The lazy waiter _______to his boss that he had _______the table.

A．lied; laid          B．lay; laid           C．lied; lay           D．laid; lay

_____ Mr Smith is well again, he can go on with his work.

A．Now just          B．Now and then      C．The other day      D．Now that

In a modern society full of fierce competitions, _______a person does is not always the same as _____he says.

A．that; that          B．that; what         C．what; what         D．what; that

______, dear! Things won’t be as bad as you think. There certainly will be chances for you.

A．Hurry up          B．Cheer up          C．Look up           D．Make up

Word came _______our team won the football match.

A．that              B．what             C．whether          D．if

I have no idea _______ they will pass the final exam.

A．that              B．when             C．why              D．whether

It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen  36  for almost a month. The crops were dying. Every day, my husband 37  to get water to the fields. But  38  we saw some rain soon, we would lose everything.

However, one day I learned the true lesson of   39  and witnessed the only miracle I had  40  seen before. I was cooking in the kitchen when I saw my son, Billy,   41  toward the woods. He was walking   42  with effort, trying to be as still as possible. Minutes after he disappeared into the  43 , he came running back. I went on cooking, 44  that whatever he had been doing was finished. Moments later,  45 , he was once again walking slowly toward the woods. This activity went on for an hour. Finally I couldn’t help  46  him and saw the most amazing 47 .

Several large deer stood in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. I 48  screamed(尖叫) for him to get away, because a huge deer was dangerously 49  to him at that time. But the deer didn’t even move as Billy knelt down(跪下). I saw a tiny  50  lying on the ground, obviously suffering from 51 , lifting its head to drink the water cupped in Billy’s hands. When the water was 52 , Billy ran back to get more. It then became quite  53  to me what my son was doing.

I stood there, watching my  54  boy working so hard to save another life. As my tears began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops. I looked up at the sky. It was as if God himself was weeping with pride. The rain that day 55 our farm.

1.                A．water          B．cloud          C．rain  D．storm

2.                A．decided        B．chose          C．tried D．offered

3.                A．before         B．unless          C．until D．if

4.                A．sending        B．sharing         C．forgiving  D．begging

5.                A．never          B．ever           C．once D．yet

6.                A．running        B．jumping         C．walking   D．riding

7.                A．slowly          B．quickly         C．hurriedly D．dangerously

8.                A．plants          B．flowers         C．woods    D．vegetables

9.                A．thinking        B．wondering      C．worrying  D．dreaming

10.               A．though         B．besides         C．however  D．too

11.               A．beating         B．following       C．teaching   D．hoping

12.               A．scene          B．field           C．world D．sign

13.               A．almost         B．already         C．just   D．even

14.               A．weak          B．close          C．ill    D．brave

15.               A．horse          B．crop           C．baby  D．deer

16.               A．thirst          B．diseases        C．heat  D．pain

17.               A．gone          B．cleaned        C．lost   D．dried

18.               A．comfortable     B．clear           C．acceptable D．simple

19.               A．kind           B．clever          C．naughty   D．honest

20.               A．hit            B．washed         C．ruined    D．save

Every year there are hundreds of earthquakes in different parts of the world. In September, 1923, Tokyo and Yokohama were both destroyed by an earthquake and the fires that followed it. They had to be completely rebuilt. One of the most serious earthquakes was in China’s Shanxi province in 1556. It killed almost one million people.

We measure an earthquake’s strength on the Richter Scale. The Richter Scale was introduced in 1935 in Southern California in the USA. It measures earthquakes on a scale of one to ten. Any earthquake measuring five or more is usually serious.

The Earth’s crust(地壳) is made up of rock called plates. As these plates move, they sometimes crash against each other, causing the crust to quake. In cities such as Tokyo, where small quakes happen quite often, many modern buildings are designed to be flexible so when the Earth moves, they move with it.

Earthquakes can also break up gas and oil pipes. This can cause fires to break out, which can do as much damage as the earthquake itself. Another effect of earthquakes is tsunamis. These are huge waves created by earthquakes beneath the sea. They can be many meters high and cause great damage to coastal towns and cities, China, Japan, Russia and the USA have the highest occurrence(发生) of earthquakes in the world.

1.The passage is mainly about       .

A．scientists who study earthquakes

B．the way of measuring earthquakes

C．a usual natural disaster

D．what people should do in the earthquake

2.The earthquake in Shanxi Province       , which in NOT true?

A．happened in 1556

B．killed one million people

C．caused a lot of damage

D．was the only earthquake in China

3.Earthquakes        

A．don’t cause much damage               B．are not serious

C．most possibly happen in Japan              D．happen all over the world

4.According to the passage we know that tsunamis        .

A．can cause earthquakes

B．are caused by earthquakes

C．only happen on land

D．are a way of measuring earthquakes

An 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-old son. Suddenly a crow (乌鸦) landed on their window.  The father asked his son, “What is that?” The son replied, “That is a crow.” After a few minutes, the father asked his son for the second time, “What is this?”

The son said, “Father, I told you just now. It’s a crow.” After a little while, the father asked his son the same question for the third time, “What is this?” This time, the son said to his father in a low and cold tone, “It’s a crow, a crow.” After a moment, the father yet again asked his son for the fourth time, “What is this?” This time his son shouted at his father, “Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again? I have told you already, ‘IT IS A CROW’. Are you not able to understand this?” A minute later the father went to his room and came back with a diary, which he had kept since his son was born. On opening a page, he asked his son to read that page.

Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa when a crow suddenly landed on the window edge. My son asked me 23 times what it was, and I replied him 23 times that it was a crow. I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question. I didn’t at all feel angry, but instead felt affection for my son.

If your parents reach old age, do not look at them as a burden, but speak to them gently, and be kind to them. From today say this aloud, “I want to see my parents happy forever. They have cared for me ever since I was a little child. They have always showered me with love. I will take care of my old parents in the best way no matter how they behave.”

1.The old man brought out the diary, which he had kept since his son was born, because ______.

A．he forgot what had happened

B．he would like his son to read it

C．it could remind himself of the past

D．he wanted to find what a crow was

2.The underlined word “affection” (last but one Para.) probably means______.

A．puzzle            B．hatred(恨)         C．love              D．worry

3.The writer mainly intends to ______ .

A．tell us the function (作用) of a diary

B．call on us to love our parents

C．teach us what a crow is

D．introduce a pair of son and father