______ at failing in the math exam, John wouldn’t like to talk about it to his parents.

A. Disappointed B. To be disappointed

C. Disappointing D. Having disappointed

Her mother doesn't approve _______ to study in the United States alone.

A. of her going B. her to go

C. to her going D. her going

The shop assistant was fired as she was ________of cheating customers.

A. accused B. charged C. blamed D. caught

Our club has reached the point _____ all the members should work together to seek common ground while reserving differences.

A. where B. which C. that D. why

Not until he retired from teaching three years ago ____ having a holiday abroad.

A. he had considered B. had he considered

C. he considered D. did he consider

John opened the door. There _____ he had never seen before.

A. a girl did stand B. a girl stood

C. did a girl stand D. stood a girl

He thought______ mattered most in improving your spoken English was enough confidence and practice.

A. why B. what C. which D. that

---I am so glad to find you at home. Can you do me a favor?

---Sure. _________?

A. Why not B. What’s up

C. How come D. How is it going

Aileen was watching TV when the program suddenly stopped. An announcer said, “Sorry to stop the program. We are requested to an important notice. At about nine this evening, a lady named Mrs. Humney was and killed. Anyone who can supply any clue is requested to report to the .” The news made the lonely girl with fear. She couldn’t help looking , but she didn’t notice that a man was already behind thedoor to the balcony (陽臺).

All of a sudden the man appeared before Aileen. “Don’t ask for . Put your jewellery on the table, and then think over I shall be safe to stay up here for the night,” said he. That made Aileen even more , but she tried to herself.

Just then came the whistle of a police car. Then someone rang the doorbell. The robber (搶劫犯) said with a gun the girl’s back, “Go to the door and say that you’ve gone to bed.”

Suddenly, the girl had a(n) .

“Oh, who are you?” she said.

“Bull. Is there anything ?” asked the policeman Bull.

“No.” Immediately she added loudly, “ , my elder brother extends his greeting to you.”

“Thank you. Good night!” Bull replied in the same .

A few minutes later the sound of the police car going could be heard. “It’s well ,” the robber said. Then he rushed to the girl. Almost at the same time the glass on the window was broken. The policemen hurried into the room and caught the robber.

“Aileen, the greeting was so good that it made us take right away,” said Bull, “because we’ve already known that your was killed in a robbery half a year ago.”

1.A. obey B. make C. introduce D. broadcast

2.A. robbed B. hurt C. wounded D. stolen

3.A. public B. police C. hospital D. family

4.A. cry B. shout C. fall D. shake

5.A. ahead B. back C. around D. away

6.A. hiding B. sitting C. playing D. staying

7.A. information B. advice C. leave D. trouble

8.A. that B. whether C. where D. what

9.A. careful B. anxious C. strange D. terrified

10.A. protect B. help C. calm D. express

11.A. for B. against C. behind D. beyond

12.A. method B. answer C. sentence D. idea

13.A. new B. important C. unusual D. upset

14.A. Instead B. However C. Otherwise D. Besides

15.A. warm B. deep C. kind D. real

16.A. sound B. manner C. speech D. voice

17.A. out B. on C. along D. away

18.A. acted B. refused C. done D. said

19.A. care B. action C. risk D. step

20.A. sister B. brother C. mother D. father

As we all know, getting benched(板凳) in sports is usually a bad thing. But at one school in Florida, a girl has taken a bench and turned it into something entirely different – a place to find friends. It’s called the Friendship Bench. And it’s the brainchild of a sixth grader at Palm Bay Elementary – a girl named Acacia Woodley.

Acacia’s attitude toward life might be summed up best by a question she recently asked members of the Brevard County School Board – “what if we spend as much time putting the spotlight on kindness as we do on cruelty?” It’s a truth Acacias has learned to live her own life –in spite of having a lot of people would consider a handicap (殘疾). She was born without a right hand. And her left hand did not form properly. But Acacia says that she has not stopped her from achieving her goals. “You need to believe in your dreams. If you don’t believe in you dreams, I can definitely tell you that they are not going to come true.” She said.

Acacia came up with the idea for the Friendship Bench after seeing kids getting bullied (欺凌) at school. She says she has also experienced bullying herself – kids whispering about her or picking on her because she is different. “Some people say they feel sorry for me. I tell them not to,” she said. “I don’t care that I’m different. I like being different.”

The Friendship Bench looks like a lot of other benches. It has arm sets and a place to lean on. But there are also words painted on it – words such as “hope”, “respect”, “l(fā)isten” and “dream”. Acacia put the benches together with the help from her mother and brother.

Any time a kid feels he or she needs a friend, all that kid needs to do is sit on the bench. It is then up to the other kids – or grown-ups – to fill that need. “It’s a perfect idea,” Palm Bay Elementary Principal Lori said. “It’s something we’ve needed so badly.”

The Friendship Bench has been such a success at Palm Bay Elementary that other schools are now interested in installing（安裝） one too. “There’s a saying in my teacher’s classroom,” Acacia said. “It says, ‘it you can dream it, you can achieve it.’”

1.What is the function of the first sentence in Paragraph One?

A. To explain the meaning of getting benched is sports.

B. To introduce the important role “bench” plays in sports.

C. To introduce what the author wants to say in the text to us.

D. To tell us that the passage is connected with the word “bench”.

2.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Acacia has also suffered from other kids’ bullying.

B. The kids who sit on the bench feel they need friends.

C. Grown-ups are allowed to offer their help to the one in need.

D. The Friendship Bench is different from others in the arm sets.

3.What can we infer from the passage?

A. More Friendship Benches will be installed in other schools soon.

B. Students stop bullying other schoolmates at Palm Bay Elementary.

C. The students at Palm Bay Elementary have become more friendly.

D. Acacia has become a very important figure at Palm Bay Elementary.

4.What is the best title of this passage?

A. Acacia’s New Invention B. The Friendship Bench

C. Help from a Special Bench D. Getting Benched in School