Miss Richards was a teacher at a school for boys and girls．She __1 chemistry and physics from the lowest to the highest classes in the __2 ．Sometimes the new classes 3 rapidly, but sometimes they were very 4 , and then Miss Richards had to 5 things many times.

One year, the first class had been studying chemistry for several __6_ when Miss Richards suddenly asked, “What is water? Who knows? 7__ up?”

There was silence (沉默) for a few seconds, and Miss Richards felt sad (难过), but then one boy 8 his hand.

“Yes, Dick?” said Miss Richards encouragingly (鼓励地)．He was not one of the brightest children in the class, so she was 9 that he could answer.

“Water is a liquid which has no 10 until you wash your hands in it, Miss．Then it turns black,” the boy replied with great confidence (信心).

1．A．teaches B．teaching C．taught D．teach

2．A．schooling B．school C．schools D．home

3．A．learned B．learning C．had been learned D．were learned

4．A．slow B．being slow C．slowly D．slowest

5．A．repeated B．repeating C．do D．repeat

6．A．years B．minutes C．weeks D．seconds

7．A．Put B．Hands C．Get D．Look

8．A．lows B．ride C．raised D．put

9．A．sad B．glad C．angry D．hungry

10．A．colour B．colourful C．colourless D．with colour

I walked along the sea for about an hour until I began to feel hungry．It was seven．By that time, I was not far from a favourite restaurant of mine, where I often went to eat two or three times a week．I knew the owner well．

I went into the restaurant, which was already crowded, and ordered my meal．While I was waiting, I looked 1 to see if I knew anyone in the restaurant．Then I saw a man sitting at a corner table near the door keeping looking in my direction (方向), as if he knew me．I certainly didn’t know him, for I never forgot a 2 ．The man had a newspaper __3 in front of him．But I could see that he was keeping an 4 on me．When the waiter brought my soup, the man was 5 puzzled (迷惑) by the familiar (熟悉) way that the waiter and I called each other．He became even more puzzled as 6 went on．He could see that I was well 7 in the restaurant．At last he got up and went into the kitchen．After a few minutes he came out again, 8 for his meal and left．

When I had finished, I called the owner of the restaurant over and asked him 9 the man had wanted．The owner told me he was a detective（侦探）．“Really?” I was 10 ．“He was certainly 11 in me．But why?” I asked．“He followed you here because he thought you were a man he was looking 12 ,” the owner said．“When he came into the kitchen, he showed me a 13 of the wanted man ．He certainly looked like you! Of course, since we 14 you here, I told him that he had made a mistake.” It’s 15 I came to a restaurant where I am known, or I might have been arrested!

1．A．for B．at C．around D．like

2．A．name B．face C．person D．friend

3．A．open B．closed C．opened D．close

4．A．orange B．arm C .apple D．eye

5．A．badly B．fast C．quickly D．clearly

6．A．program B．story C．time D．news

7．A．taken B．made C．known D．brought

8．A．paid B．paying C．spent D．cost

9．A．that B．what C．when D．which

10．A．worried B．surprised C．surprising D．sad

11．A．interested B．interesting C．worried D．sure

12．A．up B．like C．at D．for

13．A．book B．photo C．paper D．magazine

14．A．know B．see C．hear D．look at

15．A．bad B．good C．lucky D．best

These days it is found that school students hardly have any sports．Is it because they have no 1 in sports? It may not be true．They often say they have 2 more important things to do.

What are these important things? Exams! They have to 3__ themselves ready for all kinds of exams and tests in school．So many of them almost 4 bookworms(书呆子)．In the past in the summer holidays, they could do 5 they liked, but now they have to 6__ all their time preparing．So 7 have kept them away from going in for sports.

Because of the pressure(压力) from 8 parents and teachers, they 9 to work harder and spend most of their time 10__ books．As for the students themselves, they don’t want to 11 the lessons because they want to further their studies．So it is necessary to give __12 of their spare time to their studies and 13 up their school sports．

It’s true a good education cannot go without physical training, the __14 _ is true, a quick mind hardly goes along with a 15 body．Without a strong body, you can never do anything well, how can you make great success in life?

1．A．interests B．interested C．interesting D．interest

2．A．another B．other C．much D．some

3．A．make B．have C．get D．let

4．A．turn B．grow C．look D．become

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

6．A．give B．spend C．take D．cost

7．A．teachers B．parents C．studies D．holidays

8．A．his B．one’s C．their D．other’s

9．A．try B．hope C．have D．enjoy

10．A．in B．at C．to D．on

11．A．miss B．lose C．leave D．fail

12．A．few B．any C．all D．none

13．A．give B．take C．put D．send

14．A．thing B．same C．word D．kind

15．A．strong B．heavy C．weak D．ill

A lady once wrote a long story．She sent it to a famous editor．After __1__ weeks the editor __2__ the story to her．The lady was __3__．She worte back to the editor:

“Dear Sir,

Yesterday you sent back a story of mine．__4__ do you know that the story is not good? You did not read it．__5__ I sent you the story, I pasted together pages 18, 19 and 20．This was a __6__ to see whether you would read the story．When the story came back yesterday, the pages were __7__ pasted together．Is this the __8__ you read all the stories that are sent to you?”

The editor wrote back:

“Dear Madam,

__9__ breakfast when I have an egg, I __10__ eat the whole egg in order to discover that it is bad.”

1．A．few B．a few C．little D．a little

2．A．gave B．came back C．handed D．returned

3．A．angry B．happy C．satisfied D．glad

4．A．How B．Why C．What D．Where

5．A．After B．Until C．Before D．Since

6．A．lesson B．test C．question D．thing

7．A．already B．still C．even D．yet

8．A．work B．check C．road D．way

9．A．On B．On the C．At D．At the

10.A．must not B．have not to C．need not to D．don’t have to

Joe wanted a computer．He asked his 1 for the money and they said he must get it himself．But how did he get it? He 2 about this when he walked home．Not many people wanted to ask children to work for them．Maybe he could take away snow for the neighbors (邻居)．But this was not 3 ．He had to wait a long time for that．He couldn’t cut grass for their gardens 4 he had no tools (工具) to do the work with.

Then he saw one of his classmates, Dick, delivering (送) 5 ．I could do that, he thought．Maybe I could even get the computer 6 away．I could pay 7 it a little each week．He ran to 8 up with Dick．Joe asked him a lot of questions．He learned that it was 9 to get twenty-five dollars each week．He learned that the job (工作) took 10 three hours each night．Dick 11 him the phone number of the newspaper manager (经理).

Joe almost flew home．After he had told his mother 12 he thought, she 13 .“I think it is a 14 idea,” she said, “I’ll call the newspaper….”

“Wait, Mum,” Joe said, “I’ll call．After that, I’m going to be a businessman now.”

Joe’s mother smiled 15 .

1．A．teachers B．parents C．classmates D．friends

2．A．said B．told C．thought D．spoke

3．A．spring B．summer C．autumn D．winter

4．A．because B．when C．while D．after

5．A．newspaper B．bikes C．computers D．tools

6．A．now B．right C．just D．only

7．A．on B．to C．of D．for

8．A．take B．catch C．carry D．get

9．A．friendly B．kind C．possible D．wrong

10．A．at B．about C．before D．after

11．A．taught B．gave C．made D．asked

12．A．that B．when C．what D．where

13．A．smiled B．shouted C．cried D．worried

14．A．big B．large C．great D．bad

15．A．sadly B．happily C．politely D．angrily

Have you ever asked yourself why children go to school? You will probably __1__ they go to learn languages, geography, history, science and all __2__ subjects．That is quite __3__, but __4__ do they learn these things?

We send our children to school to __5__ them for their future work and life．Nearly everything they study at school has some practical use __6__ their life, but is that the __7__ reason they go to school?

There is __8__ in educatuon than just learning facts．We go to school above all __9__ how to learn, so that when we have left school we can go on learning．If a man really knows __10__, he will always be successful, because whenever he has to do __11__ he will quickly teach himself how to do it in the best way．The uneducated person, on the other __12__, is __13__ unable to do it, or does it badly, so the purpse of school is not just __14__ languages, geography, science, etc, but to teach pupils the __15__ to learn.

1．A．speak B．say C．talk D．tell

2．A．the B．other C．the other D．other the

3．A．true B．real C．fact D．wrong

4．A．how B．where C．why D．what

5．A．stop B．ask C．ready D．prepare

6．A．at B．in C．on D．with

7．A．best B．only C．just D．first

8．A．many B．much C．more D．most

9．A．learn B．to learn C．learning D．learned

10.A．how to learn B．why to learn

C．how does he learn D．why does he learn

11.A．anything new B．something new

C．new anything D．new something

12.A．way B．word C．foot D．hand

13.A．both B．either C．neither D．not

14.A．learn B．to learn C．teach D．to teach

15.A．subjects B．reasons C．way D．knowledge

Greenland is the largest island in the world．It is in the 1 of Europe．Near Greenland is another island．It is small．Its 2 is Iceland．Do you think that Greenland is green and warm? Do you think that Iceland is white with ice? If you do, you are 3 ．Not many people live on the big island of Greenland．There 4 more people in your hometown than in all of Greenland．That is because Greenland is not green．Greenland is 5 ．Most of the island is covered with lots of ice．The ice covering Greenland is 6 than the world’s tallest building．What __7 Iceland? Is it colder than Greenland? No, it is not．Iceland has ice, but not so much ice 8 Greenland．It has a lot of hot springs(泉).They give out hot water and steam(水蒸汽).The climate(气候) is not as 9__ as Greenland．And there are a lot 10 people who live in Iceland.

1．A．east B．west C．north D．south

2．A．village B．name C．farm D．town

3 .A．wrong B．clever C．right D．bright

4．A．must be B．are C．is D．be

5．A．yellow B．brown C．blue D．white

6．A．more higher B．high C．highest D．higher

7．A．of B．in C．about D．on

8．A．as B．like C．than D．then

9．A．warm B．cold C．not D．cool

10．A．many B．much C．more D．most

Do you know how to study __1__ and make your study more effective ( 有效的)?　We all know that Chinese students usually study very hard for long　__2__, This is very good ,but it doesn’t__3__a lot ,for an effective student must have enough sleep ,enough food and enough rest and __4__．Every day you need to go out for a walk or visit some friends or some nice places．It’s good for your__5__.

When you return __6__your studies, your mind will be refreshed(清醒)and you’ll learn more__7__study better．Psychologists (心理学家)　__8__ that learning takes place this way．Here take English learning __9__ an example．First you make a lot of progress and you feel happy．Then your language study seems __10__ the same．So you will think you’re learning __11_ and you may give up．This can last for days or even weeks, yet you __12__ give up, and at some point your language study will again take another big __13__．You’ll see that you really have been learning all along．If you get enough sleep, food, rest and exercise, studying, English can be very effective and __14_ ．Don’t give up along the way．Learn __15__ you are sure to get a good result(结果).

1．A．well B．good C．better D．best

2．A．days B．time C．hours D．weeks

3．A．help B．give C．make D．take

4．A．exercise B．homework C．running D．clothes

5．A．health B．body C．study D．life

6．A．after B．for C．at D．to

7．A．yet B．and C．or D．but

8．A．have found B．have taught C．told D．said

9．A．with B．for C．as D．to

10．A．to have B．to make C．to take D．to stay

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

12．A．mustn’t B．couldn’t C．needn’t D．may not

13．A．work B．jump C．walk D．result

14．A．hard B．common C．possible D．interesting

There was once a millionaire who loved money than anything else in the world．He didn’t know exactly how much he had, so he took on a little girl to __1__ all his money for him.

It __2__ the little girl six days to count all the money．When she told the millionaire that he had forty-two __3__ dollars, he was __4__ with joy and asked, “ How much __5__ do you want?” He thought that __6__ she was only a child, he could __7__ her into taking a very small amount of money.

The girl said, “well, I worked for six days, so I think you __8__ pay me for six days．Give me two pennies for the first day．Each day after that, just give me the amount you give me the day before, multiplied by itself.

The __9__ thought that in this __10__ he would only have to give her a __11__ dollars．What a __12__ little girl! So immediately, he __13__ his lawyer sign up the contract, fearing that she would change her __14__ .

On the first day the millionaire paid her two pennies, and on the second day, two pennies times two pennies, or four pennies.

Each day after that, he gave her __15__ number of pennies he had given her the day before, multiplied by itself．And by the sixth day, the foolish millionaire had to give the clever little girl all his money.

1．A．bring B．count C．send D．hide

2．A．had B．needed C．got D．took

3．A．million B．dozen C．thousand D．hundred

4．A．pride B．wild C．surprised D．moved

5．A．dollars B．number C．time D．pay

6．A．as if B．though C．if D．because

7．A．warn B．advise C．cheat D．set

8．A．could B．would C．should D．might

9．A．girl B．millionaire C．two D．people

10．A．measure B．way C．point D．means

11．A．few B．little C．less D．much

12．A．nice B．clever C．fine D．foolish

13．A．ordered B．asked C．had D．persuaded

14．A．mind B．heart C．word D．plan

15．A．good B．great C．a D．the

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Mr．Robinson had to travel somewhere on business, and as he was in a hurry, he decided to go by __1__ ．He liked sitting __2__ a window when he was flying, so he got onto the plane, he looked for a window seat．He __3__ all of them taken except one．There was a young man __4__ beside it, and Robinson was surprised that he had not taken the one by the window．Anyhow, he went towards it.

When he __5__ it, however, he saw that there was a notice on it, written __6__ large letters, __7__ “This seat is kept for proper balance．Thank you.” Mr．Robinson had never seen such a notice before, but he thought the plane must be carrying something particularly heavy in its room __8__ made it necessary to have the passengers properly balance．So he walked on and found __9__ empty seat, not beside the window __10__ .

Two or three other people __11__ to sit in the window seat next to the young man, but they also read the notice and went on．Then when the plane was nearly 12__ a very beautiful girl __13__ into the plane．The young man, who was watching the passengers coming in, 14__ took the notice __15__ the seat beside him, and by this means succeeded in having a pretty companion during the whole trip.

1．A．air B．water C．train D．bus

2．A．on B．nearly C．beside D．far from

3．A．wanted B．found C．thought D．hoped

4．A．seating B．seated C．seat D．sat

5．A．arrived B．sat on C．reached D．left

6．A．through B．by C．with D．in

7.A．said B．saying C．spoken D．speaking

8．A．and B．this C．who D．which

9．A．another B．other C．the other D．the only

10．A．to sit B．to be sat C．to sit on D．to be sat in

11．A．stuck B．tried C．managed D．refused

12．A．empty B．full C．up D．down