—_____ did your cousin leave his hometown?

—He _______ for nearly five years.

A. When; has left

B. When; has been away

C. How long; has left

D. How long; has been away

How long have you ______ your new mobile phone, Jim?

A. borrowed B. bought C. had D. lent

—I caught a bad cold and didn’t go to work yesterday. —________.

A. You are bad luck. B. I am sorry to hear that.

C. Why do you say that? D. You are welcome.

On the first day of school, the new teacher had a look at the list. The students’ names were written on it. pleased the teacher was! Guess what she found? After each name was a number, such as 138, 140, 154 and so on. “ these high IQ students,” she thought to herself. “They’ve given me a terrific (非常棒的) !”

As a result, the excited teacher worked with this class than with her others. She tried some new teaching . She thought these ways would interest the students and hold their interest. And it ! The class did much better than any of her other classes. She had taught her other classes in the way ---the traditional way. Later she that the number after each student meant but the number of his or her clothing box in the school!

1.A. How B. How a C. What D. What a

2.A. student B. student’s C. students D. students’

3.A. Hear of B. Carry on C. Look at D. Do well in

4.A. pupil B. school C. class D. grade

5.A. brighter B. more careful C. harder D. more clearly

6.A. roads B. minds (想法) C. ways D. streets

7.A. did B. worked C. caused (引起) D. started

8.A. special B. strange C. unusual D. usual

9.A. found out B. worked out C. came out D. took out

10.A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing

A good way to pass an examination(考试) is to work hard every day in the year. You may fail in the examination if you are lazy for most of the year and then work hard only a few days before the examination. If you are taking an English examination, don’t learn only rules of grammar(语法).

Try to read stories in English and speak in English whenever you can. A few days before examination you should start going to bed early. Do not stay up late at night studying and learning things. Before you start the examination, read over the examination paper carefully. Try to understand the exact meaning of each question before you pick up your pen to write. When you have at last finished your examination, read your answers, correct any mistake that you see and make sure that you have not missed anything out.

1.According to the passage, you’d better ________________ to pass an examination.

A. Work hard every day in a year.

B. Work hard many days in a year.

C. Work hard most of time in a year.

D. Work hard only before the examination.

2.If you are going to take an examination, ______ .

A. study hard and sleep less

B. get up early and do a lot of reading

C. go to bed early and have a good rest

D. go to bed late and get up late

3.What should you do when you are taking the examination?

A. Pick up your pen and write at once.

B. Go over your paper before you hand it in

C. After you finish the examination, hand in at once.

D. Try to understand every word while you are reading.

4.What should you do if you want to learn English well according to the passage?

A. Speak more, listen less, never write.

B. Speak less, write more, never listen.

C. Read more, listen more, speak less.

D. read and speak as much as possible.

5.What does “missed...out” mean according to the passage?

A.遗漏 B.增补 C.缺乏 D.丰富

Have you ever heard about the Whale Inside Dark Restaurant? The restaurant is in eastern downtown Beijing. It’s the first eat-in-the-dark restaurant in China, and also in Asia. The restaurant is so welcome, since it’s open in January at jianwai SOHO in Chaoyang District.

People going there will experience darkness both during the day and the night. The restaurant offers not only a wonderful choice for food, but also a special environment for friends or parties.

Every day, Whale Inside receives at least 50 guests from everywhere around Beijing. About 10 per cent of them are foreigners.

The customers will go to the light to see the menu, and then they have to hand in all mobile phones, watches and other things that can give off light. They then move to the dark world. Waiters will lead them to the dark dining area. Of course, the waiters are all wearing special glasses that can make them see in the dark. Customers cannot see anything including their food or friends. They have to look for their spoons, drinks, and anything else.

Every table may get a “secret dish(菜肴)”. The guests will have one chance to guess what the dish is made of. Everyone who guesses it correctly can win a prize. “It is not easy,” said the manager, “because without seeing it, only 30 per cent of the guests can get the answer.”

1.Whale Inside is a place where people can __________.

A. eat special dark food B. choose any food they like

C. have meals in darkness D. eat inside a whale

2.About ____ foreign guests will visit the restaurant every day according to the passage.

A. 50 B. 10 C. 5 D. 500

3.The right order of the following statements is _______.

a. Waiters lead the customers to the dark dining area

b. Customers go to the light to see the menu.

c. Customers hand in their mobile phones, watches, etc.

d. Customers have to eat in the darkness

A. b-c-a-d B. c-b-a-d

C. b-a-d-c D. c-d-b-a

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Guests there will have a chance to get a prize—a secret dish.

B. Every guest there will get a secret dish.

C. It’s not easy to guess the secret dish without seeing it.

D. The manager said only 30 guests received the prize.

5. The passage mainly tells us that _____________.

A. eating in the darkness is very popular today

B. it’s strange to eat in the darkness

C. many people go to get the prize in Whale Inside

D. the first eat-in-the-dark restaurant in China and also in Asia

Our village carpenter（木匠），John Hill, came one day and made a dining table for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows. When I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for his job. My wife said to me quietly, “That's his ninth cup of tea today.” But she said in a loud voice, “It's a beautiful table, dear, isn't it?” “I'll decide about that when I see the bill.” I said. John laughed and gave me his bill.

It said:

One dining table 10th November，2014

Cost of wood（木头费用） $17.00

Paint $1.50

Work，8 hour（ $1.00 an hour） $ 8.00

Total $ 36.50

When I was looking at the bill，John said，“It's been a fine day，hasn't it? Quite sunny．”

“Yes,” I said．“I'm glad it's only the 10th of November.”

“Me too.” said John, “You wait—it'll be a lot colder by the end of the month．”

“Yes, colder—and more expensive! Dining tables will be $20 more expensive on November 30th, won't they, John?”

John looked hard at me for half a minute. I gave his bill back to him.

“If it isn't too much trouble, John,” I said，“please add it up again. You can forget the date…”

I paid him $26.50 and he was happy to get it．

1.Why did John talk about the weather when the writer was looking at the bill?

A．Because he didn't want the writer to read the bill carefully.

B．Because he wanted to show that he was really polite.

C．Because it’s a good way to chat with each other.

D．Because he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like.

2.How much would John ask for if he made a dining table on the last day of December according to his bill?

A．$36.50 B．$57.50 C．$56.50 D．$26.50

3.When the writer gave him the money，John was happy because _________．

A．he felt lucky to get the money for his work

B．he got more money than usual for his work

C．he got as much as money as he had expected

D．he didn’t have to add up the costs any more

4.Which word can describe John best?

A．Clever B．Silly

C．Dishonest D．Humorous

5. From the story we know that _________．

A．John made a mistake in the hill

B．John tried to get more money for his work

C．John wrote out the bill before the writer got home

D．John talked about the bill with the writer’s wife

词汇运用 （本大题共8分，每小题1分）

1.Look at the tree. Maybe it has been ____________(die).

2.How long does it take a direct ____________(fly) to Hong Kong from Nanjing?

3.Can you tell me the famous _________(write) names ? I’ll meet them at the airport.

4.Why don’t you go to college for ____________(far) study?

5.The __________(采访) happened years ago. So few people know about it.

6.Peter has decided to work harder to ____________(提高) his English.

7.Daniel always studies living ____________(状况) before he does his project.

8.Mr. White has been ____________(国外) on business for several days.

动词填空 （本大题共8分，每小题1分）

1.Are you used to___________ (complete) the hard task in such a short time?

2.He couldn’t wait ___________(turn) on the TV as soon as he got home.

3.–I called you yesterday, but there was no reply.

-- Oh, sorry. I _________(play) with my friends the whole afternoon.

4.--What gift do you plan to give Tom for his birthday?

-- Oh, I _________(forget) all about it.

5.Would you mind me __________ (turn) down the music? The baby is sleeping.

6.Our teacher told us—the early bird ___________(catch) the worms.

7.They will have an outing while it ___________(not be) rainy tomorrow.

8.Mr White came to our school in 2008, and since then he_______(teach) us English.

句型转换 （本大题共5分，每空0.5分）

1.My mother has already given the present to me.(改为否定句)

My mother _________ given the present to me _________.

2.Daniel borrowed the book from the library a week ago.

Daniel _________ _________ the book from the library for a week.

3.Picking a good topic before writing is important for the writer.

_________ important for the writer _________ _________ a good topic.

4.My uncle returned from Dalian last Monday.

My uncle _________ _________ _________ from Dalian since last Monday.