What do you think are the most important inventions of the past 2,000 years? The TV? The printing? The telephone? Or the computer? A report shows that these are not the only important inventions. Here are four other important ones.

Paper is one of the most important inventions. You can’t have printing without paper. In 105 AD, Cai Lun invented paper in China. Long before the printing and Internet, Cai Lun’s invention allowed us to write down information, stories and history.

One of the simplest (最簡(jiǎn)單) inventions to save life is the toilet. Before toilets, waste ran into the rivers from people’s houses. Illnesses were common (普通的) in big cities, and it was often difficult to find clean drinking water.

Animal food is another invention. Before the invention, most animals were killed every autumn because there was not enough food for them in the winter. After hay (干草) became a kind of common animal food, animals could live through the long winter.

Reading glasses is the fourth invention. People start getting far-sighted (遠(yuǎn)視) from the age of 45. Glasses mean that anyone can read, write and do “close work” after that age. Without glasses, the world would be difficult for the people above 45.

47. Cai Lun’s invention of paper makes it possible to ______.

   A. have printing         B. feed animals    

   C. drink clean water      D. do “close work”

48. The invention of the toilet can stop people from ______.

   A. saving water               B. getting ill 

   C. living in big cities      D. finding clean water

49. Why couldn’t the animals live through the winter?

  A. It was very cold in winter.   B. They didn’t have enough food to eat.

  C. They had no drinking water. D. They died of illness.

50. From the last paragraph we learn that ______.

   A. all people need reading glasses     

   B. anyone must do “close work” after 45

   C. reading glasses are useful   

   D. life is more difficult for the people under 45

Mr. King is a tall and strong man. He teaches P.E. in a middle school. He wears a long beard（胡子）and takes good care of it. It was Sunday yesterday. There was a big football match of the year on the playground in the centre of the city. Mr. King likes the game very much and of course he was going to watch it. With his friends' help he got a ticket a few days ago.

　 After breakfast he hurried to the bus stop, but a lot of people were waiting there. A bus came and he hardly got on .There were plenty of people in it and it was difficult for them to put their feet. He had to grip（抓�。゛ back of the chair. At the next stop a boy got on the bus. He was short and couldn't grip anything. Suddenly the bus stopped and the boy hardly fell to the floor. He looked around and saw Mr. King's beard and grip it. The man found it at once and called out, "Let go off（松開(kāi)）my beard, boy!" "Are you going to get off, sir?" asked the boy.

44. Mr. King is a ___.

A. player 　　　　　B. runner 　　　　C. teacher 　　　 D. driver

45.Mr. King was going to watch the match because ___.

A .he teaches P.E. in a middle school 　 B. he likes football very much

C. he had already got a ticket 　　　　 D. he didn't go to work yesterday

46. The boy gripped Mr. King's beard because ___.

A. he was afraid to fall again

B. he wanted to make the man angry

C. he wanted the man to find a seat for him

D. he wanted the man to get off soon

What does the sign(標(biāo)識(shí)) say?

41. What time does the University Park open in March?

A. At 6:00 am　　 B. At 6:30 am　　　　 C. At 8:00 am D. At 8:30 am

42. Which sign tells you not to smoke?

A. Sign 2 　　 B. Sign 4　　　　　　 C. Sign 6 D. Sign 8

43. Where can you see Sign 9?

A. On the playground　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. At the school library

C. Near the swimming pool　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. In the computer room

I have had thousands of classes since I started school nine years ago. But only one _26_ was the most important.

It happened last term just after I had got a _27_ result in an exam. I was sad and had lost my confidence. I decided to go to a class which can tell me how to be_28_.

The speaker walked into the room. But he did not start talking _29_ a teacher. Instead, he held up a twenty Yuan note(鈔票)!

“Who wants this?” he asked. Unsurprisingly, _30_ of us in the class held up our hands.

The speaker smiled. Then he put up the note on the blackboard and asked the same question. Again, we all put up our hands. The speaker smiled again, but _31_nothing. Suddenly, he threw the note onto the floor! Then he asked the same _32_ a third time.

I didn’t _33_ what the speaker was doing. Why was he asking the same question again and again? I didn’t know what to do. I wanted the note, _34_ I put my hand up again. After a while, he _35_ the note and started to laugh. “You have all just told me how to become successful,” _36_ said to us with the note in his hand.

“The note is worth twenty yuan. It is _37_ worth twenty yuan, even though I throw it on the floor. You are like the note. No matter _38_ happens to you, you still have your worth.”

When I heard those words, I was deeply moved. Suddenly, I _39_ I was worth a lot. I may have done badly in an exam, but it doesn’t _40_ I can’t do well in the future. If I believe in myself, I will be successful!

26. A. classroom 　　　B. subject 　　　C. class 　　　　 D. school

27. A. same 　　　　　B. good 　　　　C. lucky 　　　　 D. bad

28. A. comfortable 　　B. successful 　　　C. famous 　　　 D. rich

29. A. like 　　　　　 B. for 　　　　　　C. about 　　　　D. by

30. A. both 　　　　　 B. neither 　　　 C. all 　　　　　D. none

31. A. said 　　　　B. bought 　　　　　C. saw 　　　　 D. wanted

32.　 A. student 　　　　 B. teacher 　　　　 C. question 　　 D. way

33.　 A. remember 　　 B. understand 　　　 C. notice 　　　 D. find

34.　 A. so 　　　　　　 B. though 　　　　　C. if 　　　　　 D. or

35.　 A. took out 　B. threw away 　　　C. picked up 　　 D. put down

36.　 A. you 　　　　　B. he 　　　　　　 C. she 　　　　　D. they

37.　 A. never 　　　 B. sometimes 　　　 C. hardly 　　　 D. always

38.　 A. when 　　　　B. who 　　　　　　 C. what 　　　　D. how

39.　 A. realized 　 B. forgot 　　　　　 C. dreamed 　　　D. decided

40. A. know 　　B. mean 　　　　　 C. think 　　　　 D. complain

 — Make sure all the lights ______ when you leave the room.

— OK, I will.

    A. turn on              B. are turn on  C. are turned off           D. turn off

—We’ll have a new English teacher.

—_______ Who is it?

　 A. Listen up, please.　　 　　　　　　 B. That’s news to me!　

　 C. What’s it about?　 　 　　　　 D. That’s a fantastic idea！

 We ate rice and chicken yesterday and we ate noodles ________. 

    A. as far as                                B. as soon as

    C. as well                                  D. as well as

 Before an exam, I always ________ my notebook.

    A. look up                               B. look after 

    C. look for                               D. look through

 He wants to be a doctor when he ________. 

    A. looks up                      B. grows up       

    C. gets up                       D. comes up

—Who ________ for the match?　　

—Sam and Ben.

　 A. chose　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　 B. choose　

　 C. was chosen　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. chosen