Mike: What subjects are you studying?

Mary: Maths, Chinese, (1) ______ , Computer, History, Geography, Science and so on.

Mike: Which (2) ______ do you like best?

Mary: English. The others are interesting, too. But my Science is poor.

Mike: What's the reason?

Mary: I think I haven't been working enough.

Mike: I (3) ______ you began to learn Japanese, didn't you?

Mary: Yes, I took a Japanese course by (4) ______ to the radio.

Mike: How (5) ______ Japanese words have you learnt?

Mary: I've learnt about 300 words.

Mike: Can you sing a song in Japanese?

Mary: No, I (6) ______ .

Mike: Can you talk with foreign guests in Japanese?

Mary: Only a (7) ______ .

Mike: I'm also (8) ______ in Japanese.Would you (9) ______ me to learn Japanese?

Mary: I'll be glad to. Let's learn it together (10) ______ next Monday.

1. From the conversation how do you think of the woman?

2. What subject can the woman help the man?

3. Why do you think May can be the woman's best friend?

4. How does the man like diving?

5. Which country are they visiting?

Mr Green, a man of fifty-two, was a gardener (花匠). He's good at ________ (1) flowers and he's one of ________ (2) gardeners in the town. Last year he ________ (3) to work for Mrs Stone, a rich fat old woman.

Mrs Stone knew ________ (4) about gardens, but she thought she knew a lot, and she always told the old gardener ________ (5) what she said. Sometimes he listened ________ (6) her, but sometimes he didn't.

Once Mr Green got very angry ________ (7) Mrs Stone and called her a sow (母猪). Mrs Stone ________ (8) like it at all and went to tell it to her friend, a judge. The judge (法官) made Mr Green ________ (9) sorry to Mrs Stone.

"Does that mean I can't call the lady a sow any ________ (10)?" Mr Green asked. "Yes," answered the judge. "And can I call a sow a lady, sir?" asked Mr Green. "Yes, you can if you like." Mr Green looked at the fat woman and said, "Goodbye, lady."

1. A. grown B. grow C. growing D. grew

2. A. the good B. a better C. the better D. the best

3. A. came B. comes C. come D. coming

4. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. no anything

5. A. do B. to do C. does D. did

6. A. for B. at C. to D. of

7. A. to B. with C. at D. for

8. A. doesn't B. did C. didn't D. does

9. A. say B. says C. said D. saying

10. A. many B. much C. most D. more

5. The word "simply" means ________.

A. often B. easily C. always D. only

4. The word "greeted" is closest in meaning to ________.

A. welcomed B. met C. kept D. understood

3. Edison said "Hello!" because ________.

A. he was sure he was speaking to the person

B. he believed someone was listening to him

C. he wanted to save time and didn't ask so many questions

D. he didn't know the words "Are you there?"

2. This passage tells us ________.

A. a story of Thomas Edison B. the history of telephone C. it is polite to say "Hello!" D. how "Hello!" became widely used

The word "hello" is perhaps used more often than any other word in the English language. Everybody in the United States uses this word again and again every day and everywhere. You pick up the phone and the first word you hear is "Hello!" You meet a friend in the street and the first word you say is "Hello!"

Where did the word come from? The American inventor(发明家), Thomas Edison, was the first person to use "hello" in the late 18th century soon after the invention of the telephone.

At first people greeted each other on the phone with "Are you there?" They were not sure the new thing could really carry voices. But Tomas Edison never wasted time. The first time he picked up the phone, he did not ask if anyone was in. He was sure someone was there, and he simply said "Hello!" From then on, the word "hello" become widely used in American.

1. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

A. The word "hello" is seldom used in the English Language.

B. At first people greeted each other on the phone with "Hi!"

C. Thomas Edison is an American inventor.

D. Thomas Edison was the first person to use "hello" in the early 18th century.

10. He has been to ________ ________ ________ ________ (名胜之地) in China.

9. Your computer ________ ________ ________ ________ (和我的不同).