As soon as he finished his homework, Eric jumped onto his cicycle and rode off in the direction of the beach. While he was ___16__ along, he thought about the whales.

　　 He hoped he would see them again today. After he got to the beach, Eric ___17__ his bicycle behind a bush so that no one could see it from the road. Then he ran down onto the sand. __18___ it was only in the afternoon, the sky was already growing dark. Eric frowned(皱眉). If it __19___ he wouldn’t be able to see the whales because they would stay in deeper water. He hurried along the beach ___20__ the rocks. They were the best place to watch the whales from because of their __21___. Before Eric reached the rocks he felt a drop of water no his head.” Oh no!” he thought. “Now the whales will stay in the deep water and I won’t be able to __22___ them!” But just then he saw a large shape on the beach. It was a young whale! The whale had come too close to the shore (海岸) and got stuck(搁浅) on the ___23__! At first the whale didn’t move at all and Eric thought it was __24___. Then he saw its tail move weakly. Eric turned and ran through the rain as he could get back to his bicycle. He had to get ___25__! Unless they got the whale back in the water soon, it would die Eric couldn’t let that happen.

16.(　　 ) A . riding　　 　　　B. running　　　 C. getting

　(　　 ) 17. A. sent　　　　 　　B. hid　　　 　　C. took

　(　　 ) 18. A. As　　　　 　　B. Since　　　　 C. Although

　(　　 ) 19. A. shone　　　　 　　B. snowed　　　 C. rained

　(　　 ) 20. A. into　　　　　 　B. off　　　　　 　C. to

　(　　 ) 21. A. length　　　　　 　B. size　　　　 C. shape

　(　　 ) 22. A. watch　　　　　 B. kill　　　　 　C. catch

　(　　 ) 23. A. soil　　　　　　 B. beach　　　　 C. grass

　(　　 ) 24. A. dead　　　　　 　B. pretty　　　　 C. lovely

　(　　 ) 25. A. care　　　　　　 B. water　　　　 C. help

15. Which stress of the following words is different from the others?

　A. oxen　　　　　　　 B. tissue　　　　　　　 C. untie

14. If you just moved to a new school, you should _____.

　 (1) be worried about making new friends

　 (2) introduce yourself and smile to students you meet at school

　 (3) feel nervous and be shy to talk with your classrooms

　 (4) become used to the new environment quickly

A.(1) (2)(3)　　　　 B. (2)(4)(5)　　　 C. (1)(3)(4)

13. – Kate, I can _____ English alphabet in 10 seconds.

　　 -- Great ! It’s wonderful for an English beginner.

　A. tell　　　　 B. speak　　　　 C. say

12. – Tom, can your dog do _____?

　 -- Yes, it can jump _____ our bed _____ the window.

　A. amazing anything, from, to

B. anything amazing, from, to

C. everything amazing, to, from