（题文） — May I speak to Mrs. Black?

— Sorry, mum can’t come to the phone now. She a shower.

A. has B. had

C. is having D. was having

（2016四川绵阳中考）— Would you like some tea?

—______.

A. Yes, please B. The same to you

C. Me, too D. My pleasure

Paul is kind and friendly boy.

A. an B. the C. some D. a

Our English teacher is always strict with ________.

A. we B. our C. ours D. us

--- ________ is the nearest hospital? --It’s about ten minutes’ walk.

A. How long B. How often C. How far D. How soon

I will go to the museum bike.

A. by the B. by a C. by an D. by

--How is your brother? --_________________.

A. How do you do? B. He’s fine, thanks

C. Thank you very much. D. I’m sorry.

I used to have little passion (激情) in my life. But what happened the other day changed my mind. Then I learned how___ it is to have a passion in life.

That day I went home in Mom’s car. When Mom ____ at a red light, someone on the side of the road caught my eye. It was a man dressed in rags(破旧衣服). He was homeless. That didn’t interest me____ I had seen many people like him before. Those people usually looked unhappy and hopeless. But this man was ___ in some way. He was not sitting down with a___ expression. Instead, he had a____ in his hand and was dancing happily to the music. The radio seemed to be the most precious（珍贵）thing he had. “Mom, why does that man have a radio though he’s ___?” I asked

“He_____it,” she replied.

“But why doesn’t he use the money to buy food or clothes? He_____something that he didn’t need.” “Well, Sarah, sometimes food and clothes aren’t the most important.”

That man must care so much about music that he bought a radio instead of food or clothes. I soon realized that___ is the key to life.

1.A. important B. strange C. dangerous D. difficult

2.A. exercised B. walked C. stood D. stopped

3.A. but B. when C. so D. because

4.A. common B. polite C. different D. rude

5.A. nervous B. sad C. mad D. happy

6.A. hat B. phone C. radio D. scarf

7.A. hopeful B. homeless C. careless D. useless

8.A. bought B. made C. fixed D. borrowed

9.A. asked for B. waited for C. paid for D. looked for

10.A. happiness B. health C. knowledge D. friendship

Mary likes eating. She eats much food every day and her favorite foods are hamburgers and icecream. Mary doesn't like fruit or vegetables and she doesn't play sports. Now she is a really fat girl.

“Mary，you need to lose weight(减肥)，”her friend Linda says to her. “Don't eat too much，Mary，” say her parents. “Thank you，”says Mary. “But I'm happy with how I look.”

One day Mary meets one of her father's friends William. He is a doctor. “Mary，you really need to lose some weight. Being too fat is not good for your health. Some people die because of being too fat，”says the doctor.

“I don't want to die. I want to be healthy，”says Mary. “It's time for me to lose weight now.”

1.What are Mary's favorite foods?

A. Fruit and icecream. B. Vegetables and fruit.

C. Hamburgers and vegetables. D. Hamburgers and icecream.

2.Who is Linda?

A. Mary's friend. B. Mary's sister.

C. Mary's father's friend. D. Mary's mother's friend.

3.What's William's job?

A. A teacher. B. A doctor. C. A farmer. D. A driver.

4.Mary wants to lose weight because ________．

A. she wants to be healthy B. she wants to look good

C. her parents ask her to do it D. her friend asks her to do it

Miss Hall, a beautiful and very successful actress was the star of a new musical show. Her home was in the country, but she didn’t want to have to go back there every night, so she rented (租用) an expensive flat in the centre of the city, bought some beautiful furniture (家具) and hired a man to paint the rooms in new colors.

It was very difficult to get tickets for her show because everybody wanted to see it, so she decided to give the painter two of the best seats. She hoped that this would make him work better for her. He took the tickets without saying anything, and she heard no more about them until the end of the month, when she got the painter’s bill(账单）. At the bottom of it were the words “Four hours watching Miss Hall sing and dance, 3 dollars,” She had to pay the painter 3 dollars for the two tickets.

1.What did the actress hired a man to do?

A. To paint the rooms in new colors B. To drive for her

C. To watch her show D. To dance for her

2.The actress gave the painter two tickets, hoping he would______.

A. be pleased

B. ask less money for his work

C. charge(收费） more money for his work

D. say a good word for her musical show

3.After the painter got the tickets from the actress, he ______.

A. sold them for £3 B. went to watch the musical show

C. paid £3 for them D. was very thankful to her