–How can I improve my study in the last thirty days?

  --________ listening to the teacher carefully in class. This is the most efficient way!

   A. By           B. On           C. Past         D. Across

Once Effendi had a joke with the Prime Minister（宰相）. He said that the Minister would die the next day. The next day, the Minister fell to the ground from the horse and really died. When the king learned this, he got angry and sent his men to catch Effendi at once.

When Effendi was brought to him, the king shouted angrily, “Effendi, since you knew when my Minister would die, you must know the date of your own death. Say it out, or you’ll die today.”

Effendi looked at the king for a while. Then he answered, “But how can I know? I’ll die two days earlier than you.” The king was afraid that if he killed Effendi, he himself would die after that. He thought he must keep Effendi alive as long as possible, so he let Effendi go.

1.This story tells us __________.

   A. how Effendi fooled the king         B. when the king would die

   C. why the Minister died              D. Effendi knew the date of everyone’s death

2.The Prime Minister died because __________.

   A. Effendi killed him                 B. Effendi said he would die

   C. he was badly ill                   D. he fell off the horse

3.Why did the king ask Effendi to tell him the date of Effendi’s own death?

   A. Because the king wanted to know when he himself would die.

   B. Because the king wanted to find an excuse to kill Effendi.

   C. Because he himself had known the date of Effendi’s death.

   D. Because he wanted to know when Effendi would die.

4.The king let Effendi go because __________.

   A. he hoped to live a long life          B. he was afraid of Effendi

   C. he didn’t believe Effendi’s words     D. he knew the would die two days later

5.Which of the following is not true?

   A. Effendi played a joke on the Minister.

   B. The king was afraid of death.

   C. Effendi didn’t know when the king would die

   D. If the king killed Effendi, he himself would die two days later.

阅读理解

Once upon a time there was a monster. He was very ugly）（丑陋的）, and had no friends. No one wanted to talk to him. Even other monsters thought he was ugly.

He lived alone and was very unhappy because he was so lonely.

“I wish I had a friend.” he said to himself every day. “One friend would be enough. Someone to talk to.”

“Dear Editor.” he wrote. “ I am an ugly monster. How can I find a friend?”

“Dear Monster.” the Editor replied. “ Advertise（登广告）for a friend in this magazine.”

The monster wrote an advertisement（广告）.

“Monster wants a friend, male or female. I have two heads, four arms, six legs and three tails. I have one blue eye, one green eye and one brown eye. Smoke comes out of my noses. But I am really a kind monster and will be a good friend to someone. If you would like to meet me, please stand outside Blake’s Store at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 22nd. Write to me at Box 45. Everybody’s Magazine.”

A few days later he went to the magazine.

“Do you have any letters for Box 45?” he asked.

The Editor looked in Box45.

“Yes, there is one.” she said, and gave it to him.

The monster opened the letter, and read, “Dear Monster, I think a person’s character（品行）is more important than his appearance. I will wait outside Blake’s Store on Friday. Please carry a flower so that I will recognize you. Yours sincerely, Miss Alice Thwaite.”

1.Why was the monster unhappy?

2. What did the monster advertise for?

3. How did the monster describe himself in the advertisement?

4. What was wrong about Miss Thwaite’s letter?

根据短文内容，填入适当的单词，每空一词。
An elephant wants to have some friends. He sees a monkey in a tree. “Can you be my friend?” asks the elephant.
“You are too big. You can’t swing (摇荡) in the trees like me.”
Then the elephant meets a rabbit. “Please be my friend,” he says.
“How can I? Sorry, sir. You are too strong.”
The elephant is very sad. Then he goes home.
The next day, he sees all the animals running(跑). He doesn’t know why. The monkey says a tiger is near(在……附近)here. He will come to eat the animals.
The elephant goes to the tiger. “Please, Mr Tiger. Don’t eat the animals.”
“Go away（走开）!” says the tiger.
The elephant is not happy and kicks (踢) the tiger. Then the tiger goes away. At last, all the animals want the elephant to be their friend.
【小题1】 The monkey is in the          when the elephant sees him.
【小题2】The elephant is too         , so the monkey and the rabbit don’t want the elephant to be their friend.
【小题3】 The elephant isn’t afraid (害怕) of the tiger because (因为) he is big and         .
【小题4】All the animals are          when they see the tiger go away.
【小题5】 There are          kinds of（种类）animals in the story (故事).

根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Ann: Thank you for the birthday gift, Dad.  It's the best gift I have ever had.

Dad:   1.

Ann: I've always wanted a computer.   2.

Dad: And you need it to chat (聊天) with your friends, too.

Ann: I guess you are right.   3.

Dad: Send an email? Er, just do like this.   4.

Ann: Yes, Dad. I think it's easy.

Dad:   5.

Ann: I won't, I promise.

A. Have you got it?

B. Do you need help?

C. I’m glad you like it.

D. How can I turn it on?

E. I need it to do my homework.

F. Just don't spend too much time on it.

G. Could you show me how to send an email?