-My father with my grandparents _______ Shanghai.

-Really? _______ will they come back?

A. have been to; How soon B. has been to; How long

C. has gone to; How soon D. has gone to; How long

-Have you got any books on English grammar? I want to borrow _______.

-Yes, here you are. But you must return it by Friday.

A. one B. it C. some D. that

The purpose of new inventions is _______ life more difficult, but to make it easier.

A. not make B. not making

C. not to make D. do not make

-Can you show me _______ to use this kind of camera?

-Sorry, I don't know, _______.

A. how; either B. what; too

C. how; too D. what; either

The flowers in the shop _______, so they _______ well.

A. are smelled better; are sold B. are smelled well; sell

C. smell terrible: are sold D. smell nice; sell

-When will you go back to your hometown? - _______.

A. Until the work is finished

B. Not until the work is finished

C. After the work will be finished

D. As soon as the work will be finished

-Could you look after my pet dog for me while I am away?

- _______.

A. No, thanks . B. It's my pleasure

C. I'm sure you will D. With pleasure

A man had a little daughter-an only and much-loved child. He lived for her--she was his___ .But one day, the girl was ill. He his best to save her, but his daughter died.

The father became a recluse(隐居者), getting himself from his friends and not___ part in any activity, but one night he had a .

He saw a lot of little girls. Every girl carried a candle. He found that one girl's candle was not lit(点燃).Then he saw that the girl the dark candle was his own little daughter. He ran to her and asked, "How is it, darling,that your candle alone is not ?""Daddy, they often Light it, but your tears(眼泪) always put it out."

Just then he woke up from his dream. From that moment on, he being a recluse. He to his friends and took part in all kinds of activities. His daughter's candle would be put out.

1.A. friend B. familyC. life D. light

2.A. has done B. does C. has tried D. tried

3.A. down B. over C. up D. away

4.A. to take B. took C. taking D. taken

5.A. dream B. child C. wish D. story

6.A. for B. with C. in D. on

7.A. lit B. held C. lifted D. taken

8.A. stopped B. changedC. began D. continued

9.A. went over B. went backC. looked backD. looked up

10.A. not until B. no longerC. no sooner D. not at all

You can see Pizza Hut(必胜客) every some blocks, so it must be a very big business. Indeed it is. But believe it or not, the business was started in 1958 by two college students with a loan of 600 dollars.

The Carney brothers were trying to make some money .so that they could pay their way through college. They borrowed the money from their mother and sold pizza in a small house in their neighborhood. That's how they got the name of the business. On the first day of business, they gave away pizza to draw(吸引) customers(顾客).

Year after year, their business grows and now they often give free meals and work chances to those in need.

1.Pizza Hut has been set up for about _______ years.

A. 21 B. 31 C. 56 D. 100

2.The word "loan" here in the story means _______.

A. money the brothers borrowed from others

B. money the brothers lent to others

C. something bought for nothing

D. something given away

3.What do you think of the two students from the last paragraph?

A. They are clever. B. They are hard-working.

C. They are generous. D. They are smart.

This happened in London It was November and the weather was very wet and cold. A Frenchman had caught a very bad cold. He coughed day and night, so he decided to go and get some medicine for his cough. As he did not know much English, he took out his dictionary and looked up the word "cough". But the dictionary did not tell him how to pronounce(发音) the word. He thought it over and remembered that he had learned the word "plough". He remembered that it was pronounced[plav]. So he thought that c-o-u-g-h must be pronounced [kav].

Then he put on his coat and hat and went to a chemist's shop(药店).When the man in the shop asked him what he wanted, the Frenchman said, "I want something for my 'COW' , please." The man in the shop looked at him. Had he heard him correctly?

"I beg your pardon, sir?" he asked.

The Frenchman repeated, "I want some medicine for my 'COW'."

"For your cow?" asked the man, "are you a farmer?"

"A farmer?" said the Frenchman in surprise, "What makes you think I'm a farmer? I come from Paris. I'm not a farmer. "

"But where is your cow?"

"It's here!" answered the Frenchman. He put his hand on his chest(胸口) and began to cough. "Here it is, " he said, "I've a very bad 'cow' here."

Then the man in the shop understood what the Frenchman meant. He wanted some

medicine for his cough.

1.The Frenchman said, "I want something for my 'cow', please." Here by the word "cow" he meant _______.

A. cow B. cough

C. medicine D. cold

2.What made the man in the shop think the Frenchman was a farmer?

A. The Frenchman looked like a farmer.

B. The word "cough" was pronounced [kau] by him.

C. The Frenchman said he came from a farm in Paris.

D. We can't learn about it from the story.

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The man in the shop had heard the Frenchman correctly.

B. The man in the shop didn't understand the Frenchman clearly at first.

C. The Frenchman told the man in the shop he had a very bad cow.

D. The Frenchman asked for some medicine for his cow.