23、Last week the manager of all old shop received a letter．As he was very busy, the letter lay on his desk till teatime．Then he opened it and $10 fell out onto his desk．Together with it was a short letter．It reads：

Dear sir,

In l935 I got engaged, but unluckily I lost my job．At that time a lot of people were out of work．Six months later I got a job again, but of course I was very short of money．

I came to your shop to buy a wedding ring．The girl took out some rings for me to look at, but she was called away for a moment．a(chǎn)nd I put one of the tings in my pocket．When she came back, I said I did not know the size of my girlfriend’s finger．So I left the shop without buying a ring．

My wife died a short while ago and that I never paid for her ring has been on my conscience all these years．At that time the ring cost $2.80 I think the ring may cost about $10 now, and I came sending you the money．

Yours truly

A customer

“Well, well, well, ”said the manager．“Life is full of surprises．”

1．The writer of the letter sent $10             ．

A．to buy a ring for his wife                          B．to thank the girl for her kindness

C．to pay for his wife’s ring                            D．to give an order for a ring

2．How did the writer of the letter get the wedding ring?

A．The girl gave it to him．

B．He bought it from the shop．

C．He borrowed it from the shop．

D．He took it from the shop without paying．

3．Which of the following is not true?

A．He didn’t know the size of his girlfriend’s finger．

B．He had not much money at the time．

C．He was out of work for some time

D．He was engaged in 1935．

4．The last sentence of the passage shows that the manager was             ．

A．a(chǎn)fraid of seeing the money

B．too excited to say a word

C．very surprised to get the money unexpectedly

D．sorry for what the young man had done

5．Why did the mall pass the money to the manager?

A．He forgot paying the ring．

B．He was condemned(譴責) by his conscience．

C．He wanted to buy a ring．

D．He’d like to order(訂) a ring．

22、Very often, new-born babies are not beautiful．They are wrinkled (多皺的) or hairless, or they have an angry look on their faces．They seem to say, “Get away! I hate everybody．” But to a parent, that hairless, wrinkled, angry-faced baby is the most beautiful and perfect child in the world．When a proud father or mother asks you, “Well, What do you think…isn’t she beautiful?” What are you going to say? Is this the time for the truth? Of course not!

You look that proud father in the eyes and say, “Yes, she is! She’s really a beauty．She’s one in a million．She’s going to be a movie star! I can tell! She’s as beautiful as a picture．”

In English, This is a white lie．White lies don’t hurt people．They are not cruel(殘忍的) or angry words．People use them to make a difficult thing a little easier．When people don’t want to meet someone, or eat something new that they really don’t like at a friend’s house, they tell a white lie．They are trying to be kind．They don’t want to hurt anyone．It’s important to be honest (誠實的), but many people feel that being kind is sometimes more important．

1．Parents are usually                when their babies are born．

A．a(chǎn)ngry                         B．proud                  C．sad                        D．surprise

2．When a parent asks what you think of their new baby, they want you to           ．

A．tell the truth                                            B．say what you like

C．tell lies                                                      D．say something positive

3．The underlined word “white” in this passage means “          ” in Chinese．

A．善意的                B．惡意的                C．白色的                D．蒼白的

4．From the passage we know that                 ．

A．a(chǎn) new-born baby hates everyone around her

B．a(chǎn) new-born baby is tile most beautiful one

C．people who tell white lies ale not kind

D．people who tell white lies want to be kind

5．Which of the following is a white lie?

A．You broke the window but you say you don’t know who broke it．

B．You know Jack has stolen a watch but you say you don’t know who stole the watch．

C．You don’t think your friend’s first drawing is great but you say it is．

D．You tell a mother that her new-born baby isn’t beautiful．

21、The customs in different countries are rather different．If I have dinner with a Chinese host, he always puts more food onto my plate as soon as I have emptied it．That often discomforts me greatly．I have to eat the food even if I do not want to because it is considered bad manners in the west to leave one’s food on the plate．I have also noticed that when a Chinese sits at an American’s dinner party, he often refuses the offer of food or drink though he’s in fact still hungry or thirsty．This might be good manners in China but is not in the West at all．In the United Sates, it is impolite to keep asking someone again and again or insist on his accepting something．Americans have a direct way of speaking．If they want something, they will ask for it．If not, they will say, “No, thanks．” When an American is served with beer by host, for example, he might say, “No, thanks．I’ll take some orange juice if you have it．” That is what an American will do．So when you go to the United States, you’d better remember the famous saying: “When in Rome, do as the Romans do．”

1．From this passage we can see that the writer is          ．

A．Chinese            B．American          C．Roman            D．European

2．When a Chinese host kept putting more food onto his plate, the writer felt         ．

A．happy             B．sad               C．bad               D．great

3．In the West, people consider it bad manners                ．

A．to refuse an offer at a dinner party

B．to keep asking someone to accept something

C．to eat much at a dinner party

D．to ask for something directly at a dinner party

4．A guest at all American’s dinner party should show his politeness by            ．

A．eating up all the food offered

B．putting more food onto his plate as soon as he emptied it

C．refusing the offer of food or drinking though he is still hungry or thirsty

D．refusing to drink anything

5．“When in Rome, do as the Romans do．”means             ．

A．the Romans are people of good manners

B．Americans always do the same things as the Romans do

C．you should do things like Romans do

D．you should get used to the local customs where you go

20、Many places in the world need more fresh water．Every country is trying to find ways to turn salt water into fresh water．

Why aren’t there many factories like the Symi factory?

In some places, the sun is not hot enough, or it does not shine every day．

In such places, other ways of heating sea water can be used．These ways cost more money, but they work faster than the sun．By boiling sea water with high heat, a lot of fresh water can be made quickly．

But heating is not the only way to get fresh water from salt water．Other ways are tried．

One way is freezing (冷凍)．The fresh part of salt water freezes first．To get fresh water, the bits of ice are taken out．

Which way is the best? The one that gives the most water for the least money．There may be a different way for each place．

Symi’s way seems very good for small, hot places．It does not make very much water at a time．But the factory is easy to build and costs little．

That is why people in many dry places talk about Symi．

1．From the passage we know that fresh water              ．

A．is needed in every country                 B．can be found in many factories

C．can be used in many ways                 D．is very important for factories

2．What is the writer mainly talking about in the passage?

A．Hot places and dry places．

B．The ways of making fresh water from sea water．

C．How to make good use of sun．

D．Water-making factories in different countries．

3．The Symi factory               ．

A．is a fresh-making factory                   B．can be built everywhere

C．can make much fresh water at a time                D．does not need sunshine every day

4．Which is the best way for small and hot places to get fresh water?

A．Boiling or heating the sea water．             B．The way in hotter and drier places．

C．The Symi’s way．                       D．Freezing the sea water in cold places．

5．Which of the following is wrong?

A．Many ways are tried to get fresh water．

B．A lot of water can be made quickly by heating．

C．The best way is to get more fresh water with the least money．

D．The Symi’s way does not work in dry places．

18、Do you get seared(驚嚇的) easily? Lucy, a  1  American girl, doesn’t．She is making her “Jack-o’-lantern”(南瓜燈籠)．She cuts eyes and a mouth in a big pumpkin and then puts a candle in it．When the candle is lit, the pumpkin turn  2  a horrible face!

She is excited  3  Halloween which is on October 31 every year．This is an exciting time when people  4  ghosts(鬼) and witches．Children start to prepare for Halloween a week before．There is a lot to do! Kids need  5  scary clothes, make special food and cut their pumpkins．Halloween is one of  6  festivals in America．But it  7  2, 000 years ago in Ireland．People believed that October 31 was the last day of the year, and the dead visited their homes on that day．Halloween is celebrated at night．Children carry their pumpkins and walk around their town dressed in  8  clothes．They go to houses nearby and shout, “Treat or Trick!” This means “Give me a present like some sweets or toys,  9  I’ll play a trick(惡作劇) on you!” Then they will get some presents．

Sometimes people have Halloween parties．They sit in the dark and tell ghost stories．If you ever go to a Halloween party, get ready to be  10  !

1．A．10 year old        B．10 years old         C．10-year old             D．10-year-old

2．A．up                         B．on                       C．into                       D．out

3．A．a(chǎn)bout                    B．of                        C．on                         D．with

4．A．dress                     B．dress up               C．wear                      D．be in

5．A．make                     B．to make               C．made                     D．to be making

6．A．celebrate                                                   B．celebrated

C．the most celebrated                                      D．more celebrated

7．A．got                        B．found                  C．came                     D．started

8．A．a(chǎn)fraid                 B．frightened            C．scary                     D．beautiful

9．A．a(chǎn)nd                       B．but                      C．or                          D．so

10．A．pleasant               B．frightened            C．happy                    D．interested

17、--We shouldn’t           the chance to study．

--I agree with you．

A．look for        B．give up         C．give in            D．care about

16、--Shall we fly a kite by the river?

--Sorry．I’m afraid        into die river and I can’t swim．

A．to step          B．of stepping        C．to fall             D．of falling

15、--My village has changed a lot。

--                 ．

A．So has his            B．So his has            C．So does his            D．So did his