8.-Is Beckham a ______(巴西的) soccer player?-No, he is British

7. English help me _________(交流) with foreigners much better.

5．Last night I cried because I failed the English test. Luckily it was just a d_______.

． 6. I don’t like this restaurant. Let’s go s_______ more comfortable.

4. Chophin was one of the most famous p_______in the world.

3. Yuan Longping got a lot of a_____________(成就) in science.

2. Karl Barks is a t________ cartoonist; His cartoons are popular.

1. I have booked a s_______ and two double rooms in this hotel.

(B)

　 Many people have to work on the weekend. Some people do not mind. Other people think it is terrible. One man thinks working on the weekend can be dangerous. He is Graham Coates. Mr. Coates worked in an office in Brighton, England. On Saturday, May 24, 1986, he went to the office to do some work. When he got in the elevator (电梯) to go home, it stopped between the floors. Mr. Coates could not get out of the elevator. He was trapped! He started to shout, but no one heard him. Then Mr. Coates remembered that it was a holiday in England. No one was going to work until Tuesday! He had to wait until one of his coworkers came to work and found him. Early on Tuesday morning, the vice president of the company came into work and found the elevator was not working. When the elevator was opened, Mr. Coates came out cold, weak, and tired. He had been in the elevator for six-two hours. Now, Mr. Coates says, “I only use elevators if they have telephones in them.”

51. Why could Mr. Coates not get out of the elevator?

　 A. It was broken (坏了).　　　　　　　　 B. It was in an office.

　 C. It was the weekend.　　　　　　　　　　 D. It was a holiday.

52. What is NOT a reason why Mr. Coates spent so long in the elevator?

　 A. It was a three-day weekend.　　　　 B. The elevator was stuck between the two flowers.

　C. He had no food or drink.　　　　　　 D. There was no telephone in the elevator.

53. How long was he in the elevator?

　 A. twenty-four hours　　　　　　　　　　　 B. from Saturday to Monday

　 C. more than sixty hours　　　　　　　　　 D. from Tuesday to Saturday

54. How could Mr. Coates get out of the elevator?

　 A. He telephoned his coworkers.　 B. The elevator started again.

　 C. The vice president discovered (发现) the elevator wasn’t working.

　 D. His coworkers found him when they came back to work on Monday.

55. What is the best title for this story?

　 A. An Interesting Elevator　　　　　　　 B. A Busy Weekend

　 C. Elevator Safety　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Trapped in an Elevator

Ⅳ 单词拼写。(10%)

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (A)

根据短文判断正误。(正确为A ; 错误为 B)

46. Joe sent an email on August, 11^th. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　(　 　　)

47. Not all the students in Toby’s class knew what they wanted to be in the future. 　(　　 　　)

48. Although Miss Liu was nice, her classes were never fun.　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 (　　　 　　 )

49. This year Toby was a lot taller than before.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 (　　　 　　 )

50. Helen worked for the newspaper.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (　　 　　 )