28、Do you know about Deng Yaping, Wang Nan, Ma Lin well? Yes, they are famous Chinese Ping-Pong players. Ping-Pong is a very popular sport game in China. People of different ages like playing it. Li Bo is my best friend, his favorite sport is Ping-Pong, But I like baseball best. He knows about many famous Ping-Pong players, but he doesn’t know about any famous baseball stars.

Baseball is one of the most popular sports in the USA．Children like playing it very much. They often play baseball in fields or parks. Each team has nine players. The baseball season usually goes from April to September. During that time, there are many baseball matches on TV. Many people will watch them. At the end of the game season, the two top teams play against each other. The winner comes from the greatest team.

So many people love sports in different ways now. They play sports themselves, they watch the games on TV, or they may have sports collections. Sports are an important part of our life. Doing sports is good for our health. Playing ball games can also bring us great pleasure.

Do you like sport? Do you like playing sports? If not, come on, choose one to do from now on. You’ll be happier than before.

1．What sport is very popular in China?

A．Tennis.                                 B．Baseball.                        C．Ping-Pong.

2．Who likes baseball best?

A．Wang Nan.                            B．The writer.                     C．Ma Lin.

3．Where do the children often play baseball?

A．On playgrounds.                    B．In school.                      C．In fields or parks.

4．How many players are there in each baseball team?

A．Nine.                                    B．Two.                             C．Eleven.

5．Playing ball games can       .

A．give us pain                           B．make us happy               C．make us sad

27、Once, there was a man whose name was Tom. He loved his wife very much. A special day was coming. It was his wife’s birthday. Tom decided to buy something for her.

The next day he went home and said to his wife, “I bought something for you.” “Thank you!” said his wife happily. “What have you bought for me?” “I’ve bought a gold ring. Here it is.” He took it out for his wife to see. Carelessly, he dropped it onto the ground He began to look for it on the ground, but it was dark in the house and he could not see anything. Then he went out and began to look for it in the street.

He looked and looked. After a while, a friend came along. “What’s the matter with you?” asked his friend “I am looking for my ring. It was for my wife. But I lost it just now.” said the poor man. “Where did you lose it?” “I lost it in my house.” “You lost your ring in your house, but you are looking for it in the street. How foolish you are!” “Ah,” said the man, “But it is dark in my house. I will never find it there. Anyhow, here in the street, it is much brighter, I can see everything more clearly.”

My dear friend, do you think Tom could find his gold ring in the street?

1．Whom did Tom buy a ring for?

A．His son.                         B．His mother.                    C．His wife.

2．Where did Tom lose his ring?

A．In the street.                  B．In his house.                  C．At his friend’s house.

3．The man looked for the ring in the street because       .

A．he lost it in the street 

B．it was much brighter

C．his friend came up

4．The friend thought the man was       .

A．foolish                           B．clever                            C．good

26、If you go out, you can find cars here and there. Bad smoke from a car can get into the air. This bad smoke is called pollution.

Pollution turns the air a gray color. It is very dirty. It also makes the air around us get worse and worse. It is not good for our health.

To keep pollution down, the States test cars every two years. This test checks to make sure the cars do not pollute the air. If a car doesn’t pass the test, the owner can’t drive it the next year.

Some car owners drive their cars even though they can’t pass the test. It is also very bad for the air.

People want to find a way to get these cars off the road. So a state program was started. Now it seems to be helping. In the state program, the States buy cars that can’t pass the test or will help pay for repairs. This program has been helping people buy better cars or fix their old ones. And the air is becoming better and better.

The state program that takes pollution cars off the road has just finished its first year, and people say it has been successful. For the past year, the state program has been buying cars that can’t pass the test, and the cars bought by the States through the program are put out of use.

1．        is called pollution.

       A．The car                                              B．A gray color

C．The smoke from cars                           D．The test

2．The cars are tested every two years to make sure       .

       A．people can visit the old cars                  B．the owners don’t drive any more

       C．the owners can buy new cars               D．they don’t pollute the air

3．In order to       , the States buy cars that can’t pass the test or will help pay for repairs.

A．get money from car owners                  B．cut down the pollution

       C．make the air around us worse               D．sell more new cars

25、Bill was fourteen years old. He had a part-time job which made him get up at five. He was a newspaper boy. Though it was hard work, he enjoyed it a lot.

Each morning, Bill left his house at five fifteen to go to the corner. The newspapers had been sent to the corner by a truck at midnight. He always rode a bike to carry them.

In winter it was still dark when he got up, but during the rest of the year it was bright. Bill had to send the newspapers to the houses of people in all kinds of weather. He tried to put each paper in the box where it would be kept safe from wind and rain or snow. His customers are in different places. Since many of them worked during the day, Bill had to get the money at night. Sometimes Bill’s customers gave him some more money for his good work. When Bill was ill, his elder brother had to send the newspapers. Once, Bill’s father had to help him.

Bill had 70 customers, but he hoped to get more soon. Some day, if he got many more customers, perhaps Bill could win a prize for being a very good newspaper boy, he would win a visit to Europe, but his wish is that he could win a new bike.

1．when Bill was ill, his ______ usually helped send the newspapers.

A．younger brother                                   B．customers

C．father                                                        D．elder brother.

2．Bill’s customers gave him some more money for his ______.

A．little work                                           B．getting up so early every day

C．good service                                       D．collecting money at night

3．If he worked very well, he might ______.

A．have a chance to visit Europe                B．have more newspapers

C．have chance to visit a few countries             D．have a travel in Europe and a new bike

24、John was seven. He lived with his grandparents in the countryside before he came to our class because his parents had to work in the city. They also had no time to take care of him. So he was a new student in our class. And he knew nothing about the things that happened in big cities. Now he was standing in the front of the classroom because Mr. Smith, the teacher, was asking John a lot of questions. But John couldn't answer any of them. Mr. Smith then decided to ask him some easier questions so that he could answer a few.

“What was Thomas Edison?” he asked.

John thought for some time and then answered in a very low voice, “A singer from America.”

“No. Thomas Edison was a great American inventor,” Mr. Smith said. He was getting a little angry now because everyone knows the great man, but he was trying not to let his students see that. Then he asked again. “Who was the first president （总统）of the United States?”

John thought for a long time, but said nothing. Mr. Smith shouted, “George Washington! ” John turned back and began to walk to his seat sadly.

“Come back!” Mr. Smith shouted. “I didn’t tell you to go back!”

“I’m sorry,” John said. “I thought you were calling the next student.”

1．John lived with grandparents because         .

       A．his parents were busy working in the city      B．he had no school to go to

       C．he loved the class                           D．he didn’t study hard

2．Thomas Edison was         .

       A．a singer                  B．a doctor           C．an inventor             D．the president

3．Why did John answer in a low voice?

       A．He knew the question well.                   B．The question was easy.

       C．He wasn't sure about his answer.           D．He didn’t want to answer.

4．How many right answers did John give?

A．One.                     B．Two.               C．Three.                D．None.

22、根据对话内容和所给的首字母, 在每个空缺处填入一个适当的词,使整段对话意思完整。

A: Who is your best friend, Ma Li?

B: Cathy.

A: W  1   is she a good friend?

B: Because she likes to do the s  2   things as I do. She is popular, too.

And she is good at s  3  .

A: Are you g  4   at sports, too?

B: Well, I like sports, but Cathy is m  5   athletic than me. I’d say we are both pretty outgoing.

A: What else do you like about Cathy?

B: She is funnier t  6   I am, and she is wilder. I’m a l  7   quieter.

A: How about you, Tim? Who is your b  8   friend?

B: My best friend is Lana.

C: What do you like a  9   her?

B: Well, she is a good listener, and she can k  10   secrets- that’s important to me.

C: Is she a lot like you?

B: Some people say that we l  11   the same. We’re both tall, and we both have a long curly hair. But Lana is m  12   quieter than me, and she is also smarter. I’m more outgoing.

21、Hurry up! They are waiting for         .

A．we                  B．us                   C．our

20、The boy isn’t         to dress himself.

A．old enough                     B．enough old                 C．old

19、It was great! I         many old friends at the party.

A．meet                B．met                 C．am meeting