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　　“Tom? Are you in bed yet?”called Mrs White. There was no answer. Mrs White put down her book and went to her 14-year-old son’s room. Tom was sitting in front of a bright computer screen on which a colorful dragon(龙)jumped and shouted.

　　“Oh, Tom! You’re still playing on that computer. You must stop now, it’s half past eleven. If you don’t go to bed soon, you’ll be very tired tomorrow.”said Mrs White.

　　“But I’ve nearly beaten the dragon.”said Tom. Mrs White could see the excitement on her son’s face. She sat down beside him.

　　“You are always playing on that computer. You spend more time with this machine than with your family, ”she said with a smile. “What’s so special about it? Show me what it can do!”

　　Tom was very excited. “I think this is a great computer, Mum!”he said happily. “The hardware is good. There’s so much memory(内存)and it has some wonderful software programmes. This game, Dragonsplayer, is my favourite, but I sometimes borrow games from Danny and other friends. I don’t have to worry about any infected(被感染的)disks(磁盘)because I have virus(病毒)detector(监测器)which can go over any disk and check it for viruses. Let me show you!”Tom began tapping keys on the keyboard. The screen changed in answer to his orders.

　　“Oh, Tom,”laughed Mrs White. “I’m sure it’s a wonderful computer, but I’m afraid I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

1．When Mrs White was calling Tom, he was ________.

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A．lying in bed reading a book

B．on the computer with a dragon

C．standing in front of the screen of the computer

D．playing computer games in his bedroom

2．From the passage we know that the stow happened ________.

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A．before Tom went to school in the morning

B．before Tom went to bed at night

C．just as the dragon jumped and shouted

D．after Tom had slept for some hours in the evening

3．Tom was very excited because ________.

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A．he had a radio detector in his computer

B．he was worrying about the infected disks

C．he had nearly beaten the dragon in computer game

D．his mother came upstairs to ask him to go to bed

4．Which of the following is true according to the passage? ________

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A．Tom liked playing computer games.

B．Tom enjoyed playing with real dragons.

C．Tom hated tapping on the keyboard.

D．Tom hated teaching his mother how to play the computer.

5．How did Tom get on with his mother? ________

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A．Mrs White wan very hard on her son.

B．Mrs White loved her son and took good care of him.

C．Tom didn’t want to talk about the computer with his mother.

D．Tom thought his mother was as wonderful an the computer game.

一Guess what! I saw Sally in London．

一Really? I ________ she was in New York．

　 A．think　 B．was thinking　 C．thought 　D．am thinking

—Where is my pen?

—Oh, sorry, I have taken________ by mistake.

　　 A. yours　　　　 　 B. mine　　　　 　　　　 C. hers　　　　　 　 D. his

"I can't believe what I’m hearing!" I thought to myself. Jeff was the last candidate (候选人) for president of Student Council. My best friend Tony came to me and said, “I’m sorry, Mike, I really thought you should be _ 36_ ."

Later that day, I happened to pass Jeff in the dining room. I offered him a 37 "congratulations" and walked to my usual table. To my surprise, Jeff put his plate beside mine.

"I'm, er—I'm just wandering if you would … consider coming to work on my team," he said 　38 . "You are really smart, and you would he a great manager."

“I don't think so," I replied, feeling unsure.

"Well, if you change your mind, we are meeting tomorrow,” he said before moving to another table.

All right, I thought about the 39 from Jeff. Maybe being a part of the election process ( 选举过程) would give 　40　 a chance to make important changes at our school. I decided to join them.　

My first goal was to 　 41_ a catchy advertisement. Within a few days, we designed a poster with Jeff's pictures showing him in a number of activities. No one could walk through any hallway 　 42_ passing Jeff's smiling face.

My next step was to 43 which new activities students would like to have at our school. Many of them wanted a chess club and. a volleyball team.

With tile information I had collected, Jeff met with the headmaster. The headmaster 　 44 to add these activities to our school program.

With my help, Jeff and our ideas were well 　 45　 at school.

An eighth grader said, "It'll be like attending a new school with Jeff as president.

Hearing these words made my heart filled with 　46 I had wanted to become president of Student Council to make a difference. I achieved that and more by working as a member of Jeff's team. He became the most popular candidate and I was a large part of his 　47　 . The fact that it has made a difference in other people's lives is the real prize. What a great feeling!

36. A. beard B. chosen C. invited D. followed

37. A. polite B. loud C. warm D. cheerful

38. A. proudly B. quickly C. nervously D. regretfully

39. A. advice B. chance C. message. D. offer

40. A. them B. him C. me D. us

41. A. print B. invent C. create C. send

42. A. for B. from C. with D. without

43. A. carry out B. try out C. work out D. find out

44. A. agreed B. wanted C. expected D. asked

45. A. allowed B. received C. introduced D. required

46. A. pride B. surprise C. patience D. hope

47. A. hick B. spirit C. life D. success

Mr. Black was working in a factory in a big town. He liked 　1　 very much, and was very good　2　 it. When he was free, he　3　 down to a small river behind the factory and tried 　4　 some fish, but there were very few there, 　5　 the water wasn’t clean. One summer he went to the seaside during his holiday and stayed at a small cheap hotel.

“I have never fished in the 　6　 before.” He thought. “It will be more interesting than fishing in our river.”

　7　 first he caught a lot of fish and was very 　8　 . He gave them to the hotel and they cooked them for guests, and he enjoyed himself very much. After　9　, he did this every day. But 　10　 he got his bill(账单) at the end of the week, he saw it, “For oil（油） to cook fish(7 days), 70 dollars（美元）.”