My name is Tom. My best friends are John and Ann. John lives near my house and we are in the same class. He’s tall and thin, he has blonde hair and blue eyes. He is polite and very clever. He is very good at math and sometimes helps me with my homework sometimes. He usually wears jeans and a blue T--shirt. We three often play basketball in a nearby park.
My friend Ann studies at another school.
She’s short and slim(苗条的) with straight brown hair and brown eyes. She’s a little bit shy. We all have Kong fu lessons every Tuesday and Friday afternoon. We love Kung fu very much. Ann is really good at Kung fu. We call her the “Kong fu girl”. Sometimes she practices Kung fu with us. She loves wearing a T—shirts and a hat. The three of us have great fun together.
小题1:What does John look like?

A．He is short	B．He is fat
C．He is tall and thin	D．He has brown eyes

小题2:What do three children do together?

A．Play football	B．Play basketball
C．Have English lessons	D．Watch movies.

小题3:Who is good at math?

A．Ann

B．Tom

C．John

D．All of them

小题4:When do they have Kung fu lessons?

A．Every Monday	B．Every Tuesday afternoon.
C．Every Saturday afternoon.	D． Every day

小题5:Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Ann is a little bit shy.

B．John usually wears jeans and a T-shirt.

C．They call Ann the “kung fu girl”.

D．Tom dislikes kung fu at all.

In one way, it may be thought that failure is a part of life. In another, failure may be regarded as a step towards success.
The “spider story” is often told as an example of this. Robert Bruce, leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a hole on a hill from the English. He watched a spider(蜘蛛) making a web（网）. Bruce is said to have got confidence from this and to have gone on to beat the English. Edison, too, the inventor of the light bulb(电灯泡), made hundreds of models that failed before he found the right way to make one.
So what? First, always think about your failure. What caused it? Were you in high spirit then? What can you change so that things will go right the next time?
Second, is the goal you are trying to reach the right one? Try to do some thinking about what your real goal may be. Think about this question: If I am successful in this, where will it get me?” This may help to prevent failure in the things you shouldn’t be doing anyway.
The third thing to remember about failure is that it’s a part of life. Learn to “live with yourself!” even though you may have failed. Remember, “You can’t live with them all.”
小题1:Robert Bruce was mentioned in the passage to show that ___________.

A．people who failed are not lonely

B．animals can help people sometimes

C．nature will help if we are hard—working

D．confidence is important for one to be successful

小题2:Edison’s example shows us that __________.

A．he liked to do other kinds of work

B．he invented many kinds of light bulbs

C．failure may be a way towards success

D．he was a man of many important inventions

小题3:If you are not sure about what success will get you, you’d better ______.

A．change your goal

B．go on with your goal

C．not care for that

D．work even harder on your goal

小题4:It can be learned from the passage that __________.

A．one should try not to fail

B．one’s failure is another’s success

C．one should take failures seriously

D．one should learn lessons from failures

小题5:This passage is mainly about _________.

A．two great men

B．two sides of failure

C．ways to keep away from failure

D．the right attitude (态度) towards failure

I was tired and hungry after a long day of work. When I walked into the living-room, my 12-year-old son looked up at me and said, “I  31  you.” I did not know  32  to say, and I just stood there, looking  33 at him. My first thought was that he must need help with his homework. Then I asked, “What was that all about ?” “Nothing,” he said, “My teacher said we should tell our parents we love them and see what they say.”
The next day I called his teacher to  34  more about what my son said and how the other parents had reacted﹡. “Most of the fathers had the  35  response﹡ as you did,” the teacher said, ”When I first suggested ﹡that we try this, I asked the children what they thought their parents would say. Some of them thought their parents would be surprised.”
Then the teacher explained , “ I want my students to know that feeling love is an important part of  36  . I’m trying to tell them it’s too bad that we don’t express﹡ our feelings. A boy  37 tell his parents he loves them.” The teacher understands that sometimes it is  38  for some of us to say something .
That evening when my son came to me, I took him in my arms and held on for a while, saying, “Hey, I love you,  39  .” I don’t know if saying that made either of us healthier,   40   I did feel pretty good.

小题1:	A． dislike B． love C． like D． enjoy

小题2:	A．how B． why C．what D． which

小题3:	A．away B．for C．down D．on

小题4:	A．talk to B．talk with C．find out D．do with

小题5:	A．same B．different C．usual D．unusual

小题6:	A．study B．work C．health D．body

小题7:	A．might B．can C．should D．need

小题8:	A．easy B．difficult C．crazy D．silly

小题9:	A．either B．too C．also D．again

小题10:

A． and B．but C．so D．when

We know that the famous master of ceremonies﹡, He Jiong, has studied Arabic language. He is also teaching Arabic language in Beijing Foreign Studies University﹡. He can even write some of his songs in Arabic.
Super girl, Shang Wenjie, is good at French. Do you get surprised when you are listening to her French songs? How could she speak and sing in French? Well, it was her major in university.
Environment is very important when you study a foreign language. If you speak the foreign language every day, you’ll make great progress﹡ in a short time. Yao Ming began to play basketball in NBA in 2002. Now, he speaks English very well.
In 2002, Han Geng, one of members of Super Junior, went to Korea. Han’s Korean﹡ is excellent now.

小题1:Who can write Arabic songs?

A．He Jiong.

B．Shang Wenjie.

C．Yao Ming.

D．Han Geng.

小题2:What is Shang Wenjie good at?

A．She is good at singing Arabic songs.

B．She is good at speaking French.

C．She is good at speaking Korean.

D．She is good at playing basketball.

小题3:Can Yao Ming speak English well ?

A．No, he can’t .

B．Yes, he can.

C．No, he doesn’t.

D．Yes, he does.

小题4:What language can Han Geng speak well?

A．English.

B．Japanese.

C．German.

D．Korean.

小题5:Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Shang Wenjie is a famous master of ceremonies.

B．Yao Ming began to play basketball in NBA in 2002.

C．Han Geng can sing French songs well.

D．He Jiong’s major was French in university.

Mr. Smith works in a factory. There he drives a truck. He’s tired all the time. When he comes back, he’s always busy and doesn’t want to do any housework. His wife is a doctor and likes to keep all the things clean. So she has to do all at home. She usually goes to work from Monday to Friday and has to do all on weekends. All her friends know about it and sometimes they come to help her.
It’s Saturday today. Mrs Smith tells her husband to help her do some housework, but he says he has something to do and goes out early in the morning. He leaves a lot of dirty clothes at home. Mrs Smith doesn’t go to work but she doesn’t feel well. So she doesn’t want to do any housework. After breakfast, Jo, one of her friends, comes to see her when she’s sitting on a chair.
The girl finds the rooms are dirty and she asks, “Don’t you clean your rooms today, Mrs Smith?” “No, I don’t.”says the doctor. “Why don’t you wear your glasses?” “Then I will think the rooms are still clean.”
小题1:What does Mrs Smith do ?

A．A truck driver.

B．A nurse.

C．A doctor.

D．A teacher.

小题2:Who usually does the housework at home, Mr Smith or Mrs Smith?

A．Mr Smith.

B．Mrs Smith.

C．Both of them.

D．Neither of them.

小题3:What’s Mr Smith doing when her friend Jo comes to see her ?
A. She is reading a book.           
B. B. She is watching TV.
C.  She is doing housework.         
D. She is sitting on a chair.
小题4:Why doesn’t Mrs Smith wear her glasses that day? Because_________.

A．she stays at home

B．she’s sitting on the chair

C．the rooms are clean

D．she doesn’t want to see the dirty rooms

小题5:After we read the story, we can know___________.

A．Mr Smith is often ill

B．Mrs Smith is always lazy.

C．Mr Smith is always busy after work.

D．Sometimes Mr Smith helps Mrs Smith.

I’m glad it’s Sunday again. I can stay in bed   36 I like, drinking tea and   37   those thick newspapers that are brought  38  the newsboy through the letterbox at 8:30. In this way, I can catch up with all the   39  I haven’t got time to read during my work time.
When I   40  the papers, I then prepare my bath. The Sunday morning bath is   41  of the week. There’s no need to hurry because there’s no bus to   42  and my friends are told not to call me up before noon on Sundays, so there is no danger of   43    by the telephone.
  44 spend the afternoon after lunch is always a bit of problem. In summer I can go to the park and sit in a chair   45  boys playing football, while in winter I sit in front of the fire and   46   when reading a book, sometimes I turn on the television and sleep through an old film.  
Then there’s the   47 ahead of me. Perhaps I’ll call on some friends or go to the cinema   48   a new film I want to see or to town for a concert. Oh, there are   49   pleasant ways of passing Sunday evenings. The only sad thing is that Monday morning is getting    50 .

小题1:	A．as long as B．as soon as C．as well as D．as much as

小题2:	A．read B．reading C．to read D．am reading

小题3:	A．from B．with C．and D．by

小题4:	A．things B．books C．information D．knowledge

小题5:	A．am reading B．have read C．had read D．read

小题6:	A．the much pleasant B．the more pleasant C．the most pleasant D．the very pleasant

小题7:	A．sit B．catch C．get in D．take

小题8:	A．trouble B．being troubled C．troubling D．to be troubled

小题9:	A．What to B．How to C．When to D．Where to

小题10:

A．looking B．seeing C．looking at D．watching

小题11:

A．fall asleep B．go to sleep C．go to bed D．get to sleep

小题12:

A．supper B．friend C．evening D．work

小题13:

A．whether there’s B．if there is C．when there has D．if there will be

小题14:

A．so many B．such many C．a lot D．quite few

小题15:

A．busier B．longer C．near D．away

An Englishman was showing a foreign visitor around London. "What's that strange building?" asked the visitor. "That's the Tower of London." "I see. How long did it take to build it?” “About 500 years." "In my country we can build it in five months." said the visitor. A short time after that, they come to St. Paul's Cathedral (大教堂)."Very interesting, "said the visitor, "How long did it take to build it?  Nearly forty years." said the Englishman. "In my country we can finish it in forty days." said the visitor. This went on all day. They visited most of the best known buildings in the city. Every time they saw a new one, the visitor asked what it was and how long it took to build it. Then he said that they could do the same things much faster in his country. At last the Englishman got angry with the visitor though he tried not to show it. A few days later they came to the House of Parliament(议会大厦) and the visitor asked his usual question. "What's that?” The Englishman answered, "I've no idea. It wasn't there last night."
小题1:The Englishman showed the foreign visitor around____________.

A．the Tower of London

B．St. Paul's Cathedral

C．some famous buildings in London

D．the whole city of London

小题2:The visitor said that in his country it would take them ____________to build St. Paul's Cathedral.

A．less than half a year

B．more than a month

C．five hundred years

D．forty years

小题3:The Englishman was very angry by the end of the day, but he______________

A．tried not to let the visitor know it

B．tried not to show the visitor around the city

C．had no time to tell the visitor

D．didn't want to say anything

小题4:The Englishman's last answer showed he______________.

A．was sorry that he hadn't seen the building before

B．could say nothing because he didn't know anything about it

C．was not happy and decided to give him a surprising answer

D．didn't know how to tell the visitor the name of the building

小题5:The best title (标题) for this passage is_______________.

A．English history

B．Around London

C．What's that strange building?

D．How long did it take to build it?

On the first day of school our teacher let us know someone. Looking out, we found an old woman 16 at the door. She said, “Hi, my name is Susan, I’m seventy years old.” While we were  17 what made her take this challenge (挑战) at her age, she said with a smile, “I'm here to meet a rich husband, get  18 , have two children and travel together.” Hearing this, all of us laughed. “In fact,” she went on, “I always    19 of having a college education, and now I’m getting  20 !”
After class we had chocolate and milk together. We became good  21 . I often listened to this “time machine” as she shared her study with me.
At the end of the term we invited Susan to give us a  22 . When she was stepped up to the front, suddenly she found she took the wrong paper. She felt a little frustrated（沮丧的） and said, “I'm sorry. I’m so nervous that I can’t get my ready talk    23 , so I have to tell you  24 I know .”
In her speech she told us, “We don’t stop playing as we are old, we grow old because we stop playing. The secret of staying  25 , being happy and getting success is that we should laugh and find something  26 every day. I think there is a great  27 between growing old and growing up. I am seventy now. If I  28 in bed for one full year and never do anything. I’ll become seventy – one. Since anybody can grow older, my idea is to grow up by always finding the chance in change. Growing older can’t be avoided(避免的), growing up can be  29 . It’s never too late to be all you can be possible.”
During the four years’ study, it was so easy for Susan to make friends  30 she went. In the end, the wonderful woman got a college degree.

小题1:	A．escaped B．appeared C．reached D．hurried

小题2:	A．finding B．getting C．wanting D．wondering

小题3:	A．married B．worried C．excited D．relaxed

小题4:	A．liked B．made C．knew D．dreamed

小题5:	A．one B．each C．some D．much

小题6:	A．teachers B．friends C．students D．neighbors

小题7:	A．lesson B．present C．talk D．story

小题8:	A．again B．back C．down D．away

小题9:	A．which B．how C．what D．why

小题10:

A．old B．young C．clear D．awake

小题11:

A．natural B．difficult C．interesting D．possible

小题12:

A．difference B．chance C．pleasure D．confidence

小题13:

A．lie B．hide C．leave D．turn

小题14:

A．noticed B．chosen C．thought D．mentioned

小题15:

A．whenever B．however C．wherever D．whether

When I was a kid, my dad worked in a shop in the center of our town. Sometimes, I went to the shop with him and I made a little pocket money by buying things for his workmates. But I never paid attention to all the things and people around me.
One day, as my dad and I were driving to the shop, I looked out of the window of the car and I saw an old man standing at the street corner. There was a rose in his hand, he was smelling the rose. For some reason, our eyes met and we looked at each other for about twenty seconds. There was nothing unusual about this man but the meet was unusual to me. Up to that moment in my life, I had given no thought to anyone on the street, in shops or anywhere else. I had no interest out of my family.
But I was interested in that old man. For the first time I had interest in a stranger. What kind of life had he lived? Where had he been in his time?
Once a great man encouraged us to “stop and smell the rose”. Now I want to tell these words to you. Stop what you are busy with and try to fully understand things and people in your eyesight. If you don’t care about others on your road of life, then you are missing your life itself.
小题1:How did the writer make a little pocket money?

A．By asking his father to give him.

B．By stealing other’s money.

C．By buying things for his father’s workmates.

D．By asking in the street.

小题2:What was the old man doing when I saw him?

A．He was selling roses.

B．He was walking in the street.

C．He was talking to the writer.

D．He was smelling a rose.

小题3:When did the writer have interest out of his family?

A．When he was a kid.

B．When he met the old man with rose.

C．When he went to school.

D．When he went to work.

小题4:What is the main idea of this passage?

A．If you care about others on your road of life, then you are having your life itself.

B．If you care about others on your road of life, then you are missing your life itself.

C．If you meet an old man with a rose in the street, then you’ll have interest in your life.

D．If you have interest in others, then you are having your life itself.

Once a small boy lived on a farm which seemed so far away from everywhere.
He needed to get up before sunrise every morning to help his father on the farm. During sunrise he would .a break and climb up on the fence(篱笆)along the side of the farm. He could see a house with golden windows. “If they could afford golden windows, then there must be other nice things inside the house.” He imagined how great it would be to live there. Then he promised himself, “Some day 1 will go there and see this wonderful place.”
One morning, his father would go to the town and told him to stay at home for a rest. Knowing that this was his chance, he took a sandwich and headed across the field towards the house with the golden windows.
As the afternoon went on, he began to know how wrong he was. The house was much farther than he had expected. As he went near the house, he saw no golden windows but instead a place in bad need of a painting. A small girl very close to his age came out of the poor house and stood by the broken fence. He asked her if she had seen the house with the golden windows. The girl said, “Sure, I know.” and invited him to sit on the porch (门廊).As he sat there, he looked back from where he just came. There he saw the sunset turned the windows of his house to gold! Now he understood that everyone had his own house with golden windows.
小题1:During his break every morning, the small boy would _________.

A．fix the fence

B．eat sandwiches

C．climb up on the fence

D．walk around the farm

小题2:One morning, when knowing he would stay alone, the boy thought it was a chance for him to_________.

A．go to the town

B．play on the field

C．go to see the house

D．make the golden windows

小题3:What did the boy find when he got there?

A．Nobody lived in the poor house.

B．No golden windows were in the house.

C．The house was so old as he expected.

D．The house was nearer than he thought.

小题4:The story tells us that people sometimes may have the thought________ .

A．Like father, like son

B．Love me, love my dog

C．Every dog has its day

D．The grass is greener somewhere else