--When ______CAAC flight 92 _______?

--Just a minute and I’ll check the timetable.

A. is; taking off B. will; be taken off

C. has; taken off D. does; take off

______ it is to have a cold drink after an _______ game!

A. How fun; exhausting B. What fun; exhausted

C. How fun; exhausted D. What fun; exhausting

--Your father is sleeping. Don’t ______, will you?

--No, I won’t.

A. interrupt B. bother C. excuse D. break

It____ ten years ______ I graduated from university.

A. has been; since B. is; before

C. was; since D. will be; before

This heavy rain made______ impossible_______ us to complete the task on time.

A. that; of B. it; for

C. this; for D. it; of

The mother often tells her son to be a good boy, warning him to _____ trouble.

A. keep out of B. hold back from

C. break away from D. keep up with

--Will Anna attend the party?

--If her husband doesn’t go, _________she.

A. so will B. neither does

C. neither will D. so does

Children all round the world are familiar with fairy tales such as “The Little Mermaid”(美人鱼), “The Princess and the Pea” and “The Emperor’s New Clothes”. The colourful ______ from the stories made us laugh and cry throughout our ______.

The stories are the creation(创作) of Danish writer Hans Christian Anderson. He was born into a ______ family in Odense, Denmark, on April 2, 1805. His ______ life was not easy. His father was a shoemaker and his mother a washerwoman. He______ very little education. As a child he was very______ and was laughed at for being feminine (女性化的) and tall.

In 1816 his father died and Anderson was______ to go out to work, first in a tailor’s shop and______ at a tobacco factory. _____ the age of 14 Anderson moved to Copenhagen to start a career as a singer and actor. He struggled for three years______ he had to leave the theatre when his voice______ in 1822.

______, Anderson went to a grammar school. Having done well, he was admitted to Copenhagen University in 1828. He began to publish his fairy tales in 1835. They_____ in small volumes (量) until his death.

______ Anderson lived a______ life, he tried to make people______ in all his stories. He wrote because he didn’t want children to have a______ childhood as he did. The works______ Anderson world fame(声誉), but he remained a______ man. He never married and his friends were the people who paid for his work. Anderson______ on August 4,1875. His home in Odense is now a museum and thousands of people visit it every year.

1.A. parts B. pictures C. heroes D. characters

2.A. days B. time C. childhood D. years

3.A. poor B. musical C. big D. happy

4.A. early B. writing C. later D. school

5.A. accepted B. found C. received D. gained

6.A. emotional(感情冲动的) B. upset C. popular D. naughty (调皮的)

7.A. allowed B. forced C. willing D. used

8.A. then B. lately C. second D. finally

9.A. By B. From C. At D. Since

10.A. since B. after C. until D. still

11.A. lost B. changed C. broke D. worsened

12.A. Even so B. Afterwards C. From then on D. Otherwise

13.A. turned out B. sold out C. came out D. went out

14.A. Since B. Because C. Although D. As

15.A. hard B. interesting C. happy D. successful

16.A. cry B. laugh C. appreciate D. learn

17.A. sad B. happy C. busy D. strange

18.A. got B. brought C. made D. cost

19.A. poor B. unhappy C. moody D. lonely

20.A. passed away B. passed by C. left D. went

Victor’s hobby was collecting stamps. He had stamps from many countries, like England, Canada and China. On his birthday, can you guess what people gave him? That’s right--stamps.

Victor’s favourite stamps came from France. He had almost every stamp from 1954 to 2004. He only needed one. That was a 1974 special edition(版本). It was very hard to find.

He looked for it everywhere. He asked his friends and relatives to help him. But nobody could find the stamp. It made Victor very sad.

“Don’t worry. Never give up,” his father said to him. “If you have enough patience, you’ll find it one day.”

“I hope so,” Victor said.

Victor also liked writing. He had a penfriend in France. They wrote to each other every month. Victor’s penfriend, Phillip, usually used new stamps to send letters. Sometimes, his mother gave him stamps to use. Once Phillip’s mother gave him a big, green stamp. It looked old. When Victor received the letter, he was very surprised. On the envelope, he looked carefully at the stamp. It was the 1974 special edition stamp. Victor was so happy. He told his sister, his mother and his father.

“You see,” his father said. “ You did find your stamp. So, it’s good to have two things in life.”

“What are they?” Victor asked.

“ Friends and patience.” He answered.

1.It was very difficult for Victor to find a special French stamp of _________.

A. 1954 B. 1974 C. 1994 D. 2004

2.What does the underlined word “patience” mean?

A. 勇气 B. 知识 C. 耐心 D. 目标

3.Who owned the special edition stamp at the very beginning?

A. Phillip. B. Phillip’s mother.

C. Victor. D. Victor’s father.

4.Which sentence is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Victor’s father didn’t support his hobby.

B. Victor both liked collecting stamps and writing.

C. Phillip’s mother wanted his son to write letters to Victor.

D. Phillip was from France.

5.The passage mainly tells us that ________ is(are) important to people.

A. a happy family

B. a good hobby

C. relatives and friendship

D. friends and patience

The story is about two old people named David and Rosy Jackson. Both of them had very bad memories. For example, Rosy would forget to cook dinner or take vegetables home after paying for them. David would show up for work on Sundays, thinking it was Monday. One winter they were to take a long plane trip. When they arrived at the airport, there were only ten minutes left. In that situation, anyone would get into the plane right away. But David and Rosy didn’t do so. They went to buy some flight insurance(保险) instead. Immediately after they put a two-pound note into a machine, their policy (保险单) came out.

“Who would get the money if the plane crashed, I wonder?” asked Rosy. “My mother, of course,” her husband replied. “We should post the policy to her. Now, be quick! Give me a stamp, will you?” he said to Rosy. “The plane is going to take off in another minute.” David put the stamp on the envelope, dropped it into a postbox, and suddenly he let out a cry.

What do you suppose happened to him? He had posted their plane tickets to his mother.

1.Rosy is David’s ______.

A. friend B. mother C. sister D. wife

2.This passage tells us that David and Rosy ______.

A. were always short of time

B. always did everything in a great hurry

C. were very forgetful

D. usually worked on Sundays

3.David meant to post his mother _____.

A. two plane tickets B. a two-pound note

C. the flight insurance D. an empty envelope

4.Mr Jackson made such a foolish mistake because ______.

A. he was worried about his mother

B. he had forgotten to buy a stamp

C. he was worried about this flight

D. his memory was poor and he posted the letter in a great hurry

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. A forgetful old couple.

B. Two plane tickets.

C. A pleasant flight.

D. A plane crash.