23、用所给动词的适当形式填空．

    Dear Gina,

    Thank for   1   (tell) me your problem．You say you   2   (have)some problems in learning English．Don’t worry．Let me   3   (give)you some advice．

    If you want    4   (improve)your listening ability，you’d better   5   (listen)to the tape and radio programmes in English，videos or films．I think they’re helpful．As for your spoken English，you say you   6    (keep)reading in the past．I think it's very good，please go on．When you   7    (meet)an English man，you may go up and    8   (have) a talk with him．I’m sure the more you practice listening and   9   (speak)，the better you’ll do in them．If you    10   (work)hard，you will be good at it．I hope you’ll make great progress in your English study．

    Good luck！

21、Most American families are smaller than the families in other countries．Most American families have one or two parents and one or two children each．

    Children in the US will leave their parents’ home when they grow up．They usually live far from their parents because they want to find good jobs．They often write to their parents or telephone them，And they often go to visit their parents on holiday．

    Parents usually let their children choose their own jobs．Americans think it important for young people to decide on their lives by themselves．

    Children are asked to do some work around their house．And in many families，children are paid for doing some housework so that they learn how to make money for their own use．

1．The size of most American families is ______ that of other countries．

   A．larger than     B．smaller than          C．as big as          D．as small as

2．When children grow up，they leave their parents’ home to______．

   A．get married     B．be free                C．find good jobs    D．study

3．They visit their parents ______．

   A．on weekdays    B．on weekends       C．at any time       D．on holiday

4．Which of the following statements is WRONG?

   A．Children have the freedom to choose their own job．

   B．Parents don’t ask their children to do the housework．

   C．Parents think it important for children to make their own decision．

   D．When children grow up，they usually live far away from their home．

5．Some parents pay their children for doing housework because ______．

   A．children can learn how to make money for themselves

   B．their children required them to do so

   C．they are rich

   D．it is required by law

20、Once there was an old man in a town．He always forgot a lot of things．So his wife always had to say to him：“Don’t forget this!”

    One day he went on a long trip alone．Before he left home，his wife said，“Now you have all these things．They are what you need for your trip．Take care of your things during the trip．”He went to the station，bought a ticket and got on the train with it．

    About half an hour later，the conductor began to see the tickets．He came to the old man and said，“Will you please show me your ticket?”The old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets，but he could not find it．He was very worried．“I can’t find my ticket．I really bought a ticket before I got on the train．”said the old man．

    “I believe you bought a ticket．All right，you don’t have to buy another one，”said the conductor kindly．“But how can I know where I’m going? I can’t remember my station！”the old man said sadly．

1．The old man in the story was very ________．

   A．kind        B．poor        C．forgetful        D．sad

2．Where is the ticket? ______

   A．The old man forgot to buy it．         

B．The old man could not remember where it was．

   C．The old man showed it to the conductor． 

D．The old man’s wife took the ticket away

3．The old man bought the ticket ______ he got on the train．

   A．after            B．before       C．as            D．when

4．The conductor _______ the old man．

   A．didn’t believe    B．laughed at    C．believed       D．felt sorry for

5．The old man was sad because _______．

   A．he had to buy another ticket．       

B．he lost all the things his wife gave him

   C．he did not know where he was． 

D．he did not know where he should get off．

19、Easter(复活节)is one of the two major(主要的)Christian(基督教的)festivals．Easter celebrates(庆祝)the death(死亡)and resurrection(复活)of Jesus Christ(耶酥基督)and Christmas celebrates his birth(出生)．It’s not as big a festival as Christmas．It starts usually in late March or early April and the Easter holiday is Friday，Saturday，Sunday and Monday．It's quite a long holiday for everybody．

    The main(主要的)symbol(象征物)of Easter is the Easter egg．Children like Easter eggs because they are made of chocolate．Eggs are a symbol of new life．

    Easter is also a time for families to get together like Christmas．Many people see Easter as a nice long holiday and they have a good time with their families and friends．

1．People love Easter because _______．

  A．it’s a long holiday                              B．it’s the birthday of Jesus Christ

  C．they can have real eggs on that day         D．everybody believes in Jesus Christ

2．From the passage above，which sentence is wrong?

  A．Easter is one of the most important festivals in western countries．

  B．Easter is a day that everybody gets his resurrection．

  C．Easter is a religious(宗教)festival．

  D．Most people love Easter．

3．People begin to celebrate Easter in _______．

  A．mid-April or late April                B．mid-March or late March

  C．late March or early April             D．early March or mid-March

4．Easter eggs are _______．

  A．covered by chocolate(用巧克力包着的)        B．chocolate eggs

  C．a symbol of death                                      D．not food

5．From the passage above，we can know that_______．

A．Jesus Christ died on Christmas Day   

B．Jesus Christ was born on Christmas Day

  C．Jesus Christ was born on Easter

  D．Jesus Christ died and got his resurrection on Christmas Day

17、During the summer of 2007，Betty spent two weeks ______ some famous novels for children．

A．read         B．reading             C．to read             D．on reading

16、Lucy liked the cat very much，so she asked her mother ______．

A．buy her it      B．buy it her       C．to buying it    D．to buy it for her