_____people went to the concert that was held in Quancheng Square _____ the night of April 25．

A．Thousands of：in       B．Thousand；on

C．Many thousand；in     D．Thousands of；on

He is very tired．You′d better _________．

A．not to wake him up     B．not wake him up

C．wake him up          D．to wake him up

一Emma has been ill for a week．Is she all right now?

一________．The teacher says she can come to school tomorrow．

A．I hope not    B．I don′t think so    C．I′m afraid not    D．I think so

一________?

—I have got a cough．

A．What′s your trouble

B．Have you taken your temperature

C．Are you better now

D．How long have you been like this

I′ve heard of the story．It _________ funny。

A．looks      B．tastes       C．feels      D．sounds

Digital cameras are becoming more and more popular，but some still _______ too much．

A．pay       B．spend       C．take       D．cost

一Hello! May I speak to Henry．please?

一Sorry．he isn′t here at the moment．________?

A．Can I take a message

B．1 will call you back

C．You have the wrong number

D．Hold on for a moment

一Could you tell me _________ ?

一It′s about ten minutes′ ride．   

A．where is your school

B．how far your school is from here

C．when do you go to school

D．how long is the teacher′s desk

Most adults(成人)once studied at school，had classes and did their homework everyday．The same thing is going on at school now． 1  it seems that doing weekend homework is   2  problem for the modern students．

    All the students should  3  that weekend homework should be abolished(取消)．It is  4 for them to study at school five days a week to do on Saturday and Sunday，when can they find  5  to help their parents do the housework，go and see a football game or a good film，join in family recreation(娛樂)，or just have  6  at home? Because of these other activities，the homework can t be finished until  7  evening．So their weekend homework is usually done in such a hurry that on Monday teachers are  8   because many of the students know little about the  9  ．If there were no weekend homework to do，they would be happy to go to school on Monday  10  two days′ good rest and to learn what the teachers teach.

    1．A．Also       B．But          C．Still         D．Though

    2．A．not a       B．another       C．one         D．other

 3．A．agree       B．decide       C．understand    D．disagree

    4．A．enjoyable   B．enough t      C．good         D．useful

    5．A．work       B．time         C．room         D．money

    6．A．a rest       B．all exam      C．a lesson       D．a picnic

    7．A．Monday    B．Saturday      C．Friday        D．Sunday

    8．A．pleased     B．sorry         C．unhappy      D．satisfied

    9．A．1essons     B．games        C．interests      D．activities

    10．A．during      B．until         C．before        D．after

Charles Dickens．who was 0ne of the famous English writers，was born in 1812．He didn′t like to take part in noisy and active games．He began to read books in his childhood．

    When he was about six．  someone took him to a theater．He saw a play of Shakespeare and liked it so much that he decided to write a play of his own．

  Several years later。the family moved to London．There were several young children in the family besides Charles．At that time his father was in prison for debt．So he worked hard from early morning till late at night to help his family．Only after his father was set free，Charles could go to school．But he didn′t finish school at all．He had to go on working hard to make a living．

   When he was fifteen．he often went to the library of the British Museum．There he spent long hours reading and reading．In this way he received his education in his early life．

   1．Charles Dickens came from _______．

      A．Canada        B．the USA        C．Russia       D．Great Britain

 2．When he was young．Charles Dickens was interested in ___________．

A．reading  

B．active games

C．noisy games

D．Both A and B

    3．From the passage we know that Charles Dickens′ family was________．

       A．poor        B．rich       C．great       D．small

    4．Charles Dickens went to school____________．

       A．when he Was six

       B．before his father Was set free

      C．when he Was fifteen

      D．after his father was set free

    5．Which is NOT fight according to the passage?

      A．Charles Dickens worked very hard to help his family．

      B．Charles Dickens often went to the library to read．

      C．Charles Dickens liked Shakespeare′s plays very much．

      D．Charles Dickens had no sisters or brothers．