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between，with，because，swimming，birthday，music，reporter，way

^{1．I'm thirteen years old and my                                      is in April．}

^{2．I like playing soccer                                       my friends on weekends．}

^{3．The pay phone is                                the hotel and the restaurant．}

^{4．Let me tell you the                                           to the post office．}

^{5．I like elephants                                   they are cute．}

^{6．A                                 meets interesting people every day and asks them questions．}

^{7．We want a                                            teacher to teach guitar，piano and violin．}

^{8．The boy is                              at the pool in the photo．}

across from，How's，to be，computer games，come over，TV show，to eat

^{9．My mother is a bank clerk，but she wants                                         a policewoman．}

^{10．It's time for lunch．Let's go to the restaurant to get something                                           ．}

^{11．—                              the weather in Boston?}

   ^{—It's cloudy．}

^{12．—What's your brother doing?}

^{—Nothing much．He's only playing                                 ．}

^{13．—Do you want to go to the movies?}

^{—That sounds good．This                                      is boring．}

^{14．—Where are the pandas?}

^{—They're over there，just                                    the koalas．}

^{15．—Do you want to                                          to my house? We can watch a video．}

    ^{— OK．}

One day, when I arrived at school, an ice cream truck was parked in the schoolyard. Ice cream men usually drove their trucks to primary schools. I had never thought one ice cream truck would come to bring ice cream to us older kids. When I went up to the truck, I was quite surprised to hear the man call out, “Free ice cream!” To make sure of his words, I asked, “I’m sorry, what did you say?” “Free ice cream. Choose whichever you like.” he said smiling.

After I was certain that the man was just giving away the ice cream, I talked with him for a long time. He told me that his dream had always been to travel around giving away ice cream, and that’s what he was now doing. With his mother’s support, he kept doing what he loved even during hard times. Now, however, some large companies are helping him his plan.

The man said he wanted to encourage people to do exactly what their heart told them to do with their lives. I kept asking him, “So your dream was just to drive around and give away ice cream? It seems like a very unusual goal.” “Yes, just meeting people and making them smile,” he replied. At that point he handed me my ice cream. I thanked him, but what I got from him was much more than just an ice cream. It can’t easily be expressed in words. I believe what he was doing is exactly what great people do all the time: small acts of big love.

39. From the story we know that the writer was most probably _____ at that time.

A. a middle school student                            B. a primary school student

C. a middle school teacher                            D. a primary school teacher

40. Why did the writer ask the ice cream man what he had said again?

A. Because he was not sure whether what he had heard was true.

B. Because the ice cream truck had never been here.

C. Because the ice cream man said in a low voice.      D. Because his hearing was very poor.

41. With his mother’s and some large companies’ support, _____.

A. the man became rich                                B. the man could produce ice cream

C. the man could travel                                 D. the man realized his dream

42. That the ice cream man traveled around and gave away ice cream for free was to _____.

A. help poor students go back to school for their studies

B. make friends with people and make them happy

C. encourage people to make their dreams come true      D. tell people to do whatever they like to

When she Was young，Patti Wilson was told that she was an epileptic(癫痫患者)．Her father，Jim Wilson，is a morning runner．One day Patti told father that what

she’d really love to do is running．Her father told her，“If you do，I know how to do it，

so let’S start running!”

   That’s just what they did every day．It was a wonderful experience for them to share．After a few weeks，she told her father，“Daddy，what I，d really love to do is to break the world，s long—distance running record for women.

    As a student in her first year at college。Patti announced，“I'm going to run from Orange County up to San Francisco(a distance of 400 miles)．“In my second year，”she went on，“I’m going to run to Portland，Oregon(over 1，5Q0 miles)．” “I’ll run to the White House(more than 3，000 miles away)in my fourth year at college．”

    That year，she finished her run to San Francisco．Her dad ran every mile at her

side，and her mom，a nurse，followed in a motor home behind them in case(万一)anything went wrong．The next year，on the way to Portland，a bone(骨头)broke in her

foot．A doctor told her she had to stop．But she wouldn't give up．So she kept on running to Portland．Four months later，Patti arrived in Washington and shook the hand of President of the United States．If Patti Wilson can do so much with such poor health，what can you do to out form(战胜)yourself in a health state?

1．Patti，as a child，told her father she wanted to_________.

  A．run

  B．go to college

  C．run to San Francisco

  D．shake hands with President of the United States

2．The time she spent running together with her father was ________ ．

A．hard    B．boring    C．pleasant     D. helpless

3．What is Patti's mother?

A. A doctor   B. A nurse    C. A runner   D.  A motorbiker

4．Which of the following is True?

  A．Patti finished her college life ahead of time(提前)．

  B．Patti finished her running plan for college ahead of time.

  C．Patti didn't finish her running plan she announced at college.

  D．Patti finished her running plan in the fourth year of her college life.

5．The underlined sentence suggests that ______ ．

  A．the writer is pleased with what healthy people have done

  B．people can do much better than they think they can

  C．healthy people are doing better than sick people

  D．healthy people should do everything as well as sick people

Nick is a fourteen-year-old boy. He is in Grade Eight. He doesn't do well in his lessons. But he is tall and strong, and he is good at sports. Basketball is his favorite.

Now his father and mother work in London, so he begins to study in a school there. Soon, Nick makes a lot of new friends. He often plays with them after class. And he is a member of the school basketball team. He usually plays some games on Saturdays and Sundays.

Nick's grandmother lives in a village far from London. She loves Nick and always brings him delicious food and toys. One day she comes to see him. It's Saturday and she doesn't see the boy at home. So she goes to school to look for Nick. She sees ten boys playing with one ball. The old woman asks Nick to go home with her.

"But, Grandma, I..." says Nick.

"Don't play with them, my dear!" says the old woman. "I'm going to buy a ball for you!"

(  )56. Nick is good at

       A. computer              B. sports      C. his lessons                        D. playing the piano

(  )57.. Where does Nick live now? ,

       A. In the US.         B . In  Canada.

       C. In the UK.        D. In Japan.

(  )58. What does Nick usually do on Saturdays and Sundays?

       A. Does his homework.                             B. Goes to the zoo.

       C. Plays basketball games.                          D. Goes to see his grandmother.

(  )59. How many boys are there playing with one ball?

       A. Nine.                   B. Ten.                     C. Eleven.                D. Twelve.

(  )60. What can be the best title (标题 ) for the passage?

       A. A Doting (溺爱的) Grandmother             B. Ten Boys

       C. A Ball                                                   D. Doing Exercise

Tim is a 16-year-old boy who studies in a high school .His parents tell him to study hard and they do everything for him.They wake him up at 6:00 am,and after breakfast his

father takes him to school by car.As soon as the young man comes home from school,the

supper is ready.Of course,he never does chores(家务杂务)。

Once,Tim’s father would go to London on business for a year.Before leaving,he told

his wife to look after their son well.The woman had to get up earlier and did all what

her husband did before.Two months later,she was so tired that she was ill.The young man

got into trouble at once.He couldn’t do housework.Even he didn’t know where to get on the bus.

Yesterday Tim’s mother found his shoes were worn out and told him to buy a new pair.But

he didn’t know how to choose right shoes.The woman had a sigh9叹息）,gave him a shoe pattern(鞋样)and told him to buy shoes himself.With a policeman’s help,he found a shop.The shopkeeper brought some shoes and asked him to choose.When he was trying on pair,suddenly

he remembered something and took them off.The man was surprised and asked,“What’s the

matter?”

“I’m sorry .I’ve left my shoe pattern at home.”

56.Tim_______when he comes home from school in the evening.

A.does chores　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.helps to cook supper

C.does nothing except doing homework D.has dinner at once

57.Tim’s mother was ill because ___________.

A.her husband went to London on business

B.she had to take care of her son by herself and she was too tired.

C.her son didn’t study hard and she was too angry.

D.she had to get up too early when her husband was at home.

58.Tim’s mother_______to help him choose right shoes.

A.gave him a book about buying shoes　 B.asked a policeman

C.gave him a shoe pattern　　　　　　 D.called the shoe shop

59.Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

A.Tim’s parents don’t make him do any housework

B.Nobody can buy right shoes without a shoe pattern.

C.Tim’s father told his wife to look after their son well before he went to London.

D.Tim found the shoe shop with a policeman’s help.

60.What do you think of Tim’s parents?

A.They are the best parents of all.　 B.They give their son too much love.

C.Theit love to their son is great and right. D.They feel tired and bored every day.