I can’t remember the date when I started collecting litter. But it was when I got tired of seeing litter near my home and realized that nobody else was going to pick it up.
I live close to a forest in Ohio, America. I can walk there within three minutes! I used to love going there to play with my dog. But one day there was so much litter there that I became very unhappy. I decided to clean up the forest.
I made my first trip to clean the forest one afternoon. I took a big black rubbish bag with me. Ten minutes later, my bag was full of cans, bottles, broken glass and newspapers.
Since that first trip three years ago, I’ve been to the forest four times a year to pick up litter. I’m often there for three hours. It makes me feel great to do something for the environment.
After each trip, I look at all the litter I’ve found. If any of it is recyclable(可回收的)，I’ll keep it. I can’t understand why people drop litter. But I will keep picking it up until they stop dropping it.
I know I can only do a small bit to help the earth, but I still think it is important.
小題1:When did the writer begin to collect litter?
A. When he was very young.
B. After his home moved to a new place.
C. When he got tired of seeing litter near his home.
小題2:Where does the writer live?
A. He lives in a forest.
B. He lives in a place with much litter.
C. He lives near a forest.
小題3:The writer collects litter________.
A. in order to make the place clean
B. in order to make fun
C. in order to make money
小題4:Where does the writer collect litter?
A. In the forest      B. In the street         C.  In the park.
小題5:From the passage we infer(推斷) __________
A．the writer always collects a lot of litter
B .the environment will be more beautiful if everyone tries to protect it.
C. the writer will go on collecting litter.

George and Betty didn’t have much money, but they wanted to buy a car. Betty didn’t have a  36  , so she was always finding ways to save money.
She  37   vegetables in her garden so that she wouldn’t have to buy any. She made sandwiches for George to  38   to work so that he wouldn’t have to buy his lunch.
Every day George took the bus to go to work and go home. It was not a long trip 39   the bus was slow because of the traffic.
One day, the traffic was even  40  than usual.
“I could run faster than this bus!” thought George.
The next day   41  work he decided to have a try. He went to the bus stop but didn’t take the bus. He ran along beside it on the sidewalk. He had to run quite fast to 42  the bus.
He arrived home. Betty was  43  to see him panting (喘氣). She was worried. “What’s the matter?” she asked.
“I ran along beside the bus,” said George. “I saved two dollars and fifty cents without paying the fare.” He thought it would make Betty   44 , but it didn’t.
“ 45   didn’t you run beside a taxi?” she said. “You would have saved six dollars!”

小題1:	A．work B．job C．child D．house

小題2:	A．grew B．gave C．bought D．knew

小題3:	A．make B．carry C．bring D．take

小題4:	A．or B．a(chǎn)nd C．but D．so

小題5:	A．larger B．bigger C．worse D．better

小題6:	A．a(chǎn)fter B．before C．finished D．began

小題7:	A．get out of B．get along with C．come up with D．catch up with

小題8:	A．excited B．surprised C．interested D．bored

小題9:	A．tired B．sad C．clean D．happy

小題10:

A．When B．What C．Why D．Where

Judy had very bad luck yesterday. In the morning, she came to school late, because her alarm clock didn’t go off. Usually she goes to school at 7:20 am. But yesterday, it was already 8:00 am when she got up. The teacher was angry(生氣的) and asked her to stay in the classroom after school. At 5:00 pm, it was time for students to go home. But Judy couldn’t. She stayed until(直到) 5:30 pm. When she just went out of the classroom, it began to rain. She didn’t have an umbrella. On her way home, she fell off(摔下) her bicycle. When she got home, she was wet all through.
小題1:Judy was a(n)       .

A．teacher

B．student

C．doctor

D．a(chǎn)ctor

小題2:What does the underlined “go off” mean?

A．出故障。

B．爆炸。

C．響。

D．停止。

小題3:When did Judy’s classmates go home?

A．At 7:20 am.

B．At 8:30 am.

C．At 5:00 pm.

D．At 5:30 pm.

小題4:How did Judy go home?

A．By bus.

B．By car.

C．By bike.

D．By train.

小題5:Which is the best title?

A．Judy, a bad girl.

B．What a terrible day!

C．Judy’s school life.

D．A lucky day.

Tom and I are good friends．Tom is an English boy，but I am a Chinese girl．He is 12 and I am 13．He is in Class One．I’m in Class One，too．
Tom has a nice soccer ball．He can  play it very well．I have a computer．I can  play computer games，but I can’t play soccer．It is difficult．Tom teaches(教) me to play soccer，and I teach Tom to play  computer games．Now (現(xiàn)在) I can play soccer and Tom can play computer games．
小題1:The writer(作者)is_______，but her friend is______．
A．Chinese；Chinese     
B．Chinese；English       
C．English；Chinese
小題2:Tom and his friend are_______．
A．English            
B．in Class One            
C．boys
小題3:The writer is_________ year(s) older than (比……大……歲) Tom．
A．six         
B．five           
C．one
小題4:Tom can play _______ very well．
A．soccer     
B．computer        
C．computer games
小題5:Which of the following sentences is true(下面哪一句是真實(shí)的)?
A．Tom has a soccer ball and his friend has a computer．
B．The writer can't play soccer now．
C．Tom can't play soccer．It's difficult．

Mom:    Daniel, I need to talk to you about your behavior. Dad and I realize there is probably an explanation for why the house is so dirty, but you shouldn’t have run out of the room and closed the door so hard like that.
Daniel:     Mom, I’m sorry, but I was so angry! You want me to act like an adult but you and dad treat me like a child. Why didn’t you just ask me what had happened?
Mom:    Well, I know that grown-ups are supposed to make good decisions but sometimes we make mistakes. We were angry too. None of us stopped to think and we should have. Can you explain to me now why the house was a mess and what you did with the money we left?
Daniel: Spot was sick, Mom. Eric and I didn’t want to call you and dad on your vacation, so I used the money you left and some of my own to take him to the vet. We stayed there and waited for him all day. That is why we didn’t have time to clean the house.
小題1: Who is Spot?

A． He is Daniel’s brother.

B． He is Eric’s classmate.

C． He is a pet dog.

D． He is a sporty boy.

小題2: Where were Daniel’s parents when Spot was sick?

A． They were out for a holiday.

B． They were waiting for Spot all day.

C． They were busy with their work in the office.

D． Mom was at home and Dad was in hospital.

小題3: Why did Daniel’s mother talk with him?

A． Because Daniel stole the money.

B． Because she wanted to give Daniel a chance to explain.

C． Because Daniel was very angry.

D． Because Spot was badly ill.

One Saturday afternoon, Sarah went to buy something for her sister and herself. As Sarah was coming out of a   46 , a young lady walked towards her. She said she was Miss Green—a good friend of Sarah’s sister’s. Sarah   47 her. Then she called a taxi to send Sarah home. She told the driver where he should go. Sarah was   48 that it was not in the direction of her home.
“Why?” Sarah asked. The lady smiled.
When they came to a quiet road, a big rough man   49  on the road. He stopped the taxi driver, knocked him down, tied him and threw him out of the taxi. At the same time, Miss Green took out a knife and   50  Sarah. She asked Sarah to keep   51 . The man then started the taxi. “ Oh, God! I’m being kidnapped(綁架),” Sarah said to herself.
She tried to escape, but not succeeded. Suddenly an   52  came to her. She took out a lipstick(口紅) from her pocket, wrote “SOS” on the window, and covered the word with her
  53 . A few minutes later, a police car passed and the policemen saw the   54 . When the kidnappers saw the policemen, they stopped the taxi, jumped into the grass, and ran away.
The policemen then picked up Sarah and sent her home. When her parents knew what had happened, they were greatly surprised. But they were also   55  because their daughter had finally come back safely.

小題1:	A．school B．taxi C．shop D．friend’s

小題2:	A．knew B．believed C．thanked D．remembered

小題3:	A．surprising B．excited C．surprised D．pleased

小題4:	A．drove B．climbed C．fell D．a(chǎn)ppeared

小題5:	A．helped B．played C．saved D．frightened

小題6:	A．healthy B．a(chǎn)live C．relaxed D．quiet

小題7:	A．idea B．a(chǎn)nswer C．interest D．order

小題8:	A．fingers B．back C．dress D．lipstick

小題9:	A．picture B．map C．sign D．knife

小題10:

A．worried B．happy C．a(chǎn)fraid D．successful

Uncle Wang works in a book shop in the middle of the city. The shop is not far from his home. It is about one kilometer away. So Uncle Wang seldom goes to work by bus. He usually goes there by bike, sometimes on foot. It takes him twenty minutes to get there by bike and forty minutes on foot. Today his bike is broken. He wants to walk there.
Now he is having breakfast. He leaves home at ten minutes to eight and he walks to work twenty minutes earlier. His work starts at half past eight in the morning and finishes at a quarter to five in the afternoon.
小題1:What does Uncle Wang do?

A．He sells books.	B．He grows flowers.
C．He makes shoes.	D．He works in a hospital.

小題2:Why does he seldom go to work by bus? Because________.

A．there is no bus

B．his shop is not far from his home

C．he likes riding a bike

D．his shop isn't in the middle of the city

小題3:How long does it take him to walk to his book shop?

A．Twenty minutes

B．Forty minutes

C．Ten minutes

D．Half an hour

小題4:He usually finishes his work at ________in the afternoon.

A．4:45

B．5:15

C．4:55

D．5:05

小題5:What time does he usually leave home by bike?

A．7:50

B．8:10

C．8:20

D．7:30

Miss Wang is twenty-three years   41  . She likes children and her   42  work. From Monday to Friday she stays at    43  and gives the children classes. She has much work   44   , but she often plays sports   45   her students after school. The children like    46   very much.
  47   Saturday she drives her car to her father’s house and    48   with her father and mother. Sometimes she goes to see her friends on Sunday. She drives back    49   school on Monday morning.
She    50   singing and swimming. She’s a nice girl.

小題1:	A．long　 B．short 　 C．old　　　 D．tall

小題2:	A．cleaning 　　 B．teaching 　　　　 C．cooking　　　　 D．fishing

小題3:	A．hotel B．home 　 C．school 　　 D．bank

小題4:	A．to do 　　 B．do 　　　 C．does 　　　 D．doing

小題5:	A．a(chǎn)nd 　 B．to　　 C．of 　 D．with

小題6:	A．her 　　　 B．she C．he 　　 D．him

小題7:	A．In 　 B．On 　　　 C．At 　　 D．For

小題8:	A．stays B．stay 　　　 C．staying 　 D．to stay

小題9:	A．from 　　 B．on　 C．in　　　 D．to

小題10:

A．like 　　　 B．to like　　　 C．likes　　　　 D．love