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Mr. Clarke joined the army when he was eighteen. Four years later he came back to his hometown and found work in a post office. He worked hard but he liked drinking and it brought him a lot of trouble. One day he drank too much and lost a mailbag and he was soon sent away. He couldn’t find any work in the town and he had to beg(乞讨) in the street. Now his clothes are dirty and broken and sometimes he’s hungry. 

One morning he was begging at the station. He saw a woman in beautiful clothes come out by the exit. He went close to her and hoped that she gave him some money. The woman had a look at him and hurried to cover her nose with her hand.

“It seems that you have come from the hell（地狱）.” The woman called out.

Mr. Clarke understood she was such a woman who never helped the poor and said, “You’re right, madam. I’m really from the hell.”

“Why not stay there, then?”

“There is no room for the poor people like me.” said Mr. Clarke.  “Only the rich men live there!”

1.When he was 22, Mr. Clarke found a job in a _______________.

2.Mr. Clarke was sent away because he lost                .

3.Sometimes Mr. Clarke is hungry because he has nothing              .

4.The woman hurried to             her nose because she thought Mr. Clarke was dirty.

5.Mr. Clarke’s words meant that the hell was only for the             like the woman.

--- ______ reading aloud to practice English?

--- Good idea.

A．How about        B．Why not          C．How             D．When

Every child has his own dream. Every child hopes to be an adult.  36 , is it really like what they imagine? As a boy  37 lives in modern times and in a modern city, I feel  38 

pressure (压力) on me with the city’s development. Although we  39 worry about money, we still have some  40 problems, such as competition among classmates and expectation (期望) from parents. These experiences are very  41 to our future. But  42 , they really give me a lot of pressure. I still clearly  43 the happiness of my childhood.  44 , we had to face the fact with time passing by. We began to  45 this invisible (无形的) pressure come upon us. We get up before sunrise and  46 after sunset. We work and study  47 an adult, even harder.

  48 we do is in order to get an excellent  49 . Growing up is very boring, but we  50 try to find happiness while growing up. I think friendship among our friends, the support from our parents and the encouragement from our teachers can help us. Why not enjoy the pleasure of growing up and its delicious taste?

1. A. However           B. And             C. So

2. A. which             B. who             C. whom

3. A. less              B. fewer               C. greater

4. A. always            B. often           C. seldom

5. A. other             B. another         C. others

6. A. helpful           B. happy           C. bad

7. A. at first              B. for example     C. in fact

8. A. think             B. remember        C. forget

9. A. Luckily           B. Unluckily       C. Impossibly

10.A. see            B. touch               C. feel

11. A. come out      B. come down       C. come back

12. A. as            B. like            C. alike

13.A. What               B. That            C. How

14. A. progress          B. mark            C. success

15.A. should         B. shouldn’t       C. mustn’t

—Why not ____ the music club, Elise?

—I’m sorry. I can’t sing ____ dance.

Why not _______ an English club to practice speaking English _______?

A. join in, as much as possible

B. join, as much as possible

C. join, as more as possible