________dangerous it is to ride fast on a busy road!

A．What             B．What a           C．How               D．How a

My pet dog sometimes makes lots of noise and________ me when I do my homework．

A．shows           B．disturbs              C．remembers             D．refuses

—Did you see a girl in white pass by just now?

一No，sir．I________ a newspaper．

A．read             B．was reading           C．would read             D．am reading

一Why did Miss Wang look so worried when we saw her?

—Because she wondered________．

A．where did the other students go

B．when would the policeman come

C．what her students have done during the trip

D．if her students had survived the earthquake

Mrs King kept weighing herself to see how much________ she was getting．

A．heavy             B．heavier           C．the heavier             D．the heaviest

一The story is so amazing! It’s the most interesting story I’ve ever read．

一But I’m afraid it won’t be liked by________．

A．everybody    B．somebody    C．anybody          D．nobody

一Julia，will you please go and empty that drawer?

一 ________?

A．How is it        B．How much        C．What for          D．What is it

In America，where labor(劳工)costs are so high，“do-it-yourself”is a way of life．

    Many people  1  their own cars，build their own garages，and even rebuild their own houses． 2  many of them will also write their own books．In Hollywood there is a  3  that publishes(出版)children’s books with the help of computers．  4  other book companies also publish in that way, this company is not like the others．It  5  the reader to become the main character with the help of computers．Here is  6  they do it．Let us suppose a child is named Hody．The computer uses this information to make up a story  7  pictures．The story is then printed up．“This book is about me．”a child who 8  such a book might say．So the company is called the“Me-Books Publishing Company”．

    9  like me-books because they like to see in print their own names，their pictures，and the names of their friends and their pets．But more   10  ，in this way，readers are much more interested in reading the stories．Me-books are helping children to learn how to read．

1．A．make           B．build          C．buy         D．repair

2．A．Otherwise        B．Only          C．Once           D．Soon

3．A．director          B．person          C．company     D．computer

4．A．However        B．Although        C．That                D．Unless

5．A．allows          B．hates        C．hires            D．pays

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

7．A．with            B．about          C．for              D．except

8．A．prints          B．borrows        C．sells         D．receives

9．A．Writers           B．Children         C．Companies      D．Friends

10．Ａ．impossible   B．imaginative   C．important     D．inactive

Science fiction is a popular kind of writing，and many people think of Jules Verne as the father of science fiction．

    He was born in France in 1828．His father wanted him to become a lawyer，but from his early twenties Verne decided to become a writer．At first he wrote plays for the theater．Then，in 1863，he wrote a story called Five Weeks in a Ballon．The success of this book encouraged him to write more stories such as A Journey to the Center of the Earth(1864)and From the Earth to the Moon(1865)．

    In the 19th century，many people were interested in science and inventions．Jules Verne wrote about scientific subjects in his stories and，as a result，they were very popular．Verne’s writing included many predictions(预言)for the 20th century and many of them came true．He described space flight，movies，and air conditioning，a long time before they appeared．These books were very successful and they made Verne rich．

    Jules Verne’s books have been the subjects for many movies．20，000 Leagues Under the Sea was a successful movie for Walt Disney．It was the first Disney movie to use real science instead of cartoon drawings．Around the World in Eighty Days is another famous movie based on one of Verne’s books．The main character is an Englishman called Phileas Fogg．For him，the most important thing is to be always on time!

1．What does the phrase“the father of science fiction”mean?

  A．The father who has several children．

  B．The man who loves science and inventions．

  C．The writer whose father wrote science fiction．

  D．The man who first started writing science fiction successfully．

2．What encourages Jules Verne to write more stories?

  A．The plays he wrote for the theater．

  B．The encouragement from his father．

  C．The success of Five Weeks in a Balloon．

  D．The scientific subjects in his stories．

3．Why were Jules Verne’s books very popular in the 19th century?

  A．Because his books made him rich and famous．

  B．Because he wrote many plays for the theater at that time．

  C．Because his books have been the subjects for many movies．

  D．Because many people were interested in science and inventions．

4．Which of the following has the main character called Phileas Fogg?

  A．Five Weeks in the Balloon．

  B．Around the World in Eighty Days．

  C．A Journey to the Center of the Earth．

  D．From the Earth to the Moon．

5．According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE?

  A．Jules Verne only wrote plays in the 19th century．

  B．Many of the predictions in Verne’s stories came true．

  C．The main characters in Verne’s books are always on time．

  D．The space flight Verne described was different from others．

Gloria is a famous hostess of a TV station．When she was 15，she happened to walk into a bookstore in her hometown and began looking at the books on the shelves．The man behind the counter，John Smith，asked if she’d like a job．She needed to start saving for college，so she said yes．

    Gloria worked after school and during summer vacations，and the job helped pay for her first year of college．During college she would do many other jobs：she served coffee in the student union，was a hotel cleaner and even made maps for the Forest Service．But selling books was one of the most satisfying jobs．

    One day a woman came into the bookstore and asked Gloria for books on cancer．The woman seemed anxious．Gloria showed her practically everything they had and found other books they could order．The woman left the store less worried，and Gloria has always remembered the pride(自豪)she felt in having helped her customer(顾客)．

    Years later，as a television hostess，Gloria heard about a child who was born with problems with his fingers and hand．His family could not afford an operation，and the boy lived in shame，hiding his hand in his pocket all the time．

    Gloria persuaded(说服)her boss to agree to let her do the story．After the story was broadcast，some doctors called，offering to perform the operation for free．

    Gloria visited the boy in the hospital after the operation．The first thing he did was to hold his repaired hand and say，“Thank you．”What a sweet sense of satisfaction Gloria felt!

    At Smith’s bookstore，Gloria always realized she was working for the customers，not the store．Today it’s the same．The TV station pays her，but she feels that she should work for the people who watch the programmes，helping them understand the world better．

1．When did Gloria get her first job?

  A．A few years before college．

  B．Several years after college．

  C．When she was studying at college．

  D．When she was working in the TV station．

2．In which part—time job did Gloria feel the happiest?

  A．Cleaning in the hotel．

  B．Selling books in the bookstore．

  C．Serving coffee in the student union．

  D．Making maps for the Forest Service．

3．What does the word“she“in the third paragraph refer to (所指)?

  A．The boss．      B．The woman．        C．Gloria．          D．The doctor．

4．How did Gloria help the child get the operation he needed?

  A．Her boss agreed to raise money．

  B．She paid for the operation herself．

  C．She allowed the boy to show on TV．

  D．Her news report affected some doctors．

5．What particularly gives her the feeling of pride?

  A．Helping people through her work．

  B．Reporting interesting stories．

  C．Being able to do different jobs well．

  D．Paying for her college education herself．