---Vangul’s paintings are very abstract（抽象的）. Can you tell what this painting is about?

--- Oh, it’s hard to say. T think it ______ be a man riding a horse.

A. might       B. can       C. must       D. should

The man ________ is standing over there is from England.

A. /          B. whom        C. who       D. which

--- This dress was last year’s style.

--- I think it still looks perfect ________ it has gone out this year.

A. so that      B. even though      C. as if      D. even since

--- Which do you prefer, coffee or tea?

--- ______. I don’t really mind.

A. Either        B. Both       C. Neither       D. Each

— You forgot ________ the door.

— Oh, ________. I'll go and close it,

A. closing, so did I     B. to close, so I did   C. closing, nor did I    D. to close, neither did I

--- At present E-mail English is more and more popular among teenagers.

--- Yes. E-mail English ______ to save time.

A. is being used     B. has used     C. was used    D. is using

In Japan, children who are three, five or seven years old are thought to be especially lucky. So, on November 15, families who have children of these ages take part in a very old festival. This special children’s festival is called Shichi-Go-San, or “Seven-Five-Three”.

On this day, the children put on their finest clothes. And every child has a long paper bag. On each bag there are pictures with the meanings of youth（年轻） and long life.

When everyone is ready, the families go to a shrine（神殿）. There they give thanks for the good health of the children. Outside the shrine, the parents will buy candy and toys to fill the children’s paper bags. After the families return home, the children give some of their candy to friends and relatives. In return, the children are often given presents.

Finally, the day usually ends with a party.

1. In Japan, which of the following age is NOT thought to be especially lucky?

  A. 3.                         B. 5.                            C. 7.                            D. 15.

2. The passage is about a（an） ______ festival.

  A. new                     B. old                    C. Chinese             D. American

3. The festival is on ______.

  A. December 25   B. December 15  C. November 15       D. November 5

4. Why do the families go to a shrine?

  A. Because they can buy candy and toys there.                   

  B. Because the children can get presents there.

  C. Because they want to have a party with friends. 

  D. Because they want to give thanks for the good health of the children.      

5. The festival usually ends with ______.

  A. a party                                       B. a big meal

  C. a visit to a shrine                 D. shopping for some candy and toys

I shook hands with my father in the truck, and for a long time he looked straight ahead and didn’t say a word. But I knew he was going to say a little to me. “I can’t tell anything,” he finally said. “I never went to college, and none of your brothers went to college. I can’t say don’t do this and do that, because everything is different and I don’t know what is going to come up. I can’t help much with money either, but I think things will work out. ”

He gave me a new check-book. “If things get pushing, write a small check. But when you write one, send me a letter and let me know how much. There are some things we can always sell.” In four years all the checks I wrote were less than a thousand dollars. My part-time jobs such as reading to the blind student and sitting with the teachers’ kids filled in the financial gaps.

“You know what you want to be, and they’ll tell you what to take,” my father went on. “When you get a job, be sure it’s honest, and work hard.” I knew that soon I would be alone in the big town, and I would be missing the cool winds and a life where your thinking was done for you.

Then my dad reached down beside his seat and brought the old, broken Bible that he had read so often, the one he used when he wanted to look something up in a friendly quarrel with one of the neighbours. I knew he would miss it. I knew, though, that I must take it.

He didn’t say read this every morning. He just said, “This can help you if you will let it.”

Did it help? I got through college without being a burden on the family. I have been able to make money since.

1. What is the writer’s main purpose （目的） in writing this passage?

  A. To tell the readers his life story.

  B. To tell people what kind of person his father was.

  C. To let people know how poor he was.

  D. To tell the readers what present he got from his father.

2. Why did the father not ask his son not to do this and do that?

  A. Because he felt quite confident of him.

  B. Because he was born from a poor family.

  C. Because he was a man of few words.

  D. Because he didn’t want to be much too strict with him.

3. What would someone learn from this passage?

  A. How to live by oneself.            B. How to stand on one’s own feet.

  C. What a good father should do.       D. What the self-important is like.

4. What may be the proper Chinese for the underlined part in the passage?

A.闲暇时光.     B.学费.     C.经济不足.     D.精神空虚.

5. What kind of book did the Bible seem to be to the writer’s father?

  A. It was a book which told you how you should get on well with others.

  B. There were many good examples for you to copy in it.

  C. It was a book that told you how to get a good job and a good future.

  D. It was a good book that could help you when you were in trouble.

阅读下面短文，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。

Two months after beginning the new work hours，good results （1）________（report） in Jinan. New work hour starts at 9 in the morning，an hour later than before. But people still go back home at 6 in the afternoon.

“With one more hour’s sleep every day，I feel much better，”said a worker there.

Now people still work as long as before，but not from 8:00 to 6:00.They （2）________（go） to work an hour later，but have a shorter lunch break. In the past they had two hours for lunch，but now they have only one.

Many people welcome the new work hours. “Why （3）_______ we ________（have） to waste a lot of time in the middle of the day and rush in the early morning？”

Two months ago，many people got up at 6:30 a.m. every workday and left home at 7:00 a.m. It usually （4） ________（take） them about an hour to get to the office from home. Morning time was always like a battle（战斗）.People went to work in a hurry，（5）________（feel） very tired.

Sleep is needed for good health. Doctors say that eight hours’ sleep is good for people，but few people （6） ________（sleep） that long.

   The use of the new work hours has just begun. Although we Chinese have long kept “early hours”，it’s important （7） ________（follow） the office hours in the world. Most foreign countries have “nine to five” work hours. If we （8） ________（not change），there will be problems. When Chinese start working at 8 a.m.，foreigners （9） ________（not begin） bussiness yet. But when they are busy （10） ________（work） at noon，Chinese are still on break. So some people think that it is the right time to change.

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。

The 2008 Olympic Games are （1） c________ soon. Chinese people are doing something for it. The people in Beijing are especially （2） b_______. Taxi （73） d______ are learning English so that they can （4） t________ with foreign friends during the Olympics. Workers are working （5） h_______, so that the buildings can be finished before the games start.

The environment is getting better and better. The streets will be cleaner and the roads will be （6） w______. More trees and flowers will be （7） g ________ in the city.

It is the （8） f_______ time that China has got the chance to host （主办） the Olympic Games. All of （9） u_____ believe that it will be a great success and Beijing will become a better city （10） a _______ the games are over.