21、---Does Ted tell you if he            next Sunday? 

---No, he doesn’t. But if he             , I’ll give you a ring.

A. will come, will come               B. comes, will come

C. comes, comes                        D. will come, comes

20、Excuse me, can you tell me            ?

A. why was the train late     B. why the train was late

C. why is the train late       D. why the train is late

19、I often heard her            in the room.

A. sing           B. sang          C. singing         D. sings

18、I like playing            violin, but Tom likes playing           basketball.

A. the … /        B. the … the      C. / … the        D. / … /

16、    Brian went to junior high school in Portland, Oregon．He was very small, and he wasn’t strong．He didn’t play on any sports teams, and he didn’t have many friends．On weekends, Brian usually stayed at home．

“You should go to the park and play,” his mother suggested．

“That’s all right．” he answered．”I’ll just stay here．”

Brian had all interesting hobby．He loved to play the flute（笛）．He often sat under a tree in his backyard．There, he played his instrument（壓器）, while birds and squirrels kept him company（同伴）．Brian never took music lessons, but he was a very good flute player．After he had heard a song once, he could play it．Sometimes, he played famous songs from the radio．

He also made up his own songs．

One day, Brian was playing his flute as he walked home from school．Some of his classmates were listening．

“Hey, I know that song,” one girl said．

“Yeah,” a tall boy said．“It’s by Backstreet Boys．”

“How did you learn that?” a big boy asked Brian．

“I taught myself,” Brian answered．

“Wow, that’s cool!” the big boy said．“Can you play any songs by Ricky Martin?”

“Sure,” Brian said．

That day, Brian made many new friends．Soon, all his classmates knew about his special skill．He even gave a concert at the school．Brian wasn’t lonely anymore．In fact, he felt great about himself．

1．What is the main idea?

A．A hobby can help you make friends．

B．Brian’s friend learns to play flute．

C．It is not easy to play the flute．

D．Sometimes music is better than friends．

2．What did Brian look like?

      A．He was very tall．                                   B．He was very small．

      C．He was very fat．                                      D．He was very strong．

3．Where did Brian like to play his instrument?

A．At schoo1．                                             B．In his backyard．

C．In his room．                                            D．At his friend’s home．

4．Who heard Brian playing?

A．His teacher．                                            B．His sister．

C．His father．                                               D．His classmates．

5．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Brian made some new friends．                 B．Brian was always lonely．

C．Brian hated trees．                                  B．Brian took music lessons．

15、One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by sending newspapers door to door, was so hungry that he decided to beg for a meal at the next house．

However, he lost his nerve（變得慌張，不知所措）when a lovely young woman opened the door．Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water．She thought he looked hungry so she brought him a large glass of milk．He drank it slowly, and then asked, “how much do I owe you?”

“You don’t owe me anything,” she replied．“Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart．” With these words, Howard Kelly left that house．

Years later the woman became badly ill and as finally sent to the hospital in a big city．Dr Howard Kelly, now famous, was called in．When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes．Dressed in his doctor’s clothes, Dr Kelly went into her room and recognized her at once．From that day on, he gave special attention to her, and decided to do his best to save her life．

At last the woman was saved．Dr Kelly asked the business office to pass the final bill to  him．He looked at it and then wrote something on the side．The bill was sent to her room．She was afraid to open it because she was sure that it would take the rest of her life to pay for it off．Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her attention．She read these words:

“Paid in full with a glass of milk, Dr Howard Kelly．”

      Tears of joy flooded her eyes．

1．What did Howard Kelly ask for when the woman opened the door?

A．a glass of milk      B．a drink of water       C．a meal    D．money

2．The boy sent newspaper door to door in order to         ．

A．continue his schooling                              B．become a famous doctor

C．thank the woman for her kindness                D．support his poor family

3．Which is TRUE about the boy and the woman?

     A．He became too shy to ask her for a drink of water．

    B．She thought he was not hungry but thirsty．

C．She wanted him to pay for the glass of milk．

    D．She never thought he would save her life later．

4．After Dr Kelly knew who the woman was, he         ．

A．began to take good care of her himself

    B．told she once gave him a glass of milk

    C．made up his mind to try his best to save her

    D．asked for her bill and paid it off at once

5．The best title for this passage is         ．

A．A Warm hearted Woman                         B．A Glass of Milk

C．The Final Bill                                              D．A Famous Doctor

14、Oil is so important that it is sometimes called “black gold”．Almost half our energy comes from oil．We use it to run our cars and factories and to heat our homes, offices and schools．Many everyday things are made from oil．Your shirt may have oil in the material．The soap you wash your hands with might also be made from oil．Your favorite plastic toy is made from oil．

Oil is hard to find, because it is trapped（陷入）deep under the earth．Once the only way people knew there was oil someplace was if it leaked（滲漏）out of the ground．Today, however, we have many ways of finding oil．One tool measure（測量）the pull of gravity（引力）．Places where gravity is weaker are more, likely to have oil．Another tool measures sound waves．Sound waves travel through different kinds of rocks at different speeds．We can use them to find the rocks that have oil in them．

We need a lot of oil．and we ale using up the oil wells we know about．Soon we must find new ways of looking for this “black gold”．

1．From this passage, we can know oil is        ．

A．a kind of rocks                                        B．a source of energy

C．black gold                                                 D．black rocks

2．According to the passage, we can tell that        ．

A．oil is found in rocks                                 B．oil runs in rivers of gold

C．oil is found only under water                        D．oil runs very fast

3．Which of the following isn’t the way to help find oil?

A．Sound waves travel through different kinds of rocks at different speeds．

B．People measure the pull of gravity to know if there is oil．

C．Sound waves tell us where the oil has leaked out of the ground．

    D．People know there is oil if it leaks out of the ground．

4．Which of the following does the passage lead you to believe?

A．Oil was first found by measuring gravity．

B．Many things are made from oil．

C．We will never run out of oil．

D．Our lives would be very different if we didn’t have oil．

5．The main idea of the whole story is that        ．

    A．many thins are made from oil．

B．we must find new ways of looking for oil．

C．people spend a lot of time looking for oil．

D．Oil is important for us but hard to find．

12、根據對話內容，在每個標有題號的空白處填入一個適當句子，使對話完整，合乎情景。

    （Lanlan and Dad ale talking in the living-room after supper．）

A：Dad, summer holiday is coming．1．        

B．How about Shenzhen?

A：Shenzhen is a beautiful place, but 2．        

B：Beijing? We are surely going to visit Beijing．

A：Oh, see．We can also watch the Olympic Games．Err…I think we should book the     ticket now．3．        

      B：That’s easy．We can go to any Bank of China Olympic Ticket Outlet（終點）．

      A：4．           Are they expensive?

      B：It depends on what kind of tickets you want．The price of the tickets is from ￥30 to ￥5,000．

A：Oh, Dad! I think we can book the cheaper ticket, 5．         ．

B：I agree with you, my deal．

      A：Thank you, Dad．Let’s make it tomorrow．