In peace, too, the Red Cross is expected to send help ______ there is human suffering.

A．whoever          B．wherever         C．however          D．whatever

---I’m sure Andrew will win the first prize in the final.

---I think so. He _____ for it months.

A．is preparing        B．has been preparing  C．was preparing      D．had been preparing

It’s impossible for all the people to get jobs because ______of them is not fit for them.

A．every one         B．all               C．not all            D．none

Have you checked all the CDs _____ to the mountainous area next week?

A．sent             B．to be sent         C．sending           D．being sent

-- What’s the matter with you?

--- _______ the window, my finger was cut unexpectedly.

A．Cleaning          B．To clean           C．While cleaning     D．While I was cleaning

-- Would you please turn down the radio a bit?

---________. Is it disturbing you?

A．Forget it          B．That’s all right     C．I’m sorry         D．Be careful

I became lame（瘸的）in both legs in my childhood. I can’t stand   36  the support of two sticks. Only in my wheelchair can I “   37  ”.

I still remember the first day at   38 . When I appeared at the door, 39   in the classroom stared（凝视）at me in   40 . My face turned   41 . I couldn’t help  42 back. It was the    43  and sympathy（同情）in their eyes that   44  me doing so. I went shyly towards an unoccupied (空的) seat.

Being lame, I didn’t dare (敢) to   45  in front of my classmates. I was afraid that I might be   46  at. In those days I was very sad to see others walking   47 .

One day, a few students came up to me and asked me to go outside. I was really   48 . They encouraged me with a(n)   49  smile and   50  me in my wheelchair from place to place. I was   51  to them for giving me a chance to see the   52  of our lovely school with my own eyes.

After that we often read, played and talked together. My friends are always   53   to help me. It made me   54  I am handicapped (残疾的).

Once they asked me, “What is the most beautiful thing in our school?” Without hesitation (犹豫) I said, “It is the   55 . ”

1.                A．with           B．without         C．under    D．on

2.                A．walk           B．run            C．sit   D．stand

3.                A．school         B．wheelchair      C．home    D．hospital

4.                A．he             B．she            C．everyone D．nobody

5.                A．thought         B．interest         C．anger    D．surprise

6.                A．red            B．brown          C．white D．black

7.                A．entering        B．hiding          C．coming   D．turning

8.                A．feeling         B．kindness        C．sorrow   D．pain

9.                A．made          B．stopped        C．kept D．let

10.               A．walk           B．study          C．practice   D．speak

11.               A．laughed        B．smiled         C．stared D．looked

12.               A．sadly           B．slowly          C．happily    D．shyly

13.               A．brave          B．sad            C．hurt  D．excited

14.               A．honest         B．friendly         C．luckily D．handsome

15.               A．pushed         B．placed         C．drew D．pulled

16.               A．satisfied        B．sorry          C．loyal D．thankful

17.               A．signs           B．sights          C．labs  D．students

18.               A．ready          B．smart          C．wise  D．unwilling

19.               A．forget          B．remember      C．imagine   D．think

20.               A．teachers        B．schoolyard      C．classmates D．friendship

Scientists are trying to make the deserts into good land again．They want to bring water to the deserts，so people can live and grow food．They are learning a lot about the deserts．But more and more of the earth is becoming desert all the time．Scientists may not be able to change the desert in time．

Why is more and more land becoming desert？Scientists think that people make deserts．People are doing bad things to the earth．

Some places on the earth don’t get much rain． But they still don’t become deserts． This is because some green plants are growing there． Small green plants and grass are very important to dry places． Plants don’t let the sun make the earth even drier． Plants do not let the wind blow the dirt away． When a bit of rain falls， the plants hold the water． Without plants， the land can become desert more easily．

1.Deserts ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ．

A．never have any plants or animals in them

B．can all be turned into good land before long

C．are becoming smaller and smaller

D．get very little rain

2.Small green plants are very important to dry places because ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ．

A．they don’t let the sun make the earth even drier

B．they don’t let the wind blow the soil away

C．they hold water

D．All of the above．

3.Land is becoming desert little by little because ＿＿＿＿＿＿．

A．plants can’t grow there

B．there is not enough rain

C．people haven’t done what scientists wish them to do

D．scientists know little about the deserts

4.Why is more and more land becoming desert according to this passage？

A．Earthquakes make deserts.                B．Wind makes deserts.

C． Lack of water makes deserts.              D．People make deserts．

For thousands of years, man has enjoyed the taste of apples. Apples, which are about 85 percent water, grow almost everywhere in the world but the hottest and coldest areas. Among the leading countries in apple production are China, France and the United States.

There are various kinds of apples, but a very few make up the majority of those grown for sale. The three most common kinds grown in the United States are Delicious, Golden Delicious, and McIntosh..

Apples are different in color, size and taste. The color of the skin may be red, green or yellow. They have various sizes, with Delicious apples being among the largest. The taste may be sweet or tart(酸的). Generally, sweet apples are tasted fresh while tart apples are used to make applesauce(果酱).

Apple trees may grow as tall as twelve meters. They do best in areas that have very cold winters. Although no fruit is yielded during the winter, this cold period is good for the tree.

1.It can be learned from the text that Delicious apples are_______.

A．grown in France    B．sold everywhere    C．very big           D．quite sweet

2.Cold winter weather is good for________.

A．the growth of apple trees                 B．producing large apples

C．improving the taste of apples              D．the increase of water in apples

3.China, France and the United States are considered to_______.

A．be small producers of apples

B．be large producers of applesauce

C．have the longest history in apple production

D．have the coldest winter among apple production

4.The word yielded in the last sentence means________.

A．improved         B．increased         C．produced         D．sold

A young woman was driving through the lonely countryside. It was dark and raining. Suddenly she saw an old woman by the side of the road, holding her hand out as if she wanted a lift.

“I can’t leave her out in this weather,” the woman said to herself, so she stopped the car and opened the door.

“Do you want a lift?” she asked. The old woman nodded and climbed into the car. After a while, she said to the old woman, “Have you been waiting for a long time?” The old woman shook her head. “Strange,” thought the young woman. She tried again. “Bad weather for the time of year,” she said. The old woman nodded. No matter what she said, the hitchhiker (搭便车的人) gave no answer except for a nod of the head or a shrug.

Then the young woman noticed the hitchhiker’s hands which were large and hairy.

Suddenly she realized that the hitchhiker was actually a man! She stopped the car. “I can’t see out of the rear screen,” she said. “Would you mind clearing it for me?”

The hitchhiker nodded and opened the door. As soon as the hitchhiker was out of the car, the terrified young woman raced off.

When she got to the next village she pulled up. She noticed that the hitchhiker had left his handbag behind. She picked it up and opened it. She gave a gasp — inside the bag was a gun.

1.The young woman stopped the car because ______.

A．“the old woman” asked her to

B．she recognized “the old woman”

C．she knocked “the old woman” down

D．she wanted to help “the old woman” out in the bad weather

2.The young woman asked the hitchhiker to clear the rear screen because _______.

A．this was the way she thought of to get rid of him

B．she couldn’t see out of the rear screen

C．the hitchhiker was very helpful

D．the rear screen was covered with dirt

3.The hitchhiker left the bag with a gun in it behind because _______.

A．he wanted to give the young woman a warning

B．he had not expected that the young woman would leave him behind in the rain

C．it was his present for the young woman

D．he wanted to kill the young woman with the gun

4.What might the man be?

A．a policeman       B．a soldier          C．a robber          D．an actor