A young man was going to finish school. For a long time he was looking forward to getting a beautiful sports car. He knew his father could well afford it, so he told him all he wanted.
Then on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his study. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. To his surprise, the young man opened the box and found a lovely Bible（圣经）with his name on it. Angrily, he said to his father “With all your money you give me a Bible?” He then rushed out of the house, leaving the Bible.
Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and a wonderful family. He thought he should go to see his father. He had not seen him since that graduation day. Before he could make arrangements（安排）, he received a phone telling him his father had passed away. He had to come home immediately and take care of the things that his father left him.
When he began to search through his father's important papers, he saw the still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago. He opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. As he was reading, a car key with a tag（标牌） dropped from the back of the Bible. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the words “PAID IN FULL”. Sadness and regret filled his heart.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
【小题1】What did the young man want to get from his father?
A. A sports car.       B. A beautiful bike.       C. A lovely Bible.
【小题2】From the passage, we know the young man’s father was ________.
A. poor            B. rich                C. careless
【小题3】The young man was angry with his father because _______.
A. he thought he only got a Bible      
B. he had to stay in his study
C. his father couldn't afford a car
【小题4】The young man knew about his father’s death when _________.
A. someone wrote to him           
B. someone telephoned him   
C. he went back home
【小题5】The words “PAID IN FULL” may mean _________ in Chinese.
A. 分期付款　　　　 B. 全款付清　　　　    C. 抵押付款

Every child has his own dream. Every child hopes to be an adult.  36 , is it really like what they imagine? As a boy  37 lives in modern times and in a modern city, I feel  38 
pressure (压力) on me with the city’s development. Although we  39 worry about money, we still have some  40 problems, such as competition among classmates and expectation (期望) from parents. These experiences are very  41 to our future. But  42 , they really give me a lot of pressure. I still clearly  43 the happiness of my childhood.  44 , we had to face the fact with time passing by. We began to  45 this invisible (无形的) pressure come upon us. We get up before sunrise and  46 after sunset. We work and study  47 an adult, even harder.
  48 we do is in order to get an excellent  49 . Growing up is very boring, but we  50 try to find happiness while growing up. I think friendship among our friends, the support from our parents and the encouragement from our teachers can help us. Why not enjoy the pleasure of growing up and its delicious taste?
【小题1】 A. However           B. And             C. So
【小题2】 A. which             B. who             C. whom
【小题3】 A. less              B. fewer               C. greater
【小题4】 A. always            B. often           C. seldom
【小题5】 A. other             B. another         C. others
【小题6】 A. helpful           B. happy           C. bad
【小题7】 A. at first              B. for example     C. in fact
【小题8】 A. think             B. remember        C. forget
【小题9】 A. Luckily           B. Unluckily       C. Impossibly
【小题10】A. see            B. touch               C. feel
【小题11】 A. come out      B. come down       C. come back
【小题12】 A. as            B. like            C. alike
【小题13】A. What               B. That            C. How
【小题14】 A. progress          B. mark            C. success
【小题15】A. should         B. shouldn’t       C. mustn’t

A taxi hit a truck. A policeman spoke to the taxi driver and to the truck driver. He also spoke to Tom. He was a witness . This is what they said.
TRUCK DRIVER: I was driving from the airport to Newton. A car crossed the road, so I slowed down. I did not stop. A taxi hit the back of my truck. Nobody was badly hurt but both cars were damaged.
TAXI DRIVER: I was driving behind a truck a few kilometers from Newton. The truck stopped suddenly. The driver did not give me a warning. I was driving very slowly. I could not pass the truck because there were two cars coming near from Newton. My taxi hit the truck, and some glass cut my left hand.
TOM: I was watching the traffic about a kilometer from the airport. A truck was going to Newton. It was not going very quickly. There was a taxi about two hundred meters behind the truck. It was going fast. When the truck slowed down, the taxi hit it. The taxi driver was not looking at the truck. He was looking out of the window at something. My friend saw the accident, too.
Tom's friend spoke to the policeman and agreed with Tom.
【小题1】How many people are mentioned in the story?

“I can’t believe what I’m hearing!” I thought to myself. Jeff was the last candidate (候选人)for president of Student Council. My best friend Tony came to me and said, “I’m sorry, Mike. I really thought you should be  1 .”

Later that day, I happened to pass Jeff in the dining room. I offered him a   2 “Congratulations” and walked to my usual table. To my surprise, Jeff put his plate beside mine.

“I’m, er…I’m just wondering if you would …consider coming to work on my team,” he said  3 . “You are really smart, and you would be a great manager.”

“I don’t think so,” I replied, feeling unsure.

“Well, if you change your mind, we are meeting tomorrow,” he said before moving to another table.

All that night, I thought about the offer from Jeff. Maybe being a part of the election process(选举过程) would give me a   4  to make important changes at our school. I decided to join them.

My first goal was to   5  an attractive advertisement. Within a few days, we designed a poster with Jeff’s pictures showing him in a number of activities. No one could walk through any hallway  6  passing Jeff’s smiling face.

My next step was to   7  which new activities students would like to have at our school. Many of them wanted a chess club and a volleyball team.

With the information I had collected, Jeff met with the headmaster. The headmaster   8 to add these activities to our school program.

An eighth grader said, “It’ll be like attending a new school with Jeff as president.”

Hearing these words made my heart filled with   9 . I had wanted to become president of Student Council to make a difference. I achieved that and more by working as a member of Jeff’s team. He became the most popular candidate and I was large part of his   10 . The fact that it has made a difference in other people’s lives is the real prize. What a great feeling!

1.                A．heard          B．chosen         C．invited   D．followed

2.                A．polite          B．loud           C．warm D．cheerful

3.                A．proudly         B．quickly         C．nervously D．regretfully

4.                A．suggestion      B．chance         C．message  D．change

5.                A．print           B．invent          C．create    D．send

6.                A．with           B．by             C．through  D．without

7.                A．carry out       B．try out          C．work out  D．find out

8.                A．agreed         B．wanted         C．expected D．asked

9.                A．pride          B．surprise        C．patience  D．hope

10.               A．luck           B．spirit           C．life   D．success