you problems sooner or later- maybe in two months，maybe in one year - and you will have to buy a good one anyway !Isn't it better to buy a good dictionary at the first time?

Getting a good English dictionary is important because a good dictionary will be your guide to English．It will teach you new words，how to pronounce them and how to use them．It will help you understand English texts．Successful English learners use their dictionaries all the time：when reading books，at English classes，when writing e-mail，when doing homework，when surfing the Web．

It is an easy first step in your English-learning program -you only need to spend a little money（much less than you would pay for an English course）．Once you've made the first step， it will be easier for you to do the rest．

You need to spend money on it．Yes，this is a good thing．Spending some of your money on learning English will give you an encouragement to learn English well．

1．According to the writer，a good dictionary can make you _________．

A．become a successful teacher                B．become one of the best English learners

C．know the bookstore very well              D．know what the dictionary is

2．The writer thinks that _________．

A．English learners should buy a good dictionary at the first time

B．anyone has to change his dictionary after using it for a few years

C．buying a dictionary for a child is a mistake

D．only 10% of English learners can buy the dictionaries

3．Which of the following is TRUE about a dictionary?

A．It is not necessary for everyone to have one．

B．People can only find it on the Internet．

C．One person buys it to tell others that he is learning English．

D．It can help people learn how to pronounce and use the new word．

4．According to the passage，if you want to learn English well，you should _________．

A．spend more money on the dictionary         B．take more English courses

C．use the dictionary at any time you need        D．watch English programs every day

5．We know that the passage is a/an _________ after we read it．

A．advertisement for a dictionary

B．introduction to a dictionary

C．guide to having a good dictionary

D．report of the function（功能）of a dictionary

An Unlucky Young Man

Sam is twenty-seven now．He's tall and strong．He works hard in the small field．He's known a girl called Mabel for three years，who lives in another village．He hopes she could marry him soon．But she doesn't marry him until he builds a new house．He hasn't enough money．Of course it's difficult for him to do so．

Winter's come and the fields are covered with thick snow．Sam has nothing to do at home．Mabel told him to find some temporary employment（临时工作）in the town．He thought she was right and came to Mr. White's factory where he carried stones from the hill to the workplaces．It was hard work but he was paid more．At the end of the month Mr. White paid the young man nearly two thousand dollars．He was very happy．He hurried to the post office，but it was closed．He had a look at the clock on the wall，it was half past five and he was told to go there the next morning．He had to return to the factory．He felt hungry and went into a restaurant（饭馆）and ate something．He didn't see a thief following him and as soon as he sat at table，the man sat down next to him and asked him to drink a cup with him．He agreed and drank a lot．And when he woke up two hours later，his money was stolen（偷）．He was sad of it and cried for a long time．

The following day Mr. White saw the young man's eyes were red and asked what had happened to him．He told him about it and at last he said，“I worked for the thief last month!”

1．Mabel doesn't marry Sam because _________．

A．he's a poor farmer                        B．he has a Small field

C．he lives in an old house                     D．she's very young

2．Mabel told Sam to _________．

A．get some money in the town                      B．borrow some money from his friends

C．spend the winter in the town                      D．build a new house in the town

3．Mr. White paid Sam much because _________．

A．he was very rich                         B．the young man was very poor

C．he was ready to help the poor                       D．the young man worked very hard

4．Sam went to the post office to _________．

A．ring up Mabel          B．post the money        C．buy some food       D．post a letter

5．The money was stolen when _________．

A．Sam left the factory．                                 B．Sam went to the restaurant

C．Sam ate something in the restaurant                     D．the thief had got Sam drunk（灌醉）

Our village carpenter（木匠），John Hill，came one day and made a dining table for my wife．He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows．When I got home that evening，John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill（账单）for the job．

My wife said to me quietly，“That's his sixth cup of tea today．” But she said in a loud voice，“It's a beautiful table，dear，isn't it?”

“I'll decide about when I see the bill．” I said．

John laughed and gave me his bill for the work．I read：

One dining table                             10 November，2007

Cost of wood（木头费用）                  $17.00

Paint（油漆）                              $1.50

Work，8 hour（ $1.00 an hour）              $ 8.00

Total（合计）                              $ 36.50

When I was looking at the bill，John said，“It's been a fine day，hasn't it? Quite sunny．”

“Yes，” I said．“I'm glad it's only the 10th of November．”

“Me too．” Said John．“You wait—it'll be a lot colder by the end of the month．”

“Yes．Colder—and more expensive! Dining tables will be $20 more expensive on November 30th，won't they，John?”

John looked hard at me for half a minute．Was there a little smile in his two blue eyes? I gave his bill back to him．

“If it isn't too much trouble，John，” I said，“please add it up again．You can forget the date．”

I paid him $26.50 and he was happy to get it．

1．Why did John talk about the weather when the writer was looking at the bill? Because _____．

A．he didn't want the writer to read the bill carefully

B．it was really a fine day

C．he wanted the writer to check（核对）the bill carefully

D．he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like

2．Why did the writer say that dining tables would be $20 more expensive on November 30th? Because _________．

A．it was difficult to make dining tables in cold weather

B．the paint would be more expensive

C．the cost of wood would be more expensive

D．he thought John would almost certainly add the date to the cost of the dining table

3．The writer thought John would ask for _________ if he made a dining table on the last day of November．

A．$20.00              B．$46.50            C．$56.50               D．$26.50

4．When the writer gave him the money，John was happy because he got _________．

A．what he should get for his work             B．much more money for his work

C．the money easily                         D．money as much as he wanted

5．From the story we know that _________．

A．John made a mistake in the hill

B．John wanted to get more money for his work

C．John wrote out the bill before the writer got home

D．John still wanted to get $ 36.50 for his work in the end

根据汉语提示完成所缺单词。

1．Xiaolan，you should pay more attention to your _________（发音）．

2．Who _________（教）you English last term?

3．Please be _________（耐心的）．These things take time．

4．Be more careful，and you'll make fewer _________（错误）in your homework．

5．You call find all kinds of books on the _________（架）in the library．

6．Do you have a better _________（解决方法）?

7．He hasn't got any hobbies _________（除非）you call watching TV a hobby．

8．His father's _________（死）made him very sad．

9．She is _________（将……视为）as one of the greatest singers in this century．

10．I don't want to _________（影响）you．It must he your own decision．

Do you plan to go to Hong Kong Disneyland with your family this winter? If your dad smokes，you may want to ask him to be careful．From January 1 in 2007，smoking is not allowed in most public places in Hong Kong．The places include restaurants，workplaces，and schools．Even smoking at some outdoor places is against the law，for example，beaches，sports grounds，museums and most areas of public parks．Hong Kong hopes the ban（禁令）can help stop passive（被动的）smoking．What is passive smoking? When some people smoke in a restaurant or on a bus，others are made to breathe（呼吸）the smoke too．It does great harm to people's health．And it'll be better if more people give up smoking because of the ban．Hong Kong has 7 million people．Among them，about 840,000 people aged 15 or above are smokers．If someone breaks the ban，he will have to pay up to HK $5,000．

The ban does not include nightclubs or bars（酒吧）yet．But these places will have to ban smoking by July 1，2009．Hong Kong is not the first Asian city to have a smoking ban．On January，1，2006，Singapore banned smoking in most public places．

根据短文内容，完成下面的句子

1．_________ is the first Asian city to have a smoking ban．

2．Most of the smokers in Hong Kong are aged _________or above．

3．Hong Kong banned smoking in most public places from _________in _________．

4．Even smoking at some outdoor places is _________．

5．Hong Kong hopes the ban can help stop _________．

用所给动词的适当形式完成短文，必要时可加助动词或情态动词。

It's sometimes reported that strange objects have been seen high up in the sky．These unidentified（未确定）flying objects __1__（make）a lot of people interested．Some of the reports about them are difficult __2__（believe）．Some have been explained in scientific ways，others have never been explained．

It is not easy to decide whether a report is true or not．One report of UFOs __3__（come）from a British plane on its way from New York to London in 1954．The British plane __4__（fly）over an island at 19,000 feet when the captain noticed that something was on their left and a little lower than their plane．It's about five miles away．

“It was not one object but several，” the captain said．“We saw one large and six smaller objects．I sent out a radio to report about them and I received the answer that the other planes would come out to meet us．Before the planes arrived，the smaller objects entered the big object．The big object then became smaller and __5__（move） away fast．”