–It has been thirty years since I my hometown.

—How time flies! Great changes in our hometown in the last thirty years.

A. leave, take place

B. left, have been taken place

C. left, have taken place

D. have left, took place

—You’ve changed a lot.

–Yeah. We ate five meals a day during my vacation. I’ve ten pounds.

A put up B. put out

C. put on D. put away

A number of foreign players playing basketball in the NBA. The number of them about five hundred.

A. are, is B. is, are

C. are, are D. is, is

_______the waiter didn’t understand what the old lady was saying, he knew what she wanted.

A. Unless B. No matter

C. Even though D. Because

Lily Sam likes popular songs, so they went to Jay Chou’s concert together last night.

A.Both, and B. Either, or

C. Not only, but also D.Neither, nor

—Could you take care of my dog while I’m away? — .

A. Yes, please B. With pleasure

C. No, I’m not D. It’s a pleasure.

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A Christmas Carol is a famous short novel by Charles Dickens. It is about an old man named Scrooge who never laughs or smiles. He is and only thinks about himself. He doesn’t treat others .He just cares about he can make more money and he hates Christmas. One Christmas Eve, Scrooge sees the ghosts of Jacob Marley, his dead business partner. Marley used to just like Scrooge, so he after he died. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn’t want to end up like him. He also tells Scrooge to expect three spirits to visit him.

1.A. wrote B. written C. writing D. was written

2.A. meaning B. meant C. mean D. kind

3.A. good B. nice C. terribly D. nicely

4.A. whether B. if C. that D. what

5.A. punishes B. is punished C. punished D. was punished

Mary loved small animals．One morning while she was walking in the forest，she found weak birds in the grass．She took them home and put them in a small cage．She cared them with love and the birds both grew ．They thanked her a wonderful song every morning．

But something happened one day．Mary left the door of the cage open．The larger bird flew from the cage．She thought that it would ．As it flew close，she grasped(紧抓)it．She was very excited to catch it．Suddenly she felt strange．She opened her hand and looked sadly at the bird．Her great love had killed the bird!

The other bird was moving back and forth(来回)in the cage．Mary could its great need for freedom(自由)．It wanted to fly into the clear and blue sky．At once，Mary took the bird the cage and let it fly away．The bird circled once，twice，three times…

Mary enjoyed watching the bird flying and singing ．Suddenly the bird flew and landed softly on her head．It sang the sweetest song that she had ever heard．

The easiest way to lose love is to hold it too tight．The best way to keep love is to it wings．

1.A．some B．several C．two D．three

2.A．small B．strong C．thin D．tired

3.A．with B．for C．about D．at

4.A．return B．die C．fly back D．fly away

5.A．1iving B．interesting C．lucky D．dead

6.A．take B．feel C．say D．get

7.A．out of B．out from C．out off D．away of

8.A．sadly B．happily C．friendly D．angrily

9.A．higher B．farther C．closer D．1ater

10.A．show B．give C．pass D．buy

Swimming and English Learning

Can you swim? Do you like swimming? Yes? Well, how can you learn to swim? I think the best way is to go into the water and learn. I’m afraid you’ll never learn to swim just by reading books about swimming or looking at others swimming. It’s the same with the English study. We must practice, practice and practice.

Listening and speaking are very important for beginners. The children in English-speaking countries first listen to others. Then they try to imitate and speak. We can listen to English programs on radio. You may just understand a few words. It doesn’t matter. Just be relaxed, try to catch every word.

Somebody may be a good listener. But he dare not speak. He’s afraid of making mistakes. You know we sometimes make mistakes when we speak Chinese. Don’t be afraid. We must be brave. If you really want to learn English well, you must try to speak with everyone so long as he knows English. Whether you know him or not is not important when there’s nobody to talk with, you can talk to yourself in English. It’s interesting and also a good way to practice your spoken English. Remember, the more you speak, the fewer mistakes you’ll make.

Reading and writing are more important for senior school students. First we must choose the books we’re interested in. A lot of reading will improve your language sense. This is the most important.

Keep writing English diaries. We can also write English articles. You may even post them to English magazines. Don’t be afraid of failure. Failure is the mother of success.

Easier said than done. Well, let’s do more practice from now on. I’m sure you’ll learn English well in this way.

1.You can learn to swim by_______.

A. reading books about it

B. looking at others swimming

C. having lessons on it

D. going into the river and learning

2.We should learn English by _______.

A. listening and speaking

B. reading and writing

C. A and B

D. swimming

3.What will you do with mistakes when you speak?

A. Don’t make mistakes.

B. Study hard

C. Try not to speak English

D. Don’t be afraid.

4.What’s more important for senior school students?

A. listening B. speaking

C. reading and writing D. learning

5.We can listen to English ______, according to the passage.

A. by train B. on the radio

C. every minute D. now and then

Birthdays are celebrated all over the world. Some ways to celebrate birthdays are rather similar from county to country: candles, cakes, and birthday wishes. But there are also different ways to celebrate birthdays. Here are a few:

1.When someone is having a birthday in Denmark, you can see _____outside the

window.

A．flowers B．presents

C．a flag D．a chair

2. In _______, only birthday children wear colored clothes to school.

A．India B．Holland

C．Denmark D．Japan

3. In Japan, the birthday is more important for boys when they are ________.

A．15 B．7 C．5 D．3

4.What does the birthday child usually receive in Holland?

A. A present and a flag

B. A present and some flowers

C. A present and new clothes

D. Colored clothes and chocolates

5. The passage is mainly about __________.

A．similar ways of celebrating birthdays in some countries

B．different ways of celebrating birthdays in some countries

C．children’s birthdays in western countries

D．the importance of children’s birthdays