— Can you speak Chinese, Steve?

— Yes, only . I have been in China for only one month.

A. few B. a few C. little D. a little

______ Mike didn’t win the race , he was still wearing a smile on his face.

A. If B. Since C. Although D. Because

His grandparents live ________ in a small house, but they don't feel ________．

A. lonely; alone B. alone; lonely

C. lonely; lonely D. alone; alone

—Could you please________ the radio a bit? It's too loud.

—Sorry, I'll do it right away.

A. turn down B. turn up

C. turn on D. turn off

—Mum, shall we go to the beach tomorrow?

—It ______ the weather.

A. carries on B. lives on C. depends on D. holds on

My mother is ill. I have to her in the hospital after class.

A. look after B. look up

C. take care D. take after

—Tom went for a picnic yesterday.

—________．

A. So did I B. So I did

C. Neither did I D. Neither I did

—Did you watch the soccer game last night? Our school team won the game in the last minute!

—Yes. I was ________ excited ________ I couldn't fall asleep.

A. too; to B. neither; nor

C. so; that D. such; that

Herb was at home alone one night while his parents were out in the evening. He had often stayed alone before, so he wasn't ______. As he waited for his parents to return home, he watched the latest films on TV. ______ became heavier and heavier as the time passed.

Suddenly Herb's eyes opened wide. What was that ______ in the next room? Herb heard the window slowly being inched (一点一点地) open. For a minute Herb was so frightened that he could not ______， and his body felt like ice. He knew that he mustn't lose his ______and began to think of the things he could do. He couldn't ______ the telephone without passing the window where he had heard the noise. Again he heard the sound of someone trying to ______ into his room through the window.

Herb's drums were standing near the TV. “Wait, maybe there is something I can do，” thought Herb. He picked up the drumsticks and beat on the drums as ______ as he could. The commotion (骚动) was so terrible that Herb surprised ______himself. He also surprised the person ______ the window, who ran away as fast as possible.

1.A. worried B. lonely C. afraid D. sad

2.A. The films B. His body C. The night D. His eyes

3.A. talk B. noise C. person D. thing

4.A. hear B. cry C. move D. think

5.A. head B. heart C. hope D. way

6.A. reach B. touch C. watch D. catch

7.A. walk B. run C. jump D. climb

8.A. fast B. hard C. carefully D. strongly

9.A. still B. even C. perhaps D. rather

10.A. at B. to C. on D. in

Nearly every parent says that we never grow up. In fact, we are maybe 16 or 17 years old. In their eyes, we are always little ones and always do wrong things. For example, when I need to stay at home alone, they always worry about me and my life.

Most parents always think that they have offered the best things they can to make their children live in a comfortable world. They buy their children pretty clothes, cool shoes, strange but expensive school things, and always a thousand?yuan?cost bike. They think that they have done everything they can to their dear little children. In return, they only want their little babies to give them good results in the examinations.

But why their little babies still can't understand them? Why? Does it mean that they still want more material(物质的) things? No, as a matter of fact, what they want is a true family. What does a true family mean? I think it means a place where we can hide ourselves from the outside cold world. From here, we can get warmth, we can get consolation(安慰), and we can get happiness. And one important thing is that we should be stronger and more confident(自信的) in the outside world because we know that we have a family.

So I think that parents should save their money and sit down to talk with their children to let them know that they have a true family, so the child and his parents could understand each other more and more. Then, no boy will be regarded as a little boy.

1.Through the first paragraph, we can see the writer of this article is ________．

A. a student B. a teacher

C. a parent D. a worker

2.What do most parents think of their children according to the writer?

A. They can't do well in their studies.

B. They always want good bikes and expensive things.

C. They never grow up.

D. They don't know how to save money.

3.What do most children really want?

A. A true family.

B. More material things.

C. Pretty clothes.

D. Good results in examinations.

4.According to the article, ________．

A. most children want to be children forever

B. most children want their parents to understand them

C. most children don't want to go to school

D. most children just like to stay at home

5.The article is mainly about ________．

A. that most children always do wrong things

B. that most parents want to buy everything for their children

C. what children really want

D. a warm home