He told me that the watch ______ him 100 dollars．

A．bought    B．paid    C．cost    D．spend

—Do you think it will rain tomorrow?

— ______ It hasn’t rained for a long time．The weather is toe dry

A．I hope not    B．I’m afraid so    C．I think not D．I hope so

I didn’t know anything about it ______ my father told me．

A．until    B．because    C．if   D．after

Rose thanked her uncle when he sent her a dress，________she didn’t like it．

A．even if    B．because    C．so     D．that

They preferred．_______ in bed rather then _____ horses

A．to lie，to ride  B．1ying，ride   C．to lie ,to ride  D．1ying，to ride

The doctor asked my father to ______ smoking to keep healthy．

A．open    B．give up    C．put up D．make up

The cost of medical care in the US is very high．The time and money that  1  spend on their medical education is probably one reason  2  this problem．

A visit to a doctor’s office    3    from fifteen to fifty dollars．It is almost   4   for people to pay for the medical care they need．Many people in the US think that doctors  5  overpaid． Most doctors ,however,．    6   ．They say that they are required to study    7  for a long lime．Tuition(学费)for many    8  of medical education costs   9   money .Doctors say that it is necessary for most medical students to borrow money from  10   to pay their tuition．Because this money must be repaid to the bank．  11   doctors need to receive a lot of money for their work .  12   ，they charge(收费)people   13   prices for medical care．

Therefore．it is possible that the high cost of medical care in   14   is necessary，because high tuition is one cause of high costs．One way to  15  costs would be to have medical schools that are free or have low tuition．

1．A．teachers    B．soldiers    C．doctors    D．workers

2．A．for        B．of        C．about       D．at

3．A．spends     B．pays      C．costs       D．uses

4．A．impossible  B．possible   C．necessary   D．unnecessary

5．A．aren’t      B．are       C．were       D．weren’t

6．A．disagree with B．agree to  C．agree       D．disagree

7．A．physics    B．medicine   C．maths      D．chemistry

8．A．years      B．months    C．days       D．weeks

9．A．little      B．a lot of     C．many      D．a number of

10．A．shops    B．schools     C．factories    D．banks

11．A  young    B．old        C．men       D．women

12．A．And     B．but        C．However    D．So

13．A，low      B．lots of     C．high       D．many

14．A．China    B．America   C．England    D．Japan

15．A．lower    B．taller      C．higher      D．shorter

Grygori Pilikian spent his 114th birthday the other day and Some reporters visited him to find out the secret of a long life“The secret of a long life is happiness，”Grygori said．“If you are happy，you will, live a long time．”“Are you married?”a reporter asked．“Yes．”Grygori answered．“I married my third wife when 1 was 102．If you are happily married．you will live better．But for(要是没有)my third wife，1 would have died years ago．”“What about smoking and drinking?”another reporter asked．“Yes，they are important。”Grygori said．“Don’t smoke at all and you will feel well．Drink two glasses of beer a day and you will be healthy and happy．”

1．Some reporters visited Grygori because __________

A．he was a happy man    B．he was a friend of them

C．he had lived to be much longer than most people    D．he had married three times

2．Grygori thought that _______ was the most important to life．

A．his wife  B．happy    C．happiness    D．smoking

3．The word“beer” in the last paragraph means ________ in Chinese

A．啤酒    B．饮料    C．汽水    D．汤

4．The best title for this passage is ________

A．Grygofi’s Birthday    B．The Secret of a Long Life

C．Happiness and Life    D．Reporters Visited Grygori

1．In this passage．the word “host” means “             “

A．主人    B．女主人    C．主办城市    D．客人

2．What is Liu Mei?

A．A farmer    B．A cleaner    C．A worker    D．A student

3．Why did the school children join in the “Green Angels Compaign”?

A．Because they liked wearing green clothes

B．Because they liked collecting litters．

C．Because only“Green Angels”could plant trees．

D．Because they wanted to make the city cleaner．

4．Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Liu Mei could sleep well when she heard the exciting news．

B．Liu Mei wants to plant more than 50 trees．

C．Liu Mei couldn’t sleep well when she heard the exciting news．

D．Not only the old but also the young helped to make Beijing’ dream come true．

The Arts Cinema is open 7 days a week，showing lots of American and foreign films．Next week it will show an Australian film called“Midnight Meeting”．It is set in Sydney in the 1960s．You can see that film from Monday to Thursday．It will be on twice a day at6：30 and 9：10 in the evenings．The film lasts two hours and fifteen minutes．Tickets are $4，but there is a special student ticket at $2．60 for all the films．Please bring your student card if you want the cheaper ticket．

The nearest car park to the cinema is in Hamlet Street．It’s just five minutes’walk from the cinema．If you need further information．phone 8813962 during office hours一9 a．m．to 4：30 P．m．，Monday to Friday．

1．From the passage we know that“Midnight Meeting”is a(n)______film．

A Chinese    B．Japanese    C．Australian    D．American

2．When can people see that film?

A．From Monday Io Thursday    B．From Monday to Friday

C．Six days a week             D．Seven days a week

3．The film lasts ____________

A．from 6：30 P．m．to 9：10 P．m．  B．from 2：00 P．m．to 5：00 P．m．

C．twice a day in the evenings           D．2 hours and 15 minutes

4．What’s the price of a student ticket? __________

A．$2    B．$2．60    C．$4     D．$4．6