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One day a great general(将军) asks his soldiers(士兵), “What is the strongest power in the world?” Four of his soldiers put up their hands. They want to answer the question.

 The general asks the first man to speak. The first man is youngerst, and he is not strong. He says, “My gun is the strongest . It can kill anyone.” “Thank you. Next, please.” The second man is very strong. He says, “I don’t think so. Soldiers use guns. So the soldier is the strongest.”

The third man says, “Soldiers use guns, but our general gives orders(下命令). So I think our general is the strongest.”

The fourth man is the oldest. He says, “Love is the strongest. For love, people don’t use guns.” The general says noting. He takes out a medal and gives it to him.

1.________ soldiers answer the general’s question.

A.  All        B.  Many of the    C.  One of the    D.  Four of the

2.The youngest man thinks _________ is the strongest power in the world.

A.  the general   B. a solider        C.  a gun        D.  love

3.The fourth man ________.

A.   doesn’t want to use his gun

B.   wants to be a general

C.   wants that all people love each other

D. wants the general to give him a medal

4.The general thinks _________ answer is the best.

A. the first man’s                 B. the second man’s

C. the third man’s                D. the fourth man’s

 

One day I happened to meet an Englishman in the street and soon we began to talk. As I  was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be very surprised, gently shaking his head and saying “You don’t say!” I was puzzled, and I thought , “Perhaps this is not a right thing to talk about.” So I said to him,“Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? Have you ever been there?”
“Certainly! Everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave here without seeing it. The Great Wall is wonderful!”“Yes, it is one of the wonders in the world. And people of many countries have come to visit it.” As I went on telling him more about it, he stopped me again, “You don’t say!”
I couldn’t help asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it? ”
“Well, I didn’t ask you to do so,” he answered, greatly surprised.
“Did you say ‘You don’t say!’?” I asked again.
Hearing this, the foreigner laughed loudly. He began to explain, “‘You don’t say!’ means ‘Really’. Perhaps you know little about English idioms(惯用语).”
Wow! How foolish I was! Since then I have been careful with English idioms.
【小题1】The writer was puzzled because                  .

A．the foreigner has some difficulty in understanding him.

B．the writer himself didn’t understand the meaning of “You don’t say!”

C．the foreigner was not polite.

D．the writer was very clever

【小题2】What made the foreigner laugh?

A．The English idioms	B．The writer’s talking about the Great Wall
C．The writer’s explanation	D．The writer’s question

【小题3】The story probably happened in                  .

A．China

B．America

C．England

D．Canada

【小题4】The writer was puzzled                  in the passage.

A．once

B．twice

C．three times

D．four times

【小题5】The English idiom “You don’t say!” means “               ”

A．Thank you

B．OK

C．Really

D． Sorry

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【小题1】If you want to take a trip to the beach, you should call _______.

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C．800-820-8188	D．800-810-5222

【小题2】If you take the "4-Day Beautiful Guilin  Private(私人的) Tour", you will be able to _________.

A．visit the Great Wall	B．enjoy the river life
C．enjoy the spring climate	D．experience city life

【小题3】How long will the " Beijing Culture Group Tour" last?

A．Four days.

B．Five days.

C．A week.

D．Eight days.

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B．8-Day Colourful Yunnan Group Tour

C．4-Day Beautiful Guilin Private(私人的) Tour

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One day a strong cowboy was traveling on his horse when he saw a bar. He decided to stop for a few drinks, so he tied(拴) his horse outside the bar, walked into the bar and ordered two bottles of beer. This cowboy was new in town. He looked around and noticed some people making faces to him. He guessed that they might play some tricks (把戏) on him, but he said nothing and continued to drink. After drinking, he walked out of the bar and found his horse lost.
However, he kept calm, came back into the bar, and said slowly, " I don't know what you fools did to my horse out there… but I'm leaving in five minutes, and by then if my horse isn't back where it's supposed to be, well … I have to do here what I did in Texas!" The cowboy added, "And I don't want to do what I did in Texas!" After hearing these words, the other customers seemed a little bit frightened.
The cowboy went back to his seat and ordered another two bottles of beer. After five minutes, he walked out and found his horse tied where it was supposed to be.
Just as he was leaving, the boss of the bar came up and asked curiously (好奇地) , "What was the thing that you did in Texas but you didn't want to do here?"
The cowboy turned to the boss and replied in a low voice, " I had to walk home!"
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。（5分）
【小题1】 That day the cowboy tied his horse outside __________ before he wanted to drink.

A．the bar

B．he hotel

C．the store

D．the restaurant

【小题2】After a few drinks, the cowboy found his horse__________.

A．ill

B．dead

C．asleep

D．lost

【小题3】The cowboy drank __________of beer at the bar in all.

A．five bottles

B．four bottles

C．three bottles

D．two bottles

【小题4】In Texas, the cowboy had to __________when he couldn't find his horse.

A．walk home	B．argue with others
C．call the police	D．ask the boss for help

【小题5】 From the passage, we can know__________ .

A．the cowboy's look frightened the customers

B．the cowboy kept calm because he was strong

C．the cowboy also played a trick on the customers at the bar

D．The cowboy would fight with others if he couldn't find his horse

Four ways to have a good school-life
Your schooldays should be some of the best and happiest days of your life. How can you get the most from them, and make sure you do not waste this excellent chance to learn?
Be active at school 
Don't say things are difficult or boring. Be interested in school-life and your school subjects. Join lots of activities. ①( hands, quickly, your, class, in, up, put). Go around the school with a big smile. If you are not working, you are wasting your time at school. Teachers can not make everything enjoyable.
Keep fit
If you donot eat a good breakfast, you will be thinking about food in class. If you go to bed late and do not have enough sleep, you will be sleepy in class. ②Play enough sports every day in order to keep your body strong.
Face the problem
Do not say you will do things tomorrow. If you get behind the class, it is very difficult to get back in front. ③You can not finish the race if you rest all the time. Everyone fails some exams, loses some matches and has bad days. Don't let small problems seem very big and important. Don't forget to ask for help. You are young, no one thinks you must do everything quite well!
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Don't waste time lying in bed on Saturday or Sunday morning. Go and play a sport, get together with friends in the park to relax, learn the piano, or help someone with problems. If you don't want to go out, there are also a lot of things to do. You may read a book, practise English or help Mother with housework.
Follow our advice, and have a happy school-life!
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