— Would you like to go _________ for vacation?      

— Yes, I’d love to. I like the place where it is peaceful and uncrowded.

A. somewhere touristy B. somewhere quiet C. anywhere touristy D. anywhere quiet

－Helen, can I wear jeans and a T-shirt to the school talent show?   －OK, but a dress might be___.

A. good B. bad C. better D. worse

— Look! Is it Sally playing under the tree?    —No, it _____ be her. She has gone to Xi’an.

A. can’t B. couldn’t C. may not D. might not

—Wow! What a nice watch you have! —Well, it’s not ___. My grandparents bought it for my brother.

A. yours B. hers C. mine D. his

_______ you have tried it on, you can’t imagine how pretty the new style skirt is.

A. Because B. Although C. Unless D. When

－ ________have you been away from Wenzhou, Anna?  　 －For three years.

A. How much B. How often C. How long D. How many

—Hello. Could I speak to Miss Fang, please?   —I’ll get her for you.

A. Hold on, please B. I’m Miss Fang C. Who are you? D. She is at work

根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。

Many years ago, Dad worked as a farmhand（农场工人）. At that time, he had a horse. Every Saturday he____to the town after dinner and spent a few hours on social  __ with other farmhands, such as drinking, chatting, and playing cards in the café. On Saturday evenings, the café was   __  because many farmhands were there. Before midnight Dad returned home on his horse, quite satisfied（满意）with his  __. In his words, he __thought of changing his job.

At the age of 31, Dad married my mother who was a school teacher. In the following spring I came __ into the world. Life became hard, so my mother felt unsatisfied. She told Dad that they must make a  __

My mother had  __of how some famous persons, especially Thomas Edison who was born in a poor family, fought against fate and achieved greatness and fame. And she  __that I would some day become a great leader，ruling men or cities and Dad should be a successful businessman. So she persuaded Dad to give up his job as a farmhand, sell his horse and  __a small business of his own. And I went to high school and college. She even sent me abroad for  __ education when I graduated from college. Under the drive of my mother’s hope, Dad and I __what we have today. Dad runs a big international  __ and I am a successful lawyer enjoying great fame in my country,  __not a leader as my mother expected.

Dad said, without my mother, we wouldn’t be what we are today; at least, he would remain a farmhand.__he got a lesson of life —sometimes we really need drive from outside.

1.A. rode B. walked C. ran D. drove

2.A. conversations B. games C. relationships D. activities

3.A. cold B. crowded C. quiet D. dirty

4.A. horse B. entertainment C. life D. beer

5.A. often B. ever C. never D. sometimes

6.A. laughing B. singing C. sleeping D. crying

7.A. living B. change C. decision D. house

8.A. dreamed B. heard C. thought D. spoken

9.A. cared B. knew C. forgot D. hoped

10.A. start B. find C. design D. sell

11.A. farther B. higher C. easier D. closer

12.A. showed B. kept C. lost D. achieved

13.A. farm B. school C. company D. cafe

14.A. though B. if C. and D. since

15.A. So B. However C. Or D. Because

根据短文的内容, 从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。

passage 1

Articles Wanted

School Life

▲    Articles should be typewritten and double spaced, using only one side of the page. 

▲ Your name, year of birth, school name (and English teacher), home address and e-mail address 

must be included. 

▲  For photos, place the information on the back of each envelope: PLEASE DON’T FOLD. 

▲ Please keep copies of your text, pictures or photos. 

▲ The sentence MUST BE WRITTEN with your name on each work, "I promise the above work is completely original (原创的)."

▲ If your article is chosen, you will receive a copy of School Life and a special gift.

                           SEND IT ALL SUMMER!

For more information, please contact (联系) us!  

Tel: (0417) 381361   (0417) 386743

E-mail: schoollife@acpmagazines.com. 

Mail: School Life. Box 5252, Yingkou, NSW 200

1.All the information about the writer must be included except his/her     .

A. school name B. e-mail address C. year of birth D. telephone number

2.What is required for the articles wanted according to the passage?

A. They must be fully created by the writers themselves.

B. They must be typed in single space and on both sides.

C. They must be provided with photos and descriptions.

D. They must be sent with the copies of texts and pictures.

3.According to the passage, you can send your articles______.

A. within 3 weeks B. in July C. all the year round D. during the whole term

4.How many ways can you find in the passage to contact School Life?

A. 1. B. 2. C. 3. D. 4.

5.Who do you think will write articles for School Life?

A. Parents who wish their kids to be popular writers.

B. Teachers who love writing and taking photos.

C. Students who are interested in writing.

D. Readers who had a happy time in their childhood.

Once there was a piano player in a bar(酒吧). People came just to hear him play. But one night, a lady asked him to sing a song.

"I don’t sing," said the man.

But the lady told the waiter, "I’m tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing!

The waiter shouted across the room, "Hey, friend! If you want to get paid, sing a song!’

So he did. He had never sung in public before. Now he was singing for the very first time! Nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung so beautifully!

He had talent(天赋) he was sitting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar. But once he found, by accident, that he could sing well, he went on working hard and became one of the best-known singers in the US. His name was Nat King Cole.

You, too, have skills and abilities. You may not feel that your talent is great, but it may be better than you think. With hard work, most skills can be improved. Besides, you may have no success at all if you just____your talent.

1.The lady asked the player to sing a song because _____.

A. she had paid him for this B. she knew him very well

C. she wanted to have a change D. she enjoyed his singing

2.Nat King Cole succeeded because _____.

A. the lady helped him a lot B. he caught the chance

C. he continued to play in the bar D. he stopped playing the piano

3.The words "sit on" in the passage probably mean"

A. fail to realize B. forget to use

C. try to develop D. manage to show

4.From the story we know if you have some talent, you should _____.

A. hide it and wait B. ask others for help

C. pay no attention to it D. work hard to improve yourself

5.Which could be the best title (标题) for the passage?

A. Sing in the Bar B. Achieve Success in Life

C. Never Lose Heart D. Find Your Hidden Talent