It was my first day at Grade 6. And the first lesson was 　41　 English. When I was doing nothing, Mr. Gough, our new English teacher, 　42　 into the classroom.

To my surprise, he held up a book, The Collected Works of Edgar Allen Poe, and asked if anyone 　43　 it. I put my hand up, because Poe was my favorite writer. Mr. Gough asked if I really understood 　44　 the author tried to say in his book. My reply made him smile, and he asked me 　45　 an essay on that subject.

After that, English classes became a new interest for me. Mr. Gough thought that students hadto　　46　 a play to understand it. “Don’t just read it,” he said.

As time passed, we developed a real friendship. He encouraged me to be a 　47　 in the future. When I left school, he said to me, “You have a gift for writing, Tony, and one day you’ll come to realize how 　48　 it is. Make use of it if you want your life to be complete.”

　49　 have passed. Now, every time I sit down to write 　50　, I think of Mr. Gough. He was more than just an English teacher, because he also taught me useful lessons in life.

41. A. boring                      B. bored                    C. interesting                 D. interested

42. A. walks                       B. walked                   C. was walking              D. is walking

43. A. reads                        B. read                       C. has read                   D. had read

44. A. if                             B. when                     C. what                         D. how

45. A. wrote                       B. writing                  C. to write                    D. written

46. A. work out                  B. act out                   C. put out                      D. come out

47. A. teacher                     B. actor                      C. waiter                      D. writer 

48. A. useful                       B. beautiful                 C. careful                      D. thankful

49. A. A year                      B. Some year              C. Years                        D. Every year

50. A. anything new            B. something new        C. new anything             D. new something

Do you know how to write an English letter and envelope?
When we write a letter in Chinese, we always put the date at the end of the letter. But it is different in English. We have to put it on the top of the right corner. And above the date, we also write the number of our house and the names of our street, city and country. To begin the letter, we always use the word like "Dear sir",　 "Dear Mr./Miss./Ms.…". To end the letter, we usually use words like "Yours”, “Yours ever" or "Truly yours".
Now read the following envelope, please

1. 1.

   "We have to put it on the top of the right corner." The word "it" here means_____

   1. A.
      the date　　　　　　
   2. B.
      the letter　　　　
   3. C.
      the passage
2. 2.

   To what country will the letter be sent?

   1. A.
      P.R. China　　　　　
   2. B.
      China　　　　　
   3. C.
      The United States
3. 3.

   Who writes this letter?

   1. A.
      Miss Susan Brown　　
   2. B.
      Zhang  Hua　　　
   3. C.
      You
4. 4.

   From the passage, we know when we write an English letter, we should
   put down our address _____

   1. A.
      at the end of the letter on the right
   2. B.
      at the end of the letter on the left
   3. C.
      at the top of the letter on the left
5. 5.

   How do you begin your letter if you write to John Smith?

   1. A.
      John Smith　　　
   2. B.
      Mr. John　　 　
   3. C.
      Dear Mr. Smith

A

　　　 Li Ping is a Grade Eight student in Nanjing Sunshine Secondary School.The table below is his mid?term self?assessment (自我评价).He draws faces to show his progress：

Read the table and find out how well Li Ping is doing.

(　　)1.Li Ping thinks he did best in ________ in Unit 1.

A.opposites B.using a dictionary

C.a report　　　 D.present perfect tense

(　　)2.What does Li Ping need to improve in Unit 1?

A.Present perfect tense. B.Using a dictionary.

C.A report. D.Opposites.

(　　)3.Which do you think Li Ping does well in?

A.Present perfect tense. B.Passive voice.

C.Linking words. D.Favourite educational computer game.

(　　)4.What is Li Ping NOT very good at in Unit 2?

A.Suffixes ‘ful’ and ‘less’. B.Past continuous tense.

C.Linking words. D.My best holiday.

(　　)5.From the table we know Li Ping is weak in ________ .

A.vocabulary B.main task

C.study skills/pronunciation　 D.grammar

A:Excuse me,1　　   is the way to the Children’s Hospital??

B:2　  　,I don’t know. You’d 3　　   ask that policeman.?

A:Excuse me,4　  　 can I get to the Children’s Hospital??

C:Oh,go along Huanghe Street,and 5　 　 the second turning on your left. Then 6　　  No.3 bus and 7　  　 off 8　 　 the third stop. You’ll see a white building 9　  　 the post office and the police station. You 10　   　 miss it.?

A:Thank you very much.?

C:You are welcome.

补全对话（每空一词）

A:Excuse me,11　　 is the way to the Children’s Hospital?

B:12　　,I don’t know.You’d 13　　 ask that policeman.

A:Excuse me,14　　 can I get to the Children’s Hospital?

C:Oh,go along Huanghe Street,and 15　　 the second turning on your left.Then 16　　 No.3 bus and 17　　 off 18　　 the third stop.You’ll see a white building 19　　 the post office and the police station.You 20　　 miss it.

A:Thank you very much.

C:You are welcome.