The teacher told us that light _______ faster than sound.

   A. traveled     B. had traveled     C. is traveling    D. travels

In China, those who want to enter universities have to _______ the entrance exams in June.

   A. check through     B. work through    C. look through    D. go through

Professor Green, known to the world as a scientist, is not only absent-minded but short-sighted as well. His mind is always busy  41 scientific problems and seldom notices what is going on 42  him.

    One fine day recently, he went  43 a walk in the countryside, but as  44  he has a book in his hand. When he went out , he began to read his book . He hadn’t gone far 45 he run into a big cow and fell down. In the fall, he had lost his glasses, without which he couldn’t see anything. He thought he had hit his head  46 a fat lady. “I’m sorry, Madam.” He said politely 47 searching for his glasses. As soon as he had 48 , he realized his mistake.

Soon he was fixing his mind on his book 49  and paid no attention to anything else. He had scarcely been walking for five minutes when he fell over again, _50 both his book and his glasses. This time he got very angry, seizing his umbrella, he gave the “cow” a wild blow. Then, after finding his glasses, he realized with horror that he made a second mistake. A large fat woman was fleeing from him in a horror.

1.A. to think             B. thinking       C. thinking about          D. to think of

2.A. with               B. around                  C. for                   D. at

3.A. for                 B. to            C. towards              D. over

4.A. also                B. often          C. ever                    D. usual

5.A. when              B. while         C. just then             D. at that time

6.A. to                 B. against        C. about                 D. onto

7.A. after              B. in            C. before                  D. during

8.A .put it on            B. taken them off  C. put them on            D. taken them out

9.A. always              B. again         C. usually        D. very much

10.A. holding           B. getting        C. finding        D. losing

Algae(水藻) are very simple plants. They grow in fresh water or salty water. Seaweed is algae that grow in salty water. Seaweed is red or brown in color. The Japanese people use these plants from the sea in many ways. From it, they make a food called Kombu. Kombu is seaweed that has been dried, cooked and pressed together. Then it is dried again and cut into long pieces. The Japanese eat a lot of Kombu and like it very much.

   Japanese farmers often use seaweed as fertilizer. It makes their plants grow better. Many farmers also find seaweed makes a fine food for their animals.

   From seaweed the Japanese also get iodine(碘), which they sell to other countries. Iodine is used in many ways all over the world. It is used in making medicine. It is added to the salt we use at the table. Scientists even use one form of iodine to “ seed clouds” when they want rain to fall.

1. Kombu is a kind of ____ according to the text.

   A. plant         B. medicine          C. food        D. fertilizer

2.In the last sentence of the text, “seed clouds” means ____.

A.      clouds spreading like seeds

B.      the seeds like clouds

C.      to make rain fall with human power

D.      dropping seeds by clouds

3.The main idea of the story is that ____.

A.      The Japanese eat seaweed when they want rain to fall.

B.      Kombu is made into medicine for farmers.

C.      The Japanese use seaweed in many ways.

D.      The Japanese eat a lot of Kombu.

Mr.Clinton and his 13-year-old son Tony are basketball fans. Last October 10^th was Tony’s birthday, so Mr.Clinton decided to drive him to New York, for the first game of the World Series. They had no ticket but hoped to buy a pair from scalpers.

   It was a two hours’ ride. After they arrived, they walked in the street for two hours, carrying a sign(牌子) that read, “We need two tickets.” There were many scalpers around, but the cheapest ticket was $200. They were about to leave when suddenly a man stopped them. He took out two tickets and handed them to Mr. Clinton.

   “How much do you want?”

   “Just a present,” said the man. “Enjoy the game.”

   Mr. Clinton wouldn’t accept, so the man explained, “I’m Jackson. Hans is my boss. He and his wife haven’t missed a World Series in 18 years. But he is ill and can’t watch the game this time. So he told me to give the two tickets to people who I thought would actually enjoy the game. A lot of people looked as if they might just take the tickets and sell them. Then I saw you and I followed you for a while. You seemed very disappointed. You made me think of my dad and me when I was a child. I dreamed of going to a World Series game with my father. But my dream never came true.”

   How do you suppose this made Mr. Clinton and his son feel? Here is what Mr. Clinton said: “This is the most wonderful thing that ever happened to us. My boy and I must have turned to each other over 30 times and said, ‘I can’t believe this.’ We still never forget Jackson and Hans.”

  The underlined word scalpers in the first paragraph means ______.

   A. people who buy tickets at a reasonable price

   B. people who sell tickets at a reasonable price

   C. people who buy tickets at a high price

   D. people who sell tickets at a high price

Have you ever stayed up late? If so, you know that not getting enough sleep can make you tried and grumpy. Not sleeping enough sleep can also make it harder to think clearly the next day.

   Sleep scientists have long known that getting a good night’s sleep is very important. It helps kids be able to do their best during the day.

A recent study shows that sleep helps improve problem-solving skills and creative(创造性的) thinking. For the study, two groups of students answered a math problem. The group that slept for eight hours solved the problem correctly more often than the group that did not get enough sleep.

   While you sleep at night, your brain is busy doing its “homework”. It sorts out(整理) all the information that you get in the day. Getting enough sleep each night can improve your thinking ability. That will surely help you do your best at school. Experts say that, in return, can lead to better grades.

1.The underlined word grumpy in the first paragraph means_______.

     A. excited and happy                  B. active and creative

     C. impatient and angry                 D. bored and weak

2.Choose the best title for this passage.

     A. Sleep to Success                    B. A Recent Study

     C. Do Sleep Well                      D. The More Sleep, the Better

The sun was shining as Kevin walked to the old bench(长凳) where he met Mike every afternoon after school. They were good friends and loved to play football. They didn’t have enough money to buy a real football, but Mike had made a ball out of old socks covered with a piece of plastic. It wasn’t beautiful, but it worked well. The two friends didn’t stop kicking and running until very late.

   The next afternoon, Mike and Kevin met again at the old bench. Soon the home-made ball was spinning(旋转) across the grass as the boys laughed and shouted happily. The ball was stopped by a boy wearing a nice pair of sneakers(运动鞋). Kevin was upset when he saw it was Steven.

   The next morning, Kevin’s mother gave him an envelope(信封). “Your uncle sent you a birthday present,” she smiled. Kevin’s eyes grew big when he saw the $100 bill. Later that day, a pair of new sneaker lay next to his chair, and in the corner, a real football.

   The next afternoon, Steven invited Kevin to play football on the field next to the library. Steven did not want Mike to join them only because Mike’s sneakers were dirty and he was not good at football. When the game was over, Kevin and Steven walked past the old bench where Mike was sitting. Steven picked up a stone and threw it at him. Kevin, holding his new football in his hands, walked on and did not look back.

   One afternoon, as Kevin walked past the old bench, he saw something lying under it. He looked closer and saw it was the home-made ball. Kevin was full of sorrow at the sight of his old home-made ball, and he let out a sad sigh(叹气). As his sadness turned to anger, he picked up his new football and kicked it into the air. Kevin kicked it so hard that it flew past the library and over the school gate. Then Kevin walked to the bench and picked up his home-made ball. Holding it in his hands, Kevin sat down and waited.

 The best title for this passage is ______.

     A. A Home-Made Football                 B. Playing Football

     C. Two Close Friends                     D. A New Football

 Remember that people on line may not be who they seem, because you can't see or even hear the person. It would be easy for someone to misrepresent himself/herself. Thus someone who says that “she is a 12-year-old girl.” could really be an old man.

 The underlined word misrepresent means _____.

A. making a wrong judgment about       B. understanding somebody wrongly

C. giving a wrong description of               D. forming a wrong opinion about

Climbing attracts people because it’s good exercise for almost everyone. You use your whole body, especially your arms and legs. This sport gives your body a complete workout. When you climb, both your mind and your body can become stronger.

 The word workout underlined in the last paragraph most probably means________．

A. settlement    B. exercise    C .excitement   D. tiredness

According to a report published on the British medical magazine, The Lancet, a study of 10 German mobile phone users found that when they turned on their phones, their blood pressure goes up by 5—10 millimeters of mercury (水银柱).

  The word “The Lancet” is probably ______.

A. the name of a magazine     B. the name of the research team

C. the name of a hospital      D. the title of a medical report