I was woken up by a strange sound. I saw something moving by my window. I was terrified and ran downstairs. I found my mom in the kitchen, getting my brother ready for school.

　 "Mum, did you hear anything? I, uh. I thought I saw an alien."

　 "Are you all right? Just a dream ! "Mum answered.

Then I went back to my room. As I walked to the window, I cried, I saw a little alien, no more than three feet tall, with big and black eyes. It tried to run between my legs and escape through the window. Although I was scared, for some reason, I squeezed (挤) my legs together in time to catch it. It took out something and hurt me. I felt a terrible sense of nothingness and fainted (晕倒). Then I woke up.

At first, I could hardly move. I wasn't sure whether it was a dream or not. I pulled myself out of the bed and walked downstairs. I saw my mum in the kitchen. She was really getting my brother ready for school, wearing her pink clothes. Then I realized it was just a dream because in my dream she was wearing her work clothes.

　 From then on, I always dreamt about aliens and all the dreams felt so real. At that time, I really thought maybe I had some kind of relationship with aliens. About two months later, I stopped having such dreams. Later I realized that l used to have those dreams because I always read books or watched TV programs about aliens before I fell asleep!

69. What did the writer first do when he saw the alien?

　 A. He was too scared to move.

　 B. He knew it was a dream and wasn't afraid.

　 C. He was so scared that he fainted.

　 D. He thought against the alien.

70. The writer found that it was just a dream _____.

A. as soon as he woke up

B. before he went downstairs

C. when he saw his mother

D. when he was hurt by the alien

71. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

　 A. The writer had the dream at night.

　 B. The writer's mother's work clothes might not be pink.

　 C. The writer's mother was worried about his dream.

　 D. When the writer had the dream, his family were sleeping.

72. Why did the writer use to have dreams about aliens?

　 A. He had some kind of relationship with aliens.

　 B. He was terribly ill.

　 C. He often did something about aliens before going to bed.

　 D. The dreams were all about the writer's real experiences.

The Longest Bicycle

    The longest true bicycle was 28.1 meters long and had two wheels. It was built by the students at the  Delft  University  of Technology  in  the Netherlands. The bicycle was ridden more than 100 meters in Delft on December 11, 2002.

The Most Expensive Jeans

    A pair of Levis jeans which was over 115 years old then was sold by Randy Knight to a Japanese buyer over the Internet on June 15, 2005. The jeans cost the buyer $60,000.

The Heaviest Apple

    The heaviest apple weighed 1.849 kilos. It was grown by Chisato Iwasaki on his apple farm in Japan. Chisato picked the apple on October 24, 2005.

The Largest Mobile Phone

    The Iargest mobile phone was the Sony Ericsson W810i. It was 2.50×1.14×0.49m and was measured (量) at the MTN Scien Centre in Cape Town, South Africa, on September 20, 2007.

66. The longest bicycle ______.

A. was made in the USA.

B. couldn't be ridden

C. was about 100 meters long

D. had only two wheels

67. Which of the following is NOT true about the most expensive pair of jeans?

A. It was sold over the Internet.

B. It cost the buyer $60,000.

C. It was sold to an American buyer.

D. It is more than 100 years old now.

68. According to the passage, what happened on October 24, 2005?

A. The heaviest apple was grown.

B. The longest bicycle was built.

C. The largest mobile phone was made.

D. The heaviest apple was picked.

先阅读短文，掌握其大意。然后从方框中所给的词中选出恰当的10个，并用其适当形式填空，每个词限用一次。(每小题1分)

    Villagers are healthier than people who live in towns. One reason for this is that country air is

   56   than the air in smoky   57  . The villager is   58   fresh clean air all day in the fields, but the air the townsman breath is always full of smoke and dust. We cannot live without air. If we are   59   from breathing even for five minutes, we will die. Bad air means bad health and certain kinds of   60  , which may kill us,   61   they may not kill us at once.

    We all know   62   feelings we will get if we stay a long time in a shut, crowded room. After a time, we begin to feel very    63   , and can hardly keep our eyes open. Then our heads begin to ache, and the longer we stay the   64   we feel. How nice it is when we get outside into the fresh air! We must, therefore, keep   65   windows open, so that air in our rooms is always fresh.

56. _______  57. _______  58. _______  59. _______  60. _______

61. _______  62. _______  63. _______  64. _______  65. _______

A famous magician (魔术师) came to our city. He gave some 　41 . Most of his shows had educational 　42 . He taught lessons about health, history and some other things about life through his magic tricks (魔术). Both children and parents 　43　 his shows, for the fun as well as the 44 .

　 My mother 45 me to watch one of his shows the day before yesterday. The show taught children not to steal (偷) by describing 　46 a person might feel when his or her thing was stolen. In the show, there was a shark. He often stole things and never 　47 the owners' feelings. Then one day he found his　 48 things were stolen. He was angry and 　49 . From that experience, he 　50 how worried and angry others would be when their things were 　51 . From then on he decided to 　52　 stealing.

　 The show was 　53 . It made me understand why we shouldn't take what didn't 　 54 us, I also learned that we shouldn't get happiness from 　55 others. Later I recommended (推荐) it to some of my friends, hoping they would also learn something from it while enjoying the wonderful magic.

41. A. money　　　　 　　　　　　 B. chances　　　　　 　　　 C. time　　　　　　 D. shows

42. A. challenges　　　　 B. mistakes　　　　 C. experiences　　　 　　　 D. messages

43. A. missed　　　　　　 B. enjoyed　　　　　 C. learned　　　　　 D. remembered

44. A. education　　　　　 B. supper　　　　　 C. friends　　　　　 　　　 D. players

45. A. took　　　　　　　 B. helped　　　　 　 C. wished　　　　　 D. allowed

46. A. why　　　　　　　 　　　 B. how　　　　　　 C. when　　　　　　 D. what

47. A. gave up　　　　　 B. wrote down　　　 C. cared about　　　 　　　 D. laughed at

48. A. cheap　　　　　　 B. colorful　　　　 　 C. own　　　 　　　 D. lucky

49. A. relaxed　　　　　　 B. upset　　　　　 C. dishonest　　　　 D. energetic

50. A. forgot　　　　　　 B. learned　　　　 　 C. disagreed　　　　 D. visited

51. A. lost　　　　　　　 B. helpful　　　　　 C. wrong　　　　　 D. broken

52. A. start　　　　　　　 　　　 B. finish　　　　　　 C. stop　　　　　　 　 D. keep

53. A. uninteresting　　　 B. new　　　　　　 C. bored　　　　　　 D. great

54. A. make up　　　　　 B. borrow from　　　 　　　 C. depend on　　　　 D. belong to

55. A. teaching　　　　　 B. hurting　　　　　 C. beating　　　　　 D. refusing

—Can you tell me ______?

—By doing more speaking.

A. how I can improve my English

B. which way can I choose

C. how I do deal with my English

D. what’s wrong with my English

 After school he didn't go home. ______, he went to the playground.

A. But

B. While

C. Instead

D. Instead of

 ______ summer nights, we often go to sleep ______ the window open.

A. At; with

B. On; with

C. In; for

D. At; on

 If I went to the moon, I ______ bring something unusual back to the earth.

A. could

B. will

C. would

D. shall

 Why do you get your hair ______ red? Do you think it's beautiful?

A. color

B. colored

C. to color

D. coloring

—We are proud that the 2008 Olympics Games was held in Beijing.

—______.

A. So I am

B. So am I

C. So it is

D. So is it