The children in this neighborhood enjoy playing football 66______ much that they play it here and there even in the street whenever they are free.

   One afternoon, Jack saw a group of children 67_________ football in the street. There were a lot of 68_________ running in the street. How 69_________ it was to play football in the street when there was heavy traffic!

Jack decided to stop them. He ran out of the house, and took the 70________ and ran towards the stadium(体育场). At first the children were very 71___________. They didn’t know 72________ Jack took the ball away from them. They ran after him and shouted, “It’s 73_______! Please give it back!”

Jack didn’t stop until they arrived at the stadium. He said, “Let’s play here!” The children then 74________ why Jack took away the ball. They thanked Jack and started to play football together 75________.

One day an American called Simon went to London to visit his friend, Rick. Rick told him that his flat was on the first floor. When he arrived, Simon went straight to the first floor of the building. But he was told that there was no Rick on that floor. Do you know why?

In fact, the British call the first floor of a building the ground floor. The floor above the ground floor is the first floor, which Americans would call the second floor.

The story shows that there are a few culture differences between Britain and American, though the British and Americans both speak English.

The British usually hide their feelings. They seldom start a conversation with strangers. For example, on the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books. But Americans are quite different. They’re more active and easier to talk with.

The British and Americans may use different terms for many things. The British usually use football ,eraser and mail while Americans prefer to soccer, rubber and post.

71. Simon went to London to 　　　　.

　 A. spend his holiday 　　　　　　 B. visit his friend　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. study English

72. Which picture shows us where Rick’s flat was?

　　 A. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.

73. According to the passage, the British usually spend their time　　　 on the train.

　 A. playing cards　　　　　　　　　　 B. talking loudly　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. doing some reading

74. What does the underlined word “terms” mean in Chinese in the passage?

　 A. 成果　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.术语 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. 学期

75. What’s the main idea of the passage?

　 A. Different culture between Britain and America.

B. The British and Americans have the same language.

C. The British and Americans have different words.

阅读下面的短文, 根据内容完成表格中所缺信息, 每空一词.

Last Saturday, our school organized a talent show to raise money for charity. It was a great success. Students took an active part in it, and we collected 20 000 yuan in all.

After the show, I interviewed three students. First I talked with Liu Hong. In the talent show, she danced the ballet. “How long have you been dancing the ballet?” I asked. “For six years,” she answered. “Why do you learn it?” “I think it’s beautiful and I wanted to be a professional(专业的) dancer when I grow up.”

Next I had a talk with Zhao Ming. He played a piece of Mozart’s music. He played wonderfully. I asked, “When did you start playing the piano?” “Um, I’m twelve now and I have been doing it since I was five,” he said. “Are you going to play the piano after finishing high school?” “Sure, my dream is to be a pianist.”

Finally, I asked Chen Jie, an 11-year-old girl. She sang us some folk songs (民歌). Her voice is very sweet. “Why are you interested in folk music?” I asked. “I admire Song Zuying and I wanted to be a singer like her. I have been singing folk music since five years ago. I hope I can hold a singing concert in the future,” she said.

Name	Talent	How many years	Dreams
Liu Hong	71.	six	72.
Zhao Ming	playing the piano	73.	to be a pianist
74.	singing folk songs	five	to be a singer like Song Zuying; 75.

阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺完整。

right, much, differently, take, watch, hundred, late, do, silly, by, worry, before

When I was at university，I studied very hard．But a lot of my friends 　66　 very little work．Fred Baines was one of them．He spent 　67　 time playing games than studying in the library．

Once at the end of the term，we had to take an important test in chemistry．The test had one 68　 questions. Beside each question, we had to write “true” or “false”. When I was studying in my room the night 　69　 the test，Fred was 　70　 TV．Fred usually 　71　 a lot the night before a test. On that night he looked perfectly calm. But then he told me of his plan. “I haven’t studied a chemistry book for months, so I’ll answer the question 　72　 tossing（抛） the coin．That way，I’m sure I’ll get half the questions 　73　 . ”

The next day，Fred came happily into the exam room．As he sat tossing a coin for half an hour he marked down his answers．Then he left，half an hour before the rest of us．

Two days 　74　 , he saw the chemistry professor in the office. “Oh, good morning,” he said, “Have you got the result of the test?” professor looked at him and smiled, “Ah，you，it’s Baines．Just a minute．Then he 　75　 out a coin, threw it into the air,” He caught it in his hand and looked at it. “I’m terribly sorry，Baines，”he said, “You failed ”.

根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空格限填一词

67. At last Tom let his brother go to the concert instead of himself. (改为否定句)

   At last Tom __________ __________ his brother go to the concert instead of himself.

68. Daniel was keen on playing tennis when he was ten years old. (保持句意基本不变)

Daniel was __________ __________ playing tennis when he was ten years old.

69. A lot of young students go to America because they want to further their study. (就划线部分提问)

   __________ __________ a lot of young students go to America?

70. It was very cold yesterday. He couldn’t go swimming. (合并为一句)

   It was __________ cold for him __________ go swimming yesterday.

71. We must keep our classroom clean and tidy every day. (改为被动语态)

   Our classroom must __________ __________ clean and tidy every day.

72. The farmers stopped working in the fields when the sun set. (保持句意基本不变)

   The farmers __________ stop working in the fields __________ the sun set.

73. “Will they come to attend the meeting?” asked the boss. (改为宾语从句)

The boss asked __________ they __________ come to the meeting.