--- Who will send you to the new school, your mom or your dad?

   --- _______. I’ll go there on a bus by myself.

   A. Both  B. Either   C. Neither  D. None

--- Have you seen the movie The Giant Tangshan Earthquake?

   --- Yes, it’s well worth _______. It’s _______ moving that I’ve seen it twice.

A. seeing; too       B. to see; enough C. seeing; so        D. to see; such

I wonder if he _______ this weekend. If he ______, I’ll let you know.

A. will come; will come         B. will come; comes

C. comes; comes                 D. comes; will come

--Tree Planting Day is coming. Do you plant trees in spring?

---Yes, many trees ________ in our city every year.

A. are planting B. are planted      C. were planted     D. will plant

--Excuse me, can you tell me _______?

   ---Sure. There’s a good restaurant on Renmin Road.

   A. where I can post letters          B. what movie I can see here

   C. if there’s a good place to eat in     D. how I get to the bus station

--- What pleasant weather! Shall we go boating on the lake?

--- _______.

A. That’s right                     B. Thank you very much

C. It doesn’t matter                D. Sounds great

The weather is something no one can control. Maybe that is   16   there are so many expressions about the weather, especially about   17  .

    Sometimes, when you need rain, you do not get any. Other times, you get rain when you don’t need it.   18   a baseball game for example, a sudden rainstorm can stop an exciting game. If the game cannot continue, people who bought the tickets are given “rain checks”. These are   19   tickets that will let them see a   20   game for free.

   “Rain Check” now means a second chance at something. Shops may offer “rain checks” when they sell out all of a product(产品) — a television set, for example, at a special low price.   21   all the TV sets have been sold out, the shop gives rain checks to those who wanted to buy   22  . The rain check allows a person to buy the TV set later at the same low price after the shop receives some   23   TV sets from the factory.

    “Rain Check” is also used in social situations. It’s a way of   24   an invitation, but for a later time.

    You may ask for a “Rain Check” if you are invited to a friend’s house for dinner, but can’t be there right now. You say, “I would love to go, but I’m busy. Could I have a rain check?”   25   you are asking if you could have dinner with your friend at another time. It seems that your friend will probably ask you to dinner very soon next time.

1.A. what               B. where            C. why              D. when

2.A. weather            B. cloud            C. sky              D. rain

3.A. Bring              B. Take             C. Give             D. Carry

4.A. beautiful          B. special         C. expensive        D. cheap

5.A. better             B. larger          C. later            D. earlier

6.A. But                B. Before           C. Where            D. After

7.A. it                 B. one              C. this             D. that

8.A. much               B. better           C. more             D. less

9.A. refusing           B. printing        C. sending          D. accepting

10.A. In fact           B. Of course        C. By the way       D. At least

Important Ages in the UK

1.In Britain, what can you do when you are 14 years old?

A. Buy a pet.                  B. Join the army.

C. Drive a motorcycle.             D. Buy alcohol.

2. In Britain, you can start to drink wine in a restaurant at the age of _______.

   A. twelve        B. fourteen             C. sixteen          D. eighteen

3. The underlined word “maturity” means “_______”.

   A. 独立          B. 选举             C. 执法         D. 成熟

4. Which of the following is not allowed for the 18-year-old teenagers?

   A. Leave school.                     B. Joining the Parliament.

   C. Driving small cars.               D. Marrying.

5.If your 19-year-old friend is going to live in Britain, you should tell him that he can’t _______.

   A. drive a motorcycle                B. drive a large passenger bus

   C. get a part-time job               D. buy alcohol in a bar

No Car Day was first started by 34 cities in France on September 22, 1998. It was started to protect the environment. By now, more than 1,000 cities around the world have had a No Car Day.

The first No Car Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001. Other cities including Taipei, Shanghai and Wuhan, also support the day.

In Beijing, more and more people are taking part in the activity. It asks drivers to leave their cars at home for one day each month and walk or ride a bike to work. It also calls on Beijingers not to use cars on June 5th (World Environment Day). The slogan(口号) for the day is, “ If we drive for one less day, we can have one more nice day.”

So far, more than 200,000 drivers have shown their support. “We can’t control the weather, but we can choose not to drive,” said Wu Zhonghua, a car club chairman. Beijing is trying to have 238 blue sky days this year. In the first quarter of 2007, Beijing only had 52 blue sky days. This was 11 days less than the number for the same period last year. Much of the dust comes from the desert, but cars cause most of the air pollution. We must do more for No Car Day.

1.No Car Day was started _______.

A. to save money                    B. to control the weather  

C. to make the air cleaner         D. to keep out dust from the desert

2.The No Car Day activity asks Beijing drivers _______.

A. to work hard to get fewer blue sky days

B. not to work on World Environment Day

C. to ride a bike or walk instead of driving to work once a month

D. to leave their cars at home for a week each month

3.When is World Environment Day?

A. On July 5th.                 B. On June 5th.  

C. On September 22nd.           D. On February 2nd.

4.Which of the following about No Car Day is WRONG?

A. It was started in France in September, 1998.

B. It was first started in China in 2001.

C. It is supported by over 1,000 cities around the world.

D. It was first started by a car club chairman in Beijing.

5.What can we infer(推断) from the passage?

A. More and more people in Beijing are joining car clubs.

B. People will have one more World Environment Day each month.

C. More and more people won’t drive on No Car Day in Beijing.

D. The car club chairman Wu Zhonghua won’t drive any more.

One day when some government officials(官员) were building a barn(谷仓), they found a mouse hole in a corner and used smoke to make the mice inside the hole come out. A while later they indeed saw mice running out, one after another. Then, everyone thought that all the mice had escaped. But just as they began to clean up, they saw two mice squeezing(挤)out at the mouth of the hole. With some efforts, the mice finally got out. However, it was strange that after they came out of the hole, they didn’t run away immediately. Instead, one chased after the other near the mouth of the hole. It seemed that one was trying to bite the tail of the other.

Everyone was puzzled(困惑), so they stepped near to take a look. They realized that one of the mice was blind and couldn’t see anything, and the other was trying to allow the blind mouse to bite on his tail so that he could pull the blind one with him to escape.

After seeing what happened, everyone was speechless and lost in thought. During the meal time, the group of people sat down in a circle and started to chat about what happened to the two mice.

One serious American official said, “I think the relationship between those mice was that of king and guard(卫兵).” The other thought for a while and said, “That is why!”

A smart Frenchman said, “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of husband and wife.” Again the others thought for a while, and all felt it made sense.

A Japanese said, “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of mother and son.” Once again the others thought for a while, and felt this was more reasonable. So they expressed(表达) agreement another time.

At that moment, one Chinese asked, “Why did those two mice have to have a certain relationship?”

Suddenly, the group looked back at the Chinese and stayed speechless. The American official, the French and the Japanese who had spoken earlier all lowered their heads in shame(羞愧), and did not dare to answer.

In fact, the true love is not built on friendship, loyalty(忠诚) or blood relationship.

Instead, it is based on no relationship.

1.Neither of the two mice ran away immediately because ________.

A.one was biting the other

B.the mouth of the hole was too small

C.they were not afraid of smoke

D.one was trying to help the blind one

2. Why did the officials lower their heads in shame according to the passage?

A.They didn’t dare to answer.

B.They didn’t realize the importance of protecting animals.

C.They felt sorry they had driven a poor blind mouse away.

D.They didn’t express themselves much better.

3.It is clear that ________.

A.all the mice came out of the hole easily

B.each of the people understood the relationship differently

C.the people wanted to kill the mice with smoke

D.the people knew one of the mice was blind at first

4.The words “it made sense” probably mean ________

A. it was correct                   B. it was strange

C. it was funny                 D. it was sweet

5.The best title for the passage is ________.

   A. Two Lovely Mice               B. Help Produces Love

   C. Love Is All                   D. Friends in Need