The worker I hired to repair my house had just finished a difficult first day on the job. A broken wheel made him an hour late; his ladder (????) fell down when he was painting the roof and now his old truck wouldn' t start. With each problem he shouted angrily, more at himself than at his things. As I drove him home, the man didn't say a word.

I tried talking to the man to kill time. I managed to find out that he had come up from Blue Hills in Victoria with his family six months ago to find a job. This was his first job since moving here. I now knew why his price was lower than any other worker I could find in the local newspaper. He really needed the job. His clothes told me as much.

On arriving, much to my surprise, he invited me in to meet his family. As we walked through his front garden he suddenly stopped at a small tree and placed his hands on it. Then, when he opened the door he completely changed. Instead of his troubled face, there was now a warm smile, hugs for his two children and a kiss for his wife.

The following day, I asked him about the tree.

"That's my trouble tree," he answered. "Work troubles aren't welcome at home with my wife and the children. So I hang them on that tree every night when I come home. Then in the morning I pick them up again. "

"And you know what else?" he said smiling,"The next morning I find that there aren't as many as I remember hanging up the night before. "

1.Which of the following things did NOT happen to the worker?

A. His truck broke down.       B. He was late for work.

C. He fell onto the roof.      D. His ladder fell down.

2.When did the worker first arrive in this town?

A. Today.      B. Last night.

C. Six weeks ago.       D. Six months ago.

3.Where did the writer find the worker?

A. Through a newspaper.       B. Beside the trouble tree.

C. In his old house.      D. In Blue Hills, Victoria.

4.Why did the worker touch the tree?

A. To get good luck,         B. To leave his trouble outside.

C. To send good wishes to his family.  D. To clean his hands.

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Looking for a job can make trouble.

B. It is important to get to work on time.

C. Often our problems are worse than what we think.

D. A happy family can make many problems go away.

Long time ago, there was a farmer who lived with his daughter. A young man fell in love with the farmer’s beautiful daughter and wished to   36  her. One day, he went to the farmer to   37  his permission. The farmer looked at him and said, “ Guy, stand out in that  38 . I’m going to release (释放)  39  bulls, one at a time. If you can   40  the tail of any one of the three bulls, you can marry my daughter.”

  41  , the young man got out and stood in the field,   42 the first bull. The barn（牛棚） door   43  and out came the biggest bull that he had ever seen. He  44   that one of the next bulls had to be a better  45  than this one, so he ran over to the side and let the bull   46  .

A few   47  later, the barn door opened again. Unbelievable! The young man had never seen any bull so  48  and fierce as this one in his life. It stood there, pawing（扒） the   49 and eyeing the young man. “ What the next  50 was like ? It had to be a better choice than this one,” he thought. He let the bull pass through again.

The door opened a third time. A  51 came across the young man’s face. This was the weakest bull that he had ever seen. “ This one was my bull,” he   52  to himself. As the bull came running by, he positioned himself just right and   53    at just the exact moment. He threw his hands to catch ...... But to his  54  , the bull had no tail. Life is full of opportunities.  55   catch the first one.

1.                A．call            B．recognize       C．marry    D．respect

2.                A．remember      B．ask            C．copy D．answer

3.                A．forest          B．field           C．river D．building

4.                A．three          B．two            C．four D．five

5.                A．see            B．cut            C．discover D．catch

6.                A．Quietly         B．Immediately     C．Finally    D．Proudly

7.                A．talking about     B．thinking of       C．waiting for     D．looking for

8.                A．opened         B．moved         C．broke    D．closed

9.                A．noticed         B．decided        C．suggested D．learned

10.               A．rule           B．choice         C．help  D．reason

11.               A．get up          B．go back         C．pass through    D．fall down

12.               A．days           B．seconds        C．hours D．months

13.               A．famous         B．short           C．big   D．beautiful

14.               A．ground         B．house          C．wall  D．door

15.               A．fish            B．horse          C．bull   D．bird

16.               A．pity           B．smile           C．shame D．tear

17.               A．said           B．explained       C．sang  D．flew

18.               A．Escaped        B．jumped         C．stopped   D．shouted

19.               A．anger          B．joy            C．surprise   D．excitement

20.               A．Never          B．Always         C．Often D．Seldom

此题要求改正所给文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断，如无错误，则在该行右边横线上面打一个（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并且也用斜线划掉。该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。该行错一个词：在错词的下面划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
Good morning, everyone. Yesterday I received a letter from
a elderly gentleman. He told me the other day he saw                       【小题1】. __________
that some student in our school uniform crowded onto a                   【小题2】 __________
bus without waiting their turns. On the bus they refuse                 【小题3】. __________
to offer their seats for old people. What was worse, they                【小题4】 __________
even said dirty words to each other. I am very much sorry              【小题5】. __________
for this. Today’s youth are tomorrow’s old people. Respect              【小题6】. __________
the old and caring for the young is a fine tradition of our              【小题7】__________
Chinese. Every one of us have the responsibility to keep it                【小题8】. __________
up. I hope that you can learn something from this incident                【小题9】__________
and you will have good manners whether you are inside or                 【小题10】. __________
outside the school. Thank you.

Dear Mr. Watson,

CLAIM AL54323432–-STORM DAMAGE TO ROOF

     I received a cheque for $623 dated 26 January in payment of my recent claim(索赔). However, I wish to tell you how upset I have been by the way your Claims Assessor, Mr. Michael Tan, handled this claim.

    When Mr. Tan first called me, he specifically told me that he believed I had been overcharged, and he would expect to pay that price for work on a double garage, rather than a single garage like mine. Mr. Tan suggested that I neither use nor recommend this contractor again. He continued to tell me it was unlikely for me to receive full payment. Never during this conversation did he mention that the reason for not receiving full payment was because of the nature of my insurance policy.

    Consequently, I wrote to Mr. Lance Ashe to complain about his pricing, stating that I was very upset thinking that he could have taken advantage by overcharging a 73-year-old woman. Mr. Ashe telephoned me immediately and explained his charges in detail. He later reported back to me that Mr. Tan explained that I would not receive full payment because of the type of policy I hold, which does not cover wear and tear. This was the first time this issue had been brought to my attention, so you can imagine my surprise.

   When I received Mr. Tan’s letter of 2 February, this situation was explained. If this had been explained in the first place I would have accepted it and would not have questioned Mr. Ashe’s charges. Instead, by telling me initially that I had been overcharged for this work, he caused a great deal of upset, not only for me but also for Mr. Ashe.

    I believed this claim was handled badly by Mr. Tan from the beginning. Therefore, a great deal of embarrassment has been caused over this issue.

I felt you should know how disappointed and upset I am. I trust you will look into this and ensure that such claims are handled more appropriately in the future.

                                               Yours sincerely,

                                                    Mrs. Richard

1.The author writes this letter to ______.

A. inform the manager of a payment

B. complain about a mishandled case

C. demand an apology from Mr. Watson

D. require the manager to fire Mr. Tan 

2.The underlined words “the contractor” in Para.2 refer to ______.

A. Mr. Tan       B. Mrs. Richard      C. Mr. Ashe    D. Mr. Watson

3.The author could not receive full payment because _______.

A. her policy doesn’t cover some of the items        

B. the contractor overcharged her for the work

C. Mr. Watson doesn’t take the matter seriously     

D. she spent too much money fixing her garage

4.We can learn from the passage that Mr. Tan works in a/an _______.

A. welfare organization         B. nursing house  

C. local affairs office           D. insurance company

It was the first snow of winter – an exciting day for every child but not for most teachers. Up until now, I had been old enough to dress myself, but today I would need some help. Miss Finlayson, my kindergarten teacher, had been through first snow days many times, but I think she may still remember this one.

    I managed to get into my wool snow trousers. But I struggled with my jacket because it didn’t fit well. It was a hand-me-down from my brother, and it made me wonder why I had to wear his ugly clothes. At least my hat and scarf were mine, and they were quite pretty. Finally it was time to have Miss Finlayson help me with my boots.

    In her calm, motherly voice she said, “By the end of winter, you will all be able to put on your own boots.” I didn’t realize at the time that this was more a statement of hope than of confidence.

    I handed her my boots and stuck out my foot. Like most children, I expected grown-ups to do all the work. After much pushing, she managed to get the first one into place and then, with a sigh, worked the second one on too.

    I announced, “They’re on the wrong feet.”

    She struggled to get the boots off and went through the joyless task of putting them on again.

   “They’re my brother’s boots, you know,” I said. “I hate them!”

    Somehow, from long years of practice, she managed to act as though I wasn’t an annoying little girl, She pushed and pushed, less gently this time. With a greater sigh, seeing the end of her struggle with me, she asked, “Now, where are your mittens（连指手套）?”

    I looked into her eyes and said, “I didn’t want to lose them, so I hid them in the toes of my boots.”

1.The little girl was more satisfied with her__________-.

A．trousers      B．jacket       C．boots       D．hat

2.Miss Finlayson had difficulty with the girl’s second boot mainly because_____.

A．the girl got them from her brother B．the girl put something in them

C．they were on the wrong feet     D．they did not fit the girl well

3.Why does the author say Miss Finlayson would remember that first snow day?

A．Because the little girl was in her brother’s clothes.

B．Because it was the most exciting day of the winter.

C．Because the little girl played a trick on her.

D．Because the little girl wore a pretty scarf.