16、The air is so that the smoke is rising straight up.

A．calm    B．silent     C．still     D．quiet

15、Our government has taken to stop the hunters killing tigers in Northeastern China.
A．turns    B．measures    C．exercises    D．photos

14、—Are you good at either English Chinese?

—I am not good at English, do I do well in Chinese.
A．or; nor    B．or; so    C．and; nor    D．and; so  

13、Some words die soon after they are born. Others live on for hundreds of years to give colour and beauty to a language.

A．ought to     B．should     C．may     D．must

12、With a lot of problems , the US troops are having a hard time in Iraq.
A．settled B．to settle C．settling D．being settled

11、— work in future?
—I have no idea.
A．Where do you think will people    B．Where do you think people will
C．Do you think where will people    D．Do you think where do people

10、Children should be taught how to get along with ______.
A．another B．Bother C．others D．any other

9、Do you know the boy______ under the big tree?
A．lying    B．lain    C．laying    D．lay

8、Don and his 11-year-old son, Aaron, love basketball. For Aaron’s birthday last October, Don decided to drive him to Cincinnati, more than two hours’  1  , for the first  2  of the World Series. They had no tickets but hoped to buy a  3  from scalpers (票贩子).
　　After arriving, they walked in the streets for two hours, carrying a   4  that said, “We need two tickets.” There were a lot of scalpers but the  5  ticket was $ 175. They were  6  to leave when a man stopped them. He  7  out two tickets and handed them to the father. “How much do you want?” “No charge.” Said the man, “  8  the game .”
　　When asked later, the man  9 , “I was working for Joe, who hadn’t  10 a World Series in 16 years. But he was  11 and couldn’t make it this time .So he told me to give the two tickets
　　 12 . The only 13 he set was to give the tickets to people I thought would be worthy. A lot of people looked 14 they might just take the tickets and 15 them. Then I saw you. You seemed very 16 and you made me 17 my dad and me when I was a child. I would have died to go to a World Series game with my father. But I never did.”
　　How 18 it was to Don and his son! Here is what Don said, “It’s the most memorable thing that ever happened to us. My boy and I must have turned to each other 30 times during the game and said, ‘I can’t 19 this.’ We’ll never forget 20 .”
1．A．way B．away C．distance D．beyond
2．A．game B．show C．exhibition D．sport
3．A．ticket B．bill C．pair D．card
4．A．letter B．newspaper C．sign D．book

5．A．best B．cheapest C．worst D．most expensive
6．A．able B．glad C．willing D．about
7．A．gave B．turned C．sent D．pulled
8．A．Enjoy B．Join C．Look D．Play
9．A．explained B．continued C．added D．repeated
10．A．seen B．missed C．been to D．gone to
11．A．kind B．free C．well D．ill
12．A．up B．in C．away D．off
13．A．ticket B．game C．rule D．example
14．A．if B．as if C．though D．even though
15．A．use B．get C．send D．sell
16．A．happy B．anxious C．shy D．excited
17．A．realize B．recognize C．know about D．think of
18．A．proud B．necessary C．fortunate D．difficult
19．A．believe B．see C．think D．do
20．A．the game B．Joe C．that night D．the players

7、根据提示给 Smith 先生写一张请假条。

时间：2003年12月21日

杰克在昨天放学回家的路上滑了一跤，幸好伤得不厉害，但医生要他休息一星期。

on one’s way, rain, slip, hurt, stay in bed, a sick leave of