Yesterday the girls were _____ at the _____ news.

A. excited, excited                                       B. excited, exciting

C. exciting, excited                                       D. exciting, exciting

The volunteers went on working instead of _______ a rest.

A. have         B. has              C. to have           D. having

---What’s on TV tonight? Is there     ____? 

----I’m afraid not.

A. something interesting                                 B. anything interesting

C. nothing interesting                                     D. interesting anything

---Can you go and play with us?

---Sorry, I am busy      my homework.

A. do       B. to do         C. doing        D. making

If it      fine tomorrow, I don’t know if they ____ football. If they ____ that, ____.

A. is; will play; do; so will I                          B. will be; will play; will do; so will I

C. is; play; will do; so do I                          D. will be; will play; do; so I do

Older people should       politely.

A. speak to         B. be spoken           C. tell        D. be spoken to

People like to visit England, because it is       too hot       too cold.

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

Football is, I do think, the most favorite game in England: one has only to go to one of the important  1  to see this. Rich and poor, young and old, one can see them there,  2  for one side or the  3    .

   To a stranger, one of the most surprising things about football in  4   is the Great knowledge of the game which  5   the smallest boy seems to have. He can tell you the names of the  6  in most of the important teams, he has  7  of them and knows the results of large numbers of matches. He will tell you who he  8  will win such a match, and his ideas about  9  are usually as good as those of men three or four times his  10  .

（  ） 1. A. cities                 B. matches             C. teams                       D. places

（  ） 2. A. waiting          B. looking               C. asking              D. shouting

（  ） 3. A. other              B. same                C. team                 D. places

（  ） 4. A. China              B. the USA              C. England              D. Canada

（  ） 5. A. all                 B. hardly               C. only                 D. even

（  ） 6. A. players             B. cities                 C. countries             D. matches

（  ） 7. A. names             B. pictures              C. heard                D. thought

（  ） 8. A. says               B. asks                C. decides              D. hopes

（  ） 9. A. England             B. players              C. football              D. men

（  ） 10. A. ideas              B. age                     C. stories                D. education

A sailor  1    had a talk with a farmer. He told him about all his adventures  2    sea and how many times he was  3  downed. “My father was downed at sea,” he said. “ 4   a bad storm his ship  5 on to some rocks and sunk into the sea. All the lives  6  . My grandfather was also a sailor,” he  7  .

   “And where did your grandfather die?” asked the farmer.

   “He died at sea, too,” answered the sailor.

   “Oh!” said the farmer. “The sea must be a  8   place. Are you not afraid of going to sea?”

   The sailor  9  . “Where did your father die?” he asked.

   “He died in his bed, of course,” said the farmer.

   “And your grandfather?”

   “He died in his bed, too.”

   “Oh!” said the sailor. “A bed 10  be a dangerous place. Are you not afraid of going to bed?”

（  ） 1. A. once                   B. twice                 C. three times          D. long ago

（  ） 2. A. in                      B. in to                       C. to                  D. above

（  ） 3. A. near                B. nearby                C. nearly              D. near to

（  ） 4. A. On                 B. Under                 C. Above              D. During

（  ） 5. A. was driven           B. drove                 C. was driving         D. had driven

（  ） 6. A. had lost          B. were lost              C. lost                D. losing

（  ） 7. A. answered                B. asked                 C. added                 D. spoke

（  ） 8. A. safe                B. nice                  C. bad                D. dangerous

（  ） 9. A. laughed             B. cried                 C. shouted            D. told

（  ） 10. A. must              B. can                  C. need               D. would

In the world today, all of the people need recreation（消遣）. We can not work all the time if we are going to keep healthy and enjoy life.

    Everyone has his own way of relaxing. Perhaps the most popular form is to take part in sports. There are team sports, such as basketball and football. There are also individual（个人的）sports, such as swimming and running. Skating and mountain climbing are the most popular recreation for people who like to be outdoor（室内的）.

    Not everyone who enjoys sports likes to take part in them. Many people like watching them on TV or listening to them on the radio. So many people like some forms of indoor recreation, such watching TV, singing and dancing. It doesn’t matter whether we like indoor recreation or take part in outdoor sports. It is important for everyone to relax from time to time, and enjoy some forms of recreation.

（  ） 1. Which is the most popular form of recreation?

A. Sports                                                     B. Watching TV

C. Sleeping                                                    D. Singing and dancing

（  ） 2. People want to take part in sports in order to       .

A. keep healthy and enjoy life                  B. make friends

C. find a good job                           D. make more money

（  ） 3. Outdoor sports include（包括）        .

A. watching TV                                  B. singing and dancing

C. listening to the radio                             D. skating and mountain climbing

（  ） 4. Why do many people like watching sports on TV or listening to them on the radio?

A. Because they like sports, but they don’t like to take part in them.

B. Because they don’t enjoy sports.

C. Because they don’t enjoy life.

D. Because they don’t need recreation.

（  ） 5. The passage tells us that         .

A. basketball is a kind of team sports

B. everyone who enjoys sports should take part in them

C. different people have different ways of relaxing

D. indoor recreation is not as important as outdoor sports