55. If you want to work as a taxi driver, you can call        .

     A. 555-7296        B. 555-6238           C. 555-7843         D. 555-9767

56.          lost a small, black and white dog.

     A. Mark             B. Zig Zag            C. Mr. Winter        D. Gus. Reward

57. If Mrs. White wants to see Titanic 3D with her 10-year-old daughter, she will pay    dollars.

     A. 10               B. 20             c. 30                 D. 32

     I was quite close to my grandmother, Julia. We lived with her and then she lived with us. She was a very nice person, both kind and patient. She taught me to read and write when I was young and helped me to be interested in stories and poems.

     In my mind, my grandmother was a great tailor. She made clothes or toys better than anything you can buy in a shop today. She always made clothes for family and friends.

     My grandmother was also a hard worker both at home and at work. I can still remember the difficult time when we were very poor. At that time, my grandmother was already sixty years old but she worked in a hospital for a long time every day--not in the office but doing the cleaning outside and taking care of me at the same time while my mom was at work!

51. The writer's grandmother taught him to          when he was young.

   A. read and write                            B. sing and dance

    C. draw and sing                            D. play and learn

52. His grandmother always made          for family and friends.

    A. cakes            B. cards              C. meals              D. clothes

53. While his mom was          , his grandmother took care of him.

    A. at home          B. at work             C. out of work         D. in hospital

54. At the age of 60, his grandmother          in a hospital for a long time every day.

    A. made fine toys                           B. worked in the office

    C. did the cleaning                          D. stayed with his mother

Are you nervous when you stand in front of the public? Are you afraid to make a speech?

　　 Li Jun, a middle school boy, felt shy when he was making a speech the other day. Li had thought it would be quite easy to speak in front of　 41　 classmates.

　　 "I was wrong. It was very different and much 　42　 than talking to my classmates during playtime," Li said. "I tried, but it was really difficult to speak. I felt like a mute (哑巴) and wanted to leave the classroom　 43　 "

　　 Li is not alone. Many middle school students now have the same 　44　 : they can talk about their ideas freely　 45　 their best friends after class, but can't speak in public. According to Zhou Hong, a teacher from a university, the main reason is that schools in China pay more attention to writing instead of 46 .

　　 Zhou hopes schools can give students more chances to open their　 47 , such as speech competitions, English corners and class discussions. Students can join in any one they want to.　 48　 he also gives some advice to students. "During your free time you should 49　 more. When you're speaking in public, take it easy. Just imagine you're talking to nobody and speak up your ideas clearly," Zhou said. "That 　50 a fine public speech and you'll feel confident. "

41. A. her　　　　　　 B. my　　　　　　　 C. your　　　　　　　 D. his

42. A. harder　　　　　 B. easier　　　　　　 C. better'　　　　 　 D. later

43. A. slowly　　　　　 B. quickly　　　　　 C. sadly　　　　　　 D. happily

44. A. answer　　　　　 B, subject　　　　　 C. problem　　　　　 D. question

45. A. except　　　　　 B. beside　　　　　 C. from　　　　　　　 D. with

46. A. listening　　　　 B. speaking　　　　　 C. reading　　　　　 D. singing

47. A. mouths　　　　 B. eyes　　　　　　 C. minds　　　　　　 D. hearts

48. A. But　　　　　　 B. So　　　　　　　 C. And　　　　　　　 D. Or

49. A. play　　　　　　 B. practice　　　 　 C. write　　　　　　　 D. watch

50. A. reports　　　　　 B. keeps　　　　　　 C. hears　　　　　　 D. makes

--I am going to London to watch the Summer Olympic Games next month.

--　　　　 !

　　 A. Have a good time　　　　　　　　　　 B. It's terrible

　　 C. Good job　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. What a pity

--What do you think of the film you saw yesterday?

--Oh! It's one of　　　　 films I've ever seen.

　　 A. interesting　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. more interesting

　　 C. most interesting　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the most interesting

--Dad, why should I stop ____computer games?

--For your health, my boy. I’m afraid you_______

　　 A. to play; must　 B.playing; have to C. to play; can　 D. playing; may

 Jack,          ., or you will get heavier.

    A. doesn't play sports any more             B. doesn't eat so much meat

    C. don't play sports any more              D. don't eat so much meat

--Could you tell me　　　　 ?

--By searching the Internet.

　 A. how you got the information　　　　　 B. why you got the information

　 C. how did you get the information　　　　 D. why did you get the information

 You don't have to worry about me. I'm old enough to          myself.

    A. look after        B. look for          C. look up           D. look at

—Hello, may I speak to Sandy?　

—　　　　 .

　 A. Yes, I'm Rose　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. I'll call back again

　 C. Yes, I can't hear you　　　　　　　　 D. This is Sandy speaking