A traveler came out of the airport. There were a lot of  36 .  He asked every taxi-driver’s name. Then he took the third one. It  37  5 dollars to go from the airport to the hotel. “   38   does it take to hire(雇請) you for the whole day?” The man asked. “100 dollars,” said the taxi driver. This was very   39   , but the man agreed. Then the taxi-driver showed him all the parks and museums in the city. In the evening they went    40   to the hotel. The traveler gave the taxi-driver 100 dollars and said, “ What about tomorrow?” The taxi-driver   41   the man and said, “Tomorrow? That will be   42   100 dollars.” But the man said it was OK. The taxi-driver was very   43   to be getting more money.

The next evening, after taking the traveler to visit the same parks and museums, the taxi-driver   44    another 100 dollars, he felt guilty(有罪的)because 100 dollars a day was a lot of money. “So you’re from New York.” said the taxi-driver. “I have a    45    in New York. Her name is Susan. Do you know her?” “Sure. She gave me 200 dollars to give you!”.

36. A. trains                         B. trucks               C. taxis

37. A. cost                           B. paid                  C. spent

38. A. How many              B. How long          C. How much

39. A. cheap                        B. low                   C. dear

40. A. ahead                         B. back                 C. across

41. A. looked at                    B. looked after              C. looked for

42. A. the other                    B. another              C. other

43. A. angry                      B. unhappy            C. pleased

44. A. received                     B. gave                  C. borrowed

45. A. brother                   B. son                   C. sister

King Akbar was in the habit of putting riddles and puzzles to his people. He often asked ___36___ which were strange. His people had to use words in a ___37___ way to answer these questions.

Once Akbar asked a very strange question. He looked at his people. ___38___ he looked, one by one the heads began to hang low in search of an answer. It was at this moment that Bridal entered the palace. Birbal ___39___ the habit of the king. He understood the ___40___ at once and asked, “May I know the question so that I can ____41___ for an answer?”

Akbar said, “How many crows(烏鴉) are there in the city?”

___42___ even a moment’s thought, Birbal replied, “There are fifty thousand five hundred and eighty nine crows, My Lord.”

“How can you be so ___43____?” asked Akbar.

Birbal said, “Make your men ___44___, My Lord. If you find more crows it means some have come to visit their relatives(親戚) here. If you find ___45___ crows it means some have gone to visit their relatives somewhere else.”

Akbar was pleased very much by Birbal’s wise answer.

1.                A．questions       B．help           C．promises  D．a(chǎn)dvice

2.                A．common        B．friendly         C．clever    D．silent

3.                A．Though         B．Because        C．If    D．As

4.                A．knew          B．developed      C．hated    D．doubted

5.                A．order          B．information      C．danger   D．situation

6.                A．a(chǎn)sk            B．wait            C．try  D．reach

7.                A．before         B．without         C．Through  D．In

8.                A．smart          B．brave          C．funny    D．sure

9.                A．catch          B．discuss         C．count    D．visit

10.               A．fewer          B．larger          C．faster D．older

A long time ago, there was a big apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play with it every day. But time went by, the little boy had    32    and he no longer played around the tree.

　　 One day, the boy came back to the tree. “Come and play with me,” the tree asked the boy. “I am no longer a    33    I can’t play with you now.” The boy replied, “I need    34   .” “Sorry, I don’t have any. But you can pick all my apples and    35    them.” The boy picked all the apples on the tree and left happily. He didn’t come back. The tree was sad.

　　 The other day, the boy returned and the tree was so    36   . “Come and play with me.” The tree said. “I need a house for my family. Can you help me?” “You can cut off my branches（枝干）to build your house.”   37    the boy cut all the branches of the tree and left happily.

The tree was glad to see him happy, but the boy didn’t come since then. The tree was lonely again. One hot summer day, the boy came back again after he left for so many years. “Sorry, my boy. But I don’t have    38    for you anymore.

“I don’t need much now, just a place to rest. I am    39    after all these years.” The boy replied. “Good! Please sit down with me and have a rest.” The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears…

This is a story of everyone. The tree is like our parents. When we were young, we loved to play with them. But when we grow up, we    40    them, and only come to them when we are41    trouble. You may think that the boy is cruel（殘忍）to the tree, but that’s how many of us are treating to our parents.

1.A. grown up               B. dressed up               C. got up

2.A. tree                   B. child                    C. toy

3.A. money                  B. time                     C. help

4.A. eat                        B. sell                     C. buy

5.A. sad                        B. calm                     C. happy

6.A. So                     B. But                      C. Because

7.A. anything               B. something                C. nothing

8.A. angry                  B. tired                    C. shy

9.A. hate                   B. love                     C. leave

10.A. at                    B. for                      C. in

I like to get up late, so my ideal school starts at 9 a.m. It finished at 3 P.m., so we will have lots of time for after-school activities. There is a big dining hall.

We have an hour for lunch. We eat lunch and chat there. We can also listen to pop music in the hall. We eat fruit and vegetables every day.

We have Maths every day because I think Maths is very interesting to us. I love computers, so we have Computer Studies every day. We wear school uniforms, but we do not wear ties. The classes are quite small. There are 15 students in each class.

There is a park on one side of our school and a shopping mall on the other. We have a big library with lots of useful books. We also have a tennis court and a swimming pool.

There are lots of clubs and after-school activities. We only have half an hour of homework every day, and we do not do homework at weekends. Every month, we go on a school trip to a museum or a theater.

36. How many hours for lessons are there in my school?

A. Five hours.　 　　　　　　 B. Six hours.　　 C. Four hours.　　　　　　　　　　 D. Three hours.

37. How many hours for lunch are there in my school?

　 A. Half an hours.　　　　 B. One hours. 　　C. One and a half hours. 　 D. Two hours.

38. Why do we have Maths every day?

A. Because it is useful.　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Because it is the main subject.　

C. Because we’re interested in it.　　 D. Because I’m going to be a Maths teacher.

39. How many students are there in my class?

　 A. Ten.　　　　　　　　　B. Sixteen.　　　　　 C. Fourteen.　 　　　　　　　　　 D. Fifteen.

40. The underlined word “with” means_______.　

A. 用　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. 在……下　 C. 和……一起　　　　　　　　　 D. 有

41. How often do we go on a school trip to a museum or a theater?

A. Every week.　　　 B. Every day.　 C. Every month.　　　　　　　　 D. Every two months.

42. What’s the best title for the passage?

A. My school.　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. My ideal subject.　

C. My ideal school.　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. My ideal park.

If the eyes are the windows of the soul, then the body is the mirror of our feelings. If we are feeling great, we may give our body signals(信號). If we look at someone else’s body, we can often tell how they are feeling by their body signals. So reading body language signals is a great tool in daily communication.

    In case(假使) you don't think that learning how to read and use body language is important, here are some numbers for you. 7% of the information we receive is from what people actually say, and 38% of the information we receive is from the tone(語氣) and the speed of their voice; while 55% of the information we receive is from their body language.

    These non-verbal(非口頭的) signals will help you a lot, but you still need to focus on what people are saying. If you focus too much on their body language signals, you and the person may feel uncomfortable. It is useful to be able to read people’s body language, but it is useful to learn how to send the right signals and avoid the wrong signals too. Body language may be given several interpretations. Many signals have different meanings, depending on the person and the situation. Be sure of it when you are trying to read a body language signal.

1.The numbers mentioned in the second paragraph are to ___________.

    A. explain what body language is

    B. show the importance of body language

    C. tell us body language is less used than verbal language

    D. tell us body language is the only tool in communication

2.What is the meaning of the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?

    A. Body language is widely used all over the world

    B. Body language can be explained in different ways.

    C. It’s too hard to understand the meanings of body language

    D. People have already looked through many books on body language.

3.According to the writer, body language is very ___________.

    A. simple to learn              B. negative to be used

    C. hard to understand           D. helpful in communication

4.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

    A. Body language is uncomfortable.

B. What people are saying is not important

    C. Body language can show your emotion.

D. To send wrong signals is not body language

5.We can infer(推斷) that the writer will most probably talk about __________ next.

    A. what the wrong body language signals are

    B. examples of how to understand body language correctly.

    C. numbers about how many people wrongly use body language

    D. an analysis (分析) of why people wrongly understand body language