They ________ TV at ten o’clock last night.

A. was watching B. were watching

C. watched D. Watches

Some scientists believe that there more robots in the future.

A will have B. will has

C. will be D. Are

—What was Tom doing _______ it was raining?

—He was doing his homework in the bedroom.

A. since B. while C. for D. who

- He________ if he is free.

A. will come B. comes C. come D. Came

When I walked past her room， she_______ an English song.

A. singing B. was singing C. sang D. sing

Wang Tao，an l1-year-old Chinese boy，has too many activities．His father _______ him away from school four afternoons a week and drives him across town to practice．“I do most of my ______in the car when we are _______ to practice，and I have to do the rest

when I get home．I am too tried， I just want to sleep.” He said.

“More and more kids become unhappy _______ they have too many activities to do.” said Mr. Wang，an expert(專家)of child development．“4l％of me children aged 9-13 said they felt _______ most of the time，and more than 75％0f them said that they wished they had more _______ to play.”

“Over-scheduling (過量的課程安排) is a growing problem for Chinese families.” said Mr. Wang．It is not good for both kids and their parents. More families eat dinner ______or often eat fast food _______ their way to football practice or music lessons. We all know it is important for kids to learn how to relax. If they don’t learn that now， it will be more difficult to learn when they get _______ . Kids need time to relax. Parents should _______ about what is right for kids.

1.A. take B. takes C. took D. has taken

2.A. sports B. business C. homework D. housework

3.A. riding B. flying C. walking D. driving

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

5.A. excited B. interested C. worried D. dangerous

6.A. great time B. full time C. right time D. free time

7.A. slowly B. quickly C. quietly D. happily

8.A. on B. by C. in D. across

9.A. taller B. stronger C. older D. better

10.A. hear B. think C. look D. Tell

A good way to pass an exam is to work hard every day in a year. You may fail in an exam if you are lazy for most of the year and then work hard only a few days before the exam. If you want to be good at English. You have to read stories in English. And speak English as much as possible. A few days before the exam you should go to bed early. Do not go to bed late at night studying. Before you start the exam， read carefully over the question papers， try to understand the exact meaning of each question. When you have at last finished your exam， read over your answers. Correct the mistakes if there are any and be sure that you don’t miss anything out.

1.If people want to do well in an exam， they have to work hard_____.

A．every day in a year B．for a month

C．for only a few days D．late at night

2.If people want to learn English well， they_______.

A．only need to learn grammar

B．must often practice English

C．have to go to England

D．should go to bed early

3.It is important to ________ a few days before the exam.

A．play too much B．have a good sleep

C．go to bed late D．watch TV

4.When people have finished the exam， they should_________.

A．stand up and leave at once

B．a(chǎn)nswer a few more q uestions

C．make sure that they don’t miss anything out

D．leave some mistakes on the question paper

5.The best title for the passage is ________.

A．An Important Exam B．An Easy Exam

C．A difficult Exam D．How to Pass an Exam

William wants to borrow a book from the library. He comes to the library with his classmates. They can’t see any assistant（圖書管理員） in it， but only some robots standing there. He says to the robot， “Hey， give me a book on music.” But the robot doesn’t move.
Then another student tells William， “ You must say ‘Excuse me’ and ‘please’ first when you want some help.” William does so and the robot brings the book. But William can’t get the book from the robot’s hands. He thinks for a moment， then he says a word to the robot.

The robot gives him the book. John gets the book and goes home happily.

1.Who works in the library?

A. Assistants B. Policemen

C. Robots D. Teachers

2. If you want to borrow a book， what should you say?

A. Hey， give me a book

B. Excuse me， give me a book

C. Give me a book

D. Excuse me ， please give me a book

3.What kind of book does William borrow?

A. A picture book B. A music book

C. A Chinese book D. An English book

4.What does William say when he wants to get the book from the robot?

A. Thanks B. Hey C. Hello D. Excuse me

5.Which of the following sentences is NOT right?

A. William borrows a music book

B. William feels very happy in the end

C. William borrows a book from a library

D. William goes to the library with his father

Steven Jobs， the designer（設(shè)計者）of Apple Computer， was not clever when he was in school. At that time， he was not a good student and he always made troubles with his schoolmates. When he went into college ， he didn’t change a lot. Then he dropped out（退學(xué)）. But he was full of new ideas.

After he left college， Steven Jobs worked as a video game designer. He worked there for only several months and then he went to India. He hoped that the trip would give him some new ideas and give him a change in life.

Steven Jobs lived on a farm in California for a year after he returned from India.

In 1975， he began to make a new type of computer. He designed the Apple Computer with his friend in his garage（車庫）. He chose the name “Apple” just because it could help him to remember a happy summer he once spent in an apple tree garden.

His Apple Computer was such a great success that Steven Jobs soon became famous all over the world.

1.Steven Jobs was not a good student in school because he ________.

A. never did his lessons

B. was full of new ideas

C. always made troubles with his schoolmates

D. dropped out

2.Did Steven Jobs finish college ?

A. Yes， he did. B. No， he didn’t.

C. Yes， he didn’t. D. No， he did.

3.Steven Jobs designed his new computer ________.

A. in India B. with his friend

C. in an apple tree garden D. by himself

4.Steven Jobs was famous for his ________ all over the world.

A. new ideas B. apple

C. Apple Computer D. video games

5.From this passage we know Steven Jobs ________.

A. didn’t finish his studies in the college because he hated his schoolmates

B. liked traveling in India and California

C. liked trying new things and making his new ideas become true

D. could only design video games

One day Mrs White took Trudy and Ben to go shopping. They went to the supermarket in the new shopping mall(購物中心).

"Why do you buy things here， Mum?" Trudy asked.

"Because they are cheaper than those at the corner store，" Mrs White said. "Help me check(檢查) the prices."

The Whites were not wealthy(富有的) and Mrs White was always careful with her money. She looked carefully at the prices of things. She bought some groceries(雜貨) in the supermarket.

When they got home， the children said， "We don't think you saved money by going to the supermarket there."

"Of course I did，" said Mrs White， "everything was cheap there."

"We know，" said the children， "but we came home by taxi because we had too much to carry. The cost(花費) of the taxi was more than the money you saved!"

Mrs White added everything up and found her children were right.

"Well done，" she said， "next time we will do shopping near our home."

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇正確答案。

1.Mrs White took Trudy and Ben________.

A. to the supermarket B. to the zoo

C. to the park D. to the museum

2.Mrs White bought things in the supermarket in the new shopping mall because________.

A. goods there had good quality

B. there were many goods

C. goods there were cheap

D. goods there were expensive

3.Which of the following is correct (正確的) ?

A. The Whites were rich and they bought a lot of things in the supermarket.

B. The Whites were not rich and they bought things in a cheaper supermarket.

C. The Whites enjoyed shopping in the shopping mall because it was large.

D. The Whites were poor and they seldom went shopping.

4.Mrs White went home _______ .

A. by bus B. by minibus C. by taxi D. on foot

5.Mrs White decided to go shopping _______next time.

A. in the shopping mall far away

B. in the cheapest shop

C. in the most expensive shop

D. near her home