About a year ago, a couple with three children moved into the apartment next door to me. I never heard any noise from the children, but the parents were always yelling at them.

　 We often met, I always spoke, but the only answer I ever got was a hello from a four-year-old girl. One day when I returned, they were just coming back to their apartment and the little girl was holding the door in the hall open for the others. I remained in the car doing unnecessary things. The parents were telling her to hurry. I looked up and saw the little girl was still holding the door open, waiting for me. I hurried as much as I could and thanked her. She was smiling from ear to ear.

That afternoon I was at the K-Mart and saw a white teddy bear. I thought of the little girl and said to myself,‘I bet she would like it.’ So I bought it for her.

The next day there was a knock on the door and it was the little girl and her father. She was so proud of her bear and thanked me. Then I noticed her mother and the other children were there in the hall, too.

Now when we meet in the hall, we all speak in a friendly manner. Last night we had about four inches of snow. The temperature was below zero. When I opened the outside door, there was my car with all the snow removed. The man next door was the only person I knew in the whole building, so when I saw him the next day, I asked him if he was the nice person that removed the snow. He said NO. He wanted to, but his wife said she wanted to do it.

Isn’t it amazing that the small kind act of a four-year-old girl can change so many things for the better?

61. Why did the author do unnecessary things in his car?

A. He did not wanted to be embarrassed.　　　　　　 B. He did not know how to kill time.

C. The weather was cold outside.　　　　　　　 　 D. His neighbor yelled at him.

62. The author bought a teddy bear to ____________.

A. show off his wealth　 　　　　　　　　　 B. express his thanks

C. please his neighbor D. refuse the help

63. The underline word “yelling” in the passage probably means _____________.

A. knocking　　　　　 B. beating　　　　 C. shouting　　 　　　 D. laughing

64. What the four-year-old girl did made the author feel _____________.

A. cold　 　　　　　　 B. sad　　　　　　 C. warm　　　　 　　　 D. angry

65. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Children should be polite to their neighbors.　　　　　 　　　　　　

B. People should be kind and communicate with each other.

C. Your neighbors are not as bad as you think.　　

D. Things can be changed by removing snow.

When Ben Franklin was only a boy, he always wanted to know about things. He was always asking his father and brothers ‘What?’ and ‘How?’ and ‘Why?’

They couldn’t always tell him what he wanted to know．

When they couldn’t tell him, Ben tried to find out for himself．

Many times Ben did find out things that no one knew before. The other boys would say, ‘That is Ben Franklin! He’s always finding out something new!’

Ben lived close to the water. He liked to go there to see the boats. He saw how the wind blew them across the water．

One day Ben said to himself: ‘Why can’t the wind help me float across the water? And I’m going to try.’ Ben got his big kite. He took hold of the kite string and ran with it. The wind took the kite up into the air．Then Ben jumped into the water．

The wind blew the kite high into the air. Ben began to float across the water. Soon he was on the other side, and he had not worked at all．

One boy shouted, ‘Look at Ben floating across the water! His kite takes him to the other side without any work!’

‘Yes,’ said another. ‘He’s always finding new ways to do things.’

56. When he was only a child, Ben 　　　　　　．

　　　 A. liked to fly a kite by himself　　　 　　　

　　　 B. always asked easy questions

　　　 C. always liked to play with water　 　　　

　　　 D. always liked to find out how things worked

57. His father and brothers 　　　　　 ．

　　　 A. couldn’t answer all his questions　 　　

　　　 B. could answer all his questions

　　　 C. tried hard to find out something new for him

　　　 D. were too busy to answer his questions

58. How did Ben Franklin float across the water?

　　　 A. The other boy took him across it.　　

　　　 B. The water carried him across it.

　　　 C. The flying kite took him across it.　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　 D. A boat took him across it.

59. He found out many things that 　　　　　 ．

　　　 A. children didn’t know　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. his father knew

　　　 C. people didn’t know　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. most people knew

60. From the story we can know that young Ben Franklin liked ____________.

A. using his mind　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. using his hands

C. making kites　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. flying kites

Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.

Laughter is the greatest medicine that helps people   48   can not work out become fit.

First of all, laughing out loud helps improve your general fitness. This is because laughter strengthens the heart and the lungs.   49  , a good laugh can relax your muscles.   50   you laugh, the muscles become active. After you laugh, these muscles start to relax. So   51   is very useful for people with breathing problems to laugh. Third, laughter makes us feel   52   sense of happiness. Experts say that the positive feelings produced by laughter not only make us happy   53   also help us reduce pain.

The next time you feel upset   54   disappointed, do not worry. Enjoying a funny comedy or reading some jokes will drive away your negative feelings and make you feel   55   better.

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Green Hills, Clean water, Blue Sky is a 　36 set up by the government .Since it was created, many people have taken part. They think it is their duty to make the public more 　37 　of the importance of protecting our environment. At the same time, many people 　38 the government should take measures to protect the environment.

First, some factory owners have 　39 a major role in damaging the environment. They have focused on 　40 the production in order to make more money. Their actions have resulted in serious 　41 to the environment .They have not dealt with the problem of waste from their factories. They continue to pollute local rivers with harmful chemicals. The government should advise factory owners to 　42 the production, so that they produce less waste. The government should also 　43 factories pay high taxes for polluting the environment.

Second, some people believe that the government should 　44 to punish those who damage the environment .The government should let everybody know that it is illegal to kill or sell 　45 animals. They should also make sure people know that they are not allowed to pour chemical waste into rivers.

Third, the government should offer money to companies that 　46 waste. It could also build some conservation centers to protect plants and animals that are in danger.

Common people still play an important part in protecting the government, 　47 the government should work side by side with them to take care of the earth.

36. A. progress　　　　　　　　　 B. promise　　　　　　　　　 C. project D. poster

37. A. fond　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. aware　　　　　　　 　 C. full　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. proud

38. A. insist　　　　　　　　 　 B. wish　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hope　　　　　　　　　　　 D. order

39. A. had　　　　　　 　　　 B. played　　　　　　　 　 C. made　　　　　　　　　　　 D. did

40. A. increasing　　　　　 　 B. rising　　　　　　　 　 C. making　　　　　　　　　　 D. reducing

41. A. damage　　　　　　　 　 B. injure　　　　　　　　　　　 C. wound　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. hurt

42. A. cut off　　　　　　　 　 B. cut up　　　　　　　 　 C. cut in　　　 　　　　 　　D. cut back

43. A. advise　　　　　　　　 　 B. ask　　　　　　　　　 　 C. get　　　 　　 　　D. make

44. A. pass laws B. make decisions　　　　 C. take measures 　　　 　　D. take steps

45. A. rare　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. common　　　　　　　　　 C. ordinary　　 　　D. nice

46. A. regain　　　　　　　　 　 B. recycle　　　　　　　　　　 C. repair　　　　 　 　　D. recover

47. A. therefore　　　　　　　　　 B. thus　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. besides　　　 　　D. so

 If you _____ the chat room ten minutes ago, you _____ what we were talking about!

A. joined, would know                      B. had joined, would know       

C. joined, would have known                 D. had joined, would have known

The door opened and _____.

A. the servant comes in                                          B. in comes the servant

C. in came the servant                                    D. came in the servant

I ______ very proud of myself after the test, saying loudly how easy it was and how I was sure to get a good mark.

　 A. must sound　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. must have sounded　

C. should sound　　　　　　　　　　　　 　D. should have sounded

_____ cloning human embryos is not legal in many countries, some scientists are already pushing ahead with research to produce a cloned human baby.

A. While           B. As                  C. If                       D. How

Apart from the urgent problems _____ by wars, the UN helps countries with many other problems.

A. caused                   B. causing                      C. cause                            D. to cause

 It was Bonfire Night _____ takes place on November 5th every year.

A. before              B. that                                 C. when                        D. where