How long did it you to do the cleaning?

A.take B.spend C.cost

—Does he often go to the tennis club?

—He it, but he has no time now.

A.used to doing B.used to do C.is used to doing

When I walked past the park, I saw some old people Chinese Taiji.

A.did B.do C.doing

I don’t know he will call me tomorrow. he calls, I will tell you.

A.whether; Whether B.if; If C.if; Whether

They jumped into the river the boy.

A.to saving B.to save C.save

—Would you mind turning down the music? Your father is writing.

—

A.Not at all. B.Never mind. C.No, I don’t mind.

It is not a good idea for children to work too hard. Children should study at school as __________ as they can. But they should not have to do hard work with their bodies. When __________ make their children work hard, the __________ are never good and may be very bad. For example, __________ a farmer makes his son work like an adult (成人), his son may __________ hate farming.

Children sometimes do too __________ at gardens, in shops, or even in their own homes. They soon begin to hate such __________ with force because that can destroy (破壞) their __________. And there may be a worse loss (丟失) ：a child’s love for his parents. The feeling may become __________ different.when that happens, the old kind of love will not __________.

1.A.hardly B.hard C.possible D.easy

2.A.friends B.classmates C.parents D.teachers

3.A.results B.letters C.messages D.words

4.A.before B.if C.unless D.whether

5.A.begin B.not C.be D.easily

6.A.much B.many C.little D.few

7.A.work B.study C.advice D.job

8.A.angry B.goodness C.sadness D.happiness

9.A.anything B.something C.everything D.nothing

10.A.end B.rest C.return D.turn

閱讀理解

Henry was a carpenter（木匠）of our village. Once I asked him to make a dining table for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows. When I arrived home that evening, Henry was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for his work.

My wife said to me, quietly, “ That’s his ninth cup of tea today . ” But she said loudly, “It’s a beautiful table, dear, isn’t it?”

“I won’t decide about that until I see that bill.” I said.

Henry laughed and gave me his bill for the work. It said：

BILL

One dining table June 10 , 1995

Cost of wood 17.00

Paint（油漆） 1.50

Work，8 hours（1 an hour） 8.00

Total（總計(jì)） 36.50

When I was looking at the bill , Henry said , “it’s been a fine day，hasn’t it? Quite sunny.”

“Yes , ” I said. “I’m glad it is only the 10th of June.”

“Me too,” , said Henry. “You wait一it’ll be a bit hotter by the end of the month.”

“Yes. Hotter一and more expensive. Dining tables will be 20 more expensive on June 30th, won’t they , Henry?”

Henry looked hard at me for half a minute. There was a little smile in his two blue eyes. I gave his bill back to him.

“If it isn’t too much trouble , Henry , ” I said , “ Please add it up again. You can forget the date.”

I paid him 26. 50 and he was happy to get it.

1.Why did Henry talk about weather when the writer was looking at the bill?

A.Because it was a fine day indeed.

B.Because he wanted the writer to look at the bill carefully.

C.Because he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like.

D.Because he didn’t want the writer to go through the bill carefully.

2.Why did the writer say that dining tables would be 20 more expensive by the end of June?

A.Because he thought Henry would almost certainly add the date to the cost of the dining table.

B.Because it was difficult to make dining tables in hot weather.

C.Because paint would be more expensive.

D.Because the cost of wood would be more expensive.

3.The writer thought Henry would ask for ______ if he made a dining table on the last day of June.

A.26.50 B.56. 50 C.46.50 D.20.00

4.When the writer gave him the money, Henry was happy because_______ .

A.he got the money easily

B.be didn’t have to add up the cost again

C.he got what he should get for his work

D.he got much money for his work

5.From the story we know that_______ .

A.Henry had written out the bill before the writer got home

B.Henry still wanted to get 36. 50 for his work in the end

C.Henry made a mistake in the bill

D.Henry tried to get more money for his work

A famous foreign company in China wanted a Clerk for its public relation department (公關(guān)部).

A beautiful girl with a master’s degree(碩士學(xué)位) went through a lot of challenges and her name was on the list. In the final stage she faced an interview together—with another girl. Both of them were outstanding, not only in looks but also in education.

The girl was successful in the interview. It seemed that she would get the chance. At last the examiner asked her, “Can you come to the office next Monday?” Shocked by the unexpected question, the beautiful girl couldn’t make a decision at the moment, so she said, “I have to talk with my parents before I give an answer.” The examiner felt surprised but said calmly, “If so, let’s wait till you are ready.”

The next day, the girl came to tell the examiner that her parents had agreed to let her begin work next Monday. But the examiner said regretfully (遺憾地), “Sorry, another suitable candidate (選手)has got the job. You had better try another place.” The beautiful girl was surprised. She asked for an explanation(解釋) and was told, “What is needed here is a person who knows her own mind.”

That was how a good opportunity right under the nose of a beautiful girl ran away.

1.The beautiful girl wanted to ask her parents for advice because_________

A.she didn’t like the job B.she didn’t expect the examiner would ask such a question

C.she didn’t want to answer the question D.her parents would be angry if she didn’t ask them

2.We can learn from the passage that__________

A.the company lost its best clerk

B.no girl got the job

C.the other girl who failed at the last interview might get the job

D.the examiner was very pleased with the girl

3.The examiner regarded_________as the most important.

A.a person’s confidence

B.a person’s knowledge

C.aperson’sage

D.a person’ s beautiful looks

4.The underlined phrase “right under the nose of” probably means________

A.就在鼻子下 B.想要得到的 C.沒有把握的 D.就在眼前的

5.The best title for the passage above might be___________

A.Make Decisions With Your Parents

B.A Successful Interview

C.Use Your Own Mind

D.Answer the Examiner’s Question Quickly

It is true that people with better education are usually able to get better paying jobs. In other words, they have more chances to choose a good job while people with little or no education don’t. It seems that the purpose of education is to make people get jobs. But this isn’t accepted by all people.

Some people may think that a person should spend the best years of his life to get education only for a way of living. This was probably one of the earliest reasons of education. In fact, if education is just a way of making a living, people don’t need to spend so much time in school. People can get education for a living in a short time. Subjects like history and geography need not be taught to everyone. Even language and mathematics need not be taught in detail(詳細(xì)地), either. Here it is clear that education is much more than teaching a man to get a way of living.

Education is well-rounded and it is mainly for improving a man. It is not only to teach him to speak, read and write, but also to develop his creative (有創(chuàng)造力的) thinking and other abilities. After that, it is to make him a wise man and thankfully enjoy the achievements (成果) of human. Education is to make a man lead a better life. Educated people are expected to be able to listen to good music, read good books, watch plays and most of all take an interest in the world.

I would agree that making a good living is an important reason for education, but certainly not the most important or the main reason.

1.People with little education usually ______.

A.spend a long time in school B.have a good chance to get a job

C.spend the best years to choose jobs D.have fewer chances to get a good job

2.The earliest education was probably to______.

A.make a man lead a better life B.make people get a way of living

C.teach a man to write and think D.teach people to read good books

3.The underlined word “well-rounded” in the passage means “_______” in Chinese.

A.圓滿的 B.嶄新的 C.全面的 D.公平的

4.It is hoped that educated people will be able to ______.

A.take an interest in the whole world

B.develop their abilities to make plays

C.accept education as a way of living

D.learn subjects like language and math

5.The passage mainly tells us that _______.

A.people can get education in a short time

B.education should make a man improve

C.people should be able to get better paying jobs

D.all subjects are so important for a way of living