(B) 

         In the past,all letters were sent by train or by ship. Now most letters still go by ship or by train,but some are sent by air. You send a letter by air so that your friend may receive it sooner. A letter takes about twelve days to go from England to India by train or by ship. A letter can get to India by air in five days now,but soon the time may be made shorter. At first,people were afraid to send letters by air. They thought that the plane may fall and their friends may not receive the letters. So they sent two letters,one by air and the other by train or ship. They wanted to make vSure that the letter would be received. Planers are now almost as wSafe and sure as trains or ships. More and more letters are sent by air.

() 6. Many years ago people sent all letters .

   A. by train or by ship   B. only by ship   C. only by train   D. by plane

() 7. A letter by train is a letter by air.

   A. as fast as   B. much slower than

   C. not as safe as   D. faster than

() 8. If a letter is sent from England by train,it can arrive in India indays.

   A. five   B. fifteen   C. twelve   D. ten

() 9. A long time ago people sometimes thought it safe to send by ship and by air or by train and by air at the same time.

   A. two letters   B. two different letters

   C. some letters   D. two same letters

() 10. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?

   A. People are not afraid to send letters by air now.

   B. Planes are as safe as ships and trains.

   C. Now people send all letters by air.

   D. Now people send letters in different ways.

七、閱讀理解(20%)

(A) 

        What do you want to be in the future? A teacher? A doctor? But do you really know what these jobs are like?

        For some students in Texas,US, this is not a problem. They took part in a career fair (職業(yè)博覽會(huì)) on Oct 25 and learned about some jobs there.

        More than 2,500 students took part in the fair,and 81 companies were there too.

        Harvey,13, said she liked the fair because it got her out of the classroom for a day. She also learns something about jobs and she didn't hear of them before.

       “I leapied that being a hygienist (保健專家) ，you get to have flexible (靈活) hours,so I think that^，s what I want to be,she told a local newspaper,The Eagle.

        Padia,13,learned how to save a person from choking (窒息) .He stood behind a dummy (人體模型) and wrapped his arms. Then he quickly pushed the dummy's stomach and it spit out the “food”.

       “I'm glad I did it right,” he said,Padia is interested in working as a doctor.

       “There are a lot of jobs I can choose”’ he said ”“It's exciting to see them all."

() 1. Those students in Texas took part in the career fair to .

   A. look for jobs at the fair   B. learn more about some jobs

   C. give some help to others   D. show they are clever

() 2. Harvey liked the fair because .

   A. she learned how to be a good hygienist

   B. she could get out of the classroom and learn about some jobs

   C. it gave her flexible hours

   D. it helped her decide to be a hygienist

() 3. In Paragraph 6 ,what spit out the “food”？

   A. A real person. B. Padia.

   C. The dummy's stomach. D. The dummy's arms.

() 4. From the fair,Padia .

   A. learned how to save a person from chocking

   B. had no interest in being a doctor

   C. would work hard for his dream

   D. thought many careers were not that exciting

() 5. According to the passage,we know that “spit out” means in Chinese.

   A. 滑行   B. 吐出   C. 噴出   D. 取出

六、 完形填空(10%)

        I don't often lose things and I am especially careful with money. However,one thing happened 1 me this morning and made me surprised—my wallet got missing but luck was on my side!

        This morning,I finished my breakfast at a restaurant and went to the counter,but I couldn't find my wallet. At first,I thought it was possible that I had 2 it at home. Then I remembered 3 it out to pay the taxi driver before I walked into the restaurant. Did it fall out of my pocket 4 I was eating? I decided to walk back to the table where I had sat. But there were some other people 5 at the table at that time. I called a waiter and explained (解釋) to him that my wallet had fallen out of my pocket. The waiter went over to the table to see 6 my wallet was under the table. While I was waiting,the manager came up. He noticed that I 7 worried. So he asked ,“What's 8 with you? Can I help you?” So I told the manager what had happened.

       “You see,I am in a hurry because I have an appointment (預(yù)約) with my doctor. But now,I can't find my wallet and I don't know how to 9 the Girl,” I said.

       “Don’t worry about that,sir. The waiter will be back soon. By the way,which table did you sit at just now?” said the manager.

       “The Number 8,I'm sure ,” I said.

        “That^，s OK,sir. And congratulations!You will get a big 10 . Look,anyone who sits at the Number 8 table today will have his meal for free."

() 1. A. in   B. to   C. at   D. on

() 2. A. thrown   B. given   C. forgotten   D. left

() 3. A. take   B. taking   C. to take   D. took

() 4. A. since   B. while   C. as   D. until

() 5. A. to sit   B. sit   C. sitting   D. sits

() 6. A. that   B. why   C. if   D. how

() 7. A. saw   B. looked   C. sounded   D. smelt

() 8. A. strange   B. matter   C. interesting   D. wrong

() 9. A. cost   B. take   C. pay   D. spend

() 10. A. loss   B. problem   C. pain   D. surprise

5. 讀書能夠給我們開啟一個(gè)全新的世界。

4. 到現(xiàn)在為止，他們還沒有決定該去哪里度假。

3. 他看見一大群的小人正經(jīng)過。

2. 我試著掙脫一只手，還是失敗了。

五、完成句子(15%)

1. 直到上個(gè)月他才回來。

10. —Has Jack finished his homework yet?

—I don't know,but he (do) it the whole afternoon.

9. —Would you mind (lift) the heavy bag for me? —Not at all.