__________ my brother __________ I am going to the basketball game tonight because we both love basketball a lot .

A. Both , and B. Neither , nor

C. Either , or D. Not only , but also

---Do you know if we __________a picric next month?

---I'm not sure. But if it __________ raining, maybe we will.

A. will have, will stop B. have, will stop

C. will have, stops D. have, stops

As time goes by, the number of foreign students in our school_____________ growing fast. A small number of the exchange students __________from Korea.

A. is, comes B. are, come

C. are, comes D. is, come

The boy is ________ see the teacher because he ________ a mistake.

A．afraid of; has B．afraid to; has made

C．afraid to; make D．afraid of; made

They found very difficult to learn Japanese well.

A. that B. this C. myself D. it

______our teacher is ill, ______ he still comes to our class to teach us.

A. Though; but B. Though; /

C. Although; but D. But though

Judy used to be ____． Now she’s very shy．

A．quiet B．outgoing C．smart D．on

—__ _ do you study English?

—By making flashcards．

A．Why B．How C．What D．When

One day a red rose blossomed (开花) in a forest. A pine tree(松树) not far away said, “You’re so beautiful! I wish I could be lovely like you. ”

The rose said, “I am the most beautiful plant in the forest.” Then the rose looked at a cactus(仙人掌) and said, “Look at that ugly plant. It is full of thorns (刺)!”Sometimes, the red rose would look at the cactus and say, “This plant is useless. I’m sorry I am his neighbor. ”

Summer came and the plants and animals needed water, but no rain fell. One day the rose saw some birds stick their beaks(鸟喙) into the cactus and then fly away. The red rose asked what the birds were doing. The pine tree explained that the birds got water from the cactus. The pine tree told the red rose, “You can also drink from it. The birds can bring water to you if you ask the cactus for help. ”

The red rose felt ashamed, but she still asked the cactus for help. The cactus agreed kindly and the birds filled their beaks with water for the rose’s roots. Later on, the rose never gave her opinion about anyone by look again.

1.What did the rose think of the cactus at the beginning of the story?

A. He was beautiful and lovely.

B. He was ugly and useless.

C. He was kind and helpful.

D. He was unfriendly and ugly.

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?

A. There was no rain when summer came.

B. The pine tree could get water from the cactus.

C. The birds stuck their beaks into the pine tree.

D. The rose could bring water to the pine’s roots.

3.The underlined word “ashamed” means “______” in Chinese.

A. 骄傲的 B. 忧虑的 C. 高兴的 D. 羞愧的

4.From the passage, we know that ______.

A. the pine tree was awful

B. the cactus was helpful

C. the birds were more beautiful

D. the rose couldn’t get water in the end

5.What does the writer want to tell us?

A. Look is not everything.

B. Be careful of what you say to others.

C. The red rose is more beautiful than the cactus.

D. Don’t feel bad about having an ugly neighbor.

短文填空。（一空一词）

One evening, three old men came to a house and knocked at the door .The woman in the house 1. the door and said. “I don’t think I know you, but you must be hungry. Please come in and have __2._ to eat” “We do not go into a house together .”they replied .“Why is that ?” She wanted to know.

One of men explained ,“His 3. is Wealth(财富) .” He pointed to one of his friends.

Then he pointed to another and said ,“He is Success ,and I am Love .You have to pick one of us .”

The woman told the family 4. had happened .Her husband said.“Why don’t we invite Wealth? Our house will be filled with money! But the woman wanted to have Success. Their daughter was listening _5.__one corner of the house. She jumped in with her own suggestion :“Wouldn’t it be better __6.__ we invited Love? I am sure our house will then be filled with 7. !

They finally 8. to invite Love. The woman went out and asked the three men ,“Which one of you is Love ? P lease come in and be our guest（客人）.”

Love got up and 9. to the door .The other two followed.

The woman was very 10. and asked, “I only invited Love, why are you coming in ?”The old men replied together :”Wherever Love goes ,we go with him .Wherever there is Love，there is also Wealth and Success!”