Do you know what the White House is? Perhaps some of you do，while others don't.

　The White House is a house in Washington. The president of the U.S.A. lives in it. It's really white. But do you know why the White House is white? The story happened in 1812. That year England was at war with America. The British army got to Washington and set the president's house on fire. In 1814，in order to hide the marks of the fire，the stone walls of the president's house were painted white and it has been the “White House”ever since.

1. White House is a house for ___________.

　　  A. the American people.　　  B. the soldiers of U.S.A.   C. the presidents of U.S.A.　 

2.England fought with America in ____________.

　　  A. 1810　　　　　　       B. 1812　　　 C. 1814　　　  　　 

3. The house is called “White House” because ____________.

　　  A. it's covered with snow      B. the house is very clean

 C. the stone walls of the house were painted white

4.The White House was painted white because ____________.

　　  A. the house is old　　  B. the house is new  C. it was once on fire and was with marks

5. “ever since” means ___________.

　　  A. never　　               B. once　　   C. from then on　　

The little boy failed to tell me the truth.   

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A. never   　　 B. didn't 　　   C. forgot to  　　  D. tried to

One morning while he was   3  his newspaper on the train, he was tapped on the shoulder by a man behind him. Mr. Smith had never met him   4  . The man said “  5  ”to him and then began to talk to him. The man said, “Your life   6  interesting, is it? You  7  the same train at the same station at the same time   8  morning, and you always sit in the   9  seat and read the same newspaper.”

When Mr. Smith heard this, he put his newspaper down, turned around, and said to the man angrily, “How do you know all that about me?”

“Because I’m   10   sitting in the same seat behind you,” the man answered.

1. A. in　　　　　　　　  B.on　　　　　　   C.by　　　　　　　　  D.with

2. A. family　　   B.home　　    C.house　　   D.village

3. A. seeing　　   B.looking　　  C.finding　　  D.reading

4. A. before　　   B.ago　　　　  C.after　　    D.later

5. A. Goodbye　　 B.Thanks　　  C.Sorry　　    D.Hello

6. A. isn’t　　　　　　  　　B.is　　　　　　　　　　 C.aren’t  　　  D.are

7. A. go on　　　　    B.get on　　　　　　   C.take on      D.put on

8. A. one　　　　　　   B.this　　　　　　　　  C.yesterday    D.every

9. A. another　　　　  B.other　　　　　　    C.same　　　　   D.different

10. A. never　　　　   B.always　　　　　　  C.hardly  　　  D.nearly

   1  . He wanted to   2   a big bottle from her. Mrs. Brown asked him in and   3   one for him. Mr. Smith   4   it and went back. When he   5   it the next day, he gave her another small one and said, “It has   6   had a baby.”

A few days later he came to borrow the   7   again. Mrs. Brown   8   out another bottle and said with a smile, “Here’s the baby. It has grown up. It’s   9  . You may   10   it as long as you like.”

1. A. office　　 　　　　  B.car　　 　　　　    C.house   　　　　　　　　  D.shop

2. A. buy　　　　　　　　　　  B.borrow　　    　　 C.look　　　　　　　　         D.ask

3. A. lent　　　　　　　　　　  B.sold　　　　　　　　   C.found　　　　　　　　　　    D.made

4. A. told　　　　　　　　　　  B.saw　　　　　　　　   C.helped　　　　　　　　　　   D.got

5. A. showed　　　　　　    B.washed　　　　　　　　　　 C.returned　　　　　　 　　   D.thanked

6. A. never　　　　　　　　    B.always　　　　　　   C.just　　　　　　　　　　　　   D.nearly

7. A. baby　　　　　　　　　　 B.bottle　　　　　　　　 C.money　　　　　　　　　　  D.car

8. A. took　　　　　　　　　　     B.looked　　　　　　    C.went　　　　　　　　  　　   D.used

9. A. small　　　　　　　　    B.the same　　　　　　 C.broken　　　　　　   　　   D.beautiful

10. A. open　　　　　　　　   B.drink　　　　　　　　  C.keep　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.grow

Time is very important in our lives. But it never had any importance in my life until I 　41　 a watch from my father that made me responsible(有责任). It 　42　 me the importance of time in my life.

I got this gift on a grey-sky day. I had to go to the 　43　 at 9:00 a.m. to pick up（接）my uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house. However, I forgot it 　44　 I was playing with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 a.m., I 　45　 my uncle, but I was late for him. He had got out of the plane and 　46　 a taxi to my father’s house.

I　47　 my father’s house at 2:00 p.m. at the same day . My father looked at me angrily. I said “hi” to him and my 　48　 uncle. My father asked me to sit 　49　 him and handed me this watch which was a gift from 　50　. It weighed 8 oz（盎司）and all of it was made of silver（银）. Then he said, “Essa, did you have fun 　51　 your friends today? What you did was not very nice and you should be sorry for your 　52　.” I felt sorry and told my father that I wouldn’t do it again. Then he said, “This watch will be a reminder(提醒物) for you. I hope today you have learned something 　53　.”

I learned a lesson from my father: to respect(尊重) time and 　54　 be late. The watch is important to me, not because of its 　55　, but because of the lesson that I learned from it.

41. A. bought　　　　　　　　　　　 B. received　　　　　　　　　 C. borrowed　 　　 　D. broke

42. A. learned　　　　　　　　　　　 B. found　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sent　　　　　 　　 　D. told

43. A. airport　　　　　　　　　　　 B. school　　　　　　　　　　 C. hospital　　　　　　 　D. station

44. A. when　　　　　　　　 　　 B. because　　 　　　　　　 C. if　　　　　　　 　　 D. though

45. A. saw　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. forgot　　　　　　　　　　 C. remembered　　 　D. took

46. A. had　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. driven　　　　　　　　　　 C. invited　　　 　　 D. taken

47. A. visited　 　　 　　　 B. reminded　　　　　 　 C. reached　　 　　 D. left

48. A. surprised　　　　　　 　　 B. tired　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. nervous　　　　　　 　D. lonely

49. A. next to B. around　　　 　 C. behind　　　 　　 D. away from

50. A. us　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. him　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. them　　　　　　　　 　D. you

51. A. of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　　　 　D. about

52. A. words　　　　　　　　 　　 B. actions　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. play　　　　　　　　 　D. fun

53. A. important　　　　　 　　 B. interesting　　　　　　　　 C. expensive　　　　 　D. wonderful

54. A. never　　　　　　　　 　　 B. usually　　　　　　　　　　 C. sometimes 　　 D. often

55. A. look　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. price　　　　　　　　　　　 C. size　　　　　　　　　 　D. weight