2. Why did the young man’s mother leave home?

　 A. Because she couldn’t stand hard life and pressure from her mad husband.

　 B. Because the family was poor in a small town.

　 C. Because she worried about her own happiness.

1. How old is the young man in this passage?

　 A. 11.　 B. 12.　 C. 25.

6. Her skirt just reaches ________ the knee.

5. There is a clock ________ the window.

4. There is a stone bridge _________ the river.

3. The dog is ________ the desk.

2. There is a boat ________ the stone bridge.

1. The sun shines ________ the earth.

[2009,重庆]1. I got an e-mail this morning. It was __ my foreign friend, Tony.

　　　　　　　 A. in　 B. on　 C. at　 D. from

[2009,凉山州]2. There isn’t a bridge __ the river. We have to go there by boat.

　　　　　　　 A. under　 B. over　 C. on

[2009,湖北宜昌]3. –It is said that a new zoo will be built in our town.

　　　　　　　 -I’m __ it. Zoos are terrible for animals.

　　　　　　　 A. through　 B. besides　 C. against　 C. except

[2006,青岛]Betty goes to learn how to play the violin every afternoon __ Saturday and Sunday. She does the housework on these days.

　　　　　　　 A. on　 B. during　 C. except　 C. from

[2006,河南]5. I hear the 2006 World Cup is held in Germany __ June 9th __ July 9th.

　　　　　　　 A. on; and　 B. from; to　 C. between; on　 C. during; to