Mark Twain was a great American 1 . He was also a famous speaker. Many people liked to listen to his 2 .
One day Mark Twain was going to a small town 3 his writing. 4 he was going to leave, one of his friends said to him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes (蚊子) in the town. Mark Twain said, “ 5 I don’t think the mosquitoes will come to visit me.
After he 6 the town, Mark Twain stayed in a small hotel near the station. He went into his room, but when he was just about to have a rest, quite a few mosquitoes flew about him. The waiter felt very sorry about that. “ I’m very sorry, Mr. Mark Twain. There are 7 mosquitoes in our town,” he said.
Mark Twain , however, 8 a joke, saying to the waiter, “ the mosquitoes are very 9 . They know my 10 number. They didn’t come to the wrong room.”
A．writer B．singer C．painter D．astronaut
A．to talk B．talking C．talk D．talks
A．thank for B．because of C．get on with D．take part in
A．After B．In front of C．Since D．Before
A．It doesn’t matter. B．I’m sorry for that. C．Good idea. D．You’re welcome.
A．arrived at B．arrived to C．get to D．reached in
A．too much B．much too C．too many D．many too
A．makes B．has made C．was making D．made
A．clean B．clear C．clever D．happy
A．hotel B．room C．hospital D．bed
Mr.King works in a shop and drives a car for the manager. He drives carefully and can keep calm in time of danger. The manager pays him more.
Mr.Baker, one of his friends, works in a factory outside the city. As the traffic is crowded in the morning, sometimes he is late for work. He hopes to buy a car, but he hasn't enough money.
He chose a beautiful but cheap car. He said he wanted to have a trial（实验）drive, the seller agreed. He called Mr. King and asked him to help him.
At first he drove slowly and it worked well. Then he drove fast. And when he reached a crossing, the light turned red. He tried to stop it, but he failed and nearly hit an old woman.
However, the car went on until it hit a big tree by the road.
What made such a good driver make this kind of mistake?
| A. Last week, he decided to buy an old one. B. A policeman told him to stop. C. He thinks it's good to walk to work. D. It is far from his house and he has to go to work by bus. E. Mr. King examined the car at first and then drove it away. |
Once upon a time there was a little boy who became very ill. He had to spend all day in bed, unable to move. Because other children weren't allowed to come near him, he felt1and blue.
There wasn't much he could do except look out of the window. Time passed, and his feeling of hopelessness just2, until one day he saw something strange in the window. It was a bird eating a sausage sandwich. The bird came in, said "good afternoon" to the boy, turned around, and left.
Of course, the boy was very surprised. He was still trying to3what had happened, when outside his window he saw a monkey blowing up a balloon. After a while, as more and more crazylooking characters4 outside the window, he laughed happily. 5when seeing a pig playing the guitar or a dog wearing a pair of glasses and singing. The little boy didn't tell anyone about this6 ,who would have believed him? Even so, those strange characters ended up putting joy back in his 7 , and in his body. Before long, his health had improved so much that he was able to go back to school again.
There he got to talk to his friends, and told them all the 8things he had seen. While talking, he saw something sticking（伸出）out of his best friend's school bag. The boy asked him what it was, and finally his friend had to 9him what was in the bag.
There, inside, were all the fancy-dress suits and disguises（伪装）that his best friend had been using to try to 10 the little boy up!
From that day on, the little boy always did his best to make sure that no one felt sad and alone.
A．great B．sad C．nervous D．pleased
A．grew B．changed C．lost D．happened
A．work out B．make up C．point out D．look for
A．filled B．looked C．appeared D．came
A．crying B．thinking C．singing D．laughing
A．though B．because C．so D．but
A．heart B．hands C．health D．head
A．little B．humorous C．strange D．happy
A．provide B．send C．show D．satisfy
A．wake B．cheer C．pick D．raise
Today is Saturday. Ann _____ to school. Her parents Mr King and Mrs King ___ to work. They want to go to the Haishan Park. The park is near their house, so they ____ to the park. It’s 9 o’clock now. There are ___ people in the park. Some people chat(聊天).Some people ____ .Some people sing. There are a lot of good places to ___ fun in the park. Ann plays on the merry-go-round(旋转木马) ____ other boys and girls. Mr King ____ in the sports club. Mrs King dances in the music club. They ____ it’s very ____ .
A．don’t go B．doesn’t go C．not go D．goes
A．don’t go B．doesn’t C．not go D．go
A．takes a walk B．take a walk C．takes the walk D．take the walk
A．no B．many C．a lots of D．lot of
A．play the guitar B．play guitar C．plays the guitar D．plays guitar
A．having B．have C．has D．enjoy
A．having B．and C．with D．or
A．plays tennis B．play the tennis C．plays the tennis D．play tennis
A．think B．thinks C．thinking D．Look
A．relax B．relaxing C．relaxed D．Boring
Foreign visitors are often puzzled in Japan because most streets there don’t have names. In Japan, people use landmarks instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, “Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is just across the bus stop.”
In the Midwest of America, usually there are not many landmarks. So people will tell you directions(方向) and distance. In Kansas(堪萨斯州), for example, people will say, “Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile.”
People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map. They measure(测量) distance by telling time. “How far away is the post office?” you ask. “Oh,” they answer, “it’s about five minutes from here.” You say, “Yes, but how many miles away is it?” They don’t know.
People in Greece(希腊) sometimes do not even try to give directions because few visitors understand the Greek language. Instead of giving you the direction, a Greek will often say, “Follow me.” Then he’ll lead you through the streets of the city to the post office.
Sometimes a person doesn’t know the answer to your question. A New Yorker might say, “Sorry, I have no idea.” But in Yucatan, Mexico(墨西哥), no one answers “I don’t know.” People in Yucatan think “I don’t know” is not polite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A visitor can get very, very lost in Yucatan!
One thing will help you everywhere. You might not understand a person’s words, but maybe you can understand his body language. He or she will usually turn and then point in the correct direction. Go on in that direction, and you may find the post office!
What do you think of the word “landmarks” mean?
A．Names of streets or roads in a place. B．Hotels, markets and bus stops in a city. C．Buildings or places which are easily seen. D．Building or places with great importance.
A．Four. B．Five. C．Seven. D．Eight.
A．The Japanese often use landmarks when they give directions. B．People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance. C．People in Yucatan think “I don’t know” is not polite. D．People in Greece often give wrong directions.
A．There are not many landmarks in the Midwest of America. B．We needn’t carry a map when we travel around the world. C．People give directions in the same way in different parts of the world. D．There are different ways to give directions in different parts of the world.
Mr Clarke works in a middle school. He likes reading and often some books from the library. He to the radio every morning and reads after supper. So he knows much and teaches well. His admire him very much.
Mike, Mr Clarke’s little son, is only nine. He likes reading books. And he often asks his father some questions. Mr Clarke always thinks he’s too to understand him and chooses ones to answer. Of course, the boy is not happy with it.
One day Mike read about the electric lights(电灯) and was it. When his father told him to do some housework, he went on thinking of it. He asked questions, and his father answered all. Then his father said proudly(自豪地), “Fathers always know than sons!”
The boy thought for a while and said, “ .”
“Oh? Why?”
Mike didn’t answer and asked instead, “Who the electric lights?”
“ ,” answered Mr Clarke.
“Why didn’t his father invent them, then?”
Looking at his son, Mr Clarke didn’t know to answer!
A．finds B．borrows C．sells D．buys
A．listens B．hears C．says D．reads
A．letters B．stories C．messages D．newspapers
A．parents B．students C．classmates D．teachers
A．never B．even C．only D．also
A．able B．clever C．old D．young
A．easy B．difficult C．different D．happy
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．afraid of B．angry with C．interested in D．worried about
A．a few B．few C．little D．a little
A．less B．least C．more D．most
A．I think so B．I don’t know C．I agree D．I don’t think so
A．invited B．invented C．bought D．borrowed
A．Thomas Brown B．Thomas Edison C．Allan Smith D．Ron Jenkins
A．when B．which C．what D．how