Excuse me, could you tell me where        ?

A． I got some stamps                                       B． can get some stamps

C． I can get some stamps                    D． can I get some stamps

—Do you mind if I take this seat?   

—        ．   

A．Not at all                   B．I’m sorry you can   

C．Never mind                 D．Yes, please do

—Hi, Jane．Can I borrow your bike this afternoon?

—         , but I need it back tomorrow．We are going to a picnic in the people’s park．

—OK, I’ll return it to you this evening． 

A．I’m afraid not                 B．No way

C．No problem                    D．You shouldn’t do that

Most adults once studied at school, had classes and did their homework every day．The same   1   is going on at school now．  2   it seems that doing weekend homework is one 3   for the modern students．

All the students should agree that weekend homework should be abolished （取消）．It is    4   for them to study at school five days a week． They have a lot of interests．With homework to do on Saturday and Sunday, how can they find   5   to help their parents do the housework, go and see a football or basketball game or a good film, join in family recreation （娛樂）, or just have   6   at home? Because of these activities, the homework can't be finished   7   Sunday evening． So their weekend homework is usually done in such a hurry that on Monday teachers are    8   because many of the students know little about the   9  ．If there were no weekend homework to do, they would be   10   to go to school on Monday after two days' good rest and learn what the teachers teach better．

1． A． thing                     B． school                   C． class                    D． homework

2． A． Also                     B． But                       C． Still                      D． Though

3． A． question             B． reason                 C． problem                D． decision

4． A． not enough            B． enough                  C． no good                D． no use

5． A． friends                  B． time                      C． places                   D． money

6． A． a rest                    B． an exam                C． a lesson                D． a picnic

7． A． though                B． since                    C． after                     D． until

8． A． pleased                 B． sorry                    C． unhappy                D． satisfied

9． A． lessons                 B． games                   C． interests                D． activities

10． A． tired                    B． creative                 C． worried                 D． happy

Three Frenchmen were sitting together to talk about their experiences in England．The first said, “I once heard someone shout, ‘Look out!’” I put my head out of a window and a bucketful（一桶）of water fell on me．It seems that ‘Look out’ may mean ‘don’t look out．’

    The second said, “I was once on a ship and heard the captain shout, ‘All hands on deck（甲板）!’ I put my hands on the deck and someone walked on them． ”

Here is the third Frenchman’s story．He once called early on an English friend and the maid who came to the door said, “He’s not up yet． Come back in half an hour．” When the third visited again for his friend, she said, “He’s not down yet．” The third said, “If he’s not up and he’s not down, where is he?”The maid said, “He’s not up’, it means he has not got up． And when I say ；‘He’s not down yet’, it means he has not yet come downstairs．”

1． When the first Frenchman heard someone shout “Look out”, it means             ．

A． to put your head out of the window and look

B． I’m going to pour the water

C． to be careful

D． to help me

2． When the captain shouted, “All hands on deck”, it means              ．

     A． put both your right hand and left hand on deck

      B． shake your hand with me

     C． give your hands to me

D． that all the sailors gather on deck

3． When the maid said, “He’s not up yet”, she meant that            ．

     A． he has not grown up yet                      B． he has not yet got up

      C． he has not woken up yet                D． he has not yet come upstairs

4． When the third Frenchman went back, the English friend             ．

     A． was still in bed                        B． was having his breakfast

      C． was still in an upstairs room           D． was going out for shopping

5． The main idea of the article is         ．

     A． three Frenchmen and their interesting experiences 

     B． the Frenchmen had some trouble

     C． we should know the meaning of French words

      D． it’s difficult for a foreigner to understand the language of other countries

Christmas was coming．Mr. Smith had no money to buy any presents for his children．His wife was ill and he spent a lot of money on her medicine．And the harvest was bad and all his family were going to be hungry the next spring．He was quite worried about it．

“We had only a cock,” said Mrs. Smith one day．“You’d better take it to the town．Sell it there and buy some cakes and sweets for our children．”

“It’s a good idea!” the man said and caught the cock the next morning and put it into a box．It was difficult to walk on the road covered with thick snow．Two hours later he was very tied and wanted to have a rest．He put the box to the ground and sat down．

“The air in the box must be close,” the man said to himself．“I’d better let the cock walk outside for a while, or it’ll die．”

So he put the cock to the ground．When he started again, he couldn’t catch it any longer．

“How foolish you are!” Mr. Smith called out angrily．“You can herald（預(yù)示…來臨） the break of day at night but you can’t find the way to the town in the daytime!”

1． The story happened in          ．

    A． November             B． December         C． January           D． February

2．          , so Mr. Smith was worried．

    A． They would have noting to eat on Christmas  

    B． His children would be sad on Christmas

    C． His children were naughty（頑皮）

    D． They would die in the cold weather

3． Mr. Smith couldn’t buy any presents for his children because         ．

    A． his wife was ill                                   B． the harvest was bad

    C． they had a big family                           D． he was very poor

4． Mr. Smith was quite tired on his way to town because         ．

    A． there was much snow on the road        B． something was wrong with him

    C． the box was very heavy                       D． He lost his way 

5． In fact,          was foolish．

    A． the cook        B． Mrs. Smith            C． Mr. Smith             D． none

Today there are 6 billion people on the earth．By the year 2050 there may be 12．5 billion． This is a lot of people to feed．We need more food．

One way to produce more food is by growing stronger plants．For thousands of years, farmers have made plants better．Every season, they pick the best plants for the next season．It works very slowly．Since 1983, scientists have been able to change plants more quickly by changing their genetic material（遺傳物質(zhì)）． Foods from plants grown in this way are called genetically modified foods（轉(zhuǎn)基因食品）, or GM foods．

By changing the genetic material of a plant, it is possible to make new plants．They make plants which are strong against plant diseases．They can also help with our diseases: a kind of rice is being prepared （準(zhǔn)備）, for example, which stops people from becoming blind．

Rich countries produce GM foods because they are easy to grow and bring in more money．Poor countries are interested in them because they help produce more food．

GM plants are not natural．No one knows how good or bad they are．Making GM foods is only one way of feeding people in 2050． There are strong feelings against them, because they are unnatural．They may feed people, then hurt them or their children later．But, both rich and poor countries are very interested in their use, and they are not going to go away．In 2050, we may think differently about them．

1． GM foods are made up by         ．

A． farmers                 B． workers            C． Scientists               D． plants

2． What are the good things about GM foods?          ．

A． They make plants strong against disease     B． They are unnatural

C． they can help in human disease              D． Both A and C

3． GM foods         ．

A． are a quick way to produce food                B． grow in the wild

C． are safe                                                    D． are grown only in rich countries

4． Why do some people not like GM foods?            

A． Because they are not useful．                    B． Because are not helpful

C． Because they are not natural              D． Because they are not cheap．

5． From the reading we know that        ．

A． GM foods will disappear one day in the future

B． GM foods will not disappear in the future 

C． people will be interested in GM foods

D． people will have to stop using GM foods

A professor told his students to go into the city slums（貧民窟）to study the life of 200 boys． He asked them to write reports about each boy's life in the future．Every one of the students wrote, "He doesn't have any hope．"

Twenty-five years later, another professor read about the earlier study．He told his students to find out what had happened to these boys．Of the 200 boys, 20 had moved away or died． Nobody knew what had happened to them．They tried very hard and found the other 180 people．Among them, 176 had become successful as doctors, teachers and scientists．

The professor was very surprised and decided to study it further．Luckily, all of them were living near the place and he was able to ask each one, "What made you successful?" Each one answered with feeling, "There was a teacher"．

The teacher was still living there, so the professor found her and asked the old woman what she had used to pull those boys out of the slums, and change them into successful people．

The teacher's eyes began to shine and she said with a sweet smile, "It's really very easy． I loved those boys．"

1． Why did the students go to the slums?

A． To help the poor children．                       B． To look for a good teacher．

C． To study the life of some young boys．     D． To become successful people．

2． Of the 180 boys, how many were known to be not successful?    

A． 4．                      B． 20．                    C． 24．                    D． 176．

3． What changed the boys' life?    

    A． The professor's study．                               B． The teacher's love．

C． Their parents．                                      D． The slums．

4． Why was the second professor surprised?

A． Because some boys had died              B． Because most of the boys lived a hard life．

C． Because a few boys didn't have hope．D．Because the earlier reports were wrong．

5． Which of the following is not true?

A． Some of the boys became doctors．

B． The second professor talked to the 180 people and their teacher．

C． The teacher still remembered the boys．

D． The boys didn't want to talk about their teacher．

1． He gave his daughter a large a         of money．

2． I met him and his wife in the street by a       last Sunday．

3． Exactly, Fujian Province is in the s       of China．

4． I don’t want to make a wrong d       and regret later．

5． About eighty thousand people lost their l       during the Sichuan earthquake．

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容及首字母提示完成單詞。

    All the housewives who went to the new supermarket had one great wish—to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for her s  1  ．For this was w  2   the notice just inside the entrance promised（承諾）．It said, “Remember, once a week, one of our customers gets f  3   goods． This may be your lucky day!”

　　For several weeks, Mrs. Edwards hoped, like many of her friends, to be the lucky customer．U  4   her friends, she never gave up hope． The cupboards in her kitchen were f  5   of things that she did not need． Her husband tried to persuade（勸說）her to stop, b  6    it was no use．She d  7  of the day when the manager of the supermarket would come to her and say, “Madam, this is your lucky day．Everything in your basket is free．”

　　One Friday morning, after she had finished her shopping and had taken it to her car, she found that she had f  8   to buy some tea． She rushed back to the supermarket, got the tea and went toward the cash-desk．As she did so, she saw the manager come up to her．“Madam,” he said, holding out his h  9   , “I want to congratulate you! You are our lucky customer t  10   and everything you have in your basket is free．”