It was a dark and cold night．The taxi driver didn’t have even one passenger all day．When he went by the railway station，①he saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands．So he quickly opened the door of the car and asked，“Where do you want to go，sir?”
“To Star Hotel，”the young man answered．When the taxi driver heard this，he didn’t feel happy any more．He knew the young man could give him only three dollars because the hotel was not far from the railway station．But suddenly，he had   ②  idea．He took the passenger through many streets of the big city．
After a long time，the car arrived at the hotel at last．“You should pay me fifteen dollars，”the driver said to the young man．“What? Fifteen dollars! Do you think I’m a fool? Only last week, I took a taxi from the railway station to this same hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars．I know how much I have to pay for the trip．I won’t pay you one dollar more than I paid to the other taxi driver last week．”
1. 请将句中①处句子译为汉语。                                                
2. The young man wante to go to the               .
3. 请在②处填入一个正确的冠词。                                           
4. 请在文章中找出和下面的句子意思相同的句子。
The hotel is near the station.
                                             
5. How much will the young man pay the taxi driver ?
                                                       

Mike was a little boy. One day Mike went with his father to      his grandparents by train.      the train, Mike put his head out of the window. His father said, “Mike, be      ! Don’t put your head out of the window!” But Mike didn’t       his father. His father could do      .

Then Mike’s father wanted to        a joke on his son. He took Mike’s cap quietly, hid (藏) it      his back and said, “You see, your cap has flown（飞）       .” Mike touched his head and it was really gone. The boy looked      and then he began to cry. He wanted to get his cap back.

“Don’t worry, son.” said his father, “I have a strange      to get your cap back.” “     can you get it back?” asked Mike in surprise.

His father said, “Close your eyes and whistle（吹口哨）once, and maybe your cap will come back.” Mike came       to the window, closed his eyes and whistled. Just at that       , his father quickly put the cap on the son’s head.

“Oh! It is       !” Mike laughed. He was pleased, then he quickly took his father’s cap and       it out of the window. “Now it is your turn to whistle, Dad!” he said happily.

1.A. look           B. see             C. watch          D. notice

2.A. At             B. Of             C. To             D. In

3.A. quick          B. happy           C. careful         D. quiet

4.A. answer         B. look at          C. hear            D. listen to

5.A. nothing        B. anything         C. some           D. any

6.A. do            B. work            C. play            D. take

7.A. before         B. behind           C. after           D. at

8.A. away          B. high             C. around         D. out

9.A. worried        B. glad             C. happy          D. nervous

10.A. road           B. path             C. way           D. street

11.A. Why           B. How            C. What           D. Where

12.A.on             B. in               C. up            D. out

13.A. while         B. second            C. minute        D. moment

14.A. terrible        B. wonderful         C. bad           D. lovely

15.A. threw         B. placed            C. brought        D. got

The best way of learning a language is using it.The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible.Sometimes you’ll get your words mixed up(混淆) and people will not understand you.Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can’t understand them.But if you keep your sense of humor(幽默感), you can always have a good laugh at your mistakes(错误) you make.Don’t be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes.It’s better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you, because they don’t understand what you are saying.The most important things for learning English is: “Don’t be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.”
【小题1】 The writer thinks that the best way for you to learn a language is   .

请仔细阅读下面小题中的个人说明，从A 到F的六个选项中，选出符合个人要求的最佳选项，其中一项为多余选项。
【小题1】Jeff likes sports and travel. He would like something that can help him
spend boring time on his journey.
【小题2】 Mrs. Green doesn’t like to exercise, but she likes cooking and reading
books about foreign places. 
【小题3】Mr. Dean wants to improve his garden during summer. So he would like something that could help him to do that.
【小题4】 Lisa , a  22-year-old girl, worries about her weight. She is wondering how to lose weight.
【小题5】Sophia likes to look smart. When she is free, she enjoys listening to the music. Now she plans to learn something about music.

A man has a cat. He likes her very much. At mealtime the cat sits at the table with him. The man eats with a knife and a fork(叉), but the cat eats from her plate. Sometimes, when she finishes her dish, her master（主人） will give her a little his food. He shares(分享) his meal with her. One day the cat is not at the table at mealtime.

“Ah! Where is my cat?” asks the man. His wife says, “Can’t you eat without her?”

So the meal begins without the cat. Before lunch is over, the cat rushes （冲）into the room and jumps into the chair quickly. She has two mice in her mouth, and before anyone can stop her, she drops(扔下) one into her own plate, and the other into her master’s plate.

“Dear me!” cries the woman, “A mouse is in your plate!”

“Hush(安静)!” says her husband. “This shows that she is a nice cat. She knows what friendship is. She hopes I share her dinner as I often share mine with her.

根据短文内容，判断以下句子的正误(T  F)（5分）

1.The master loves his cat very much.

2.The cat never shares her food with her master.

3.One day the cat is not at the table at mealtime.

4.The cat hurries匆忙back home with one mouse in her mouth when the master and his wife are having lunch.

5.The story tells us the cat also loves her master.