Mr. Clinton and his 13-year-old son Tony are baseball fans. Last October 10th was Tony’s birthday, so Mr. Clinton decided to drive him to New York, for the first game of the World Series (世界职业棒球大赛). They had no ticket but hoped to buy a pair from others.

After they arrived, they walked in the street for two hours, carrying a sign, “We need two tickets.” Then they found the cheapest ticket was $200. They were about to leave when suddenly a man stopped them. He took out two tickets and handed them to Mr. Clinton.

“How much do you want?”

“Just a present.” said the man, “Enjoy the game.”

Mr. Clinton wouldn’t accept, so the man explained, “I’m Jackson. Hans is my boss. He and his wife haven’t missed a World Series in 18 years. But he is ill and can’t watch the game this time. So he told me to give the two tickets to people who would actually enjoy the game. Then I saw you and I followed you for a while. You seemed very sad. You made me think of my dad and me when I was a child. I dreamed of going to a World Series game with my father. But my dream never came true.”

How do you suppose this made Mr. Clinton and his son feel? Here is what Mr. Clinton said: “This is the most wonderful thing that ever happened to us. My boy and I must have turned to each other over 30 times and said, ‘I can’t believe this.’ We still never forget Jackson and Hans.”

1. Mr. Clinton took his son Tony to watch the first game of the World Series because .

A. he got two tickets for the game

B. they both liked watching games

C. it was a birthday present for Tony

D. he had enough time and money

2. The two tickets from Jackson saved Mr. Clinton at least ________.

A. $100 B. $ 200 C. $ 300 D. $ 400

3. From the passage we can know that Hans and his wife often ________.

A. watched the World Series

B. gave a hand to the poor

C. sold the tickets for World Series

D. missed the wonderful game

4.Which of the following sentence is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Mr. Clinton hoped to buy the tickets at the ticket office.

B. Mr. Clinton and his son were very thankful after getting the tickets.

C. Jackson’s dream of going to a World Series game came true in the end.

D. Jackson was ill in hospital and couldn’t watch the World Series game.

5.What’s the best title for this passage?

A. A special present. B. A helpful boss.

C. A wonderful game. D. An excellent dream.

书面表达（共1小题；满分25分）

近年来，丰富多彩的课外活动(After-class activities)在许多学校受到学生们的广泛欢迎。某英文报社正在举办以“After-class activities”为题的英文征文活动，请你根据以下提示写一篇征文,介绍你们学校开展课外活动的情况。要点如下：

●最受欢迎的课外活动：球类运动、英语角交流等；

●参加课外活动的益处：学到更多知识、交到更多朋友等；

●你的建议：选择适合自己的课外活动，丰富课余生活。

注意：1.词数80-100；

2.文中不得提及人名、校名及地名;

3.征文的开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。

After-class Activities

Recently, after-class activities are becoming more and more popular in middle schools.

Tom is a book lover. ______ likes reading very much.

A. He B. She C. You D. It

It was dark， ______ I couldn’t see what was happening.

A. or B. though C. but D. so

— Can he jump high?

— Yes， he ______. He is a good high jumper.

A. can B. need C. must D. shall

Even Tony’s six-year-old son asked him ______ smoking.

A. stops B. stopped C. stopping D. to stop

She ______ very hard since she came to our school.

A. studies B. has studied

C. is studying D. studied

Helen ______ to a language school when she was seven.

A. sent B. is sent C. was sent D. will send

If you read a lot， your life ______ full of pleasure.

A. is B. will be C. be D. was

— I’m going to Flower Bookstore. Could you tell me ______?

— Sorry， I don’t know. I’m new here.

A. where is it B. where was it

C. where it is D. where it was