The factory ______ its waste into the river, but now it deals with the waste in a new way.

    A. used to dump                 B. is used to dump

C. used to dumping              D. is used to dumping

The food in the fridge ________ bad. Throw it away, please.

    A. is smelt terrible       B. smells terrible     C. smells terribly        D. is smelt terribly

Young people usually_________ city life to country life while old people _______ enjoy country life.

A. would rather; prefer                  B. prefer; would rather

C. would rather; would rather             D. prefer; prefer

—Simon, I wonder _______.

        —Last Saturday.

      A. when the foreign visitors arrived         B. when did the foreign visitors arrive

C. when the foreign visitors will arrive      D. when will the foreign visitors arrive

—I’m sorry. That wasn’t of much help.

— ________. In fact, it was most helpful.

A. Thanks anyway    B. It doesn’t matter    C. Of course not        D. Sure it was

On the evening of last Sunday while I was reviewing my lessons in my room, it suddenly began to rain.   1    as usual, I stopped to listen to the rhythm（韵律）of the rain. For many years, whenever it rains, I couldn’t  2   listening to it and thinking of the garden in which I spent my childhood in my hometown.

  When I was a little girl, my family lived in a big house with a big garden in the countryside. The garden was full of flowers and   3  , with some bamboo in front of the wall. Whenever it rained, I    4    to sit in the front of the house, listening to the rhythm of the rain and watching the    5   raindrops.

  When small drops of rain fall from the heaven in a row, they    6   a curtain made up of pearls（珍珠）; when the raindrops   7    the ground, a lot of small sprays（水花）will splash（溅出）and then disappear slowly.

  I have been   8    interested in watching such a scene. Listening to the rhythm of the rain, I feel calm and peaceful in my heart. This feeling of peace makes me think a lot about life. We are the  9    of the earth, and one day we will embrace（拥抱）our earth and stay with her forever. Life is short and we should treasure it.

  Listening to the rhythm of the rain, I learn to understand the     10    of life.

【小题 1】A. Surprised      B. Sad          C. Excited          D. Angry

【小题  2】A. stand         B. stop         C. like             D. think

【小题  3】 A. leaves       B. animals      C. children             D. trees

【小题  4】A. happened      B. wanted       C. wished           D. used

【小题  5】A. falling       B. singing      C. fallen               D. broken

【小题  6】 A. make             B. form             C. cause        D. rise

【小题  7】 A. see          B. get          C. reach                D. cover

【小题  8】A. always        B. never            C. sometimes        D. seldom

【小题 9 】A. children      B. owner        C. friends          D. master

【小题  10】 A. length     B. meaning     C. number           D. quality

【小题 1 】Sydney Tower is ____________ in Sydney, Australia.

     A. the busiest street                  B. the biggest station

     C. the most beautiful park             D. the highest point

【小题  2】 Sydney Tower opens at ____________.

     A. 8:00 am         B. 9:00 am      C. 10:30 pm         D. 11:30 pm

【小题  3】 If an adult with two children goes to visit Sydney Tower, he has to pay ___________.

     A. $60         B. $90          C. $120             D. $150

After our hospital visit, my husband and I needed cheering up, so we thought we would treat ourselves to a big breakfast at our favourite restaurant. While we were waiting for our meals, we decided to use all our small change and make our wallets light, so we counted it out as we waited.

I vaguely(含糊地) remember seeing a man sitting nearby. When our meals arrived, we found a note. It read,” Your breakfast has been paid for. Hope you have a lovely day.”

It was a wonderful surprise as nothing like that had ever happened to us. He must have thought we could hardly pay the bill. We looked around to thank him, but he had left. As retirees(退休者)，we were grateful for the help like this, but it was the kindness of a total stranger that meant so much more to us.

【小题 1 】The old couple went to restaurant for a big breakfast in order to _______.

A. become happier                  B. become healthier

C. become lighter                   D. become younger

【小题  2】What have you learnt from the story?

A. The old couple couldn’t afford the meal.

B. The old couple paid the meal by small change.

C. The old couple had a free meal in the end

D. The old couple bought the man a big breakfast

【小题  3】Clearly, the man sitting near the couple was _______.

A. poor       B. rich              C. helpful         D. grateful

It is common to believe that learning just takes place in school, but much of human learning happens outside the classroom, even from birth and people continue to learn throughout their lives.

    Even before they enter school, young children learn to walk, to talk, and to use their hands to use toys, food, and other objects. They use all of their senses to learn about the sights, sounds, tastes, and smells in their environments. They learn how to communicate with their parents, grandparents, siblings, friends, and other people important to their world. When they enter school, children learn subjects like reading, writing, and maths. They also continue to learn a lot outside the classroom. They learn which behaviors are likely to be rewarded and which are likely to be punished. They learn social skills for communicating with other children. After they finish school, people must learn to deal with many changes that affect their lives, such as getting married, raising children, and finding and keeping a job.

    Because learning continues throughout our lives and affects almost everything we do, the study of learning is important in many different fields. Teachers need to understand the best ways to educate children. Scientists, social workers and other human service workers need to understand how certain experiences change people’s behaviors.

    Learning is closely related (相关的) to memory, which is the storage of information in the brain (大脑). Scientists who study memory are interested in how the brain stores knowledge, where this storage takes place, and how the brain later offers knowledge when we need it. However, scientists who study learning are more interested in behavior and how behavior changes as a result of a person’s experiences. ?

【小题 1 】The underlined word “siblings” in Paragraph 2 probably means _________.

A. teachers         B. classmates       C. doctors     D. brothers or sisters

【小题  2】 When do children begin to know to behave well according to the passage?

A. After they go into society.         B. Before they enter school.

C. When they are at school.          D. Before they are born.

【小题 3 】Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?

A. As a matter of fact, learning begins at a person’s birth and last the whole life.

B. Teachers need to understand the best ways to educate their students.

C. People need to understand how certain experiences change their behaviors.

D. Social workers need to study how experiences affect people’s thoughts.

 Mrs. Thompson came to the 5^th grade class and noticed that Teddy was always alone. Also, he did badly in his studies．When she reviewed Teddy’s past records，she find he was a good child at first，but he began to change when his mother got ill. Finally he lost interest in school after his mother’s death.

    Mrs. Thompson realized the problem and felt sorry for him．She felt even worse when her students brought her beautifully-covered Christmas presents．His presents were covered with some old paper. Some children laughed when she found a bracelet(手镯)with some of the stones missing, and a bottle with a little perfume(香水). But she said how pretty the bracelet was, putting it on, and dabbing some perfume on her hand．Teddy stayed after school for a long time just to say，“Mrs. Thompson，today you smelled just like my mom used to.”After the child left，she cried for quite a long time.

On that very day，she taught not only knowledge but also children. As she worked with Teddy，his mind seemed to come alive. By the end of the year，Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class.

A year later，Teddy left school. She found a note under her door，from Teddy，saying that she was the best teacher he ever had in his life. After that, these words were repeated in each of his letters to her.

Then after he finished college, Teddy wrote telling her that he had met a pretty girl and was going to get married. He explained that his father was dead，and that he wondered if Mrs. Thompson might sit at the wedding in the place for the mother of the groom(新郎).

Of course，Mrs. Thompson did. She wore the bracelet and the perfume that Teddy remembered his mother wearing on their last Christmas together．

They hugged(拥抱)each other，and Teddy whispered in Mrs. Thompson’s ear，“Thank you，Mrs. Thompson，for making me feel important，and showing me that I could make a difference．”

Mrs. Thompson，with tears in her eyes，whispered back，“Teddy，it’s not like that. You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn’t know how to teach until I met you.”

【小题 1 】What made Teddy change before Mrs. Thompson came?

A. His mother’s illness and death.        B. His classmates’’ laughing at him.

C. His past records by his teachers.       D. His interest in some other things.

【小题 2 】Teddy left a note for Mrs. Thompson when he left school mainly to say _______.

A. sorry        B. hello       C. thanks       D. goodbye

【小题  3】What kind of person was Mrs. Thompson?

A. Wise and humorous.              B. Kind and helpful.

C. Selfish and impatient.             D. Strict and stubborn．

【小题 4 】 We can learn from the passage that _______.

A. Mrs. Thompson became Teddy’s mother at last.

B. Mrs. Thompson didn’t know how to teach all her life.

C. Teddy didn’t finish college before he got married.

D. Mrs. Thompson and Teddy each made a difference.