___   _ you are,           you live, you must be interested in the future of this planet.

A. Whoever; however          B. Whoever; whichever

C. Whoever; wherever;         D. Whenever; wherever

There are many trees ______ of the road! And ______ of the trees is growing larger and larger.

A. on both side; a number          B. on each sides; a number

C. on both sides; the number        D. on every side; the number

Many boys and girls are made ______ what they’re not ______.

A. to do; interested                B. to do; interested in  

C. do; interested in                D. doing; interested

—Have you heard ______ Cong Fei?

—Yes, he is the singer ______ has moved Chinese people a lot.

A from; whose    B. of; whom    C. of; who    D. /; which

—Come on. Let’s have a drink. 

—__________!

A Please do      B. That’s right     C. How kind     D. How nice

______ weather it is today! Let’s go out for a walk.

A. How fine    B. What fine     C. What a fine     D. How a fine

----Mum, could you buy me a dress like this?

-----Certainly, we can buy________ one than this, but _______ this.

A. a better; better than        B. a worse; as good as

C. a cheaper; as good as       D. a more important; not as good as

About 800 million people in the world speak English, about 15% of the world’s population.

About 400 million people speak   1   as their first language in the United States, Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and so on.

About 300 million people speak English as a   2   language, for example, in many parts of India and Africa people speak one language   3   with their family and friends but use English for work. The children study their lessons in English at school.

About 100 million people speak English as a foreign language. For example, in Germany people don’t use English   4   and they don’t speak it at home. In school they study most of their lessons in their native language, German, and English is an extra (單獨設置的) lesson. At work they use English for business with people from   5  .

Why do so many people speak English in the world? That’s because America is very

  6   in business all over the world. American culture is very popular too. In most countries people can   7   English through Hollywood films, TV programs and pop music. English is especially important for the world’s   8  , for science and technology; for pop music and for air travel.

However, the language spoken by the greatest number of people is  9 , which is spoken by over one   10  people; the amazing thing is that they are all nation speakers.

1．A. Chinese               B. German             C. France                     D. English

2．A. second                B. first                  C. native                D. new

3．A. in public              B. at school           C. at home             D. at work

4．A. all the time          B. for ever             C. in the future       D. at a time

5．A. other countries    B. America             C. Canada              D. Australia

6．A. strong                 B. weak                 C. popular             D. welcome

7．A. read                    B. hear                  C. speak                D. watch

8．A. population           B. history                     C. environment      D. business

9．A. English               B. Chinese             C. Japanese           D. Russian

10．A. million        B. hundred thousand      C. billion         D. hundred million

MOVIE GUIDE THURSDAY

Rush Hour   15:00   23:00    Action Movie          

Do you like Jackie Chan? Rush Hour is another movie of his. It’s so exciting. Come and have fun!

My Life as Mcdull    8:40    13:00    Cartoon        

Mcddull is a little pig. He’s kind of silly but he’s very cute. Do you want to enjoy the happiness with him? Be sureto see it!

Mr Bean    10:40    19:00      Comedy

Rowan is a great actor. His movie Mr. Bean is coming. It’s very funny. Don’t miss it!

Harry Potter Ⅲ    13:30    17:00    Magic Fiction      

Now Harry Potter has been in the wizardry school (魔法學校) for three years. He begins a new life . How is everything going?

    根據上文內容，選擇正確答案。

1．The main character in the movie “My Life as Mcdull” is a ________.

A. bird        B. pig        C. dog       D. cat

2. “Mr. Bean” is a very interesting ________.

A. action movie    B. science fiction    C. comedy    D. cartoon

3．Jackie Chan is an actor in the movie “________”.

A. Mr. Bean   B. Harry Potter Ⅲ   C. My Life as Mcdull   D. Rush Hour

4．On Thursday morning you can watch ________.

A. “Mr Bean” and “My Life as Mcdull  B.“Harry Potter Ⅲ” and “Rush Hour”

C. “My Life as Mcdull” and “Harry Potter Ⅲ” D. “Rush Hour” and “Mr Bean”

5．You can see “Harry Potter Ⅲ” at ________.

A. 8:40 am.      B. 3:00 pm      C. 5:00 pm      D. 11:00 pm

Thomas Edison lost the first job. For the next five years he went around the country from job to job. At last Edison went to New York. He had little money. He could not buy enough food to eat. He had no place to sleep.

For many days Edison looked for work. He was hungry. At last he found work fixing  machines. He could fix the old machines. He also made new ones. The head man liked Edison’s new machines. He was going to give Edison $ 40,000 for them. Edison would now have money to do what he wanted.

Thomas Edison was then 23. He used the money to build a shop in New Jersey. He had many people working for him. But he worked more than any of them. He rested very little. Soon he was making more than 40 new things at one time.

In 1876 Alexander Graham Bell made a telephone. But it could carry voices only a little way. Edison wanted to make a better telephone. He soon made one. It could carry voices a long way.

根據短文內容，選擇最佳答案。

1．After he lost his first job, Edison ________.

A. found no jobs in the next five years 

B. lived in New York for the next five years

C. had a bad time in the next five years

D. had no food and no sleep during the next five years

2．In New York ________.

A. Edison was always hungry

B. Edison began to have good luck after he found the work fixing machines

C. Edison got $ 40,000 by fixing machines

D. Edison made more money by fixing old machines

3．The head man was interested in ________.

A. Thomas Edison himself      B. The old machines

C. the new machines           D. Edison’s telephone

4．Edison made a telephone. It ________.

A. was the first one in the world    B. carried more voices

C. carried voices more clearly      D. carried voices much farther

5．The best title for this passage might be “________.”

A. The First Telephone            B. Thomas Edison’s Shop

C. Thomas Edison’s New Job       D. Thomas Edison—An Inventor