Which is_____ to learn skating or swimming?

A．easy          B．easier         C．easily           D．more easily

I will never forget that terrible accident_____ it happened so long ago．

A．even though          B．only if          C．only when          D．ever since

-Hello，Jack! Haven’t seen you for a long time!

-Oh，John! _____．

A．How old are you?                                           B．How are you?

C．How’s that?                                                      D．How do you do?

Can you imagine what the world_____ like if_____ no computers?

A．is，there will be                                             B．will be，there is

C．are，there will be                                              D．will be，there are

从A—G中选出可以填入对话空白处的最佳选项，并将其字母序号填入题前方框的括号内。选项中有两项为多余选项。

（    ）1．A：  2  can you tell me the time，please?

B：Sure．it’s eight thirty-eight．

A：The buses are getting late these days．

B：I hope it won’t be too late today．I must get back to school before 9 o’clock．

（    ）2．A．I hope you  2  ．Where are you from?

B：I’m from Shanghai．I’m studying here．

（    ）3．A：  3  ．

B：History．

（    ）4．A：That sounds difficult．  4 

B：Six months．

（    ）5．A：Ah．Here’s the bus．well．have a good day and  5  ．

B：Thanks．

Knowing about yourself means not only you find what you are good at and what you like，it 1  means you find what you are not good at and what you don’t like．Both help you to  2  your aim（目标）in life．

Although most students would be  3  if they found they always failed a maths exam，they have learned a lot about  4  ．They know they should not become engineers  5  physical scientists，and they should not be good at  6  work．So failure（失败）can help a student have a much happier life if he or she draws the  7  conclusion（结论）from the failure．They may then make a decision  8  their aims and choose the kind of work they would like to do．

It is impossible to decide  9  or not you like something until you have tried it If you decide that you would like to play  10  ，you need to take  11   one lesson before you know whether you have any interest or ability．  12  is not enough to want to be a violinist．You also have to like the hard and long training  13  you become one．If you enjoy being a great violinist but  14   the work，forget it，please．It’s a good plan to try more when you are still young．And then you will come to a clever  15  ．

（    ）1．A．also         B．too                      C．either                     D．ever

（    ）2．A．look         B．see                      C．seem                     D．watch

（    ）3．A．excited       B．happy                  C．sad                        D．interested

（    ）4．A．himself      B．themselves           C．yourself                  D．herself

（    ）5．A．and         B．with                    C．or                          D．but

（    ）6．A．draw       B．drawing               C．count                     D．counting

（    ）7．A．right        B．wrong                 C．properly               D．bad

（    ）8．A．in            B．with                    C．on                         D．to

（    ）9．A．what        B．if                         C．where                    D．whether

（    ）10．A．basketball    B．the basketball   C．violin                     D．the violin

（    ）11．A．more than    B．less than       C．many more            D．no more than

（    ）12．A．These     B．Those                  C．It                          D．One

（    ）13．A．after      B．before                  C．when                     D．while

（    ）14．A．like        B．hate                     C．enjoy                     D．unlike

（    ）15．A．way      B．idea                     C．hope                      D．decision

One way to make an egg stand up is to break the thick end．This is an old way to fool others and Columbus once used that．Another way is to shake a fresh egg and hold it upright a few minutes so the yellow part of the egg will come down to the bottom．The yellow part of the egg is heavier than the white and will make the egg heavier at the bottom．You should be able to make it stand on its end（顶端）if you do everything tight．The third way is to place a little salt on a piece of white cloth before the test（试验）．The egg will stand in the salt，and your friends may think you are clever if they do not see the salt．

Fresh eggs will go down in water，If you find that an uncooked（生的）egg sits on water，you will know that it is made a long time ago，and has become bad．A fresh egg will not go down in salt water．Put in your fresh egg and watch it．

A magic can be played with a fresh egg，some salt and a glass full of water．First you fill the glass with some water，then put in two spoons of salt and move the spoon round and round until the salt is gone．Next you softly 6u fresh water in the glass．Please fill the water against the side of the glass so it will mix very little with salt water．It will not fall to the bottom because the salt is heavy，and it will not rise to the top through the fresh water，either．Your egg will stay in a place at the centre of the glass．

（    ）1．If you stand an egg on its end，it will _______

A．fall down             B．stand upright        C．fly                         D．be broken

（    ）2．If you shake a fresh egg long enough，the yellow part of the egg will _______．

A．become heavier      B．come to the bottom  C．come out               D．become light

（    ）3．A bad egg _______．

A．has no yellow part in it                             B．stays halfway in water

C．goes to the bottom in water                         D．can stay on water

（    ）4．Which is the best tide for the passage?

A．What are eggs?

B．A magic about eggs．

C．Tests on eggs．

D．The differences between fresh eggs and bad eggs．

This is a true story．It happened a few years ago in the Paris Opera House．A famous singer had agreed to perform in the Paris Opera House．The singer was so popular that all the tickets were sold out．At that night the Paris Opera House was full of people．Then the manager（经理）appeared on the stage and said．“Ladies and gentlemen，thank you for your coming．I’m sorry to tell you that the famous singer is ill and he can’t perform tonight，but luckily we have found another singer．He will perform for you．I hope you will have a good time。”This let the people down and the house became full of noise．They even didn’t hear the signer’s name．The excited people turned frustrated．

The singer did his best to perform for the people．However，when he finished，no one applauded（鼓掌）．Just at that time．from the comer，a little boy stood up and shouted．“Daddy，I think you are wonderful”，Then he started to applaud and the others joined in．

In our life we all need such words from others，“I think you are wonderful!”

（    ）1．Who was expected to perform by people?

A．The little boy．                                       B．The little boy’s father．

C．The manager．                                          D．The famous singer．

（    ）2．The people didn’t applaud the boy’s father because________．

A．he didn’t perform well                              B．they didn’t like his behavior

C．they didn’t hear his song                             D．he wasn’t so famous

（    ）3．Who first applauded the singer?

A．The manager．                                                                          B．The singer’s son．

C．The people．                                             D．The famous singer．

（    ）4．The story mainly tells us that_______．

A．the boy is a very clever child

B．everyone needs to be encouraged

C．the manager liked the boy’s father

D．people liked the famous singer very much

Good afternoon! Welcome to England．We hope that your visit here will be a pleasant one．Now，I would like to tell you something about our laws．

The first one is about drinking．Now，you may not buy wine in this country if you are under 18 years of age，neither may your friends buy it for you．

The second one：noise．Enjoy yourselves by all means，but please don’t make unnecessary noise，especially at night．We ask you to respect other people who may wish to be quiet．

The third One：crossing the road．Be careful．The traffic moves on the left side of the road in this country．Use pedestrian crossings（人行横道）and do not take any chances（冒险）when crossing the road．

My next point is about rubbish．It isn’t lawful to drop rubbish in the street．When you have something to throw away，please put it in your packet and take it home，or put it in a dustbin．

Finally，smoking．It is against the law to buy cigarettes or tobaccos if you are under 16 years of age．

I’d like to finish by saying that if you need any kind of help，you can contact the police．The police will be pleased to help you．You can call，write or directly go to ask any policeman．

（    ）1．Who do you think most probably makes the speech?

A．A guide．                                               B．A person who makes laws．

C．A teacher．                                               D．An English officer．

（    ）2．How many points are mentioned in the speech?

A．Three                  B．Four                    C．Five                       D Six

（    ）3．The main purpose（目的）of this speech is to______．

A．tell people that those above 18 years of age can drink and smoke in England

B．declare（宣布）the different laws of England

C．give advice to the travelers in England

D．ask people not to go to England

I knocked into a man as he passed by．“Oh，excuse me，please．”I said．He replied，“Please excuse me．too．I didn’t notice where I was going．”

Later that day，while I was cooking，my son stood behind me quietly．When I turned around，I nearly knocked him down．“Move out of the way．”I shouted．He walked away with his little heart broken，

That night while I was lying in bed．a voice came to me，“When saying to that man，you used good manners．But to the child you love，you seemed to act in a bad way．Look at the kitchen floor，and you’ll find some flowers there by the door．Those are the flowers your son brought for you．He picked them himself．He stood quietly to give you a surprise，and you never saw the tears（眼泪）in his eyes．”   

By this time，tears began to run down my face．I took the flowers and went to his bed．I asked him，“Are these the flowers you picked for me?”

He smiled．“I found them by the tree．I picked them because they’re pretty like you．I know you’d like them．”

“Son．I’m sorry for the way I acted today．I shouldn’t have shouted at you that way．”

“Oh，Morn。that’s OK．I love you anyway．”

“Son，I love you too．And I do like the flowers．”

If we die tomorrow．the family we leave behind will feel sad for the rest of their life．Why don’t we spend more time with your family．and why aren’t we nice to them?

1．Why did the boy stand quietly behind his mother?

2．Did the writer knock her son down?

3．How did the little boy feel when his mother shouted at him?

4．What did the writer do when she knew the truth?