More and more couples would rather ________ a second baby ________ their first child can feel less lonely.

A. have; so that B. have; in order to

C. to have; in order to D. to have; so that

I often doubt ________.

A. that this song is worth listening to

B. if this song is worth listening

C. that this song is worth listening

D. if this song is worth listening to

Ronald Amundsen is considered to be one of the greatest ________ in history because he was the first man to reach the South Pole(南極).

A. writers B. composers

C. president D. explorers

— About ________of the teachers in their school were born in the 1980s.

— The rest ________ born in the 1970s.

A. three-fourths; were B. three-fourths; was

C. three-fourth; are D. three-fourth; is

—The little boy, along with his classmates, ______for their bravery action in time of danger.

— I think we should learn from them.

A. were praised B. was praised

C. have praised D. has praised

— Mum, can you give me some advice on how to behave myself at the table?

— Well, I do have some advice. ________, please keep quiet while eating.

A. In all B. Of all

C. At all D. Above all

— My sister has achieved her goal after years of hard work.

— Great! ________

A. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

B. Many hands make light work.

C. Where there is a will, there is a way.

D. One tree can’t make a forest.

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One summer evening as I was cooking dinner, there was a knock at the door. I _______ it and saw an old man. But his voice was pleasant as he said, “Good evening. I come to see if you have a _______ for just one night. I came for a(n) _______ this morning from the eastern part. And there’s no bus till next morning.” He told me he’d been _______ for a room but with no success. “I guess it’s my face … I know it looks terrible, but my doctor says with a few more treatments…” he said. I told him we would _______ him a bed, but to rest on the porch（走廊）. I went inside and prepared dinner. When we were _______ , I asked him if he would like to _______ us. “No, thank you. I have plenty.”

When I had finished the dinner, I went out to talk with _______ . It didn’t take a long time to see that this old man had an oversized heart crowded into that tiny body. He told me he fished for a living to _______ his daughter, her five children, and her husband, who was hopelessly disabled. At bedtime, we _______ a bed in the children’s room for him.

On his next trip, _______ a gift, he brought a big fish I had never seen. In the years he came to stay overnight with us, and there was _______ a time he did not _______ us some fish or vegetables from his garden.

I knew our family will always be _______ to have known him. From him we learned what it was to accept the _______ without a complaint (抱怨) and the good with thanks.

1.A. felt B. opened C. repaired D. painted

2.A. room B. book C. bus D. castle

3.A. interview B. meeting C. show D. treatment

4.A. crying B. hunting C. studying D. choosing

5.A. offer B. borrow C. send D. sell

6.A. happy B. free C. busy D. ready

7.A. call B. visit C. join D. invite

8.A. her B. him C. them D. it

9.A. expect B. save C. support D. serve

10.A. put B. planted C. covered D. discovered

11.A. at B. in C. for D. as

12.A. always B. never C. ever D. even

13.A. bring B. water C. desert D. buy

14.A. beautiful B. thankful C. special D. silent

15.A. poor B. wounded C. ill D. bad

1.You can probably eat Chinese, Italian, and Arab food_____________.

A. at the front entrance of City Hall

B. at the Ballgame

C. at 5:00 pm

D. at Central Park on Saturday

2.The Redbirds ballgame____________.

A. is in the afternoon B. is outside

C. is at the gate D. might be cold

3.“The Zoo” is ______________.

A. a park with lots of animals

B. US concert

C. a music group

D. going to give the concert at 8:00 am

Mr. Brown worked in a factory of a small town. He had been there for twenty years before one day he was sent to the capital for important business. He was quite excited because he had never been there before. Before he set off, he asked his wife and three daughters if they wanted him to buy something for them in London. Mrs. Brown began to think it over and then she said she wished her husband would be able to buy a nice umbrella for her, and so did their three daughters. As he was afraid he would forget it, he drew an umbrella on his hand. To his regret, he lost it at the station.

On the train Mr. Brown sat opposite to an old woman. The woman’s umbrella was so nice that he carefully looked at it and said to himself not to forget to buy a few umbrellas like it. When the train arrived at the station in London, he said good-bye to the old woman, took his bag and her umbrella and was going to get off.

“Wait a minute, sir,” shouted the old woman. “That’s my umbrella!”

Now Mr. Brown noticed that he had taken her umbrella. His face turned red at once and said in a hurry, “Oh, I’m very sorry, Madam! I didn’t mean it!”

Seven days later Mr. Brown left the capital. To his surprise, he met the old woman and sat opposite to her again. Looking at the four umbrellas, the old woman was satisfied with herself. “It seems that I had a better result than the other four women.” She thought.

1.The underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refers to ______.

A. his ticket B. his bag

C. his drawing D. his umbrella

2.Why did Mr. Brown take the woman’s umbrella?

A. Because he was lost in thought.

B. Because it was much like his own umbrella.

C. Because he thought the woman would not notice it.

D. Because the woman placed it beside Mr. Brown by mistake.

3.When looking at Mr. Brown with four umbrellas, the woman felt ______.

A. surprised B. angry C. lucky D. sad

4.How did Mr. Brown get the four umbrellas?

A. He picked them on the train.

B. He brought them from his small town.

C. He bought them in London.

D. He stole them from four women.