―Why are you so busy, Mike ? 

―I ______ a novel these days.

   A. was writing      B. wrote       C. am writing      D. have written

 If you want to book tickets for a film in Qionghai, just call 62838009

 It _______be simpler.

A. mustn't                   B. won't                       C. needn't                    D. can't

 Rather than ________on a crowded bus, he always prefers _______a bicycle .

A. ride; ride      B. riding; ride      C. ride; to ride      D. to ride; riding

 You can take any seat _______ is free.

   A. which       B. where       C. in which        D. that

 It was a small room, _    _it offered a fine view of the old city．

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

 Hardly could he _______this amount of work in such a short time.

A. get through     B. get off      C. get into     D. get down

 ― What would you like to do? Doing shopping or going to the cinema?

―_____. Whatever you want to do is fine with me．

A. Go right ahead            B. It’s up to you

C. It’s worth a go            D. It’s hard to say

随着国际社会的发展，交流的密切，英语作为一门国际语言也显得越来越重要。请以” The importance of leaning English”为主题，写一篇100个词左右的短文。

 提示： 1、英语目前已经成为一门国际语言；

2、举例说明英语的用途，例如，做生意、看资料、阅读书籍等；

        3、我国多数学校开设英语课，可很少有人懂得为何学习英语；

4、对广大同学学习英语提出倡议。

单词拼写（每空2分，共20分）。

1.When I got home from work, I        on the TV set.(打开)

2.The new school is so         that it takes me three hours to get there.(遥远的)

3.Breathing exercises can help       stress.(减轻)

4.We should be ready to meet the       of the next few years.(挑战)

5.Allice sayes that she wants to be an       because her maths is good.(会计)

6.The reading room is c      with fresh students.

7.It’s no use c       about the bad weather.

8.Jack is s       from a bad cold.

9.Rose feeled ｂ　　with the film.

10.To s      the problem,we have held several meetings.

A very strict officer was talking to some new soldiers whom he had to train. He had never seen them before, so began, “My name is Stone, and I’m even harder than stone, so do what I tell you or there’ll be trouble. Don’t try any tricks (诡计) with me, and then we’ll get on well together.”   Then he went to each soldier one after the other and asked him his name, “Speak loudly so that everyone can hear you clearly,” he said, “and don’t forget to call me ‘sir’.”   Each soldier told him name, until he came to the last one. This man remained silent and so Captain Stone shouted at him, “when I ask you a question, answer it! I’ll ask you again: “What’s your name, soldier?”   The soldier was very unhappy, but at last he replied,“My name’s Stonebreaker, sir,”he said nervously (紧张地).

52. According to what the officer said, _____

 A. obeying his orders would sometimes bring no trouble.

B. trouble would come if anybody made tricks. 

C. he always got on well with his soldiers.

D. he often had trouble with his soldiers.

53. The last soldier remained silent because _____

A. he didn’t like the way the officer spoke to them.

B. he wanted to see what would happen if he disobeyed his order.

C. the question was difficult for him to answer.

D. he was afraid the officer would be angry when he heard his name.

54. According to the officer, how to answer the question, “How old are you ?” _____ 

A. (sadly) Twenty, sir.   B. (clearly) Twenty.

C. (loudly) Twenty, sir    D. (quickly) Ten years younger than you, sir

55. Which is the best title (题目) for the passage? ______

A. A Clever Answer  B. A Terrible Answer  C. A Sorry Answer  D. A Strange Answer