I found learning English because the teacher’s pronunciation was .

A. interesting; good B. hard; good

C. difficult; good D. frustrating; sweet

I am of snakes.

A. terrify B. terror

C. terrifing D. Terrified

—Tina didn’t go to school yesterday, did she?

— Bcause she was badly ill.

A. Yes, she did B. Yes, she didn’t

C. No, she didn’t D. No, she did

If I were , I would buy to read.

A. enough rich; enough books B. rich enough; books enough

C. enough rich; books enough D. rich enough; enough books

Instead of a letter, Tom made a telephone call to her mother.

A. wrote B. writing

C. write D. to write

Mr Green is very strict his students, and he is also strict his work.

A. in; with B. with; in

C. with; with D. in; in

I am sorry to have kept you for a long time.

A. wait B. to wait

C. waiting D. to wait

The fish smells , you can’t eat it.

A. badly B. well

C. terribly D. Bad

閱讀理解。

Though chopsticks are used in many Asian countries, they have their beginning in China. Chinese history says that the Chinese had chopsticks as far as the Xia Dynasty(朝代)(about 4, 00 years ago). In the Spring and Autumn Period(時(shí)期) copper and iron chopsticks appeared. With the Han Dynasty lacquered(上漆) chopsticks came, followed by gold and silver chopsticks still later. Today we have chopsticks made of plastics. The most expensive are made of part of tusks of elephants and hard green stone.

Chopsticks tell Chinese tradition in their way. In ancient (古代的) times the rich used hard green stone or gold chop-sticks to show their wealth(富有). In history many kings used silver chopsticks to take their food to see if it was poisonous(有毒的). It was said that if it was, the silver chopsticks would turn colour. Chopsticks are traditionally given to a daughter when she marries to show that they should have a son very soon, for “Chopsticks” in Chinese is pronounced like “quick a son”!

Tianzhu chopsticks from Hangzhou, wooden chopsticks from Shanyang of Shanxi Province, and Beijing’s chopsticks are well-known.

Many westerners, businessmen, tourists put aside(一邊) their knives and forks in favour(愛好) of chopsticks in China. Chopsticks appeared in the old Chinese story: an old man teaches his sons a lesson by showing how he could easily break a single chopstick but not a number of them. In China, chopsticks are connected with good luck. So on the country’s New Year’s Eve many families will lay out new chopsticks at dinners as a way of making requests for luck.

1.Chopsticks have their beginnings in .

A. China B. many Asian countries

C. African countries D. all over the world

2.Copper and iron chopsticks appeared in .

A. the Xia Dynasty B. the Spring and Autumn Period

C. the Han Dynasty D. the Tang Dynasty

3.The history of chopsticks can tell us .

A. something about Chinese food

B. nothing but how many kinds of chopsticks are used in China.

C. about the lives of Chinese kings

D. much about Chinese way of life in the past

4.Many Westerners in China like to use .

A. chopsticks

B. their knives

C. their forks

D. chopsticks and knives and forks at the same time

5.Chinese use chopsticks .

A. to lift food to the mouth only

B. to teach others a lesson only

C. in many other ways besides taking food

D. in many other ways except taking food

閱讀理解。

Some people believe that schools will no longer be necessary in the near future. They said that because of the Internet and other new technology, there is no longer any need for school buildings, classes or teachers. Perhaps this will be true one day, but if the world has no schools, I can’t imagine(想像) how our society will be, In fact, we should learn how to use new technology to make schools better. We should invent a new knid of school that is linked to libraries, museums, science centers, labs and even companies. Technological companies should create(創(chuàng)造) learning programs for schools. Scientists or professors could give talks through the Internet. TV networks and local stations could develop programs about things students are actually studying in school. Labs could set up websites to show new technology so students could see it on the Internet.

Is this a dream? No. There are already many cities where this is beginning to happen. Here the whole city is linked to the Internet, and learning can take place at home, at school, and in the office. Businesses provide programs for the schools and the society. The schools provide computer labs for people without their own computers at home. Because everyone can be on the Internet, older people use it as much as younger ones. And everyone can visit distant(遠(yuǎn)處的) libraries and museums as easily as nearby ones. How will this new kind of school change the usual way of learning? It is too early to be sure, but it is very exciting to think about it. Technology will change the way we learn; schools will change as well; and we will all learn something from the Internet.

1.In the writer’s opinion, .

A. more schools should be built

B. schools are necessary

C. schools are not necessary

D. there should be fewer schools

2.What does “a new kind of school” mean?

A. A newly built school.

B. There are many new students in the school.

C. There are many new teachers in the school.

D. A school, which is linked to Internet.

3.On the Internet, you .

A. can view the new technology

B. can see everything except new technology

Can learn everything

D. can do whatever you like

4.Which of the following sentences is NOT true?

A. The schools provide computer labs for those who have no personal computers.

B. If you are not a student, you cannot view the new technology on the Internet.

C. On the Internet, you can visit another city’s library as easily as the local people.

D. Technology will change our way of learning.

5.What is the best title for this passage?

A. Internet

B. School

C. New Technology

D. will Technology Take the Place of Schools?