When the expression first came into being, people refused to use it but _____ they began to accept it.

A. usually B. gradually

C. frequently D. quickly

--- Im afraid I can not return the book to you before Friday

----____________.

A.Dont be afraid . B.Be careful

C.Forget it D.Take your time

---Do you mind my turning off the light?

----_____________.Im reading a book.

A.No,not at all. B.Of course not.

C.I rather you didn't . D.Yes,please.

He asked me ________ with me.

A. what the matter is B. what the mater was

C. what is the matter D. what was the matter

Look out! That tree _____ fall down.

A. is going to B. will be

C. shall D. would

There was a boy who was sent by his parents to a boarding school (寄宿學校). being sent away, this boy was the 22 student in his class. He was at the top in every always with high marks.

But the boy changed after 24 home and attending the boarding school. His grades started . He hated being in a . He was lonely all the time. And there were especially dark times when he committing suicide (自殺). All of this was because he felt and no one loved him.

His parents started about the boy. But they even did not know what was with him. So his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and him.

They sat on the bank of the lake near the school. The father started asking him some casual questions about his classes, teachers and . After some time his dad said, “Do you know, son, why I am here today?”

The boy answered back, “To my grades?”

“No, no,” his dad replied. “I am here to tell you that you are the most person for me. I want to see you . I don’t care about grades. I care about you. I care about your happiness. YOU ARE MY LIFE.”

These words 36 the boy’s eyes to be filled with tears. He his dad. They didn’t say anything to each other for a long time.

Now the boy had he wanted. He knew there was someone on this earth who cared for him deeply. He the world to someone. And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him40!

1.A. After B. Before C. When D. While

2.A. hardest B. naughtiest C. brightest D. dullest

3.A. exam B. activity C. game D. class

4.A. coming B. returning C. leaving D. reaching

5.A. rising B. increasing C. reducing D. dropping

6.A. group B. term C. company D. party

7.A. led to B. felt like C. thought back D. looked for

8.A. worthless B. careless C. concerned D. annoyed

9.A. caring B. turning C. worrying D. speaking

10.A. crazy B. true C. possible D. wrong

11.A. talk with B. listen to C. tell to D. care about

12.A. family B. friends C. study D. grades

13.A. realize B. analyze C. check D. test

14.A. outstanding B. important C. famous D. familiar

15.A. happy B. excellent C. interested D. satisfied

16.A. caused B. wanted C. encouraged D. forced

17.A. answered B. ignored C. hated D. hugged(擁抱)

18.A. nothing B. something C. everything D. anything

19.A. showed B. meant C. intended D. expressed

20.A. sad B. angry C. pleasant D. joyful

It’s the lunchtime break at Shanghai Xianxia Middle School. No mobile phones can be heard ringing anywhere. The common sight of crowds of children chatting on their phones or sending short messages has disappeared.

A grade-2 student said, “I couldn’t concentrate during classes if the cell phone was with me. I couldn’t help checking if there were messages or missed phone calls. I even played games on the phone sometimes.”

The school authorities say they feel the ban is necessary to keep order in class. They even gave out an open letter to remind parents not to let their children bring mobile phones to school. More than 96 percent of parents say they welcome the school decision. The school is also being flexible (靈活的) in implementing the ban. Those students who live far from school are allowed to bring mobile phones to contact their parents. But they still have to switch them off in classrooms.

Medical experts have also welcomed the school decision. They say too much dependence on mobile phones can cause many psychological problems in teenage students.

1.The grade-2 student thought that _______.

A. the mobile phone should be on during classes

B. it is good to play cell phone games sometimes

C. the mobile phone is helpful to her studies

D. it is no good using the cell phone at school

2.According to the passage, the students use their mobile phones except _______.

A. contacting their parents B. cheating in exams

C. sending short messages D. playing games

3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. All the parents welcome the school decision.

B. Some students can bring mobile phones to school.

C. Medical experts are against the school decision.

D. No one is allowed to bring his mobile phone to school.

4.What does the underlined word “implementing” in paragraph 3 probably mean?

A. Carrying out B. Giving up

C. Making up D. Finding out

5.The passage mainly tells us _______.

A. the mobile phone is a big trouble to teenage students

B. the use of the mobile phone can cause mental problems

C. about a ban on the mobile phone in a middle school

D. a story happening at Shanghai Xianxia Middle School

In order to know a foreign language thoroughly（完全地），four things are necessary．First，we must understand the language when we hear it spoken． Secondly， we must be able to speak it ourselves， with confidence（自信） and without hesitation（猶豫）． Thirdly， we must do much reading． Finally， we must be able to write it． We must be able to make sentences that are correct in grammar．

There are no shortcuts to success in language learning． A good memory is a great help， but it is not enough only to memorize the rules from a grammar book． It is not much learning by heart long lists（一覽表） of words and their meanings， studying the dictionary and so on． We must learn by using the language．

If we are pleased with a few rules we have memorized， we are not really learning the language． We must “l(fā)earn through use．” Practice is important． We must practise speaking and writing the language whenever we can．

1.The most important things to learn a foreign language are ＿＿＿.

A．understanding and speaking

B．listening， speaking， reading and writing

C．writing and understanding

D．memorizing and listening

2.Someone hears and writes English very well， but he speaks it very badly． This is because ＿＿．

A． he doesn't understand the language when he hears it spoken

B． he doesn't have a good memory

C． he always remembers lists of words and their meanings

D． he often hesitates（猶豫） to practice speaking it

3.One can never learn a foreign language well by＿＿＿＿＿．

A． doing much practice

B． studying the dictionary

C． learning through use

D． using the language

4.Which is the most important in learning a foreign language？

A． A good memory． B． Speaking．

C． Practice． D． Writing．

5.“Learn through use” means ＿＿＿＿＿＿．

A． we use a language in order to learn it

B． we learn a foreign language in order to use it

C． we can learn a language well while we are keeping using it

D． B and C．

Christian Eijkman, a Dutch doctor, left the Netherlands for the island of Java. Many people on the island had a disease called beri-beri. He was going there to try and find a cure.

At first, Eijkman thought some kind of germ (細菌) caused beri-beri. He raised some chickens. He didn’t eat them, but made experiments on them. The local people were quite surprised at that. One day he noticed that his chickens became sick when they were fed the food most Javanese ate — refined white rice (精煉米). When he fed them with unrefined rice, also known as brown rice, they recovered. Eijkman realized that he had made an important discovery — that some things in food could prevent disease. These things were named vitamins (維生素). The Javanese were not getting enough vitamins because they had actually removed the part that contains vitamins. Later, other diseases were also found to be caused by the lack of vitamins in a person’s food.

Today many people know the importance of vitamins and they make sure they have enough vitamins from the food they eat. If they don’t, they can also take vitamin pills.

1.The underlined word “cure” in Paragragh 1 probably means ______.

A. a medical treatment B. a kind of vitamin

C. a kind of germ D. a kind of rice

2.Christian Eijkman went to the island of Java to ______.

A. spend his holiday

B. find ways to grow better crops

C. do some research about the island

D. help the Javanese with their illness

3.Why did Christian Eijkman raise some chickens?

A. To eat them.

B. To carry out his experiments.

C. To give the Javanese a surprise.

D. To make money by selling them.

4.If a person doesn’t get enough vitamins in his diet, he’d better ______.

A. eat more rice B. eat more meat

C. eat some chicken D. eat vitamin pills

5.We can learn from the passage that ______.

A. beri-beri was caused by chickens

B. the Javanese didn’t like vitamins

C. Christian Eijkman’s experiment was successful

D. the Javanese’s disease was caused by a kind of germ

America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while — then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending (延伸) sometimes deeply into both families.

Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily.

Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.

For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for purely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!

1.The writer of this passage must be ______.

A. an American B. a Chinese

C. a professor D. a student

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families.

B. Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives.

C. Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.

D. Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.

3.From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend, we will probably be ______.

A. warmly welcomed at the airport

B. offered a ride to his home

C. treated hospitably at his home

D. treated to dinner in a restaurant

4.The underlined words “generous with our time” in Paragraph 3 probably mean ______.

A. strict with time B. serious with time

C. careful with time D. willing to spend time

5.A suitable title for this passage would probably be “______”.

A. Friendships between Chinese

B. Friendships between Americans

C. Americans’ hospitality

D. Americans’ and Chinese’s views of friendships