21．Don't talk to Simon like that．He is only              eleven-year-old boy．

A．a(chǎn)                         B．a(chǎn)n                       C．the                        D．不填

22．Ricky caught a bad cold yesterday，              he had to stay at home．

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

23．When traffic lights are red，we             stop and wait．

A．may                    B．can                      C．must                      D．might

24．--How much does it cost to build the school library?

--Four              yuan．

A．million                B．millions               C．millions of             D．million of

25．--Did your parents go to climb the Zijin Mountain last Sunday?

--No，they              went to see a film．

A．both                    B．a(chǎn)ll                       C．either                     D．every

26．--              kind girl Nancy is!

--Yes, she is always ready to help others．

A．What                   B．What a                C．How                      D．How a

27．--Would you like to go and see a film?

--Sure，the TV programmes are too             ．

A．surprising            B．interesting            C．exciting                 D．boring

28．I don't know            ．

A．where does he come from                         B．what is his name

C．how old he is                                             D．when will he leave

29．Today Chinese is becoming more and more popular．It               in many schools around the world．

A．teaches                B．is teaching                  C．has taught              D．is taught

30．Amy makes fewer mistakes than Frank．She does her homework              ．

A．more carefully    B．more carelessly        C．more careful           D．more careless

31．--Hello，this is Lily speaking．Could I speak to Mr. Black?

--Sorry．He            the Xuanwu Lake Park．

A．has been to          B．went to                C．has gone to             D．will go to

32．--What about playing football this afternoon，Sam?

--I would rather               at home than              football．It's too hot outside．

A．stay；playing       B．stay；play                  C．to stay；to play      D．to stay；playing

33．--You'd better hurry，or we'll be late for the plane．

--Don't worry．The plane will               in two hours．

A．take in                 B．take away            C．take off                  D．take out

34．--How about going shopping on Hunan Road this evening?

--             ，but I've to prepare for tomorrow's exam．

A．I can't                                                     B．Sounds great

C．That's right                                                D．No，I'm terribly sorry

As soon as he finished his homework，Erie jumped onto his bicycle and rode off in the direction of the beach．While he was   36   along，he thought about the whales（鯨魚）．He hoped he would see them again today．After he got to the beach，Eric   37   his bicycle behind a bush so that no one could see it from the road．Then he ran down onto the sand．  38   it was only four in the afternoon，the sky was already growing dark．Eric frowned（皺眉）．If it  39   he wouldn't be able to see the whales because they would stay in deeper water．He hurried along the beach   40   the rocks．They were the best place to watch the whales from because of their __41  ．Before Erie reached the rocks he felt a drop of water on his head．“Oh no!” he thought．“Now the whales will stay in the deep water and l won’t be able to   42   them!” But just then he saw a large shape on the beach．It was a young whale! The whale had come too close to the shore（海岸）and got stuck（擱淺）on the   43  ! At first the whale didn't move at all and Eric thought it was   44  ．Then he saw its tail move weakly．Eric turned and ran through the rain as fast as he could back to his bicycle．He had to get   45  ! Unless they got the whale back in the water soon，it would die and Eric couldn't let that happen．

36．A．riding                  B．running               C．getting                   D．walking

37．A．sent                     B．hid                      C．took                             D．got

38．A．As                      B．Since                   C．Because                 D．Although

39．A．shone                  B．snowed                C．rained                    D．blew

40．A．into                     B．off                      C．to                          D．from

41．A．1ength                 B．size                     C．height                    D．shape

42．A．watch                  B．kill                      C．catch                     D．save

43．A．soil                     B．beach                         C．grass                      D．water

44．A．dead                    B．pretty                         C．lovely                    D．a(chǎn)live