“Wanted: Violin. Can’t pay much. Call…”

         That advertisement in the newspaper made me remember my childhood. I, too, had wanted a violin, but we didn’t have the money. Even though times were   16  , I couldn’t wait any longer to ask. “Daddy, may I have a violin of   17  ?” Daddy’s face looked   18  . But a few weeks later, Daddy went home, with a case in his hand,   19  ,“Mary, I found this secondhand violin for seven dollars.”

         The day when I carried my violin to school for my first lesson , no one could know how   20   I was. I practiced, joined the school orchestra(管弦乐队), gave performances……Several years seemed to run even quickly and I found myself in the first violin chair. More years   21  , and my violin made every move with me, until one day, I carefully   22   it away.

         Now here   23   this want advertisement, I discovered the case deep in my closet（储藏室）. I put it on the table. Then I picked up the   24  , walked to the telephone and called by the   25 .

         Later in the day, a man of about 30 knocked at the door. “I’ve been expecting someone would  26  my advertisement. My daughter wants a violin so  27 ,”he said, examining my violin. “How much are you asking?”

         I said, “Seven dollars.” “Are you sure?” he asked,   28   he did not believe his ears. “Seven dollars.” I   29   and then added,” I hope your little girl will enjoy it   30   I did.”

I smiled, but I found my tears(眼泪) rolling down my face.

1.A. easy                             B. hard                                 C. late                                  D. long

2. A. my                               B. mine                                C. myself                             D. me

3.A. angry                           B. happy                              C. sad                                   D. funny

4.A. answering                  B. saying                             C. asking                             D. telling

5.A. surprised                    B. excited                            C. interested             D. embarrassed

6. A. past                   B. was passed                    C. passing                      D. passed

7.A. carried                         B. put                                   C. took                                 D. threw

8.A. about                           B. by                                     C. in                                      D. for

9.A. advertisement          B. violin                                C. case                        D. newspaper

10. A. date                          B. name                               C. number                           D. address

11.A. offer                                    B. answer                                     C. receive                            D. find

12.A. badly                          B. easily                               C. quickly                   D. luckily

13. A. though                     B. when                               C. as if                                  D. until

14. A. repeated                          B. continued                       C. reminded              D. suggested

15.A. which                         B. when                               C. what                                D. as

 

For many school in Thailand, there are two terms. The first term is from the first week of May to the first week of October. The second term starts from the first week of November and finishes at the last week of February or the first week of March. The students don't get a break for Christmas（圣诞节）. But they get a 3-4 days' break for the New Year.

For many students, a school day is very long. They usually get to school at 7:30 a.m. Classes begin at 8:00 a.m. there are three classes in the morning and they are 50 minutes each（每个）. Students have lunch at 11:00 a.m. they don't have dining halls so they have to eat in the classroom. Lunch time finishes at 12:25 p.m. there are three classes in the afternoon. School finishes at 3:15 p.m. many schools have a "homework" lesson after school, so students usually go home after 4:45 p.m.

1.How long is the first term in Thailand schools?

A．For six months.     B．For five months.     C．For four months.    D．For three moths.

2.What does the underlined word "break" mean in Chinese?

A．假期             B．节目             C．游览             D．计划

3.When do students usually get to school?

A．At 7:00 a.m.       B．At 7:30 a.m.        C．At 8:00 a.m.        D．At 8:30 a.m.

4.Why do students have to eat lunch in the classroom?

A．Because their dining halls are very small.

B．Because they must do their homework after lunch.

C．Because they don't have dining halls.

D．Because they bring lunch to school.

5.What can we learn from the passage?

A．There are three terms in Thailand schools.

B．Students don't go to school in November.

C．Students usually go home at 3:15 p.m.

D．Students have six classes a day.

 

During my last year of junior high school, our teacher, Mrs Debby, gave us a ____1___. I was a hard-working student and I did well in all subjects. I was ____2_____ that I had nailed this test and breezed through (轻松答完) the questions ___3____ I read the last one: ‘What is the ___4____ name of the woman who cleans the school?’

Of course I thought that ___5_____ have been a joke. I saw the cleaning woman every day. She was short and about 50 years old. She had dark hair. But ___6____ would I know her name? I had never talked with her before. In fact, I’d never ___7____ thought about talking to her. I looked at my paper and started to feel rather ___8____. Finally, I handed in my paper, leaving the last one____9___.

Before the quiz (随堂测验) ended, one student asked if the last question would be ___10___ in our grades. “Of course,” the teacher said, “In your life, you will meet many people. They are all ____11___. They deserve (理应得到) your attention and care, even if all you do is to____12___ and say hello.”

I’ve never___13____ that lesson. Everyone deserves my ___14_____ and I should get to know all of the people ___15____ work and live around me. That is, perhaps, the most important lesson of my life. I also later learned that the cleaning woman’s first name was Hannah.

1.                A．match          B．quiz            C．contest   D．game

 

2.                A．worried        B．excited         C．confident D．nervous

 

3.                A．until           B．when          C．after D．unless

 

4.                A．last            B．family          C．full  D．first

 

5.                A．might          B．must           C．could D．would

 

6.                A．what           B．when          C．how D．where

 

7.                A．just            B．nearly          C．even D．almost

 

8.                A．glad           B．guilty           C．surprised D．lucky

 

9.                A．unseen         B．unanswered     C．unnoticed D．unchosen

 

10.               A．counted        B．valued         C．amounted D．regarded

 

11.               A．patient         B．funny          C．important  D．necessary

 

12.               A．watch          B．smile          C．talk   D．feel

 

13.               A．dreamed       B．understood      C．realized   D．forgotten

 

14.               A．attention       B．love           C．forgiveness D．sorrow

 

15.               A．whose         B．who           C．which D．whom

 

 

1.Simon often _______________ lunch at school.(have)

2.Daniel and Millie  ______________ members of the Reading Club now. (be)

3.Lucy has a _______________(dance) lesson every week.

4.There  ______________ some water in the bottle. (be)

5.Most students _______________  TV on weekdays.(not watch)

6.Amy with his mother sometimes _______________  kites in the park in spring.(fly)

7.He went to school without       ______    breakfast.( have )

8.My _________________ names are Bush and Mary. (grandparent)

9.Would you like _________________ football with us?(play)

10.My parents go _________________(shop) on Sundays.

11.Millie often practise _________________ volleyball (play)

12.September 10 is _________________ Day.(teach)

13.Simon is busy __________________ his homework now.(do)

14.Please ___________________ the window. It's cold.(close)

15.Some people don't know how _________________ fun.(have)