Li Yang’s brother is a 1 . He works in a bank. One day, he was driving two bags full of 2 important. But he and his truck were lost. The police looked for three hours, then they found Li Yang’s 3 and his truck. His 4 were tied（捆绑）behind his back. The bad man put something round his 5 so that he could not shout. The police climbed into the back of the truck and freed Li Yang’s brother. They asked him what happened.“They asked me to stop soon 6 I left the bank,” his brother said. “Six men stopped me and made me 7 to the river. “If you shout,” one of them said, “we will cut you into pieces.” When I got to the river, they tied 8 up. Then they threw me to the back of the truck. I sat on one of the 9 quietly. They didn’t see the bag, and took the other one.” “How much money was there in the bag? ”a policeman asked. “There was not any 10 in it at all,” Li Yang′s brother laughed. “Only some letters, the money is in this one. I was sitting on it. What a brave and clever man he is!
A．worker B．driver C．teacher D．doctor
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．sister B．brother C．father D．mother
A．truck B．bags C．hands D．head
A．ears B．eyes C．nose D．mouth
A．after B．before C．as D．when
A．run B．go C．swim D．drive
A．him B．me C．you D．it
A．bags B．letters C．truck D．seats
A．letters B．clothes C．money D．paper
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C 和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Have you ever heard of Agatha Christie, an excellent writer? Agatha Christie is, without a doubt, 16mystery writer in the world. Her books have been translated into more than 100 languages. All 77 novels and story collections she wrote are still on the market 25 years after her 17.
Agatha Christie was born in 1890 in a southwest England seaside town. She enjoyed a very comfortable childhood in a big house with 18servants(仆人). Agatha was known 19an imaginative child. With her sister and brother away at school, she often played alone. She passed the time by making up stories which she told to 20.
Agatha Christie’s first novel was published in 1920. In it, she 21one of her most popular characters, Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. He went on to appear in 33 of her novels, and in several movies 22. Although Poirot appears again and again in her novels, Christie certainly could not be considered as repeating her ideas. Her powers of invention and her ability to surprise continue to attract 23readers around the world.
Christie also wrote several 24. One of these, “The Mousetrap”, became the longest-running play in the history of theater. It is about a murder mystery that 25in a country house. All these mysterious stories earned her the title “Queen of Crime”.
A．more practical B．more famous C．the most famous D．the most practical
A．loss B．birth C．death D．arrival
A．much B．plenty of C．lots D．a lot
A．as B．like C．by D．for
A．her brother B．her C．herself D．her sister
A．created B．produced C．built D．continued
A．also B．besides C．as well D．either
A．million B．millions C．millions of D．million of
A．stories B．plays C．movies D．comedies
A．takes place B．takes in C．takes off D．takes down
It was the last night of my summer camp. 16 I didn’t want to leave, I had to go back home the next day. I didn’t want to pack (收拾行装). I just wanted to make the night go 17 . How I wished that I could make time 18 at that moment! However, it seemed that time flew more quickly than before. I 19 on the bed, but I wasn’t 20 at all. I just closed my 21 , thinking of every minute I had 22 with my friends during the camp.
Just then, someone 23 the door. “Open the door, please.” said a soft 24 . I thought it was my friend, Elle. So I replied, “It’s open.” Then the door 25. When I looked at the door, I was 26. There stood all my friends, Elle, Lily, Sally and Allie. Together they walked over to my 27 and then each of them gave me a big hug (拥抱). We 28 our phone numbers and e-mail addresses to each other. We said that no matter how far we would be away from each other, we would 29 forget each other.
Just then, a tear slowly rolled down my face. As I looked up, I noticed all of my friends’ eyes were also 30 .
A．Until B．While C．Because D．Although
A．clearly B．quickly C．slowly D．easily
A．fly B．pass C．stop D．finish
A．sat B．lay C．stood D．read
A．sleepy B．angry C．excited D．sad
A．door B．eyes C．books D．windows
A．wasted B．missed C．spent D．chatted
A．waited at B．looked at C．cleaned up D．knocked at
A．noise B．sound C．voice D．cry
A．opened B．locked C．closed D．broke
A．afraid B．nervous C．crazy D．surprised
A．home B．bed C．room D．door
A．changed B．forgot C．gave D．remembered
A．ever B．never C．seldom D．often
A．wet B．bright C．black D．open
Jenny was my grandmother’s sister and she was an amazing woman. She was born in 1901 and56in 2000. It was a pity that she didn’t live to celebrate（庆祝）her 100th birthday, 57 she had a good,long life.
She had already been a professional58before many women had jobs.She taught in Africa for many years. Then she moved to Malaysia and taught English there for a few years. At that time,people didn’t tralvel 59 a plane, so she had to travel there by ship. It took her three months60from England to Malaysia in those days. In 1947,she traveled by plane for the first time. This made traveling 61 easier and quicker. She continued to teach around the world until she was 75 years old.
Jenny really loved teaching and she was also good at telling stories. I always loved to hear her 62her stories. They were 63 interesting that I would like to listen to her when I was free. It was 64that she could remember everything even though she was so old. I think it was because she never stopped65 .My grandmother’s sister was really an amazing woman.A.death B.die C.died
A.but B.and C.or
A.singer B.teacher C.manager
A.on B.at C.by
A.to sail B.sailing C.to fly
A.too B.much C.more
A.talk to B.talk with C.talk about
A.so B.such C.very
A.boring B.relaxing C.amazing
A.work and think B.working and thinking C.to work and think
The future can be difficult. There are many famous predictions 52never came true.Before 1929, there was no sound in movies. The head of one of the 53movie companies in the United States predicted that no one would want to see actors 54. Of couse,he was wrong! In 1979,the head of the largest computer company in the United States said,“No one will want to have a computer in his or her home.” He thought that computer would never 55by most people.A.Predict B.PredictingC.Predicted
A.who B.what C.that
A.big B.bigger C.biggest
A.talkB.talked C.to talk
A.use B.be used C.are used
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用横线上所给单词的适当形式填空，每个单词限用一次，使短文通顺正确连贯，将答案填写在题后的横线上。
history, choose, common, buy, make, enjoy, way, another, while, serve
American summers are filled with outdoor picnics, baseball games and swimming pools. Summer in America is a time ______the outdoors, no matter how hot it might be. Let’s take a look at some of the popular drinks.
Lemonade is ______of all American summer drinks. It
______ by mixing lemon juice, water and sugar. It is usually served very cold, with ice.
Ice tea is ______popular summer drink in America. Ice tea is usually
______ in a tall glass of ice. Many Americans
______ to add sugar to sweeten the drink. This drink is often drunk in the afternoon
______relaxing in the shade. Ice tea is now also sold by the bottle , at almost any store in America.
The Slurpee, a famous American drink in recent years, is a great ______to cool off in the summer heat. It is a mix of ice, sugar and fruit juices. However, the drink is mostly made of ice. They can
______ at most small convenient stores. Slurpees are popular with young Americans.
Milkshakes have a long ______in America . It is made of a mix of ice cream , milk and flavoring.