In front of our house ________ we used to swim.

A. a river lies that                            B. does a river lie where  

C. lies a river which                           D. lies a river where

Health officials have tried to raise _______ about the H1N1 flu among all people.

A. conscience          B. evidence          C. evaluation         D. awareness

How wonderful to go away for a month, _____ all worries and responsibilities!

A．free from            B．in touch with        C．on the basis of     D．instead of

The children were catching butterflies in the garden. Some caught a lot, and others caught _______ at all.

A. nothing             B. none              C. no one                D. neither

The year 2007 ______ remarkable changes in Changzhou’s landscape.

   A. sees           B. has been       C. saw               D. had seen

What the science teacher does and says ____ of great importance to college students. 

A. was                B. are                C. is                     D. were

John is the tallest boy in the class, _______ according to himself.

A. six feet as tall as                      B. as tall as six feet

C. as six feet tall as                      D. as tall six feet as

Any housewife who went to the new supermarket wished to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for her shopping. This was what the 　21　just inside the entrance 　22　.It said: “Remember,　23　,one of our customers gets 　24　goods. THIS MAY BE YOUR LUCKY DAY!” For quite a long time Mrs. Edwards　25, like many of her  26, to be the lucky customer. Unlike her friends, she never　27　hoping. The 　28　in the kitchen was full of things which she did not need. Her husband tried to advise her 　29　buying so many things but failed. She 　30　dreamed of the DAY when the manager of the supermarket would come up to her and say, “Madam, THIS IS YOUR LUCKY DAY. Everything in your 　31　doesn’t need to be paid!” One Friday afternoon Mrs. Edwards shopped  32　.But she was not the lucky customer. No sooner had she just put the things inside her 　33　than she found that she had forgotten to 　34　tea. She dashed back to the 　35　, got some tea and went towards the　36　.As she did so, she saw the 　37　came.　38　his hand he said, “I want to 　39　you. You are our LUCKY CUSTOMER this week! Everything you have in your basket　40　 !”

1.A .notice     B. report           C. board            D. newspaper

2. A. did       B. promised     C. made         D. agreed

3.A. every day  B. every month  C. twice a week D. once a week

4.A. excellent B. free             C. extra            D. unexpected

5. A. waited        B. came             C. hoped        D. went

6.A. friends        B. neighbors        C. relatives        D. customers

7. A. got rid of    B. got along with   C. gave up      D. gave out

8.A. counter    B. cushion      C. food             D . cupboard

9. A. against       B. for          C. with             D. about

10.A. often         B. always       C. usually      D. seldom

11.A. bill      B. hand         C. car          D. basket

12.A. anxiously     B. seriously        C. crazily      D. wonderfully

13.A. pockets   B. car          C. basket       D. house

14. A. buy      B. find             C. take             D. have

15.A. shop      B. counter      C. department   D. supermarket

16.A. door      B. entrance         C. cash-desk        D. shelves

17.A. secretary B. policeman        C. manager     D. salesman

18. A. Putting out B. Holding out C. Shaking      D. Waving

19.A. congratulate B .tell          C. inform          D. thank

20.A. is yours      B. means nothing    C. belongs to you  D. costs nothing

Children, especially boys, tend to idealize their fathers when they are young．Every little boy wants to grow up to be just like his father, and every little girl thinks her father is the smartest man on the earth．It’s not very easy to be a good father, but it’s not that difficult either．Children will truly enjoy spending time with their fathers, not just when they are kids, but even when they are adults．

    Not all children communicate well with their fathers．Communication is often left to mothers, while fathers dispense advice as and when necessary．Don’t expect all conversations to centre around the dinner table．Go to your children’s bedrooms and talk to them about school, their teachers or their friends．Remember that the conversation cannot be one-sided．When your children open up to you, you also need to open up to them．

    If your children come home from school feeling upset, go up to them and ask them what is the matter．And if it is something which seems to you to be a silly reason to be upset, don’t voice your opinion．It may be silly to you, but to your children it is important enough．So don’t wave the topic away by telling them not to bother about such stupid things．Simply discussing their problems with them will help them feel better．

    Don’t shy away from having discussions about your teenage children’s love lives．Generally speaking, your children are definitely not going to discuss intimate details with you．Try to let them know that you are relaxed about topics on love．Tell your children how you met your wife．It is perfectly normal for children to go through feelings for the opposite sex as they grow up, and by keeping the topic closed for discussion, you are only shutting them off from discussing their feelings with you．All they will do is turn to their friends．

1.To children their fathers are usually very _____．

    A．kind           B．great          C．serious        D．strong

2.From the second paragraph we can know that _____．

    A．some children don’t like their fathers at all

    B．talking with children around the dinner table is unnecessary

    C．it is better for fathers to communicate more with their children

    D．mothers should communicate less with their children．

3.Suppose your children are worried about something you should _____．

    A．have a talk with them        Ｂ．express your opinion

    C．keep silent                   D．let them alone

4.Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “intimate” in Paragraph 4?

    A．Public       B．Personal    C．Strange     D．Serious

Dad came in the midnight. We heard every sound, but we pretended to be asleep.

    Next morning he looked weak and thin, sitting in a chair by the kitchen fire. The light of the fire shone through his long empty sleeve. Everything went as usual. Grandma found something to do in the bedroom. Grandpa went out for some water. Mother, with her back to us, was getting the cakes ready for breakfast.

    But nothing was right. When grandma came out of the bedroom, she walked on tiptoe. When grandpa came back, he said nothing about the weather. At breakfast Mother passed us the fruit and said something, but her voice was too high.

    At last my sister, Lou, pushed back her chair. “It’s your turn to wash the dishes.” But I had washed the dishes the night before. I said nothing because it was not right to quarrel in front of Dad just home with the empty sleeve.

    “It is your turn,” Lou said again. I looked at her in surprise.

    “It is not,” I said because I suddenly remembered Mother had told us to go on as usual.

    “Children, children,” Mother said in a quiet, glad kind of voice.

    And Dad was smiling because he felt at home at last.

1.What do you know happened to Dad in the story?

A．He was badly ill.                        B．He had a long journey.

C．He drank too much.                       D．He lost one of his arms.

2.The family        when they saw Dad’s empty sleeve.

A．was too surprised to do anything         B．felt sad and cried a lot

C．tried not to show their feelings         D．showed no worry at all

3.From the story, we know          .

A．the two sisters often quarreled about who should wash the dishes

B．the family liked seeing the two sisters quarrelling after breakfast

C．Dad loved the two sisters very much though they often quarreled

D．Mother told the two sisters to quarrel with each other the night before

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

A．The Quarrelling Sisters                  B．Dad Was Back

C．After the Accident                       D．An Empty Sleeve