Four years ago my sweet mom went to be with her Lord. She did it her way.
I got the call at work, and I headed home quickly. Mom and Dad lived on a small farm that they had owned since I was seven. I hated going there every weekend. There was nothing for a young girl to do but watch the one station on the old TV set, if the weather allowed reception（接收）.
My mom, on the other hand, loved the peace and quiet of the land and loved to work in the garden among her flowers and vegetables. The place was simple, with no indoor plumbing or heat. We had a big wood stove in the kitchen that did its best to heat the little farmhouse, but it always seemed cold and too quiet to me.
In the evenings, my mom and I would sit for hours singing in the little kitchen. I sang the melody and Mom harmonized. Her favorite song was "Moon River" and we sang it over and over. Mom told me stories about how when I was a little girl, I could sing before I could talk. She loved to tell how my playpen（婴儿圈栏）sat in the kitchen next to the radio and there was one song I particularly loved called "Ivory Tower".
As time passed, I had my own children and went to visit the farm every week or two. The kids loved the farm and the tractor rides with my dad. Me, well, I still hated the silence of the farm. While my mom loved to sit at her kitchen table and look out at her garden and flowers and retell all the old stories, I missed the hustle and bustle（喧闹）of my life at home. But I sat there listening quietly as she reminisced.
Now, I sat back in the silence and the silence was deafening so I finally leaned over to turn on an old radio. Music always comforted me.
My heart skipped a beat. "Moon River" was playing on the radio. I sat there stunned, with a tear running down my cheek, as I listened to every familiar note.
Then the radio announcer of this oldie station came on. "Here's one we haven't heard in a while," and an unfamiliar song began. I began to cry harder as I heard the words sung over the airwaves. “Come down, come down from your Ivory Tower...”.The writer didn’t like staying in the farm for the following reasons EXCEPT that
________.
| A．it was too cold and quiet |
| B．she could only sing one song on the small farm |
| C．there was nothing more that could make her excited |
| D．The place was simple, with no indoor plumbing or heat |
From the first paragraph, we know that the writer’s mother ________.
| A．passed away four years ago |
| B．left the small farm with Lord |
| C．left for Lord to live her own way |
| D．preferred to be with Lord |
The underlined word reminisced in the fifth paragraph probably means ________.
| A．recalled | B．comforted | C．shouted | D．sighed |
Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage _______.
| A．The writer was able to sing before she could speak. |
| B．The writer preferred to live a busy life in the city. |
| C．The writer was still quite familiar with the song "Ivory Tower". |
| D．The writer treasured all her childhood memories in the small farmhouse. |
Which of the following would be the best title for this passage? _______
| A．Cherish life | B．My happy childhood |
| C．Our small farmhouse | D．Mom’s music |
My grandfather is a teacher. He is the head teacher of a school for boys between the ages of thirteen and eighteen. I know that he is a kind man, because he gives me presents（礼物）, and let me sit on his knees（膝盖）, and tells me stories. But I believe(相信) the boys at his school are afraid of him. At school, when he walks into a room full of boys, they will be quiet at once（立刻）. When he looks at a boy with a certain look in his eyes, that boy’s face goes red, and looks down at his shoes. If a boy brings careless（粗心的） work, my grandfather will pick up the boy’s book and throw(扔) it across the room, shouting（喊）, “Do it all again, and bring it back the first thing in the morning!” if the boy is late, or if he forgets to bring the work, he has to do it again, and again and yet again.my grandfather is ______.
| A．a kind teacher |
| B．a teacher, and he gives presents to his students. |
| C．the head teacher of a boy’s school |
| D．a boy at a school. In that school, everyone was afraid of the head teacher. |
I know my grandfather is kind because_________.
| A．he is the head teacher of a boy’s school. |
| B．he gives me presents and tells me stories. |
| C．he tells me stories about how kind he is. |
| D．the boys at his school aren’t afraid of him. |
When he looks at a boy in a certain way, that boy ________
| A．goes red in the face and could not return my grandfather’s look. |
| B．looks back at my grandfather’s red face |
| C．looks at his shoes to see if they are dirty. |
| D．goes red in the face because his shoes are dirty. |
My grandfather does not like to receive(收到)________
| A．my poor work |
| B．the work that the boys can’t do |
| C．his students’ careless work |
| D．the most careful work |
When he receives any boy’s poor work, my grandfather will____
| A．shout at him and throw it across the room |
| B．go red in the face |
| C．throw his students’ books and shout in the room. |
| D．throw the book at the boy |
Mrs Hunt comes back from work. She tells Mr Hunt about a nice dress. “I see it in the shop every day”, she says , “and …”
“And you want to buy it ?” says Mr hunt . “How much is it ?”
“Two hundred and sixty yuan.”
“Two hundred and sixty yuan for a dress ?That’s too much !”
But every evening when she comes back , Mrs Hunt speaks only about the dress, so at last he says , “Oh ,buy the dress ! here’s the money !” She is every happy . But the next evening, when Mr Hunt wants to have a look at the nice dress, Mrs Hunt says ,”I don’t want to buy it .””Why not ?” he asks.
“Well, it is still in the window of the shop after a week. So I think no one wants this dress . And I don’t want it ,either.”Mr Hunt sees a nice dress ___.
| A．at a bus stop | B．in her factory |
| C．in a shop window | D．at her friend’s home |
Mrs Hunt tells Mr Hunt about the dress and she wants him to ___
| A．have a look | B．buy it for her |
| C．make one like that | D．borrow it from the shop |
Mr Hunt thinks the dress in the shop is ___
| A．very small | B．too long |
| C．very cheap | D．too dear |
Which of the following is right ?
A many other people see the dress in the shop.
B. Mr hunt doesn’t let his wife buy the dress.
C. Mrs hunt doesn’t see one dress in the shop, but two .
D. Mr and Mrs hunt come back work together(一起) every dayMr hunt doesn’t want to buy the dress at last because ___
| A．it is much too dear | B．it is not very new |
| C．it is not very new | D．She doesn’t think it is good |
My brother and like sports very much. We like running, playing basketball, swimming and so on. Of all the sports we like swimming best. Swimming is really interesting. If you swim in the pool, you look like a lovely fish. Very cool! You will be happy is you can swim. If you often swim, you will be healthy. Swimming can bring you a lot of fun. Come and enjoy swimming with us in the following two clubs.
| Star Club Swimming Mon. –Sun. 8:00pm–9:00pm Basketball Mon. –Sun. 8:00pm–5:00pm Volleyball Sat. –Sun. 10:00pm–6:00pm |
| Health Club Swimming Mon. –Fri. 3:00pm–8:00pm Basketball Fri. –Sun. 8:30pm–6:00pm Volleyball Sat. –Sun. 10:00pm–6:00pm |
The writer and his brother like best of all.
| A．sports | B．basketball |
| C．football | D．swimming |
The writer thinks it’s to swim often.
| A．very boring | B．like a cool fish |
| C．excited | D．good for health |
The writer wants to swim on Sunday. Where can he go?
A. Star Club. B. Health Club
C. A and B.D. He can’t swim on Sunday.If you want to join them in swimming in the afternoon, where can you find them?
A. Star Club. B. Health Club.
C. A and B.D. You can’t find them..Which club can you send e-mails to?
A. Star Club. B. Health Club.
C. A and B.D. No club has.
Bob is eleven years old. One day, his friend Jenny said to him, “I’m going to have a birthday party on Saturday. Bob, can you come?”
Bob asked his mother, and his mother said, “Yes, you can go. ” On Saturday afternoon, his mother said to him again, “Now, Bob, when you go to the party, you must be polite(礼貌的), and don’t ask for food until someone gives it to you. ”
“All right, Mom. ” Bob said, and he went to Jenny’s house by bike.
There were many children at the party. They played games for about an hour, and then Jenny’s mother gave them some food, but she forgot Bob and didn’t give him any. After a long time, he took up his plate（盘子）and said loudly, “Does anyone want a nice clean plate?”How old is Bob?
| A．Nine. | B．Ten. | C．Eleven. | D．We don’t know. |
When was the birthday party?
| A．On Saturday. | B．On Sunday. |
| C．On Friday. | D．On Monday. |
How did Bob go to Jenny’s house?
| A．On foot. | B．By taxi. |
| C．On his bike. | D．By boat. |
Whose birthday is it?
| A．Bob’s. | B．Bob’s mother’s. |
| C．Jenny’s mother’s. | D．Jenny’s. |
Why did Bob take up his plate?
| A．Because he wanted others to look at his clean plate. |
| B．Because he had a nice clean plate. |
| C．Because he wanted some food. |
| D．Because his plate was very clean. |
John is an American boy. His family is in China now. John likes chocolates very much. But his mother doesn’t give him any. They are not good for him, she thinks. But John has a very nice grandfather. The old man loves him very much, and sometimes he buys John some chocolates. Then his mother lets John eat them. She wants to make the old man happy. One Sunday evening John says in his room, “Please, God (上帝). Make them give me a big box of chocolates tomorrow. It’s my eighth birthday.” His mother says，“God can’t hear you, my boy.” “I know, but my grandfather is in the next room. He can hear.”John likes _____ very much.
| A．reading books | B．eating | C．chocolates | D．God |
John comes from _____ .
| A．China | B．America | C．Canada | D．England |
What day is John’s birthday?
| A．Sunday. | B．Monday. |
| C．Tuesday. | D．Saturday. |
Who often buy some chocolates for John?
| A．His mother. | B．God. |
| C．His grandfather. | D．Himself (他自己). |
Where’s John’s grandfather on that day?
A.In the factory. B.On a farm.
C.In the U.S.A.D.In the next room.