The bicycle is one of the simplest yet most useful invention in the world. What is the most surprising is that it was not1______easier, although the great inventor Leonardo da Vinci had2______pictures for bicycles and flying machines and some other things. Those things were not produced3 ______long after he died.

A person riding a bicycle uses very little4______to make the bicycle move, and there is no pollution at all when you are riding. Even so, in most developed5_____, most people don’t go to work by bicycle. It is not 6______the bicycles are expensive or people feel 7______ if they ride to work. It’s because the number of cars on the roads becomes larger. It certainly becomes more 8______ to ride a bicycle. As a result, more people put their bicycles away and go to work9______their cars. And in this way, the situation is made more serious. Perhaps the best way to make riding safer and more popular is to10_____ paths only for bicycles.

 Do you get angry when your friends sing loudly while you are trying to work? 1_________

   If you do, you need to control(控制) your feelings and stop getting angry so easily. Getting angry with others can cause you to lose friends.

   Gary Egeberg, an American high school teacher, has written My Feelings Are Just Like Wild Animals to help you control your feelings.2_________

   “Getting angry is not a natural way to act,”  the book says. 3_________

   The book says you can control your anger easily---all you have to do is to tell yourself not to be angry.

   The book gives many tips to help you if you get angry easily. Here are the top three:

  4_________ Look at it later, and you will realize you get angry too easily.

  Ask your friends to stop talking to you when you get angry. This will teach you not to be angry.

   Do something different. 5_________ Try to laugh!

1 If you want to go to Lily and Brain’s party, you can call them at_______.

A.     342- 5691  B. 342—7859   C. 342—4652  D.  342—7896

2 Mike Green has to sell his washing machine because________.

A.     he wants to buy a new one  B.it is out of style

C. it wastes too much water    D. he will go abroad

3 Where shoud you go if you want to read books?

A.     15 South Road  B. 56 Park Road

C. 15 North Road   D. 216 Zhongshan Road

4 How long does Smith’s Book Club open a day? 新课 标第 一 网

A.     8 hours  B. 10 hours  C. 12 hours  D. 14 hours

5 You can send an e-mail to mikegreen@126.com if you want to_______.

      A. read books      B. drink tea

      C. go to a party     D. buy a washing machine

 My dad was a fisherman. He worked hard and stayed out until he caught enough fish to feed the family nearly every day.

   When the weather was bad he would drive me to school. He had this old truck that he used in his fishing business. That truck was older than he was. When he got to the school, he would give me a big kiss on the face and tell me to be a good boy. It was so embarrassing(令人难堪的) for me. I was 12 years old, and my dad would kiss me goodbye!

I remember the day I decided I was too old for a goodbye kiss. When we got to the school and came to a stop, he had his a usual big smile. He started to lean toward me, but I put my hand up and said, “No, Dad.” It was the first time I had ever refused him and he had this surprised look on his face for a long time, and his eyes started to be wet, he turned and looked out the windshield(挡风玻璃). “You’re right,” he said, “You are a big boy… a man. I won’t kiss you anymore.”

 It wasn’t long after that when my dad went to sea and never came back. It was a day when most of the fishermen stayed at home, but not dad. He had a big family to feed…

How I wish I had been a man the. If I had been a man, I would never have told my dad I was too old for a goodbye kiss.

1 What does the underlined word “feed” mean?

     A. 收留   B. 教育  C. 养活   D. 捐助新课 标 第 一网

2 When the weather was bad, the writer went to school________.

A.     in his father’s boat  B. in his father’s truck

      C. by bike            D. on foot

3 He felt so embarrassed because________.

      A. his father kissed him goodbye   B. his father drove him to school

      C. his father’s trunk was too old   D. his father said he was a good boy

4 His father died ________.

A.     after he refused his father’s goodbye kiss

B.     when he was born

C.     before he was 12 years old

D.     after he said goodbye to his family

5 The purpose of this passage is to tell us________.

A.     what a big man the writer’s father was

B.     how the writer’s father caught fish

C.     the writer took pride in his father

D.     the writer felt sorry for his father and himself

Dear Mr. Know,

My 13-year-old son was hurt in an accident several days ago. His doctors say he has no chance of seeing again. I have no experience with the blind(盲的). I want to know how he may behave in the future. I want to know everything I can to help him. Please help!

                                                 Mary

Dear Marry,

     My son, Trey, who is nine years old, also lost his vision(视力)suddenly. I think one of the most important things for you to do is to find other blind kids of your son’s age in your area. He will need someone to talk to that understands his situation and can give him some advice. Sometimes, other kids treat your son differently, and it takes time, experience, and patience to learn the best ways of dealing with this. But if your son had another successful, blind teenager to talk to, that person could tell him how they dealt with the same situations. Also, often talk to the doctor so that they can show your son how to get around safely. Learning to use assistant technology(辅助技术) and Braille(盲人用的点字法) are also extremely important. Where I live, we have a place called Envision that offers these services. Check around for something similar in your area. I hope I have been of some help.

                                                   Jack

1 How old is Mary’s son?

       A. 9    B. 10   C. 12    D. 13

2 Mary is worried about________.

A.     why her son will be blind

B.     how to help her son

C.     that her son won’t be allowed to go to school

D.     how to help the blind in her neighborhood

3 Jack is ________.

      A. a doctor   B. a blind   C. Mary’s son  D. Trey’s father

4 How many pieces of advice does Jack give to Mary?

      A. One   B. Two   C. Three   D. Four

5 If you go to Envison, you can ________.

A.     look for blind friends

B.     find many blind childrenwww .xk b1.c om

C.     learn to use assistant technology and Braille

D.     get the advice from the doctors

We got up late as usual. My husband decided to water the flowers in the garden_______ leaving, and when he discovered that he couldn’t manage(处理)by _______, he asked me for help at last moment. _______now we had an hour to get to the airport. _______, there were not many cars or buses on the road and we were able to get there just in time. We checked in and went to a big hall to _______our flight to be called. We waited and waited but no announcement(通知) was made. In the end there was an announcement_______us that passengers could get a free meal. The plane hadn’t left Spain for technical problems. We waited again for a long time until late evening_______we were asked to spend the night in a nearby hotel.

The next morning after a _______night because of all the planes taking off and landing, we returned to the _______. Guess what had happened while we were asleep! Our plane had arrived and taken off again. All the other passengers had _______in the night to catch the plane, but for some reasons or others we had been forgotten. You can imagine how we felt.

1 A. after      B. until     C. before     D. since

2 A. herself    B. himself   C. itself      D. themselves

3 A. So        B. Unless   C. Although  D. Because

4 A. Friendly   B. Luckily   C. Terribly   D. Possibly

5 A. look after  B. wait in    C. look at    D. wait for

6 A. agreeing   B. telling    C. asking     D. shocking

7 A. where    B. which    C. when        D. what

8 A. bad      B. good     C. dangerous    D. interesting

9 A. home     B. hotel     C. station      D. airport

10 A. woken up  B. paid for  C. given up     D. agreed with

---Could you tell me_______tomorrow morning?

       --- Well, it will start at 9:00 o’clock.

A.     when the meeting will start

B.     when will the meeting start

C.     where the meeting starts

D.     where will the meeting start

---You’ve given us a wonderful Chinese dinner, Mrs. Wang.

       ---_______

A.     I’m glad you enjoyed it

B.     Oh, I’m afraid I didn’t cook very well

C.     Come again when you are free

D.     It’s not necessary for you to say so

I think he draws very well. _______he is only 4 years old.

     A. At first   B. At all   C. Above all   D. After all

---Do you remember the present ______your son gave you for the first time?

       --- Of course. A brown tie.

     A. where  B. which  C. who   D. whose