One evening Mr. Harris was on duty when the phone rang. He went to answer it. It was Mrs. Green.

      "Please, sir, come to my house. I had 5,000 dollars stolen. "

      Mr. Harris hurried to her house. He asked Mrs. Green, "When did you find the money missing?"

      "At seven, I put my money on the table in the living - room. Then I went to wash my hair. I came back at seven thirty and the money was gone. "

      "I see," Mr. Harris said, "Were you alone in the house?"     

"No. My sister's daughter, Nancy, was here, too."

      "Let's talk to Nancy," said Mr. Harris. They went to Nancy's room.

      Mr. Harris sat on the only chair in the room. The chair was cold. Mrs. Green and Nancy sat on the bed. Mr. Harris saw some books on the floor near the chair.

      "What have you been doing this evening?"

      "I've been studying because. I shall have a test tomorrow. I've been sitting on that chair reading all the time. I never got up and never left my room. But at about seven fifty I heard a sound, like someone closing the door. I didn't go out to have a look, for I was too busy. Maybe someone came into the house and took my aunt’s money. "

      After heating that, Mr. Harris was quite clear. He said to Mrs. Green, "Well, you won't have to be worried, and you’ll find the 5,000 dollars just in this room. "

46. In which order did the following happen?

a. Nancy went back into her room.   

b. The money was stolen.

    c. Mrs. Green washed her hair.

d. Mrs. Green put the money on the table.   

e. Mrs. Green gave Mr. Harris a phone call.   

f. Mrs. Green returned to the living- room.   

A. e. d. c. b. a, f.                 B. d. b. c. a. f. e

C. d. c, b, a. f. e.                 D. a. b. c. d. f. e.

47. The chair was cold. This suggested (暗示) that     

A. there was another chair in Nancy’s room   

B. Nancy did not tell the tree facts

C. Nancy forgot to close the windows in her room     

D. it was cold that evening

48. Mr. Harris paid attention to all the facts except the fact that      

A. Nancy and her aunt sat on the bed    

B. some books were on the floor

C. there was only one chair in the room   

D. the chair was cold

49. Which of the following is the most probably true?

   A. Mr. Harris was a policeman.

B. Mrs. Green found Nancy stole the money between 7 and 7: 30.

C. The money was hidden in Nancy's bed.

D. What Nancy said sounded reasonable.

50. Which of the following do you believe?    

A. The thief broke into the house, stole the money and left the house with the money.

B. Nancy was preparing for the test.    

C. Someone closed the door at 7: 50.    

D. Nancy stole the money.

1. The Eiffel Tower is       high.

  A.247 meters     B.270 meters    C.320 meters     D.343 meters

2. Big Comics Superior is       

A. a football player                 B. a Japanese magazine.

C. a beautiful city                  D. an English film

3. Where did the Year of Einstein start?

  A. In Germany     B. In America     C. In England      D. In France

4. How long did Lien Chan stay in the mainland?

A. For three days.                  B. For eighty days.   

C. For five days.                   D. For eight days.

5. The four passages are probably from        

  A. instructions     B. newspapers    C. advertisements   D. dictionaries

根据句意和所给词首字母提示，完成句中所缺的单词。

1. My parents have always taught me the i     of working. Working is the first.

2. Why is cold running water h           to treat a small burn?

3. Here are some earrings. The o           can't be a boy.

4. It's less of a problem to be poor than to be d      . Honest is very important for us.

5. This is a great show from a world---class photographer. W          you do, don't miss the exhibition.

用方框内所给单词的正确形式填空，每空一词，每词限用一次。

1. If I make a        , please don't laugh at me.

2. After his father's      a few years ago. Mike's life became much more difficult.

3. I        this CD, because it's boring.

4. First of all, it wasn't easy for me to make     sentences when I speak English.

5. He finds watching movies frustrating because the people speak too       .

6. Our chemistry teacher's classes are always       and interesting. We can't forget them easily.

7. It is     that it snowed heavily in New York last night.

用所给动词的正确形式填空，必要时可加助动词或情态动词。

      One day Tony was  83  (cross) the road when he was hit by a car. He   84  (fall) and broke his arm.       

      An ambulance soon arrived and took Tony to a hospital. There a doctor operated on his arm. Then he put the arm in a cast (石膏). Tony could not move it at all.

      "You must keep your arm in a cast for six weeks," the doctor said. "That   85 (give) the broken bone a chance to heal."

      At the end of six weeks Tony went back to the hospital. The doctor  86  (cut) the cast with a large saw(钜). Then he  87  (take) Tony' s arm out of the cast. "Can you move your arm, Tony?" he asked.

      Tony tried to move his arm. At first it was difficult, but soon he was able   88   (move) it a little. "Yes, it’s fine," he said. "Thank you very much."

      "In a few days it will be as good as a new one." The doctor said. "Just exercise it a little. ”

      "Will I be able to play the guitar?" Tony asked.

      The doctor smiled, "Of course you will," He said. "You'll have no problem."

      "That  89  (be) good news," Tony .said. "Because I  90  ( not play) at all before.

1. We'd like to buy some oranges. (改为一般疑问句)

2. This French book must be Mary's. (改为否定句)

3. It seems that she has changed a lot. (改为同义句)

4. Why don't you join an English club to practice speaking English? (改为同义句)

5. It is so hard that we can't understand the sentences. (改为简单句)

Do you know that a fast reader can get the ideas better than a slow reader can? Of course, you save time by reading fast, but it is not the main reason for fast reading. The main reason is that you understand better what you are reading when you read fast.

     As your eyes move along the line of a book, they make f'txations (注视). It is important that you see several words at a fixation. It is also important that your eyes leave a group of words quickly and move on to another group. The number of letters or words that you see at a fixation are called your eye span(视幅). With practice you can learn to read faster than you usually read.

     The way in which you read always has something to do with what you are reading and why you are reading. You should know the different ways of reading so that you can use the fight and necessary way. Here are four ways of reading, but not all; they may help you read faster.

1. Skimming(浏览) is an important kind of reading. It can be used when you wish to go over something that you have forgotten. You may skim to find a lost place of a sentence that you have read and can’t remember. You may skim to get an idea of a story.

     2. Fast first reading and then rereading certain parts carefully is important. You may use this kind of reading to study a science lesson or a history lesson.

     3. You need to do careful reading and rereading sometimes. This kind of reading is necessary for making a careful study of the main school subjects, working out math problems, studying rules for playing a game, or reading directions.

     4. Fast reading is used when you read stories for pleasure. You may also do fast reading when going over the lessons you have already known well.

1. Which is a better way of reading, seeing a group of words or a word at a fixation?

2. If you forget an important date in your history lesson and want to find it in the book, what way of reading should you use?

3. What's the good point of reading fast?

4. Why does the writer talk about different ways of reading?

5. What’s the main idea of the passage?

从所给方框中选出适当的句子，完成对话，使对话完整，有两项是多余的句子。

(Z—Zhang Ying   L—Liu Fang)

Z:  1 

L: So do we. For example, I have to stay at home on school nights.

Z:       But sometimes I'm allowed to study at a friend's house.   3  

L: Well, I’m allowed to go to the movies with friends on Friday nights.

Z: Me, too,   4  

L: And on Saturday afternoons, I'm allowed to go shopping with my friends.

Z:  5  

L: And I' m allowed to choose my own clothes, but I' m not allowed to get my ears pierced yet.