Mike wants a computer. He asks his parents for the money but they say he must get it himself. But how does he get it? He  46  about this when he walks home. Not many people want to ask children to work for them. Maybe he can take away snow for the neighbors. But it is not  47 . He has to  48 a long time for that. He can’t cut grass for their gardens  49 he has no tools to do the work. Then he  50 one of his classmates, Dick. He is delivering(送)  51 . “I can do that,  52 ”, he thinks, “Maybe I can even get the computer right away. I can pay(付款) for it a little each week”. He  53 to catch up with(赶上) Dick. Mike asks him a lot of questions. He learns that it is  54 to get twenty-five dollars each week. Dick  55 him that the job takes about three hours each week and   56  him the phone number of the newspaper manager.
Mike almost flies home. After he tells his mother   57  he thinks, she  58 , “ I think it is a   59  idea,” she says, “I'll call the newspaper.” “Wait, Mum,” Mike says, “I’ll call. After that, I' m going to be a businessman now.” Mike’s mother smiles   60  .

Many students now like the Internet very much. Lin Gang likes 41 , too. What does he like doing on the 　42 ? He likes playing games and 　43 music. He often 44 some nice songs from the Internet. Does he use it for 　45 ?Yes, sometimes he 　46 English on it. 　47 does Lin Gang play games on the computer? 48 Saturday and Sunday. And he often does that 　49 . Because he doesn’t 　50 a computer at home. He asks his 51 to buy one for him, 　52 she doesn’t agree（同意）.Her mother 53 to him, ”It’s not 　54 for you to play computer games too 　55 .”

(　　　　　　 )41.A. them　　　　　 B. they　　　　　 C. its　　　　　　　　　　 D. it

(　　　　　　 )42.A. computer　　 B. table　　　　　 C. mouse　　　 D. printer

(　　　　　　 )43.A. singing B. writing　　　 C. listening to D. making

(　　　　　　 )44.A . buys 　　　 B. downloads（下载） C. opens D. sings

(　　　　　　 )45.A. play　　　　　 B. studying　　　　　 C. emails　　　　　　　 D. talking

(　　　　　　 )46.A. needs　　　　 B. takes　　　　　　　　 C. brings　　　　　　　 D. learns

(　　　　　　 )47.A. How　　　　　 B. Where　　　 C. What　　　　　　　　　　　 D. When

(　　　　　　 )48.A. In　　　　　　　 B. To　　　　　　　　　 C. On　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. From

(　　　　　　 )49.A. at home　　　 B. at school　　　　　 C. at work　　　　　　 D. in his bedroom

(　　　　　　 )50.A. have　　　　　 B. has　　　　　　　　　 C. plays　　　　 D. know

(　　　　　　 )51.A. mother B. father　　　　 C. sister　　　　 D. grandmother

(　　　　　　 )52.A. but　　　　　　 B. and　　　　　 C. so　　　　　　 D. because

(　　　　　　 )53.A. likes　　　　　 B. calls　　　　　 C. sounds　　　　　　 D. says

(　　　　　　 )54.A. bad　　　　　　 B. careful　　　 C. unhealthy　　　　 D. good

(　　　　　　 )55.A. many　　　　 B. well　　　　　 C. often　　　　　　　　 D. only

One day, I heard an American boy say to a Chinese girl student, “You speak very good English.” But the girl answered, “No, no. My English is very poor.” The foreigner was quite  41  at the answer. Thinking he had not made  42   understood or the girl had not    43  him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed, you speak very well.”   44  the girl still kept saying, “No.” In the end the American boy could not understand and didn’t know    45   to say.

What’s wrong with the girl’s answer? She didn’t   46   a compliment (恭维) in the same way as the American people do. She should answer, “Thank you” instead of “No”. She   47   understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest. In the  48  , people will feel proud and  49   when they are praised . So if someone says the     50    you have cooked are very delicious, you should say, “Thank you.”
   In our country we think being modest is a virtue (美德) and being proud is a bad thing , but in my opinion, being confident does not  51   being proud, so sometimes you should be confident  52   being modest.

     53  you are modest and say, “No, I’m afraid I can’t do it well”, while working in a western country, the others may think that you really cannot do it. If you often say “No”, you will certainly be looked down upon by    54  . When asking for a job, if one says something like “Yes, I can certainly do it” instead of “Let me have a try”, he or she will     55    get it. So in the west, you should be brave to show your self-confidence.

（   ）41.A．excited          B．surprised                 C．relaxed                   D．frightened

（   ）42.A．itself             B．herself                    C．himself                   D．themselves

（   ）43.A．heard            B．watched                  C．listened to              D．looked at

（   ）44.A．Though         B．Although                 C．Or                          D．But

（   ）45.A．when            B．which                     C．what                      D．how

（   ）46.A．receive          B．accept                    C．refuse                     D．disagree

（   ）47.A．hardly           B．really                      C．rarely                     D．badly

（   ）48.A．east              B．south                      C．west                       D．north

（   ）49.A．difficult         B．modest                   C．shameful                 D．confident

（   ）50.A．dishes           B．cups                       C．glasses                   D．bowls

（   ）51.A．think             B．say                         C．ask                         D．mean

（   ）52.A．as soon as    B．as well as               C．instead of                D．in spite of

（   ）53.A．Unless          B．Until                       C．Whether                 D．If

（   ）54.A．another         B．the other                 C．the others               D．others

（   ）55.A．fail to           B．expect to                 C．succeed in              D．believe in

Mr Clarke works in a middle school. He likes reading and often __41__ some books from the library. He __42__ to the radio every morning and reading __43__ after supper. So he knows much and teaches well.  His __44__ worship(崇拜) him very much. Mike, Mr Clarke’s little son, is only nine. He __45___ likes reading books. And he often asks his father some questions. Mr Clarke always thinks he's too __46__ to understand him and chooses __47__ ones to answer. Of course the boy is not satisfied with(对…满意) it. One day Mike read __48__ about the electric lights (电灯) and was __49__it. When his father told him to do some housework, he went on thinking of it. He asked him __50__ questions, and his father answered all. Then his father said proudly, "Fathers always know __51__than sons!" The boy thought for a while and said, __52__" "Oh? Why?" Mike didn’t answer and asked, __53__, "Who invented the electric lights?" __54__ "answered Mr Clarke. "Why didn't his father invent them, then?" Looking at his son, Mr Clarke didn't know __55___ to answer! 

(    ) 41. A. finds             B. sells           C. buys           D. borrows

(    ) 42. A. hears            B. listens          C. says            D. reads

(    ) 43. A. newspapers       B. letters          C. stories          D. messages

(    ) 44. A. teachers          B. parents         C. students         D. classmates

(    ) 45. A. also             B. never           C. even            D. only

(    ) 46. A. old              B. young          C. clever           D. able

(    ) 47. A. more difficult     B. the most difficult  C. easy            D. the easiest

(    ) 48. A. everything        B. nothing         C. something       D. anything

(    ) 49. A. worried about     B. interested in      C. afraid of        D. angry with

(    ) 50. A. few             B. little            C. a few           D. a little

(    ) 51. A. more            B. most            C. less            D. least

(    ) 52. A. I think so         B. I don’t know     C. I agree          D. I don’t think so

(    ) 53. A. instead           B. carefully        C. quickly          D. brightly

(    ) 54. A. Thomas Brown    B. Allan Smith      C. Thomas Edison    D. Ron Jenkins

(    ) 55. A. when            B. what            C. where           D. which