–Would you please________ your storybook________ me?

–Sure, but you must return it to me before Wednesday.

A. borrow; to        B. keep; for        C. lend; to       D. buy; for

–Mum, can I have something________?

–Oh, dear. You can only drink some water. There is________ in the kitchen.

A. to drink; nothing else              B. drinking; something else

C. to eat; something else             D. eating; nothing else

–Mike hurt his leg while playing football yesterday.

–__________.

A. That’s nothing                B. That’s all right

C. Never mind                  D. I’m sorry to hear that

–What ________ the number of the students in your school?

–About two thousand. A number of them_________ from England.

A. is; are        B. is; is        C. are; is       D. are; are

I don’t know________ the charity show tomorrow. Can you tell me?

A. when we start               B. when did we start

C. when we will start            D. when will we start

There was a woman in Detroit, who had two sons. She was worried about them, especially the younger one, Ben, because he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class played jokes on him because he seemed so  1  . The mother  2   that she would help her sons to do  3    in school by herself. She told them to go to the Detroit Public Library to  4  a book a week and do a book report for her.

One day, in Ben’s class, the teacher held up a rock and asked  5  anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him  6   . “Why did Ben raise his hand?” all of his  7   whispered（耳语） and wondered. “He  8   said anything. What could he possibly want to say?” To their surprise, Ben not only  9    the rock, but also said a lot about it. He  10   other rocks in its group and even knew  11   the teacher had found it. The teacher and the other students were  12   . Ben had learned this from doing one of his book  13   .

Later Ben became the  14   student of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University and  15  became one of the best doctors in the United States.

1. A. clever                   B. difficult                    C. slow                 D. quick

2. A. seemed                 B. decided                    C. wondered          D. told

3. A. well                      B. bad                          C. right                 D. good

4. A. see                       B. find                          C. read                  D. buy

5. A. that                      B. if                             C. how                  D. why

6. A. think                    B. leave                        C. ask                   D. answer

7. A. classmates            B. students                   C. teachers            D. friends

8. A. always                  B. ever                         C. sometimes         D. never

9. A. found                   B. played                      C. knew                D. heard

10. A. said                    B. told                          C. called                D. named

11. A. whether                     B. what                        C. where               D. why

12. A. afraid                  B. amazed                     C. worried             D. unhappy

13. A. pictures                     B. exercises                  C. shops                D. reports

14. A. top                            B. slow                        C. low                   D. rich

15. A. at first                B. at the end                 C. at last                D. now

No one can change the weather. Nobody can control the weather. But if we read correctly the signs around us, we can tell what the more important changes in the weather will be. This way of telling what the weather will be like on the following day or two is called weather forecasting（天气预报）.

For many centuries and in all countries, people have studied the weather and tried to make weather forecasting. Rings around the sun are a sign of coming rain. That many people feel their joints（关节） hurt is a sign of wet weather. Some birds fly high if fine weather is coming, but they fly near the ground if rainy or stormy weather is on the way. If you see a rainbow during rainy weather, this is a sign that the weather will become clear and fine. Such rainbows come in the evening. If the stars twinkle clearly at night, then fine weather will continue. If a fog appears in the morning just above a river, then the day will be warm. If the sunset is mostly red in colour, then the following day will be fine. If a rainbow appears in the morning, rainy weather will probably come.

Most of the above sayings have been made by the people who have used their eyes and brains to make weather forecasting.

1. Which of the following can be used here to replace（取代） the underlined phrase “on the way”?

   A. away                  B. gone                 C. disappearing             D. coming

2. When you see the stars twinkle clearly at night, the weather will be_________.

   A. warm                 B. rainy                 C. clear and fine            D. cold

3. Which of the following signs can tell the weather will probably be rainy?

   A. A rainbow appears in the morning.

   B. Some birds fly high.

   C. The stars twinkle clearly at night.

   D. Fogs appear in the morning just above a river.

Dear Amy,

I couldn’t read your two e-mails until today because my computer was broken. I’m sorry to hear about your problem, but I’m glad you’re feeling better and are recovering（康复）. I’m surprised that in China someone’s liver（肝脏） matched yours! This is really a moving story– a stranger donated part of his liver to a girl he doesn’t even know!

You’re right. We shouldn’t care too much about our weight. I’m happy you stopped taking those weight-loss pills. From your photo I can see you are now looking very well in the hospital. To keep slim is important, especially for an actress, but nothing is more important than health. Your doctor’s advice is indeed very good– exercise for at least half an hour every day and eat lots of fruit and vegetables.

It’s not only in your country. It’s the same here with us Chinese– many people are always going on diets or taking weight-loss pills, which are often dangerous. But in fact, some of them are not overweight（超重） at all. I hope these people can learn something from your story. Hope you will leave hospital as soon as possible.

Love

XXX

1. Who does “a girl” in the letter refer to?

   A. The writer of the letter.               B. Amy.

   C. A stranger.                         D. An unknown person.

2. Which country is the writer of the letter from?

   A. America.                          B. China.

   C. Germany.                          D. England.

3. Which of the following is NOT right?

   A. Amy has probably just received an operation on liver.

   B. Amy is now probably in hospital recovering.

   C. A Chinese man donated part of his liver to Amy.

   D. Amy is now still going on diets or taking weight-loss pills.

When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to be point out my shortcomings（缺点）. Sometimes she said I was thin. Sometimes she said I was lazy. Sometimes she said I wasn’t a good student. Sometimes she said I talked too much, and so on. I tried to put up with（忍受） her as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

   He listened to me quietly, and then he asked, “Are the things she said true or not? Mary, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like? Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”

   I did as he told me and to my surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true.

   I brought the list back to my dad. He refused to take it. “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be helpful to you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you think is right.”

   Many years have passed. The situation often appears in my mind. In our life we often meet with some trouble and we often go to someone and ask for advice. For some advice you will treasure（珍惜） all your life!

1. What did the writer’s father do after he heard her complaints（抱怨）?

   A. He agreed with her “enemy”.

   B. he let her continue to put up with her “enemy”.

   C. He told her to write down all her “enemy” had said about her.

   D. He told her not to pay attention to what her “enemy” had said.

2. The writer felt________ when she did the things as her father had told her.

   A. surprised       B. angry       C. disappointed       D. sad

3. Which of the following can we know from the passage?

   A. The “enemy” thought the writer was pretty.

   B. The “enemy” thought the writer studied hard.

   C. The writer and her “enemy” became best friends at last.

   D. The writer is grateful to her father.

4. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

   A. My Parents

   B. A Serious Criticism（批评）

   C. What People Say About You Is Always Right

   D. The Best Advice I Ever Had

根据句意及所给中英文或首字母提示，写出句中所缺单词。

1. This question is very___________（容易的）. Every one of us can answer it.

2. Susan looks very cool with____________（太阳眼镜）. Don’t you think so?

3. Mr. Jiang has bought a__________（机器人） to help him in order to have more spare time.

4. S___________ is the best season of a year. When it comes, the trees turn green.

5. After putting most of his e_________ into table tennis training, Ma Lin won the gold medal of Men’s Singles at the Beijing Olympic Games.

6. The illness can make you feel tired and___________（not strong）.

7. When Zhou Jielun appeared on the stage, the___________（people who like somebody or something very much） of him all stood up and clapped their hands.