When I was young, I liked to play jokes on people I knew, especially on my parents and friends. One day my mother was ____80____ and I was playing with my younger brother Tony. Suddenly I ran to my mother and said, “Tony fell from the open window!” She was very ____81____ and ran out of the kitchen. Then I said, “Don’t worry, I’m just joking.” And my mother shouted at me, “If you do it again, I’ll hit you.”

One day I went swimming with my friends in the sea. I wanted to play a joke on them. In the beginning, I swam fast, and I called out, “____82____!” All my friends came to help me, only to find that I was joking. But half an hour later, I wasn’t joking. I swam so fast that I got ____83____ and couldn’t swim on in water. I tried my best to call my friends for help, but this time nobody came to help me.

____84____, they found I was telling the truth. They came and saved my life. They took me to the hospital. This is the best ____85____ in my life. From then on, I haven’t joked on anyone.

80. A. sleeping         B. writing         C. cooking          D. swimming

81. A. happy             B. angry                   C. worried           D. sorry

82. A. Come on             B. Help                         C. Look                      D. Hello

83. A. bored                  B. hungry                   C. surprised                D. tired

84. A. In the end           B. In addition                 C. Since then               D. Instead

85. A. time                   B. lesson                       C. experience           D. sport

Joe and his friends were on their way to the Red Cross Headquarters to take the test for the first-aid badge (徽章). They had worked and practiced very hard the whole year and were confident that they would do well for their test.

On their way to the test place, they saw a hit-and-run accident. A taxi driver had sped through the red light and narrowly missed hitting a schoolboy. However, he could not stop in time to avoid (避开) a motorcycle that had turned round the corner. The passenger at the back was thrown off the motorcycle and landed heavily on the ground. The taxi driver was frightened and drove off. Everyone on the street was greatly surprised.

Joe realized that they should take action when he saw the victim bled (流血) heavily. “Come on,” he said to his friends and wanted them to follow him but they didn’t move.

Joe knew what they were thinking. They would have to wait for another year if they were to miss the test. “Which is more important? A man’s life or a badge?” Joe asked his friends.

The question made his friends feel small.

The victim had a deep cut on his head. Joe and his friends dressed his wound to stop the bleeding while waiting for the ambulance to arrive. This was what the Red Cross Society had trained them for.

74.  Joe and his friends were on their way to the Red Cross Headquarters to __________.

A) take a test on first-aid              B) collect their first-aid badges

C) report a hit-and-run accident       D) help the victim of an accident

75.  Who got hurt in the accident?

A) The passenger in the taxi.           B) The passenger on a motorcycle.

C) The taxi driver        .            D) The motorcycle rider.

76.  Everyone on the street was surprised because __________.

A) the ambulance had already arrived.    

B) the schoolboy was seriously hurt.

C) Joe did first-aid for the victim in time.  

D) the driver ran away after the accident.

77.  The test for the first-aid badge is held __________.

A) once a year.         B) twice a year.       C) once a term.         D) twice a term.

78.  What did Joe and his friends do for the victim?

A) They took him to the hospital.        B) They stopped the bleeding for him.

C) They did nothing for him.          D) They made a phone call to his family.

79. The writer thinks __________.

A) Joe should take the test              B) Joe was foolish

C) Joe put others before himself            D) Joe was rude to his friends

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67. She always sits in the corner of the room. (改为一般疑问句)

   __________ she always __________ in the corner of the room?

68. The competition is held every four years. (对划线部分提问)

   __________ __________ is the competition held?

69. She has never been abroad. (改为反意疑问句)

She has never been abroad, __________ __________?

70. A driver took the boy the hospital yesterday. (改为被动语态)

   The boy __________ __________ to the hospital by a driver yesterday..

71. You can come with us. You can also stay at home with your mother. (合并为一句)

   You can __________ come with us __________ stay at home with your mother.

72. “I can help repair the bike.” said Jerry. (改为宾语从句)

   Jerry said __________ he __________ help repair the bike.

73. She arrived early in order to get a good seat. (保持句意基本不变)

   She arrived early __________ __________ she could get a good seat.

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59. It’s important to brush your __________ at least twice a day. (tooth)

60. It is the __________ time Lee has won an Oscar for best director. (two)

61. Why do you think you did so __________ in your test? (bad)

62. My grandma has become very __________ in recent years. (forget)

63. I’m not happy with the __________ of the trip. I think two weeks is long enough. (long)

64. The floods have killed hundreds and made thousands __________. (home)

65. The new programme aims to __________ older people to study at college. (able)

66. Why shouldn’t doctors __________ on their family members? (operation)

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All the students at the beach party were members of the English club. Before they began to ____51____ or to play games, Miss Barnes wanted them to learn some new words. She taught them how to say beach, sand, ocean and waves in English. The students repeated the new words and tried to use them in ____52____.

After the English lesson the boys started ____53____ volleyball. Miss Barnes helped them to keep score in English. The students laughed at their ____54____ mistakes, but they enjoyed practicing their new words and having fun ____55____.

Afterwards, there was plenty of time for those who liked to swim in the water. Some of the waves were quite large and could be ____56____ for people who do not swim well. Miss Barnes watched them very ____57____. When it was time for lunch, Miss Barnes asked each member of the club a question in English. If the students could not answer their questions, she taught them how to say it ____58____. Everyone thanked Miss Barnes for being such a nice teacher.

--- It is a bit cold today. Would you mind closing the window?

--- __________

A) Of course not.　　　 B) You are welcome.　　　

C) Yes, I would.　　　 D) No, thanks.

--- Sorry, I didn’t return your book on time.

--- __________

A) I agree with you.　　 B) It doesn’t matter.　　

C) You’re welcome.　　 D) That’s a good idea.

 Many trees__________ down every year, so we are losing our warm home, the Earth.

A) are cut                   B) are cutting                C) cut                        D) have cut

 Some students had to give up their hobbies __________ they were busy with their work.

A) although                 B) until                         C) because                  D) unless

 Tom __________ a report when I telephoned him yesterday afternoon.

A) was writing            B) is writing                  C) was written            D) wrote