Aboriginal （土著居民）is a term ______ to describe the people living in a place from the earliest _______ times or before European arrived .

A．used; knowing                                          B．used; known

C．using; known                                            D．using; knowing

--- Where is the post office?

--- Go to the ______ and you’ll see the post office ______ the street．

A．bicycle’s shop; cross                                B．bicycle shop;  across

C．bicycles shop; cross                                 D．bicycles’ shop; across

--- Would you mind if I closed the door?

--- ___________．The wind is blowing strongly．

A．Certainly                                               B．No

C．Yes , you can’t                                         D．I’m sorry but you’d better not

--- He is considered _____ for London．

--- Yes , I’m considering _____ there as well．

A．leaving; going                                          B．to leave; to go

C．to have left; going                                            D．having left; to go

--- Are you unsatisfied with what he has given you?

--- Sure．It couldn’t be ______.

A．a(chǎn)ny worse          B．so bad          C．much better         D．the worst

--- Why don’t we buy a table?

--- Didn’t we just have _____．But ______ need some repair．

A．one; it       B．it; which          C．that; one       D．this; that

The new principal decided that he’d better first take a secret __1___ before doing something about Class 5A , which was the worst class in Hill Valley High School．He didn’t need to be informed ___2___ the class was, for ___3__were leading the way．

The door was shut from inside．The lock it had was missing, __4__ knocked off , just leaving a ___5___ for the principal．

Though the principal had __6___badly behaved classes before , what appeared through the 7___ was till a shock for him．It was a scene that was ___8__ seen in action films．But he knew what to do．He ___9__ go into the classroom, take hold of the ___10__ boy and punished him．This would be an example to the others．

He took a deep breath and then ___11__ open the classroom door．He had been prepared for the scene that there should be a shock of __12____ , but few treated him as an important ___13__ , and some even paid little attention to his existence．

“ Silence ! ” he shouted at the top of his voice．This time it was really __14____．They stopped what they were doing and stared at him．Quickly he walked up to the __15__ boy in the room , who he __16____had been playing an important part and also had been shouting at the others at the top of his voice．

He seized the boy by the ear and ___17__ him to the front of the class．

“ I’m going to punish you as an example to the rest , ” he said．“Now go to my office and wait for me．”

Then he turned to the class and ___18__them about how to behave in school．

To __19___ his speech, he said , “Does anyone have any questions ? ”

One of the students put up her hand．“Yes , sir．I have．When can you free my __20__ back to continue his class ? ”

1．A．watch             B．inspection         C．look               D．examination

2．A．where             B．how             C．what          D．when

3．A．school guides       B．class titles         C．terrible noise      D．some teachers

4．A．other than          B．or rather         C．worse still        D．rather than

5．A．problem           B．fault             C．reason           D．lookout

6．A．experienced        B．heard            C．seen            D．punished

7．A．window           B．door             C．gap             D．hole

8．A．seldom            B．hardly            C．never          D．often

9．A．might             B．should            C．would             D．could

10．A．noisiest        B．biggest            C．smallest           D．youngest

11．A．pushed          B．kicked            C．forced           D．knocked

12．A．silence          B．surprise          C．cries             D．paleness

13．A．teacher          B．principal          C．role              D．person

14．A．heard           B．working         C．shouted          D．surprising

15．A．oldest-looking     B．ordinary-looking C．funny-looking     D．ill-looking

16．A．believed         B．supposed           C．guessed            D．recognized

17．A．pushed          B．pulled             C．ordered        D．got

18．A．a(chǎn)nnounced        B．said               C．declared          D．lectured 

19．A．a(chǎn)dd to           B．carry on          C．end up           D．show off

20．A．teacher          B．brother           C．monitor          D．desk-mate

Talking to Teachers—Teachers are just people．Behind that desk, is a living, breathing human being．And just like any human being, they will probably be friendly to people who talk nicely to them．Teachers also seem to get along better with children who take schoolwork seriously and are prepared for class．And, just like any other human being, teachers like to be appreciated．The next time your teacher helps you solve a math problem or figure out a science project, say thank you with a smile.

Talking to Parents—Parents can be very supportive if their children ask for help．If you think there’s something your parents can do to help you socialize more or feel more comfortable around people, then ask them．Very often, parents want very much to help, but really don’t know what to do．Pick a quiet time of the day and ask to talk．Tell them how you feel．Maybe they had the same trouble when they were kids.

This Stranger Thing—This is always a tough one．How do you deal with a neighbor, the mail carrier, or someone walking down your street—situations that often seem to cause arguments between kids and parents．The answer to these questions will vary from kid to kid, from parent to parent because all cultures are different．Some folks live in small towns where a hello to everyone is “what’s done”．Then there are kids who live in the city who may have been taught not to speak to anyone they don’t know．If you’re having trouble with this and always feel awkward in these kinds of situations, you might want to talk to your parents or a teacher about it．Where do they think you should draw the line? When is silence rude and when is it wise?

1．From the first paragraph we may learn that teachers dislike____ .

  A．being talked to nicely

  B．their students to be serious with the schoolwork

  C．the students’ appreciation

  D．the students who are not ready for classes

2．If your parents are not supportive and you are not getting along quite well with your parents, who or what is to blame?

  A．Your parents.                                      B．Yourself.

  C．Lack of communication.                      D．Your teachers.

3．The underlined word in the third paragraph is close in meaning to____.

  A．a(chǎn)fraid                  B．puzzled                C．strange                D．familiar

4．The passage doesn’t say but it implies that in daily communication____.

  A．a(chǎn)rguments often happen between kids and parents

  B．we should talk to the neighbors and other people according to different cultures

  C．city people and country people greet in the same way

  D．we should fit our words with proper situations

If you have been joining in chat room conversations, or trading email with web pals （網(wǎng)友）, you have become one of the millions who write in a peculiarly short form of English.

And you’ve got a sense of humor about short forms like SOHF （= sense of humor failure） to describe Internet newcomers who don’t understand you.

Across the globe, every night teenagers and their elders are “talking online”, many of them all talking at the same time.

It’s fast: try talking to six people at once．It’s brief: three or four words per exchange．It takes wit, concentration, and quick fingers.

And it requires tremendous linguistic economy （語言省略）．There’s neither time nor space for explanations．Why consume precious key-strokes （鍵盤敲擊） telling six friends you have to leave for a moment to take care of your little brother when BRB（ = be right back） will do?

Want to enter a conversation? Just type PMFJI （= pardon me for jumping in）.

Interested in whom you are talking to? Type A/S/L, the nearly universal request to know your pal’s age, sex and location．You may get 15/M/NY as a response from your pal.

If something makes you laugh, say you are OTF （= on the floor）, or LOL （= laughing out loud）, or combing the two into ROTFL （= rolling on the floor laughing） .

And when it is time to get back to work or go to bed, you type GTG （= got to go） or TTYL （=talk to you later）.

People want to write as fast as possible, and they want to get their ideas across as quickly as they can．Capital letters are left in the dust, except when expressing emotion, as it takes, more time to hold down the “shift” key and capitals．Punctuation （標(biāo)點） is going, too．

1．Many people talk on the Internet ______.

  A．by sending short emails

  B．by using a particular short form of English

  C．by using peculiar English words and expression

  D．in a funny way

2．In order to talk to several people at the same time on the Internet ______.

  A．you have to speak fast and fluently

  B．you should speak with wit and humor

  C．you have to express your ideas in a brief way

  D．one should pay much attention to the accuracy of words

3．If you get 17/F/NY as an answer to your A/S/L, it means______.

  A．the person on the other end is 17 from New York and he is fine

  B．you are talking to a girl who is 17 and lives in New York

  C．you are talking to 17 girls who are from New York

  D．the person who you are talking to is a 17-foot tall New York girl

4．To save time on the Internet, __________.

  A．some people leave their letters in the dustbin  

  B．some people never use “shift” in their writing

  C．many people leave the capital and punctuation 

  D．people seldom use capital letters or punctuation

Julio loves to visit his grandmother．He doesn’t get to visit her very often because his family lives in a city that is six hours away．His grandmother lives in a big wooden house on a farm. It is old and looks as if it has secret hiding places.

       On the third Sunday of June, Julio’s parents took him to his grandmother’s. Since it was summer vacation, he was going to stay at grandmother’s for a whole mother! His cousins Mario and Linda would soon be arriving. They would also be staying at their grandmother’s this summer.

       A big porch（走廊）wraps around two sides of the house .Julio sat in the porch swing. He could see the trees that circle the house．They had been planted as a windbreak. They protect the house from the wind and blowing dirt. The house is in the middle of a large, flat field.

       Julio watched the dirt road that leads to the house. He couldn’t wait for his cousins to get there! Mario was his age, and Linda was a year younger. They had fun together. Last summer they spent one whole morning making a fort out of sacks of seed. Then Uncle Henry had taken them on a tractor ride.

       Julio remembered another time with his cousins. They had gone out to explode the fields．Julio touched an electric fence and got a shock. Then they found an old snakeskin. Nothing like that ever happened at his own home!

       Julio could smell the dinner that his grandmother was cooking. It made him hungry.

       Finally he saw a cloud of dust coming up the road．“They ‘re here! There’re here!” He shouted.

1．The story tells about Julio and his cousins doing all of the following except_______．

       A．watching old movies                            B．taking a tractor ride

       C．finding a snakeskin                              D．making a fort from seed sacks

2．How do you think Julio felt when he saw his cousins arriving?

       A．He was worried   B．He was excited     C．He was angry      D．He was sad.

3．After Julio’s cousins arrived, what would probably happen next?______．

       A．They would build a fort on the hill.

       B．They would look for snake skins.

       C．They would climb the trees in their grandmother’s yard

       D．They would eat dinner at their grandmother’s house.

4．These boxes show events that happened in the story .What is in box 2?

       A．Julio’s cousins arrived at Grandmother’s house.

       B．Julio could smell dinner cooking.

       C．Julio sat in the porch swing.

       D．Julio saw a cloud of dust coming up the road.