Do you remember ____when you heard about the important event?

Yes, I do

A. what were you doing B. what you were doing

C. what are you doing D. what you are doing

--- I don’t know if it _____ ____ tomorrow.

--- Well, if it _______, we won’t go for a picnic.

A. will rain； will rain B. will rain； rains

C. rains； will rain D. rains； rains

We decided not to climb the mountain because it was raining ______

A. heavily B. strongly C. hardly D. badly

Susan borrowed some books from me, but she forgot to ______them to me.

A. bring B. lend C. borrow D. return

______is difficult to______ others.

A. That , depend on B. It , depend on

C. This, depend on D. It, depend with

Dave has few friends here, so he often stays at home so he often feels

A. alone ； alone B. lonely ； alone

C. alone ； lonely D. lonely ； lonely

The parents can buy everything the children want to have. If they go on the habits, the children won’t know the_____ coming from hard work. When they grow up, they will not _____money.

Some parents like having birthday parties____their children. If they keep on having birthday parties, the children will think they_____ enjoy the birthday parties every year. Years after years, maybe they forget their parents’ birthdays and only remember_____. It is against traditional habits. Perhaps the children won’t protect（保护）their parents after they grow up.

Many parents don’t let the children______. They think children have only one thing to ______. They should study hard and be good at their lessons. If parents go on doing this, the children will think they should have only opening their____ to be fed and handing out their hands to be dressed(饭来张口，衣来伸手) every day. The children dislike cleaning the floor and the desk__44__ they find a job. Parents should teach the children how to do chores because it can make them__45__ and help them like work.

1.A. food B. money C. books D. tickets

2.A. save B. make C. take D. spend

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

4.A. can B. should C. would D. may

5.A. them B. they C. themselves D. theirs

6.A. watch TV B. do chores C. go skating D. talk on the phone

7.A. say B. buy C. do D. see

8.A. mouths B. eyes C. arms D. hands

9.A. if B. after C. before D. because

10.A. nervous B. lucky C. healthy D. sad

The car was invented (发明) over a century (世纪)ago. You may know all kinds of cars’ names, but many people don’t know who was the inventor of the first car. The first car was invented not by a German, but by an American.

His name was Henry Ford. Henry was born in a poor family. He was the eldest （最年长的） of six children. When he was a boy, he became interested in mending watches and machines. When he was twelve years old, his mother died. Soon he had to work in a machine shop for two dollars and fifty cents a week. In the evenings he repaired watches for another dollar a week. The hard life made him strong and able.

At that time there was another interest in the life of the young Ford. He dreamed(梦想) to make a machine. It could run without a horse, so named “horseless carriage.” He over-came(克服) a lot of difficulties and in April 1893, the “horseless carriage” was finally finished. It was the first car.

Later Henry Ford founded the Ford Motor Company(福特汽车公司). He was really the first inventor of the car in the world.

1.Who really invented the car first? _____.

A. A German B. An American

C. Frenchman D. Japanese

2.From this story we can know the car was invented_____.

A. more than 100 years ago B. less than 100 years ago

C. just 100 years ago D. 50 years ago

3. Henry Ford must have_____.

A. five younger brothers

B. six brothers and sisters

C. five younger brothers or sisters

D. six brothers

4. How many dollars did young Ford earn(挣) every week?

A. 2.5 dollars B. 3.5 dollars

C. 3 dollars D. 4 dollars

5. Which is not true? _____.

A. He repaired watches in the evenings for fun

B. He enjoyed repairing watches and machines when he was very young.

C. He met with a lot of difficulties in the invention.

D. The first car was invented in 1893.

There was a pilot and four people in a small plane, Suddenly there was something wrong with machine while it was flying in the air. The smoke was everywhere in the plane. The pilot told the people there were only four parachutes(降落伞),They all became worried and started to make excuse(借口)。

“I must go and mend the machine,”said the pilot, taking one of the parachutes. There was nothing he could do, so he jumped out.

The first person stood up .“I’m a doctor,”he said. “I help people live longer and I save lives.” He also took a parachute and jumped out.

The next person said ,” I must have a parachute .I’m a very clever person. I have to take part in an important sports match. I know I’ll win the game because I’ll be the cleverest person there .” He picked up a pack(包)and jumped out.

Two men were left an old businessman and a young mountain climber. By this time the plane was going down fast. The businessman said ,“Young man, I’m old but you’re still young .You take the last parachute .” The young mountain climber smiled.“Don’t worry,” he said .”We can both jump to safety because there are still two parachutes. Just now the clever person jumped out with my backpack.”

1.All the people became worried because_______________

A．they couldn’t find the parachutes.

B．they were afraid the plane would be broken and knew there were not enough parachutes for each person

C．there was too much smoke and they couldn’t jump out from the plane

D．they saw the pilot jump out first

2.The clever man jumped out with_______________

A．a parachute B．nothing

C．the pack of the climber’s D．two parachutes

3.All the people only thought of themselves except (除了)__________

A．the pilot B．the clever man

C．the doctor D．the businessman

4.From the story we know _________ would die.

A．the clever man B．the businessman

C． the pilot D． the doctor

5. __________ was a kind—hearted man.

A．The pilot B．The clever

C．The businessman D．The doctor

Mr Johnson worked in a hospital. Three years ago, when he was sixty-eight ,he retired. But a lot of people came to ask him to look them over .（检查）He was busy in the daytime and he wanted to have a good rest at night.

Half a year ago a young man moved in the room upstairs, At first he was quiet. The old man was satisfied with him. Then he had several friends. They often came to see him in the evening. They talked loudly ,sang and danced. Mr Johnson was unhappy ,but he was a polite man and sometimes he hinted(暗示)to the young man ,but the young man seemed that he didn’t understand it. The old man could’t say anything.

It was the young man’s birthday yesterday. All his friends came at seven in the evening. They drank too much and made a lot of noise .The old man couldn’t fall asleep the whole night . The next morning ,as soon as he got up ,he went upstairs and began to knock at the door. The young man opened it for him and asked him to go in.

“Did you hear me beat the ceiling(天花板) last night, young man ? ” asked Mr Johnson.

“It doesn’t matter ,sir ,”said the young man .“I don’t mind it. It was very noisy in my room, too.”

1.A lot of people came to ask Mr Johnson to look them over because________

A．he was kind to them B．he was very polite

C．they didn’t pay him for it D．his skill（技术） was good

2.Mr. Johnson was _________ last night .

A．angry B．happy C．excited D．strange

3.The young man didn’t know __________________

A．what the old man was

B．how long they played that night

C．why Mr. Johnson beat the ceiling

D．if they enjoyed themselves that night

4.In Chinese, the word “beat ”in the story means___________

A．赢 B．敲 C．搅拌 D．难倒

5.Which of the following is true?

A．The young man thought M r Johnson came to say sorry to him

B．Mr Johnson wanted to drink with the young man

C．Mr Johnson wanted the young man to moved in another house

D．The young man was afraid to meet Mr Johnson