Suppose you work in a big company and find English very important for your job. Now you are looking for a place where you can improve your English, especially your spoken English.
Here are some advertisements about English language training from newspapers. You may find the information you need.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。You work from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every day. You should choose _______.
| A．Global English Center and the International House. |
| B．Global English Center and Modern Language School. |
| C．Modern Language School and the 21st Century. |
| D．The 21st Century and the International House. |
The 21st Century is different from the other three schools in that _____.
| A．its teaching quality is better |
| B．it is nearest to the city center |
| C．its courses are more advanced |
| D．it requires an entrance examination |
_________ has foreign English teachers?
| A．Global English Center |
| B．Modern Language School |
| C．The 21st Century English Training Center |
| D．The International House of English |
If you take the evening program at the International House, you will pay about ____.
| A．60 yuan | B．240 yuan |
| C．720 yuan | D．1,000 yuan |
.You will probably prefer to go to the International House because it _____.
| A．offers free sightseeing and social activities |
| B．has a special course in spoken English |
| C．costs less than the other schools |
| D．has foreign English teachers |
Joe and his friends were on their way to the Red Cross Headquarters to take the test for the first- aid badge（徽章）.They had worked and practiced very hard the whole year and were confident that they would do well for their test.
On their way to the test place, they saw a hit - and - run accident. A taxi driver had sped through the red light and almost hit a schoolboy, However, he could not stop in time to avoid（避开）a motorcycle that had turned round the corner. The passenger at the back was thrown off the motorcycle and landed heavily on the ground. The taxi driver was frightened and drove off.
Everyone on the street was greatly surprised.
Joe realized that they should take action when he saw the victim（受害者）bled heavily. "Come on," he said to his friends and wanted them to follow him but they didn't move.
Joe knew what they were thinking. They would have to wait for another year if they were to miss the test. "Which is more important? A man's life or a badge?" Joe asked his friends.
The question made his friends feel small.
The victim had a deep cut on his head. Joe and his friends dressed his wound to stop the bleeding while waiting for the hospital car to arrive. This was what the Red Cross Society had trained them for.Joe and his friends were on their way to the Red Cross Headquarters to_______.
| A．take a test on first - aid badge |
| B．collect their first - aid badges |
| C．report a hit - and - run accident |
| D．help the victim of an accident |
Who got hurt in the accident?
| A．The passenger in the taxi. | B．The passenger on a motorcycle. |
| C．The taxi driver. | D．The motorcycle rider. |
The test for the first - aid badge is held _______.
| A．once a year | B．twice a year |
| C．once a term | D．twice a term |
What did Joe and his friends do for the victim?
| A．They took him to the hospital. |
| B．They stopped the bleeding for him. |
| C．They did nothing for him. |
| D．They made a phone call to his family. |
In the morning, Mr. Martin comes into his garden. He sees too much snow in the garden. Mr Martin wants to take his car out, so he asks a cleaner to clean the road(路) from his garage(车库) to the gate. He says to the cleaner, “Don’t put any snow on the flowers or on the wall. And don’t put any into the street, or the policeman will come.” Then he goes out.
When he comes back, the road is clean. There is no snow on the flowers, on the wall or in the street. But when he opens the garage to get his car out, he sees: it is full of snow, the snow from the road, and his car is under the snow!What is the weather like?___________
| A．It’s very hot. | B．It’s raining. | C．It’s cold | D．It’s windy. |
Who cleans the snow on the road? ___________
| A．Mr Martin. | B．A policeman. | C．Mrs Martin. | D．A cleaner. |
Why can’t the cleaner put any snow into the street? ___________
| A．Because there’s too much snow, too. |
| B．Because the policeman will come. |
| C．Because there are flowers in the street. |
| D．Because there’s a car in the street. |
Where is the snow after the cleaner cleans the road? ___________
| A．On the flowers. | B．In the garage. |
| C．In the street. | D．We don’t know. |
What does Mr Martin think of the cleaner? ___________
| A．He is smart. | B．He does a right thing. |
| C．He does a wrong thing. | D．He helps Mr Martin. |
Tim and Li Fang are not going to have any classes next week. They’re going to work on a farm. They are going to leave at about seven thirty on Monday morning. They are going to travel to the farm by bus. They are going to wear old clothes because they are going to grow rice. They are going to have fish for lunch. They are also going to have a swim at the farm.
Tim and Li Fang are excited about going to the farm. Not only are they going to help around the farm, they are going to learn about farming.
Li Fang is worried that Tim won’t arrive on time to catch the bus because he is nearly always late. Li Fang often has to say to him, “Don’t be late, Tim.”When are Tim and Li Fang not going to have any classes?
| A．Tomorrow. | B．Next week. | C．Next month. | D．Next year. |
What time are they going to start?
| A．At 7:00 a.m. | B．At 7:30 p.m. | C．At 6:30 a.m. | D．At 7:30 a.m. |
What are they going to do there?
| A．Grow rice. | B．Play. | C．Eat fruit. | D．Pick apples. |
How are they going to the farm?
| A．By bike. | B．On foot. | C．By bus | D．By car. |
Who is often late?
| A．Tim. | B．Han Mei | C．Li Fang | D．Both Tim and Li Fang |
One day, a little boy comes into a shop and says to the shop assistant, “I want to buy twelve exercise books of 6 cents(美分)each and nine pencils of 10 cents each. How much is that altogether(总共)? ” 
The shop assistant writes these numbers down on a piece of paper and thinks for a minute. Then she says, “1 dollar 62 cents. ”“If I give you ten dollars, how much money will I get back? ”“You will get 8 dollars 38 cents for change. Here you are. These are the things you want. ”
“No, thank you. I don’t want to buy anything. ”The boy looks at the piece of paper and says politely, “This is my math homework. Thank you very much. Can I take it away? ”The story happens______.
| A．in a shop | B．at a mall | C．in a supermarket | D．at school |
The little boy comes to the shop for______.
| A．nine pencils | B．some books | C．nothing | D．his homework |
The little boy is______.
| A．bad | B．naughty but clever | C．stupid(愚蠢的) | D．hard-working |
At last the shop assistant must be______.
| A．excited | B．happy | C．angry | D．surprised |
The underlined word “change” in the second paragraph means______.
| A．零钱 | B．交换 | C．改变 | D．金钱 |
Tom lived in a town near New York. His father had a shop there and his mother was a doctor. He was seven years old this year and began to go to school this September. It was a little far(远的) from their shop and his father drove a car to take him to school five days a week. So he was never(从不) late for class and his teachers likes him very much.
It was Monday that day. Miss Green was teaching them to count(数数) from one to ten in the morning. Tom was studying hard. Soon he could count them. Green was happy and asked, “How many people are there in your family, Tom?”
Tom stood up and said, “Two, Miss.”
“Who are they?”
“My father and my mother.”
“Oh,” Miss Green was surprised. She then said, “There’re three people in your family.”
“But now I’m not at home. I’m at school, you know!”Where did Tom’s father work? ______________
| A．In a factory. | B．In a school. | C．In a shop. | D．In a hospital. |
Tom was now a student of_______.
| A．Grade One | B．Grade Two | C．Grade Three | D．Grade Four |
Tom was never late for school because________.
| A．all his teachers liked him |
| B．he went to school in a car |
| C．his house was next to the school |
| D．he just began to school a month ago |
Miss Green taught her children to count from one to ten_______.
| A．every day | B．one Monday morning |
| C．in Tom’s house | D．five days a week |
Which is the best title(题目) for this story? ____________
| A．Two or Three? | B．From One to Ten |
| C．Tom and his family | D．Miss Green and Her Students |