Kate’s MP3 doesn’t work. She will have it __________ tomorrow.

A. repairs 　  B. repairing　 C. repaired　         D. to repair

___________ English is as important as ____________ English.

A. Written;  spoken              B. Writing;  spoke 

C. To write;  speaking               D. Written;  speaking

____________the truth, he wouldn't have helped her at all. 

A．Should Bob know            B．Had Bob known

C．Were Bob to know           D．Have Bob known

The boy wanted to ride his bike in the street but his mother told him _________. 

A. not to        B. not to do     C. not do it    D. do not

When __________, the museum will be open to the public next year.

A. completed    B. completing   C. being completed    D. be completed

The way he suggests to us doesn’t make_____________.

A. decision            B. opinions            C. connection         D. sense

His bike was broken on the way; _________, he was late for school.

A. as a result   B. after all   C. in other words   D. in fact

Friendship

I became lame（跛的）in both legs in my childhood. I can’t   1   without the support of two sticks. Only in my wheelchair can I “   2   ”.

I  3   remember the first day at school. When I appeared at the door,   4   in the classroom  5  at me in surprise. My face turned red. I couldn’t help   6   . It was the kindness and  7   in their eyes that prevented me doing so. I went   8    towards an unoccupied(空的) seat.

  Being lame, I didn’t    9    walk in front of my classmates. I was   10    that I might be   11   . In those days I was very sad to see others walking happily.

  One day, a few students camp up to me and asked me to go outside. I was really   12   . They 13  me with a friendly smile and    14   me in my wheelchair from place to place. I was   15   to them for giving me a    16    to see the sights of our lovely school with my own eyes.

  After that we often read, played and talked together. My friends are   17   ready to help me. It made me    18   I am handicapped（殘疾的）.

  Once they asked me, “What is the most beautiful thing in our school?” Without   19   I said, “It is the   20    .”

1.  A. speak               B. stand           C. write                D. sing

2.  A. walk                 B. think          C. sing                  D. play

3.  A. still                  B. hardly         C. never                       D. just

4.  A. nobody              B. anyone         C. no one                      D. everyone

5.  A. threw                B. praised        C. stared                D. thought highly of

6.  A. throwing away        B. turning back    C. laughing              D. smiling  

7.  A. sympathy(同情)     B. sadness        C. surprise              D. pain

8.  A. shyly                 B. angrily         C. politely              D. sadly

9.  A. dare                 B. have to         C. prefer to             D. use to

10.  A. lucky               B. happy          C. afraid               D. angry

11.  A. looked after          B. came at         C. looked down upon   D. taken care of

12.  A. frightened           B. worried        C. excited             D. tired

13.  A. told                B. asked                C. encouraged         D. answered

14.  A. stood                B. got           C. sat                 D. pushed

15.  A. thankful             B. useful          C. helpful              D. careful

16.  A. chance              B. plan            C. way                D. suggestion

17.  A. not                 B. always          C. never               D. seldom

18.  A. think               B. remember       C. forget              D. know

19.  A. help                 B. work           C. hesitation(猶豫)       D. support

20.  A. building              B. classroom       C. friendship            D. teacher

       Since her husband died, Mrs. Jackson has lived alone in their big old suburban(郊區(qū)的) house, The house was bought by her husband many years ago.

       For the sake of safety (為安全起見), her son has tried hard to ask her to sell the house and buy a new and small one in the town , But Mrs. Jackson doesn’t like the idea. She says that she has to look after her husband’s old house. But recently she often hears stories about unknown people stealing things around here.

       That was a cold day before Christmas Eve. Around four o’clock in the afternoon, Mrs. Jackson was enjoying the Christmas music when someone knocked at the door. She heard the sound but didn’t move. Another knock. Who could it be? Mrs. Jackson was a bit afraid. She decided not to answer the door but keep waiting.

       One minute another minute and yet another minute. Nothing happened and no more knocks, She walked quietly to the door, and listened. She heard nothing but the wind outside. She slowly opened the door and peeped (窺視) through the crack(小縫）．She then gave a surprised cry and threw the door wide open! At the door she saw a tall, beautiful Christmas tree! In the tree stood a Christmas card with these words:

       Merry Christmas!

Your new neighbor

1. The house bought by Mr. Jackson is __________.

       A. in the town        B. small but new   C. outside the town      D. thirty years old

2. Mrs. Jackson doesn’t want to sell the house because __________.

       A. it is almost thirty years old                       B. it is small and old

       C. she doesn’t like to live with her son.   D. her husband left it to her

3. Why didn’t she move when she heard the knock at the door? Because __________.

       A. she was too old to move     B. she thought it might be an unknown person

       C. it was not her son            D. she didn’t like her neighbor

4. She slowly opened the door because __________.

       A. she was afraid to see her neighbor    B. she wanted to peep through the crack

       C. she was afraid of the cold wind      D. there was something wrong with the door

5. When she found it was a Christmas tree, she __________.

       A. cried in surprise and pushed the door wide open     B. was very sad

       C. threw the door away                                           D. closed the door again

A young woman carrying a three-year-old child got on a bus. The conductor hurried to give her a warm welcome and then kindly asked the other passengers to make more room for the woman and her child. On seeing this, people began to talk. "You know this conductor used to be very rude. Now suddenly he has changed his bad behavior, "said a middle-aged man.

"Yes, he should be praised and we must write a letter to the company," said a second passenger. "That's right," another lady said, "I wish a newspaper reporter were here so that more people could learn from this conductor."

Just then a gentleman who looked like a teacher turned to the conductor and said, "Excuse me, but can I know your name, please? Your excellent service must be praised..."

Before he could open his mouth, the three-year-old child sitting on the young woman's lap interrupted, "I know his name. I call him Dad."

1. The passengers were ________ to see the conductor's kindness to the woman and the child.

A. angry    B. unhappy    C. worried    D. surprised

2. One passenger suggested writing a letter to the com­pany to ____.

A. make a demand for more buses

B. thank the conductor for his good service

C. criticize the conductor for his rude behavior

D. give him more money

3. What was the gentleman?

A. A doctor.                 B. A newspaper reporter.

C. Not known from the story.   D. The conductor's friend.

4. The word "he" in the last paragraph refers to _______.

A. the gentleman          B. the conductor

C. the middle-aged man    D. the three-year-old child

5. It is clear from the story that the conductor _______.

A. has changed his attitude towards his work

B. has now been kind and polite to all passengers

C. has not changed his rude behavior to passen­gers

D. has now been kind and polite to women with children