1Mary didn’t go to John’s birthday party because she ________.

A. wasn’t invited         B. didn’t invite          C. isn’t invited

1He knows _________ about computer than me.

A. much                B. more                C. most

1Jim _________ in Zhuzhou since he finished his college.

A. works                B. is working           C. has worked

1Gina loves singers _______ write their own music.

A. which                B. who                C. has worked

1通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

One very cold morning, my, father and I were working on the farm. I asked him how long I must stay in the ____1____.

“About an hour.” he answered.

“I wish I could go hone now—my __2__ aches.”

“I am sorry, but can’t you stay till lunch time?”Said my father.

“But my headache is getting __3__.”

“Well,” said he, “you may go home. I don’t want you to work if you are sick. Go straight home __4__ tell your mother to give you some rhubarb(大黄，一种苦药).It will __5__ you a lot.”

I went back home. However, I told my mother that my head was better, hoping not to __6__ the terrible medicine. But it was too __7__.She understood my __8__ as well as my father. So she prepared the rhubarb.

I had to swallow(吞) all of the rhubarb. Dear me! How bitter it was! I would rather __9__ all day in the field. But it cured(治愈) my laziness, and I learned that it is important to be __10__.

Friends, keep it, though there is another and a better reason.

1.A. field               B. hospital              C. factory

2.A. tooth               B. head                  C. stomach

3.A. better              B. worse                 C. less

4.A. but                 B. or                    C. and

5.A. hurt                B. worry                 C. help

6.A. take                B. buy                   C. make

7.A. early               B. late                  C. easy

8.A. joke                B. duty                  C. problem

9.A. work                B. play                  C. study

10.A. kind                B. honest                C, helpful

1阅读下面的短文，判断文后的句子是否符合短文内容。符合的写“T”，不符合的写“F”。

Howard Carter was a famous explorer(探险家).He loved to visit new places. During his life, he discovered many important and exciting things.

Howard Carter did not go to school. But he was smart and wanted to learn the world outside his hometown. In 1891,at the age of 17,he went to Egypt(埃及) by ship. By the 1920s,he had become an explorer, looking for the tombs(坟墓) of the Egyptian kings.

He found several important ones. Inside the tombs, he found jewels, gold and 10 bodies of dead kings. These bodies are known as mummies(木乃伊).In 1922, Howard Carter made his most important discovery of all. When Carter’s team was working at a place near a city called Luxor, they found the tomb of King Tutankhamen.

Not long after the tomb was opened, people in Carter’s team began to get ill and die strangely.

Within seven years, 21 people who had something to do with the opening of the tomb died However; Howard Carter lived on and died at the age of 65.

1.Howard Carter liked to visit new places.

2.Howard Carter was born in 1877.

3.Carter’s team found the tomb of King Tutankhamen in 1922.

4.The passage tells us Carter’s school life.

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John and Bobby worked in the same company. Both of them worked very hard. However, several years later, Mr. Ted, the boss of the company, asked Bobby to be market manager. John could not accept the fact. He thought the boss only liked those who flattered(奉承) him. So he decided not to work there.

The boss knew John well and asked John to do one thing before he left. He asked John to go and find out anyone selling watermelon in the market. Soon John returned and said that he found a man selling watermelon. The boss asked him how much the watermelon was. John shook his head.

The boss asked John to wait a moment. Then he called Bobby to come to his office. He asked Bobby to do the same thing. When Bobby returned, he told the boss that only one person was selling watermelon. It was $1.2 a kilo and $10 for 10 kilos. Each watermelon weighed about 2 kilos. All came from the South two days ago.

John was much moved and realized the difference between himself and Bobby. Chances are in the daily details(细节) and a more successful person sees more and father.

1.Who was the market manager?

A. John.                  B. Bobby.                C. Ted.

2.How did John feel about Ted’s choice first?

A. Moved.                B. Annoyed.               C. Accepted.

3.Why did Ted ask John and Bobby to do the same thing?

A. To buy some fresh watermelons for the workers.

B. To find the price of watermelon in the market.

C. To help John know the difference between himself and Bobby.

4.What can be the best title(标题) for the passage?

A. More, Details, More Chances.

B. More Practice, More Success.

C. Better Luck, Better Jobs.

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There has been a lot of rain in California recently. Villagers and leaders there begin to be worried because they have found two birds died from a disease, West Nile Virus(病毒).

West Nile Virus is carried by mosquitoes(蚊子).The symptoms(症状) are just like the flu. However, it can cause dangerous brain problems. When it rains a lot, it will leave a lot of water in ponds and trees. These places are good for mosquitoes. Mosquitoes lay their eggs in the water. Warm weather will help the mosquito eggs to develop and then the number is increasing. Birds eat the mosquitoes and get sick. People can get the disease if they are bitten(叮咬) by mosquitoes with West Nile Virus.

The government is trying its best go stop the spread of West Nile Virus. People are asked to wear long sleeves(长袖)and pants, close their windows and shut the doors. At the same time, workers have been sent out to check the wet areas. If they find mosquitoes they will use some special medicine to kill them.

1.Why did the two birds die?

A. They died from West Nile Virus.

B. They could not get enough food.

C. The villagers killed them.

2.From the passage we know West Nile Virus is carried by ______.

A. flu                    B. mosquitoes                  C. water

3.People will get the disease if ______.

A. they get wet in rainy days

B. they are bitten by any mosquito

C. they are bitten by mosquitoes with West Nile Virus

4.People are asked to wear long sleeves and pants in order to ­­______.

A. keep warm

B. check the wet areas

C. avoid being bitten by mosquitoes

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1.The picture is about ______

A. fitness clubs      B. language clubs       C. dance clubs

2.What is the percentage(百分比) of students in the clubs ?

A.2.6%         B.13.6%           C.16.9%

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1.Who will talk about English writing?

A. Dr. Bohemian               B. Dr. Easy.             C. Mrs. Lucy Green.

2.If you want to learn about Windows XP Use, you can go ______.

A. on Monday                B. on Wednesday         C. on Friday