Don’t be afraid of asking for help ______ it is needed.

A. unless B. since C. although D. when

---______ hot weather these days! ---Yes, it will last ______.

A. What a; two another days

B. What ; another two days

C. How ; for two more days

D. How ; two days more

When I got to the cinema, the film _______ for five minutes.

A. have begun

B. had begun

C. has been on

D. had been on

______the classmates ______ the teachers taught the boy French, so hehad to teach himself.

A. Both---and

B. Neither---nor

C. Either---or

D. Not only---but also

The number of the teachers in our school ____80 and a number of them ____ kind.

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

The Youth Olympic Games were covered____ in Nanjing this August.

A. live B. alive C. living D. lively

He won’t go to the birthday party if the host________ him.

A. isn’t invited

B. doesn’t invite

C. won’t invite

D. won’t be invited

Will you put others’ needs before your own? What will you get if you do? Here is an experience of mine.

It was a wet day and I had a time. I was busy and everyone I talked to was in a bad mood. What’s more，I went out without breakfast and I left my at home. So I couldn’t get lunch and was terribly hungry.

When I finshed my work，I to ask my wife to meet me at the door with some money so that I could quickly go to buy _.Then I quickly made my way home in hope of eating my meal of the day at 5：00 p.m.

As I was halfway（半路上）home，my wife told me by phone that a friend of ours was in and needed a lift（搭便车）home. My mind said，“I will get him I get the meal.”But my mouth said，“All right,I’ll give him a .”

He jumped in the car with a smile on his face and repeated how he was that I would drive him home. He told me he usually walked home from his com but pany but that day the stopped him from making that journey.

Traffic was a . A drive to him normally took 10 minutes but that day it took 30 minutes.

Now you would guess the person that I was helping is a friend of mine. But,in fact，he is a friend of a friend.

I wonder if I will ever see this person again but I feel glad I was there when he

me.

So you will feel yourself helpful and useful when you more about others.

1.A. help B. feeling C. change D. reward（奖励）

2.A.fun B. quiet C. hard D. good

3.A. keys B. glasses C. wallet D. notebook

4.A. called B. wanted C. tried D. remembered

5.A. gifts B. clothes C. fruit D. dinner

6.A. hot B. first C. simple D. free

7.A. trouble B. danger C. fear D. treatment

8.A. since B. after C. before D. when

9.A. choice B. suggestion C. ride D. greeting（问候）

10.A. sorry B. thankful C. surprised D. satisfied（满意）

11.A. rain B. time C. work D. traffic

12.A. view B. stop C.joy D. mess( 混乱)

13.A. new B. lovely C. close D. common

14.A. chose B. phoned C. joined D. needed

15.A. learn B. worry C. care D. talk

1.How long did the 2014 FIFA World Cup last?

A. About a week.

B. About two weeks.

C. About a month.

D. About two months.

2.Which is NOT true according to the articles?

A. Lu Jialei always gets good grades at school.

B. The World Cup has been held in South America twice.

C. Many people like watching the TV program A Bite of China.

D. Lu Jialei hopes more people can take much interest in Chinese characters.

3.Where may the articles probably come from?

A. A story book. B. A science report.

C. A sports magazine. D. The Internet.

Shu Pulong has helped at least 1000 people bitten by snakes. “It was seeing people with snake bites that led me to this career, ”he said.

In 1963, after his army service, Shu entered a medical school and later became a doctor of Chinese medicine. As part of his studies he had to work in the mountains. There he often heard of people who had their arms and legs cut off after a snake bite in order to save their lives.

“I was greatly upset when they told me the story of an old farmer I met. It was a very hot afternoon. The old man was pulling grass in his fields when he felt a pain in his left hand. He at once realized he had been bitten by a poisonous snake. In no time he wrapped（缠绕）a cloth tightly around his arm to stop the poison（毒）getting to his heart. Running home he shouted, `Bring me the knife' Minutes later the man lost his arm forever. ”

“The heartbroken story touched me so much that I decided to devote myself to helping people bitten by snakes. ” Shu added, “I worked very hard and tried my best to make a good snake doctor.” And at last he made it.

1. The best headline（标题）for this newspaper article is .

A. Amazing Medicine

B. Farmer Loses Arm

C. Dangerous Bites

D. Snake Doctor

2.Shu decided to devote himself to snake medicine because .

A. he wanted to save people's arms and legs

B. he had studied it at a medical school

C. he had seen snakes biting people

D. his army service had finished

3.Why did Shu go into the mountains?

A. He wanted to study snake bites.

B. He wanted to help the farmers.

C. He was being trained to be a doctor.

D. He was expected to serve in the army.

4. Which of the following can explain the word upset in the third paragraph ?

A. sad B. surprised C. interested D. frightened