The bell rang loudly.Everybody packed their school bags and got ready 1 home.When the teacher dismissed the children，they lined up in two rows and walked 2 to the school gate.

Usually，George’s 3  would fetch him home from school.But today she was not there.George waited for fifteen minutes 4 he walked home.

When he reached home，he knocked at the door as he did not bring his keys.Surprisingly，no one opened the door.George 5  his mother was in the toilet，so he waited for his mother.After a few minutes there was 6  no answer.Just as he was about to go to the nearby coffee shop where his father worked to 7  the keys，he heard the friendly voice of his neighbor，John.

George told John that no one was at home and John?s mother suggested that George could stay in their house till his mother came back.George and John played happily till evening when George’s mother came back.George 8 John and his family before he went back into his house.His mother told him that she had a backache and she had to see a doctor. 9 this experience，George learnt an important 10，“Neighbors are people who help each other.”

1.                A．to go           B．go             C．to go to   D．goes to

2.                A．ordering        B．orderly         C．order    D．orders

3.                A．father          B．neighbor        C．mother   D．doctor

4.                A．before         B．a(chǎn)fter           C．when D．while

5.                A．hoped         B．thought         C．said  D．preferred

6.                A．a(chǎn)lmost         B．a(chǎn)lready         C．a(chǎn)lways    D．still

7.                A．get            B．make           C．find  D．buy

8.                A．called          B．loved           C．thanked  D．visited

9.                A．From          B．About          C．To   D．Of

10.               A．word          B．saying          C．sentence  D．lesson

When I was a teenager growing up in France, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only way I could   1  this was to work in the local paper factory in my town, or get married. I was very nervous when I told my   2  I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, “  3  You are going to college (大學(xué)).” I was very   4  when he said, “OK. Let’s go to the paper factory.”

Two days later,   5  took me to the factory. I imagined everyone to be friends   6 together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I   7  I had watched too many movies as a teenager.

When we   8   the factory gate, my father spoke to the guard (門(mén)衛(wèi)) and one minute later we were   9 . I walked around the factory looking at the building, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was   10 . I ran back to my father and said, “I want to go home.”

He asked me, “What do you think of the   11 ?”

“Too bad,” I answered.

“And marriage(婚姻) is even   12 !” he said.

I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard   13  I could get into a good college. I   14  studying English so I decided to major in languages at college. Thanks to my father and our   15  to the paper factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!

1.                A．say            B．do             C．receive   D．find

2.                A．teacher        B．friend          C．father    D．husband

3.                A．Yes!           B．No!            C．Really?   D．OK?

4.                A．a(chǎn)ngry          B．tired           C．nervous  D．surprised

5.                A．he            B．she            C．it    D．they

6.                A．working        B．studying        C．singing   D．farming

7.                A．guess          B．mean          C．say  D．hope

8.                A．looked at       B．returned to      C．a(chǎn)rrived at D．left for

9.                A．outside         B．inside          C．back D．a(chǎn)way

10.               A．terrible        B．wonderful      C．funny D．special

11.               A．workers        B．guard          C．building   D．factory

12.               A．better         B．harder         C．worse D．easier

13.               A．but            B．if             C．so    D．or

14.               A．enjoyed        B．stopped        C．disliked   D．minded

15.               A．way           B．idea           C．plan  D．trip

情景對(duì)話（每小題2分，共10分）

A: Do you work in No. 1 Middle School?

B: Yes, I do. 1.       

A: 2.     

B: Yes. It is about fifteen kilometers.

A: How do you usually go to school？

B: 3.       

A: How long does it take you to get to school?

B: 4.       

A: Do you like your job? Why?

B: 5.      

A: Well, you are a good teacher.

B: Thank you.

A.About fifteen minutes.

B.Yes, because I like my students.

C.I am a teacher in the school.

D.I usually drive my car.

E.Is it far from your home to the school?

John is a famous writer now.But he said he was not a   【小題1】  student when he was young.He was often late for    【小題2】  and didn’t like doing his homework.
Sometimes, he slept in class while the teacher was teaching.He didn’t understand much,   【小題3】 he always thought he understood everything.One day the teacher 【小題4】  the students a question, ‘When Jack was ten years old,  【小題5】 brother Bob was twenty.Jack is fifteen now and   【小題6】  is his brother Bob?’ John said, ‘ That’s easy.Bob is twice as old as Jack.So he is now thirty.’
Another time, the   【小題7】  in a science class asked, ‘ When it thunders（打雷）,   【小題8】  do we always see the light before we   【小題9】  the sound?’ ‘But, Miss,’ said John quickly.‘ Don’t you    【小題10】 our eyes are in front of our ears?’