句型练习。（10分）
1. His mother is 37 years old. His father is 37, too. (合并为一句)
His mother is                                           his father.
2. This book is not popular. I like it. (合并为一句)
                this book isn’t popular, I like it.
3. I have known the man for five years.（对划线部分提问）
                               have you known the man?
4. He has to go there by bus. （完成反意疑问句）
He has to go there by bus,                                ?
5. She rides a bike to school.  (改为同义句)
She goes to school                              .

I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch(牧马场).He has let me use his       36     to raise money for youth at risk programs.

The last time I was there he told me his story.when he was young, his family is too    37    to have a house to live in.As a     38    , when he was in high school, he was asked to write a paper about     39     he wanted to be and do when he grew up.That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of     40     a horse ranch.He also drew a picture to show a 4,000-square-foot house that would sit on a beautiful farm.The next day he handed it in to his    41   .Two days later he received his paper back.On the front page was a large red F.Roberts asked, “Why did I receive an F?” He teacher said, “This is a(an)   42    dream for a young boy like you.Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money.” Then the teacher added, “If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your    43   .”

The boy went home and thought about it for a    44    and hard time.He asked his father what he should do.His father said, “Look, son, you have to    45   your own mind on this.Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the same paper, making no    46   at all.He told his teacher “you could keep the F and I    47   keep my dream.

Monty tell me this   48    because I am sitting in his 4,000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch.He said a lot of kids’s    49   can be stole.Don't let anyone steal your dreams.Follow your heart, no matter what.   50   he had enough gumption(毅力) not to give up my dream.

1.A.name                    B.company                           C.ranch                                 D.school

2.A.small                     B.busy                                   C.poor                                   D.lazy

3.A.present                          B.return                                C.punishment                      D.result

4.A.what                      B.which                                 C.whom                                D.who

5.A.renting                           B.donating                            C.owning                     D.kitchen

6.A.teacher                          B.father                                C.friend                                D.wife

7.A.surprised             B.great                                  C.terrible                    D.unrealistic 

8.A.work                     B.grade                                 C.family                                 D.ability

9.A.easy                      B.long                                    C.short                                  D.hurry

10.A.change                        B.rewrite                              C.have                                   D.give up

11.A.decision             B.reason                               C.excuse                               D.changes

12.A.never                           B.still                                     C.sometimes                        D.even

13.A.square                         B.story                                  C.house                                D.teacher

14.A.money                         B.house                                C.dream                                D.hobbies

15.A.Quickly                        B.Suddenly                           C.Unluckily                           D.Fortunately

I  like all kinds of chocolate, especially bitter chocolate. So when Mother had bought one, i couldn't help thinking about  36 .

I was helping Father in the yard when suddenly I got an idea. I could cut a piece 37 that chocolate without anyone knowing it.

I waited 38   Mother went outside feeding the chickens. Then I told Father I wanted to go for a drink of water. I went into the room and got the 39 down. Just when I had the knife ready to cut, I heard Mother coming. So I had to put the chocolate 40 into my shirt, went to my room and  41 the chocolate there. And then I went back to  42    Father.

All the rest of the afternoon, I didn't dare to look at Father. Every time he spoke, it made me jump. My hands began shaking and my heart started 43   fast. I didn't want the chocolate any more. I  44    wanted to get a chance to put it back.

Have you ever had a similar 45    ?

36. a. him b. her C. it D. this

37. a. off b. into C.on D. along

38. a. while b. after c. since D. until

39. a. water b. chocolate  c. chicken D. shirt

40. a. silently b. easily c. slowly D. quickly

41. a. hid b. ate C. held D. returned

42. a. tell b. help C. find D. call

43. a. falling b. breaking c. beating D. jumping

44.a. still b. hardly c. just D. never

45. A. experience    b. excuse c. mistake D. moment

The English often go out with an umbrella or a raincoat. Why？ 36  the weather In Britain often changes quickly.
Spring can be rainy or windy, but the weather is  37  warmer and you can hope more sunny days. In fact , there  38  as much sunshine in spring as in summer. Summer is the  39  time for visitors to go to the seaside. People often go out to have a walk or swim. Autumn is a beautiful season. During autumn it is still nice to be outside ,too. In winter, it gets colder, and it might 40  ,especially in the north. There are  41  very heavy winds in this season.
February is usually the coldest   42 of the year , while the warmest  43 often July.
The difference   44   temperature between winter and summer is not so great in Britain. The average temperature for winter is about 4.5℃,and for   45 is about 15.5℃.
【小题1】A. Because     B. As           C. Since
【小题2】A. get         B. getting       C. gets
【小题3】A. can have     B. can         C. can be
【小题4】A. worst        B. best         C. earliest
【小题5】A. snow        B. rain         C. wind
【小题6】A. also         B. either        C. too
【小题7】A. month       B. season       C. weather 
【小题8】A. is          B. was         C. are
【小题9】A. in           B. on         C. for
【小题10】A. spring      B. autumn       C. summer

 I like all kinds of chocolate, especially bitter chocolate. So when Mother had bought one, I couldn’t help thinking about   36  .

I was helping Father in the yard when suddenly I got an idea. I could cut a piece   37 that chocolate without anyone knowing it.

I waited   38   Mother went outside feeding the chickens. Then I told Father I wanted to go for a drink of water. I went into the room and got the   39   down. Just when I had the knife ready to cut, I heard Mother coming. So I had to put the chocolate   40   into my shirt,

went to my mom and   41   the chocolate there. And then I went back to   42   Father.

All the rest of the afternoon, I didn’t dare to look at Father. Every time he spoke, it made me jump. My hands began shaking and my heart started   43   fast. I didn’t want the chocolate any more. I   44   wanted to get a chance to put it back.

Have you ever had a similar   45  ?

1. A. him          B. her            C. it             D. this

2.A. off           B. into           C. on            D. along

3.A. while         B. after           C. since          D. until

4. A. water         B. chocolate      C. chicken        D. shirt

5. A. silently       B. easily          C. slowly         D. quickly

6.A. hid           B. ate            C. held           D. returned

7. A. tell           B. help           C. find           D. call

8. A. falling        B. breaking        C. beating        D. jumping

9. A. still          B. hardly          C. just           D. never

10. A. experience    B. excuse         C. mistake        D. moment