Martin Baker is a bus driver. He lives in a small town with his wife and four children. His wife's father, Mr. Butcher, lives with them, too. He is too old to do any work. He sits in his chair near the bed all day; but in summer, when it is warm enough to sit outside, he sometimes takes his chair into the garden.

    Mr. Baker has been very ill for over a month. He has been too ill to do his job. He is not well enough to go back to work. He is still too weak to drive his bus.

    Martin's oldest son is twenty-five. He teaches in a village school. He lives in the village because it takes too long to travel there every day from his father's house. The other children are not yet old enough to go out to work. They are still at school -- except for the youngest daughter. She is still too young to go to school.

1. From the passage we can know Mr. Baker's           

     A. age                B. job                C. work place          D. parents

2. Who is the oldest in the family?

     A. Mr. Baker.         B. Mrs Baker.         C. Mr. Butcher.         D. Mrs Butcher.

3. What does Mr. Baker's oldest child do?

     A. He's a teacher.                                B. He's a student.

     C. He's a bus driver.                            D. We don't know.

4. Of the Bakers' children, how many of them go to school?

     A. Three.            B. Two.               C. One.                D. None.

5. Mr. Baker's oldest child may be about              years older than his youngest one.

     A. fifteen            B. ten                 C. thirty                D. twenty

It is said that more than four million people die each year from smoking. That number is ncreasing. Seven in ten of those deaths are in developing countries. These numbers are frightening.

    Yet people around the world continue to smoke. In the United States, about forty-seven million adults smoke. This year, more than 430,000 Americans died of diseases which have something to do with smoking. The American Cancer Society says smoking harms the body greatly. It warns that smoking even a small number of cigarettes is dangerous.

    It is not easy to give up smoking. However, doctors say you probably will live longer if you do stop smoking. You will feel better and look better. You also will protect the health of family members who breathe your smoke.

    The American Cancer Society says there is not one right way to stop smoking. They say any way that helps is worth trying. People can take long walks or spend time in places where smoking is not allowed. Also, they can eat a small piece of fruit or vegetable when they want to have a cigarette. The American Cancer Society says the sooner smokers stop smoking, the more they will reduce their chances of getting cancer and other diseases.

    Stop smoking before smoking stops you!

1. About           people in the US this year died of diseases that have something to do with smoking.

     A. 4,000,000          B. 1,700,000            C. 47,000,000          D. 430,000

2. If a person smokes，         .

     A. he will die of cancer

     B. he will protect the health of family members

     C. he will join the Cancer Society

     D. he will increases his chances to get cancer and other diseases

3. According to the passage, one way to stop smoking is          .

     A. to eat less fruit and vegetables

     B. to take long walks or stay in places where smoking is not allowed

     C. to eat a small piece of fruit or vegetables when smoking a cigarette

     D. to make more friends and spend time with them

4. The word "reduce" means          in Chinese.

     A.增加                       B. 获得                       C.减少                        D.诱发

5. Which of the following is true?

    A. About 2,800,000 people die each year from smoking in developing countries.

    B. People are frightened and they have all stopped smoking.

    C. It's safe to smoke only a few cigarettes.

D. People are sure to live longer if they give up smoking.

阅读对话及短文，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。有的需要加助动词或不定式符号.

A: Hello! Is that Jim?

B: Yes, speaking, Dad.

A: What are you doing, Jim?

B: I (1)          (watch) TV.

A: What about your homework?

B: I (2)          (do) it tomorrow on Sunday.

A: You'd better (3)          (finish) it today. We must (4)          (go) to see your grandparents tomorrow.

阅读对话及短文，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。有的需要加助动词或不定式符号。

Mr. White is the owner of a small newspaper. He always (1)           (try) to bring his readers the latest news.

    One day, he (2)            (receive) an exciting telephone call from a man. "There is a sudden flood somewhere in the north and several people (3)          (disappear)." Mr. White took it down at once. That evening the story (4)          (print) in his newspaper. Mr. White was very happy to see that no other paper had known the news.

But the next day, another person telephoned him and told him the news about the flood (5)____ (be) not true. So in the next day's paper he wrote, "We were the first and only newspaper to report yesterday that the sudden flood attacked the mountain Village in the north. Today, we are glad (6)

      (tell) you that we are also the first to report that yesterday's story was not true."

按括号中的要求完成改写后的句子，每个空格填一个单词。

1. She reads books in the evening. (改为一般疑问句)

          she          books in the evening?

2. That is my uncle's house. (对划线部分提问)

                              that?

3. It cost me ninety yuan. (改写句子，句意不变)

I          ninety yuan           it.

4."Where will you wait for me? "Miss Zhao asked Jim．(改为复合句，句意不变)

Miss Zhao asked Jim                               wait for         .

5. He got up too late. He missed the bus.(改为复合句，句意不变)

He got up          late         he                    the bus.

6. Somebody told me that a school boy drew these beautiful pictures. (改为被动语态)

I                that these beautiful pictures                         a school boy.

完成句子根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词。

1.我们应该互相学习。

We should                    each other.

2.他很忙，没有时间玩电脑游戏。

He is very busy, and he                              to play computer games.

3.他厌倦了城市生活，希望到农村居住。

He's                              the city life, and hopes to go to live in the country.

4.我们国家许多人都在忙于为2008年奥运会做准备。

Many people in our .country are busy                              the 2008 Olympic Games.

5.他没有嘲笑我们，而是鼓励我们坚持下去。

                     laughing at us, he encouraged us to                   .

6．必须禁止人们污染环境，因为我们只有一个地球。

People must                                        the          , as we have only one earth.

Mary has ____________e—dog and its name is Hobo.

A. a      B. an      C. /      D. the

--Can I help you, sir?

-- Yes, I'd like five__________and some peas.

A. potato      B. tomatoes      C. meat      D. banana

-----Is this your son′s sweater?

-----No, __________is on the bed

A. He     B. Him      C. hers     D. His

Ann is always the best in different exams in our class because she is a______girl.

A. helpful      B. polite      C. hard--working      D. proud