Poor Martin lost his work and was trying to find a job. One day he read in the newspaper that a man was  _21_  to work in a zoo. He was very  _22_  and went to the boss of the zoo to ask for the job. The boss told him that their monkey had just died and it would be two months  _23_  they could get another one, so they wanted him to take the monkey’s place.

As soon as he heard this, Martin got angry and shouted, “You want me to take the place of a monkey! Take this place yourself. You look more like a monkey than I do.” “Don’t expect it like that,” said the boss, “I know you don’t look like a monkey, but we’ll  _24_  you up.” Martin thought about it for a while. Though he didn’t like the idea, he had to make a living after all. So he __25_  the job in the end.

The next day Martin started to work. It wasn’t  _26_ . The only thing he didn’t like was the tiger in the cage next to him. But, as there were strong bars(鐵欄桿)  _27  them, he soon got used to his neighbour.

One afternoon he climbed up to the top of the bars. Suddenly he missed his footing and fell not on his own side of the bars, but into the tiger’s cage. That great animal was asleep at the time, but the noise of Martin’s fall woke him up. Martin had to _ 28_  the bars again quickly to get back into his own cage. He tried to get up, but he had hurt his feet so badly that he couldn’t move. He hid his face in his hands so as not to see the tiger coming. The next few seconds seemed like hours. Then he  _29  the tiger whispered in his ear, “Don’t be  __30_ , old man, I’m in the same boat as you.”

21. A. told              B. paid          C. wanted              D. chosen

22. A. sad             B. worried       C. surprised                 D. happy

23. A. before           B. since         C. after              D. ago

24. A. pick             B. dress         C. bring             D. give

25. A. took             B. gave           C. loved              D. lost

26. A. good            B. clean         C. bad              D. nice

27. A. behind           B. among        C. before            D. between

28. A. climb            B. lift             C. move                    D. jump

29. A. saw            B. heard         C. made             D. thought

30. A. angry            B. sad            C. unhappy          D. afraid

Most middle school students wear uniforms. Some students like uniforms, 　26　 others don’t. However, recently, a Japanese government survey(政府調(diào)查)　 27　 that more students in Japan like uniforms now 　28　 school uniforms are more fashionable (時尚的) than they were before. I surveyed some Japanese students about 　29　 they thought about school uniforms. I asked them, “ Are fashionable uniforms popular or not?” There were lots of different opinions (觀點，看法). Hiromi said, “I like school uniforms because I don’t need 30　 clothes every day. I think that fashionable uniforms are 　31 . My high school uniform is fashionable, but there is a 　32 . Fashionable uniforms are too expensive.”

Miki said that she didn’t like fashionable uniforms because she didn’t want to spend so much money 33 uniforms. She thought that the uniforms should be changed (被改變). They should be cheaper and easier to get.

Mitsuaki said, “ I don’t like school uniforms because I want to look 　34 . I also agree that fashionable uniforms make many students want to 　35 uniforms in high school. If students like fashionable uniforms, it is good.”

(　 ) 26. A. and　　　　B. but　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. or　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. so

(　 ) 27. A. shows　　 B. tells　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. speaks　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. talks

(　 ) 28. A. before　 B. when　　　　　　　　　　　 C. because　　　　　　　　　 D. so that

(　 ) 29. A. why　　　　 B. how　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. where　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. what

(　 ) 30. A. choose　　B. to choose　　　　　　　　 C. choosing　　　　　　　　 D. chose

(　 ) 31. A. good　　　　 B. bad　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. well　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. old

(　 ) 32. A. question　　B. word　　　　　　　　　　　 C. thing　　　　　　　　　　　 D. problem

(　 ) 33. A. in　　　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. at

(　 ) 34. A. the same　　 B. different　　　　　　　　　 C. happy　　　　　　　　　　 D. same

(　 ) 35. A. wear　　　　B.show　　　　　　 C. make　　　　 　　 D. spend

Everybody has one of those days when everything goes wrong. This is what happened to Harry.

One morning, he got up very __16__because his clock stopped. He tried to shave( 刮胡須 ) quickly and cut himself. When he got dressed, he got blood all over his ___17___,so he had to find another one. The only other shirt that was clean ___18__ironing( 熨燙 ). While he was ironing it, there was a knock at the door. It was the man to collect money for water. After he paid the water ___19__ he found the iron had burnt a hole in his shirt. So he had to wear the one with the blood on it after all. By this time it was very late, so he __20__he couldn’t go to work by bus. He ___21___for a taxi to take him to work. When the taxi arrived and Harry got in.

In another part of the town, a man had killed a woman __22__ a knife and was seen to run away in a taxi. When Harry’s taxi stopped outside his office, a policeman ___23___ to be standing there. He saw the blood on Harry’s shirt, and took him to the police station. He was ___24___till 3 o’clock p.m. ___25___the police found out that he was not the man they wanted. When he finally arrived at the office at about 4 p.m., his boss took a look at him and told  him to find another job.

(  )16.A. early   B. late      C. worriedly   D. fast

(  )17.A. coat    B. sweater   C. jacket      D. shirt

(  )18.A. need    B. needed    C. needing     D. to need

(  )19.A. money   B. change    C. bill        D. pay

(  )20.A. wondered   B. thought  C. believed   D. decided

(  )21.A.looked   B. wished   C. waited   D. telephoned

(  )22.A. by      B. with     C. in       D. through

(  )23.A. seemed  B. said     C. happened D. appeared

(  )24.A. stopped B. caught   C. left     D. kept

(  )25.A. before  B. after    C. since    D. while

Three men came to London 　1　 a holiday. They came to a large hotel and took a room there. 2　 room was 　3　 the fifteeth floor.

　　In the evening the three men went to a cinema and came 　4　 very late.

　　“I’m sorry,” said the assistant of the hotel, “Our lifts (電梯) are not 　5　 tonight. If you 6　 want to walk up to your room. We shall make up a bed for you 　7　 the hall.”

　　“No, no,” Tom, one of the three 　8　 , said, “No, thank you We do not want to sleep in the hall. We shall walk up to our room.”

　　Then he turned to his 　9　 friends and said, “It is not easy to walk up to the fiftieth floor, but I know how to make it 　10　 . On our 　11　 to the room. I shall tell you some jokes (笑話), then you, Andy, sing us some songs, then you, Peter, 　12　 us some interesting 　13　 .”

　　“All right, that’s a good idea.” the friends both agreed.

They began to walk up to their room Tom told many jokes. Andy 　14　 some songs. 　15　 they came to the thirty eighth floor. They were tired and wanted to have a rest.　　

“Well,” said Tom. “Now it’s 　16　 turn, Peter. After all those jokes we 　17　 and songs we listened to. Tell us a long and interesting story with a sad ending.”

　　“All right,” said Peter, “I shall tell you a story. It is not long, 　18　 it is 　19　 sad: We 　20　 the key to our room in the hall.”

Dear Jack,

How are you these days? I am glad to   51   your letter. In your letter,you told me about your   52   . Now I will tell you something about my hobbies.

I am surprised to   53   that we both like playing basketball in our spare time. I think it is good and interesting. It can keep us   54   . I often play it on weekends. How about you?  I  55   to go to America for a visit next summer holiday. Then we can play basketball together.

As for your another hobby, I am not   56   in it. I don’t like it   57   . Spending too much time on computer games is   58   for your eyes. It will also influence your study   59

you may be addicted to（沉迷于）it. So I don’t think it is a    60   hobby. You should spend more time on your study.

Best wishes!

Yours,

Yang Lin

51．A.make                 B. write                C. send                        D.receive

52．A.things             B.hobbies              C.like                           D.hate

53．A.know                B.see                   C.recognize                  D.write

54．A.healthy              B.health            C.boring                      D.bored

55．A.walk                 B.send                  C.plan                         D.think

56．A.interesting       B.interested           C.bored                       D.well

57．A.at all                  B.a lot                  C.much                       D.a little

58．A.bored                B.well                   C.good                        D.bad

59．A.because             B.or                     C.so                            D.but

60．A.small                 B.big                    C.good                        D.bad

My English teacher Mr Smith   41   from Singapore. He is 35 years old. He can   42   

English and Chinese. He is good with us,so we all like   43   . He tells us Singapore is a beautiful   44   . There is a zoo named Night Safari in the city. It’s very   45   . Mr Smith often goes to the zoo to see the animals with his children on weekends.

    Mr Smith lives at 87 King Street. In the morning, Mr Smith goes to work   46   his children go to school. Mr Smith always takes them to school every day.

    Mrs Smith stays at home every day. She does the housework. She always eats her lunch at home.   47   the afternoon, she usually visits her friends. They often drink tea together.

    In the evening, Mr Smith and his children come home from   48   .

    At night, the children always do   49   homework. Then they go to bed. Mr Smith usually   50   his newspaper. But sometimes he and his wife watch television.

41．A.come                B.is                       C.are                    D.be

42．A.speak                B.say                    C.tell                    D.talk

43．A.he                     B.his                    C.him                   D.himself

44．A.country              B.countries            C.beach                D.city

45．A.interest              B.interested            C.interests            D.interesting

46．A.but                    B.and                   C.or                     D.so

47．A.Of                    B.On                    C.At                     D.In

48．A.school               B.home                 C.park                D.zoo

49．A.his                    B.her                   C.their                  D.theirs

50．A.looks                 B.watches             C.sees                  D.reads

Hong Kong Disneyland is the only Disneyland in the world that has a real-life mountain and sea as a background（背景）. To make the park more beautiful,more than 18,000 trees have been planted in Hong Kong Disneyland. There are more than 300 different kinds of trees in Hong Kong Disneyland. The trees are mainly from Australia,Thailand and Malaysia（馬來西亞）. The oldest one is a 100-year-old Brachychiton Rupestris that can only be found in Australia.

Ticket Prices

－Adults:regular（平時） HK$295,peak（高峰期）HK$350

－Children(aged 3 to 11):regular HK$210,peak HK$250

－Seniors (aged 65 or above):regular HK$170,peak HK$200

－Children under 3:free

★Peak days include weekends,summer holidays in July and August,and public holidays.

81．In HongKong Disneyland ,you can see        .

A．snow                                           B．a(chǎn) man-made hill

C．the sea                                         D．a(chǎn) desert

82．To make HongKong Disneyland more beautiful,        have been planted there.

A．less than 18,000 trees                    B．more than 300 different kinds of trees

C．the trees from the USA                  D．the trees from Japan

83．The Brachychiton Rupestris is        in Hong Kong Disneyland.

A．a(chǎn) 100-year-old tree                        B．the tallest tree

C．the biggest tree                      D．the youngest tree

84．Mr Green is forty years old. His son is ten years old. They went to Hong Kong Disneyland on Monday,January 5^th,2009. They must pay        .

A．HK$295           B．HK$210           C．HK$505           D．HK$600

85．Mr Brown is seventy years old. His grandson is two years old. They went to HongKong Disneyland on January 1^st, 2009. They must pay        .

A．HK$170           B．HK$200           C．HK$295           D．HK$350

Joyce was born in a poor family. Next Friday would be her mother’s birthday. Joyce wanted to buy something for her mother,but she had no money. As an 8-year-old girl,she couldn’t do part-time jobs.What could she do to make enough money for her mother’s birthday present?

Suddenly she had an idea. Usually,she would go straight to school,but this morning,she didn’t. She walked along the streets,picking up cardboard（紙板）, plastic（塑料）bottles and cans（易拉罐）. When it was time for school,she hid them in the backyard and ran to school as quickly as possible.

Eight days later,she decided to sell all the things she had collected because the next day was her mother’s birthday. She had to sell them and buy a birthday present for her mother. In the shop,she bought a beautiful hair pin for her mother.

When her mother got the present,she said with tears in her eyes,“This is the best present I’ve ever received.”

76．How old was Joyce?

A．Seven.                    B．Eight.              C．Nine.               D．Ten.

77．Why couldn’t Joyce buy a present for her mother at first?

A．Because she had no money.

B．Because she didn’t know what her mother liked.

C．Because she lost all her pocket money.

D．Because she didn’t love her mother at all.

78．What was Joyce’s idea?

A．Doing part-time jobs.                           B．Collecting waste things and selling them.

C．Asking her father for help.                    D．Asking her best friend for help.

79．How long did Joyce collect the waste things?

A．A week.                                              B．A month.  

C．Less than a week.                                D．More than a week.

80．How did Joyce’s mother feel when she got the present?

A．Very sad.                                            B．Very happy and moved.

C．Very angry.                                         D．Very surprised.

Nowadays（如今）, it is strange that the western customs（習俗）are coming into the eastern countries day by day,and this makes many people who live in big cities enjoy themselves on such western festivals as Christmas Day, April Fool’s Day and so on. It shows us that all over the world people are getting closer and the world is becoming smaller and smaller as well.

Last March, my mother told my father and me that my grandfather would come on April 1. We were very happy because my grandfather was an interesting old man and he had not visited us since he went to Hong Kong years ago. On April 1 my father and I got up early and bought a lot of food from the supermarket. Then we did some cleaning at home. In fact,we hardly ever did housework before. Mother went to the airport after lunch.At night when we were waiting for my grandfather,the bell rang and in came only my mother. She smiled to us and said,“April fools!”

71．How does the writer like the western customs coming into China?

A．It’s a good thing.                          B．It’s strange.

C．It’s bad.                                       D．It’s boring.

72．Who enjoys themselves on the western festivals?

A．All the people.                              B．People who live in the countryside.

C．People who live in big cities.          D．No one.

73．Why did the writer feel happy when he heard that his grandfather would come?

A．Because his grandfather would bring him presents.

B．Because his grandfather was very interesting and he hadn’t seen him for long.

C．Because his mother would buy much to eat.

D．Because his mother would do some cleaning?

74．Did the writer and his father often do the housework at home?

A．No,they didn’t                              B．Yes,they did.

C．We don’t know.                            D．Never.

75．What did the writer’s mother mean by saying “April fools”?

A．She thought they did well.

B．She meant that Grandfather would come in April.

C．She didn’t think it was a joke.

D．She thought they were fooled on April Fool’s Day.

A teacher is asking one of her students some questions,but not one of the answers is right. So the teacher begins to ask him some very easy questions. She hopes he can give at least one right answer.

“Now,Sam,”says the teacher,“What’s Washington D.C. ?”

“Washington D. C. ?”says the boy,“Oh,it’s a kind of music, I think.”The teacher is surprised. She asks another question,“She sings that kind of music,”Sam answers. The teacher is angry but then she asks an easiest one,“Who is the president of the United States now?”

Sam thinks for a long time,but he has no idea at last. Then the teacher shouts,“Obama(奧巴馬)!”Sam looks around and sits down.

“Stand up!”the teacher cries,“I don’t tell you to sit down!”

Sam says,“Oh,I’m sorry. I think you are calling the next student.”

66．What’s Washington D. C. ?

A．It’s a kind of music.               B．It’s the singer.

C．It’s a city.                                    D．It’s a country.

67．Who is the president of the United States now?

A．Washington.                                B．Obama.

C．Sam.                                          D．Bush.

68．What’s the meaning of the word“president”?

A.總統(tǒng)                 B.主席                  C.首都                  D.鄰國

69．Which one is TRUE?

A．At last Sam give one right answer.

B．Obama is the name of a shudent.

C．The teacher doesn’t tell Sam to sit down.

D．Washington is the singer who sings a kind of music.

70．What will Sam’s classmates do at last?

A．They will laugh in class..        B．They will sing a song.

C．They will go out.                          D．They will tell Sam to sit down