It was Mother's Day. John was so busy with his work that he had ___1___time to return home. When he passed by a flower shop in the evening, he got an idea. "I'll send Mum some roses ."

___2___John was picking his flowers, another young man went inside. "How many roses can I get for only five dollars, Madam?" he asked. The assistant Nancy was trying to tell him roses were as ___3___as forty dollars a dozen . Maybe he would only buy some carnations.

"No, I have to have red roses. " He said, "My mum was badly ill last year and I didn't spend much time with her. Now I want to get something special, it has to be roses ___4___rose is her favorite. "

After hearing it, John said he would pay the rest of the money for the young man. When the young man took the roses, he almost jumped into the air and ran out of the shop. John was quite excited to see that. Then John took out his money and___5___his roses and asked the assistant to send them to his mother.

As he walked out, he saw the young man crossing the street and going into a___6___. But soon he found it was not a park but a cemetery. Crying, the young man___7___put down the roses," Mum, oh, Mum, why didn't I tell you how much I loved you? God, please help ___8___find my mum and tell her I love her..."

___9___thinking anything, John turned and quickly walked back to the shop. He would take the __10____home himself.

1.                A.no            B.enough         C.much D.more

 

2.                A.After          B.Just            C.While    D.Before

 

3.                A.cheap          B.beautiful        C.expensive D.awful

 

4.                A.because        B.so             C.but  D.when

 

5.                A.looked after     B.took away       C.paid for   D.got out

 

6.                A.shop           B.park           C.train station   D.hospital

 

7.                A.loudly          B.happily         C.carefully  D.hardly

 

8.                A.him            B.her            C.me  D.them

 

9.                A.As             B.With           C.without   D.For

 

10.               A.carnations      B.money         C.scarf  D.flowers

 

 

A man came back home from work late, he was tired And he was surprised to find his ten-year-old son waiting for him at the door.

"Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?"

"If you want to know, I make $20 an hour."

"Oh,"the little boy answered, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me $10?"

The father was furious, "If you asked for money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think why you are being so selfish !"

The little boy quietly went to his room and closed the door. After about an hour, the father calmed down, and started to think, "Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t ask for money very often."So he went to the little boy’s room.

"Sorry! Maybe I was too hard on you just now," said the man. "Here’s $10."

"Oh, thank you, Daddy!"the boy said happily. Then, the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had some money, he got angry again.

"Why do you want more money after you already have some?" the father shouted angrily.

"Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do," the little boy answered, "Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you."

1.How much does the man make if he works an hour?

A.$10.             B.$20.              C.$100.            D.$200.

2.In this passage, the underlined word "furious" means ______.

A.very angry         B.quite happy        C.too excited        D.a little nervous

3.At first, the father didn’t give her son any money because______.

A.he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself

B.he did not have enough money at that moment

C.he thought the boy would buy something of no use

D.the boy always borrowed money from him

4.The boy wanted to buy ______with twenty dollars.

A.a new book for himself                   B.a nice present for his father

C.a toy for his own birthday                 D.an hour of his father’s time

5.From this passage, we can infer that the boy's father______.

A.often played with his son                 B.spent little time with his son

C.didn’t love his son at all                 D.often came back home early

 

A taxi hit a truck. A policeman spoke to the taxi driver and to the truck driver. He also spoke to Tom. He was a witness . This is what they said.

TRUCK DRIVER: I was driving from the airport to Newton. A car crossed the road, so I slowed down. I did not stop. A taxi hit the back of my truck. Nobody was badly hurt but both cars were damaged.

TAXI DRIVER: I was driving behind a truck a few kilometers from Newton. The truck stopped suddenly. The driver did not give me a warning. I was driving very slowly. I could not pass the truck because there were two cars coming near from Newton. My taxi hit the truck, and some glass cut my left hand.

TOM: I was watching the traffic about a kilometer from the airport. A truck was going to Newton. It was not going very quickly. There was a taxi about two hundred meters behind the truck. It was going fast. When the truck slowed down, the taxi hit it. The taxi driver was not looking at the truck. He was looking out of the window at something. My friend saw the accident, too.

Tom's friend spoke to the policeman and agreed with Tom.

1.How many people are mentioned in the story?

A.Three.            B.Four.             C.Five.             D.Six.

2.The truck was going______.

A.to Newton                             B.to the police station

C.to the airport                          D.home

3.From the story, we know______didn’t tell the truth.

A.the truck driver                        B.Tom

C.the taxi driver                          D.Tom's friend

4.In fact, Tom's friend was also a ______ .

A.witness           B.driver            C.policeman         D.cleaner

5.What's the best title for this passage?

A.A Taxi Driver                           B.A Traffic Accident

C.A Story of Tom                          D.A Truck Driver

 

下面是四位同学写给《21世纪中学生英文报》编辑 Editor Lee的求助信。在信中,四位同学分别谈了自己在学习或生活中的问题。

A. 请将四封信与问题进行配对,并把序号A、B、C、D填入题题后相应的横线上。

     (A)

Dear Editor Lee,

Recently I have much difficulty in falling asleep. When I go to bed, though I feel sleepy,

I always think a lot and can’t fall asleep. So I always feel tired in class and sometimes my head hurts badly. Can you give me some advice?

Steven

(B)

Dear Editor Lee,

I am a student from Junior middle school.I am good at all the subjects except English.I can’t remember words well. I am not good at speaking and listening .

What shall I do?Could you give me some advice?

John                                                                 

(C)

Dear Editor Lee,

I have a problem. I really don’t know what to say when I meet strangers .I find it hard to talk with others because I am afraid they might laugh at me.I’m not as clever and funny as my friends .If people start to talking to me, they will think that I’m just boring.

Please help me.

Ann

(D)

Dear Editor Lee,

I was getting on well with my best friend .But a few days ago, another friend of mine told me that my best friend often said bad words about me. When I heard this, I was very angry. What shall I do? Should I stop being her friend or stay with her as usual ?

Betty

                                                                   

 

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