Bill, a thirteen-year-old boy, thought he had grown up to be a man. But his parents told him, “You won’t be a real man until you begin to  1  helping others.”

One morning, his parents gave him some money to  2  some milk for them. Outside a shop he saw a homeless old man who looked very sick. Bill went to him and asked, “ What’s wrong with you?”

The old man answered, “I’m 3 . I haven’t had any food for two days.”

At the thought of his parents’ words, Bill said to the old man, “Let’s go to the 4 .”

When they got there, Bill asked the 5 to bring out bread and coffee to the old man. The old man finished the meal quickly. After the waiter 6 the plate and the cup, the old man said, “Sorry for giving you too much  7 . I’m fine now. I’ll   8 forget your kindness! You are a very good young man”

Bill was 9 when he heard this. Just when he wanted to pay for the meal, the waiter came. Bill and the old man learned  10  that he food was free because it was the birthday of the boss, and they were the first customer that day.

1.                A．think about      B．depend on      C．give up   D．go on

 

2.                A．lend           B．buy            C．drink D．borrow

 

3.                A．full            B．thirsty          C．hungry   D．dirty

 

4.                A．bank           B．library          C．hospital   D．restaurant

 

5.                A．waiter          B．cook           C．manager  D．boss

 

6.                A．sent out        B．got down        C．gave back D．took away

 

7.                A．excuse         B．money         C．trouble   D．difficulty

 

8.                A．never          B．always          C．usually   D．sometimes

 

9.                A．nervous        B．pleased         C．sorry D．shy

 

10.               A．surprisingly     B．angrily         C．unhappily  D．easily

 

 

Betty and Lingling are talking about the future. “What will our life     1   in the future?”

asks Betty. “I don’t know,” says Lingling. “What do you think?” “Well, no one knows, but it’s interesting    2  .” “We will   3 go to school. We  4 our lessons on the Internet.  When we have problems(难题), . The teacher will  5 us the answers on the Internet.

“Now almost everyone   6  a mobile phone ,but_  7 twenty years everyone will carry apocket computer.” “A lot of people will live and work under the sea.” “Machines will do lots of  8 _, and so people will have more   9 .” “ We will have some rice, vegetables and fruit for meals every day. We will not get any meat to eat because there will be   10 animals. “

“ Oh , our way of life in the future will change a lot.”

1.                A．be like         B．be             C．look like D．like

 

2.                A．guess          B．guessing        C．guesses   D．to guess

 

3.                A．often          B．never          C．usually   D．always

 

4.                A．will think        B．will bring        C．will learn  D．will help

 

5.                A．take           B．give            C．talk  D．drive

 

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

 

7.                A．On            B．In             C．At   D．Of

 

8.                A．job            B．work           C．works    D．working

 

9.                A．busy time       B．busy times       C．free times     D．free time

 

10.               A．few           B．many          C．much D．some

 

 

Charlie，a master carpenter(木匠)，was very well respected in his community．Everyone knew that if they wanted the best，they would call on him．Of course that meant that Charlie would never be rich．Other carpenters always told him that if he used inferior(劣质的)materials and cheap labor then he could make a lot of money．Charlie would not take their advice．
One day，John，the richest man in town came to Charlie．He said that he had just bought the best piece of land in town. He was going to Europe for 4 months and wanted Charlie to build him the best house in town．“Spare no expense and give me the best．”
Charlie thought about this and decided finally he would make some money．He did not get his usual great carpenters and fine materials from his normal suppliers．He built the house and covered up the flaws(瑕疵)．After 4 months he had spent about 50％of what he usually spends on a house．
John came back from Europe and immediately called Charlie and asked him to meet him at the house．When they met，John asked him if he had used the finest materials and spared no expense．Charlie said absolutely(绝对地)．John said that he was glad．He paid Charlie，then told him that he wanted to reward Charlie for all of his years of service to the community by giving Charlie this house．
There are many times in our lives where we let down a little bit. When you do，you never know what is going to happen．
【小题1】What is the main idea of the first paragraph?

A．Charlie was an honest and respected master carpenter．

B．Charlie was a very foolish master carpenter．

C．Charlie was a good but stubborn master carpenter．

D．Charlie was a carpenter who would never be rich．

【小题2】What does the underlined phrase “spare no expense” in the second paragraph mean?

A．to spend no money

B．to spend all the money necessary

C．to give not enough money

D．to waste no money

【小题3】From Paragraph 3 we can learn ___________________ .

A．Charlie did as the rich man told him

B．the house was well built

C．Charlie kept some of the money to himself

D．the house was only half finished after 4 months

【小题4】When Charlie heard that he would be given the house, he must have felt _______ .

A．happy

B．sorry

C．1ucky

D．satisfied

【小题5】What can we learn from the passage?

A．A good carpenter shouldn’t earn money from his labor．

B．A carpenter shouldn’t earn a rich man’s money．

C．The richest man often punished carpenters．

D．One should always be honest．

Dogs are people's friends. They will do anything their masters(主人)ask them to do and they do their duty very well.

　　 Curly is my black dog. He is big and strong. He is strong enough to carry me on his 　　 56　 . He likes running and playing with me. He likes to 　　57　 .my father around in the fields, too.

　　 One day my father took off his coat. put it on the ground　 58　 a big tree and said to Curly. “　 59　 my coat.”

　　 Curly sat down on the coat. Then my father remembered he had to　 60　 dinner for the

Family.　 61　 he went home and forgot all about his coat and dog

　　 Late in the evening I　 62　 my dog and looked for him everywhere in the yard. I called, "Curly, Curly!" But Curly did not answer.

　　 Soon my father wanted something in his coat pocket(口袋). Suddenly he remembered 　　63　 he had done. Quickly he went back to the big tree. What do you think he saw? Curly was 　 64　 sitting on the coat! He was afraid someone would take it 　　65 .

56. A. hand　　　　　 B. back　　　　　　　 C. foot　　　　　　　 D. leg

57. A. follow　　　　 B. put　　　　　　　　 C. go　　　　　　　　 D. run

58. A. for　　　 　　 B. under　　　　　　　 C. to　　　　　　　　 D. from

59. A. Look　　　　　 B. Listen　　　　　　 C. Watch　　　　　　　 D. Hear

60. A. fix　　　　　　 B. discover　　　　　 C. cook　　　　　　　 D. tell

61. A. Because　　　 B. So　　　　　　　 　C. Though　　　　　　 D. Or

62. A. hoped　　　　 B. rode　　　　　　　 C. missed　　　　　　 D. saw

63. A. that　　　　 B. what　　　　　　　 C. if　　　　　　　　 D. who

64. A. always　　　 B. often　　　　　　　 C. still　　　　　　　 D. usually

65. A. away　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　 C. down　　　　　　　 D. for

Mr. Wang is a forty—year—old man. He is a worker in a car factory. He ____ hard in the factory every day. He often thinks it’s not easy _____ money. He usually says that he didn’t study hard when he was a middle school student. And he wasn’t able to go to college, _ ___. He says if he were a student, he would study hard at school. He _____ up early in the morning . After getting up ,he would read English and Chinese. In class, he would listen to the teachers carefully and take a lot of notes. But when he was a student, he didn’t listen to his teachers carefully . Sometimes he even went out to play with his friends ______ having classes. If he were a student, he would do his homework with his friends after class. He wouldn’t copy others’ homework. He wouldn’t watch TV _____. He would try his best to learn all the subjects well.

  Mr. Zhang is our neighbor and he is blind ( 失明；盲的 ). I often talk with him after school. He can play the guitar very well. He usually says that if he could see things ______,he would do many things. He would go to Beijing and visit the Great Wall. He would go to see all the people who have ever ______ him. He wants to know ______ they look like. He would learn how to drive and get a driver’s license. He likes cars very much . ______ he hopes to drive a car !

1.A. work      B. works     C. worked     D. has worked

2.A. make      B. made     C. to make     D. for making

3.A. either      B. neither    C. too        D. also

4.A. gets       B. got       C. will get     D. would get

5.A. instead    B. more than  C. instead of   D. rather than

6.A. too much    B. much too    C. too many   D. many

7.A. clear         B. clearly      C. careful     D. carefully

8.A. help        B. to help      C. helping     D. helped

9.A. how        B. what       C. where       D. when

10.A. How       B. What       C. Why        D. When