You’d better give up using that kind of medicine, because it may be

______ to your stomach.

A．rude             B．gentle            C．harmful           D．limited

Mr Smith, looking ______, started to work out a        problem.

A．puzzled, puzzling                        B．puzzling, puzzled

C．puzzled, puzzled                        D．puzzling, puzzling

When the old man came to life, he found himself        by some docters and nurses.

A．surrounding       B．be surrounded     C．be surrounding     D．surrounded

— I want to know if I        smoke here.

— No, you       . Could you see the sign “NO SMOKING” there?

A．can; needn’t      B．must; can’t       C．shall; won’t       D．may; mustn’t

I talked for a long time, and in the end I_____ make her believe me.

A．should            B．can              C．was able to        D．must

______ is a fact that English is being accepted as an international language.

A．It                B．This              C．That              D．There

_______ made the school proud was______ more than 90% of the students had

been admitted to key universities.

A．What; because     B．What; that         C．That; what         D．That; because

One day a mother rat and her babies were out in an open field. They were playing and having a good time when   26  a hungry cat came on the scene! It hid   27  a big tree and then   28  forward through the tall grass   29  it could almost hear them talk.  30  the mother rat and her babies knew   31  had happened, the cat   32  from its hiding place and started to run   33  them.

The mother rat and her babies all   34  at once. They hurried towards   35  home, which was under a pile of large stones.   36  the baby rats were   37  frightened that they could not run very   38 . Closer and closer the cat came. In no time the cat would be upon   39 . What was to be done?

The mother rat stopped running,   40  round and faced the cat,   41，"Bow Wow! Bow Wow! "just like   42  angry dog. The cat was so surprised and   43  that it ran away.

The mother rat turned to the babies, "Now you see  44  important it is to learn 45   second language!"

1.                A．naturally        B．suddenly        C．nearly    D．certainly

2.                A．on            B．between        C．by   D．behind

3.                A．crawled(爬)     B．jumped         C．looked   D．put

4.                A．before         B．when          C．until D．while

5.                A．Before         B．After           C．Unless    D．Otherwise

6.                A．where         B．what           C．which    D．when

7.                A．jumped         B．started         C．jumping  D．starting

8.                A．over           B．through         C．after D．against

9.                A．runing away     B．ran away        C．run away  D．to run away

10.               A．to             B．for            C．its    D．their

11.               A．Because        B．But            C．Thus  D．Although

12.               A．as             B．very           C．so    D．much

13.               A．freely          B．hardly          C．soon  D．quickly

14.               A．ahead          B．down          C．that  D．them

15.               A．turned         B．walked         C．jumped   D．ran

16.               A．saying          B．said           C．shouting   D．shouted

17.               A．a             B．an             C．their  D．that

18.               A．pleased        B．excited         C．frightened D．worried

19.               A．so             B．why           C．what  D．how

20.               A．\              B．the            C．a D．an

Most American children eat potatoes every day, but they don't know which part of potato is most nourishing(有营养的).Take a sharp knife and cut a very thin slice(薄片) from it and hold it to the light, and you will see that the potato has skin, an outside rim(边缘) and the inner part. The outside rim which is right under the skin is most nutritious.But this part is often thrown away with the skin. Even the skin itself is better for food than the inside. When eating a cooked potato, if you choose the inside and leave the outside, you are wasting the best part of it. If you can’t eat the whole potato, it is better to eat the outside rim and leave the inner part.

1.A potato has _________.

A．one part only      B．two parts          C．three parts        D．four parts

2.The best part of the potato is the _________.

A．middle           B．skin              C．outside rim        D．inside

3.What does this reading tell about potatoes? It tells us _________.

A．how to cook them                       B．how to cut potatoes

C．what is a potato made up of                D．how to eat them

Flags have existed for over 3000 years. The earliest flags were wooden or metal poles topped with a carving. About 2000 years ago pies of fabric were added to some poles for decoration. Over the next 500 years the free-flying part of the flag became more important.

Every country today has its own flag. Many groups and organizations also have a flag which stands for, or symbolizes, the aims of the group.

The flag depicts (描绘) a world map, centered on the north pole. The map is surrounded by an olive (橄榄) wreath (花环) symbolizing peace and co-operation. The flag is blue and white.

1.Flags have been in existence for _________.

A．500 years                             B．more than 3000 years

C．about 2000 years                       D．between 500 and 2000 years

2.A very old flag is likely to _________.

A．be made of fabric                       B．have a map on it

C．have white shapes on it                   D．be made of carved wood

3.An olive wreath is used to stand for _________.

A．peace            B．purity            C．justice            D．equality