Recently, a book written by former President Clinton has gone on sale in the United States and Europe．Experts say it had record sales for a nonfiction book．  1  ，the book My Life has  sold one million copies．

    2  took Bill Clinton almost two years to write more than 900-page book．The book’s publisher reportedly  3  Mr. Clinton 10 million dollars to write My Life．The book begins with  his birth and ends with die present day．

    In the book，Bill Clinton tells  4  his parents，Virginia Kelly and William Blythe．His father died before he was born．He describes his family life in the southern state of Arkansas with  his mother  5  grandparents．He tells about his stepfather，Roger Clinton，and his younger  brother．Roger．He tells about his friends and the schools he  6  ．

    Bill Clinton describes his college and law school days，meeting and marrying Hillary Rodham and the  7  of their daughter，Chelsea．He goes on to describe his  8  in Arkansas politics．his terms as governor，his presidential campaigns and his two administrations．He writes about his unusual relationship with a young White House worker，Monica Lewinsky，and his    9  of regret that it ever happened．

    He tells about his marriage and his daughter，Chelsea．He describes his  10  and failures  as President. And he writes about what he feels for becoming President.

    Critics have not been kind to Mr. Clinton’s writing abilities．They have called the book uninteresting and poorly   11  ．But the American people do not seem to care what the crities say. They want to read   12   Bill Clinton has written．

    Many people waited in line at stores to buy the book and have Mr. Clinton  13  ．They say  they want to read it to better understand the former president and his effect on the country．And  they want to know how Mr. Clinton feels about  14  that happened during his presidency．One  bookstore official said，“People are buying the book  15  ．they want to know what Bill Clinton  has to say，not how he says it．”

1．A．So far    B．In the past    C．At times          D．Long ago

2．A．That        B．It                 C．This                      D．Those

3．A．give        B．sends            C．paid               D．took

4．A．on           B．around          C．about              D．with

5．A．but          B．or                 C．so                  D．and

6．A．attended     B．joined           C．learned            D．studied

7．A．come      B．birth             C．fall                 D．arrive

8．A．rise         B．improve         C．high               D．better

9．A．idea         B．way              C．plan               D．feelings

10．A．successes B．progress         C．fight               D．hard work

11．A．thought  B．written          C．describe          D．makes

12．A．what    B．where           C．which             D．why

13．A．draw    B．signature        C．sign               D．write

14．A．some    B．all                 C．any                 D．what

15．A．if          B．before           C．unless             D．because

When people travel in another city or country, they sometimes stay in the homes of the local people. This is called homestay. It is a great experience because you can meet people from a different country or city and learn something new about that place.

I am Wan Li from China. I came to the UK with my friends for a short visit. We are living with an English couple, Mr. and Mrs. Green, in the west of London. They have a wonderful four-bedroom house. This is a new house. It has two bathrooms and a garden with many beautiful flowers. I have a bedroom of my own.

There are some shopping centres and restaurants near the house, and the house is close to an underground station. It takes about thirty minutes to get to the centre of London.

I think a homestay may be a good choice for you if it is your first time to visit abroad. The local people are friendly and willing to help. If you happen to celebrate the holidays with them, you will get to know more about western culture and customs.

1. The underlined word homestay in the passage means _________

    A．Stay at home.                            B．Stay in the homes of one's friends.

    C．Stay in the homes of one's relatives.          D．Stay in the homes of the local people.

2. Wan Li and his friends live with ______ in London.

A．Mr. and Mrs. Bush                      B．Mr. and Mrs. Green

C．Mr. and Mrs. Clinton                        D．Mr. and Mrs. Brown

3. There is ______ near the house.

A．a bus station                                           B．an underground station

C．a train station                             D．an airport

4. How long does it take Wan Li to get to the centre of London from the west of London?

    A．Thirty minutes.      B．Thirteen minutes.     C．Twenty minutes.     D．Forty minutes.

5. When travellers to the Great Britain happen to celebrate the holidays with the local people they will learn more about

    A．western culture and customs              B．world culture and customs

    C．eastern culture and customs               D．southern culture and customs

(　 )8. We can buy the fresh fruits ________.

　 A. in Marsha s house　　　　　　　　　 B. in Wawa Village

　 C. in Country Life Market　　　　　　 D. in Next Wave Music Store

(　 )9. Mr. Green is planning to have a half-year holiday in California, but he can’t leave his pet dog　 alone, he should call ________for help.

　 A. 543-002　　　 B. 544-996　　　 C. 543-616　　　 D. 544-471

(　 )10. According to the four ads, which is true?

　 A. Wawa Village is open only at night.　　　　

B. Marsha’s House does not offer food,

　 C. Country Life Market is newly opened.　　

D. Next Wave Music Store sells presents.

Mr.  Smith is a good teacher.  He teaches English very well.  He  is _1__ to  his  students ,  so  they  like  him  a  lot . There  are (有) fifty  students  in __2__class.  Mr.  Smith   always _ 3___ English   in class.  He   and   his students are _ 4__ friends, too.
Now some of the students __5__on the playground.  Bill and Mike __6 _. Tom and John are jumping.  Mary and Lucy are__7__ a kite. Are Lily and Maria flying a kite, __8__?  No, they are playing_ 9 __.  What’s Mr. Smith doing?  Look!  He is also playing_ 10____them.  How happy they are!