It sounds ______to use “Could you...”than “Can you...”．

A. polite B. politely C. more polite D. more politely

— Nobody likes , so we should be kind to everyone.

— I agree with you.

A. to laugh B. laughing at C. to be laughed D. to be laughed at

— Papa has changed a lot.

— So he has. He spends more time than he used to with us.

A. stay B. to stay C. stayed D. staying

—Hi, Jack. Did you go to Lucy’s birthday party?

—No, I felt so sad. I_______then.

A. didn’t inviteB. hadn’t invitedC. am not invitedD. wasn’t invited

Jackson _______ school two years ago and he _______ for two years.

A、leaves; has gone B、left; has been away

C、leaves; has been away D、left; has gone

— Could you please tell me ________?

— Two months ago.

A. when did you take this photo B. when you took this photo

C. where did you take this photo D. where you took this photo

阅读下面短文，从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个能填入文章中相应空白处的最佳答案。（10分）

You may think that English dictionaries have been used for many, many centuries. In fact, an English dictionary you__________ today wasn’t made until the Qing Dynasty(清朝). Three men did most of the___________ work on dictionaries. They spent nearly all their lives trying to ___________words for their dictionaries. For them, it was a wonderful journey. The largest dictionary in the world is Oxford English Dictionary. The _________ for editing (编纂)this dictionary came form an important meeting in Britain in 1857. twenty-two years later, Oxford University asked James Murray to be the editor( 编者) of its new dictionary.

Murray had never been to __________At the age of fourteen, he left his village school in Scotland and taught himself while working in a bank. __________ he became a great teacher. After Oxford gave him the job, Murray had a small ___________ in his garden to do the work. Every morning, Murray got out of bed at five o’clock and ___________in it several hours before breakfast. Often he would work into the night. Murray hoped to finish the new dictionary in ten years. But after five years, he was _________adding words for the letter “ A” ! He worked on the dictionary _________ he was very old. Forty- four years later, in 1928, other editors finished the dictionary.

1.A. use B. write C. copy D. read

2.A. easy B. relaxing C. early D. safe

3.A. spell B. invent C. collect D. make

4.A. word B. idea C. use D. prize

5.A. school B. cinema C. village D. college

6.A. Later B. Before C. After D. Though

7.A. table B. desk C. shop D. house

8.A. slept B. looked C. worked D. talked

9.A. already B. still C. usually D. always

10.A. if B. because C. until D. since

Ⅳ.补全对话 阅读对话。从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中。选出一个最佳答案完成对话。(5分)

Tom: Nice to meet you .

Mike: Nice to meet you .

Tom: ___________?

Mike: I stayed at home, watched TV all day and visited my friends and relatives. I was so bored. _____________?

Tom: I went to Beijing for my vacation .

Mike: What about the weather there ?

Tom: ______________, but we had a wonderful time .

Mike: _____________?

Tom: Many places of interest , such as Bird’s Nest , Water Cube and Beijing Hutong .

Mike: Were there many foreigners there ? Did you speak to them ?

Tom: Yeah, ______________.

Mike: Could I have a look at your photos ?

Tom: Sure , I’ll send them to you by e-mail .

Mike: Thanks a lot .

Tom: You’ re welcome .

1.

A. How did you spend your Spring Festival?

B. What did you spend your Spring Festival?

C. How long did you spend your vacation?

D. Who did you spend your Spring Festival with?

2.

A. How are you? B. What about you?

C. Where are you? D. When did you go?

3.

A. It snowed heavily and quite cold. B. It was quite interesting .

C. I had a cold . D. We went there by train .

4.

A. When did you visit them? B. Who did you visit them with?

C. Which places did you visit? D. How didi you visit them?

5.

A. I also had dinner with them. B. I also took photos with them.

C. They gave me a gift. D. We played together.

It was Mother's Day. John was so busy with his work that he couldn't go back home. When he passed by a flower shop in the evening, an idea came to his mind. "I'll send Mum some roses (玫瑰). " While John was picking his flowers, a young man went inside. "How many roses can I get for only five dollars, Madam?" he asked. The assistant tried to tell him roses were as expensive as forty dollars a dozen (一打). Maybe he would be happy with carnations(康乃馨). She told him they were much cheaper than roses. "No, I have to have red roses. " He said, "My mum was badly ill last year and I didn't get to spend much time with her. Now I want to get something special, it has to be roses as rose is her favorite. " After hearing it, John said he would pay the rest of the money for the young man. Moved by both of them, the assistant said, "Well, lovely young men, thirty dollars a dozen, only for you. "Taking the roses, the young man almost jumped into the air and ran out of the shop. It was well worth twenty-five dollars John paid to see the exciting moment. Then John paid for his dozen of roses and told the assistant to send them to his mother. As he walked out, he felt nice. Suddenly he saw the young man crossing the street and going into a park. But soon he realized it was not a park but a cemetery (墓地). Crying, the young man carefully laid the roses," Mum, oh, Mum, why didn't I tell you how much I loved you? God, please help me find my mum and tell her I love her. " Seeing this, John turned and quickly walked to the shop. He would take the flowers home himself.

1.The assistant tried to ask the young man to buy carnations instead of roses because_______.

A. carnations were nicer than roses B. roses were saved for John

C. roses were more expensive than carnations D. carnations were special flowers for Mother's Day

2.John spent _______ altogether (总共) in the flower shop that day.

A. $5 B. $25 C. $ 40 D. $ 65

3.The young man cried at the cemetery because he _______.

A. had spent all his money on the roses

B. wasn't able to tell his mother he loved her himself

C. felt sorry to ask John to pay for his flowers

D. hadn't got enough money for his sick mother

4.At last John changed his mind and went home because he wanted to_______.

A. tell his mother he loved her himself

B. ask his mother for more money

C. tell his mother the young man's story

D. ask his mother if she liked roses

5.The writer writes the passage to tell us"_______".

A. Buy roses for your mother when she is ill

B. Let your mother know how much you love her

C. Work hard to get more money for your mother

D. Send your mother flowers on Mother's Day

All boys and girls like good stories. I am sure that all children who read The Ugly Duckling will be glad to know something about the ‘King of Story Tellers’, who wrote it for them. Thousands and thousands of children have read this story, only to ask for it again and again. It has travelled the wide world over, and has been told in every country.

Hans Christian Andersen, the author of “The Ugly Duckling,” was born in Denmark. If you look on a map or globe, you will see this little country in northern Europe. There, in the little village of Odense, he spent his boyhood. His father and mother were very poor. The family lived in two little rooms near the top of a house, where his father worked as a shoemaker.

On the roof was a box filled with earth. In this box his mother planted her vegetables. Little Hans loved to walk with his father in the woods, where he could gather wild flowers and hear the birds sing. His father read to him when his work was done, or told him stories.

Once, when Hans was still a child, he went into a wheat field with his mother and a number of children, to pick the remaining wheat which the reapers had left in the field. While they were busy gathering only a small amount of wheat for each of them, an angry bailiff came rushing into the field, armed with a whip. All ran, as fast as they could, away from the angry man. Little Hans was barefoot, and the sharp stalks of the wheat plants which had been cut down, cut his feet so that he could not get away.

Unafraid, the boy faced the angry man and his upraised whip. “How dare you hit me when you know God sees you?” he cried, looking fearlessly into the face of the angry bailiff. The whip came down, but not on little Hans. The bailiff admired the boy’s courage, and praised him for it. He sent him home with gifts, rather than blows.

While Hans was still a boy, his kind father died. Then Hans and his mother were left alone, to care for each other.

“What will you do, Hans?” the mother asked “Would you like to become a tailor?”

“No, mother,” the boy answered; “I will go to Copenhagen and study. One day I shall write books.”

“But where will the money be found to pay your way?” asked the mother.

“I will work, and God will take care of me,” Hans replied.

So the boy left his native village and walked all the way to Copenhagen, which was very far.

1.Who wrote the story The Ugly Duckling?

A. The King of Story Tellers. B. Hans’ mother.

C. Some boys and girls. D. A bailiff.

2.What did Hans’ father do in the woods when the work was done?

A. He gathered wild flowers with Hans. B. He taught Hans to make shoes.

C. He read books or told stories to Hans. D. He picked remaining wheat with Hans.

3.Why didn’t the bailiff hit Hans?

A. Because he was afraid of Hans. B. Because he was too angry.

C. Because Hans gave him some gifts. D. Because he admired Hans’ courage.

4.How did Hans go to Copenhagen?

A. By bus. B. By bike. C. By train. D. On foot.

5.What do you think Hans’ life would be like in Copenhagen?

A. Hard. B. Relaxing. C. Colourful. D. Lonely