Sophie is a middle school student. Her mother is a dentist and her father is a writer. Sophie wants to be a cook. Sophie went to take part in（参加） a cake（蛋糕） making competition yesterday. 

Everyone began to make a cake. But Sophie hadn’t decided what kind of cake to make.

There was only half an hour left. Sophie had not even begun. So she began to panic (恐慌). Then she got an idea. She ran out and came to a cake shop. She gave fifty dollars to the shop keeper and said, “Please give me a chocolate cake.”

Then Sophie came back and put the chocolate cake on the table. But a little boy saw her do that.

When the judges (裁判员) were just about to taste Sophie’s cake, the little boy said to the judges, “Please don’t taste her cake. She didn’t make it and she bought it from a cake shop.”

The judges were angry and said, “That was terrible, Sophie.”

From that day on, Sophie never cheated.

1. Sophie wants to be a 　　　.

A. teacher                  B. writer                       C. cook                      D. dentist

2. Sophie began to panic because 　　　.

A. she was too tired                     B. she didn’t begin to make her cake

C. she didn’t have money                D. her cake tasted bad

3.Sophie spent 　　　 on the chocolate cake.

A. $5                       B. $10                               C. $15                            D. $50

4.The underlined word “cheat” means “　　　” in Chinese.

A. 作弊                  B. 前进                             C. 承诺                         D. 解决

 

Time is very important in our lives. But it never had any importance in my life until I 　41　 a watch from my father that made me responsible(有责任). It 　42　 me the importance of time in my life.

I got this gift on a grey-sky day. I had to go to the 　43　 at 9:00 a.m. to pick up（接）my uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house. However, I forgot it 　44　 I was playing with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 a.m., I 　45　 my uncle, but I was late for him. He had got out of the plane and 　46　 a taxi to my father’s house.

I　47　 my father’s house at 2:00 p.m. at the same day . My father looked at me angrily. I said “hi” to him and my 　48　 uncle. My father asked me to sit 　49　 him and handed me this watch which was a gift from 　50　. It weighed 8 oz（盎司）and all of it was made of silver（银）. Then he said, “Essa, did you have fun 　51　 your friends today? What you did was not very nice and you should be sorry for your 　52　.” I felt sorry and told my father that I wouldn’t do it again. Then he said, “This watch will be a reminder(提醒物) for you. I hope today you have learned something 　53　.”

I learned a lesson from my father: to respect(尊重) time and 　54　 be late. The watch is important to me, not because of its 　55　, but because of the lesson that I learned from it.

41. A. bought　　　　　　　　　　　 B. received　　　　　　　　　 C. borrowed　 　　 　D. broke

42. A. learned　　　　　　　　　　　 B. found　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sent　　　　　 　　 　D. told

43. A. airport　　　　　　　　　　　 B. school　　　　　　　　　　 C. hospital　　　　　　 　D. station

44. A. when　　　　　　　　 　　 B. because　　 　　　　　　 C. if　　　　　　　 　　 D. though

45. A. saw　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. forgot　　　　　　　　　　 C. remembered　　 　D. took

46. A. had　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. driven　　　　　　　　　　 C. invited　　　 　　 D. taken

47. A. visited　 　　 　　　 B. reminded　　　　　 　 C. reached　　 　　 D. left

48. A. surprised　　　　　　 　　 B. tired　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. nervous　　　　　　 　D. lonely

49. A. next to B. around　　　 　 C. behind　　　 　　 D. away from

50. A. us　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. him　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. them　　　　　　　　 　D. you

51. A. of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　　　 　D. about

52. A. words　　　　　　　　 　　 B. actions　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. play　　　　　　　　 　D. fun

53. A. important　　　　　 　　 B. interesting　　　　　　　　 C. expensive　　　　 　D. wonderful

54. A. never　　　　　　　　 　　 B. usually　　　　　　　　　　 C. sometimes 　　 D. often

55. A. look　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. price　　　　　　　　　　　 C. size　　　　　　　　　 　D. weight

Time is very important in our lives. But it never had any importance in my life until I 　41　 a watch from my father that made me responsible(有责任). It 　42　 me the importance of time in my life.

I got this gift on a grey-sky day. I had to go to the 　43　 at 9:00 a.m. to pick up（接）my uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house. However, I forgot it 　44　 I was playing with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 a.m., I 　45　 my uncle, but I was late for him. He had got out of the plane and 　46　 a taxi to my father’s house.

I　47　 my father’s house at 2:00 p.m. at the same day . My father looked at me angrily. I said “hi” to him and my 　48　 uncle. My father asked me to sit 　49　 him and handed me this watch which was a gift from 　50　. It weighed 8 oz（盎司）and all of it was made of silver（银）. Then he said, “Essa, did you have fun 　51　 your friends today? What you did was not very nice and you should be sorry for your 　52　.” I felt sorry and told my father that I wouldn’t do it again. Then he said, “This watch will be a reminder(提醒物) for you. I hope today you have learned something 　53　.”

I learned a lesson from my father: to respect(尊重) time and 　54　 be late. The watch is important to me, not because of its 　55　, but because of the lesson that I learned from it.

41. A. bought　　　　　　　　　　　 B. received　　　　　　　　　 C. borrowed　 　　 　D. broke

42. A. learned　　　　　　　　　　　 B. found　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sent　　　　　 　　 　D. told

43. A. airport　　　　　　　　　　　 B. school　　　　　　　　　　 C. hospital　　　　　　 　D. station

44. A. when　　　　　　　　 　　 B. because　　 　　　　　　 C. if　　　　　　　 　　 D. though

45. A. saw　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. forgot　　　　　　　　　　 C. remembered　　 　D. took

46. A. had　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. driven　　　　　　　　　　 C. invited　　　 　　 D. taken

47. A. visited　 　　 　　　 B. reminded　　　　　 　 C. reached　　 　　 D. left

48. A. surprised　　　　　　 　　 B. tired　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. nervous　　　　　　 　D. lonely

49. A. next to B. around　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. behind　　　 D. away from

50. A. us　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. him　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. them　　　　　　　　 　D. you

51. A. of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　　　 　D. about

52. A. words　　　　　　　　 　　 B. actions　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. play　　　　　　　　 　D. fun

53. A. important　　　　　 　　 B. interesting　　　　　　　　 C. expensive　　　　 　D. wonderful

54. A. never　　　　　　　　 　　 B. usually　　　　　　　　　　 C. sometimes 　　 D. often

55. A. look　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. price　　　　　　　　　　　 C. size　　　　　　　　　 　D. weight

Do you know how to study __36__ and make your study more effective (有效的)?　We all know that Chinese students usually study very hard for long　__37__, This is very good ,but it doesn’t__38__a lot ,for an effective student must have enough sleep ,enough food and enough rest and __39__. Every day you need to go out for a walk or visit some friends or some nice places. It’s good for your__40__.
    When you return __41__your studies, your mind will be refreshed(清醒)and you’ll learn more__42__study better. Psychologists (心理学家)　__43__ that learning takes place this way. Here take English learning __44__ an example. First you make a lot of progress（进步）and you feel happy. __45__ your language study seems to stay the same. So you will think you’re learning nothing and you may give __46_. This can last for days or even weeks, yet you __47__ give up, and at some point your language study will again take another big __48__. You’ll see that you really have been learning all along. If you get enough sleep, food, rest and exercise, studying English can be very effective and __49_ . Don’t give up along the way. Learn __50__ ,you are sure to get a good result(结果).
36. A. well           B. better         C. good        D. best
37. A. days           B. time          C. hours       D. weeks
38. A. help           B. give          C. make        D. take
39. A. exercise        B. homework     C. running      D. clothes
40. A. health          B. body         C. study        D. life
41. A. after           B. for           C. at           D. to
42. A. yet            B. and           C. or          D. but
43. A. found          B. taught        C. told         D. said
44. A. with           B. for           C. as          D. to
45. A. Third          B. Secondly      C. Last        D. Then

46. A. in             B. out           C. up         D. off

47. A. mustn’t        B. couldn’t       C. needn’t      D. may not
48. A. work          B. jump          C. walk       D. result
49. A. hard           B. common       C. possible    D. interesting
50. A. slowly         B. fast           C. quickly     D. happily

Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.
　　One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take of them.” With these words, he went out.
　　But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished（惩罚）, so he drank the poison to kill himself.
(　　 )46.In the story, _______ liked wine and good food very much.
　　 A. the rich man　B. the servant 　C. both A and B 　D. neither A and B
(　　 )47.The rich man knew that it was _______ that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.
　　 A. the cat 　　　B. himself 　　C. nobody　　D. the servant
(　　 )48.The rich told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because ________.
　　 A. there was in fact poison in the bottles　　

B. did not want the servant to drink his wine
　　 C. he wanted to kill the cat　　　　

D. he wanted to kill the servant
(　　 )49. In fact, _______ ate all the nice food and drank the wine.
　 　A. the servant 　　　 B. cat 　　C. the rich man 　　　 D. nobody
( 　 )50. From the story, we know that the servant is very _______.
　　　 A. lazy 　　　　 B. bad 　　　 C. clever 　　　　　 D. kind