Jack is an able(能干的)worker．He can do all the work in the factory and often helps his boss(老板)，Mr. King．So his boss likes him and he gets much money．But he likes drinking and spends most money on drinks．When he drinks much，he can’t control(控制)himself．His wife(妻子)tells him to stop drinking，but he doesn’t listen to her．She has to leave him．Now he lives in a poor and old house alone(独自)．
One Saturday evening，Jack feels very cold in his house．He can’t stay there and goes into a bar(酒吧)．He drinks a lot，but he doesn’t have enough money with him．
Of course，he can’t pay for the drinks．The boss of the bar doesn’t let him out，so he begins to break the glasses and tables．A girl calls the police station and soon some policemen get there．They have to take Jack to the station.
“What do you bring me here for?”he shouts．
“We bring you here for drinking．”answers a policeman．
“That’s great!”Jack says happily．“Then when shall we start?”
小题1:Jack can get much money because _______．

A．he is the boss

B．he works in the factory for a long time

C．the boss likes him

D．he is able enough to help the boss

小题2:Jack’s wife leaves him because _______．

A．he doesn't like her

B．he gets no money in the factory

C．he doesn’t stop drinking

D．he doesn’t do housework at home

小题3:Jack is happy because he thinks_______.

A．the policeman will drink with him

B．the policeman pay for his drink

C．the policeman will make friends with him

D．the policeman wi1l give him some money

Dear Nancy,
My name is Xiao Ming. I want to be in a club in our school. I’m not famous(著名的) now. But maybe I can be famous someday (某一天)! I can’t sing or dance or act in movies, but I can do many other things. I can play three instruments: the guitar, the violin and the drums (鼓). I think I can be in the music club. Maybe I can be a famous musician (音乐家). I like to read story books and I can write stories. Maybe I can be a famous writer. I like sports, too, but I don’t think I can be a famous and successful(成功的) sportsman. Can I join you?
Xiao Ming
小题1:What’s the word “instruments” in Chinese? It’s __________.

A．乐谱

B．乐器

C．乐章

D．工具

小题2:Xiao Ming thinks he can be a famous _______ or a famous writer.

A．musician

B．actor

C．sportsman

D．singer

小题3:What clubs do you think Xiao Ming can join? He can join_______.

A．sports club and music club

B．paint club and music club

C．swimming club and reading club

D．football club and art (艺术) club

My father is a farmer. he lives__1_my mother in a house in a village. It is__2_the town of Ashland.
My father grows rice and__3_.he works very hard. He gets up very__4_every morning. He_5__home at half past six and walks to the field. His work starts at seven o’clock.
He comes__6_home for lunch. He has a short_7__after lunch. Then he goes back to work again. He often__8_his work at a quarter to six. He goes back home at a quarter past six. He usually goes to bed_9__ ten o’clock.. He goes to bed earlier_10__my mother.

小题1:	A．and B．with C．in front of D．together

小题2:	A．together B．at C．outside D．out

小题3:	A．vegetables B．vegetable C．tree D．out

小题4:	A．early B．late C．earlier D．later

小题5:	A．leave B．leaves C．to D．goes

小题6:	A．to B．back C．at D．on

小题7:	A．lunch B．drink C．rest D．food

小题8:	A．begin B．begins C．finish D．finishes

小题9:	A．before B．in C．than D．about

小题10:

A．as B．than C．of D．in

Mr. Black was working in a factory in a big town. He liked 　1　 very much, and was very good　2　 it. When he was free, he　3　 down to a small river behind the factory and tried 　4　 some fish, but there were very few there, 　5　 the water wasn’t clean. One summer he went to the seaside during his holiday and stayed at a small cheap hotel.
“I have never fished in the 　6　 before.” He thought. “It will be more interesting than fishing in our river.”
　7　 first he caught a lot of fish and was very 　8　 . He gave them to the hotel and they cooked them for guests, and he enjoyed himself very much. After　9　, he did this every day. But 　10　 he got his bill(账单) at the end of the week, he saw it, “For oil（油） to cook fish(7 days), 70 dollars（美元）.”

小题1:	A．fishing　 B．drawing C．singing D．lying

小题2:	A．in　　　 B．on　　　 C．at D．with

小题3:	A．lay B．waited C．sat D．looked

小题4:	A．to watch B．to eat C．to find D．to beat

小题5:	A．when B．since C．after D．because

小题6:	A．river B．sea C．lake D．pool

小题7:	A．On B．In C．At　　　　 D．For

小题8:	A．sad B．worried C．happy D．sorry

小题9:	A．that B．this　　　 C．eating D．thinking

小题10:

A．after B．when C．how D．why

The night of graduation, I was afraid. Two hundred people were sitting out there. I felt tense and I wanted to run away,   1  I couldn’t! After all, my own children were sitting in front of me with many other persons. I couldn’t be a coward(懦夫) before   2 .
When I ended the speech, I was   3  at the cheering. And I never forget the first time I received the cheering in my life.
Flowers arrived   4  my brothers and sister. My husband gave me silk roses. The reporters came with   5  and recorders and lots of questions. There were tears and hugs and congratulations.
Sometimes, I sit down and   6  the tape of my graduation speech. I hear myself say to the audience, “Don’t’ give up your   7  in life. Anything can happen if you believe. It means hard work, but   8  sure that you can do it, with God’s help.”
And then, I remember mother’s   9  to me , a young girl: “Hurry, Gin, you’ll be late for school.”
Yes, Mom, I was late   10  school, but it was sweeter for waiting. I only wish you and Dad could have been there to see your daughter and granddaughter in all their show and speech.

小题1:	A．and B．then C．so D．but

小题2:	A．them B．themselves C．him D．himself

小题3:	A．worried B．worrying C．surprised D．surprising

小题4:	A．at B．in C．to D．from

小题5:	A．books B．newspapers C．cameras D．cars

小题6:	A．put up B．put down C．put on D．put off

小题7:	A．speech B．ideas C．dreams D．love

小题8:	A．let B．take C．get D．make

小题9:	A．shout B．shouting C．call D．calling

小题10:

A．to B．for C．of D．with

Jerry was a manager in a restaurant. He was always in a good mood(脾气）and always had something positive to say. This really made me curious, so one day I asked him, "It's hard to be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?'' Jerry replied ,"Each morning I wake up and say to myself, "Jerry, you can choose to be in a good mood or a bad mood," and I choose to be in a good mood. Life is all about what you choose. And what you choose leads your life."
Several years later, I heard that Jerry left the back door open one morning and was robbed(抢劫）.While trying to stop the thief ,he was shot. I went to see him in the hospital. When I asked him how he was, he replied, "If I were any better, I'd be twins." "Weren't you scared when you were in danger?" I asked. "Yes. The doctors kept telling me that I was going to be fine, but in their eyes, I read. "He's dead." I knew I needed to take action." "What did you do?" "Well. there was a big nurse asking me if I was allergic(过敏的）to anything. "Yes,' I replied ."Bullets(子弹）!Everyone laughed and I told them: I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive." Jerry lived thanks to the great doctors ,and also because of his amazing attitude(态度）.Attitude ,after all ,is everything.
小题1:What kind of person was Jerry?

A．He was serious.

B．He was helpful.

C．He was allergic.

D．He was happy and smart.

小题2:When Jerry met difficulties in life, how did he deal with them?

A．He faced them positively.

B．He talked to the writer about them.

C．He asked others to help him.

D．He tried to stop thinking about them.

小题3:What does the underlined word "curious" mean in Chinese?

A．敏感的

B．好奇的

C．开心的

D．有趣的

小题4:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Jerry was the writer's manager.

B．Jerry was not afraid of dead at all.

C．Jerry was nearly dead after he was shot.

D．Jerry didn't believe doctors.

小题5:What is the best title(题目）for this passage?

A．Action Matters

B．Brave Jerry Beat the Thief

C．Attitude Is Everything

D．Jerry ,a Great Man

While I was waiting to go into university, I saw in a newspaper a teaching job wanted at a school about ten miles from where I小题1:. Because I was in great need of  小题2:and wanted to do something useful, I applied(申请).
Three days later, a letter小题3:. It asked me to see the小题4:at Croydon. It proved to be a (n) 小题5:journey —a train to Croydon station, a ten-minute bus ride and then a walk of小题6:a quarter of a mile. As a result I arrived there, feeling too hot to be nervous. Clearly, the principal小题7:opened the door. He was小题8:and round.
“The school” he said, “has a group of twenty-four boys between seven and thirteen.”
I should have to teach all the 小题9:except art, which he taught himself. I should have to divide the class into 小题10:groups and teach them at three different  小题11:, and I was not小题12:at the thought of teaching maths —a subject which I didn’t do very well in at school. It was 小题13:that I had to teach them on Saturday afternoon 小题14:most of my friends would be 小题15:themselves at that time.
Before I had time to ask about my salary(薪水), he got up to his feet. “Now,” he said. “You’d better meet my wife. She is the one who really runs this school.”

小题16:

A．lived B．played C．studied D．worked

小题17:

A．help B．money C．rest D．force

小题18:

A．arrived B．received C．returned D．wrote

小题19:

A．editor B．teacher C．principal D．student

小题20:

A．comfortable B．easy C．short D．unpleasant

小题21:

A．at least B．at first C．at last D．at most

小题22:

A．herself B．themselves C．itself D．himself

小题23:

A．bad B．glad C．short D．smiling

小题24:

A．people B．subjects C．boys D．knowledge

小题25:

A．two B．three C．four D．five

小题26:

A．subjects B．lessons C．levels D．schools

小题27:

A．glad B．surprised C．angry D．sad

小题28:

A．better B．more exciting C．worse D．nicer

小题29:

A．until B．after C．if D．because

小题30:

A．enjoying B．helping C．studying D．arguing

A young man went to the local expert(专家) on gems and said he wanted to become a gemologist(珠宝家). The expert turned him down because he feared the youth would not have the patience to learn. The young man asked for a chance. Finally, the expert told the youth, "Be here tomorrow."
The next morning the expert put a jade(玉) stone in the youth's hand and told him to hold it. The expert then went about his work, cutting, weighing and setting gems. The boy sat quietly and waited.
The following morning the expert again put the jade stone in the youth's hand and told him to hold it. On the third, fourth and fifth days, the expert asked the young man to do the same thing. On the sixth day, the youth held the jade stone but he could no longer stand(忍受) the silence. "Master, when am I going to learn something?" he asked.
"You will learn." the expert said and went about his business.
Several more days went by and the youth almost lost his patience. But one morning as the master put the stone in the youth's hand, the young man said without looking at his hand, "This is not the same jade stone!"
"You have begun to learn." said the master.
Practice makes perfect. The experience we learned from practice teaches us and develops our abilities. Experience is the best teacher. Even the most successful person had no absolute confidence once. It is experience that gives people confidence. The truth is: if you do the work and gain the experience, you'll have more confidence because you'll actually know what you're doing.
小题1:The phrase "turned ... down" probably means _______.

A．refused

B．accepted

C．forgave

D．doubted

小题2:The expert let the young man hold the jade stone for so many days because he wanted to see if the young man was _______.

A．brave

B．patient

C．clever

D．honest

小题3:What may be the best title for this passage?

A．An Experienced Gemologist

B．Experience, the Best Teacher

C．Experience of a Young Man

D．A Confident Teacher

When July comes, children know they’ll have ________(1) examinations and the school year will end soon. Boys and girls will have a nearly two months’ holiday, and they’ll leave school ________(2) train or by car to ________(3) to see their fathers and mothers .
The summer holidays are the ________(4) time of the year for most children. The weather is usually good, so one can ________(5) most of his time playing outside. If one lives in the country, he can ________(6) into the woods and in the fields. If one lives in a big town, he can usually go to a park to play.
The best place for a summer holiday is the ________(7). Some children are ________(8) enough to live near the sea. But for the others who do not, if they have the chance to stay at one of the big seaside towns for a week or two, they will talk about it all the following school year.
Now, ________(9) makes children like the seaside so much? I think it is the sand, the sea and the sun, not anything else. Of course, there are ________(10) new things to see, nice things to eat, and interesting things to do. But the feeling of sand under their feet, of salt water on their skin, and the feeling of the warm sun on their backs make them happier.

小题1:	A．they B．them C．theirs D．their

小题2:	A．on B．by C．in D．at

小题3:	A．go to town B．go to the parks C．leave home D．return home

小题4:	A．best B．better C．worst D．worse

小题5:	A．take B．use C．spend D．waste

小题6:	A．go out B．go on C．go back D．go away

小题7:	A．village B．seaside C．city D．park

小题8:	A．lucky B．sad C．worried D．quiet

小题9:	A．that B．which C．who D．what

小题10:

A．little B．much C．lots of D．no

While at the park one day, a woman sat down next to a man on a bench near a playground. “That’s my son over there,” she said, pointing to (指着) a little boy in a red sweater.
“He’s a fine looking boy,” the man said. “That’s my daughter on the bike in the white dress.” Then, looking at his watch, he called to his daughter: “We have to leave for home now, Melissa.”
“Just five more minutes, Dad,” Melissa said. “Please? Just five more minutes.”
The man nodded (点头) and Melissa went on riding her bike happily. Minutes passed and the father stood and called again to his daughter, “Time to go now?”
“Five more minutes, Dad,” Melissa said again. “Just five more minutes.”
The man smiled and said: “OK.”
“Oh, you really are a patient father,” said the woman.
The man smiled and then said: “Her older brother Tommy died (死) in a traffic accident last year while he was riding his bike near here,” the man said. “I never spent much time with Tommy and now I’d give anything for just five more minutes with him. I’ve vowed (发誓) not to make the same mistake with Melissa. She thinks she has five more minutes to ride her bike. The truth is, I get five more minutes to watch her play.”?
小题1:The man’s daughter and her brother were playing at the park.
小题2:The man felt sorry that he didn’t give more of his time to his older son.
小题3:Melissa wanted to stay longer when her father asked her to go the first time.
小题4:Melissa agreed to go home when her father called her the second time.
小题5:The man learned a lot from Tommy’s death.