My life suffered a lot in a summer five years ago. My father died in a car accident, leaving my mother, my two younger brothers and I alone. At that time, I was a senior high school student. After my father’s funeral (葬礼), I had no choice but to drop out of school and work in a factory.
I really wanted to return to school and wanted to go to college, but I couldn’t. I only hoped to bring up my two younger brothers. Life was not easy for me, for I can’t afford their tuition (学费) even if I worked from day to night without stopping. Without my father’s protection, I thought I was a slave (奴隶) to the fate.
Later on, something changed my life. I still remember that it was a rainy day. I put myself in the rain and walked slowly in the street.
Suddenly the rain stopped! I raised my head and found “the sky” was in fact a dark blue umbrella. Then I noticed a middle-aged man with one leg on crutch (拐杖) standing behind me. He said to me, “Why not run without an umbrella? If you didn’t run, you would get drenched.”
The man told me that he was promoter (推销员). He once dreamed of being a policeman, but an accident ruined (毁灭) his dream. Though his present job was not suitable for his legs, it was wonderful start to him. He was very happy that he didn’t lose heart and still “ran” on the road of life…
I was encouraged by the man’s words. I went to a big city and I became an assurance representative (保险代理人). After two years’ running, I did well and my family condition turned better little by little. Later I returned to school and succeeded in my entrance to university.
Life is like this. When you are in rainy days in your life, if you couldn’t find a way to prevent you from being wet, you would be overwhelmed (被制服). But if you decide to get rid of it, you’ll discover that the rainy days last not so long as you imagine.
【小题1】What happened to the writer at the beginning of the story? 

用所给单词的适当形式填空。

1．It           （rainy） a lot last summer．

2．Do you want to be a           （report）of CCTV?

3．I enjoy nice           （word） about my looks．

4．          （child） often go to the museum on weekends．

5．Please speak           （loud）, I can’t hear you．

Ⅰ．听对话，选择与对话内容相符的图片．

1．________　　2．________　　3．________　　4．________

Ⅱ．听短文，判断正误．

5．Our school team beat Greenport team 3-2.

(　　)

6．The football match was held on the playground of Greenport School.

(　　)

7．Greenport School beat us 3-1 last month.

(　　)

8．In the first half of the game, Greenport School team was leading by two goals.

(　　)

9．Ben, the captain of Greenport School team, slipped and injured his right leg.

(　　)

10．Our school team became hopeful after Greenport made some careless mistakes.

(　　)

11．Lu Lilu shot a ball into the net and finally brought the score to three goals to two.

(　　)

12．Our school team played very well and this is the third game it has won.

(　　)

Ⅲ．请听John与Lu Lilu的聊天．先将听到的信息填入表格，再选择正确的答案．

13．John likes ________ best, but ________ is Lu Lilu's favorite season.

[　　]

A．spring, spring

B．autumn, spring

C．spring, autumn

14．It is often ________ in summer in London.

[　　]

A．rainy　　B．windy　　C．cold

15．In the dialogue it is ________ now in Beijing.

[　　]

A．summer　　B．winter　　C．autumn

16．This spring Lu Lilu went to plant trees with ________.

[　　]

A．his classmates　　B．his parents　　C．John

17．John is going to ________ next weekend.

[　　]

A．water the trees

B．plant trees

C．see Lu Lilu

Ⅳ．听对话，选择正确的答案．

18．The man want to travel in ________.

[　　]

A．Hong Kong　　B．England　　C．America

19．The girl ________ if the dollar is used there.

[　　]

A．doesn't know　　B．is not sure　　C．is sure

20．The man doesn't ask the question about ________ there.

[　　]

A．the currency　　B．the language　　C．the weather

21．The man thought he was speaking to ________.

[　　]

A．a travel agent　　B．a nurse　　C．a doctor

22．From the dialogue we know that the girl knows ________ about the place the man will visit.

[　　]

A．a lot　　B．everything　　C．little