Once there lived a man in a small town. He often said, “If I have lots of gold, I shall be the happiest man in the world.”

One day he was traveling in North Africa. He lost his way and he was so hungry and thirsty that he couldn’t walk any more. There were only stones and sand around. Just then he saw a bag on the sand. He took it up. But when he opened it, he saw it was full of gold.

He left the bag on the sand and cried, “ What is the use of gold to a hungry man?”

1. What did the traveler love best?

A. Food           B. Drinks         C. Stones         D. Gold

2. “He lost his way” means____________________.

A.   “he didn’t know where he was and where to go

B.  “he didn’t know where he came from”

C.   “he didn’t know how to return home”  

D.  “he lost what he had on the way”

3. When he found a bag full of gold he felt______________.

A. happy           B. hungry         C. thirsty         D. sad

4. What’s the most useful to a hungry man?______________.

A. Food            B. Gold           C. Money      D. Stones

Bob always took the newspaper to Grandpa White’s home before going home. Grandpa White’s was at the end of the road. Bob liked Grandpa White. He was often waiting for him near the front gate with sweets or a nice cake. Besides, He often asked Bob about things he was doing, what he was going to do for the summer and what he liked to do.
The thing that Bob didn’t like about Grandpa was his never-ending stories about his boyhood（童年）in California. Bob was never asked to hear about Grandpa’s boyhood, but he couldn’t get away.
After Grandpa’s wife died in October, Bob could see that Grandpa was lonelier than ever. He would often join Bob halfway along the road and walk along with him as he gave out the newspapers. Grandpa seemed to have all day, and Bob was often late giving newspapers to his customers（订报者）. Bob didn’t want to complain, but the customers were unhappy.
【小题1】When he took the newspaper to Grandpa White, Bob would often receive _______.

He often ________ the table before supper.

A. set B. sets C. setting D. is setting

词汇（共25题，每题1分，计25分）

A. 根据句意和汉语提示写出单词，完成句子。

1. Whatever your _________(选择) is, I will just follow you.

2. Put on your coat,  　    (否则)you will catch a cold..

3. The famous scientist is always busy doing  　       (实验) in his lab at the weekends.

4. Thank you for your  　       (有价值的) help and practical advice.

5.With the help of my English teacher, I have made great_________(进步) this term.

B. 根据句意,用所给单词的适当形式填空。

6. I hate to be like anyone else and try to do everything            (different)

7. To tell you the __________(true), I don’t like to sit with him.

8.The boy is so ______( care) that he often makes  many mistakes in his homework.

9. He is so ____ (honest) that few students in his class like to make friends with him.

10.My father made a final __________(decide) after thinking it over.

C．根据句意,用所给动词的适当形式填空。

11. He________(prefer) outdoor activities to films last year.

12. Most people have seen the film       　(direct) by the famous director.

13. We hope that more charity shows ________(hold) to raise money for Project Hope.

14. No country _________(make) such great progress as China in the past thirty years

15.The doctor told us he would do what he could ________( save ) the patient.

句型转换 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
【小题1】He often has bread for breakfast. (改为一般疑问句)
________ he often ________ bread for breakfast?
【小题2】She has a toothache. (对划线部分提问)
What’s the            with             ?
【小题3】Miss Brown usually gets to work on foot.（改为同义句）
Miss Brown usually _____    ______   work.
【小题4】Lucy doesn’t run as fast as Lily. (同义句)
Lily                      than Lucy.
【小题5】I’m going bike riding for several hours. (对划线部分提问)
                  are you going bike riding?