He            less time reading stories about film stars than before．

A．takes               B．spends              C．costs               D．pays

--I usually goes there by train．

--Why not       by boat for a change?

A．to try going          B．try to go             C．to try and go         D．try going

--What a hard problem!

--Let's ask Bob．Maybe he will         with a good solution to it．

A．come up            B．make up            C．catch up            D．use up

--Who taught       English?

--Nobody．She learned all by            ．

A．herself, her          B．her, herself           C．she, herself          D．her, she

--What's in the newspaper, Lily?

--There's          about Iraq．

A．important something                          B．anything important

C．something important                          D．important anything

--Do you like music that you can        ?

--Yes, I do．

A．sing along with                               B．sing along

C．to sing along with                             D．sing along with it

--I think we should be allowed to go out with our friends every night．

--      , because you are so young．

A．I think so           B．I hope so            C．I disagree            D．I agree

--We can use MSN to chat on line．

--Good! Will you please show me           it?

A．what to use          B．how to use          C．when to use         D．where to use

Mrs. Black was a famous musician several years ago．She  1  music at a school and her students did well in their lessons．

They liked her very much．Now the old woman stays at home with her husband．The old man looks after his wife well and she is  2  worried about anything．And she is very  3 ．Just like some old people, Mrs. Black finds that her  4  is falling．Sometimes she forgets what she did or will do．It often gets her in trouble．Her  5  noticed it and asked her see a famous doctor who lives in the capital．He bought two tickets  6  London and told her to put  7  into her handbag while she was playing the piano．The next morning, when they got to the  8  just on time to catch the plane, Mrs. Black said, "I wish we'd brought the  9  with us．"

"Don't be a fool, dear!" said Mr. Black．"We're not going to hold a concert, but to see a  10．"

"I know," she said, "but I've left the tickets on it!"

1．A．loved                B．taught               C．enjoy                D．studied

2．A．always               B．often                C．never               D．sometimes

3．A．sorry                B．worded              C．sad                D．happy

4．A．sight                B．hearing              C．interest              D．memory

5．A．husband             B．daughter             C．son                D．student

6．A．for                  B．in                  C．from               D．of

7．A．it                    B．them                C．this                  D．that

8．A．airport               B．bus stop                    C．station              D．harbor (海港)

9．A．money               B．music              C．tickets              D．piano

10．A．doctor             B．film                 C．play                 D．house

Mrs. King is a woman about forty-five．Her husband has a factory in the town and gets much money．Her three children are all intelligent and they work in their factory．She has nothing to do at home and lives a happy life．

Mrs. King likes meat and cakes very much．Her husband and children often buy some for her．And she doesn't like sports and often gets up at eleven o'clock in the morning．So she gets fatter and fatter and now it's difficult for her to walk．Sometimes she thinks something is wrong with her heart．She went to see a doctor one day．The doctor looked her over (检查) carefully and said,   "You have got a heart disease (心脏病 ), Mrs. King．It's bad for your heart to eat much sugar and meat．You'd better eat a piece of bread for each meal．"

"That's easy, doctor," said the woman．"But when do I have to eat the bread, before a meal or after a meal?"

1．There are            people in Mrs. King's family．

A．three               B．four                C．five                 D．six

2．              , so she lives a happy life．

A．Mrs. King has nothing to do                   B．Her husband has a loft of money

C．Her children are all smart                     D．A, B and C

3．Mrs. King gets fatter and fatter because              ．

A．she eats much meat and cakes                 B．she doesn't have any sports

C．she sleeps at home all day                    D．Both A and B

4．                   , so she went to see the doctor．

A．Mrs. King was too fat to do anything

B．Mrs. King thought something was wrong with her heart

C．Mrs. King couldn't eat anything

D．Mr. King wanted the doctor to look her over

5．Which of the following is right?

A．Mrs. King thought the doctor wanted her to take the bread before or after the meals．

B．Mrs. King wanted to eat the bread with her meals．

C．The doctor wanted the woman to eat a piece of bread after meal．

D．Mrs. King hoped to get fatter．