John is 14 years old. He is a student ___ Grade Eight. He was a very active and happy boy two years ago. But___ changed after he started to play computer games. He plays basketball or football with his friends any more. He stays up late at night. And when he sits in the classroom, he can’t listen to the teachers . He in class. And he spends time in studying. So he gets bad marks in tests. But he is after school is over. He stays in the net bar until it is closed. Ah, he loses himself in（沉迷于）computer games. His parents can do nothing to him. Every morning in the school, when we see that he is so tired after a “busy working”, we really feel_____ about him .
A．with B．of C．at D．to
A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing
A．always B．often C．never D．usually
A．enough careful B．careful enough C．enough carefully D．carefully enough
A．studies B．sleeps C．eats D．sings
A．more and more B．fewer and fewer C．less and less D．much and much
A．tired B．same C．different D．outgoing
A．stop B．get C．beat D．win
A．night B．day C．night’s D．day’s
A．happy B．excited C．relaxed D．worried
A teenage girl couldn’t stand（忍受）her family rules, so she left home.
She wanted to be a star and became famous. But she had a little education and 41 years later, she had to ask for food on the street for a living. Now her father has died. Her mother is an old woman. But she is still ___42___ her daughter. She has been to every corner of the city. Everywhere she goes, she 43a big photo of her daughter on the wall. At the lower part of the photo she writes, “I still love you …Come back home!”
One day, the daughter saw one of the photos. She was so surprised that she couldn’t believe her 44 . “Is that me?” She moved 45 and read the words, “I still love you…” She cried. She couldn’t wait ___46 back home. When she got home, it was early morning. She pushed the door. The door opened itself. She rushed to the bedroom at once. Her mother was sleeping there. She 47 her mother up, “It’s me! Your daughter is back home!” The mother and daughter looked at each other with excitement, full of happy tears. The daughter asked, “ 48 is the door unlocked? A thief could get in.” The mother answered softly, “The door has never locked 49 you left. We miss you all the time. We believe that you’ll come back some day.”
As everyone knows, parents love their children forever. Children should also understand their parents and share their happiness, sadness, even everything with their parents. 50 this way, both parents and children can be happy.
A．a little B．a few C．much D．many
A．looking for B．looking after C．looking at D．looking up
A．sets on B．puts up C．cuts up D．makes up
A．eyes B．ears C．nose D．head
A．farther B．further C．closer D．away
A．going B．go C．to gone D．to go
A．wake B．wakes C．woke D．waking
A．what B．who C．when D．why
A．since B．for C．before D．unless
A．with B．in C．by D．on
Once a Frenchman 36___ in England. He didn’t know English very well. One day he went to the post office with a postcard. He bought a 37 . Then he gave the stamp and the postcard to the girl 38 the desk. “Oh, no,” the girl said, “ you must stick（贴）the stamp on yourself.” He was very 39 . He couldn’t believe his ears. “Why must I stick the stamp on 40 ?” he asked. “Oh,” said the girl, “I mean that you must stick the stamp on the postcard. And you must do it yourself.”
A．live B．lives C．living D．lived
A．postcard B．stamp C．envelope D．paper
A．in B．on C．at D．under
A．surprised B．well C．tired D．happy
A．yourself B．myself C．herself D．himself
Denny Crook was a famous photographer. He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes.
“I’ll do anything to get a good photo,” he often said. “I’ll go anywhere at any time, even if it is (41).”
And he told the (42). He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Denny went to photo it.
He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always (43).”I’ll travel for my work, not for (44),” he told her . “You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have (45) to look after you. Sometimes there’s not even anywhere to (46), and I have to sleep outside. I often don’t have a good (47) or a bath for days. You won’t like it.”
“Denny, I’m not a child,” his wife didn’t (48). “I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”
Denny did not say anything, but he (49) about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife, “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I’ve got to take photos of wild (50) there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.”
His wife was very (51), and at first she had a very enjoyable time.
Then Denny went to off to (52) some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated. She walked down one path while he walked down the other.
Suddenly, Denny heard her (53). He ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was chasing her.
Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and (54) it at his wife and the lion.
Then he shouted, “(55), woman! I can’t get you both in the picture!”
A．dangerous B．natural C．convenient D．impossible
A．lie B．reason C．news D．truth
A．allowed B．refused C．failed D．joked
A．wealth B．prize C．pleasure D．luck
A．money B．time C．interest D．ability
A．meet B．work C．shop D．stay
A．meal B．picnic C．room D．party
A．agree B．understand C．reply D．complain
A．worried B．forgot C．asked D．thought
A．land B．flowers C．animals D．people
A．confused B．excited C．surprised D．disappointed
A．find B．feed C．drive D．shoot
A．singing B．crying C．laughing D．cheering
A．threw B．fired C．showed D．pointed
A．Hurry up B．Look out C．Slow down D．Go ahead
阅读下面短文，掌握大意。然后从A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项
I was waiting for the bus when I met the woman. “You look 26 . Come and sit here,” she said. “ 27 are you going?”
“I don’t know. I just want to catch a 28 and see what it will be like at the end.”
“I’m afraid you’ll see 29 there. Why don’t you enjoy the sights on the way?”
“How can I do that while my heart’s 30 ?” I asked sadly. My best friend had left me.
The woman seemed to understand my feeling. “Don’t cry, little girl. I’ve had a similar experience to you. Thirty-five 31 ago, my husband left our three children and me. I was deadly sad. I decided to kill myself and the children, so I took 32 to the sea. 33，they seemed to know what would happen, so they 34 loudly. Their cry suddenly woke me 35 . How could I 36 my hope to live for one of life’s problems? After that, I worked hard to raise the children. Now they all live 37 and one of them has his own family.
Then the woman gave me a 38 , “We should never wait for the door to 39 before us. We should find the key to the 40 or try to find another way”
The bus came and I got on it with a smile
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Mr. Strong is a London taxi driver. The following talk is given by him.
“I have been a taxi driver 36 nearly ten years. It’s a nice job most of the time. You meet a lot of people. I always work at night, 37 there is too much traffic during the day. I go to work at 5:30 in the afternoon, and I usually 38 between 2:00 and 3:00 in the morning.”
“Some 39 things happened late at night. 40 day I was taking a woman home from a party. She had her little dog with her. When we got to her house, she found that she had lost her 41 . So I waited in the car 42 she climbed in through the windows.”
“I waited and waited. After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out 43 was going on. I tied the dog to a tree and started to 44 in through the window. The next thing I knew was that the police came. They thought I was a thief.”
“Luckily the woman came downstairs. She 45 have gone to sleep and forgotten me and the dog!”
A．in B．for C．before D．after
A．if B．so C．though D．because
A．go home B．go shopping C．do sports D．do housework
A．sad B．good C．strange D．disappointing
A．The other B．Another C．The others D．Other
A．money B．bag C．box D．key
A．until B．while C．since D．as soon as
A．what B．which C．who D．that
A．drive B．walk C．climb D．run
A．will B．can C．may D．must