The first true sports thing that man invented(发明)was the ball.

    In ancient Egypt, throwing stones was a favorite children's game. But a badly thrown stone could hurt a child. When the Egyptians were looking for something less dangerous to throw, they made what were maybe the first balls.

    At first, balls were made of grass or leaves held together by vines. Later they were made of piece of animal skin sewed(缝)together and filled with feather and dry grass.

    Through the Egyptians like wars, they found time for peaceful games. Soon they had developed a number of ball games. Each game had its own rules(规则).Maybe they played ball more for instruction than fun. Ball playing was thought of mainly as a way to teach young men the speed(速度)and skill(技巧)they would need for war.

1. The ball was invented because      .

A. throwing stones was not safe.

B. throwing stones was not fun.

C. games with stones did not have rules.

D. rocks were too heavy to throw.

2. Maybe the ball were made of        .

A. animal skin filled with rocks

     B. dry grass put together

     C. feathers put together

     D. grass and leaves together with vines

3. The writer tells us that the Egyptians played      .

     A. many different games with balls

     B. many different kinds of games

     C. different games with the same rules

     D. only one ball game

4. Maybe the Egyptians thought the ball playing was     .

     A. for children only              B. difficult

     C. dangerous                   D. fun and instruction

5. The best title for this passage is

     A. The First Ball Games

     B. How Egyptian Children Played Games

     C. Egyptian Sports

     D. The Beginning of Sports

TV  PROGRAMES

Channel 1                                    Channel 2

18:00 Around China                           21:00 English for today

18:30 Children's program                       21:15 Popular music

19:00 News                                  21:55 Talk show

19:30 Weather report                          17:45 Computers today

19:40 Around the world                        18:10 Foreign arts

20:10 TV play: Sisters                         18:30 English classroom

19:00 Animal world                           21:00 TV play: Guo Lanying

19:25 China' 99                               21:45 English news

20:20 Sports                                 22:06 On TV next week

1. If you want to watch a football game, the best time for you would be     .

     A.19:00          B.19:25          C.20:20    D.21:00

2. The program of      will let you know much about western countries.

     A. Sisters    B. Around China  C. Around the world  D. On TV next week

3. If you want to know something about tigers, elephants and monkeys, the best program for you is      .

     A. Around China    B. Animal world   C. TV play    D. Foreign arts

4. English classroom is a program that        .

A. Lets you know something about classrooms

B. tells you something about students

     C. lets you know something about school life

     D. teaches you English

5. The program at the end of Channel 2 means         on TV next week.

A. news        B. program       C. people      D. places

1. Mr. Smith is a         and Mr. Wu is a           .

     A. teacher; doctor B. engineer; dentist  C. doctor; teacher D. teacher; engineer

2. If you want to discuss something about e-mails, you may send an e-mail to      .

     A. zhaoweibing@ sohu.com          B. wudong @ yahoo. com

     C. tomsmith@163.com              D. lwh 988 @263.com

3. My little son's head is hurt, I had better make a telephone call. The number is      .

     A.6983245         B.4722386     C.2458998     D.2458988

4. The post code of Xinxin Middle School is       .

     A.132011           B.132012      C.132001      D.13202021

5. My grandfather has something wrong with his teeth. Please send for       .

     A. Mr. Zhao          B. Mr. Wu     C. Mr. Smith    D. Mr. Li

1．There are many mistakes in my exercises．I have to c        them before handing them in．

2．Last week We saw many old things on s         in the museum．

3．Football is l        popular than basketball in America．

4．The mountain is so s        that few people have climbed to the top of it．

5．In autumn most tree l         turn yellow and fall down to the ground．

6．Bob ran faster，and         (赶上)up with the others near the finishing line．

7．          (无论何处)Zhou Jielun goes，there are crowds of people waiting to see him．

8．Thank you very much for sending me so many wonderful         (邮票)．

9．I'm          (强烈地)against your idea．

10．The newly built museum         (吸引)many visitors and tourists every day．

根据短文的意思，填写动词的适当形式。

George Frederick Handel, a small boy of six，lived in Germany．He loved music most．But his father didn't let him       (play)any music．

    Then one day he waited until he     (be)alone at home．Quickly he rail to his hiding place, and he and a friend carried a small piano into the house．He decided to put it in his hiding place．There no one     (can)see it．That night，when everyone else was asleep．he went to his hiding place．The moon         (shine)through a broken window．

    He sat on a box and began to play the piano．At that moment he knew that he could only be happy by         (play)music．He played on and on，and he filled his house with his music．“George!”cried his father．“What       you        (do)?Stop now!”George stopped and said，“Father，I love music．It is my whole life．”

“Now listen to me，my dear son．”Said Mr Handel，“I want you      (be)a rich man．You must leave music and become a doctor．“But George didn't do as his father said．He still loved music very much．Later a good teacher taught him well and           (help)him write his own music．George became famous when he was eleven years old．By the time he was forty，he        (write)more than twenty good pieces of music．Now his music      (play)all over the world．

A：Excuse me．Could you do something for me please?

B：Sure．1．                  ?

A：Well．you know I'm going to Japan tomorrow for my holiday．

B：Yes．

A Well，I can't take my dog，Bobby with me．2．            ?

B：With pleasure．

A：Are you sure you don't mind?

B：3．            ．I'm glad I can help and I like him．4．            ?

A: I've written down everything you need to do. Here is the list.

B: 5．                   ?

A: Dog food. Here it is, in these bags. There is enough food here to last for two weeks.

B: All right. Don't worry. I'll take good care of him.

A: 6．             . And here is Bobby.

B: Great.7．                    ?

A: I'm leaving at ten o'clock.. My plane is at twelve twenty.

B: 8．                               ?

A: For ten days. I'll be back on the tenth of next month.

B: 9．                           .

A.: Thank you. See you.

B: 10．                      .

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出与所给句子划线部分意义相同或相近并能替代的那一项。

She is always tense before a big exam.

A. relaxed      B. embarrassed      C. stressed out      D. frustrated

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出与所给句子划线部分意义相同或相近并能替代的那一项。

At last the boy came up with a good way to work out the problem.

A. thought over                    B. thought up                C. set up                    D. put up

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出与所给句子划线部分意义相同或相近并能替代的那一项。

Thanks to my friends, I got a good job in the city.

A. Because     B. With the help of        C. Thanks for       D. Thanks a lot

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出与所给句子划线部分意义相同或相近并能替代的那一项。

—Have you cleaned your bedroom, Larry?

—No. I will do it at once.

A. just then    B. in a minute        C. after a moment D. at times