Mark Twain was a great American 　 46　　 . He was also a famous speaker. Many people liked to listen to his 　47 .

One day Mark Twain was going to a small town 48 his writing. 49　 he was going to leave, one of his friends said to him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes (蚊子) in the town. Mark Twain said, “ 　50　 I don’t think the mosquitoes will come to visit me.

After he 　51 　the town, Mark Twain stayed in a small hotel near the station. He went into his room, but when he was just about to have a rest, quite a few mosquitoes flew about him. The waiter felt very sorry about that. “ I’m very sorry, Mr. Mark Twain. There are 　　52　 　mosquitoes in our town,” he said.

Mark Twain , however, 　 53　 a joke, saying to the waiter, “ the mosquitoes are very 54 . They know my 　 55 　number. They didn’t come to the wrong room.”

46. A. writer　　　　　　　　 B. singer　　　　　　　　　　　 C. painter　　　　　　　　　　 D. astronaut

47. A. to talk　　　　　　　　 B. talking　　　　　　　 C. talk　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. talks

48. A. thank for　　　　　　 B. because of　　　　　　　 C. get on with　　　　　　　 D. take part in

49. A. After　　　　　　　　　 B. In front of　　　　　　　 C. Since 　　　　　　　　　　 D. Before

50. A. It doesn’t matter. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. I’m sorry for that.　　　　　 　

　 C. Good idea.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. You’re welcome.

51. A. arrived at 　　　　　 B. arrived to　　　　　　　　 C. get to　　　　　　　　　　　 D. reached in

52. A. too much　　　　　 B. much too 　　　　　　　 C. too many 　　　　　　　 D. many too

53. A. makes　　　　　　　　 B. has made　　　　　　　　 C. was making　　　　　　 D. made

54. A. clean　　　　　　　　 B. clear　　　　　　　　　　　 C. clever 　　　　　　　　　　 D. happy

55. A. hotel　　　　　　　　　 B. room 　　　　　　　　　　 C. hospital 　　　　　　　　 D. bed

In Singapore, many middle school students spend a lot of time on their studies. Many of them try their best 41 good marks in the exams. They have a lot of homework every day, and the exam is a big headache. In their mind, good 42 is the ticket to success in the future.

Singaporean students study hard, but they have a lot of fun after class. Do you want to know what 43 they like to do after class? They can 44 all kinds of sports and games, music and dance, hiking and rock-climbing. They are also very active in community service.

In their free time, most students like to listen to pop music. Hollywood movies are very popular with them. They also like movies 45 in Hong Kong and Singapore because they understand them very well. Some students 46 their free time surfing the Internet, 47 e-mails to their friends and playing computer games. 48 they also go to shopping centers and big bookstores. They are really good places to 49 . So as a middle school student, living in Singapore is not easy, but it is 50 .

Dear students, what about your school life? Please write something about it.

( )41. A. getting　　　　 B. get　　　　　 C. to get　　　　　 D. gets

( )42. A. memory　　　 B. health　　　　 C. friend　　　　 D. education

( )43. A. jobs　　　　　 B. activities　　　 C. choices　　　　 D. abilities

( )44. A. join　　　　　 B. take part　　　 C. attend　　　　　 D. take part in

( )45. A. make　　　　 B. making　　　　 C. made　　　　　 D. to make

( )46. A. pay　　　　　 B. spend　　　　　 C. cost　　　　　 D. take

( )47. A. sending　　　 B. receiving　　　 C. playing　　　　 D. getting

( )48. A. Never　　　　 B. Sometimes　　 C. Hardly　　　　 D. Seldom

( )49. A. relax　　　　 B. stop　　　　　 C. travel　　　　　 D. walk

( )50. A. boring　　　　 B. difficult　　　　 C. colorful　　 　 D. hard

单项选择：

Would you please ______ the class meeting?　　

[　　]

A. join　　B. to join　　C. take part in　　D. to take part in

Who will ______ the singing contest?　　

[　　]

A. join　　B. come into　　C. take part in　　D. go into

单项选择：

I'll ______ the dancing group tomorrow.　　   

[　　]

A. take part in　　B. takes part in　　C. join　　D. joins