We all went on a spring outing ________ Nick. He was ill and had to stay at home.

A.besides B.beside C.with D.except

—________ have you been to Shanghai Natural History Museum?

— Never.

A.How often B.How long C.How many times D.How much

—Bob, I want to buy a car, but I don’t have enough money. Do you have any good ideas?

—Why not buy a second one? My cousin has a used car in perfect ________.

A.information B.situation C.communication D.condition

— What made him so worried? —________.

A.Losing his wallet B.Because he lost his wallet

C.He has lost his wallet D.Lost his wallet

The fish ______________for some time. You’d better cook them at once.

A.has died B.has been dead

C.have died D.have been dead

—Would you mind ________?

—Go ahead.

A.I opening the window B.my opening the window

C.your opening the window D.to open the window

—So you gave him your mobile phone?

—________. He’ll return it to me after he has his fixed.

A.With pleasure B.No problem C.Not exactly D.My pleasure

I walked along the sea for about an hour until I began to feel hungry. It was seven. By that time, I was not far away from a favourite restaurant of mine, where I often went to eat two or three times a week. I knew the owner well.

I went into the restaurant, which was already crowded (拥挤的), and ordered my meal. While I was waiting, I looked _________ to see if I knew anyone in the restaurant. Then I saw a man sitting at a corner table near the door keeping looking in my direction, as if he knew me. I certainly didn’t know him, for I never forget a___________. The man had a newspaper open in front of him. But I could see that he was keeping a (n) ___________ on me. When the waiter brought my soup, the man was clearly puzzled (困惑的) by the familiar (熟悉的) way that the waiter and I called each other. He became even more puzzled as ___________ went on. He could see that I was well ___________ in the restaurant. At last he got up and went into the kitchen. After a few minutes he came out again, paid for his meal and left.

When I finished, I called the owner of the restaurant out and asked him what the man wanted. The owner told me he was a policeman. “Really?” I was ___________. He was certainly interested in me. “But why?” I asked. “He ___________ you because he thought you were a man he was looking for,” the owner said. “When he came into the kitchen, he showed me a ___________ of the man. He certainly looked like you! Of course, since we _________ you well, I told him that he made a mistake.” It’s ____________ I came to a restaurant where I am known, or I might have been arrested (逮捕).

1.A.for B.at C.around D.like

2.A.name B.face C.person D.friend

3.A.nose B.arm C.tea D.eye

4.A.program B.story C.time D.news

5.A.known B.taken C.made D.brought

6.A.worried B.surprised C.excited D.frightened

7.A.caught B.stopped C.found D.followed

8.A.book B.photo C.paper D.magazine

9.A.see B.know C.hear D.look

10.A.bad B.good C.lucky D.best

Below is some advice given by the English children on how to help Africa. Who do you agree with?

I think being healthy is the most important thing. We need to make sure that the money we give is spent wisely. The money should be spent first on clean water supplies and better health care.
---Robin, aged 16, Birmingham
 

I think the most important thing is to improve the education in the African countries. There is an old saying, “ If you give a man a fish, you’ll feed him for a day. If you teach him how to fish, you’ll feed them for lifetime.” We need to help people to help themselves, not just throw money at the problem when it appears.
---Rebecca, aged 15, Liverpool
 

People seem to give a lot more money to charity when there is a sudden, huge disaster like the earthquake. It’s good for people to do so, but I also think that everyone should give a small part of their money to charity. If everyone does that, it will make a big difference.
---Mary, aged 14, Stratford
 

Giving money to charity can help, but it’s not the final answer. I think what these countries need is a good government.
---Bethany, aged 16, Newcastle
 

The best thing we can do is to send experts like engineers, doctors and teachers to help the people to help themselves.
---Robert, aged 16, Cardiff
 

1.Which two children have the similar ideas?

A.Mary and Rebecca. B.Bethany and Mary.

C.Rebecca and Robert. D.Rebecca and Bethany.

2.What does Rebecca mean by saying “ We need to help people to help themselves”?

A.We should help the teachers in Africa to improve their teaching methods.

B.We should help people in Africa how to build a good government.

C.We should help the African people develop skills to make a living.

D.We should help the African people build more schools.

3.Where can you possibly find the advice?

A.In a travel guide. B.On a website.

C.In a student’s textbook. D.In a sports magazine.

One afternoon I visited an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was looking forward to a quiet view of the art works. A young couple viewing the paintings ahead of me chatted nonstop between themselves. I watched them a moment and found the wife was doing all the talk. I admired (赞赏) the husband for putting up with her continuous talk. Because of their noise, I moved on.

I met with them many times as I moved through the different rooms of art. Each time I heard her continuous talk, I moved away quickly. I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop when the couple came near to the exit. Before they left, the man reached into his pocket and pulled out a white thing. He extended (展开) it into a long stick and then tapped (敲打) his way into the coatroom to get his wife’s jacket.

“He’s a brave man.” The salesman at the counter said, “Most of us would give up if we were blind at such a young age. But he said his life wouldn’t change during his recovery (恢复). So, as before, he and his wife come in when there’s a new art show.” “But how does he enjoy the art?” I asked, “He can’t see.” “Can’t see? You’re wrong. He sees a lot. More than you or I do.” The clerk said, “His wife describes each painting so he can see it in his head.”

I learned something from the couple that day. I saw a young wife describing paintings to a person without sight (视力) and a husband who would not allow blindness to change his life. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away hand in hand.

1.“…I moved away quickly.” in Paragraph 2 shows that the writer ________.

A.was in the hope of visiting more rooms B.was in a hurry to buy some gifts

C.was tired of the nonstop talking D.was not interested in the art show

2.We can infer (推断) from the passage that the husband ________.

A.was not born blind B.couldn’t stand (忍受) his wife

C.knew nothing about art D.completely depended on (完全依靠) his wife

3.The passage is mainly about ________.

A.the importance of art B.good manners in public

C.love of a husband D.love between a couple