I was tired and hungry after a long day of work. When I walked into the living room my 12-year-old son looked 1 at me and said, “I love you.” I didn't know what to say. 2 several seconds all I could do was to stand there and 3 down at him. My first thought was that he must need 4 with his homework or he was trying to prepare me for some news.

    Finally I asked, “What was that all about?” “Nothing,” he said. “My teacher said we should 5 our parents that we love them and see what they say. It’s an 6 .”

    The next day I called his teacher to find out more about this “experiment” and how the other parents had reacted(反应).

    “Basically, most of the fathers had the 7 reaction as you did,” the teacher said, “ When I first 8 we try this, I asked the children what they thought their parents would say. Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble(心脏病发作). The point is,” the teacher explained, “feeling loved is an important part of 9 . It’s something all human beings 10 . What I’m trying to tell the children is that it’s too 11 we don’t all express those feelings. A boy should be 12 to tell his dad that he loves him.”

    The teacher, a middle-aged man, understand how 13 it is for us to say the things that would be good for us to say.

    When my son came to me that evening, I held on to him for an extra second. And just 14 he pulled away(离开). I said in my deepest, most manly voice, “Hey, I love you, too.”

    I don’t know if saying that made either of us healthier but it did feel pretty good. Maybe next time one of my children says “I love you”, it would not take me a whole 15 to think of the right answer.

1．

[　　]

A．happy 　　B．sad

C．quite 　　D．up

2．

[　　]

A．After　 B．For

C．At　　　D．On

3．

[　　]

A．sit 　　B．glare

C．stare 　D．watch

4．

[　　]

A．me 　　B．money

C．help 　D．paper

5．

[　　]

A．help 　　B．tell

C．ask　　　D．speak to

6．

[　　]

A．exercise 　　B．experiment

C．interest 　　D．honour

7．

[　　]

A．same 　　B．different

C．good 　　D．fast

8．

[　　]

A．suggested 　　B．agreed

C．allowed 　　　D．planned

9．

[　　]

A．body 　　B．health

C．life 　　D．hope

10．

[　　]

A．have 　　B．know

C．take　　 D．require

11．

[　　]

A．bad　　　B．sorry

C．hard 　　D．good

12．

[　　]

A．kind 　　　B．anxious

C．always 　　D．able

13．

[　　]

A．easy　  　B．much

C．often　　 D．difficult

14．

[　　]

A．before  　　B．after

C．becasue 　　D．during

15．

[　　]

A．day 　　　　　B．week

C．afternoon 　　D．night

Read and choose(阅读理解)：

　　Larry Bird was born in 1965 in a small town in the middle western state of Indiana．He was tall, and always good at playing basketball．He attended Indiana State University, Bird led the team into the College Basketball Championship Game．

　　After completing his college studies, Larry Bird began playing professional basketball for the Boston Celtics．He remained with the Celtics for all his professional career．During those 13 years, Larry Bird was named Most Valuable Player of the Year three times．He scored more than 21,000 points, and he played in 13 of the highest scoring games in his team’s history．Once he scored 60 points in just one game．

　　During his very successful basketball career, Larry Bird suffered a number of injuries．In 1989, he stopped playing because of pain in his feet．He returned in 1990, but the pain in his feet returned too．In the next two years he experienced more medical problems, and he missed many games．

　　Larry Bird did play on the Dream Team-the first Olympic Team with professional players．However, after winning the gold medal in Barcelona, he announced that he would retire from professional basketball．Larry Bird said he would have liked to play a little longer, but he could not because of his health problems．He also said it was a good time to leave the game．He wanted to be remembered as a winner．

1．The main idea of the second paragraph is that Larry Bird ______．

[　　]

A．was named Most Valuable Player of the Year

B．was good at shooting baskets

C．was strong and tall

D．was the oldest player of the team

2．Which of the following words can take the place of the word“scored” in the second paragraph? ______．

[　　]

A．got　　　B．lost　　　C．wrote　　　D．made

3．Which of the following is not true? ______．

[　　]

A．Larry Bird began his career soon after his graduation from the college

B．He lost interest in playing basketball after he retired

C．Though he had left the team, he felt no regrets

D．He thought it a right decision to leave the team

4．What team did Larry Bird join during his professional career? ______．

[　　]

A．The Boston Celtics

B．The Indiana State University Team

C．The Dream Team

D．An unknown team

5．What’s the main reason for Larry Bird’s decision to retire from professional basketball? ______．

[　　]

A．He liked to be remembered as a winner

B．He was too old to play basketball

C．He had already won the Olympic gold medal

D．He was not healthy enough to continue his career

Read and choose (阅读理解)：

    Mr．Kerry and Mrs． Alice were both famous artists in Britain． they taught drawing and painting at Cambridge University． Although they were friends, each thought oneself to be the better painter．

    One day, Kerry promised marriage to Alice． Surprised and pleased by the offer (求婚者), the girl was not sure whether she would spend her future as a wife or a painter． After a moment, she replied as follows, “Each of us must paint a picture． If yours is superior to mine, you can make me your wife． If not, please drop the question．” Then it was decided to give it the following day．

    The next morning, Alice hung her picture on the gate． It showed a bunch of flowers and won high praise from everyone who passed by． In fact, a crowd collected in front of her masterpiece (杰作) and fixed their eyes on it．

   Several hours passed． Then Kerry was seen coming along to the gate with what appeared to be a beautiful leather suitcase in his hand．When he finally stopped and stood before Alice, the girl artist blushed (脸红) like a rose and agreed to marry him without any hesitation． Why?

1．What did Alice think of Kerry’s proposal? ______．

[　　]

A．She liked Kerry, but she didn’t expect him to propose marriage to her

B．She didn’t want to marry anybody

C．She didn’t like it at all

D．She thought the proposal wasn’t polite

2．In the sentence “If yours is superior to mine, you can make me your wife．” Here “Superior to” means _______．

[　　]

A．not so better than

B．so good as

C．better than

D．as good as

3．Kerry ______ Alice’s suggestion．

[　　]

A．said no to　　 　B．refused

C．agreed with　　　D．agreed to

4．Why did the picture by Alice win high praise? Because ______．

[　　]

A．it was true to nature

B．the flowers were red

C．it showed so large a bunch of flowers

D．people felt it strange to hang it on the gate

5．The “leather suitcase” was in fact ______．

[　　]

A．not a real one

B．a painting drawn by Kerry

C．containing a picture in it

 D．made of paper

Reading comprehension(阅读理解)：

　　On the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi’an with his bicycle．The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel hall before though they lived in “the kingdom of bicycles”．

　　Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xi’an on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, India．

　　When he was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road．Now, after 44 years, he was on the Silk Road in Xi’an and his early dreams were coming true．

　　Robert Friedlander’s next destinations were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc．He will complete his trip in Pakistan．

1．The best headline(标题) for this news report would be ______．

[　　]

A．The Kingdom of Bicycles

B．A Beautiful Hotel in Xi’an

C．Marco Polo and the Silk Road

D．An American Achieving His Aims

2．The reason why the hotel workers called the manager is that ______．

[　　]

A．Friedlander asked to see the manager

B．Fridelander entered the hall with a bicycle

C．the manager had to know about all foreign guests

D．the manager was expecting the foreigner

3．Friedlander is visiting the three countries in the following order: ______．

[　　]

A．China, India and Pakistan

B．India, China and Pakistan

C．Pakistan, China and India

D．China, Pakistan and India

4．What made Friedlander come to China?

[　　]

A．The stories about Marco Polo．

B．The famous sights in Xi’an．

C．His interest in Chinese silk．

D．His childhood dreams about bicycles．

5．Friedlander can be said to be ______．

[　　]

A．clever　　　　　B．friendly

C．kind-hearted　　D．strong-minded

阅读理解：

　　Television carries more national advertising than any other in the United States． The same is true in some smaller countries such as Spain and Portugal, where it is the only medium reaching a general national audience． In many countries Sweden and Denmark, for example  the state-owned television accepts no advertising． In many other countries the amount of commercial time is extremely limited, as in France, Germany, and Italy． Soviet state-owned television began accepting a limited amount of advertising in 1988．

　　The chief reason for the popularity of television among United States advertisers is that it reaches a vast number of people at the same time． While it can cost well over 100,000 dollars, a 30-second commercial on network television can be seen and heard by as many as 25 million viewers． For manufacturers who must make prospects（潜在的顾客）aware of their products and convince them of its benefits immediately, there is nothing as efficient as television advertising． Because it employs motion as well as words, graphics, sound, and music, television is a valuable medium for products that lend themselves to（适合于）demonstration． No other medium is as effective in showing how quickly and automobile can accelerate or how well a brand of wristwatch will stand up under abuse and continue to run． Similarly, it is an ideal medium for conveying a mood or and emotional benefit for products such as long-distance telephone calls．

1．Which medium carries the most national advertising in Spain?

[　　]

A．Radio．　　　　　　 B．Newspaper．

C．Television．　　　　D．Internet．

2．State-owned television accepts ads in the following countries except ______．

[　　]

A．Portugal　　　B．Sweden

C．France　　　　D．Italy

3．To manufacturers, TV advertising is the most efficient way to promote sales because ______ ． 

[ ]

A．TV can make advertisers aware of their products

B．it can convince people of the quality of their products

C．TV covers a large audience at the same time

D．it can be seen and heard by over 25 million local viewers

4．The word commercial in the 2^nd paragraph means ______ ．

[　　]

A．advertisement　　　B．business

C．notice　　　　　　 D．motion picture

5．The writer of this passage is ______ about the benefits of TV advertising．

[　　]

A．optimistic　　　B．unconcerned

C．enthusiastic　　D．positive

阅读理解：

My father, at the death of his father, was six years old, and he grew up without education. He moved from Kentucky to Indiana when I was seven. We wild area, with many bears and other wild animals still in the woods. I grew up there. There were some so-called schools, but what was required of a teacher never went beyond “reading, writing, and adding”. If a stranger supposed to understand Latin happened to live for a time in the area, he was looked on as a wizard（奇才）. There was simply nothing to excite a desire for education. Of course, when I grew up, I did not know much still. Somehow, I could read, write and add, but that was all. The advance I have now made is upon this store of education, which I have picked up under the pressure of necessity.

1．When the writer was a child ______.

[　　]

A．his grandfather died in the state of Kentucky

B．his family settled down in the country of Indiana

C．Kentucky joined the Union as a member state

D．his family had to move from place to place

2．When the writer was seven, his family moved to an area where ______.

[　　]

A．educated people were greatly respected

B．only a few had a knowledge of Latin

C．people were often attacked by wild animals

D．the land had yet to be farmed

3．The schools in the area ______.

[　　]

A．were of poor quality

B．offered many kinds of subjects

C．respected those who knew Latin

D．hired teachers good at reading, writing and adding

4．How did the writer look at his early education?

[　　]

A．He believed he met the school requirements.

B．He thought it was not satisfactory.

C．He thought he was well-educated.

D．He didn’t believe he was poorly educated.

5．At the time he wrote, the writer ______.

[　　]

A．had to learn to read, write and add

B．found it necessary to receive advanced education

C．was probably fairly well-educated

D．was dissatisfied with his level of education

阅读理解：

　　Napoleon Bonaparte was the master of Europe. He wanted to be the master of the world. But he had to first win England, and to win England he had to cross the English Channel in great force. What he needed badly were ships which could travel faster than the British warships.

　　Just at that time, there came an American inventor, Robert Fulton by name, to France with his inventions. Fulton had invented a way of propelling（推进）ships by steam instead of by sail. He had also worked out an underwaterboat. It was Napoleon’s God-given chance. He wanted very much to try Fulton’s idea. Then he decided against it.

　　If Fulton’s invention should fail, Napoleon feared he would be the laughing-stock of Europe. How could he be laughed at, he thought to himself. So he refused to pay the price of a laugh, and threw away his chance to be the fastest of the world.

1．In the article, Europe means ______.　　

　[　　]

A．the whole of Europe

B．many European countries

C．the old world

D．the European continent

2．Fulton’s invention was ______.　

　　[　　]

A．a propelling ship

B．a steam boat

C．a sail boat

D．a machine

3．Napoleon didn’t accept Fulton’s invention, because ______.　

　　[　　]

A．it was useless

B．people would owe honor to Fulton

C．he was afraid to be laughed at

D．Fulton would take high pay for it

4．It was Napoleon’s God-given chance means ______.　　

　[　　]

A．he had a chance given by God

B．he had a very magnificent chance

C．God would give him a chance

D．Napoleon gave God a chance

5．The correct statement is ______.　　　

[　　]

A．Fulton made an underwater boat, as well

B．Napoleon made it, as well

C．Fulton was then a worker in an underwater boat

D．Napoleon used the steamboat and sailboat as well

阅读理解：

　　Somehow Tim managed to stop his car thirty metres beyond Dave’s burning machine. He climbed out. One of the firemen was running up the road, but he was more than a hundred metres away from the burning car. He would never get to Dave in time.

　　Tim’s racing suit would not burn for about a minute even in the hottest fire. He ran to the burning car. He could see Dave in his seat with his head on the wheel. Tim took a deep breath and stepped into the fire. He took hold of Dave’s arms, pulled him out of the car and put him on the grass. Before the fireman reached him, he had Dave’s helmet（头盔）off, but Dave was no longer breathing.

　　“We must get him away from here,” the fireman said. “It’s too dangerous.” He tried to push Tim to one side.

　　“Nobody’s moving him.” Tim said, and shook off the fireman’s hand 　　“Nobody’s moving him until a doctor comes.”

1．Tim stopped his car because ______.　　

　[　　]

A．it was on fire

B．there was something wrong with his car

C．he wanted to help Dave

D．he wanted to get to the fire first

2．Tim found Dave ______ 　　

　[　　]

A．on the grass near the car

B．in the front of the car

C．under the car

D．dead

3．Tim was able to reach Dave because ______.　　

　[　　]

A．he was wearing special clothes

B．he could run very fast

C．he wasn’t afraid of fire

D．he was driving

4．The fireman wanted to ______.　　

　[　　]

A．pull off Dave’s helmet

B．stop Tim helping Dave

C．put out the fire

D．bring Dave to safety

5．The writer is telling us a story about ______.　　

　[　　]

A．a car accident in a street

B．an accident in a motor-racing

C．friendship

D．Tim’s success as a motorist

阅读理解：

　　Look at the rock, and what do you see? Something to build with? Some-thing to eat or wear or keep you warm? Could it once have been an animal or a plant? Does it make you think of treasures hidden under the ground? No? Yet rocks are all these things.

　　The soil in which we grow our food is made up of rock worn down by weather. The salt we put on our food comes from halite. Halite is a natural mineral found as rock.

　　Have you seen walls of limestone(石灰石) in some buildings? Limestone is made up of plants and skeletons（骷髅）of sea creatures that died long ago. The coal that keeps some of us warm in winter comes from plants that lived millions of years ago.

　　Gold and silver and diamonds are called treasures. They are dug from rock. But these are not our only treasures. When you look at a rock, you may see many more of the treasures of our earth.

1．Rocks were once ______.　　　

[　　]

A．something to build with　　　B．something to eat

C．an animal or a plant　　　D．all of the above

2．The word in this story that means “not seen or kept out of sight” is ______.

　[　　]

A．dug　　　B．hidden

C．call　　　D．under

3．Soil is rock worn down by ______.

　　　[　　]

A．minerals　　　　　　　　　　　B．salt

C．rain, wind and the sun　　　　D．light

4．The story does not say this, but from what we have read, we can tell that ______.

[　　]

A．coal comes from old limestone

B．all rocks are made of salt

C．there are many kinds of rocks

D．gold, silver and diamonds are our only treasures

5．The main idea of the whole story is that ______.

[　　]

A．men use rocks in many different ways

B．rocks are not very important to man

C．all rocks are hidden under the ground

D．all our treasures are hidden under the ground

阅读理解：

    I can never remember feeling good about myself． From the time I was a little child I always felt nobody liked me my parents, my brothers, my sister, nobody． I never had any friends, someone I could tell everything to． I tried to make friends, but nobody seemed to care for me．

    I also had a lot of problems with my height． Until grade nine I was a head taller than everybody else． My classmates always called me names like Pole or Long-legs． I felt the others were laughing at me．

    Things weren’t much better at home． The only way I could deal with my problems when I was a little child was to cry a lot． My mother didn’t quite understand my feelings and the crying annoyed her and made her nervous．

    Nobody in the family ever made an effort to understand me or even to talk to me． My family isn’t what you’d call warm． There’s never any expression of love． I’m sixteen and I can’t remember my mother or father ever kissing us．

    Things started getting really bad in high school． I changed schools． In the old school even though I didn’t have any friends I still had classmates to go out with; in the new school I had no one．

    At that age everybody’s in groups． I felt out of it． I tried, but I couldn’t get along with the others． I didn’t like them． I thought something was wrong with me． They thought I was strange．

1．Which of the following would be the best title（标题） for the passage?

[　　]

   A．My School Life．

   B．What’s Wrong With me．

   C．My Miserable（悲惨的）Childhood．

   D．What I think About Friends．

2．The writer’s classmates made fun of his ____ ．

[　　]

   A．head B．names C．grade D．height

3．Which of the following is true?

[　　]

   A．The writer did not think he had a sweet home．

   B．The writer was not able to remember his parents’kisses．

   C．The parents loved all their children but the writer．

   D．The parents often kept the house rather cold．

4．Things began to turn worse in high school after the writer ____ ．

[　　]

   A．lost all his old friends

   B．was thought to be strange

   C．found something wrong with himself

   D．moved to a new school

5．The writer felt lonely ____ ．

[　　]

   A．because he always lived alone

   B．since he changed school

   C．because he had no brother or sister

   D．because he had no one to talk to