Harvey was having his hair cut in a barber shop when a young boy entered the shop. The barber said to Harvey in a very low voice, "This is the silliest kid in the world. Watch while I show it to you." The barber put a dollar bill in one hand and two quarters(25美分) in the other, then called the boy over and asked, "Which do you want, son?" The boy took the quarters and left. "What did I tell you?" said the barber. "That kid never learns!"

Later, when Harvey left, he saw the same young boy coming out of an ice cream store. "Hey, son! May I ask you a question? Why did you take the quarters instead of the dollar bill?" The boy ate his ice cream and replied, "Because the day I take the dollar, the game's over!

1. The barber gave the boy money because he         .

A. wanted the boy to help him        B. loved the boy       C. wanted to prove(证明) his words.

2. The boy got          from the barber.

A. one dollar                      B. 50 cents(美分)               C. a quarter

3. The sentence “the game's over” here means         .

A. he can’t play the computer game any longer

B. he can never get money from the barber

C. he can never go to the barber shop

4.We can learn that          is the smartest one among the three people in this story.

A. the boy                        B. the barber                  C. Harvey

5. We can infer(推断) from the passage that         .

A. The young boy was the barber’s son       

B. Every time the boy got the money, he went to buy an ice cream.

C. The barber thought the boy wasn’t clever at all.

—Did you take part in the sports meeting last week?
—Of course I didn’t, don’t you know that it was ______ because of the rain.

Kim:  What do you want to do in the future, Bob?
Bob:  I want to become a well-known writer. 【小题1】
Kim:  I want to be a singer. I enjoy singing very much.
Bob:  I always hear you sing in your classroom and in the dormitory.
Kim:  You know, practicing is very important. My teacher always asks me to practice as much as possible.
Bob: 【小题2】
Kim:  Three hours a day on weekdays and six hours a day on weekends.
Bob:  Do you think it is boring to practice singing every day?
Kim: 【小题3】Singing is a great pleasure for me. I have entered for the “Future Star Cup” singing contest. It will be held next week.
Bob:  Do you think you will win in the contest?
Kim:  Yes. Before I entered for this contest, I had already taken part in many singing contests, and I had won some prizes. I’m very confident about myself. By the way, I’ve heard that our school held a composition (作文) contest last week. 【小题4】
Bob:  No. I didn’t think I would win it. I don’t practice writing compositions much, you
know.
Kim:  You should write more and take every chance to practice, or your wish to become a great writer will not come true.
Bob: 【小题5】
Kim:  You’re welcome.

完成对话 在对话空格中填上适当的单词，使对话完整正确。一空一词（含缩写词）。（共10小题，每小题1分；计10分）

May caught a cold yesterday. She did not go to school today. She stayed at home all day. Helen went to May’s home after school.

A: How do you     1    today, May?

B: I don’t feel well.

A: Did you take any     2   ?

B: Yes, I did. I took some medicine before lunch.     3    I still don’t feel very well.

A:     4    you drink a lot of water today?

B: Yes, I drank a lot of water today. I     5    drank some tea.

A: Did you eat     6    apples?

B: Yes.     7    apple a day keeps the doctor away.

A: How     8    days will you stay at home?

B: I don’t know, but I won’t go to school tomorrow. Do we have much     9    today?

A: No, we don’t have very much.

B: Why     10   ?

A: Our English and Chinese teachers didn’t go to school today. They both caught a cold yesterday.