Cars are very popular in America. When the kids are fourteen years old. They dream of having their own ____1___. Many students work after school to ___2___ a car. In most places ____3___ people learn to drive in high school. They have to take a ___4____ test to get a license. Learning to drive and getting a driver’s ___5___ may be one of the most exciting things in their lives. For many, that piece of paper is an important symbol(象征)that they are now grown-ups.
Americans seem to love their cars almost more than anything else. People almost never go to see a doctor when they are ____6_____. But they will take ____7____ cars to a “hospital” at the smallest sign of a problem. At weekends, people ___8___ most of the time in washing and waxing(打蜡) their cars. For some families it is not enough to have ___9___ car. They often have two or even three. Husbands need a car to go to work. Housewives need a car to go shopping or to take the children to school or ___10____ activities.
（ ）1. A. cars B. computers C. bikes D. houses
（ ）2. A. borrow B. buy C. lend D. sell
（ ）3. A. old B. tall C. strong D. young
（ ）4. A. language B. listening C. driving D. body
（ ）5. A. address B. book C.name D.license
（ ）6. A. sick B. healthy C. pleased D. angry
（ ）7. A. his B. her C. your D. their
（ ）8. A. cost B. take C. spend D. pay
（ ）9. A. no B. one C. some D. several
（ ）10.A . other B. another C. others D. else
When I __1___ a young girl, all I ever wanted to do was travel; and decided that the best way _____2__ this was to become a ___3____ . I’ve been a flight attendant for two years now. It’s a really ___4___ job because I travel all over the world. I ___5____ that the most important requirement was to speak English well, so I studied English at the Hilltop Language School __6___ five years before I become a flight attendant. It was because I could speak English that Igot the job. Thank you, Hilltop Language School!
I want to be a tour guide. In fact, it’s all I have ever wanted to be. I want to travel, __7____ to English- speaking countries____8____ the United States and Australia. However, I know that I have to improve my English, so I’ve started taking lessons at the Hilltop Language School. The Hilltop language School has really helped me __9____ English. I’ve been a student here for a year now, and I really love it. Maybe when I leave I’ll ___10____ becoming an English teacher rather than a tour guide. A. am B. was C. is
A. to do B. doing C. did
A. teacher B. shop assistant C. flight attendant
A. interested B. interesting C. interest
A. discovered B. found out C. found
A. for B. in C. since
A. special B. specially C especially
A. for example B. like C. such as
A. learning B. learn C. teaching
A. think over B. think about C. thank for
It was very late at night. An old man came to a small town. He found an inn (小旅馆) and Wanted to slay there for the night. After he went to his room, the owner said to his 41 ."Look at hisbag. There must be much money in it. Let’s take it away when he’s 42 , shall we? ’
"Oh, no," said the woman. "He must 43 his bag when he wakes up tomorrow morning. If he can’t find it, he’ll telephone the police."
They thought for a few minutes. Then the woman had an 44 . "We have forgetful grass. Why not put some forgetful grass into his food? If he 45 the food, he will forget lo take his bag away."
The old man ate the food 46 the forgetful grass and went to bed. The next morning when the owner got up, he found the door 47 and the old man had gone away with his bag. He woke his wife up and said to her angrily, "How foolish you are! Your forgetful grass isn’t 48 at all."
"No, I don’t think so. He must forget_49__," his wife said.
"Oh! I remember now! He forgot to 50 for the night," cried out the man suddenly. Then they looked at each other without saying a word.
A．sister B．friend C．aunt D．wife
A．asleep B．awake C．alive D．alone
A．set off B．give up C．look for D．take off
A．idea B．advice C．instruction D．excuse
A．eats B．receives C．likes D．refuses
A．onto B．for C．with D．into
A．open B．opens C．opening D．lo open
A．interesting B．important C．delicious D．useful
A．anything B．nothing C．something D．everything
A．spend B．cost C．take D．pay
Scientist Without Laboratories
When you hear the word “scitentist”, what do you think of? Many people think scientist are people in clean white coats who work in labs. And some scientists do work in labs. But there are 26 scientist who work in woods and jungles. These scientists are called “animal behavior (行为) scientists”, and they study animals as they live in nature.
Why don’t these scientists catch animals and study them in zoos? The 27 is in the word “behavior”. Animals behavior scientists want to learn 28 animal behave in their wild homes. When animals live in cages (笼子) or in zoos, they do not act the same as they do when they are 29 . They may fight 30 each other, or they may not eat, or they may not raise (抚养) their babies as they usually would. To see real animal behavior, scitentists must go where the animals 31 .
So animal behavior scientists go into the jungles, the woods or the desert. There , their most important 32 are their eyes and ears. They watch and listen to the animals very 33 . They write down everything that happened in notebook. 34
they live near the animals, the scientists are careful not to frighten them. If the scientists are luncky, the animals will 35 no attention to them. Then the scientists can see how the animals really live.
The behavior scientists hope what they’ve learned about animal behavoir can provide clues (提供线索) to help people learn to live together more happily.
A．another B．other C．others D．the other
A．answer B．question C．problem D．text
A．when B．where C．how D．why
A．happy B．free C．sad D．angry
A．of B．among C．for D．with
A．live B．run C．play D．eat
A．machines B．tools C．thoughts D．ways
A．truly B．carefully C．woderfully D．nicely
A．But B．Unless C．Though D．As if
A．pay B．spend C．take D．cost
Do you often think of your parents? You may say, “Of course, I 16 . I buy a present for my 
mother on Mother’s Day and on Father’s day I give my father 17 , too.” But what about the other days of the year?
I have a friend whose parents live in another city. One day I went to see her. We had a nice talk. Then she wanted to 18 . So she 
dialed the number, but then she put down the phone. After about fifteen 19 , she dialed t
he number again, “Hi, Mom…”
Later I asked, “ 20 did you dial the number twice?” She smiled, “My parents are old and 21 . They can’t get close to the telephone quickly. I always do so when I call them. I just want to give them 22 time to answer the call. ”
My friend is a good girl. She is 23 thinking about her parents. You also want to be a 24 child, right? Please remember to 25 your parents in every situation, not just on some important days.
A．do B．will C．won’t D．don’t
A．a cake B．a kiss C．a present D．some money
A．have a rest B．make a call C．pay a visit D．go gor a walk
A．hours B．minutes C．seconds D．days
A．Why B．What C．How D．When
A．fast B．careless C．healthy D．slow
A．enough B．quick C．no D．little
A．never B．always C．seldom D．sometimes
A．bad B．clever C．sick D．good
A．protect B．look after C．think of D．listen to
One summer day when I was in high school, my father sent me to buy some tools for our farm. I loved ___31____ better than driving our family truck to do something. But this time I was not so happy___32___ my father had told me I would have to ask for credit ( 赊账) at the store.
___33_____ is a proud age. The young men at that age want respect (尊重) but not charity. I had seen many times that my friends were ___34____ when they asked for credit. We lived in a poor village,___35_____ was needed seriously I knew clearly how difficult it might be to make the store owner believe me and get the credit.
At Dali’s Brothers store. Buck Davi was talking to a farmer. After I finished ___36_____ the things I wanted, I walked to him. “I need to put these on credit,”I said to him ____37____.
The farmer gave me a ___38_____look. But Buck’s face didn’t change in the slightest.“No problem,” he said in a relaxing voice,“ I believe your daddy will____39____them in time. " Then he turned to the farmer, This boy is Jame William’s son.”
The farmer nodded to me in a friendly way. At that time. I___40_____pride. Jame William’s Son, these three___41____ opened a door to an adult’s respect and trust.
That day I___42____ that a good name was of great importance. My father’s good name had won our neighbors’ respect for our family. A good name, and the responsibility (责任) that came with ____43_____ encouraged us a lot. They made us be___44______ than we might be. We also wanted to be regarded as good people. __45__ acting like good people for a long time, we became good out of good habits.A. something B. anything C. nothing
A. because B. while C. unless
A. Six B. SixteenC. Sixty
A. influenced B. cheered C. refused
A. health B. money C. freedom
A. choose B. choosing C. to cheese
A. carefully B. angrily C. easily
A. pleasant B. kind C. strange
A. care for B. pay for C. look for
A. was full of B. was surprised at C. was famous for
A. letters B. words C. sentences
A. discover B. discovered C. have discovered
A. it B. him C. them
A. better B. stronger C. cleverer
A. With B. For C. By