Some English words have more than one meaning．These are called multi﹣meaning words．
Multi﹣meaning words have the same pronunciation with different meanings．For example，let's look at the word "ball"．You could have a "ball" which means you would have a good time．You could toss a "ball" which means you throw an object．You could be on the "ball" which means you know what is happening．You could go to a "ball" which means a dance．
______Take the word "can"．You "can" ride a bike which means you are able to ride a bike．You have a "can" of soup which means the soup is in a round﹣shaped holder．You can do the "can﹣can "which is a dance from the 1920s．And you might get "canned" if you do a poor job at work，which means you might lose your job．
How about "fly"？You can "fly" an airplane or you can hit a "fly" that is on your food in your house．Or，you can "fly by the seat of your pants" which means you don't make a plan before taking an action．And，you know that the "fly" of a zipper is the top part of the zipper．
There are hundreds of words that are multi﹣meaning words．The word "set" has more meanings than any other word in the English language．When you have time，why don't you try to think of all the ways the word "set" is used？
If you look at the title of this book Can a Fly，Fly？…you know that the answer is "Yes" because you have seen an insect named a "fly" go up in the air and move around through the air…which is what "fly" means．Can a Fly，Fly？Of course，it can!
38．If Tom is often late for work and fails to finish his tasks，he will ．
A．do the can﹣can
B．get canned
C．be on the ball
D．go to a ball
39．According to the passage，the word" "has the most meanings in the English language．
A．ball
B．can
C．set
D．fly
40．Which of the following is the best sentence to fill in the blank in paragraph 3？
A．Let's try another word．
B．Let's make a word list．
C．Here's a survey report．
D．Here's the guessing game．
41．The writer writes the passage in order to ．
A．tell a story about learning English words
B．introduce a book on learning English words
C．share an experience in learning English words
D．present different pronunciations of the same word．
When I was a little kid, a father was like the light in the fridge. Every house had one, but no one really knew what either of them did when the door was shut.
My dad left the house every morning and always seemed glad to see every one again at night. He opened the jar of pickles when no one else at home could. He was the only one in the house who wasn’t afraid to go into the basement by himself.
Whenever it rained, he got into the car and brought it around to the door. When anyone was sick, he went out to get the prescription(处方) filled. He set mousetraps. He cut back the roses so the thorns(刺) wouldn’t hurt you when you came to the front door. He oiled my roller skates, and they went faster. When I got my bike, he ran alongside me for at least a thousand miles until I got the hang of it. He signed all my report and cards. He took a lot of pictures, but was never in them. He tightened up Mother’s sagging(松垂的) clothesline every week or so.
I was afraid of everyone else’s father, but not my own.
Whenever I played house(玩过家家), the mother doll had a lot to do. I never knew what to do with the daddy doll, so I had him say, “I’m going off to work now,” and threw him under the bed.
When I was nine years old, my father didn’t get up one morning and go to work, he went to the hospital and died the next day.
There were a lot of people in the house who brought all kinds of good food and cakes. We had never had so much company before.
He never did anything; I didn’t know his leaving would hurt so much.Father did a lot of things at home including______.
| A．making roller skates |
| B．helping mom wash clothes |
| C．watering the flowers in the garden |
| D．taking photos for the family |
The underlined phrase “got the hang of it” means______.
| A．could hold the bike |
| B．could repair the bike |
| C．could ride the bike well |
| D．could run as fast as a bike |
We can infer(推理；暗示) from the passage that______.
| A．the writer thought her father was cool |
| B．the writer missed her father very much after his death |
| C．there were always a lot of people in the writer’s house |
| D．the writer was afraid of her father |
The first paragraph tells us that______.
| A．the writer loved her father because he often put delicious food in the fridge |
| B．the fridge in her house was very big and her father was a big man too |
| C．the writer didn’t know much about her father when she was young |
| D．the writer’s father loved to eat food from the fridge |
From the passage, we can see that the writer’s father______.
| A．loved his family very much |
| B．loved only about his work |
| C．was very careless |
| D．always acted strangely |
Experts（专家）say that students usually need eight to ten hours’ sleep at night, but most Chinese students do not get enough sleep. Some Chinese parents are usually glad to see their children studying late. They will think their children work very hard, but not all parents are happy about this. Once a mother told us that every morning her boy who was 10 years old put up one finger（手指） with his eyes still closed, begging（请求）for one more minute to sleep. Like thousands of students “early bir ds” in China, he has to get up before six every morning.
A report shows that without a good night’s sleep, students seem to be weaker than they should be. Many students have fallen asleep during class at one t ime or another. Too much homework is not the only reason why students stay up late. Some watch TV or play the computer games late into the night.
Experts have ever said that the students should develop good study habits. So some clever students never study late, they are able to work well in class.The boy begged for one more minute to sleep because
| A．he didn’t have enough sleep |
| B．it wasn’t time for him to get up |
| C．he didn’t want to go to school |
| D．he wanted his mother to wake him up |
In this passage we know if students don’t get enough sleep, they may
| A．become too weak to sleep |
| B．not work well in class |
| C．go to bed early |
| D．be weak in English |
In this passage “early birds” means persons who
| A．get up early | B．get up late |
| C．sleep less | D．don’t want to sleep |
The writer talks about some reasons why students stay up late, except__________
| A．too much homework |
| B．watching TV |
| C．playing the computer games |
| D．going out with friends |
According to the passage, which of the following is right?
| A．If you want to study better, you must work hard at night. |
| B．Sleeping less means working hard. |
| C．Some clever students are able to work well in class because they have good study habits. |
| D．Students don’t have enough sleep because they have lots of homework to do. |
Have you ever heard of Jinjiang Hotel? It is on our busiest street. It’s the best place to live in if you travel here. The hotel is only 0.5 kilometer from the biggest supermarket and the subway.
It has three kinds of rooms for different people to use. The first kind is standard room, that is two beds with a bathroom. It offers you the air conditioner, the television and the telephone. Second is the single room, that has only one bed. Though it has only one bed, you can enjoy yourself, for the bed is really comfortable and the environment is really good. The last one we call commercial room. That is served for businessmen. The commercial room has the best quality. It also provides 24-hour hot water. You can have free tea in the afternoon. Imagine how nice as you drink tea as talking about your business with your partners. If you want to eat something, please just call 123, the food will arrive in ten minutes.
One great thing is that it is very safe here because we have a few strong guards working day and night, so I’m sure you will have a great time living here.If you live in Jinjiang Hotel, you can _______ easily.
| A．go to a movie | B．go shopping |
| C．see a doctor | D．have fast food |
What kind of room is used for business?
| A．Single room | B．Standard room |
| C．Commercial room | D．Dining room. |
Standard room doesn’t offer ______.
| A．the telephone | B．the television |
| C．the air conditioner | D．free tea |
Another reason why travelers like to live in the hotel is that _______.
| A．it has a safe living environment |
| B．you can go to the dining room to order food |
| C．it is the biggest |
| D．you can work like the guards day and night. |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．There are four kinds of rooms for different uses. |
| B．Commercial room offers free tea in the morning. |
| C．If you want to eat something, you can call 123. |
| D．The standard ro om is the best. |
One day, my father and I were in line to buy tickets for the circus(马戏表演). And a family was standing in front of us.
The family had eight children. Their clothes were not expensive but clean．The children talked about the clowns(小 丑), elephants, monkeys and other things excitedly. It was their first time to go to the circus.
The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly answered, “I want eight children’s tickets and two adults’ tickets, so I can take my family to the circus.”
The ticket lady said the price. The man's wife lowered her head and there was no smile on th e man's face. He quietly asked, “How much did you say?”
The ticket lady said the price again. The man didn’t have enough money. How could he tell his eight kids the bad news? My dad put his hand into his pocket and pulled out a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground．(In fact, we were not rich!) Then my dad said, “Excuse me, sir, this dropped out of your pocket.”
The man knew what was going on. He looked into my dad’s eyes, held my dad’s hand in his, and took the $20 bill. “Thank you, sir, thank you. This really means a lot to me and my family.”
My father and I went back home. We didn’t go to see the circus that night, but we didn’t care.What can children see in the circus?
| A．clowns | B．elephants | C．monkeys | D．all of them |
The father wanted to buy _________ tickets.
| A．four | B．six | C．eight | D．ten |
The underlined words “lower” might mean __________ in the passage.
| A．低头 | B．抬头 | C．跳上 | D．跳下 |
Who saw the circus that night?
| A．The man’s family | B．The writer’s family |
| C．None of them | D．All of them |
We can infer(推测)that the writer’s father is a ________ person.
| A．young | B．handsome | C．lucky | D．kind |
Frank Brown doesn’ t have a soccer ball, but his brother Alan does. They go to the same school and they love soccer. They play it at school with their friends. They think it’s relaxing.
Gina Smith has two soccer balls, three volleyballs, four basketballs and five baseballs and bats. She loves sports, but she doesn’t play them—she only watches them on TV!
Wang Wei doesn’t have a soccer. He thinks soccer is difficult. He likes ping-pong. It’s not difficult for him. He has three ping-pong balls and two ping-pong bats. After class, he plays ping-pong with his classmates.Who doesn’t have a soccer?
| A．Frank Brown | B．Gina Smith |
| C．Alan | D．Frank Brown and Wang Wei |
Alan thinks it’s_________ for him to play soccer at school with his friends.
| A．difficult | B．relaxing |
| C．not difficult | D．fun |
How many balls does Gina Smith have?
| A．Three | B．Four | C．Five | D．Fourteen |
Wang Wei has ________, but he doesn’t have ________.
| A．soccer balls; baseballs |
| B．basketballs; volleyballs |
| C．ping-pong balls; soccer balls |
| D．soccer balls; ping-pong balls |
Who does Wang Wei play ping-pong with after class?
| A．Frank Brown | B．Gina Smith |
| C．Alan | D．His classmates |