1.There___ a desk, a table and three chairs in the room. 

A. has          B. have      C. is           D. are

2. Either you or he ___ interested in playing chess ten years ago. ___ you or he fond of music at present?      

A. are; Are       B. was; Are        C. are; Is        D. is; Is

3.My family ___not large, but my family ___ all music lovers.

  A. is …are    B. are…is     C. is…is       D. are…are

4.The number of teachers in our college ___ greatly increased this term.

  A number of teachers in our college ___ from the countryside.

  A. is; is     B. is; are      C. are; are       D. are; is

5.She as well as the other students ___ how to type.

  A. have learned      B. has learne     C. learn      D. are learning

6.More than one student ___ been sent to Japan since 2000.

   More than one hundred students ___ been sent to Japan since 2000.

  A. have; have     B. has; has      C. have; has     D. has; have

7.Two hours __enough for us.       

A. are      B. have     C. were    D. is

8.He is one of the boys who ___ here on time.

  He is the only one of the boys who ___ here on time.

  A. has come; have come    B. have come; has come

C. has come; has come     D. have come; have come

9.The professor and writer ___coming to make a report. The professor and the writer ___come to make a report.      

A. is…have     B. are…has     C. is…are    D. are…is

10.The police ___ searching for the thief everywhere.

  The policeman ___ searching for the thief everywhere.

  A. was; was        B. has been; has been      C. are ; is     D. have; is

Louis Pasteur

    Louis Pasteur, one of the world's great scientists, was born in 1822, and died in 1895.While still a young boy, Louis Pasteur made his decision to become a scientist. He spent much of his life time studying the diseases of cattle, chickens and other tame animals. His wife learned to help him with his work. Almost everyone knows that Pasteur is the man responsible for finding a way of preventing milk from spoiling (变质). Not many people know he was the first to imagine and to prove that air we breathe is full of germs (细菌).  One of his greatest successes was finding a treatment for people and animals to prevent a disease called rabies (狂犬病). Louis Pasteur won many honors and could have got large amount of money. But Pasteur preferred to live simply. The real happiness of this unusual man came from his work. Louis Pasteur did so well in his life that the French government took up his work and created the Institute Pasteur in the year 1888.

According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

  A. Pasteur was a scientist and doctor as well.

B. Pasteur lived for less than seventy years.

C. Everybody knows that Pasteur succeeded in finding a way of preventing milk from spoiling.

D. Pasteur's wife was of some help to him in his work.

From the passage, we know that Pasteur lived a simple life. This is because ________.

A. he earned little money.

B. he cared much about money.

C. what he really enjoyed was a simple life.

D. of all mentioned above.

Why were many honors given to Louis Pasteur?

A. Because he was the greatest scientist in the world.

B. Because he spent much of his life time studying the diseases of people.

C. Because he lived simply.

D. Because he was a rare success as a scientist.

Pasteur could have got large amount of money if he had___________.

A. cared much about it.

B. made more discoveries.

C. lived a better life.

D. achieved more successes.

To Louis Pasteur the real happiness in his life was to __________.

A. study     B. work     C. get large amount of money        D. raise tame animals

He's the kind of man who is fond of _____ compliments to other men's wives.

A. paying  B. saying  C. expressing  D. showing

Five years ago, I was sent to a better middle school. For me, everything there was new and strange. After I had been there for two months, there was an important test in the middle of the term. It covered all my courses. In that test, I didn’t get a good grade, but most of my classmates got an A or A’.

   It made me upset for a long time. I felt everything in the world was changing. I thought my classmates were all better than me. During those days I was very unhappy.

   One day, my aunt, after talking with my teachers, talked to me. She told me to think about what I had done in the past and what I should do in the future. I was shocked by her words. I thought about what I had done during the past months, and I found I had done nothing to improve my grades. I thought I should work harder.

    After that, I paid more attention to the teachers’ talking in the classes, and I asked my teachers or my classmates when I didn’t understand something. I studied very late at night when I met with difficult problems. Most of all, I came to understand the importance of taking notes in class. As a result, I did better in some tests.

    About three months later, the most important test came at the end of the term. This time, I stood out not only in my class but also in the grade. From then on, I have tried to do my best when I do something because I know if I want something, I should work hard for it.

Why did the writer fall behind in the new middle school?

A. Because the teachers didn’t treat him well enough.

  B. Because the subjects were becoming more difficult.

C. Because he hated the life in the new school.       

D. Because he didn’t put his heart into study.

What did the writer’s aunt do to help him out?

A. She punished him for not working hard.

B. She helped him find out the reasons for his poor performance.

C. She forced him to work harder.

D. She asked his teachers to talk with him about his problems.

Which of the following studying methods helped the writer most?

A. Asking teachers for help when in difficulty.       B. Working deep into the night every day.

C. Making notes in class.                        D. Listening to every word his teachers said.

What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?

A. The writer failed again in the exam.              B. The writer did very well in the exam.

C. The writer became the cleverest in the class.       D. The writer was very proud of his progress.

He knew the problem was serious and promised to look into it _____ he reached office.

A. at that moment        B. for that moment  C. immediately       D. soon