This was ____ anyone had previously sailed alone．

A．twice the distance                         B．more than twice

C．as twice as distant                        D．twice what

The director had her assistant ___ some hot dogs for the meeting．

A．picked up            B．picks up            C．pick up            D．picking up

People in the United States honor their parents with two special days: Mother’s Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father’s Day, on the third Sunday in June． These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents．They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens． They give love and care．These two days offer a chance to think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers． More mothers now work outside the home． More fathers must help with child-care．

These two special days are celebrated in many different ways．On Mother’s Day people wear carnations．A red one stands for a living mother．A white one shows that the mother is dead．Many people attend religious services to honor parents．It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit their graves．On these days, families get together at home and in restaurants．They often have outdoor BBQs for Father’s Day． These are days of fun and good feelings and memories．

Another tradition is to give cards and gifts． Children make them in school． Many people make their own presents． These are valued more than the ones bought in stores． It is not the value of the gift that is important, but it is “the thought that counts”． Greeting card stores, florists, candy makers, bakeries, telephones companies and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays．

1．Which is NOT a reason for children to show love and respect for parents?

A．Parents bring up children．

B．Parents give love and care to children．

C．Parents pass away before children grow up．

D．Parents educate children to be good persons．

2．What do you know from the passage?

A．Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are both in May．

B．Not all the children respect their parents．

C．Fewer women worked outside the home in the past．

D．Fathers are not as important as mothers at home．

3．Which do you think is right about “carnation”?

A．It only has two kinds of color．

B．It is a special kind of clothes people wear on Mother’s Day or Father’s Day．

C．People can wear carnations only on the second Sunday in June．

D．It’s a kind of flower showing love and best wishes．

4．What do you think “florists” do?

A．They sell flowers．

B．They made bread．

C．They offer enough room for having family parties．

D．They sell special clothes for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day．

Do you like friends who can teach you a lot every day? Books are s    friends because they bring knowledge to us and keep us ____（陪伴） through our life．They are so valuable that libraries are b______ to        keep them．A____ all great men are lovers of books． Franklin said that it was books that led him to success and that he could have a______（获得） nothing without books．Books are the holders of mankind’s _______（经验） and imagination．They enable us to see through the past and predict the        ． So when you open a book, you would get into a world ______ you have never been before．A good book is a good teacher that h       you to get over difficulties．No matter what you are, _______or old, poor or rich, books are your devoted friends．

1．Don’t ________ ________ _______ （瞧不起）a person only because he has failed in an exam．

2．He’s giving her French lessons _____ _______ _______（交换）her teaching him Chinese．

3．We must ______ our attention _______ efficiency（集中）．

4．They were wet to the skin because they _______ ________ ________（遇上）a shower on the way．

5．He has got a big room so he is not too ______ ______（贫穷）．

6．Which driver was ______ _______ （负责）for the accident?

7．The picture ______ ______ _______（使我想起）my childhood．

8．They set up a monument ____ ________ _______（纪念）the soldiers who died in the Anti-Japanese War．

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。

1．grain

       A．maintain              B．Britain                 C．curtain                D．certain

2．wealthy

       A．bathe                  B．altogether            C．worth                 D．smooth

3．deny

       A．envy                   B．mercy                 C．botany                D．modify

4．explanation

       A．experiment          B．expert                 C．example              D．exist

5．trousers

       A．cough                 B．couple                 C．blouse                 D．country

---Good evening.        ?

---Yes, that’s right. We’d like this table on the side.

A．What for                                                    B．Can I help you

C．What’s the matter                                       D．Two for dinner

My college roommate,        head of the software company, says that     primary purpose of education is not to earn       bread, but to make every mouthful sweet.

A．/; the; a          B．the; the; /               C．/; the; /           D．/; a; the

The old bridge is       but safe. Be careful when crossing it.

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

Children, in my opinion,       creative ability is thinkable rich,      is seldom taken notice of by us, shall be trained in that area.

A．which; that           B．whose; which         C．which; which          D．whose; that