This story happened    a cold morning    January.

A.at,in         B.on,in           C.at,on          D.in,in

When Mr. Smith retired(退休), he bought a small  21  in a village near the sea. He   22  it and hoped to live a quiet life in this house.

         But to his great surprise, many tourists came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most   23   building in the village. From morning to night there were  24   outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and  25  of them even went into Mr. Smith’s garden. This was too much for Mr. Smith. He decided to ask the visitors to  26  . So he put a notice on the window. The notice said, “If you want  27  your curiosity(好奇心)，come in and look round. Price: twenty dollars.” Mr. Smith was sure that the visitors would   28  coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr. Smith had to  29  every day showing them around his house.“I came here to relax not to work   30  a guide（導(dǎo)游）,”he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.

1.A. garden              B. shop                       C. house                     D. school

2.A. liked                   B. hated                     C. sold                         D. built

3.A. big                      B. interesting            C. small                      D. clean

4.A. children             B. students                C. parents                  D. tourists

5.A. no                       B. none                       C. many                      D. much

6.A. come                 B. leave                      C. stay                        D. play

7.A. to satisfy B. satisfy                    C. to satisfying         D. satisfying

8.A. go on                 B. stop                        C. like               D. not

9.A. take          B. cost                        C. spend                     D. pay

10.A. as                 B.of                   C. in                            D. For

Henry is a little fatter than he wants to be.He wants to lose some weight （減輕重量）.He tries not to eat too much and he eats very little sugar because it will make him fat.He also does exercise every day.He swims,and he runs about two miles a day.Now he is stronger than before.Henry’s sister,Susan, is healthier than Henry.She is also younger and thinner than he is.She does exercise every day.She doesn’t eat much meat.She eats a lot of fruit and vegetables, because she thinks they are better for her health.

1.Henry wants to be_______

A. a little fatter                    B.a little thinner

B.a little older                     D.a little younger

2.Which will make people fat?

A.Meat and fruit            B.Sugar and meat.

C.Fruit and vegetables .      D. Vegetables and sugar.

3.Susan is __________ than Henry.

A. younger but fatter          B. older and healthier

C.thinner but not stronger      D. thinner and healthier.

Once there was an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So his wife always had to say him, “Don’t forget this”

One day he went on a long trip alone. Before he left home, his wife said, “now you have all these  things . They are what you need for your trip. Take care of your things during the trip.” He went to the station, bought a ticket and go on the train with it. About half an hour later, the conductor began to see the tickets. He came to the old man and said. “Will you please show me your ticket ?” the old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets, but he could not find it. He was very worried. “I can’t find my ticket, I really bought a ticket before I got on the train” said the old man.

“I believe you bought a ticket. All right  , you don’t have buy another one” said the conductor kindly.  “But how can I know where I’m going? I can’t remember my station!” the old man said sadly

1.The old man in the story was very ______.

A. kind    B. poor    C. forgetful    D. sad

2.The old man bought the ticket ______ he got on the train.

A. after   B. before    C. until   D. when.

3.The conductor _____ the old man.

A. didn’t believe  B.  laughed at  C.  believed     D. felt sorry for

4.The old man was sad because____

A. he had to buy another ticket

B. he lost all the things his wife gave him

C. he did not know where he was

D .he did not know where he should get off.

A  man went to see a doctor. “Open your mouth ”, the doctor said. The man opened his mouth and the doctor looked in quickly.   “It’s clear what’s wrong with you .You need more exercise, ” the doctor said.  “But doctor,” the man said “I don’t think …” “Don’t tell me what you think,” “ I am the doctor, not you. I know what you need  . I see hundreds of people like you. None of them get any exercise. They sit in offices all day and in front of theTV in the evening. What you need is to walk quickly for at least 20 minutes a day” “Doctor, you don’t understand ,” the man said, “I…” “I don’t want to hear any excuses,” the doctor said , “ You must find time for exercise .If you don’t  you will get fat and have health problems when you are older.” “ But I walk every day ,”the man said. “Oh, yes , and I know what kind of walk that is .You walk a few feet to the train station from your house, a few more feet from the station to your office, and a few more feet from your office to a restaurant for lunch and back. That’s not real walking .I’m talking about a walk in the park for twenty minutes every day.”“ Will you listen to me , doctor !” the man shouted, getting angry with this doctor who thought he knew everything. “I m a postman”., the man went on, “ and I walk for seven hours every day! It’s my wife, she is ill.”

1.The post man went to see the doctor because ______

A. he though he was ill

B. he was too fat and could not walk quickly

C. something was wrong with his wife

D. he had a healthy problem

2.The doctor thought many people had health problems only because they__

A. did not have enough exercise

B. didn’t like walking

C. spent much time watching TV.

D. were working in offices

3.Which of the following is true?

A. The postman sent letters on foot.

B.The doctor had a walk in a park every day.

C.The postman lived near a train station

D. The postman went to see the doctor on foot.

4.The story happened _____.

A. near the post office.               B. in the doctor’s office

C. near the playground               D. in the man’s office

There was a pilot(飛行員) and four people in a small plane.Suddenly there was something wrong with the machine(機(jī)器) while it was flying in the air. The smoke was everywhere in the plane.The pilot told the people there were only four parachutes(降落傘).They all became worried and started to make excuses(借口).

  “I must go and mend the machine,”said the pilot , taking one of the parachutes.There was nothing he could do so he jumped out.

  The first person stood up.  “I’m a doctor,”he said.  “I help people live longer and I save lives”He also took a parachute and jumped out.

  The next person said , “I must have a parachute.I’m a very clever person.I have to attend (參加)an important sports match.I know I’ll win the game because I’ll be the cleverest person there.”He picked up a pack and jumped out.

  Two men were left--- an old businessman and a young mountain climber(登山者).By this time the plane was going down fast.The businessman said, “Young man,I’m old but you’re still young ,You take the last parachute.”The yougng mountain climber smiled , “Don’t worry.”he said, “We can both jump to safety because there are still two parachutes.Just now the clever person jumped out with my backpack.”

1.All the people became worried because________.

   A.they couldn’t find the parachutes.

B.they were afraid the plane would be broken and knew there were not enough parachutes  

 for each person.

   C.there was too much smoke and they couldn’t jump out from the plane.

   D.they saw the pilot jump out first.

2..The clever man jumped out with_______.

   A.a parachute   B.nothing

 C.the pack of the climber’s  D. the businessman

3.All the people thought of themselves only except(除了)______。

   A. the clever man             B. the businessman

   C.the doctor                 D. the young man

4.From the story we know that _____ would be dead（會死）.

   A. the clever man             B. the businessman

   C.the doctor                 D. the young man

任務(wù)型閱讀(每題2分，共6分)

          John is twelve years old. He had a bad cold and coughed day and night. He went to see a doctor .The doctor gave him some cough medicine:

       Shake it well before use. Take it three times each day before meal. Not right for children below the age of four. Put it in a cold place. Use it before December1st,2012

Did John have a cough?

______________________________________.

How many times need John take the medicine every day ?

_______________________________________.

Can John take the medicine on January 1st,2013?

_______________________________________.

用方框里的適當(dāng)?shù)木渥友a(bǔ)全對話（每空1分，共5分）

A: Excuse me, Madam.   1  

B: Go down this street. At the end of the street,   2  

A:   3  

B: It’s about three miles away from here.

A:   4  

B: Sorry, There’s no bus to go there.

A:   5  

B; Nearly half an hour. You should take a taxi there.

A: Oh, thanks a lot.

1.___________2.________3.__________4.__________5.__________

句型轉(zhuǎn)換。（每空1分，共8分）

1.Bill hardly ever comes to school late. （對劃線部分提問）

__________ _________ does Bill come to school late?

2.I spent 100 yuan buying the dictionary.（同義句轉(zhuǎn)換）

It _______ _______100 yuan to buy the dictionary.

3.Lily has to babysit the child every Sunday.（改一般疑問句）

_____ Lily _____ to babysit the child every Sunday?

4.下雨時，她乘出租車。（補(bǔ)全句子）

When it __________,she _____________ the taxi.

短文填空。（每空2分，共16分）

   Once an American was  1  France. He could speak  2  French. One day while he was walking in the street, he felt  3  and went into a restaurant. When the waiter came, the American opened his mouth,  4  his fingers into it and took them out again and moved his lips(嘴唇). In this way, he wanted to say , “Bring me   5  

to eat ”but the waiter brought him lots of things to  6  .first tea, then coffee, then milk, but no   7   . The American was angry  because he was not able to tell the waiter he was hungry. He was ready(準(zhǔn)備) to leave the restaurant when another man came in and put his hands on his stomach .And this sign was clear enough for the waiter .In a few minutes, the waiter brought him a large plate of bread and meat. At last the Englishman had his meal in the  8  way.

1．__________   2．__________   3．__________  4．__________

5．__________   6．__________   7．__________   8．_________