Basketball is still a young game. It’s over a hundred years old . In the winter of 1891, a certain college was having some trouble with its boy students. The weather was bad and the students had to stay indoors . As they couldn’t play outdoors , they were unhappy ,and some even got into fights from time to time .

Some of the teachers at the college asked Dr Naismith to invent a game so that the students might have something to play with. It was ont easy to invent such a game, because it had to played indoors , and the court(球場(chǎng))was not very large .

Dr.Naismith thought for a few days and invented a kind of  ball game .It is a wonderful game with much moving and passing of  the ball .It was played between two teams .To make a score, the ball had to be thrown into the basket ten feet (英尺)above the floor on the wall. At each end of the court there was such a basket .At first, Dr.Naismith wanted to throw the ball into a box, As he could not find boxes of the right size, he had to use fruit baskets instead. That is how the game got its name .

(  )6.How long is it since basketball was invented?

A.1000years   B.Less than 100years  

C. 1100years  D. More than 100years

(  )7.The students felt unhappy because

A.they couldn’t play outdoors       B.They often got into fights

C.they had much homework to do    D.they had little time to study

(  )8.Who asked Dr.Naismith to invent a game ?

A.Some students            B.Some teachers

C.Some students’ parents     D.Some of his friends

(  )9.When a student  makes a score . he could         .

A. receive the ball          B.throw the ball to another student

C. run quickly with the ball in his hand  D. throw the ball into the basket

(  )10.Which sentence is right ?

A. The students could go outdoors when the weather was bad .

B. It was easy to invent the game

C. Dr.Naismith had to use fruit to throw the ball.

D.The ball had to be thrown into the basket ten feet above the floor .

John is an artist(藝術(shù)家) who does not have much money, but he is a very kind man. One day on his way home, he gave his last coins to a beggar(乞丐). When he saw another one, he forgot that he did not have any money. He asked the man to have lunch with him, and the beggar accepted(接受，同意), so they went into a small restaurant and had a good meal.
　　After dinner, John found he had no money at all. The beggar had to pay the bill. The artist was so sorry about this, so he said to the beggar, “Come home with me in a taxi , my friend , and I will give you the money for lunch.”
　　“Oh, no!” the beggar answered quickly. “I had to pay for your lunch, but I’m not going to pay for you again!”
（ ）1.The artist in this story was ______________

A. a cheat（騙子） B. a rich man 　　 C. a kind man

（ ）2. On his way home, John forgot ____________.

A. to bring money with him B. to buy the ticket　　 C. to have lunch
（ ）3. After the meal, __________________ paid the bill .

A. the artist　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the beggar　　　　　　　 C. no one
（ ）4. Why did the artist ask the beggar to take the taxi home with him ?
A. Because he wanted the beggar to pay for the taxi.
B. Because he could give money back to the beggar..
C. Because he could make friends with the beggar
（ ）5. At the end of the story, the beggar __________.

A. would make friends with the artist　

B. was thankful to the artist

C. regretted(后悔) having lunch with the artist.

　 Water, it’s a problem for the whole world. A bottle (瓶) of water may not seem like much to us, 21　 it can help the people who live in drought-hit (遭受旱災(zāi)的) areas in China.
　　In the past few months, many places in southwest China have 22　 a serious drought. There has been very little 23 since last autumn. More than 20 million people are 24　 trouble finding safe drinking water.
　　After learning about the drought, many people around the country helped by 25　 away water, money and other resources (資源) to the people there.
　　Last week, the Young Pioneers and the Communist Youth League in China called on (號(hào)召) each student to give one bottle of water to the drought-hit area. In Xi’an, 900 students bought over 1000 bottles of water　　　 26　　 their pocket money. They also wrote their 27　 on the bottles. “I hope you get more rain there. I hope you are happy.”
　　A bottle of water isn’t much, but thousands of bottles will be very 28　 . The serious drought has also made students 29　 the importance of saving water. One student said, “I have decided to take a shower twice a week 30　 every day to save water.”
( )21. A. unless　　 B. and　　　　 C. but　 D. because
( )22. A. bought　　 B. experienced　 C. studied　 D. missed
( )23. A. rain　　　 B. wind　　 C. snow　　 D. sunshine
( )24. A. causing　 B. making　 C. having　 D. bringing
( )25. A. drinking　 B. giving　 C. getting　 D. collecting
( )26. A. By　 B. in　 C. for　 D. With

( )27. A. plans　 B. notes　 C. wishes　 D. dates
( )28. A. relaxing　 B. beautiful　 C. boring　 D. helpful

( )29. A. think　 B. realize　 C. miss　 D. regard
( )30. A. instead　 B. instead of　 C. except　 D. because of

–Must I finish my homework tonight?

-No, you______.

　　A. Can’t　　 B. Mustn’t　　 C. needn’t　　 D. may not　

 It’s difficult _____ your sound because the noise is too high.

A. to listen　  B. to know　   C. to learn     D. to hear

- Could you please help me carry the box?
- 　　　　　　　.
　　A. Thank you　 　　 B. With pleasure
　　C. It doesn’t matter　 D. That’s all right

I’d like to join the school volunteer project, but I’m not sure ______.
　　A. what I should do　　 B. what should I do

C. how I should do　　 D. how should I do

- Have you read the advertisement which ______ a reporter?
- Yes, I have.
　　A. asking to　 B. asks for　 C. asked about　 D. to ask for

 This big bag is too heavy for the little boy ______.Who volunteers to help him?
　　A. carries    B. carrying   C. carried    D. to carry
 

 My computer has broken down. I’ll get it _______ this afternoon.
　　A. repairs    B. repairing   C. repaired    D. to repair