The population problem may be ______ one of the world today.

A. the most         B. most difficult   C. the greatest      D. more interesting

—I’m leaving now.

—______ you turn off the lights and the computer.

A. To make sure B. Make sure        C. Made sure        D. Making sure

—Can I go to the park, Mum?

—Certainly. But you ______ be back by six o’clock.

A. can          B. may          C. might         D. must

—Could we go and watch the football game?

   —No, ______ you have the tickets.

A. if               B. unless           C. because      D. since

I hate people ______ talk much but do little.

    A. who          B. which        C. whose        D. whom

I don’t know ______ Apple iphone4s.   

A. that she is so crazy about         

B. what is she so crazy about

C. why she is so crazy about          

D. how she is so crazy about

—I am too tired to walk any farther, Jack.

   —______, Daniel. You can do it.

    A. No hurry    B. No problem      C. That’s all      D. Come on

Jim is the son of a farm owner. One New Year’s Day, when he was 15 years old, his father   41   him to work on the farm for one year at his free time. Jim was   42   with his father’s idea. “That isn’t my job. I have   43   school work to do.” At hearing this, his father said, “I promise (答应) to give you the best present if you   44   finish one year’s work.” Jim thought for a while and   45  .

Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked   46   until evening, just like any other farmer. Time passed   47  . Jim’s crops grew very well. On the last day of the year, the father called his son to him. “I’m happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole year,” said the father. “Now, tell me   48   you want.”

The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread made from his wheat. “I’ve already got the   49   present. No pains, no gains. I think this is what you wanted me to   50  .” His father was very pleased to hear that.

1.A. asked      B. invited      C. promised     D. helped

2.A. happy      B. unhappy      C. excited      D. familiar

3.A. a few      B. so little        C. too much     D. too many

4.A. shall      B. must         C. need        D. can

5.A. refused    B. answered     C. agreed       D. began

6.A. hard       B. hardly       C. easily       D. difficultly

7.A. fast       B. quickly      C. slowly       D. immediately

8.A. that       B. which            C. how          D. what

9.A. least      B. worst            C. best         D. smallest

10.A. decide   B. like         C. take         D. know

Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, destroying fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged (破坏) that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs. One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether (总共) over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.

A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour.

“I was eating with my wife and children,” he said, “when we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe but very frightened.”

Mrs. Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.

“There was no time to take anything,” she said, “A few minutes later, the roof came down.”

Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded (水淹的) area and the welfare department (福利机构) brought them food, clothes and shelter.

1.How many homes altogether were damaged in the storm?

A. Fourteen.        B. Twenty-one. C. Twenty-nine.        D. Thirty-six.

2.Where was Mr. Tan when the storm first began?

A. He was in bed.                                    

B. He was inside the house.

C. He was outside the house.                   

D. He was on the roof.

3.Mrs. Woo and her family didn’t get hurt because ________.

A. her husband knew there would be a storm

B. they were all outside the house when the storm became worse

C. she felt the house moving and they ran out immediately

D. the welfare department helped her

4.The underlined word “shelter” in the last paragraph means ________.

A. something to eat                 B. something to wear

C. somewhere to study               D. somewhere to stay

5.Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?

A. A Terrible Storm             B. A Lucky Woman

C. Good Soldiers                   D. Clever People

Started in 1636, Harvard (哈佛) University is the oldest of all the colleges and universities in the United States. Yale, Princeton, Columbia and Dartmouth were opened soon after Harvard.

In the early years, these schools were nearly the same. Only young men went to college. All the students studied the same subjects, and everyone learned Latin and Greek. Little was known about science. And few people knew that one kind of school could teach everything that was known about the world. When the students graduated, most of them became ministers or teachers.

In 1782, Harvard started a medical school for young men who wanted to become doctors. Later, lawyers could study in Harvard’s law school. In 1825, besides Latin and Greek, Harvard began to teach modern languages, such as French and German. Soon it began to teach American history.

As knowledge increased, Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects. Students were allowed to choose the subjects that interested them.

Today, there are many different kinds of colleges and universities. Most of them are made up of smaller schools that deal with special fields of learning. There’s so much to learn that one kind of school can’t offer all.

1.In the early years, people learned ________ in colleges.  

A. science          B. medicine     C. law          D. Latin and Greek

2.Most of college graduates became ________ in the early years.

A. ministers or teachers    B. lawyers      C. doctors      D. workers

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. In the early years, everyone can go to colleges.

B. In 1782, Harvard began to teach German.

C. In the early years, different colleges majored in different fields.

D. More and more courses were taught in college with the improvement of knowledge.

4.Which of the following is the right order of the courses taught in Harvard?

a. law

b. French and German

c. Latin and Greek

d. medicine

e. American history

A. d-b-e-c-a            B. a-d-b-c-e        C. c-d-a-b-e        D. c-d-b-e-a

5.Nowadays college students ________.

A. can learn everything they are interested in

B. go to different smaller schools that deal with special fields of learning

C. learn the same subjects

D. must learn Latin and Greek