From Monday to Friday most people are busy working or studying ,but in the evening and on weekends  they are free and enjoy themselves .Some watch television or go to the movies ;others take part in sports .It is decided by their own interests.

   Almost everyone has some kinds of hobbies :it may be something from collecting stamps to making modle planes .Some hobbies are very expensive ,but others don’t cost anything at all.Some collections are worth(值……的) a lot of money ;others are valuable (有价值的) only to their owners.

   I  know a man who has a coin collection worth several thousand dollars. A short time ago ,he bought a rare(罕见的)fifty-cent piece that cost him $250!He was very happy about this collection and thought the price was all right. On the other hand ,my youngest brother collects matchboxes .He has almost 600 ones ,but I wonder if they are worth any money .However , to my brother, they are valuable.Nothing makes him happier than to find a new matchbox for his collection.

（    ）31.When are most people free?

         A.From Monday to Friday.

         B.In the evenings and on weekends .

         C.On Monday and Friday.

         D.In the whole week.

（    ）32.Are all  the  collections expensive?

          A.Sure, they are very expensive.

          B.No ,some are very cheap or cost nothing.

          C.No,all the collections are cheap.

          D.The passage doesn’t tell us.

（    ）33.How much did the man pay for the rare coin?

         A.50 cents .  B.250cents.   C.50  dollars.  D. 250 dollars.

（    ）34.What does the writer’s youngest  brother collect?

         A.Coins.  B.Stamps.   C.Matchboxes.   D. T V sets.

（    ）35.People collect some things because of the         

         A.fun  B.business.   C.study.   D.work.

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1. We can find these explainations (解释) in          dictionary.

A. an English-English                  B. a Chinese-English

     C. an English-Chinese                  D. a Chinese

2. Another form of the word "proud" in this dictionary is             .

     A. pleasure        B. pride           C. happiness       D. voice

3. You can find           new words in this dictionary extract (摘要).

     A. many           B. one             C. two             D. three

4. The word "proud" has           uses than the word "encourage".

     A. fewer           B. less             C. more            D. much more

5. The word "voice" is                      .

A. a noun         B. an adjective     C. a verb          D. an adverb

Once, the famous scientist Einstein travelled to many places in America to give lectures. He travelled in a __26__, and soon made friends with his driver.

Each time Einstein gave the lecture, his driver __27__ sat in the front row and listened to him very carefully. The __28__ lecture was given so many times that the driver learned it well enough to give it himself.

One day, when Einstein was __29__ about it, he asked the driver to give the lecture for him in a small town.

That evening, both Einstein and the driver went into the lecture room. __30__ there had seen Einstein before. When the driver took his place, everybody applauded (鼓掌). Then he began the lecture. __31__ it was over, the people warmly applauded. The driver turned to look at Einstein. Einstein nodded with a smile on his face.

When they began to leave the lecture room, a man __32 __ them and asked the driver a very

__33__ question. The c river listened carefully, then he __34__ and said the question was interesting but really quite easy. To show how easy it is. I'll ask my __35__ to answer it," said the driver.

1. A. bus     B. train   C. plane    D. car

2.A. always   B. never   C. sometimes    D. hardly

3.A. different   B. same   C. uncomfortable   D strange

4.A. spoken   B. told   C. said   D shouted

5. A. Somebody   B. Everybody   C. Nobody   D. Anybody

6.A. If       B. Although   C. However         D. When

7. A. carried     B. believed   C. stopped    D. pleased

8.A. difficult   B. easy   C. relaxing   D.  perfect

9.A. smiled   B. cried   C. refused   D. jumped

10. A. student   B. driver   C. teacher   D. uncle

The little boy entered the house, unhappy. His mother was  31     cakes in the kitchen. She smiled as she    32     but stopped when she saw his face. “Tyler,    33      happened? Is everything okay?”
“Nothing is okay, mom.” said the boy, “Today, in our science lesson, Mrs. Green was talking about the   34        .She said that the whole world is getting dirtier and that many animals and plants are dying. She wants us to think of something we can do to help. I thought all the way, but there is  35    I can do to make a difference.”
“Let me tell you    36    .” the mother said after thinking for a while. “One morning a man was walking down a beach, there he saw thousands of dying starfish covering the beach, they were pushed up by the     37   , and it was too far up for them to make their way back by    38       . The man shook his head as he walked along, ‘What a pity! So many starfish will die on the beach.’ The man felt very sorry    39     those starfish. He went on walking and just at that time he was    40      to find a boy in front who was throwing the starfish back into the sea as    41  as he could, ‘how silly you are! My     42  ,’ the man said, ‘There are so many starfish, can you throw all of them back?’ The boy didn’t stop but kept throwing, ‘ 43         I can’t help them all .I can make a difference to this one, and this one, and this one, and this one.”
“Thinking for a moment, the man    44      to help return the starfish to their home. He smiled and said to himself, ‘Sometimes the biggest lesson in life comes from the   45     person.

I used to live in my own room alone. But one day it all changed when my brother Mike asked to share my   31 . At first, my parents said “no” to him, but at last my mother agreed. I cried and asked my parents not to do this,   32  it didn’t work.
As soon as Mike entered my room, it began to become   33 . To my anger, he often left his unwashed clothes and toys everywhere!
One evening, I was doing some   34  on my computer while Mike was listening to music.  35  , I left my seat to get some water. A big surprise was waiting for me when I   36 . He was using my computer to play game. I had forgotten to save the homework. Sadly, he had closed my program   37  saving it—all I had done had disappeared! I   38  him. He cried a lot as my mother came and beat him. My mother also asked him to leave my room at once.
Then I did my homework   39  . At 10: 00 pm. I finished it. When I was going to turn off the   40 , I saw the photo of my   41  that he had put on my table. I looked at his lovely face and remembered how   42  he was when my mom beat him. I really felt   43 . I went to see what he was doing. I found he was   44  in my parents’ bed. I kissed his face. He woke up, got up and said. “I’m sorry. I won’t bring you any more trouble.”
I was as moved and said. “From now on, my room is not only mine. It is   45 !” That very night, Mike and I shared not only the room, but the bed.