We should do as much as we can     our country better and more beautiful:

A． make             B． makes             C． making            D． to make

They are brothers but they have little _________．

A． in the same               B． in difference            C． in common           D．in the way

This is a busy port with so many ships     every day．

A．come and go                                           B．to come and go

C．coming and going                                     D．come and gone

     reduce pollution，the government has made a policy to restrict the use of plastic bags in some areas．

A．In order to                    B．So as to            C．So that               D．In order that

I prefer      with a pen rather than     on the computer，because I type so slowly．

A．write；type                                                    B．write；to type 

C．to write；type                                          D．to write；to type

It didn’t take long _______ they finally got married．

A．since           B．before           C．when        D．while

We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn’t even lift her eyes from the book．Mum pointed at a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to sit down．While I watched, mouth open in surprise, Mum took off her hat and coat and gave them to me to hold．She walked quietly to the small room by the lift（電梯）and took out a wet mop（拖把）． She pushed the mop past the desk and as the nurse looked up , Mum nodded and said , “Very dirty floors ．”

“Yes．I’m glad they’ve finally decided to clean them,” the nurse answered．She looked at Mum strangely and said, “But aren’t you working late?”

Mum just pushed harder, each swipe of the mop taking her farther and farther down the hall．I watched until she was out of sight and the nurse had turned back to writing in the big book．

After a long time Mum came back．Her eyes were shining．She quickly put the mop back and took my hand．As we turned to go out of the door, Mum nodded politely to the nurse and said, “Thank you． ”

Outside, Mum told me, “Dagma is fine．No fever．”

“You see her, Mum?”

“Of course．I told her about the hospital rules, and she will not expect us until tomorrow．Dad will stop worrying as well．It’s a fine hospital． But the floors! A mop is no good．You need a brush． ”

1．When she took a mop from the small room, what Mum really wanted to do was _________．

A． to clean the floor                                B． to make the nurse happy 

C． to see a patient（病人）                          D． to surprise the story –teller

2．When the nurse talked to Mum, she thought Mum was a ________．

A． nurse                B． visitor                C． patient               D． cleaner

3．After reading the story, what can we infer（推斷）about the hospital?

A． It was a children’s hospital． 

B． It has strict rules about visiting hours．

C． The nurses and doctors there don’t work hard．  

D． A lot of patients come to this hospital every day．

4．Why did Mum go to see Dagma in the hospital?

A． To give her some messages about Dad．

B． To make sure her room was clean．

C． To check that she was still there．

D． To find out how she was．

5．Which of the following words best describes Mum?

A． clever                                                  B． hard –working

C． warm –hearted                                   D． strange

A strange woman comes to my door one day in early March．In this area we often have people selling things door-to-door, but she doesn’t look like a professional saleswoman．She just smiles and gives a card to me: “Amy Turner．”

I hold the card and look at her, waiting for an explanation．

“I’ll paint any animal in your own home,” Amy Turner says． “Wouldn’t you like a picture of your loved one? I’ve had experience of dogs, cats, parrots, prize bulls…”

“I don’t have any animals,” I say as we look past each other．She must be wishing some little cat or dog would come down the hall．It is the first chance I’ve had to breathe the air outside．In this spring morning when you wake up, you will find winter is gone．

“Why are you still in your dressing gown?” She asks． “It’s nearly lunchtime．Are you ill?’

“I’m fine,” I lie．I’m not going to tell a stranger I’ve just been sick in the toilet（廁所）upstairs． I was still sticking my fingers down my throat if the doorbell hadn’t rung． But now I’m not sure what to do next．She is still standing there．She doesn’t seem to be leaving．

“I’m hungry,” she says and I smile politely, nodding my head before saying goodbye．

“No,” she puts her foot in the door．“I’m really hungry． I’ve had nothing to eat for two days and no one has any animal for me to paint．I need some food or I’ll fall down, right here on your doorstep．”

I stand to one side and let her in．

1．Who came to the writer’s home one day?

A． A saleswoman．                            B． A strange woman．

C． An animal lover．                           D． A professional woman．

2．What did the woman want to do?

A． To sell things to the writer．                     B． To give the card to the writer．

C． To help the writer who was ill．                D． To paint an animal for the writer．

3．When did the story happen?

A． Early in the morning．                       B． Late in the morning．

C． Early in the winter．                         D． Late in the winter．

4．When the woman came, the writer ____________．

A． was sleeping       B． was eating           C． was lying           D． was ill

5．Which of the following statements is true?

A． The woman got in to look for an animal．

B． The writer told the woman to leave．

C． The woman asked the writer for some food．

D． The writer agreed to let her in at once．

Can you remember the day when you spoke your first word ？If you can，you are unusual．

Try to imagine what first few months of your life were like．I am sure you just spent most of your time eating，sleeping and crying．As you grow older，you were awake more of the time．It took your parents more time to play with you and talk to you．You watched and listened curiously．You began to know that people made certain sounds to go with certain things．

Then you began to try making the sounds you heard．And step by step you were able to make the right sound for one thing ．

On that day yon came to understand the secret of language．The secret is that a certain sound means a certain thing． One sound might be as good as another．But it is no good as a word unless everybody agrees on its meaning．Only when a group of people use the same set of sounds of things，can they understand each other．Then，and only then do these people have a LANCUAGE．

After you found the secret of language，you learned words．Some of the words meant things，such as BOOKS，CHAIRS and SHOES．Some words meant doing things，such as GO and SWIM．And other words describe things．such as GOOD and DIRTY．Soon you learned to put words together to express one’s idea，such as “I want to go out and play with my friends．”This is language．By means of language people can communicate．So we say languages are means of communication．

1．When you were a little baby，you        ．

A．made sounds to let people know that you wanted to eat

B．spent most of your time talking with your parents

C．could not hear any sound around you

D．spent most of your time eating，playing and crying

2．The secret of language means            ．

A．one sound might be as good as another

B．people can hear your sounds

C．a(chǎn) certain sound is for a certain thing

D．there is a special sound for each person

3．The aim in using language is      ．

A．to get everything one wants from others

B．to find the secret of the language

C．to share ideas，opinions，news，etc with one another

D．to describe the language

Until recently we had been living in the Yukon Territory in Canada, in a town seventy miles or so of the Arctic Circle．It is romantically called “The Land of the Midnight Sun “because during the summer the sun shines continuously，even at midnight．On the other hand, it is also called “The Land of Darkness” because in winter the opposite happens．

My classmates probably thought I liked to tell tales when I said I had to walk to school on a river in my hometown．But it was true．

When the darkness comes，so does the cold，because there is no sun to give warmth．The land becomes a world of ice and snow．The few roads that link villages are completely（完全地）covered with snow；people must travel on frozen rivers．If they do not have far to go，they put on snowshoes．These shoes prevent them from sinking into the thick snow．However，if they have a long journey to make they ride in dog sleds．

Rivers are very important to the people of the Yukon．When summer comes and the sun once more shines upon the land，the rivers become moving highways suitable for boats and canoes．

Of course，another important means of transportation for all of us in the village was the plane，which provided us with the only means of getting to the outside world．

1．Which of the following in NOT true according to the passage ？

A．The Yukon Territory is in Canada

B．Dogsleds are used for long journeys．

C．Winter is longer than summer in Yukon．

D．Planes are the only link with the outside world．

2．The underlined part in paragraph 2 means that my classmates    we walked to school on a river．

A．thought I liked telling tales when

B．felt excited when they learned that

C．thought I had a hard time when

D．thought it was unbelievable that

3．What is the main topic of the passage？

A．How to walk on a river in winter．

B．How the Yukon people travel．

C．The importance of planes in the Yukon．

D．The weather inside the Arctic Circle．