When I talked with my grandma on the phone, she sounded weak, but by the time we ___ up, her voice had been full of life.　

A. were hanging　

B. had hung　

C. hung　

D. would hang

The hardworking blacksmith（鐵匠）Jones used to work all day in his shop．The son of Mr．Smith，a rich neighbor，used to come to see the blacksmith every day and for hours and hours he would enioy himself watching how the tradesman worked．

“Young man，why don’t you try your hand to learn to make shoe tacks（鐵釘），even if it is Only to pass the time?” said the blacksmith．“Who knows，one day，it may be of use to you．”

The lazy boy began to see what he could do．But after a little practice he found that he was becoming very skilled and soon he was making some of the finest tacks．

Old Mr．Smith died and the son lost all his goods because of the war．He had to leave home and was forced to live in another country．It so happened that in this village there were numerous shoemakers who were spending a lot of money to buy tacks for their shoes and even at times when they paid high prices they were not always able to get what they wanted，because in that part of the country there was a high demand for soldiers’ shoes．

Our young Mr．Smith，who was finding it difficult to earn his daily bread, remembered he had learned the art of making tacks and had the sudden idea of making a bargain with the shoemakers．He told them that he would make the tacks if they would help to get him settled in his workshop．The shoemakers were only too glad for the offer．And after a while，young Mr．Smith found that he was soon making the finest tacks in the village．

“How funny it seems，”he used to say，“even making tacks can bring a fortune．My trade is more useful to me than all my former riches．”

1．Young Mr．Smith was Jones’　　　 ．

A．son　　　　 B．boss　　　　　 C．father　　　　　 D．neighbor

2．Jones advised young Mr．Smith to learn to make shoe tacks because it was　　　 ．

A．useful　　　 B．relaxing　　　 C．enjoyable　　　 D．challenging

3．What is the right order of the events?

a．Young Mr．Smith became a tack maker in the village．

b．Young Mr．Smith learned the art of making tacks from Jones．

c．Soldiers’ shoes were in great need during the war．

d．Young Mr．Smith was forced to move to another country．

A．d—c—a—b　 B．b—d—c—a　 C．b—d—a—c　 D．d—a—b—c

4．What does the writer want to tell us?

A．A neighbor is better than a faraway brother. B．A skill in life helps make a living．

C．One should learn to make shoe tacks.　 　　D．Laziness may help make people rich．

Exercises and quitting smoking are thought to be important steps for a long, healthy life, but a new study suggests __1__ potential tip for living a long life: making some friends.

　 The results show people with strong social relationships increased their opportunities of survival over a certain time period __2__ 50 percent, the researchers say. That’s nearly twice as beneficial as physical activity in terms of decreasing your possibilities of dying early.

The findings show __3__ important friendships are to our health, the researchers say.

　 “I think that social relationships should also be taken quite__4__ in terms of reducing risk of death,” said the researcher Julianne Holt?Lunstad, __5__ psychologist at Brigham Young University in Utah. “Our relationships can influence our health __6__ a variety of ways, for instance, they can help us deal with stress.”

“Our friendships can also encourage healthy behaviors__7__ have a direct impact on well?being. For example, our friends might encourage __8__ to eat better, exercise, get more sleep or visit the doctor.” Holt?Lunstad added.

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

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

Encourage your children to try new things, but try not to____ them too hard.

A. draw　 B. strike C. rush　 D. push

Not only Tom but also his wife ____fond of watching television.

　 A. are　　 B. were　 C. be　 D. is

—Can I get out in the daytime?

—No. The school rules state that no child ____ be allowed out during the

day, unless accompanied by an adult.

A. shall　　 B. need　 C. will　 D. can

The team of tourists managed to ________ through the desert，with one female hurt.

A. take it easy 　　　　　　　 B. make their way

C. try out 　　　　　　　　　 D. subscribe to

We took the opportunity to _______(交流) experience with them.

You had better not discuss the problem at the meeting．You may discuss it 　　 tea

A．in　 　　　 B．a(chǎn)t　 　　　 C．for 　　　　 D．over

I was advised to arrange for insurance ____ I needed medical treatment.

A. nevertheless　　　 B. although　　 　 C. in case　　　　　　 D. so that