If anyone comes to see me this afternoon, please ask him or her to leave a _________.

A．letter              B．message            C．sentence          D．notice

_________ you told me, I heard nothing of what happened.

A．Until               B．After               C．If               D．Since

One day, there was a teacher - parent meeting in Jim' s school. Jim felt   1    .He didn't want his classmates and teacher to meet his   2    because there was a scar(伤疤) on his mother' s    3    . He didn’t want to know about the scar and his mother never told him about it.

At the meeting Jim sat in the back row, but he could still    4     the teacher talking with his mother. The teacher asked    5    , "How did you get the scar on your face?" The mother replied, "When my son was a baby, his room caught fire. Everyone was too    6     to go in. I rushed in. As I was running to his bed, I saw a long piece of    7     coming down and I threw    8     over my son, trying to protect him. I was knocked on the face, but my son was      9  ." She pointed to her face. "This scar will be lasting, but to this day, I have never felt sorry about what I did."

At this time, Jim came    10    . He ran to his mother with tears in his eyes. Now he felt his mother was the most beautiful woman.

l. A. happy              B. pleased             C. worried            D. glad

2 A. mother             B. father               C. brother             D. friends

3. A. foot               B. hand               C. leg                D. face

4. A. hear               B. like                 C. agree              D. stop

5. A. luckily               B. carefully              C. hardly               D. badly

6. A. interested           B. weak               C. frightened           D. busy

7. A. bread             B. paper              C. wood              D. glasses

8. A. her                B. him                C. myself             D. it

9. A. died              B. saved              C. sleeping           D. broken

10. A. out              B. down               C. from              D. back

A friend of mine was fond of drawing horse. He drew the horses very well, but he always began the tail. Now it is the Western rule to begin at the head of the horse, that is why I was surprised. It struck me that it could not really make any difference whether the artist begins at the head or the tail or the belly(肚子)or the foot of the horse, if he really knows his business. And most great artists who really know their business do not follow other people's rule. They make their own rules. Every one of them does his work in a way peculiar( 奇怪的) to himself; and the peculiarity means only that he finds it more easy to work in that way.

Now the very same thing is true to literature(文学). And the question, "How shall I begin？'' Only means that you want to begin at the head instead of beginning at the tail or somewhere else. That is, you are not yet experienced(有经验的) enough to trust to your own powers. When you become more experienced you will never ask the question, and I think that you will often begin at the tail--that is to say, you will write the end of the story before you have even thought of the beginning.

1. A friend of the writer's drew the horses__________.

A. very well                              B. in the way of western rule

C. in the way of his own rule                   D. all of the above

2. The writer was surprised because__________.

A. the artist began to draw at the head of the horse

B. the artist began to draw at the tail of the horse

C. the artist made his own rule

D. the artist did not follow other people's rule

3. You are not yet experienced because__________.

A. you don't know where to begin

B. you want to begin at the head instead of beginning at the tail

C. you always asked question

D. you do not trust to your own powers

4. When you become more experienced you will__________.

A. never ask question                               B. often begin at the tail

C. should write the end of the story                      D. should think of the beginning

5. The topic of the passage is__________.

A. How to draw a horse                                 B. I How to write a story

C. How to make your own rules                        D. Trust to your own powers

To Zhang Hui

Southern Street No. 4

Shamian Island

Guangzhou

China 510133

Thursday 9 May 1995

Dear Zhang Hui,

We have now been in Australia for five days. The plane trip was great. The weather here is lovely! People complain that it is too hot but it is not nearly as hot here as it's been at home lately. We were supposed to stay at a hotel in the city but we moved to Bondi Beach, which is 8 kilometers from the city. It takes half an hour by bus from the centre of Sydney. We’ve been swimming every day-- the water here is so refreshing. Yesterday we went to Taronga Park Zoo which is only a short ferry ride across Sydney Harbour. We saw koalas(树袋熊) and kangaroos (袋鼠) and many other Australian animals. You wouldn't believe it, but while I was eating a sandwich for lunch a kookaburra (笑翠鸟) swooped down and stole my sandwich from the table right in front of me. We all laughed although it left me feeling a little bit hungry all afternoon. From the chair lift we had a close up view of the magnificent giraffes (长颈鹿). The animals in that zoo certainly have a great view of Sydney. From the elephant enclosure you can see the Harbour Bridge, the beautiful Opera House and the city of Sydney gleaming (若隐若现地) across the harbour. Tomorrow we are traveling to Greenville to stay with my host family. I miss you and will write again soon. With love from your friend,

  Liu Mei

1. On what day did Liu Mei arrive in Australia?

A. Sunday.          B. Tuesday.            C. Friday.              D. Saturday.

2. While Liu Mei is in Sydney she is staying__________.

A. in a hotel in the city                        B. at Bondi Beach

C. in Melbourne                            D. with her host family

3. On what day did Liu Mei visit the zoo?

A. Monday.            B. Tuesday.            C. Wednesday.          D. Thursday.

4. What type of transport did Liu Mei use to travel to the zoo?

A. Plane.             B. Train.               C. Ferry.              D. Chairlift.

5. A "kookaburra" is most probably a type of__________.

A. Bird              B. Kangaroo       .    C. Dog              D. Giraffe

Is there a something strange high up in the world's tallest mountains? If so, is it a big bear? Is it a monkey? Or is it a kind of man?

No one knows. This mystery (迷) has puzzled (困惑) the world for years.

In 1887, a mountain climber found large footprints (脚印) in the snow. They looked like the footprints of a very large man. But men don't walk without shoes in the snow!

In 1996, another climber saw more than footprints. Far off, he saw a very large animal standing on two legs. As he watched, it ran very quickly.

Fifteen years later, newspapers, had new stories about the "something". A mountain climber said he had seen the "snow man" walk slowly across the snow, far below him. He said it looked like a very large man.

From then on, more and more people had stories to tell. But not until 1951 did a mountain climber bring back pictures of large footprints. The pictures showed clearly that the snowman walked on two legs. So it was not a bear or a monkey. Could it be an ape (猿) man? The mystery grew! And the mystery keeps growing. Someday we may find out just what it is that makes the large footprints.

1. The passage is about__________.

A. some mountain climbers                           B. some strange climbers

C. some large footprints                             D. the mystery of the snowman

2. Why were people interested in the footprints?

A. They were footprints of a large bear.

B. They looked like the footprints of a large man.

C. They were found in the snow.

D. They were found in the world's tallest mountains.

3. The pictures of large footprints were taken by a mountain climber in__________.

A. 1887               B. 1906                C. 1921               D. 1951

4. Why did the mystery grow when a mountain climber brought back pictures of large footprints?

A. They were footprints of an ape man.

B. They were footprints of a snow man.

C. The pictures showed clearly how the snowman walked.

D. The pictures showed clearly how an ape man walked on two legs.

5. Since a mountain climber first found the large footprints in the snow, the mystery of the snowman has puzzled the world for__________ years.

A. one hundred and fourteen                    B. ninety- five

C. eighty                                             D. fifty

Mr. Ma, a famous mental* doctor from Beijing once said at an important meeting, "Now many young students can have problems with their minds. Some students become worried because they have to study very hard. Others have trouble getting on well with people around them like their parents and classmates. Parents and teachers should care more about this problem. "

Then Mr. Ma gave some examples. One patient, a middle school student from Xi’an was doing badly in his lessons. He thought his teachers and friends often laughed at him, and he became so nervous and worried that one night he left his homes without telling parents. Another student, a 14-year-old schoolgirl from Shanghai, was very afraid of exams. While she was reading the exam paper, she couldn't think of anything to write.

A recent report from Jiefang Daily says about 18 % of the young students in Shanghai have mental problems. They often fell worried and very unhappy.. Unluckily many of them won't go and ask for help. Some think they will look stupid if they go to see a doctor. Others won't talk about their secrets.

At the end of the meeting, Mr. Ma offered some good ideas to young people:

◆Talk to your parents or teacher often.

◆Take part in group activities

◆Try to get on well with the people around you.

◆Go to see a doctor if you often feel unhappy.

1. The students who often become worried or have trouble getting on with others may have __________.

A. no parents                             B. no secrets

C. poor memories                          D. mental problems

2. The schoolgirl's problem happened whenever she__________.

A. studied very hard                         B. had exams

C. talked with her parents                            D. went to see the doctor

3. Some of those with mental problems won't ask for help because__________.

A. they don’ t want o tell their secrets to others

B. their parents are too busy to look after them

C. doctors can't help them with the problems

D. they can do with the problems themselves

4. The underlined word "stupid" in this passage means__________.

A. pretty             B. happy           C. not clever               D. not friendly

5. According to the last part, which of the followings is a good idea?

A. It's important for children to live with their parents.

B. It's helpful for people to see doctors every day.

C. It's useful for students to keep quiet in class.

D. It's necessary for young people to have group activities.

根据句意完成已给出首字母或汉语提示的单词，使补全后的句子意义通顺，语法正确。

1．It’s good manners to keep__________(安静)in a library．

2．Uncle Rick spent the whole afternoon__________(修理)our broken bikes．

3．Eating more__________(新鲜) vegetables is good for health．

4．Don’t go__________(横过)the street unless the traffic light turns green．

5．The astronauts who flew into space in Shenzhou V and VI are the national__________(英雄)of China．

6．December is the t__________ month of a year．

7．Could you tell me how to i__________ my spoken English?

8．Boys and girls，please pay a__________ to your handwriting．Write clearly and correctly．

9．We were all r__________ tired when we got to the top of the mountain．

10．Mr·Kennard is a teacher of much e__________．He has taught in several countries．

根据下面所提供得对话情景，在每个空白处填入一个适当的句子，使其意义连贯、完整。

John：Hi，Tina．1．_________________________________?

Tina：Hi，John．1 went to Hawaii this summer．

John：2．_________________________________?

Tina：The weather was very good．It wasn’t hot or humid．

John：3．_________________________________?

Tina：Yes，of course．The beaches in Hawaii are famous and many people go surfing there every year．And 1 went to the movies at night．The movies were so fun that people liked them very much．

John：Hawaii is also famous for its fruits．4．_________________________________?

Tina：I like Hawaii bananas and mangoes best．

John：That sounds so great! 5．_________________________________?

Tina：The vacation cost me 3，000 dollars．But I had a great time there．