阅读下面短文，从各题A、B、C、D中选出一个能填入短文中相应空白处的最佳答案。

“What’s the matter, mum?”

As soon as I enter the door, I find that my mother is 1    . It’s unusual –she usually 2    the door and welcomes me with a smile!

“She’s dying,” mum says sadly. I 3    what she says. The tulip（郁金香），mother’s 4     is dying. A month ago, we moved 5    our new house and mum bought a very beautiful tulip. Mum liked it very much. 6     she was free, she would sit 7    her armchair beside the tulip and enjoys its beautiful colour 8   inviting smell.

She treated it like a baby and looked after it 9   . She put the tulip by window and moved it from one place to 10     to give the tulip enough sunshine. The first thing she did when she 11   every morning was 12    the tulip, Mum also fertilized（施肥）it many times.

She hoped that with great care, the tulip would become more and more beautiful and 13   . But the tulip was dying 14    too much sunshine, water and fertilizer. It’s true that mother loved the tulip. But this kind of love 15    be harmful. Love can sometimes kill what you love.

1.A.happy           B.unhappy       C.pleased       D.pleasure

2.A.coses           B.opens         C.keeps         D.takes

3.A.know            B.love          C.think         D.find

4.A.favourite       B.hate          C.unlike        D.like

5.A.into            B.around        C.across        D.with

6.A.Though          B.Because       C.After       D.Whereever

7.A.at              B.in            C.on           D.under

8.A.but             B.and           C.for          D.or

9.A.happily         B.brightly      C.carefully    D.usually

10.A.other          B.place         C.two places    D.another

11.A.got up         B.made the bed  C.played piano  D.washed her face

12.A.to take        B.to cut        C.to water      D.to pull

13.A.dry            B.strong        C.wet           D.old

14.A.because        B.for           C.since         D.because of

15.A.must           B.should        C.can           D.need

     Two weeks after the Second World War(战争) began, Peter wanted to join the army(军队), but he was only 16 years old, and boys were allowed to join only if they were over 18. So when the army doctor examined him, he said that he was 18. But Peter's brother Bill had joined the army a few days before, and the same doctor had examined him, too. This doctor remembered Bill's family name, so when he saw Peter's papers, he was surprised.

     "How old are you?" he said.

     "Eighteen, Sir. "Said Peter.

     "But your brother was eighteen, too. " said the doctor, "Are you twins?"

     "Oh, no, Sir," said Peter, and his face went red," My brother is five months older than me. "

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案，并将其字母标号填入题前括号内。

1. When did the story happen?

    A. Before the Second World War.    

B. During the Second World War.

    C. Before the First World War.       

D. During the First World War.

2. In fact, how old was Peter?

     A. 18           B. 17           C. 16         D. 15

3. What did Bill do at that time?

     A. He was a doctor.               B. He was a soldier.

     C. He was a student.              D. He was a teacher.

4. How did the doctor feel when he saw Peter's papers?

     A. He was surprised.              B. He was mad.

     C. He was excited.                D. He was disappointed.

5. What is the Chinese meaning of "examined" in the passage?

A．考试       B．照顾        C．训练       D．检查

      JOLIN Tsai (蔡依林), a famous singer, has become an English teacher! But she is not staying in a classroom to give you talks in English. Instead, she has published (出版) a new book, "Jolin's English Diary Book". It came out in Taiwan in March. Jolin is helping you learn English in a light hearted way and give you useful words for life outside your textbooks.
　　"I hope it's a happy English book," she said, "When you learn English in a fun way, you will keep on doing it." This certainly doesn't mean just reciting (背诵) words. Jolin has a lot of clever ways of learning. She likes to listen to English songs or find friends to talk to in English. She has been good at English since Grade 3 in primary school (小学). Because of this, she hosted (主持) an English news programme on the radio herself.
　　Jolin knows it's important to put English to good use. So, in her English diaries, she wrote something about her everyday life, like study, fashion (时尚), travel and family. After each diary, she gives you lots of note. You can use them often, too! Jolin also asks you to keep diaries like hers.
1. When did Jolin Tsai publish "Jolin's English Diary Book" ?
　　A. In May　　　 B. hi April　　　C. In March　　 D. In June
2. She has been good at English ___.
　  A. since she became a famous singer　

B. since she was in Grade 3
　　C. since she was in college (大学) 　

D. since she was 3 years old
3. Jolin thinks that ___ is important for us to learn English.
　　A. just reciting words 　　　B. hosting a programme on the radio
　　C. studying in the classroom 　D. putting English to good use
4. What's the meaning of "light-hearted" in the passage?
　　A.轻松愉快的　　B.漫不经心的　C.迷迷糊糊的　D. 乐于助人的
5. From the passage we know that ____.
   A. she is not only a famous singer but also an English teacher in a primary school
　 B. you don't have to keep English diaries
　 C. she teaches us how to be a famous singer in "Jolin's English Diary Book"
　 D. Jolin Tsai shows us how to learn English in a fun way

Top Sports News

1. Yao Ming will appear this week for WildAid on the followings EXCEPT

   A. CCTV        B. CBS        C. BeijingTV       D. Fox

2. When did England's national soccer team arrive in Germany for the World Cup this year?

   A. June 5,2006    B. July 9,2006  

C. June 9,2006    D. June 7,2006

3. How many soccer matches will be held in Berlin?

   A, Seven         B. Twelve       C. Six          D. Thirty-two

4. Which country held the 10th World Cup?

   A. Switzerland    B. Britain        C. China       D. Germany

5. In the volleyball tournament in Switzerland, which group does Chinese Women's Volleyball team belong to?

   A. Group A      B. Group B       C. Group C     D. Group D

根据句意完成已给出首字母或汉语提示的单词。每空只写一词。

1. Teachers’ Day in China is in September while Thanksgiving Day in America is in N_______.

2. The cup that I bought yesterday was b  ____ by my little brother, so I have to get a new one.

3. Peter, don’t eat u _________ food! It is bad for your health.

4. —I am so glad to have passed the driving test.

— C__________ !

5. This pair of shoes f___________  you very well. You can buy them.

6. The children are too young to dress t_________ , so the kindergartners have to help them.

7. His eyesight is too poor. He can h_____   see anything.

8. You’d better let in some fresh _________ (空气).

9. Have you found the ____________ (丢失的) book?

10. Never _______________ (放弃) until you’ll succeed.

11. Each of us should __________________ (自豪) being a Chinese.

12. Computers are used more and more _____________ (广泛) in our daily life.

13. The __________ (主人) of the new buildings are new comers.

14. I’ve been to Beijing ____________ (两次).

阅读下面短文，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。（必要时可加助动词或情态动词）

To welcome the Olympics in 2008 in Beijing, many old people begin to learn English now. Grandma Han Ye is 75 years old. She  1           （read）English sentences aloud every day. Now she  2         （learn）about 30 phrases.

Han is too old to go to school. Her teachers are some Junior 2 students from No. 1 Middle School in Rizhao. They began helping the old people study English, one-to-one, in May. The old people  3         （hope）to use English during the Olympics in 2008.

Han has never learned English before, so she has to begin with ABC. And she often 4           （forget）what she had learnt. So her little teacher, Lingling, has to say a word five or six times and also tells her how           5__________（use）it. Grandma works hard and now she 6           （talk）with her grandson at primary school in English.

Many old people take the English notes with them while they        7____________（do）the housework. They read the notes again the again in order to make the sentences correctly. Next month, Han and some old people          8____________（fly）to Beijing to spend their holidays and to practise their spoken English.

Grandma’s spirit（精神）makes us work harder and harder for our country.

——Do you think it will rain tomorrow?．

—— __________．It hasn’t rained for a whole month! It’s too dry．

A．I hope so    B．I hope not    C．I’m sale it will D．Yes,I know．

——Chain has won 165 gold medals in the Fifteenth Asian Games in 2006．

——________________.

A．Really? that’s impossible．    B．Great! I’m proud of my motherland

C．You’re kidding．               D．Congratulations to you!

How long ______ you ________ the Party?

A．did，join    B．have，joined    C．have，been D．have，been in

——Would you like to have dinner with us this Sunday．Miss Smith?

A．Oh，no，I have no time．

B．I’d love to，but I have some other things to do．

C．No，I don’t want to go．

D．Oh, no, that will be too much trouble.