Several years ago I studied in a university in the biggest city in our country．It’s beautiful but it’s hot in __1__．So I usually returned to my hometown when my __2__ began．It is not big, but it’s cool and quiet．I could __3__ in the daytime and have a good sleep at night.

One day I had some __4__ to solve．But I didn’t take the dictionaries home．My father told me Charlie, one of my __5__, had a good library．I went to his house at once．We didn’t see each other after I __6__ middle school．At first he didn’t recognize me．He __7__ me up and down．And then he called out, “Oh, dear! It’s you, Fred!”

Of course we were __8__ to meet each other again and talked a lot about our schoolmates and __9__．Later on he showed me around his library．It wasn’t big but there were a lot of nice books in it．And the dictionaries I __10__ were in them too．At last I said, “__11__ you lend some dictionaries to me, please?”

“I’m sorry I don’t lend any books to __12__,” said the young man.

“Are you afraid I’ll __13__ them?”

“No, I’m not．I’m afraid you won’t __14__ them to me．Look! All the books are not __15__, but borrowed!”

1.A．spring B．summer C．autumn D．winter

2.A．birthday B．Saturday C．Sunday D．holiday

3.A．study B．play C．rest D．run

4.A．words B．sentences C．problems D．stories

5.A．brothers B．sisters C．aunts D．classmates

6.A．finished B．heard C．saw D．met

7.A．lifted B．carried C．looked D．pulled

8.A．angry B．happy C．worried D．sad

9.A．doctors B．teachers C．workers D．drivers

10.A．looked for B．read C．wrote D．looked at

11.A．Need B．Must C．May D．Can

12.A．other B．the other C．others D．another

13.A．lose B．sell C．throw D．know

14.A．pay B．return C．use D．look after

15.A．made B．picked C．won D．bought

Mr．Wang teaches English in a middle school．He likes his work very much．He wanted 1 a teacher even when he was a young boy.

There are six classes in a school day at Mr．Wang’s middle school．Mr．Wang teachers five of these six classes． 2 his “free” hour from 2 to 3 in the afternoon, Mr．Wang 3 meet with parents, check students’ homework and 4 many other things．So Mr．Wang works hard from the moment he gets to school early in the morning until he leaves for home late in the afternoon, and his “free” hour is not free at all.

In his English lesson, Mr．Wang sometimes teaches poems (诗)．He likes poems very much, and he likes Li Bai’s poems 5 of all.

In his fifth class today, Mr．Wang taught a poem．He wrote the poem on the blackboard and read it．As soon as he finished 6 the poem, the students began to ask questions．He answered all the questions．Then he asked his students to talk about the poem． 7 one wanted to stop when the bell rang．

8 home, Mr．Wang thought about the fifth class．He was happy about what he did as a teacher．Every one of his students 9 the poem．When they started to talk, they forgot about the time．He did not have to make them 10 ．He only had to answer their questions and help them understand the poem.

1．A．was B．being C．to be D．be

2．A．In B．At C．To D．On

3．A．has to B．has C．able to D．will

4．A．take care for B．care of C．take care of D．be careful of

5．A．better B．good C．well D．best

6．A．reading B．to read C．read D．doing

7．A．Not B．No C．Have no D．Any

8．A．By the way B．To his way C．On his way D．In the way

9．A．liked B．asked C．had D．wanted

10．A．learning B．to learn C．learn D．leant

Many animals use some kinds of “language”．They use signals(信号) and the signals have meanings．For example, __1 a bee has found some food, it goes 2 its home． 3 is difficult for a bee to tell __4 bees where the food is speaking to them, but it can do a little dancing．This tells the bees where the food is and 5 it is.

Some animals show 6 they feel by making sounds．It is not difficult to tell if a dog is angry because it barks．Birds make several different sounds and 7 has its meaning．Sometimes we humans make sounds in the same way．We make sounds like “Oh” to 8 how we feel about __9__ or we 10 something on our feet.

We humans have languages．We have words．These words have meaning of things, action, feeling or ideas．We are able to __11__ each other information, to tell other people 12 we think or we feel．By writing down words, we can remember what has happened or 13 messages to people far away.

Languages, like people, live and die．If a language is not used by people, it is called a dead language．This language cannot live and grow because 14 speaks it.

A living language, of course, is often spoken by people today．It grows and changes with time．New words are created, and some old words have 15 meanings.

1．A．because B．since C．when D．as

2．A．out of B．back from C．away from D．back to

3．A．It B．This C．That D．He

4．A．each other B．another C．the other D．others

5．A．how long B．how far away C．how many D．how old

6．A．why B．which C．how D．what

7．A．each B．every C．all D．some

8．A．show B．say C．talk D．speak

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

10．A．put B．drop C．fall D．set

11．A．give B．put C．show D．take

12．A．that B．which C．what D．why

13．A．send B．bring C．push D．get

14．A．someone B．no one C．anyone D．everyone

15．A．new B．right C．real D．good

It’s never easy to admit(承认) you are in the wrong．We all __1__ to know the art of apology．Think how often you’ve done wrong．Then count how many __2__ you’ve expressed clearly you were __3__．You can’t go to bed with an easy mind if you do __4__ about it.

A doctor friend, Mr．Lied, told me about a man who came to him with different kinds of signs: headaches, heart __5__ and insomnia (失眠)．__6__ some careful exams, Mr．Lied found nothing ___7__ with him and said, “If you don’t tell me what’s __8__ you, I can’t help you.” The man admitted he was cheating his brother of his inheritance(遗产)．Then and there the __9__ doctor __10__ the man write to his brother and __11__ his money．As soon as the __12__ was put into the post box, the man suddenly cried．“Thank you,” he said to the doctor, “I think I’ve got __13__.”

An apology can not only save a broken relationship(关系) but also make it __14__．If you can think of someone who should be __15__ an apology from you．Do something about it right now.

1．A．decide B．have C．need D．try

2．A．mistakes B．people C．ways D．times

3．A．sorry B．weak C．sad D．wrong

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

5．A．trouble B．matter C．illness D．problem

6．A．Before B．After C．Till D．Since

7．A．well B．wrong C．good D．bad

8．A．hurling B．changing C．touching D．worrying

9．A．clever B．silly C．good D．kind

10．A．made B．helped C．saw D．let

11．A．returned B．gave C．kept D．paid

12．A．paper B．box C．money D．letter

13．A．better B．well C．sick D．worse

14．A．never B．worse C．stronger D．harder

15．A．given B．received C．known D．forgotten

Mr．and Mrs．king have lived in our town for nearly twenty years．They have a bookshop by the bus station．They’re __1__ to everybody and have a lot of friends．They often __2__ the poor students and sell them some books cheaply．So there’re many young men in their shop．Of course people __3__ them and their friends often call on (拜访) them and __4__ them．We can always hear their rooms are full of __5__ and quarrel.

It was a Friday evening．Mr．and Mrs．King were going to have a picnic on the island the next __6__．It was a little far from our town．So they had to __7__ earlier than usual to catch a six o’clock train．After __8__ a few friends came to see them while they were cooking some __9__ and drinks for the picnic．Mr．king and his wife had to stop __10__ them．They talked a lot and few of them looked at the __11__ on the wall．Mr．and Mrs．King were anxious (焦急) but they couldn’t tell the visitors about it．The woman thought for a few __12__ and had an idea．She said to her __13__, “Oh, it’s eleven o’clock! You’d better stop talking, dear! Our guests are anxious to __14__!

Mr．king heard this and stood up and said __15__ to the visitors and they left soon.

1．A．had B．polite C．cold D．careful;

2．A．help B．hurt C．hit D．watch

3．A．know B．understand C．meet D．like

4．A．play with B．fight with C．talk with D．catch up with

5．A．cry B．shout C．noise D．laugh

6．A．morning B．afternoon C．evening D．laugh

7．A．go to work B．get up C．go to sleep D．open the shop

8．A．breakfast B．lunch C．supper D．meal

9．A．clothes B．bags C．books D．food

10．A．receive B．to receive C．receiving D．to accept

11．A．phone B．photo C．clock D．picture

12．A．minutes B．days C．weeks D．months

13．A．visitor B．husband C．brother D．father

14．A．go home B．go to bed C．go shopping D．have a rest

15．A．hello B．goodbye C．sorry D．nothing

Martin Henfield talks about some of his experience(经历) as a twin: when we were small my mother dressed us __1_ the same clothes．That was bad enough and we didn’t like it．But we went on our first camping trip, it was even __2__．We were only ten years old, and while __3_ went into their sleeping bags for the _4__, we were not happy to snuggle(偎依) inside a double sleeping bag my mother made for us.

At school our classmates __5__us Henfield One and Henfield Two, so people ___6__ even see our difference according to our initials because __7__ of us were M.O．It was only when I went to _8___ and began to have my own friends that I started to feel my own freedom of identity（身份）.

Before I went to college, during my secondary school __9__, I __10__ to a job on a building site．My twin brother, Mike Henfield, didn’t work．One day I asked my boss, “Can I have a week _11__?” “Certainly,” he said, “but you won’t have the job when you 12__ back.” I didn’t want to __13__ the job．So on Monday morning, Mike went there in my _14__, jacket and hat and he worked for me for one week __15___ of them knew the difference.

1．A．in B．for C．on D．with

2．A．badder B．worse C．good D．better

3．A．all boys B．another boy

C．all the other boys D．all the boys

4．A．day B．holiday C．night D．mid-night

5．A．called B．knew C．told D．made

6．A．didn’t B．needn’t C．mustn’t D．couldn’t

7．A．very B．each C．both D．all

8．A．middle school B．college C．high school D．school

9．A．holidays B．week C．weekend D．holiday

10．A．received B．got C．find D．made

11．A．off B．free C．on D．back

12．A．came B．will get C．got D．are

13．A．miss B．lose C．lost D．losing

14．A．coat B．shirt C．shoes D．trousers

15．A．None B．Nobody C．All D．Each

Have you ever seen the advertisement: Learn a foreign language in six weeks, 1 give your money back? Of course, it 2 happens quite like that．The only language 3 to learn is the mother language．And think 4 practice is needed for that．Before the Second World War people usually learned a foreign language   5 the literature(文学) of the country．Now most people want to 6 a foreign language．Every year millions of people start learning   7 ．
How do they do it? Some people try at home   8 books and tapes, others go to evening classes or watch TV programs． 9 they use the language only 2 or 3 times a week, learning it will 10 a long time, like language learning at school．A few people try to learn a language fast by studying for 6 or 11 hours a day．It’s much easier to learn the language in the country where it   12 ．But most people are 13   to do this, and many people don’t have to do so．Machines and good books will be very 14   , but they can not do the students’ work． 15 the language is learned quickly or slowly, it is hard work．
1．A．so                     B．or                   C．and                 D．but
2．A．can＇t              B．impossible       C．never               D．often
3．A．easily               B．difficult           C．able                       D．easy
4．A．how much         B．how long         C．how fast          D．how many
5．A．studied              B．to study    C．studying          D．study
6．A．talk            B．tell                  C．speak               D．say
7．A．them                 B．this          C．that                 D．it
8．A．without      B．with                C．in                          D．by
9．A．If            B．When              C．Since                     D．Until
10．A．spend             B．use                  C．take                       D．cost
11．A．some              B．more               C．other                     D．less
12．A．speaks            B．is speaking  C．spoke                  D．is spoken
13．A．able                B．possible           C．unable                   D．not possible
14．A．careful            B．forgetful          C．wonderful     D．helpful
15．A．either             B．whether      C．what                     D．how

I have tried many ways to be 1 ．I don’t wear a sweater when I 2 , and two days ago I walked in the 3 without my shoes．But so far nothing 4 ．Debbie once told me about a boy in her class who liked 5 school．He would rub(摩擦) the end of the thermometer (温度计) until it went 6 to 39℃．Then he’d put it in his mouth and his mother would think he was 7 ill.

This morning I tried doing that but it 8 went above 35℃ and I rubbed it for ten 9 ．So I held the thermometer 10 the light on my desk and it went up to 40℃．I thought I’d put it in my mouth and walk downstairs like that． 11 my mother would take it out and she would be 12 when she saw that I was rather ill.

The only trouble was I didn’t know the thermometer would be so 13 , As soon as I put it into my mouth I burnt my tongue(舌头)! I spit (吐) the thermometer out．It fell 14 the floor but it 15 .

1．A ．well B．fine C．ill D．bad

2．A ．could B．should C．must D．might

3．A ．water B．rain C．sun D．wind

4．A ．happens B．happened C．will happen D．has happened

5．A ．being away from B．leaving

C．staying at D．being out of

6．A ．on B．down C．up D．off

7．A ．really B．real C．bad D．badly

8．A ．can’t B．not C．never D．didn’t

9．A ．seconds B．hours C．minutes D．moments

10．A ．near B．near to C．next D．next to

11．A ．When B．Then C．So D．If

12．A ．worried B．surprised C．happy D．frightened

13．A ．cold B．hot C．warm D．cool

14．A ．off B．down C．to D．on

15．A ．didn’t break B．didn’t broke C．wasn’t broken D．was broken

Do you know Eskimos (爱斯基摩人)? Let me tell you something about their 1 .

The Eskimos live near the North Pole (北极)．There are only two 2 there, winter and summer, There are no spring 3 autumn there．The winter nights are 4 ．You can’t 5 the sun for more than two months, even at noon．The summer days are long．For more than two months, the sun never 6 and there is no night.

The Eskimos have 7 clothes．They make their clothes from the skin of animals．From these skins they make coats, caps and 8 .

Near the North Pole trees can’t grow, for it is too 9 there．The Eskimos 10 make their houses from skins, snow or stones (石头)．When they 11 in storm and can’t 12 home, they make house of snow．They 13 these snow houses when the storm is 14 .

Life is 15 for the Eskimos, but they still like to live there.

1．A．work B．life C．holiday D．families

2．A．weather B．seasons C．months D．years

3．A．not B．or C．and D．as

4．A．short B．warm C．long D．cold

5．A．see B．watch C．look D．look at

6．A．rises B．goes up C．drops D．goes down

7．A．beautiful B．metal C．warm D．cool

8．A．goods B．drinks C．medicine D．shoes

9．A．cold B．hot C．dry D．wet

10．A．will B．should C．never D．have to

11．A．go out B．go over C．keep on D．get on

12．A．get back B．got off C．get on D．get in

13．A．make B．leave C．stay D．break

14．A．over B．coming C．going D．hard

15．A．easy B．interesting C．hard D．lucky

Life in the twenty-first century will be very 1 ．Many changes will take place, but 2 will the changes be．

The population is growing 3 ．There will be many 4 in the world and most of them will live 5 than people in the twentieth century.

Computers will be much smaller and 6 and there will be at least one in every 7 ．And 8 studies will be one of the important subjects in school then.

People will work 9 and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and travelling． 10 will be much easier and cheaper．And many more people will go to 11 countries for holidays.

There will be changes in our 12 , too．Maybe no one will eat meat every day, instead, they eat more fruit and vegetables．Maybe people will be 13 ．Work in the future will be different, too． 14 and hard work can be done by robots．Because of this, 15 will not have enough work to do .This will be a problem.

1．A．interesting B．hard C．different D．beautiful

2．A．why B．how C．when D．what

3．A．slowly B．fast C．quietly D．suddenly

4．A．people B．workers C．scientists D．doctors

5．A．long B．longer C．happy D．lucky

6．A．more useful B．useful C．helpful D．less useful

7．A．hospital B．factory C．home D．town

8．A．science B．maths C．English D．computer

9．A．fewer hours B．more hours

C．eight hours D．more than eight hours

10．A．Seeing doctors B．Going to the cinema

C．Shopping D．Travelling