A Russian, a Cuban, an American businessman and an American lawyer were on a train traveling across England. The Russian took out a large bottle of vodka, gave each of the men a drink and then threw the rest half bottle of vodka out of the window. “Why did you do that?” asked the American businessman. “There’s too much vodka in my country,” said the Russian, “And really we have more than we will ever use.” A little later, the Cuban passed around fine Havana Cigars. Then he threw his out of the window. “I thought Cuba is not a rich country,” the businessman said. “But you threw that very good cigars out of the window!” “Cigars,” the Cuban answered, “are the cheapest in my country. We have more of them than we know what to do with.” The American businessman sat quietly for a moment. Then he got up, caught the lawyer by the arm and threw him of the window.

(　 )51. The people in the story are from ______ countries.

　 A. one　　　　　　 B. two　　　　　 C. three　　　　 D. four

(　 )52. The four people are traveling by _______.

　 A. bus　　　　　　 B. air　　　　　 C. train　　　　 D. sea

(　 )53. Vodka is a kind of _______.

　 A. treasure(珍宝)　 B. wine　　　　 C. food　　　　 D. medicine

(　 )54. The Russian and the Cuban both wanted to _______.

　 A. tell the businessman that their countries are rich

　 B. prove(证明) that they were rich

　 C. ask the two Americans to visit their countries

　 D. make the businessman happy

(　 )55. What did the businessman want to say by throwing the lawyer out of the window?

A. I want to buy some vodka.　　　　　　　　 B. We have too many lawyers in my country.

C. I’ll go to Cuba and do some business of cigars. D. If you need lawyers, come to America.

Dogs like living with people. A dog can be a very good friend. He can do a lot of things for people. Some dogs help people to look after sheep, other dogs help them to find lost children. And some of the dogs can help the blind (盲人) do things.

Many years ago there was a very good dog. His name was Seeing Eye dog. Now we can see this kind of dogs all over the world. They are working for the blind.

The Seeing Eye dog is strong, good and easy to train(训练). He helps the blind to walk from place to place.

Before a dog becomes a Seeing Eye dog, he must go to a training school for about three months. First the dog has to learn to sit or stay when he hears the trainer’s call. In his next lesson the dog learns to make his trainer across busy streets.

The dog has many things to learn. And in every lesson he must learn to do one thing again and again for many times.

At the end of the training school he must take tests. When he passes the tests, the Seeing Eye dog will do the things by himself.

Now he can help blind people. The new master may be a man, a woman, or even a child. It takes the dog and his blind master about a month to learn to work and live together.

(    )46. We can see the Seeing Eye dog _______.

   A. only in the country        B. only in small cities

   C. all over the world         D. only on the busy street

(    )47. What can the Seeing Eye dog do?

   A. Look after sheep          B. Help blind people

   C. Find lost children         D. Train blind people

(    )48. If you want a dog to become a Seeing Eye dog, you must let him ________.

   A. go to a training school     B. go to a middle school

   C. go to an evening school    D. go to a children school

(    )49. First the dog has to learn to sit or stay __________.

   A. when he hears the telephone call       B. when he hears another dog’s call

   C. when he hears the master’s call        D. when he hears the trainer’s call

(    )50. How long will it take the dog and his blind master to learn to work and live together?

   A. one year    B. five years   C. about a month    D. one week

Xia Ming was worried about his study, so he wrote a letter to a magazine.

Two readers read the letter from the magazine and here are their answers:

(    )41. Xia Ming worried about ______.

   A. his classmates     B. his life     C. his study       D. his father

(    )42. Thumbelina gave ______ examples in the letter.

   A. one             B. two        C. three          D. four

(    )43. Thumbelina wrote about those famous people _______.

   A. to make Xia Ming feel better         B. to make Xia Ming laugh

   C. to show how much she knows        D. to show that she dislike them

(    )44. Which is NOT true?

   A. Xia Ming doesn’t have fun studying at school.

   B. Xia Ming’s father always helps him with his study.

   C. Smiling can reduce the pressure.

   D. Edison is famous in the world.

(    )45.  “Tomorrow is another day.” tells us ______.

   A. it’s the weekend tomorrow           B. Xia Ming can get good grades tomorrow

   C. tomorrow is different from today      D. there are hopes in our lives

用方框中所给的词的适当形式填空。

36. I’m ____________ than most of the kids in my class because I exercise everyday.

37. Don’t worry about your mother’s _____________.

38. Thanks for ____________ me to visit next week.

39. There are _____________ of people buying things on weekends.

40. Please tell me the _____________ story, we want to know all about it.

请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案。

“I don’t like my parents. They __21 _ tell me I should do this, and I should not do that. It sometimes makes me angry.” Said Hang Hua, a middle school student in Nanjing. Do you have the same _ 22__? Why does it seem that some parents are so __23__ in their children’s eyes?

Since you were born, your parents have worried about everything about you. They __24__ about your choice of friends, the food you eat, your work at school, __25__ sleep you get, etc. All these things are part of your life. They want you to grow up __26__ and happily.

So how can you __27__ things easier on yourself? It’s easier __28__ you think. Just let your parents know what you’re doing. Get them to know your friends. Call them if you stay somewhere else __29__ than usual. Say __30__ to them when you are wrong. Take responsibility(责任) for what you have done. Talk about your ideas with them. They may talk about __31__ with you. Most of all, try __32__ them. They are still __33__ being parents and need your help, too. Someday, when you become a parent, they may give you __34__ on how to get on with your __35__.

 ______ it take you to walk from your home to your office?

A. How long is      B. How far is      C. How long does       D. How far does

—I can’t stop smoking, doctor.

—For your health, I’m afraid you________.

A. must　　　　 B. have to　　　　 C. will　　　　　　　 D. can

--Can you come to play soccer with me this Sunday, Bob?

-- .

A. Yes, I can.　　 B. That’s all right　　 C. Sure, I’d love to　　 D. No, I can’t

—I have a bad cold.

—_______________.

A. No problem.　　　　　 B. Yes, you don’t look well

C. Thanks.　　　　　　　 D. I’m sorry to hear that.

 My school is about twenty ________ walk from here.

A. minute         B. minutes’       C. minute’s        D. minutes