One day an old man is selling(出售) a horse. A young man comes to the horse and begins to look at it slowly.

Then the old man goes up to him and says in his ears, “Don’t say anything about the horse before I sell it, then I will give you some meat.”

“All right,” says the young man. After the old man sells the horse, he gives the young man some meat and says, “Now, can you tell me how you see the bad ears of the horse?”

“I didn’t find the bad ears,” says the young man. “Then why do you look at the horse?” asks the old man.

The young man answers, “Because I never saw a horse before, and I want to know what it looks like.”

(　 ) 46. What is the old man doing?

　　　　 A. He is giving some meat to the young man.　　 B. He is selling a horse.

　　　 C. He is looking at a horse　　　　　　 D. He is finding the bad ears of the horse

(　 ) 47. The young man looks at the horse slowly because ___________.

　　　　 A. he never saw a horse before　　 B. He wants some meat

　　　　 C. he wants to help the old man　　 D. he wants to find the bad ears

(　 ) 48 Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?

　　　　 A. The old man sells the horse.

　　　 B. The young man doesn’t say anything about the horse before the old man sells it.

　　　 C. The old man doesn’t give the young man any meat.

　　　 D. The young man doesn’t know there is something wrong with the horse.

(　 ) 49. The old man promised to give some _________ to the young man.

　　　　 A. presents　　 B. money　　　　　 C. food　　　　 D. meat

( 　 ) 50. How does the young man look at the horse?

　　　　 A. Quickly.　　 B. Carefully.　　　 C. Fast.　　　　 D. Happy

　　　　Most people on Park Road are still asleep（睡觉） when the milkman comes. He brings the milk every morning before seven o'clock.But he doesn't only sell（出售） milk. You can buy eggs, orange juice 　　from him, too. After the milkman, the newspaper girl comes on her bike.She brings the evening newspaper, too. But there isn't an evening 　　newspaper on Sunday. The postman comes twice a day from Monday to Saturday, at half past eight in the morning and at one o'clock in 　　the afternoon. He goes there by bike. But when the weather is bad he use a post office car. A bread van （货车） visits Park Road two 　　afternoons a week. Not many people buy bread from the van because it's more expensive than in the shops.

　　根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案。

　　1. Most people on Park Road ______ when the milkman comes.

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　　 A. are still asleep　　　　B. take a walk

　　 C. get up　　　　　　　　　D. do some morning exercises

　　2. You can buy eggs, orange juice from ______.

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　　 A. people　　B. newspaper girl　　C. the milkman　　D. them

　　3. There is no ______ on Sunday.　　　　　　

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　　 A. letter　　　　　B. evening newspaper

　　 C. orange juice　　D. post office car

　　4. The postman comes ______ from Monday to Saturday.

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　　 A. from 8:30 to 1:10

　　 B. from half past eight to one o'clock

　　 C. at 8:30p.m and 12:00a.m

　　 D. at 8:30a.m and at 1:00p.m.

　　5. It's expensive to ______.　　　　　　　　

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　　 A. buy bread from the van

　　 B. go to the shops

　　 C. buy bread from the supermarket

　　 D. buy bread two afternoons a week

Dear Sigmund Friend

My name is Simon and I am a Grade 9 student. I am crazy 　31　 football! I love 　32 　football, reading about football, and of course, playing football. My dream 　33 a great football player. However, my love of football has become a big problem, and I would like your 　34　 .

I have 　35 friends, and we always play football together at school or in the park after school. We like staying out late to play football. We often play for three hours or more and forget when to stop. Then I 　36　 trouble at home because my parents do not allow me to play outside after 6 p.m. I really do not understand why they are so strict. I feel stressed and angry　　 37　 . I believe it is important for us to spend some time on our hobbies. They can help us relax and make our lives 　 38　 .I wish I could have my parents’ 　39　 .

Is it bad to stay out late to play football? Should I spend less time on it? I really do not know　 40　 . Can you please advise me how to achieve a balance between my schoolwork and my hobbies? Thanks a lot.

Best wishes

Simon

31. A. for　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　 C. of　　　　　 　　D. about

32. A. watching　　　 B. seeing　　　　　 C. looking at　　　 D. looking

33. A. am to be　　　　 B. is to be　　　　 C. is to being　　　　 D. are to be

34. A. book　　　　　 B. work　　　　　 C. advice　　　　　 D. school

35. A. much 　　　　 B. not any　　　　 C. few　　　　　　　 D. plenty of

36. A. get in　　　　　 B. get into　　　　 C. get on　　　　　　 D. get off

37. A. from time to time　　　　　　　　　 B. from times to times

C. between time and time　　　　　　　　 D. between times and times

38. A. much interesting　　　　　　　　　　 B. more interested

C. more interesting　　　　　　　　　　 D. the most interesting

39. A. support　　　　 B. supported　　　 C. supporting　　　　 D. supports

40. A. why to do　　　 D. when to do　　　 C. what to do　　　　 D. where to do