Mr Jones liked to be comfortable. So whenever he took a train,he used to  put his  suitcase  on the seat next to him and pretend that it belonged to a friend who had gone to  buy  s  1        in  the station.

One day,Mr Jones did the same when the train was very c 2       .  At  last,when  all the empty seats were t 3       ，an old man got on,looked at the suitcase and asked, “Does anybody sit here?”

“Yes,” said Mr Jones. “It belongs to my friend who has gone to buy some cigarettes. He should be b 4       here soon. ” And he looked out of the window,pretending that he was w 5       about his friend.

“All right,” said the old man. “I’ll just sit here until your friend r 6       ，if you don’t mind. ”

Mr Jones could not say anything,particularly when the other passengers were 1 7      

Just then the train b 8       to move out of the station.

“Oh，” said the old man. “What a shame!Your friend has m 9       the train,but his suitcase is still here. ” And before Mr Jones could say anything,the old man took the suitcase and t 10       it out of the window.

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 Mr and Mrs White had two sons and three daughters. One Sunday,Mrs White said to her husband, “The children don’t have any lessons today,and you’re f 1       ，too. There’s a new funfair(露天游乐场）in the park. Let’s all go there to play. ”

Her husband said, “I want to f 2       some work today. ”“Oh，forget it. Go there and make our children h 3       That’s the most important work”’Mrs White said.

So Mr and Mrs White t 4       their children to the funfair. Mr White was forty-five years old， but he e 5       the funfair more than his children. He hurried from one thing to another,and a 6       lots of sweets. One of the c 7       said to her mother, “Dad is just 1 8       a small child,isn’t he,Mom?” Mrs White did not want to f 9       her husband around any more at that time and answered, “ He is even worse than a small child,Mary，because he might s 10       more money than a small child.，’

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 Mr Fred was a clever news reporter. He worked for a good newspaper,and he liked to argue with people very much. He argued with anybody,and about anything. Sometimes he talked with other people,but very often they were not so clever as he was.

He didn’t want to argue with foolish people. He knew he could never make them change their mind,because they could not really understand what he was saying. He found those foolish people were always sure that they were right.

One day,Fred talked with a man. Of course the argument came to nothing. At last,the man said, “Well，sir,you should never forget this： there are always three answers to every question： your answer,my answer,and the right answer.，’

Fred thought what he said was interesting,and from then on he never forgot it.

(   ) 1. Mr Fred was        .

A. a worker for a good newspaper     B. a newsman for a good newspaper

C. strong and clever     D. a bit foolish when he was arguing

(   ) 2. Mr Fred        .

A. liked to argue with any newspaper     B. liked to argue with clever people

C. didn’t like to argue with clever people D. only argued with clever people

(   ) 3. Mr Fred knew that the foolish people could        .

A. never understand his words     B. become clever sometimes

C. change their mind     D. be right sometimes

(   ) 4. The argument between Mr Fred and the other people often had no        .

A. question     B. answer  C. report     D. result

(   ) 5. “There are always three answers” means that perhaps        .

A. Fred’s answer was right

B. the man’s own answer was right

C. neither Mr Fred’s answer nor the man’s was right

D. either Mr Fred’s answer or the man’s was wrong

A man was trying to find the village of Chirton. He could not find any sign for it so he decided to drive up to a farmhouse and ask a farmer for directions.

He soon came to the entrance to a farm. Above the gate there was a sign ： Please close the gate. The man knew this meant there were cows in the fields,so he was very careful to close the gate after him.

Before long he came to another gate. This,too,had a sign： Please close the gate. Once again he got out of his car,opened the gate,drove through,stopped his car,got out,closed the gate,got back into his car and drove on.

It wasn’t long before he came to a third gate. This,too, had a sign： Please close the gate. Again the man got out of his car,opened the gate,drove through,stopped his car,got out,closed  the  gate,got  back  into  his car and drove on.

He did this five times before he reached the farmhouse. Fortunately,the farmer was standing at the door.

“What can I do for you?” he asked the man.

“I’m looking for Chirton. Do you know where it is?”

“Sorry，” the farmer said. “I’ve only been here for a few weeks. I don’t know the area. ”

The man thanked him,and drove back to the road. On the way he had to open and close five gates.

When he reached the road,he looked back at the farm. He  could  see  the  farmer  waving  to him. “Ah!” he thought. “He’s remembered where Chirton is. ”

He turned around，stopped his car，got out，opened the gate，drove through，stopped the car， got out，closed the gate，got back in the car and drove off. He had to do this four more times before he reached the farm.

“Have you remembered where Chirton is?” he asked the farmer.

“No”’the farmer replied,“but I asked my wife. She doesn’t know either. ”

1.回答问题。

1) What was the man trying to find?

2) Who did he ask for directions?

3) How long had the farmer been in the area?

4) Why did  the  farmer  say  he  was  sorry?

5) What did  the  farmer’s  wife  not  know?

2.用故事中所出现过的词的适当形式填空。

1) Can you         me  to Chirton,please?

2) The man         the  farm.

3) It was         that the farmer was at home.

4) It was a long         up  to the farmhouse.

5) The man took         to  close all the gates.

 The time was 5： 15 in the afternoon. I was driving along a high road to 1       my daughter from school. 2       my road was another way for cars coming the 3       way. It was just the rush hour and the traffic was very 4       But I have got used to this because I often drive to the school for my daughter after work.

Suddenly I saw the cars in front of me start to move 5       . I slowed down. Then my car began to shake. I didn’t know what was happening. 6       something had gone wrong with my car. I drove 7       slowly. I stopped my car and at the same 8       the road fell onto the cars in front of me.

I found  9       in the dark. My legs and feet were hurt and I couldn’t move. All around me was 10        But below me I could hear shouts and a lot of noise. Then I knew what had happened. I had experienced an earthquake!

11       about two hours nobody came. Then I 12       people climbing towards me. A team of people had come to see 13       anyone was under the broken road. I called out “I’m here”. Soon a stranger came up to me, “ 14       are you doing?” he asked. “Not too bad，” I said. “But my feet and legs feel as if they are broken. ” “We’ll help you out as soon as we can，” he said. But they didn’t rescue me 15       the next morning. I had been in my car for 14 hours.

(   ) 1. A.  take  B. bring     C. get  D. send

(   ) 2. A.  On  B. Over     C. Along  D. Beside

(   ) 3. A.  same  B. right     C. left  D. other

(   ) 4. A.  free  B. heavy     C. much  D. large

(   ) 5. A. up and down     B. here and there

C. from side to side     D. back and forth

(   ) 6. A.  Perhaps  B. Sure     C. Suddenly  D. Quickly

(   ) 7. A.  much  B. still less     C. very more  D. even more

(   ) 8. A.  place  B. result     C. moment  D. speed

(   ) 9. A.  me  B. myself     C. my car  D. it

(   ) 10. A.  noisy  B. safe     C. quiet  D. dangerous

(   ) 11. A.  In  B. Before     C. After  D. For

(   ) 12. A.  asked  B. saw     C. heard  D. kept

(   ) 13. A.  if  B. why     C. how  D. that

(   ) 14. A.  What  B. How     C. Who  D. Why

(   ) 15. A.  on  B. by     C. until  D. after

As the Chinese saying goes,each family has its own trouble. But I want to say that some troubles are 1      .

My mother is now 84 years old. She can’t read or write,nor can she understand Putonghua. What’s 2        ，  she  is hard of hearing.

3       she came to live with us from our hometown,our two children gave her new trouble and kept her 4       for several years. When the children grew up,she still kept doing housework,shopping and cooking every day.

As she was getting on,we asked her to keep 5       the road and not to go shopping, cook or wash clothes. The more she 6      ，the more we worried for her. But she never 7      .

Now every day at work,I think of my mother when I have a 8       moment. What is she doing now,I 9       The modem kitchen appliances have 10       a good housewife into a forgetful cook. She forgets to 11 the gas and we’ll       smell rice 12       before we come into our home. Rushing into the kitchen,we’ll see the rice pot smoking on the 13       .

We have asked her not to do housework. But she says we don’t 14       her any more and cries and refuses to eat. Then we comfort her as if we were treating a 15      .

(   ) 1. A.  glad  B. same     C. terrible  D. sweet

(   ) 2. A.  more  B. that     C. wrong  D. on

(   ) 3. A.  Because  B. Until  C. When  D. As

(   ) 4. A.  free  B. busy     C. worried  D. pleased

(   ) 5. A.  off  B. on     C. away  D. up

(   ) 6. A.  kept  B. did     C. lived  D. said

(   ) 7. A.  followed  B. worked     C. listened  D. mattered

(   ) 8. A.  empty  B. few     C. little  D. free

(   ) 9. A.  know  B. wonder     C. say  D. think

(   ) 10. A.  made  B. taught     C. turned  D. slowed

(   ) 11. A.  turn on  B. turn off     C. use  D. change

(   ) 12. A.  wonderful  B. ready     C. burning  D. cooked

(   ) 13. A.  fire  B. table     C. floor  D. ground

(   ) 14. A.  want  B. love     C. hope  D. wish

(   ) 15. A.  grandma  B. mother     C. child  D. friend

Three students are talking about the New Year tradition of their countries.

A. Christina fromSpain

On the last day of the year,the 31st of December,people in our country will stay up till 12 pm. Everybody must have 12 grapes to eat at midnight. At each sound of the clock,we must eat a grape. But we can’t ever finish eating the grapes on time!Usually,when we still have some grapes in our mouths,we look at each other and start to laugh. This tradition started inSpainlong ago. At that time,there were a lot of grapes inSpain, and the king ofSpaindecided to give grapes to everybody to eat on New Year’s Eve.

B. Gordon fromBritain

On New Year’s Day inBritain, people have parties. At 12 o’clock,the music stops,and we listen to the radio. On the radio we hear Big Ben,the famous clock in London. Then everybody sings a song about friendship and kisses his friends. We say “Happy New Year” to each other. It’s lucky if a tall man with dark hair is the first person to come to the house in the New Year. So I go and visit as many friends as I can. They all give me a drink.

C. Angela fromBrazil

In all cities inBrazil, we have a big party on New Year’s Eve,especially in Rio  de Janeiro. People in this city go to the beaches to watch fireworks (烟火）. We put flowers in the sea and think about things we want for ourselves or others. We usually wear white clothes for good luck on New Year’s Day.

(   ) 1. Which is NOT mentioned(被提到）in the passage?

A. Have 12 grapes to     eat.  B. Have parties.

C. Give flowers to others.  D. Watch fireworks.

(   ) 2. Who have parties during the New Year?

A. People inSpain.  B. People inBritain.

C. People inBrazil.  D. Both B and C.

(   ) 3. According to what Gordon says,we know that         .

A. Gordon can’t drink much

B. people hear Big Ben on the radio

C. people sing a song about good luck

D. everybody inBritaingoes to watch fireworks

(   ) 4. On New Year’s Day,Brazilians usually wear  white clothes because    .

A. they hope that can bring them good luck

B. that reminds them of their happy life

C. they think that they look beautiful in white

D. that’s what they have to do on that day

(   ) 5. This article mainly tells us         .

A. what people inBritaindo on New Year’s Day

B. when and where people have New Year parties

C. what people in different countries do on New Year’s Day

D. why people around the world like the New Year

为满足人们日益增长的健身需求，我国政府将每年的8月8日定为“全民健身日”。今年的 “全民健身日”即将来临，为了让这项活动更加深入人心，某英文报纸举办了一场征文比赛。请你以“Let’s Do Sports”为题,写一篇80个词以上、包含以下提示内容的短文，向该报投稿。短文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分。

提示：1. Do you think it is important for everyone to do sports?

2. What sports do you like? Why do you like it/them?

3. Do you often do sports with your friends and parents?

4. How often and how long do you do sports?

5. How do you feel after doing sports?

Let’s Do Sports

 One April 1st,a bus was running along a country road. Then it s 1      down and stopped. The driver tried hard to s 2      the bus again,but he failed. Then he turned to the passengers with a w 3      look on his face and said, “This poor bus is g 4      old. There is probably something wrong with the engine. It’s not going as well as before. There is only one thing we can do if we want to get home today. I shall count three,and on the w 5    THREE,I want you all to lean forward as hard as you can. If you don’t f 6     my advice,I’m afraid there is nothing else I can do.，’ So all the passengers leaned back a 7      their seats and got ready for the driver’s o 8     .

Then the driver began to count, “ One,two,three! ”

All the passengers tried hard to lean forward when they heard the driver’s last word,and the bus immediately s 9      again. “April Fools!” the driver said loudly with a smile. The passengers suddenly realized it was April 1st,and the bus was f 10      of laughter.

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Have you ever p 1     a few trees on Tree Planting Day? Each year,millions of people,both old and young,plant a lot of trees. But this may not be the best way to make your home a g 2      place.

Last week we visited a park in Hebei. We were s 3      to find most of the trees had been burned. The workers told us that the trees d 4      soon after they were planted because they weren’t watered well enough. S 5      workers burned them and cleaned the place for n 6      trees to be planted this year. 0 7     a card found on one of the dead trees,a student w 8      , “ I hope this tree will grow up with me to b 9      the backbone(栋梁）of our country. ” The workers said that the survival(存活）of the trees was really more important than how many trees were p 10      .

Some people in Beijing have a new idea now. They think they can donate(捐款）some money and let professionals(专业人士）plant and take care of the trees.

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