People of Burlington are being disturbed by the sound of bells. Four students from Burlington College of Higher Education are in the bell tower of the church and have made up their minds to    15   the bells nonstop for two weeks as a protest（抗议） against heavy trucks which run    16   through the narrow High Street.“They not only make it    17   to sleep at night, but they are doing damage（损害） to our houses and shops of historical   18  ,”

said John Norris, one of the protesters.

“ 19  we must have these noisy trucks on the roads,” said Jean Lacey, a biology student, “why don’t they build a new road that goes round the town? Burlington isn’t much more than a  20    village. Its streets were never meant for heavy traffic”.

　　Harry Fields also studying    21    said they wanted to make as much noise as possible to force the government officials to realize what everybody was having to stand. “Most of them don’t live here anyway,” he said, “they come in for meetings and the Town Hall is soundproof（隔音的）, so they probably don’t    22   . It’s high time they realized the problem.” The fourth student, Liza Vernum, said she thought the public were mostly on their side, and even if they weren’t they soon would be.

　　I asked if they were    23    that the police might come to stop them.

　　“Not really,” she said, “actually we are suitable bellringers. I mean we are assistant bellringers for the church. There is no    24    against practising.”

I left the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears.

Home Alone

It was Sunday afternoon. My brother and I were alone at home. My parents went for a party and asked me to look after my brother.  I was doing my homework while my younger brother was watching TV. Suddenly the doorbell rang. Ding-Dong!  My brother thought that it was our parents, so he opened the      1   quickly.

A tall man wearing a black raincoat stood outside. He said that he came to sell books and asked politely     2   our parents were at home.

Without thinking, my brother said, "No." Then the man asked if we would like to 3  some story books. I refused him. When I wanted to close the door, he suddenly pushed the door very      4    and came into our house.  He took out a     5     and ordered me to tie up my brother's hands with a rope.  I tied up his hands in a special way so my brother could untie

     6     easily. The man then tied my hands up and locked      7     of us in the kitchen. Soon, he went upstairs to     8   money. I taught my brother to untie the rope on his    9  .He then untied me. I rushed to the telephone to call the police,     10      the line was dead. The doors were all locked from the outside. It was lucky that the man      11    to lock the kitchen window. We got out of the house through the kitchen window and went to the   12  pay phone to call the police.

 Soon   13  came to our house and the man was caught. By that time, my parents had come home. We told them the whole story. My parents were   14  that we were not hurt. They told me that I should stop my brother from   15  the door to strangers. I learnt a lesson on safety.

(    ) 1. A. window         B. door         C. book         D. fridge

(    ) 2. A. if                 B. why          C. when         D. how

(    ) 3. A. lend           B. borrow       C. sell             D. buy

(    ) 4. A. politely           B. slowly       C. hard         D. quietly

(    ) 5. A. book               B. knife        C. gift         D. pen

(    ) 6. A. himself       B. myself           C. herself          D. themselves

(    ) 7. A. none           B. neither          C. both         D. all

(    ) 8. A. look at            B. look after  C. look like        D. look for

(    ) 9. A. feet               B. hands        C. neck         D. legs

(    ) 10. A. and           B. so               C. or           D. but

(    ) 11. A. wanted            B. remembered   C. forgot           D. tried

(    ) 12. A. farthest          B. nearest          C. largest          D. smallest

(    ) 13. A. my friends        B. the police       C. the neighbors    D. my parents

(    ) 14. A. glad              B. angry        C. sad          D. sorry

(    ) 15. A. cleaning          B. closing      C. locking          D. opening

David is a middle school student. He had lived in a small village for fifteen years. ?? 1.??? His father, Mr. Hill, was a rich farmer and later on he opened a shop in our town. He bought a house here last month. His family moved to the new house and his son began to study in our class. But he had few friends here. 2.???

His neighbor Cathy is a kind girl. She has many friends. She finds the boy never talks with anybody and decides to help him. ???? 3.? Now they’re good friends.

One afternoon, Cathy told David, “???? 4.??? I'll have a birthday party. Would you like to come?”

“Certainly. I’m glad to,” the boy said happily.

David got home and thought of a present he could give to Cathy. ? 5.??? He couldn’t telephone her because he didn’t know her number. At that moment Mrs. Hill came and asked, “What’s the matter, dear?”

“What would you like if it was your sixteenth birthday, Mom?”

“Nothing,” the woman said, “I just wish I were sixteen.”

I’m Jack, and I am a middle school student. Yesterday was the most exciting day in my life. I was on TV! This is my first time on TV. In the evening, Mum, Dad and I were watching a TV programme in the sitting room and there I was! This is how it happened.

I was playing soccer in the park with my friends when a man and a woman came to us. The man had a camera. The woman had a microphone. “I’m from Channel 9,” she said. “Do you know the programme Kid’s Speak Out?” I did know it. I watched it often. It’s a weekly programme where kids say what they think about different things.

“Would you like to be on it?” the woman asked me.

 I wanted to be on it and I thought my friends might also want to be on it, so I asked, “Can my friends be on it too?”

“Sorry, only one of you can,” the woman said. “You can talk about it and decide which of you is going to be on the programme.”

I asked my friends if they wanted to be on the programme. They didn’t, so I went on it. The woman asked me a lot of questions. I thought carefully and tried to give sensible answers. When she finished, she said I was one of the best kids she’d spoken to! I felt very proud of myself. My mum and dad were proud of me too!

1.Jack was excited yesterday because he           .

A. watched a TV programme with his parents    

B. was on TV for the first time

C. played soccer in the park with his friends     

D. saw the hosts of the programme Kid’s Speak Out

2.How did the thing happen?

①Jack asked his friends if they wanted to be on the programme.

②The woman asked Jack if he’d like to be on the programme.

③The woman asked Jack a lot of questions.

④Jack played soccer in the park with friends.

⑤Jack thought carefully and tried to give answers.

A. ④①③②⑤  B.④②①③⑤   C. ④③②①⑤  D. ④⑤③①②

3.What does the word sensible mean in the passage?

A. 明智的     B. 可能的    C. 合理的    D. 正确的

4.What can we know about Jack from the passage?

A. Jack’s parents were proud of him.

B. Jack was the top student at school.

C. Jack was afraid to be on the programme.

D. Jack never watched the programme Kid’s Speak Out.

I’m Jack, and I am a middle school student. Yesterday? was the most exciting day in my life. I was on TV! This is my first time on TV. In the evening, Mum, Dad and I were watching a TV programme in the sitting room and there I was! This is how it happened.

I was playing soccer in the park with my friends when a man and a woman came to us. The man had a camera. The woman had a microphone. “I’m from Channel 9,” she said. “Do you know the programme Kid’s Speak Out?” I did know it. I watched it often. It’s a weekly programme where kids say what they think about different things.

“Would you like to be on it?” the woman asked me.

I wanted to be on it and I thought my friends might also want to be on it, so I asked, “Can my friends be on it too?”

“Sorry, only one of you can,” the woman said. “You can talk about it and decide which of you is going to be on the programme.”

I asked my friends if they wanted to be on the programme. They didn’t, so I went on? it. The woman asked me a lot of questions. I thought carefully and tried to give sensible answers. When she finished, she said I was one of the best kids she’d spoken to! I felt very proud of myself. My mum and dad were proud of me too!

1.Jack was excited yesterday because he?????????? .

A. watched a TV programme with his parents????

B. was on TV for the first time

C. played soccer in the park with his friends????

D. saw the hosts of the programme Kid’s Speak Out

2.How did the thing happen?

①Jack asked his friends if they wanted to be on the programme.

②The woman asked Jack if he’d like to be on the programme.

③The woman asked Jack a lot of questions.

④Jack played soccer in the park with friends.

⑤Jack thought carefully and tried to give answers.

A. ④①③②⑤? B.④②①③⑤?? C. ④③②①⑤? D. ④⑤③①②

3.What does the word sensible mean in the passage?

A. 明智的???? B. 可能的??? C. 合理的??? D. 正确的

4.What can we know about Jack from the passage?

A. Jack’s parents were proud of him.

B. Jack was the top student at school.

C. Jack was afraid to be on the programme.

D. Jack never watched the programme Kid’s Speak Out.