While listening carefully, the students______ what their teacher said. 

A. set down      B. turned down     C. got down       D. calmed down

—How did your father　　　　smoking?

—The doctor told him to do so，and he took the advice.

A．give in        B．bring in        C．give up           D．bring up

Lily got up at 6 o’clock　　　　，but she realized it was Sunday as soon as she prepared her school bag.

A．as possible         B．as usual      C．at present         D．at last

Andy was born with a developmental(发展的disorder. The two sides of his brain were not        normally together. The right side of his        could not communicate with the left.  At the age of three, it was      for him to walk, speak, and play. He could only echo (重复) back a few words, and walked        while someone held each of his hands.

Then came the     . He attended an all-day center where he       every unimaginable treatment. He struggled, sometimes in        , to get stronger. Andy hated it when his parents would       him there in the

mornings. However, they       —against all odds(逆境)—that he would grow up to live a       healthy life. They believed it for themselves, and for Andy.

It      .Today Andy is a successful 13-year-old high school student and has won the gold medal for his math competition. His _____ has been nothing short of a wonder. He receives special help with a few things, but _____ his friends in all the activities he loves. Andy overcame a lot of      to move from adversity (逆境) to victory.  

Ask yourself: “What are the seeds of       hidden in my struggles today? If I get up when I      , what will that make possible tomorrow? ”

What is your favorite English letter? Many of you may say Q. Why? Because so many of you chat with your friends on QQ. What do you like about QQ? What do you talk about? The CCTV reporter, Miss Wang, interviews three kids. Let’s listen to what they say.

    When do you chat on QQ? What do you talk about?

    Lin yuhan, Xi’an: On weekends. We talk about homework and chat with each other.

    Tang Xuting, Shanghai: At weekends and when I don’t have much homework. We exchange test answers and chat.

    Yang yuhang, Dalian: Our class goes online together at 4:00----6:00pm on weekends. We complain about homework, chat and talk about computer games.

    What do you put on your QQ blog(博客)？

    Lin: I put good articles I have found online on my blog. I also write articles myself. They are about funny things that have happened in my class.

    Tang: I put picture on my blog. Not my own photos, but pictures from my favorite Japanese cartoons(动画片)like Tennis Prince Conan.

    Yang: I put DV films on my blog. I shoot(拍摄)them during sports meetings and school parties. The most popular one is about a dancing teacher,  he is so funny that everyone watches it.

    How do you like QQ?

    Lin: It’s a good space for us to make a record of our lives of both good times and sad times.

    Tang: My friends and I may not have time to chat at school. But we can do it on QQ. It’s very helpful to our friendships.

    Yang: If you chat with friends on the telephone, your parents sometimes listen to your conversation. There’s no such problem with QQ. You can relax and talk freely.

1.What does Yang yuhang talk about on QQ on weekends?

①homework      ②chat     ③test answers    ④computer games

A．①②             B. ②③             C. ①②④        D.②③④

2.What does Lin Yuhan put on her QQ blog?

A. Some pictures.   B. Good articles.   C.DV films       D.Japanese cartoons

3.Which one is TURE according to this article?

A. Lin says QQ is very helpful to their friendships.

B. Yang says he can chat freely with many friends and relax on QQ.

C. Tang says QQ is a good space for them to make a record of their lives.

D. Tang says he chats on QQ on weekends though he has lots of homework.

A man once said how useless it was to put advertisements in the newspaper. “Last week,” he said, “my umbrella was stolen from a London church. As it was a present, I spent twice its worth in advertising, but didn’t get it back.”

“How did you write your advertisement?” asked one of the listeners, a merchant. “Here it is,” said the man, taking out of his pocket a slip cut from a newspaper. The other man took it and read, “Lost from the City Church last Sunday evening, a black silk umbrella. The gentleman who finds it will receive ten shillings on leaving it at No. 10 Broad Street.”

“Now,” said the merchant, “I often advertise, and find that it pays me well. But the way in which an advertisement is expressed is of extreme importance. Let us try for your umbrella again, and if it fails, I'll buy you a new one.”

The merchant then took a slip of paper out of his pocket and wrote: “If the man who was seen to take an umbrella from the City Church last Sunday evening doesn’t wish to get into trouble, he will return the umbrella to No.10 Broad Street. He is well known.”

This appeared in the newspaper, and on the following morning, the man was astonished when he opened the front door. In the doorway lay at least twelve umbrellas of all sizes and colors, and his own was among them. Many of them had notes fastened to them saying that they had been taken by mistake, and begging the loser not to say anything about matter.

1.The result of the first advertisement was that ______________.

A. the man got his umbrella back

B. the man wasted some money advertising

C. nobody found the missing umbrella

D. the umbrella was found somewhere near the church

2.The merchant suggested that the man should _______________.

A. buy a new umbrella                                  

B. go on looking for his umbrella

C. write another and better advertisement       

D. report the police

3.“If it fails, I’ll buy you a new one,” suggested that the merchant

_______________.

A. was quite sure of success                        

B. wanted to buy him a new umbrella

C. didn’t know what to do                            

D. was rich enough to buy one

4.The story is mainly about _________________.

A. a useless advertisement        

B. how to make an effective advertisement

C. how the man lost and found his umbrella

D. what the merchant did for the umbrella owner

Paul couldn’t sleep last night. He woke up early and sat up, and then he lay down again. He felt terrible. “I must be sick,” he thought. “but I must study for that test.”

He got up and looked for his history notebook. He finally found it under a pile of clothes on a chair. He went over his history notes, but he couldn’t remember any of the facts in the notes. “What shall I do?” he thought. He felt terrible.

    Just then Paul’s telephone rang. He put down his notebook and picked up the telephone.

    “Good morning,” Jack’s voice said, “You must be wrong about that test.”

    “What do you mean?” Paul asked weakly.

    “We’re not going to have the test today.” Jack said. “I wrote down the date in my notebook. The test will be next Wednesday; it isn’t today. How do you feel this morning?”

    “Fine,” said Paul. “Just fine!” Suddenly he really felt fine.

1.Paul felt uneasy because he

A. was seriously ill.                   B. was too tired.    

C. was worried about the coming test.     D. couldn’t find his history notebook.

2.It seemed that Paul __________

A. was good at history.                 B. liked to study history.

C. lost interest in history.               D. was ready for the history test.

3.What made Paul feel fine at once?

A. The telephone call

B. the coming test.

C. Jack’s notebook

D. The fact that the test was not to be given that day.

4.“How do you feel this morning?” From this question we can see Jack________

A. knew Paul.                         B. knew Paul very well.

C. wanted to help Paul with his history.     D. would lend Paul his notebook..

Mr. Grey was the manager of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and came up to work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office unless it was raining, because it gave him some exercise. One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him, “You may not remember me, sir, but seven years ago I came to London without a penny in my pockets, I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend me some money, and you lent me £ 5, because you said you were willing to take a chance so as to give a man a start on the way to success.”

Mr Grey thought for a few minutes and then said, “Yes, I remember you. Go on with your story!” “Well,” answered the stranger, “are you still willing to take a chance?”

1.How did Mr. Grey get to his office?

A. He went up to work by train.

B. He walked to his office.

C. He went to his office on foot unless it rained.

D. He usually took a train to the station and then walked to his office if the weather was fine.

2.Mr Grey liked walking to his office because ________.

A. he couldn’t afford the buses

B. he wanted to save money

C. he wanted to keep in good health

D. he could do some exercises on the way

3.Mr. Grey had been willing to lend money to a stranger in order to_______

A. give him a start in life            B. help him on the way to success

C. make him rich                  D. gain more money

4.One morning the stranger recognized Mr. Grey, and_______

A. wanted to return Mr. Grey the money

B. again asked Mr. Grey for money

C. would like to make friends with him

D. told Mr. Grey that he had been successful since then

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