It was three o'clock. A man was walking down a high street in the north of England. He was wearing a dark suit and carrying a suitcase. His name was Terry and he and he had lived away from home for twenty years. In fact he was in prison(监狱),

Terry was feeling totally depressed because everything in his hometown had changed. The park where he used to play was now a car park. The house where he was born had dis appeared and in its place,  ironically(具有讽刺意味地)， was a bank. Terry wanted to have a cup of coffee in the old small restaurant where he used to go with his friend after school,   but it had become a fast food restaurant. He entered it,   sat down,   and asked for a cup of coffee. Then he felt sadder when he thought of what he had seen.

While paying for the coffee he found an old ticket in his wallet. It was for a pair of shoes he had taken to be repaired the day before the bank robbery 20 years ago. The shoe repairer was an old man then, so Terry was sure that he must be dead. But when he turned the cor ner of the steet, he couldn't believe his eyes. The shop was still there! And it was the same shoe repairer! He looked about a hundred years old. Terry was so happy! Terry told him that he had lived in Australia for the past twenty years and that he forgot to pick up the shoes before he left England. The shoe repairer disappeared into the back of the shop. After ten minutes he came back.

"Were they dark brown,   Italian shoes,   size 42?"he asked slowly.

"Yes!nsaid Terry,   excitedly.

"I haven't repaired them，”the shoe repairer said slowly. “You can take them tomorrow afternoon. ”

1.How long had Terry been away from home?

A. Ten years.         B. Five years.              C. Twenty years.    D. Fifteen years.

2.Where was Terry before he went back home?   A prison in________.

A. Australia            B. England            C. America           D. London

3.Why was Terry sent to prison?   Because he________.

A. killed a man  B. hit a woman    

C. cheated(欺骗) others-       D. robbed a bank

4.The words "totally depressed" in the second paragraph(段落) means "________".

A. very happy       B. very unhappy     C. very excited       D. very nervous

5.What's the best title(标题) for the passage?

A，Some things never change 

B.Everything have changed

C,A kind shoe repairer        

D,A longly man

A man was walking along the street when he saw a woman carrying a large box. It was half in and half out of her car. So the man went up and said, “The box looks very heavy. Let me give you a hand.”

“That’s very kind of you,” the woman said, “I’m having a lot of trouble with it. Maybe it sticks (卡住) in the car door.”

“Together we’ll soon move it,” the man said. “I’ll get in and take the other end.” And he got in the car.

“Right,” the man said. “I’m ready,” and he began to push the box hard.

For several minutes, the man and the woman tried to move the box. Soon they felt very tired.

They rested for a moment. Then the woman said, “Let’s try again. One, two, three!” They went on moving the box.

At last, when they were exhausted, the man said, “I’m sorry, but I don’t think there’s any way to get it out of your car.”

“Get it out?” the woman cried. “I’m trying to get it in! You know?”

1.Where did this story happen?

2.Who got in the car to move the box?

3.The underlined word “exhausted” means “________” in Chinese.

4.Which of the following is TRUE about the story?

5.What do you think of the man?

The little boy entered the house, unhappy. His mother was  31     cakes in the kitchen. She smiled as she    32     but stopped when she saw his face. “Tyler,    33      happened? Is everything okay?”

“Nothing is okay, mom.” said the boy, “Today, in our science lesson, Mrs. Green was talking about the   34        .She said that the whole world is getting dirtier and that many animals and plants are dying. She wants us to think of something we can do to help. I thought all the way, but there is  35    I can do to make a difference.”

“Let me tell you    36    .” the mother said after thinking for a while. “One morning a man was walking down a beach, there he saw thousands of dying starfish covering the beach, they were pushed up by the     37   , and it was too far up for them to make their way back by    38       . The man shook his head as he walked along, ‘What a pity! So many starfish will die on the beach.’ The man felt very sorry    39     those starfish. He went on walking and just at that time he was    40      to find a boy in front who was throwing the starfish back into the sea as    41  as he could, ‘how silly you are! My     42  ,’ the man said, ‘There are so many starfish, can you throw all of them back?’ The boy didn’t stop but kept throwing, ‘ 43         I can’t help them all .I can make a difference to this one, and this one, and this one, and this one.”

“Thinking for a moment, the man    44      to help return the starfish to their home. He smiled and said to himself, ‘Sometimes the biggest lesson in life comes from the   45     person.

9.A of               B. for                C. from            D. forward

15.A shortest          B. tallest               C. smallest         D. biggest

A man was walking along the street when he saw a woman struggle（奋力）with a large box. It was half in and half  1  of her car. He was a helpful man, so he went up to the woman and said, “Let me give you a hand with that box. It looks very   2 . ” “That’s very kind of you,” the woman said. “I’m having a lot of  3  with it. I think it’s stuck（卡住）. ” “Together we’ll soon move it,” the man said. He  4_  into the back seat of the car and took hold of the other end of the box. He said, “I’m ready. ” And he began to_ 5  hard. For several minutes the man and the woman struggled with the box. Soon they were  6  in the face. “Let’s rest for a minute,” the man said. “I’m sorry, but it  7  stuck. ” A few minutes later, the man said, “Let’s try again. Are you ready?”  8  of them took hold of the box again. “One, two, three!” the man said, and they went on with their struggle.
At last, when they were very tired, the man said, “You are  9 . It really is stuck. I don’t think there’s any way we can get it out of the car. ” “Get it out of the car!” The woman cried. “I’m trying to get it  10 !”

The little boy entered the house, unhappy. His mother was  31      cakes in the kitchen. She smiled as she    32      but stopped when she saw his face. “Tyler,    33       happened? Is everything okay?”

“Nothing is okay, mom.” said the boy, “Today, in our science lesson, Mrs. Green was talking about the   34        .She said that the whole world is getting dirtier and that many animals and plants are dying. She wants us to think of something we can do to help. I thought all the way, but there is  35     I can do to make a difference.”

“Let me tell you    36     .” the mother said after thinking for a while. “One morning a man was walking down a beach, there he saw thousands of dying starfish covering the beach, they were pushed up by the     37    , and it was too far up for them to make their way back by    38        . The man shook his head as he walked along, ‘What a pity! So many starfish will die on the beach.’ The man felt very sorry    39      those starfish. He went on walking and just at that time he was    40       to find a boy in front who was throwing the starfish back into the sea as    41   as he could, ‘how silly you are! My     42   ,’ the man said, ‘There are so many starfish, can you throw all of them back?’ The boy didn’t stop but kept throwing, ‘ 43          I can’t help them all .I can make a difference to this one, and this one, and this one, and this one.”

“Thinking for a moment, the man    44       to help return the starfish to their home. He smiled and said to himself, ‘Sometimes the biggest lesson in life comes from the   45      person.

  1. A. drinking          B. making            C. selling          D. washing

  2.A. turned around      B. turned down        C. turned on        D. turned off

3.A. what             B. when              C. where          D. why

 4.A. air               B. land              C. water         D. environment

5.A. something         B. anything           C. everything       D. nothing

6.A. a lie              B. a joke             C. a story          D. a truth

7.A. wind             B. rain               C. waves           D. sands

8.A. himself           B. itself              C. ourselves       D. themselves

9.A of                B. for                C. from            D. forward

10.A. afraid            B. surprised            C. sad             D. angry

11.A. slow             B. fast                C. soon           D. high

12.A. father            B. mother             C. son             D. daughter

13.A. Or               B. So                 C. Because         D. Though

14.A. began            B. continued            C. forgot          D. waited

15.A shortest           B. tallest               C. smallest         D. biggest