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We are learning English, but how can we learn English well? A student can know a lot about English, but maybe we can’t speak English.

If you want to know how to swim, you must get into the river. And if you want to be a football player, you must play football.

So, you see, you can learn by using it, You should listen to your teacher in class. You should speak English to your classmates every day and also you could write something in English. Then one day you may find your English very good.
(   )1You know a lot about English, but maybe

_________ it.
       A.you can speak      B.you can study

C.you can’t speak 

(   )2You must get into the river___________.
     A.to learn how to swim  B.to play C.to jump
(   )3Do you want to be a football player? 

Please ____________.
       A.buy a football        B.play football

C.have some lessons 
(   )4You can learn by using it. For example:____
     A.listen to your teacher in class 

B.Speak English to your classmates every day

C.A and B

(   )5Which do you think is the best title for this

 article?     __________________.
A.How to swim       B.How to play football C.How can we learn English well
                  B

　　Several years ago Robert knew a girl at a party. He loved her at once. But he hadn’t enough money to marry(娶)her. He went to another village and wanted to borrow five thousand dollars from Peter, one of his classmates. He said he was going to return the money in two years.

    Peter Black believed him and lent the money to him. And Robert thanked the young man very much.

    In the past four years Robert married the girl and she had a baby. They lived a happy life, but he didn’t give the money back to Peter.

    One day Peter’s mother was ill and needed an operation. He looked for Robert for a few times, but he never met him. One day Peter heard that the young man was in. He hurried there. He knocked at the door for a long time and Robert’s wife came out to meet him.

    “I’m sorry, Mr Black.” said the woman. “My husband has just gone out.”

    Peter thought for a while and said, “Yes, I met him on my way here. He told me that he had left all his money at home and let you return it to me.”

    “Don’t believe him, dear!”Robert came out in a hurry(匆忙) and called out. “I’ve never told him about it!”

(   )6Peter believe Robert because _______.

        A.they were old classmates

        B.they lived in different villages

        C.Peter was a rich man

        D.Robert once helped Peter

(   )7Robert wouldn’t meet Peter because _______.

        A.he did not want to pay back the money

        B.he had paid Peter all the money

        C.he was always very busy

        D.his wife didn’t let him do so

(   )8Robert’s wife said sorry to Peter because she wanted ______.

    A.to pay Peter the money  B.to make Peter leave

    C.to let Peter in         D.to go out to meet Peter

(   )9Robert came out in a hurry because _______.

A.he was afraid Peter would beat his wife

B.he was afraid Peter would take his wife to the police

    C.he decided to give the money back to Peter

    D.he was afraid his wife would give the money to Peter

(   )10Which of the following is true? ___________.

    A.The woman didn’t know her husband was at home.

    B.Robert had no money to pay Peter.

    C.Peter was clever enough to make Robert come out.

D.Robert thought Peter was a good friend.

Some years ago there was an old woman. She had no children because she did not like children at all. But she loved cats. She had mother cats and baby cats. She had black cats and white cats. The children in the neighborhood came to her house to play with the cats. More and more cats came to the old woman's house. There were too many cats. The old woman couldn't　(不能) feed them all. Then she had an idea (主意). "The children love my cats," she thought (想). So she gave each child a cat. Then she was very happy. And the children were very happy, too. And the cats were pleased, too, because they each had a room.

( )26. The old woman didn't like　　　 .

A. old cats　　　　　 B. baby cats　　　　　 C. old people　　　　 D. children

( )27. Why did the children come to the woman's house?

A. To look at her house　 B. To help the old woman

C. To play with the cats　 D. To buy young cats

( )28. The word "feed" in the passage means　　　.

A. give food to　 B. look after 　　　 C. live with　 D. play games

( )29. The woman gave each child a cat because　　　 .

A. the children liked the cats　　　 B. she couldn't feed so many cats

C. more cats came to her house　 　 D. children came to her house very day

( )30. Finally (最后) the woman　　　 .

A. began to love children　 B. sold (卖掉) all her cats to children

C. bought enough food for the children's cats

D. could get enough (足够的) food for the cats in her house

Your Passport(护照) Please!
Mr. Hill arrives at London Airport at the end of a three-week holiday in France. Usually he wears a beard(留胡须). Since it has been hot there, he has taken it off(剃掉). But his passport photo shows him with his beard.
An office looks at the photo for a moment and says: "Will you excuse me? Please sit down. I won’t keep you long." With this, he walks away, shows the photo to a second office and says: "I know that face." The second officer looks at the passport and asks where Mr. Hill has come from. When he hears that Mr. Hill has arrived back from Paris, the second officer smiled and says: "An Englishman with a beard stole a painting in Paris on Friday, and that man just looks the kind of man ..."
Suddenly it comes to the first officer who Mr. Hill is. He returns to him and asks: "Did you teach at the No.2 . High School?" When Mr. Hill answers in surprise that he did, the first officer smiles and says: "I thought so. I'm Jack Smith. You taught me French. You haven't changed a bit."
1. Mr. Hill ____.
A. has just come back from the airport.
B. is on his way to Paris.
C. spent three weeks in Paris before he went to France.
D. has been in France for three weeks
2. Mr. Hill ____.
A. has a beard on his face but not in his photo
B. grew a beard while he was on holiday
C. has a beard in his photo but not on his face
D. took his beard off long before he went on holiday.
3. The first officer is sure ____.
A. Mr. Hill stole the painting
B. he has seen the face in the photo before
C. he knows the second officer's face
D. a man without a beard stole the painting
4. The second officer says that ____.
A. Mr. Hill stole the painting
B. a man with a beard, from France, stole a painting in English
C. an Englishman took his beard off and stole a painting
D. a man with a beard, from England, stole a painting in Paris.
5. Mr. Hill taught ____.
A. Jack Smith French at the No. 2 High School
B. Jack Smith to be a first officer
C. at the No.2 High School, in France
D. French some years ago and his name was Smith, not Hill

Some years ago, Chinese high school students would show their new schoolbags, new clothes or new pens to their classmates when the new term started. Today, however, all have   1  . If you still come back to school   2 only these things , you are falling out-of-date(过时的) . Students in big cities like to bring the latest high-tech things to school, and feel happy and   3 to show off these things to   4 . Mobile phones, MP3 players, CD players, electronic dictionaries, the list is endless.
Young people think that , living in the 21^st century , they must keep up with the times . They don't want to fall   5  . Besides, they think that they need to keep in touch with their classmates, so they need mobile phones. They also like to   6  the pop music , so they need CD players . They explain that just like electronic dictionaries, these can be   7  in their study, too. They think that their parents should understand   8  they want these things .
Foreign students will also bring some latest high-tech things when they return to school at the beginning of a new term.   9  , they often use the money which they made by themselves during the holiday to   10  these high-tech things that they want .

【小题1】

A．changed B．come C．joined D．stopped

【小题2】

A．to B．from C．of D．with

【小题3】

A．right B．lucky C．nice D．pleased

【小题4】

A．other B．the other C．others D．the others

【小题5】

A．down B．off C．behind D．back

【小题6】

A．hear B．listen to C．read D．play ．

【小题7】

A．new B．modern C．latest D．useful

【小题8】

A．where B．which C．what D．why

【小题9】

A．But B．However C．So D．Still

【小题10】

A．borrow B．buy C．lend D．take