(C)

It was Sunday the day before yesterday. Mike's parents went to see Mike's grandpa in hospital. Mike stayed at home alone. He did nothing but spent the whole day watching TV, first TV plays, then a football match. He forgot there would be an exam the next day. So he didn't go over(复习) his maths.

Bad luck! He failed in the exam. He was afraid to show his school report(成绩单) to his father, but he had to. He thought for a long time and found a way. Before his father became angry, he said, “Remember, Dad. Thomas Edison got bad grades in school, too.”

Hearing this, his father took the boy in a dark room and then said, “Well, my son. Stay here until you invent the light bulb(灯泡).”

根据短文内容，简略回答下列问题

1. Why didn't Mike go over his maths?

2. What day did Mike have the exam?

3. Why did Mike's parents go to see Mike's grandpa?

4. Why did Mike have to find a way?

5. What did Mike's father mean?

(B)

Music lessons are interesting for some people. Mozart was such a boy. He couldn’t wait to start. When he was three years old, he had music lessons with his elder sister. And when he was five , he was making up his own music.

　 But some people thought the little boy couldn’t write such beautiful music. They thought his father had written it.

　 They asked Mozart to stay in a room all by himself for a week. Someone watched the room all the time. No one could talk to him. At the end of the week, he had written a new piece of music.

　 Mozart died when he was young. But in his short life he wrote more than 560 pieces of music.

1. Mozart began to study music______.

A. when he was a little boy　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. when he was five years old　

C. when his father wrote some pieces of music　　 D. when his sister taught him　

2. When he was five, Mozart could_____

　 A. sing quite well　　 B. write beautiful music 　C. teach his sister　 　D.　 read some books

3. Some people asked Mozart to stay in a room by himself because they wanted to know whether______

　 A. his father was a good music teacher B. his father often helped him with music

　 C. he really could write music by himself D. he could play a new piece of music

4. Which of the following is true?

　 A. All the people are interested in music lessons.　 　B. Mozart had no brothers or sisters.

　 C. Mozart was not clever when he was a little boy. 　D. Mozart wrote a lot of music in his short life.

5. Which of the following is untrue?

　 A. Mozart wrote over 560 pieces of music in all his life.

　 B. Mozart didn’t live for a long time.

　 C. Mozart wrote more than 560 pieces of music and songs.

　 D. Mozart was very young when he died.

(A)

　 “Ladies and gentlemen, this is your pilot speaking. I hope you are enjoying your flight to Milan this morning. Now we are passing over the nice city of Geneva, in the west of Switzerland. If you are sitting on the left hand side of the plane, you can see the city from the window. We are flying at 10,000 metres and we are flying at a speed of 700 km / h. I’m afraid the weather in Milan this morning is not very good. It’s raining and there’s a light wind blowing . Enjoy the rest of your flight. Thank you for flying with us today.”

1. They are flying to Milan_____.

　 A. in the evening　 B. in the morning　　　　　　 C. at noon　　　 　　　　 D. tomorrow

2.Geneva City is in the _______ of Switzerland.

　 A. east 　 　　　　B. north　　　　　　 　 C. west　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. south

3.They can see Geneva City ____ of the place.

　 A. on the right side　 B. from the right window　 C. next to Milan　　 D. on the left side

4.The plane is flying ______ metres an hour at the moment.

　 A. one thousand B. ten thousand　 C. seven hundred D. seven hundred thousand

5.What’s the weather like it Milan this morning?

　 A. It’s rainy and windy.　　　　　　 　　　　　 B. It’s very good.

　 C. It’s snowing and there’s a light wind.　 　 D. It’s nice and sunny.

15. There are many patients in the doctor’s waiting room. They are waiting for the doctor______.

　 A. comes　　　　　　　　　 B. come　　　　　　　　 C. to come　　　　　　 D. coming

14. There ______ a lot of traffic in the street.

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

13. Neither Tom nor Sam ______ football.

　 A. like　　　　　　　 B. are liking　　　　　 C. is liking　　　　　　　　　 D. likes

12. She had to do it again, ______ she?

　 A. had　　　　　　　 B. hadn’t　　　　　　　 C. did　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. didn’t

11. Our city is becoming ______.

　 A. more and most beautiful.　　　　　　　　　　 B. more beautiful and more beautiful

　 C. more and more beautiful　　　　　　　　　　 D. beautiful and beautiful