A man walked into a restaurant. The restaurant advertised it had the   1   menu in the world. The manager was very proud of being able to provide any dish, no matter how   2   it was.

At the bottom of the   3  , there was a notice that said, “If you do not see the dish you need on this menu, please tell us and we will add it to the menu right away.”

The man   4   the menu and decided to make sure if it was true. He would order   5    that was very unusual.

When a waiter came up to take his order, he said, “You say you can serve any dish, even if it’s not on your longest menu in the world.”

“That is correct, sir. We are able to meet everyone’s requirements.”

“Well,” the man said, “bring me a sandwich with two elephant ears.   6  , not African.”

The waiter wrote down in his paper: Two Indian elephant ears on toast.

“Very good, sir,” he said. “That shouldn’t   7   long.”

The waiter walked away quickly.

The man was very surprised and rather disappointed.

Then he smiled   8  the waiter returned with a very unhappy look on his face.

“Ah!” the man said. “You can’t  9  it to me, can you?”

The waiter made an apology (道歉).

“I’m very sorry, sir, and this is the   10  embarrassing,”（困窘 ） he said, “but I’m afraid we can’t because we’ve run out of bread.”

1.                A．biggest         B．thickest         C．heaviest  D．longest

 

2.                A．unfair          B．unusual         C．beautiful  D．important

 

3.                A．menu          B．dish            C．restaurant D．table

 

4.                A．looked for      B．took out        C．looked at D．picked up

 

5.                A．anything        B．nothing         C．everything D．something

 

6.                A．American       B．Indian          C．Canadian  D．Australian

 

7.                A．pay            B．cost            C． take D．spend

 

8.                A．as             B．and            C．so   D．though

 

9.                A．catch          B．take           C．fetch D．bring

 

10.               A．least           B．most           C．less  D．more

 

 

There are lots of popular writers in China, for example Han Han, FengJical, Tie Ning, Guo Jingming and so on. In my mind, Mo Yan is one of the most famous writers in China, because he is not only from Weifang but also good at writing.

Mo Yan was born in Gao Mi, Wei Fang. Now he is a 57-year-old writer. His real name is Guan Moye. Mo Yan is his pen name. It means “no speaking”. He began writing at the age of 26 and in 2011 his novel The Frog won the Mao Dun Prize in Literature. Since then, he has won lots of prizes.

In 2012, Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize in Literature. I’m proud of him, because I like writing. So I joined a writing workshop to improve my level of writing and I made lots of friends there.

Who is your favourite writer? Can you tell me?

1.How many writers are mentioned in this passage?

A．5                B．6                C．4                D．7

2.Where was Mo Yan born?

A．In Jiangsu.                             B．In Zhejiang.

C．In Gao Mi.                             D．In Nobel.

3.What does “Mo Yan” mean?

A．Frog                                 B．Guan Moye

C．Mao Dun                              D．No Speaking

4.Why did the writer join a writing workshop?

A．Because he likes Mo Yan.

B．Because he likes writing.

C．Because he likes some writers.

D．Because he wants to make some friends.

5.Which one is not TRUE?

A．Gao Mi is Mo Yan’s hometown.

B．Mo Yan began writing in 1981.

C．Mo Yan won Nobel Prize in Literature in 2011.

D．Mo Yan is the writer’s favourite writer.

 

Young people are often unhappy when they are with their parents．They  1  that their parents don't understand them．They often think their parents are too strict  2  them．

Parents often find  3   difficult to win their children's trust (信任) and they seem  4   how they themselves  5  when they were young．

For example, young people like to do things without much  6 ．It's one of their ways to  7  that they grow up and they can  8  any difficult problems．Older people worry more easily．Most of them plan things ahead and don't like their plans  9 ．So when you want your parents to let you do something, you will have better success  10  you ask before you really start doing it．

Young people often make their parents angry by clothes they wear, the music they enjoy and something else．But they  11  to cause any trouble．They just feel that in this way they can be cut off from the old people's world and they want to make a new culture (文化)  12  their own．And if their parents don't like their music or clothes or their way of speech, the young people feel very sad．Sometimes  13  going out with their parents, they just want to stay at home  14  and do what they like．

If you plan to do something, you'd better win your parents over and get them to understand you． 15   your parents will certainly let you do what you want to do．

1．A．see                           B．hope                 C．say                D．know

2．A．with                   B．in                    C．to                 D．over

3．A．that                    B．this                   C．one                 D．it

4．A．to forget                B．forgetting              C．to remember          D．remembering

5．A．thought                 B．wanted                C．needed                     D．felt

6．A．speaking               B．thinking               C．seeing              D．reading

7．A．learn                  B．see                  C．find                D．show

8．A．solve                  B．find                 C．know               D．find out

9．A．to be started             B．to be made             C．to be changed         D．to be known

10．A．since                B．if                   C．because            D．after

11．A．don't mean             B．mean                 C．don't like             D．like

12．A．at                   B．to                   C．over                D．of

13．A．instead               B．instead of              C．besides             D．except

14．A．alone                B．lonely                C．silently              D．silent

15．A．Of                  B．If not                C．If so               D．However

Mr. Jones had a nice brown coat. He loved it very much, but his wife did not like it because it was old. She often said, ”Give it to a poor man.” But Mr.Jones always said, ”No. I like this coat.”

Then one day a cigarette(香烟) fell on lit and made a hole in it. So Mrs.Jones said, ”Please don’t wear it again.” Mr.Jones took it to a small tailor(裁缝)and

said, ”Please make another coat like this one.” The tailor made the coat very carefully. Then he lit(点燃)a cigarette, and made a hole in the same place.

(  )1.Mrs.Jones didn’t like the coat because___.

A.           it was nice and brown.          B. it was not nice

C. it was very old                   D. it was not old

(  )2. Mrs.Jones often asked her husband to ___.

A.           buy a new coat                    B. make a new coat

C. give the old coat to a poor man       D. wear the old coat again

(  )3. __ made a hole in it, so Mr.Jones took it to a tailor.

A.A cigarette   B. Mr.Jones   C. Mrs.Jones   D.A tailor

(  )4. Mr.Jones asked the tailor to___.

A.           make a new hole in the old coat  B. make a hole in the new coat

 C. make a hole in the same place as the old coat

D. make a new coat like the old one

(  )5. Who do you think was foolish(愚蠢)?

A.           The tailor.    B. Mr.Jomes.    C. Mrs.Jones.    D. No one.

It’s Have Nothing to Do with me

Henry was born in a village. His father has a small farm. He works hard, but the weather is bad. It doesn’t rain for a long time and they can’t get enough food. Sometimes their family are hungry. So the boy can’t go to school. He has to help his parents and work in the fields, too. His parents are very busy and have no time to teach him how to be polite(有礼貌的) boy. He often says something unauspicious(不吉利的) and it makes everyone angry.

The boy’s aunt has a lot of money(钱). She often helps the family and gives the boy some fruit and clothes, so he likes her very much. It was his uncle’s birthday yesterday. Henry’s parents went there with some presents. They didn’t want to take Henry there with them. The boy was angry. His mother told him to be polite, if he wanted to go with them. The boy listened to her, and together they went.

Henry’s uncle was very happy that day. A lot of the boy’s uncle’s friends came to his birthday party. Henry ate some fruit, cakes and meat. And he was

polite before he left. His parents were happy, too.

When the party was over. Henry said, “I said nothing unauspicious today. It’ll have nothing to do with(与….无关) me if my uncle dies(死) next month.”

  6.Henry’s family are sometimes hungry because _____ .

A. they don’t work hard      B. they can’t get enough food

C. their farm is large         D. the food is good

  7.Henry doesn’t go to school because ______.

A.          he doesn’t like to study

B.           he wants to help his father do farm work

C.          his parents have little(少) money（钱）

D.          he likes to stay at home

8.The meaning of the word “angry” ____- in Chinese.

A．生气的   B. 兴奋的     C.  遗憾的   D.激动的

  9. ______, so Henry likes her.

A.          His aunt often gives him books.

B.           His aunt often takes him to the zoo.

C.          His aunt often helps him work in the fields.

D.          His aunt often gives him some fruit and clothes.

  10.Henry’s parents didn’t want to take him to the party because ____.

A.          he often says something unauspicious

B.           he can’t sing songs

C.          He had to look after the house

D.          He is too young to go to there on foot

Last night Molly watched a basketball game. Her little brother, Sam, played in it. Sam did his best in the game, but his team   41  the game. Sam was very sad. Molly tried to make him   42 , but he was still unhappy with the result.
Molly thought for a long time and finally she came up with a good   43 . She decided to make his favorite cake for him though she was not good at it. She just wanted him to know that every loss has its own   44  and we can improve our performances next time. She thought it was enough if we had tried our best.
After Molly finished making the cake, she gave Sam a piece. When Sam tried a piece of it, he smiled, “No matter what others   45  the cake, I like it very much,” Sam continued, “because I know you have made it with your   46  and you have tried your best. ” Hearing this, Molly said, “This is just   47  I want to say to you.   48  your team didn’t win the game, you had tried your best. You are the greatest in my heart all the time!”
From then on, every time Sam   49  to do something, he thinks of Molly’s words. He is no longer   50  failing. Instead he becomes stronger to face all his troubles in his life.

【小题1】

A．won B．beat C．lost D．missed

【小题2】

A．play B．smile C．come D．cry

【小题3】

A．idea B．manner C．game D．ball

【小题4】

A．lesson B．school C．time D．term

【小题5】

A．point at B．think of C．stick to D．take away

【小题6】

A．money B．love C．material D．time

【小题7】

A．why B．what C．who D．how

【小题8】

A．Since B．So C．Though D．Because

【小题9】

A．helps B．wants C．forgets D．fails

【小题10】

A．crazy about B．good at C．afraid of D．interested in