—I feel tired and sleepy.

   —Why not stop ______ for a while?

A. rest         B. to rest          C. resting      D. rested

—Jack, could you help me        when the plane will take off on the Internet?

   —I’m sorry, my computer doesn’t work.

A. get out          B. look out     C. take out     D. find out

—The little girl ______ her seat to an old man on the bus.

—What a kind girl!

A. brought      B. offered     C. gave         D. lent

—Tom wants to know if you will have a picnic tomorrow.

   —Yes. But if it ______, we’ll play chess instead.

A. will rain        B. rained           C. is raining       D. rains

— ______ do you read English newspapers?

—I read China Daily every day.

A. How long     B. How soon         C. How often        D. How far

—Must I learn all these words by heart?

 —No, you ______. It’ll be fine if you copy them in your exercise books.

A. needn’t      B. can’t            C. shouldn’t        D. mustn’t

—Can you guess ______ the new schoolbag yesterday?

—Sorry, I’ve no idea.

A. how much did he pay for          B. how much he spent

C. how much he paid for             D. how much did he spend

—Happy birthday to you, Mary!

 — ______.

A. Thanks a lot                     B. The same to you 

C. You’re welcome                   D. It’s kind of you

 Jack   41   in a small town in England. He always stayed in England   42   his holidays, but last year he thought, “I’ve never been to   43   countries. All my friends go to Spain,   44    they like it very much, so this year I’m going there, too.” So he got on a   45   to Spain and   46   at the airport of the capital, Madrid, and stayed in a hotel for a few days. On the first morning he went   47   for a walk. In England people drive on the left, but in Spain they drive on the right. Jack forgot about this, and   48   he was walking on a busy street, a bicycle knocked him down.

Jack   49   on the ground for a few minutes and then he sat up and said, “Where am I?”

Just then an old man selling maps went past him. When he heard Jack’s words, he said to him   50  , “Maps of the city, sir?”

1. A. flew          B. lived            C. went         D. dropped

2.A. for            B. off              C. with             D. into

3.A. all                B. both         C. other            D. any

4. A. and               B. but          C. though          D. however

5. A. bus           B. plane            C. train            D. bike

6. A. reached       B. left         C. arrived          D. stayed

7. A. down          B. up           C. away             D. out

8. A. before            B. while            C. since            D. after

9. A. lay               B. stood            C. fell         D. jumped

10. A. once again       B. on time      C. at times     D. at once

A teacher stood in front of his history class of twenty students just before handing out the final exam. His students sat quietly and waited for him to speak.

“It’s been a pleasure teaching you this term,” he said. “You’ve all worked very hard, so I have a pleasant surprise for you. Everyone who chooses not to take the final exam will get a ‘B’ for the course.”

Most of the students jumped out of their seats. They thanked the teacher happily, and walked out of the classroom. Only a few students stayed. The teacher looked at them. “This is your last chance,” he said. “Does anyone else want to leave?” All the students there stayed in their seats and took out their pencils.

The teacher smiled. “Congratulations (祝贺),” he said. “I’m glad to see you believe in yourselves. You all get A’s.”

1.This story most probably took place       .

A. at the beginning of the term         B. in the middle of the term

C. at the end of the term               D. at the beginning of the school year

2. Most of the students got Grade ______.

A. ‘A’           B. ‘B’           C. ‘C’           D. ‘F’

3.Why did some students stay in their seats?

A. Because they wanted to take the exam.

B. Because the teacher told them to stay in their class.

C. Because they were afraid to leave.

D. Because they didn’t have anything to do.

4. The teacher gave the students who stayed in the classroom A’s because ______.

A. the teacher liked them

B. they were cleverer than the other students

C. they believed in themselves

D. they studied hard

5. The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3 refers to “______”.

A. students staying in their seats          B. students leaving the classroom

C. their seats                      D. all the students