The word "hello" is perhaps used more often than any other word in the English language. Everybody in the United States uses this word again and again every day and everywhere. You pick up the phone and the first word you hear is "Hello!" You meet a friend in the street and the first word you say is "Hello!"

Where did the word come from? The American inventor Thomas Edison was the first person to use "hello" in the late eighteenth century after the invention of the telephone. At first people greeted each other on the phone "Are you there?" They were not sure the new thing could really carry voices. But Thomas Edison never wasted time. The first time he picked up the phone, he didn't ask if anyone was in. He was sure someone was there and listening to him, so he said, "Hello!" From then on, the word "hello" became widely used in America.

(　 )61. The word "hello" was first used__________.

　　　　　 A. in the early 18th century after the invention of the telephone

　　　　　 B. in the late 18th century after the invention of the telephone

　　　　　 C. in England in the late 18th century

　　　　　 D. in America in the early 18th century

(　 )62. Edison said "Hello" because __________.

　　　　　 A. he was sure he was speaking to the person he called

　　　　　 B. he believed someone was listening to him

　　　　　 C. he wanted to save time and didn't want to talk with others

　　　　　 D. he didn't know the words "Are you there?"

(　 )63. At first people were not sure__________ could really carry voices.

　　　　　 A. they B. "hello"　　　　　　　　　　

C. the telephone　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Edison

(　 )64. The underlined word "greeted" means__________in Chinese.

　　　　　 A.欢迎　　　　　　　　 B.打招呼　　　 C.招待　 　　　　　 D.欢送

(　 )65. According to the passage, which of the following sentence is TRUE?

　　　　　 A. The word "hello" is never used in the English language.

　　　　　 B. Thomas Edison invented the telephone.

　　　　　　 C. Thomas Edison wasn't the first person to use "hello" on the telephone.

　　　　　 D. You pick up the phone and the first word you hear is "Hello!"

　 Now, the First Photo Competition is held in our city. We have received many wonderful pictures. But we can’t give prizes to everyone. There are four kinds of prizes for our winners.

(　 )56. There are____winners in this competion.

　　　　　 A. four 　　　　　　　 B. eleven　　　 C. eight　　　　　　　　 D. twelve

(　 )57. Which pictures of the following were taken on the same day?

　　　　　 A. Xiangshan Park and Pudong New Area in Shanghai

　　　　　 B. Beihai Beach and Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong

　　　　　 C. Xianglu Peak and Window of the world in Shenzhen

　　　　　 D. The Great Wall and The Forbidden City

(　 )58. ______ belongs to(属于) Historic China.

　　　　　　 A. Beihai Beach　　　　　　　　　

B. Window of the world in Shenzhen

C. The Forbidden City　　　　　　　　　　　

D. A panda and its baby

(　 )59. Who took a photo of a parent and its baby?

　　　　　　 A. Wang Li.　　　　　 B. Zhu Ting.　　　　 C. Ouyang Su. 　　 D. Bai Xinxin.

(　 )60. Which of the following sentence is NOT RIHGT?

A. This is the First Photo Competition.

　 　　　　 B. They have received many pictures.

　 　　　　 C. All the people who take part in the competition can get a prize.

　 　　　　 D. The oldest photo was taken by Tong Hua.

Geoffrey Chaucer(杰弗里·乔叟) was an English poet in the 14^th century. He was the greatest poet of his time. In his early years, he wrote in Latin(拉丁语) and French like all the other important writers of that age. But later, Chaucer became one of the first poets to write in English. The language was quite different from the English we know today. Chaucer’s most popular and important book was the Canterbury Tales. In the book, he wrote all kinds of people and he gave a picture of the society of his time. Today, he is the second to Shakespeare.

根据短文内容，判断句子正(T)误(F)。

(   ) 51. Geoffrey Chaucer was the greatest poet of his time.

(   ) 52. At first the other important writers didn’t write in English.

(   ) 53. The only book he wrote was the Canterbury Tales.

(   ) 54. The book gives a picture of the poor people of his time.

(   ) 55. The English Geoffrey Chaucer used is the same as the English we know today.

Dear Li Mei,

Thank you for your letter.

You said “Happy Spring Festival!” So it’s　 41　 in China now. In 42　 it’s nearly autumn now. It begins to get colder. But it never gets really cold here. Do you know 43　 is the best time　 44　 Australia? Australians will tell you that　 45　 season is good. But the best time is in summer. It gets very hot at that time of year. But you can go to the beach and 46　 in the sea. Swimming 47　 very popular in Australia. The sea is very blue and beautiful. You can　 48　 lie on the beach and enjoy the sun. Some people swim in the sea 　 49　 .　 50 , I don’t swim in July and August because I think the sea is too hot then.

Best wishes!

Robert

(　 )41. A. spring　　　　 B. summer　 　　　　　　 C. autumn　　　　　　 　 D. winter

(　 )42. A. China 　　　 B. Australian　　　　 C. America　　　 　　 D. Australia

(　 )43. A. when　 　　　　　 B. where　　 　　　　　 C. how　　　　 D. who

(　 )44. A. visit 　　　　 B. visited　 　　　 C. to visit　 　　　　　　 D. visiting

(　 )45. A. some　 　　　　　 B. every　　　　 　 　　　　 C. little 　　　　 D. few

(　 )46. A. go swimming B. going swimming C. go swim D. going swim

(　 )47. A. am　　　 　　　　　 B. are　　 　　　　 C. is 　　　　 　 D. be

(　 )48. A. too　 　　　 B. else　　 　　 　　　　　 C. also　　　　 D. either

(　 )49. A. at this time B. at a time　 　　　　　 C. all year　　　 　　　 D. all day

(　 )50. A. So　　　　　　 　 B. However　　　　　　　　 C. If　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. Because

That’s the result for our photo competition. Congratulations to our 　36　 and 37 everyone who entered the competition. We are very 38 that the famous photographer John William is in China to talk 39　 his new book. He has agreed 40 the prizes at the prize-giving ceremony at the end of this month.

(　 )36. A. win　　　　　　　　　 B. winners　　　　　　 C. won　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. wining

(　 )37. A. thanks to B. thank to C. thanking to D. because

(　 )38. A. unluckily　　　　　 B. luck　 　 　　　　 C. lucky 　　　　　　　　　 D. unlucky

(　 )39. A. at　　　　　　　 B. in 　　 　　 C. of　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. about

(　 )40. A. presenting　 B. present 　　 　　 C. to present　　　　　　　　 D. presented

 You’d better stop smoking. It_________ your health.

A. make a difference to                B. is good for

C. does harm to                                 D. agrees with

---How long can I_________ this book?

---For about one month.

A. borrow　　 　 B. lend　 　 　　　 C. keep 　 　　　　 D. return

 Can you imagine ______?

A. that our life will in the future be like

B. what our life in the future will be

C. that will our life be like in the future

D. what our life will be like in the future

---They won the football match last Sunday.

---I think that must encourage them________.

A. lots of              B. a lot                 C. a lot of                   D. a few

 I’ll fly to Paris________ the weather is fine this weekend.

A. so                   B. because            C. even though     D. if