—Oh．I’m hungry．Mum, can I have the hamburger on the plate?

—No．It tastes        ．

A． terribly             B． terrible        C． good              D． well

—Where would you like to go, Jinan or Qufu?

—       ．I only want to go to Qingdao．

A． Neither          B． Either           C． Each            D． All

—Shall we go to play football?

—       ．Let’s go!

A． Sounds boring                                          B． That’s a good idea

C． I’m afraid not                                           D． Thank you

—Hi, Jack．Did you go to Jim’s birthday party?

—No, I felt so sad．I        ．

A． didn’t invite           B． wasn’t invited       C． am not invited           D． hadn’t invited

—What do you think of your English teacher?

—I love her．She is really        ．She always has a smile on her face．

A． outgoing               B． funny             C． friendly               D． serious

—Whose notebook is this?

—It         Jane’s．It has her name on it．

A． must be           B． might belong to        C． may be           D． could be

I don’t know the teacher         is talking with Miss Wang．

A． what              B． whom             C．which               D． who

—Tim, do you think time is money?

—Yes, but I think it is         money．

A． more important than                           B． very important as

C． the same as                                       D． not important as

My life is always filled with sadness and little joy．However, no matter what happens, I can always face it bravely．

    Last year, I couldn’t believe the   1   that I was allowed to enter the only key high school in my hometown．Then I rushed to my home and told my parents．But my father didn’t seem as  2   as I was．He just kept smoking without saying a word and my mother put her head down and couldn’t help   3  ．

    I knew very well what my family was   4  ．My mum had been ill in bed for 2 years．We lived a hard life and I couldn’t continue my schooling．I felt so upset but I could say   5   to my parents．I decided to help my father with his work   6   my family．

    To my surprise, things completely changed   7   the beginning of the new term．My head teacher came to my family with some money, which had been   8   by my schoolmates．He encouraged me, “Always have a dream．” With tears in my eyes, I stepped into the key high school．

    I have been studying hard since I entered the high school．Whenever I meet difficulties, I always  9   my teacher and schoolmates．I have a college dream and I must work hard for it, no matter  10   hard life is．Just as a great man says, “When one door shuts, another opens in life．”

1． A． idea                   B． story                     C． news                    D． thought

2． A． nervous                B． excited                  C． interested              D． worried

3． A． crying                   B． laughing                C． saying                   D． shouting

4． A． about                    B． before                   C． against                  D． like

5． A． nothing                 B． something             C． anything                D． everything

6． A． support                 B． to support             C． supporting             D． supported

7． A． after                     B． since                     C． before                   D． on

8． A． raised                   B． spent                    C． planned                 D． saved

9． A． dream of            B． think of                 C． hear of                  D． talk of

10． A． what                   B． which                   C． that                      D． how

It was the end-of-year party．I had asked my mother to make us cookies．Mom’s chocolate chips were the best．

    But two o’clock passed, and there was no sign of her．Most of the other mothers had come and gone, dropping off their cakes and chips．The party went on, but I wouldn’t leave the window．The three o’clock bell soon took me away from my thoughts． I took my bag and walked out for home．

    The house was empty when I arrived．My heart was filled with anger（氣憤）．For the first time in my life, my mother had let me down．I was lying on my bed when I heard her coming．“Robbie,” she called out． “Where are you?” She was looking for me from room to room, but I kept silent．

    When she entered my room, I didn’t move, “I’m so sorry,” she said．“I got busy and forgot．” She began to laugh．I couldn’t believe it．I turned over and found that she wasn’t laughing but crying．“I’m so sorry．I let my boy down．” she cried like a little girl．I had never seen my mother cry．

    “It’s OK, Mom,” I said, “We didn’t need those cookies．There was plenty of food to eat．Don’t cry．It’s all right．” We held each other in a long hug（擁抱）．

1． The story happened        ．

   A． on my birthday                                    B． during Christmas   

   C． before Christmas                                 D． before the New Year’s Day

2． I didn’t leave the window because I want        ．

   A． to see my mother coming                            B． to enjoy the party

   C． to get some cookies                             D． to go to the party

3． I lay down on my bed and kept silent because I was        ．

   A． tired                       B． angry                    C． hungry                  D． excited

4． Why did my mother cry and say that she was sorry?

   A． Because she was too busy．                 B． Because she couldn’t find me．

   C． Because she didn’t support me．          D． Because she needed those cookies．