Mr. Smith was an old miser (守财奴). He had a lot of 16 , but he never bought anything 17 . He and his wife lived in an old house outside the town. He often went to the shop 18 in order to save some money. In the 19 , as soon as it was dark in the room, he 20 . He had no TV but bought a cheap radio and often 21 the advertisements.
The old man had no 22 , his wife was often ill. He wouldn’t send her to the hospital. He thought he would 23 much to the doctors if they looked her over. He bought a few medical books and bought some 24 for her.
One night, Mrs. Smith felt unwell. She had got a bad headache. She asked her husband to 25 a doctor, but he didn’t agree. He brought out some pills and made her 26 them. But it was no use.
The old woman began to 27 at home. Mr. Smith locked the door and went in another room and 28 there. The next morning, when he woke up, he came into her 29 to see if she was all right. But he found the poor woman had died. He hurried to the telephone, but 30 his mind at once. He ran out and shouted to the servant (佣人), “Don’t cook breakfast for Mrs. Smith this morning, Linda!”
A.books B.shoes C.clothes D.money
A.bad B.good C.expensive D.cheap
A.on foot B.by car C.by taxi D.by motorbike
A.day B.afternoon C.midnight D.night
A.went to dance B.went to the cinema C.read newspaper D.went to bed
A.listened to B.watched C.mended D.looked at
A.brothers B.sisters C.uncles D.children
A.pass B.tell C.pay D.sell
A.food B.medicine C.fruit D.vegetables
A.look for B.take care of C.catch up with D.send for
A.take B.drink C.to take D.to drink
A.laugh B.sing C.cry D.dance
A.slept B.played C.worked D.drank
A.workplace B.bedroom C.library D.office
A.kept B.finished C.changed D.forgot
Mr. Li had never been up in an airplane before and,he had read a lot about accidents.So one day when a friend came to his house and wanted to take him for a ride in his own small plane,Mr. Li was very 16.He thought to 17 .“If I don’t agree,my friend may not be happy. 18 if I agree,I am really afraid that there might be some danger.” 19 ,however,his friend made him believe that it was very 20 ,and Mr. Li got on the plane.
His friend 21 the engine(发动机)and the plane began to move along on the ground of the22 .Mr. Li was very frightened and 23 his eyes.After a minute or two he opened them,looked out of the window of the plane,and said to his friend,“Look 24 those people down there.They look as 25 as ants(蚂蚁),don’t they?”
“Those are ants,”answered his friend.“We are still on the ground.”
A.excited B.pleased C.worried D.glad
A.him B.himself C.he D.his
A.And B.For C.So D.But
A.Finally B.First C.Last D.Slowly
A.interesting B.safe C.comfortable D.dangerous
A.began B.carried C.moved D.started
A.airport B.town C.station D.garden
A.opened B.closed C.with D.looked
A.up B.over C.at D.after
A.slow B.big C.strange D.small
These days computer games are becoming more and more popular in many cities and towns. A lot of small shops along the __1__have changed into computer game houses in order to get more __2___. These places are always crowded with people.
In the computer game houses, people __3__a lot of money matching on the machine. It’s __4__for one to beat a computer, but one can do well after trying again and again. People want to __5__when they play computer games. The more they __6__, the more they want to win, and at last they even can’t __7__without it.
The result(结果) is that some people don’t want to __8__and they play in computer game houses for hours and hours. For school boys, things are __9__. They don’t want to have __10__. When school is over, they rush to the computer game houses near their __11__. Some of them can get enough money from their __12__. Some of them are not __13__enough to get the money. So they have to steal(偷) or rob(抢) others’ money and become __14__.
Computer game addiction(上瘾) is a(n) __15__problem in our life. Something has to be done to stop it.
( ) 1 A streets B schools C towns D cities
( ) 2 A boys B money C computers D houses
( ) 3 A take B spend C cost D pay
( ) 4 A possible B easy C good D hard
( ) 5 A read B learn C win D download
( ) 6 A lose B try C waste D watch
( ) 7 A come B eat C study D live
( ) 8 A watch B win C stay there D work
( ) 9 A better B exciting C even worse D interesting
( ) 10 A lessons B games C families D sports
( ) 11 A classes B rooms C schools D shops
( ) 12 A classmates B teachers C sisters D parents
( ) 13 A lucky B unlucky C careful D polite
( ) 14 A good B bad C badly D worse
( ) 15 A important B serious C unusual D wonderful
Erik was a fourteen-year-old boy. He thought he was a young man but his parents didn’t think so. They told him, “When you begin to think about 1 others, you’ll be a young man.”
One morning, his parents gave Erik 2 money to buy hamburgers at a store. He saw an old man there. The old man looked very 3 . Erik went up to him and found that the old man had lost his money and hadn’t had 4 for his breakfast. Erik took the old man to the nearest restaurant. But the man ordered only a glass of water for5 . Erik felt sorry for him, so he asked the waiter to 6 the old man some bread and a cup of coffee. The old man was so 7 that he ate up all the food very soon. After that, the old man told Erik that he would never forget 8 kindness. Erik was very pleased when he heard the old man said, “You are a very good young man.”
9 their surprise, the food was a present because 10 day was the birthday of the boss.
A.help B.helping C.to help D.helped
A.a few B.few C.some D.many
A.sick B.tired C.weak D.fine
A.something B.anything C.everything D.nothing
A.themselves B.herself C.myself D.himself
A.take B.bring C.taking D.bringing
A.full B.worried C.hungry D.sad
A.your B.my C.her D.his
A.For B.To C.At D.On
A.that B.this C.those D.these
Dear Annie,
Thank you for your letter. I’m glad you like your school.
I go to school from Monday to Friday. We have four 1in the morning and two in the afternoon. We have 2to do after class. 3Monday and Thursday afternoon we 4sports. On Tuesday afternoon 5of us have 6singing class. And on Thursday afternoon some have a 7class. On Friday afternoon we practice 8English. My Chinese friends would like 9with me in English. They think I am like an English teacher. Isn’t it great?
On Saturdays and Sundays I don’t go to school. Very often I go to the parks and have a good time 10my family there.
( ) 1. A.classes B. lesson C. class D. grade
( ) 2. A.anything B. any things C. many thing D. many things
( ) 3. A.To B. In C. On D. At
( ) 4. A.has B.have C. having D. to have
( ) 5. A.any B. one C. some D. the other one
( ) 6. A.a B. an C. the D. some
( ) 7. A.draw B. draws C. to draw D. drawing
( ) 8. A.speak B. speaks C. speaking D. to speak
( ) 9. A.talk B. talks C. to talk D. talking
( ) 10. A.for B. with C. at D. in
I think the most terrible(最糟糕的) thing in life for my little brother is getting up in the morning. He is always ___1___ when my mother calls,“John! It’s seven o’clock! ___2___ up!”
John ___3___,“I’m coming!” and goes right back to ___4___.
I’m not ___5___ my brother. I don’t like to go to bed ___6___ but I don’t mind getting up in the morning. I ___7___ wake up before my mother calls me.
But not John. He ___8___ sleeps. After calling a few more times my mother has to come upstairs(到楼上) and pull(拉)John out of ___9___. He always says,“I was going to get up in ___10___ minute. Really I was.”
( ) 1. A. gladB. surprised (惊讶) C. unhappy D. happy
() 2. A. LookB. Get C. Climb D. Put
( ) 3. A. answers B. asks C. wonders D. means
( ) 4. A. workB. studyC. playD. sleep
( ) 5. A. asB. like C. different D. same
( ) 6. A. at nightB. at last C. quickD. slowly
( ) 7. A. neverB. usually C. sometimes D. only
( ) 8. A. justB. alone C. finally D. really
( ) 9. A. the doorB. the window C. bedD. the room
( ) 10. A. another B. otherC. the otherD. others