My parents used to tell me how important school was for me, but I didn’t think so. I paid little attention to it. But one thing let me finally   1  what my parents meant.

One day, when I   2   a mobile phone store, I saw an advertisement on its door. It was hiring new workers!

“Sir, are you hiring people?” I went   3   the shop and asked. “Yes, but you should be the man who we need,” the manager answered. He looked at me for a few   4  from head to foot. “Do you have a high school diploma(文凭)?”  5  he, “Or do you have any work experience?”

I felt so ashamed and   6   that I didn’t know what to say, so I just turned around and left. I could not fall asleep that night, and I thought a lot about my   7  . “I must go to school or I can’t do anything without a good education,” I   8   to myself silently. I never went back to the store again  9  I finished my study and got a diploma.

 10  looked the same when I returned to the store: the same people and the same design. However, compared with last time, I had more   11  . The manager told me they needed new    12  . So it was a great chance for me.

I  13  my diploma to the manager. He looked at it and said, “Great, you are in.”

Now I am still working in the same store. With this experience, I always  14 people to attend school. Education helps you have a bright future. Now I am not worried about my future because I’m still   15  in my spare time.

1.                A．realize         B．remember      C．wonder   D．imagine

 

2.                A．went through    B．left for         C．stepped into   D．walked past

 

3.                A．out of          B．into            C．away from D．onto

 

4.                A．days           B．hours          C．minutes  D．seconds

 

5.                A．continued       B．answered       C．warned   D．reported

 

6.                A．uncomfortable   B．impolite         C．unkind   D．impatient

 

7.                A．hobbies        B．future          C．parents   D．manger

 

8.                A．shouted        B．listened         C．said D．cried

 

9.                A．when          B．while           C．after D．before

 

10.               A．Nothing        B．Everything      C．Nobody   D．Everybody

 

11.               A．grade          B．luck           C．confidence D．pleasure

 

12.               A．volunteers      B．teachers        C．students   D．workers

 

13.               A．sold           B．showed        C．sent D．shook

 

14.               A．teach          B．allow          C．order D．advise

 

15.               A．learning        B．working        C．playing    D．chatting

 

 

“I can't believe what I'm hearing!” I thought to myself. Jeff was the last candidate （候选人） for president of Students’ Union. My best friend Tony came to me and said, “I'm   1 , Mike. I really thought you should be   2 .”

Later that day, I happened to pass Jeff in the dining room. I offered him a polite “  3 ” and walked to my usual table. To my surprise, Jeff put his plate beside mine.

“I'm, er-I'm just wondering  4 you would…consider coming to work on my team,” he said  5 . “You are really smart, and you would be a great manager.”

“I don't think so,” I replied, feeling  6 .

“Well, if you change your mind, we are meeting tomorrow,” he said before moving to  7 table.

All that night, I thought about the offer from Jeff. Maybe being a part of the election process （选举过程）would give me a chance to make important changes at our school. I  8 to join them.

My first goal was to 9 an attractive advertisement. Within a few days, we designed a

 10 with Jeff's pictures showing him in a number of activities. No one could walk through any hallway without passing Jeff's smiling face.

My next step was to  11  which new activities students would like to have at our school. Many of them wanted a chess club and a volleyball team. With the information I had collected, Jeff met with the headmaster. The headmaster  12 to add these activities to our school program.

With my help, Jeff and our ideas were well received at school.

An eighth grader said, “It'll be like attending a new school with Jeff as president.”

Hearing these words made my heart filled with  13 . I had wanted to become president of Student Council to make a difference. I achieved that and more by working as a member of Jeff's team. He became the most popular candidate and I was a large part of his 14 . The fact that it has made a（n）  15 in other people's lives is the real prize. What a great feeling!

1.                A．lucky          B．happy          C．sorry D．angry

 

2.                A．heard          B．chosen         C．invited   D．followed

 

3.                A．Good luck       B．congratulations   C．see you   D．help yourself

 

4.                A．how           B．if              C．when D．that

 

5.                A．proudly        B．quickly         C．nervously D．shyly

 

6.                A．unhappy        B．uncertain       C．unnecessary   D．unfair

 

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

 

8.                A．tried           B．refused         C．failed D．decided

 

9.                A．print           B．invent          C．create    D．copy

 

10.               A．poster         B．project         C．programme D．perfomance

 

11.               A．make sure      B．look up         C．work on   D．find out

 

12.               A．agreed         B．offered         C．expected  D．managed

 

13.               A．pride          B．courage        C．kindness   D．hope

 

14.               A．dream         B．future          C．life   D．success

 

15.               A．difference      B．progress        C．mistake   D．effort

 

 

根据短文内容，从各题的四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。

　 Some people believe that dreams can tell them what will happen in the future.   1    knows why this is so, but there are many stories about people who had dreams that__2__. One of these people was a man ___3_ John Chapman, who lived in Swaffham in England many years ago.

  John Chapman dreamt that he _4___ on London Bridge and a man told him how to become rich. John Chapman was a poor man and he needed __5__, so the next day he decided to left for London. ___6__ was 100 miles from Swaffham to London. He walked for few days and at last he __7__ London Bridge. There were many people on the bridge, but they weren’t ___8_ in John Chapman. No one __9___ him. After three days, John Chapman decided to go home, __10__ before he could do this, a shopkeeper came up to him.

“I’ve been watching you,” he said． “Are you __11__ someone?”

“Yes,” said John. “I had a dream about a man here. He would help me to get much money.”

“Oh,” said the shopkeeper. “You shouldn’t believe in dreams. __12_ I believe in dreams, I’d be in Swaffham right now. I had a dream a few days ago about a man called John Chapman from Swaffham. He had __13__ in his garden, near an old apple tree.”

John Chapman was __14__ by what the shopkeeper said． At once he went home and dug near an old apple tree. He soon found many pieces of gold． He was so happy __15__ he gave some of the gold to his church. For the rest of his life, he was a rich man.

1. A． Nobody         B． Anybody           C． Somebody         D． Everybody

2. A． came out        B． came up           C． came true         D． came to

3. A． call             B． to call             C． calling             D． called

4. A． is standing       B． was standing        C． will stand          D． stands

5. A． dream           B． future             C． money             D． apple

6. A． This            B．It                  C． That              D． Its

7. A． reached        B． arrived             C． got                       D． went

8. A． interest         B． interests            C． interesting          D． interested

9. A． listened to       B． talked to           C． said to              D． needed to

10. A． as            B． and               C． but                 D． or

11. A． waiting for   B． asking for          C． caring for           D． looking for

12. A． When         B． Where             C． If                  D． How

13. A． money        B． apple              C． tree                D． gold

14. A． angry         B． surprised          C． happy               D． amazed

15. A． which       B． that               C． until                D． unless

Let’s be honest. No matter how old we are, most of us love it when our   1   do things for us. It makes our lives easier, and we have less to worry about.

Some parents are   2   doing almost everything for their children. They regard their older children （and sometimes even adults）   3   babies! It can be a very common problem in China．In big cities in China, most parents only have one child．Some parents care so much about the   4   of their children that they are afraid to let them go anywhere or do anything by themselves. As a result, their children   5   to learn social skills, and come to depend more on the parents!

     In fact, no children really enjoy being looked after by their parents all the time. No parents would be   6   , knowing that, as a result of too much care, their children don’t know about the world! Children need their own time to develop into adults and to learn   7   to deal with problems. Too much care spoils（破坏） their fun when they are growing up. And when suddenly they can’t   8   their parents, they will be in big trouble!

It is nice that parents   9   their care and attention to their children. It is nice that children know that their parents’ care and attention is the result of love. And it will be nicer if the children let their parents know how much love they really   10   , and how much love is too much. 

1. A．parents                     B．teachers             C．friends                   D．grandparents 

2. A．good at                     B．used to               C．interested in           D．worried about 

3. A．on                            B．with                   C．of                         D．as 

4. A．safety                       B．future                C．health                    D．grades

5. A．forget                       B．want                  C．decide                   D．fail

6. A．angry                        B．surprised            C．happy                    D．sad 

7. A．where                       B．how                   C．why                      D．what 

8. A．call up                      B．care about          C．depend on              D．look after

9. A．show                        B．bring                  C．make                     D．get

10. A．have                       B．take                   C．give                       D．need

What is the Internet? The Internet is a huge network of connected computers．It is one of  the greatest inventions of the last century．It started as a way to help researchers do more things faster．But lately it can do much more than that．

    Now many people all over the world use the Internet．In l985，there were about two thousand people on the Internet，but now there are over ninety million people．Each month the Internet welcomes millions of new users．

    The Internet is an excellent communication tool．You are able to talk with many people  around the world at the same time．You can also send and receive messages and e-mails， make your blog（博客）and so on．

    People can use lots of information on the Internet．You can look up businesses with a click of a button，and you can also find out all kinds of information about almost everything, such as medicine，jobs，health，sports，games，music，movies．Communication and information are just two ways that computers provide now．Who knows what this invention will be like in the future?

1．The Internet is one of the greatest inventions of the                           century．

A．21st                    B．20th                    C．19th                             D．18th

2．How many people were there on the Internet in l985．

A．90．                   B．200．                  C．2000．                   D．900．

3．The Chinese meaning of the underlined word “excellent” in the third paragraph is  “                       ’'

A．简单的                B．迅速的                C．乏味的                D．极好的

4．Every month                          users may join the Internet．

    A．hundreds of       B．millions of        C．thousands of       D．billions of

5．From the passage，we know                       ．

    A．computers can be connected to each other

    B．the Internet is a computer

    C．the Internet is the only tool for communicating

    D．a computer is a network