（B）

There is a wonderful story about a young girl. She had no family and no one loved her. One day, feeling very sad, she was walking through a grassland when she noticed a small butterfly caught in a thorn (荆棘) bush. The young girl carefully released the butterfly. Instead of flying away, the little butterfly changed into a beautiful lady. The young girl couldn’t believe her eyes. “For your wonderful kindness, ” the good lady said to the girl, “I will give you any wish you would like.” The young girl thought for a moment and then said, “I want to be happy.” The lady walked towards her and whispered (低语) in her ear. Then the lady disappeared.　

As the young girl grew up, there was no one in the land as happy as she. Everyone asked her secret of happiness. She would only smile and answer, “The secret of my happiness is that I listened to a good lady when I was a young girl.”

When she was very old and was dying, the neighbors all went around her. “Tell us, please!” they asked, “Tell us what the good lady said.” The lovely old woman simply smiled and said, “She told me that everyone, no matter how safe they seemed, no matter how old or young, how rich or poor, had need of me.”

51．（　 ）The girl felt sad because ______.

A. there were many friends　 　 　　　　　 B. nobody loved her

C. there was nothing to do 　　　　 　　D. the butterfly was caught

52．（　 ）What does the underlined word “release” mean in Chinese?

A. 挑选　　　 B. 抓住　　　 C. 照看　　 　　D.释放

53．（　 ）The butterfly ______ after the young girl saved it.

A. flew away　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. still died　　　　　　

C. changed into a lady　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. was more beautiful than before

54．（　 ）The neighbors all went around the old happy woman when she was dying because ____.

A. they loved this woman deeply and they didn’t want her to die

B. the woman had lots of money to give them as soon as she died

C. they wanted to know the secret of her lifetime happiness

D. they wanted to look after her children after her death

55．（　 ）The story wants to tell us that ________.

A. people have to pay more attention to animals

B. butterflies are easy to be caught in thorn bushes

C. people feel happy when they are needed

D. the more secrets you know, the happier you are

（A）

When Kyle walked into Ernie’s Pet World, he looked very anxious. The shop owner, Ernie, jumped out of his seat to greet Kyle. He was the shop’s first customer of the day.

“Good morning, Sir!” Ernie said, “What can I help you with?”

“Well, I …” Kyle started to say.

“Wait, don’t tell me,” Ernie stopped him, “You’re looking for a … a little dog … for your daughter’s birthday, Right?”

“Not really, I just …”

Ernie didn’t let him finish. “Ah, I’ve got it. You just moved to a new office, and you want some fish for it. I have some very nice fish bowls over here. ”

　“In fact, I …” Kyle was starting to look very nervous and strange.

“No fish? Ah, a cat! You look like a cat person. At Ernie’s Pet World, we have the best cats. Take a look at this lovely one with long, white hair. She’s looking at you. She’s thinking, ‘Take me home. Take me home.’ Would you like some cat food and toys, too? ”

“No, thank you,” Kyle said. By this time, he was walking up and down. He had a terrible look on his face. “Really, I’m not interested in cats or fish or little dogs.”

“What do you want, then?” Ernie asked.

Kyle looked like he was going to cry. “I just want to know if I can use your toilet (厕所)!” he said at last.

46．（　 ）Which is TRUE about Ernie’s Pet World?

　　　　 A．It has many workers.　　　　　　 　　 B．Kyle goes there often.

　　　　 C．It sells school things.　　　　　　　 　　 D．Ernie is the owner of the shop.

47．（　 ）What kind of person is Ernie?

　　　　 A．Very lazy.　 B．Quite shy.　 C．Over warm-hearted. D．Not friendly.

48．（　 ）Kyle went into the Ernie’s Pet World to _____________.

　　　　 A．buy a little dog　　　　 　　　　 B．take a fish home

　 　　　C．talk with the shop owner 　　 D．look for a toilet

49．（　 ）What does the underlined word “anxious” mean in Chinese?

　　　　 A．焦急的　　　 B．兴奋的　　 C．生气的　　　　　　　 D．失望的

50．（　 ）What is the best title of the story?

　　　 A．Kyle and Ernie　 B．Pet or Toilet C．A Pet Lover　 D．A Busy Pet Shop

35．（　 ）Hurry up! The play _________ for ten minutes.

A．has begun　　　 　　　　　　　 B．has been on　　　 　　　　 C．began

34．（　 ）I’ve told you _________.

A．she won’t come to the party　　　　　　　

B．will she come to the party 　　　　　　　　　　

C．when will she come to the party

33．（　 ）Jimmy sailed across the Pacific Ocean in his ________ boat.

A．10-metre-long　　　　　　 B．10 metres long　　　　 　　　 C．10-metre long

32．（　 ）Should I call my teacher right away _________ wait for a few more minutes?

　　 　　　A．or　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B．so　　　　　 　　　　　　 C．and