_______ Switzerland is very small, ________ it is the land of watch and it is very rich．

A． Though; but         B． Because; so          C． Because; /            D． Though; /

________, you will succeed in the singing competition．

A． Hurry up        B． Take it easy        C． Look out        D． Be careful

— Tommy, do you know if Frank ________ to the zoo this Sunday if it ________?

— Sorry, I have no idea．

A．will go; is fine                              B．goes; is fine

C．will go; is going to be fine                  D．goes; will be fine

— Could you tell me _______? I must find him．

— Sorry．I don’t know．But he was here just now．

A．where Tom was                              B．where has Tom gone

C．where Tom is                           D．where can I find Tom

Mr. Green works in an office in Chicago．  1  Saturday, he went to the office to do some work．When he got on the elevator, it stopped between the  2  ．Mr. Green could not get out of the elevator．He started to  3  , but no one  4  him．Then Mr. Green remembered that it was a holiday in America． No one was going to come to work  5  Tuesday．

There was  6  for him to do． He had to wait．With nothing to eat  7  drink, Mr. Green slept for most of the time．Early Tuesday morning, his  8  came to work and found the elevator was not working．When the elevator was  9  , Mr. Green came out．He was cold, weak, and tired．He had been in the elevator for about sixty-four  10  ! Now Mr. Green says, “I will only use elevators if they have a telephone in them．”

1． A． On                          B． One                 C． All                          D． None

2． A． buildings            B． rooms               C． steps                        D． floors

3． A． speak                B． say                 C． shout                D． laugh

4． A． saw                 B． heard              C． came                D． talked

5． A． until                  B． on                  C． by                    D． since

6． A． something           B． nothing              C． everything           D． anything

7． A． and                  B． for                  C． or                    D． but

8． A． wife                 B． teachers             C． parents               D． workmates

9． A． closed               B． opened               C． clean                 D． empty

10． A． hours              B． days                  C． minutes              D． weeks

Americans are very direct people．When they want something they say “yes” and when they don’t they say “no”． If they want something different from what is given, they ask for it． Here’s an example．I arrive at someone’s house and he gives me wine, I don’t want wine． Maybe I don’t like it or maybe I just don’t want it．I will say “No, thanks．” If everyone around me is drinking something, I would ask for something else, “No, thanks．But I’ll take a bit of tea if you have some．” If I really want wine, I just say, “Yes, thank you．” Unless they happen to know the Chinese customs, westerners will not ask you again and again after you have said you don’t want it．

1． If Americans want something, they would say “________”．

A． Yes, thank you．                           B． No, thanks．

C． No, I’m sorry．                            D． Yes, why not．

2． When Americans do not want what is given, they would say “_______”．

A． No, I don’t．                               B． No, thanks．

C． Yes, thank you．                                 D． No, I’m sorry．

3． In this passage, “westerners” means____．

      A． the people who live in the west of their country   

B． the visitors who go to the Western countries

      C． the people who live in the Western countries

D． the people who know the customs of the West

4． The Chinese people might____if you don’t want something given．

       A． be glad                                        B． say “thank you”

      C． get angry                                     D． ask you again to take it

5． From this passage we know that____．

      A． the Chinese people are direct            B． the Chinese customs are better

      C． the westerners are more polite           D． different countries have different customs

You may know the word “astronaut”．But do you know the word “taikonaut”? It means “Chinese astronaut” in English．It comes from the Chinese pinyin “taikong” and the English word “astronaut”．In 1998, a Malaysian Chinese scientist used the word for the first time．Since then, because of the fast development of China’s space industry（工业）, more and more people all over the world have known the word．In September, 2008, taikonauts caught many people’s eyes again．

The Shenzhou-7 spacecraft（宇宙飞船）that carried three taikonauts took off from China’s Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on September 25th．It’s the third time for China to send people into space．During the flight in space, some tasks were completed and the 20-minute spacewalk was the most exciting one．With the help of his two teammates Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng, Chinese taikonaut Zhai Zhigang completed China’s first spacewalk．China has become the third country to finish such an outer space activity following Russia and the U．S．A．All the Chinese people are proud of our country．

1． What does “taikonaut” mean in English?

A． Chinese astronaut．                      B． Chinese scientist．

C． Chinese center．                            D． Chinese space industry．

2． Who completed China’s first spacewalk?

      A． Jing Haipeng．                          B． Liu Boming.

C． Zhai Zhigang．                                 D． Yang Liwei．

3． Which countries have finished such an outer space activity?

A． Russia and the U．S．A．             B． Russia and China．

C． China and the U．S．A．               D． Russia, the U．S．A． and China．

4． Which sentence is NOT true according to the passage?

      A． It’s the third time for China to send people into space．

      B． Russia and the U．S．A． have already finished outer space activity．

C． The Shenzhou-7 spacecraft was sent into space on September 25th, 2008．

D． Zhai Zhigang completed 20-minute spacewalk without the help of his two teammates．

5． The best title of this passage is _________．

      A． The Shenzhou-7 Spacecraft

B． Chinese Taikonaut’s First Spacewalk

      C． How the Word “taikonaunt” Comes from

      D． The Fast Development of China’s Space Industry

When you are learning English, listening, speaking and writing are important, but reading can also be very helpful．When you read, you can not only learn some new words, but also you can learn how to use these English words．When you read, it gives you a good example for writing．

Good reading tips．

Try to read at the right level（水平）．Read something that you can （more or less） understand．If you need to stop every three words to use a dictionary, it is not interesting．

Try to increase the number of your new words．If there are four or five new words on a page, write them in your notebook．But you don’t have to write them while you read．Instead, try to guess their meaning as you read： mark them with a pen．Then come back when you have finished reading to look them up in a dictionary and write them in your own vocabulary book．Then try to remember them．

Try to read regularly．For example, read for a short time once a day．Fifteen minutes every day is better than two hours every Sunday．Fix（固定）a time to read and keep to it．You could read for fifteen minutes when you go to bed, or when you get up or at lunchtime．

Read what interests you．Choose a book or a magazine about a subject that you like, because you are going to spend time and money reading it．So, choose an interesting book．You can also read newspapers．There are many English newspapers in China．For example, 21st Century Teens．It is easy enough for you to understand it．There is something interesting in it．

1． According to the passage, how many reading tips does the writer give us?

A． Three．            B． Four．              C． Five．              D． Six．

2． Which of the following sentences is right?

A． Reading a lot can help you write better．

B． When you read, you can only learn some new words．

C． It is interesting for you to stop every three words to use a dictionary．

D． Try to read something that you can’t understand to make your English better．

3． If you meet a few new words on a page while reading, ________．

      A． give up reading                             B． guess the meaning at first

C． write them down at once                 D． look them up in a dictionary at once

4． To make your reading better, _________．

A． it’s enough for you to read 21st Century Teens

B． only read a magazine about a subject that you like

C． you should read something that you like for a short time once a day at least

D． reading English for two hours every Sunday is much better than for a short time once a day

5． The passage is mainly about _________．

A． what to read                                        B． reading is very helpful

C． when to read                                        D． how to make reading better

根据句子意思,在空格中填写适当的单词,使句子完整、正确。

1．Mary was born in 1994．So she is _________ years old now．

2．Yao Ming is one of the most famous _________ players in NBA．

3．There are twelve ________ in a year．

4．I hope my dream of university will come _________ soon．

5．No one taught him English． He learnt it by _________．

6．The heavy earthquake _________ in Wenchuan on May 12th last year．

7．Would you mind __________the window? It’s raining outside．

8．It’s ___________ for the teenagers to swim in the river in summer．

根据各小题A句的意思完成B句,使两句的意思基本相同。每空限填一个单词。

1．A： The lazy boy usually doesn’t go to school on time．

B： The lazy boy is usually ________ ________school．

2．A： I find that it is hard to get along well with all my classmates．

B： I find _________ _________ to get along well with all my classmates．

3．A： This question is difficult enough for me to answer in such a short time．

B： This question is ________ difficult ________ I can’t answer it in such a short time．

4．A： Mike is 17 years old and Kate is 15 years old．

B： Kate is two years ________ _________ Mike．

5．A： Xiaogan has changed a lot in the past few years．

B： Great changes have _________ _________ in Xiaogan in the past few years．

6．A： Mr. Smith came to China six years ago．

B： Mr. Smith _________  ________ in China for six years．