We each have memory (记忆力). That’s why we still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things in a shot time, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have surprising memories.

A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He learns the sounds, remember them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages easily because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the students have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.

But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.

(　 )16. Why can some people easily learn many things in a short time?

　　　 A. They always sleep very well B. They often eat good food and fish.

　　　 C. They read a lot of books.　　 D. They have very good memories.

(　 )17. When does everyone learn his mother language?

　　　 A. At the age of six.　　　　　 B. When he is a small child.

　　　 C. After he goes to school.　　　 D. When he can read and write.

(　 )18. What does a child need to do before he can speak?

　　　 A. He must read and write.

　　　 B. He must chat with others.

　　　 C. He must hear and remember the sounds.

　　　 D. He must think hard and listen to much music.

(　 )19. What can you do if you want your memory become better?

　　　 A. You must eat a lot of food, especially lots of fish.

　　　 B. You must keep practicing it.

　　　 C. You must say or do things only once.

　　　 D. You must become a great man.

(　 )20. Why can a Chinese learn English easily if he is in England?

　　　 A. Because he must speak English every day.

　　　 B. Because he will have a good memory in England, not in China.

　　　 C. Because his father is an English man.

　　　 D. Because his English teacher is better in England.

People usually hate mice, but people almost all over the world like one mouse--- the famous Mickey Mouse.Fifty years ago, most films had no sounds. A man called Walt Disney made a cartoon mouse. The cartoon mouse could talk in these films. He named his mouse became a good friend of both young people and old people. Children liked to see their lovely friend, because he brought happiness to them.

Mickey is a clean mouse right from the beginning. Maybe this is why people love Mickey Mouse very much. In his early life, Mickey did some wrong things. People were very angry. They wrote to Disney and said they didn’t want Mickey to do the wrong things. Because there were some things that Mickey could not do. Disney made a new animal called Donald Duck. He also made a dog, Pluto. This dog does some foolish(愚蠢) and wrong things whenever he goes. Now, our Mickey Mouse is more interesting as well. He is known as a star of beauty and wisdom(智慧).He has his friends in almost  every country.

(    ) 11. Mickey Mouse first came out __________.

A. on TV  B. in the film      C. in the play      D.in a picture-book

(    ) 12. Children love Mickey Mouse because _______.

A. it can speak      B. it is clean   C. it makes them happy     D. it is a mouse.

(    ) 13. The dog, Pluto, is ______________________.

A. a fool that often does something wrong

B. a clever dog that can do everything well.

C. a beautiful dog that people like very much.

D. a famous dog as a star of beauty and wisdom.

(    ) 14. The best title(标题) for the passage is ______.

A. Pluto                     B. Donald Duck 

C. Donald Duck and Pluto      D. Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck

(    ) 15. Why did Disney make Duck?______.

A. Because Mickey Mouse are very lonely.

B. Because there were some things that Mickey could not do .

C. Because Mickey was able to do everything.

D. Because people didn’t like Mickey Mouse any more.

Lions are big and strong. They have bright eyes, sharp teeth and black points on their brown bodies. So they look beautiful.

Lions can run fast. They are good at catching other animals. Lions like living as a family until baby lions are 2 years old. A lion lives alone during most of its life.

Now, many hunters hurt lions for their fur and meat. They sell their meat to people for meals. They use their fur to make clothes and bags. We must stop this. It is wrong for people to kill lions. We can write to newspapers about the danger the lions are facing. We should tell the government and people about the problems. If we do nothing, soon there will be no lions in the world any more!

(    )6. What are lions like?

      A. Big and strong            B. Big and light

      C. Black and white           D. Bright and Slim.

(    )7. What colour is the lion’s points?

      A. Black      B. Brown     C. Blue     D. White

(    )8. When do baby lions begin to live alone?

      A. 20 years old  B. 12 years old   C. 2 years old      D. 22 years old

(    )9. What do people hunt tigers for?

      A. Fur                 B. Fur and leather bags

      C. Fur and meat         D. Leather bags and bones

(    )10. To save lions, what are NOT in the passage?

      A. Write to newspapers.         B. Tell people about the problems.

      C. Do a lion count once a year.    D. Ask the government to help.

Bill went shopping in Chongqing one day. Here is the receipt(收据).

(    )1. Quandu is a            in Chongqing.

      A. room               B. shop     C. school       D. hospital

(    )2. When did Bill do the shopping?

      A. In the morning     B. At noon   C. In the afternoon    D. In the evening

(    )3. Bill bought           kinds of clothes together.

      A. 3                  B. 4                C. 6                D. 7

(    )4. The bags cost Bill           .

      A.￥80                B. ￥160        C. ￥200        D. ￥480   

(    )5. If there is a 10% discount（打折） on all the things, Bill will save           .

      A.￥165           B.￥825     C.￥1485        D.￥1650       

While Tom and Mary were on holidays at the seaside, they enjoyed _____1____ the seagulls. They _____2____ a lot about these lovely birds.

They will often come close to you on the beach when they are eating something. If you _____3____ a piece of bread to them, they will soon catch it.

Seagulls swim well, but they don’t often dive for fish. They are also good at flying _____4_____ their large wings. When a seagull is flying, he puts his legs _____5____ his body.

Tom often watched them _____6____ close to the ground because he liked the way they _____7____ the air with their wings and brought down their feet before they _____8____ the ground.

Mary liked to see them sliding over the _____9____ as they often did, without their _____10____ moving. But she said she didn’t like the noise they made.

(    ) 1. A. watch         B. to watch        C. watching        D. watched

(    ) 2. A. understood    B. learned         C. found           D. thought

(    ) 3. A. throw         B. take            C. send            D. pull

(    ) 4. A. with          B. to              C. for             D. of

(    ) 5. A. below         B. above           C. on              D. in

(    ) 6. A. to come       B. came            C. coming          D. comes

(    ) 7. A. help          B. beat            C. put             D. kept

(    ) 8. A. hit           B. arrived         C. got             D. touched

(    ) 9. A. water         B. land            C. sky             D. ground

(    ) 10. A. eyes          B. feet            C. legs            D. wings

--- I’m going to watch wild animals to Zhuyuwan Zoo after the exam.

--- Really? ______!

A. Have a great time　　　 B. Congratulations　　

C. It’s nice of you　　　 　 D. Come on

--- How is he getting on with his spoken English?

--- Great. Now he can speak English ______ his English teacher.

A. as better as　　　 B. as well as　　　 C. as good as　　　 D. as many as

--- How can I know where you are?

---You can call me ______ 82848688 or e-mail me ______ Luckydog@126．com.

A. at; on　　　　　 B. by; on　　　　　　　 C. on; at　　　　　　　 D. on; on

 The floor is quite wet, my teacher asked us _________ quickly.

        A. to mop up it   B. mopped it up   C. to mop it up     D. mop it up

 --- What did you give your mother on her fortieth birthday?

--- I gave her some flowers. The sentence structure is ______.

  A. S+V            B. S+V+IO+DO        C. S+V+P        D. S+V+DO