What Is English?

　　　 What is　 76　 ?Of course, it’s 77　 language. But for us, it’s 78　 only just a language but also a very important tool(工具).It’s a necessary skill(技能) for our life and success in the 21st century.

　　　 Why should we learn the language well? Why should we spends so　 79　 time 80　 learning English? The answer 81　 clear: to make ourselves better, to make our country stronger and to communicate freely(自由交流) with the world. This is one of the 82　 important jobs for us.

　　　 Let’s learn English well to let others get to know Chinese.

　　　 Let’s learn English 83　 to make China better.

84 learn English well to make our future brighter.

Let’s learn English well 85　 make our world a better place.

　

阅读理解

　　Three men got to Dover station a few minutes after nine o'clock one evening. They asked a guard,“What time is the next train for London?”

　　The guard said,“You've just missed one. A train goes every hour. The next one is at ten o'clock.”

　　“That's all right.”they said,“We'll go and have a drink.”So they went to a bar (酒吧间).A minute or two after ten o'clock they came running and asked the guard ,“Has the train gone?”

　　“Yes,”the guard said.“It was at ten, as I told you. The next train is at eleven o'colck.”

　　“That's all right,”they said again.“We'll go and have another drink.”So they went back to the bar.

　　They missed the eleven o'clock train in the same way. Then the guard said,“Now, the next train is the last one. If you miss that train, you won't get to London tonight.”

　　Twelve o'clock came , and the last train was just starting out when the three of them came out of the bar running as fast as they could. Two of them got on the train just as it was leaving, but the third one didn't run fast enough, and the train went out leaving him behind. He stood there looking at the train and laughing, as if (好像) to miss the train was the best joke in the world. The guard went up to him and said,“I told you that this was the last train. Why didn't you come earlier?”

　　The man kept laughing until tears (眼泪) came into his eyes. Then he caught hold of (抓住)the guard and said,“Did you see the two men get into the train and leave me here?”

　　“Yes, I did.”

　　“Well , I was the only one to leave for London. They were here only to see me off!”

1．The guard told the three people that ________.

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A．there was a train in the evening

B．there were trains all night

C．there was a train every sixty minutes

D．there were no trains in the evening

2．One of the three men missed the train ________.

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3．They couldn't get the train because ________.

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A．they had a drink

B．they went to the bar

C．the train left too soon

D．they left the bar too late

4．The man laughed because ________.

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A．his friends who came to see him off got on the train instead of him

B．it was funny (好玩) to miss the train

C．he didn't really want to go to London

D．his friends didn't have to go to London

5．Which is the best title (题目) of this story?

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A．The Train And The Guard

B．The Two Men On The Train

C．Three Men Had A Drink

D．Three Men At The Station

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　　Everyone needs friends. We all like to 1 close to someone. 2 is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh, and do things with, 3 , sometimes we need to be alone. We don't always want people 4 . But we would feel lonely if we 5 had a friend.

　　No two people are 6 . Friends 7 don't get on well. That doesn't mean 8 they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make up (言归于好) and become 9 again.

　　Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very 10 . We miss them very much, but we can 11 them and write to them. It could be that we would even see them again. And we can 12 new friends. It is surprising to find out 13 we like new people when we get to know them.

　　People who have friends live 14 than people who don't. Why? It could be that they are 15 . Being happy helps you stay well.

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