We have an English corner in our classroom. Every morning many of my classmates come to the corner. My teacher Miss Zhang comes here, too. At the corner, we all speak English.

The corner started last year. At first, there were only__ students because many were ____to speak English. After several weeks, more and more students came here. At first, some students just _____to the other students. I was one of them. I was afraid to speak English. I thought someone would ______me, but I wanted to speak. I always spoke English in my heart. My teacher went on saying, “Don’t be afraid. Open your mouth.” I tried and tried to open my mouth. At last, I said, “Hello!” to the teacher. The teacher was very ____. She said “Hello!” to me at once. From ___on, I began to speak English. I work hard at English and I try my best _more. I learn __my teacher and my classmates at the corner. Now I can speak a little English. Every Sunday morning, I come to the corner ___.

? It’s a good ___ to speak English. Please join us.

1.A. a lot of????????????? ? B. a few? ????????????? ??? C. a little?? ??? D. a bit of

2.A. excited????????????? ? B. interested????????????? C. angry? ????????????? ?? D. afraid

3.A. talked????????????? ? B. spoke????????????? ???? C. listened????????????? ?? D. came

4.A. help????????????? ?? ?? B. laugh at????????????? ???? C. stop? ????????????? ?? D. fit into

5.A. happy????????????? B. interesting????????????? C. sad????????????? ?????? D. afraid

6.A. then????????????? ?? ?? B. now????????????? ??????? C. today????????????? ??? ?? D. that

7.A. saying????????????? ? B. of talk????????????? ???? C. to speak? ????????????? ?? D. telling

8.A. to????????????? ????? B. at????????????? ??????? C. for????????????? ????? D. from

9.A. late????????????? ?? ?? B. often????????????? ???? C. early????????????? ??? ? D. too

10.A. room????????????? ? B. place????????????? ???? C. home????????????? ????? D. school

George and Betty didn’t have much money, but they wanted to buy a car. Betty didn’t have a  36  , so she was always finding ways to save money.

She  37   vegetables in her garden so that she wouldn’t have to buy any. She made sandwiches for George to  38   to work so that he wouldn’t have to buy his lunch.

Every day George took the bus to go to work and go home. It was not a long trip  39   the bus was slow because of the traffic.

One day, the traffic was even  40  than usual.

“I could run faster than this bus!” thought George.

The next day   41  work he decided to have a try. He went to the bus stop but didn’t take the bus. He ran along beside it on the sidewalk. He had to run quite fast to  42  the bus.

He arrived home. Betty was  43  to see him panting (喘气). She was worried. “What’s the matter?” she asked.

“I ran along beside the bus,” said George. “I saved two dollars and fifty cents without paying the fare.” He thought it would make Betty   44 , but it didn’t.

“ 45   didn’t you run beside a taxi?” she said. “You would have saved six dollars!”

1.A. work       B. job        C. child             D. house

2.A. grew          B. gave    C. bought        D. knew

3.A. make          B. carry         C. bring            D. take

4.A. or             B. and        C. but               D. so

5.A. larger         B. bigger      C. worse            D. better

6.A. after         B. before      C. finished             D. began

7.A. get out of                   B. get along with 

      C. come up with                  D. catch up with

8.A. excited        B. surprised    C. interested           D. bored

9.A. tired        B. sad          C. clean               D. happy

10.A. When     B. What         C. Why            D. Where

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A new term has begun. Teachers are   1   about the fact that new students are not easy to deal with. They like to bring cell phones and MP3 players to school. What is worse, some students even use cell phones   2   out-of-class matters in class, or sometimes just for fun. Some   3   students listen to MP3 players when they are having a lesson that they are not interested in.

Are these new students really that ___4____?  "Yes," says Delaney Kirk, a professor at Drake University. But she adds it's not their fault. 5  , the teachers should be blamed (责备). Mrs. Kirk first began thinking about students' manners six years ago.  "I had my first Class in which students were sleeping or talking to each other. It seemed that learning well had nothing to do with them," she says.  "At first, I got worried about this. But then I said to   6  ' You're giving lessons, and you need to manage this kind of situation. These students need to know more about manners. It's time to help them develop some good   7 They shouldn't waste time doing nothing when they are young. Sooner or later, they may regret the time they   8   '"

Mrs. Kirk also makes a list of suggestions to help teachers better manage their classes. The following are among her suggestions:

On the first day of class, tell students how they will benefit  (受益) by taking the class and the importance   9   listening carefully in class.

Do not allow them to bring cell phones or MP3 players to the class at all.

Tell them how to use Cell phones or MP3 players   10 

1.A. excited              B. worried        C. surprised       D. interested

2.A. do                   B. doing          C. to do          D. did

3.A. other                 B. the other       C. others          D. another

4.A. rude                  B. polite          C. friendly        D. boring

5.A. Such as               B. For example    C. Instead of      D. Instead

6.A. me              B. myself         C. I              D. mine

7.A. ideas                 B. speeches       C. habits         D. classes

8.A. wasted                B. waste          C. have wasted    D. will waste

9.A. on                  B. of            C. at             D. by

10.A. careful               B. carefully        C. proper         D. properly

As Sam slowly woke, he got a funny feeling in his stomach. He knew he would have to do something that he had been afraid to do for a long time.

The school bus came on time, and he sat with his friend, Billy. They chatted about baseball. It was a great way to get his mind off what he had to do later. As they got close to the school, he could feel his heart beating. His hands were starting to sweat. He hated this!

He entered Mrs. Owen’s class. She was smiling, and saying hello to all her students as she did every morning.

“Hi, Sam!” she said as he walked in.

“Hi,” he said and quickly sat in his seat. Then the class began to take their spelling test. He looked at the clock. The time was near. He hoped he was not first! Mrs. Owens said it was time to begin their special day.

“Sam, you’ll be first.” Mrs. Owens said to the class, “Sam has worked very hard on his report on Hawaii, and I know it is very interesting.”

Sam nervously greeted his class. Then, he thought about the fun things he had read about surfing, volcanoes, and pineapples in Hawaii, and he started to talk. He talked in front of the whole class, and it was fun. The class clapped as he finished and Mrs. Owens was smiling. It wasn’t terrible at all and he knew he would do better the next time.

1. How did Sam feel after he woke?

   A. Excited.      B. Nervous.     C. Happy.       D. Hungry.

2.What did Sam have to do that day?

A. To have a baseball match.            B. To take a reading test.

C. To go to a new class.                D. To do something special.

3.What does the underlined word “sweat” probably mean?

   A. 触摸          B. 鼓掌         C. 出汗         D. 指点

4. Which could be inferred (推断) from this passage?

   A. Sam hated chatting about baseball.

   B. Sam learned about Hawaii by travelling.

   C. Mrs. Owens is unfriendly to her students.

   D. The class enjoyed Sam’s talk very much.

5. Which is the best title for this passage?

   A. A special day     B. An interesting lesson

   C. A nice teacher        D. A professional report

When I was young，my father told me that little acts of kindness may give one great happiness. Since then I have always tried to help people in   16   .

    One hot summer afternoon, I was   17   down the highway to New York when another car suddenly   18   into my lane(车道). My car was in the far right lane，so it ran onto the roadside. As a(n)   19   driver，I moved my car quickly and skillfully back onto the highway without causing any accident.

    I was    20   with that driver，but I thought that he just did not pay attention to the lane change, and he    2l   did not do that on purpose(故意).The car ran away    22   after cutting me off. Very soon it disappeared from sight. After a while，I came around a curve(弯道) and found the   23   car. The driver was walking along the roadside. He was an elderly man and looked   24   . With no telephone nearby and the nearest services twenty miles away. I decided to    25    and see what the problem was.

    The man’s car had a flat tire(瘪胎). Although he had a spare tire，he had nothing to work with. I decided to   26   him. I changed the tire for him and allowed him to sit in my Air-conditioned car while I did it. Fifteen minutes later，I   27   the work. I was hot and tired，but I really felt   28   after an act of kindness to the man who had earlier   29   my car ran off the road.

You can really enjoy great   30   from kindness acts, so always lend your hands to others in trouble.

1. A. need        B. school        C. danger          D. summer

2.A. walking     B. riding         C. running         D. driving

3. A. fell         B. floated        C. came           D. climbed

4.A. active       B. experienced    C. frightened       D. energetic

5. A. unhappy     B. satisfied       C. familiar         D. friendly

6. A. even        B. certainly       C. almost         D. simply

7.A. quickly      B. quietly        C. politely        D. carefully

8. A. new         B. red           C. same          D. other

9.A. excited      B. relaxed        C. surprised       D. worried

10. A. stay         B. research       C. stop           D. hide

11.A. punish       B. train          C. help           D. encourage

12.A. began       B. finished        C. took           D. continued

13.A. good        B. sorry          C. angry          D. shy

14. A. noticed      B. made          C. watched        D. heard

15.A. friendship    B. success        C. excitement      D. happiness