Dear Alan,
Guess what? I have a chance to choose my new place to live in! I’m excited and a little nervous. Could you please give me some help?
I’m not sure whether I will live in a house or in an apartment. On the one hand, a house will be too big for just one person, so maybe I should rent an apartment. On the other hand, if I rent a house, I could find someone else to share with me. The only problem is that a house full of people might be too noisy for me. I prefer to have my own space. The city has some nice apartments, but they are also too expensive. However, if I could find a two-bedroom apartment and get a roommate, that would make it more affordable. I just need to search for a roommate who is neat and quiet. You know I can’t live with someone who is loud and messy. I don’t have a car, so I also need to think carefully about the location. I probably need to look for somewhere near a bus stop or an underground station. That way I will have more time to study and spend less time travelling.
I’m looking forward to your reply.
Love, VictorVictor feels excited because .
| A．he has a new house to live in |
| B．he can decide where to live |
| C．he is going to see Alan |
| D．Alan helped him out with his problem |
Victor wants to share the house with a (an) person.
| A．neat and quiet | B．outgoing and messy |
| C．neat and loud | D．quiet and messy |
If Victor finds a roommate, he will .
| A．waste money | B．buy a car |
| C．save money | D．have more time to study |
Victor doesn’t have a car, so he wants .
| A．a two bed-room apartment | B．to ask Alan for help |
| C．to have his own space | D．a place with convenient traffic |
According to the passage, the underlined word “travelling” means in Chinese.
| A．观光旅行 | B．路途奔波 |
| C．广为流传 | D．跋山涉水 |
A student was going to spend his holiday in a cool mountain village. That evening he stayed at an inn (小旅馆) near the railway station (火车站). Before going to bed, he went to the boss of the inn and said, "Excuse me, sir. Will you please wake me up at a quarter to five tomorrow morning? I’ll take the five o’clock train."
"Oh, sorry, sir," the boss said in a hurry, "I’m afraid I can’t. I won’t be able to get up so early."
The student was disappointed (失望). When he began to return to his room, be stopped and asked, "Have you got an alarm-clock (闹钟)? Maybe it can help me."
"Wait a minute, then." The boss said and brought out an alarm-clock. "Here you are, sir."
"Thank you very much." The student said happily. But he found it was rusty (锈的) when he had a look at it. And it sometimes worked and sometimes didn’t. He asked, "Will it ring in time?"
"I don’t know, either." said the boss, "But it doesn’t matter. You just give it a good shake at a quarter to five. And it will ring on time." The student stayed at the inn because ____.
| A．it was in the cool mountain village he was going to |
| B．the boss of the inn was kind to him |
| C．the boss could wake him up at the right time |
| D．it was near the railway station |
The student asked the boss to wake him up the next morning because ____.
| A．the boss had the habit (习惯) of getting up early |
| B．the boss had promised (答应) to help him in every possible way (千方百计地) |
| C．he was afraid he would not wake up in time to catch the train |
| D．it would take him a long time to walk to the railway station |
The train the student was going to take would start at ____ the next morning.
| A．five o’clock | B．a quarter to five |
| C．half past four | D．a quarter to six |
The student was disappointed because ____.
| A．he had to buy an alarm-clock |
| B．the boss refused to wake him up |
| C．he would take another train |
| D．he had to go to the village on foot |
From the story we know the ____.
| A．clock would wake the student up in time |
| B．student certainly missed his train the next morning |
| C．alarm-clock was no use for the student |
| D．student had the alarm-clock repaired (修理) |
Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955. He grew up in Seattle, Washington in the US. He was a very clever boy. His favorite subjects at school were science and math. When he was 13, he started to play with computers. At that time, computers were large machines（机器）. Once he was very interested in a very old computer. He and some of his friends spent lots of time doing unusual things with it. In the end, they worked out a software program（软件程序） with the old machine. Bill sold it for $4,200 when he was only 17.
In 1973, Bill went to Harvard University(哈佛大学). In his third school year, he left Harvard to work for a company called Microsoft（微软）. Bill began his company（公司） in 1975 with his friend Paul Allen. They thought the computer would come into every office and every home soon. So they began developing(发展) the software for personal computers. They improved(改进) the software to make it easier for people to use computers.Bill Gates grew up in _______.
| A．Canada | B．Australia | C．America | D．Germany |
What subjects did Bill like best at school?
| A．Science and math | B．Languages and art |
| C．Math and languages | D．Music and P.E |
Bill’s company worked hard at _______.
| A．making large machines | B．playing computer games |
| C．mending old machines | D．developing software |
Bill started to play with computers ______.
| A．in 1955 | B．in 1968 | C．in 1973 | D．in 1975 |
The underlined word “personal” means _______.
| A．个人的 | B．公众的 | C．大型的 | D．昂贵的 |
I’m taking my family to other countries to have a trip. My wife and I and our two children are all going along. My elder brother will go with us, too. He has never been overseas(海外的) and he is even more excited than the children. My father is so old that he’d like to stay at home and take care of the house.
We’re going to New York by train, and then take a ship to Europe . When we arrive in Europe（欧洲）, we’re going to some countries for sightseeing (观光). We’ll go to places either by train or by bus. We’re going to fly home.
It took us a long time to decide where to go, but I think we’ll have a very interesting trip. We’ll go to England, France and Italy. We also talked about how we would go to Europe. At first we wanted to fly because it would be faster and would save more time, But my brother likes to take a boat trip and the children like that, too.How many people of the family will go to have a trip?
| A． Three | B．Four | C．Five | D．Six |
My father will not go on the trip because ____.
| A．he doesn’t like travels | B．staying at home is more interesting |
| C．he is too old to travel | D．nobody wants to take him along |
We’re coming back home by_____ .
| A．sea | B．plane | C．bus | D．train |
In Europe we will _____.
| A．go sight-seeing at the seaside | B．to go to different countries by ship |
| C．buy a lot of presents | D．go from place to place by train or by bus |
My brother and my children would like to _____.
| A．do some shopping in Europe | B．study the Italian language in Italy |
| C．enjoy a trip by ship | D．learn French in France |
根据价格细目表，判断下列句子是否正确，正确的写（T），错误的写（F）。
| MENU |
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| HAMBURGERS |
DRINKS |
RICE |
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| Chicken |
￥5.50 |
Juice |
￥3.50 |
Fried |
￥2.00 |
| Egg |
￥3.00 |
Coke |
￥2.00 |
With meat |
￥3.00 |
| Fish |
￥4.00 |
Coffee |
￥2.50 |
With eggs |
￥2.50 |
| Beef |
￥6.00 |
Tea |
￥1.50 |
With vegetables |
￥1.50 |
The menu is for a restaurant.
There are four kinds of hamburgers for you to choose.
You can’t get soup here.
You can’t have a beef hamburger, a cup of coke and fried rice if you have
ten yuan.
When you want to go shopping, decid
e how much money you can spend for new clothes. Think about the kind of clothes you really need. Then look for those clothes on sale(销售).
There are labels(标签)inside all new clothes. The labe
ls tell you how to take care of your clothes. T
he label for a shirt may tell you to wash it in warm water. A sweater label may tell you to wash by washing in cold water. The label on a coat may say “dry clean only.” Washing may ruin(损坏)this coat. If you do as the directions(说明)say on the label, you can keep your clothes looking their best. Many clothes today must be dry cleaned
. Dry cleaning is expensive. When buying new clothes, check(核实)to see if they will need to be dry cleaned. You will save money if you buy clothes that can be washed.
You can 
save money if you buy clothes that are well made. Well-made clothes last longer. They look good even after they have been washed many times. Clothes that cost more money are not always better made. They do not always fit(合身)better. Sometimes less expensive clothes look and fit better than more expensive clothes.If you want to save money you can buy clothes that _____.
| A．don’t fit you | B．don’t last long | C．need to be dry cleaned | D．can be washed |
The label inside the clothes tells you______.
| A．how to keep them looking their best | B．how to save money |
| C．whether they fit you or not | D．where to get them dry cleaned |
The first thing for you to do before you buy clothes is ______.
| A．to look for well-made clothes | B．to see how much money you can pay |
| C．to know how to wash them | D．to read the labels inside them |
We learn from the reading that cheaper clothes ______.
| A．are always worse made | B．must be dry cleaned | C．can not be washed |
| D．can sometimes fit you better |
The best title(标题) for the reading should be ______.
| A．Buying Less Expensive Clothes | B．Taking Enough Money When Shopping |
| C．Being a Clever Clothes Shopper | D．Choosing the Labels inside New Clothes |