-Would you like to go to the concert with me?

-I'd love to，________I'm afraid I have no time．

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

-What's your father doing now?

-He ________the room．

A．cleaned          B．cleans          C．has cleaned            D．is cleaning

Granny often tells us ________ water in our daily life．

A．save             B．saving             C．to save                  D．saves

Rose came to Beijing in 2002．She ________ here for eight years．

A．was living        B．live          C．will live            D．has lived

It ________heavily when I left the cinema．

A．rains          B．will rain         C．is raining         D．was raining

The road ________last year．

A．builds             B．built            C．was built             D．is built

-Do you know ________the Capital Museum?

-Next Friday．

A．when will they visit                       B．when they will visit

C．when did they visit                                     D．when they visited

It was yearbook day and we were given an hour to sign each other's yearbooks in the cafeteria．I was president of the class and I played sports．When I sat down at a table，people started to come over to get their yearbooks signed and to sign   1   

Among them，a weak boy with ugly teeth and thick glasses kept shaking．I had seen him around，and I knew he was always laughed at．He seemed   2  of himself，and was so pale that it  3  us to look at him．

He came up and asked me nervously，"Can you sign this?" I took his yearbook but I didn't know  4  to write．I saw that there was the name" Ricky Sanders" written on the front of it．So I wrote:

I put down the yearbook and turned around to get some signatures from some of my friends when I   5  my yearbook was gone．I saw that Ricky had sat down with my year-book．"What are you doing?" I asked him．He looked up calmly（平靜地）and  6  said" Sign!"

My friends broke into a loud laugh，and I saw that he was carefully trying to put a signature in my yearbook．He hadn't even finished the" R" yet．I thought for a while and  7  to let him sign．

It took him nearly five minutes to sign and when I got my yearbook back，there was a very shaky" RICKY"．He hugged（緊抱） his yearbook and  8 ．I couldn't help but smile back at him．

In that moment，my  9  changed completely．

I gave him a high five and suddenly everyone at my table wanted his signature．He was asked politely to write in their yearbooks and the signature  10  of his yearbook were filled up．He was smiling so big that it lit up the whole room．

I changed schools the next year，and I never saw Ricky again．However，I will never for- get the day that he became the most  11  guy in school．Whenever I'm  12  ，I still look back at that yearbook．

1．A．mine               B．his                      C．ours                    D．theirs

2．A．unafraid             B．unsure             C．proud             D．tired

3．A．worried             B．surprised         C．taught           D．hurt

4．A．how               B．which             C．where           D．what

5．A．saw                B．noticed            C．thought          D．believed

6．A．still                 B．ever             C．even               D．just

7．A．decided          B．meant                C．began             D．prepared

8．A．smiled           B．waited               C．left                D．rose

9．A．sense               B．value               C．a(chǎn)ttitude             D．idea

10．A．lists             B．pages            C．boxes              D．tables

11．A．different           B．patient           C．popular          D．important

12．A．a(chǎn)way            B．out              C．behind           D．down

Many textbooks are not written in the kind of English that we speak，every day．In fact，sometimes the reading is so difficult that it almost seems like a foreign language．In a way，it is the language of science．You should not expect to be able to read a difficult science passage the same way you read an interesting story，you should not expect to read it easily and all at once．Instead，you may have to read it several times through，catching on the meaning of difficult words，going back over difficult sentences，and finally putting the whole thing together．Do not be discouraged if the whole passage doesn't make sense to you at first．You  need to pick it apart patiently until you can understand it．

These are the steps to follow when you' are reading something difficult:

1．Start to read normally until you run into a sentence that doesn't make sense to you．

2．When a sentence doesn't make sense，go back and read it again more slowly．

3．Look for any words you don't know in the sentence．Try to understand their meanings using word parts and context clues（上下文線索）．If necessary，look them up in the dictionary．

4．Look at the next few sentences to see if they explain more about the sentence you are working on．Do not read very much farther ahead until you understand what is being said．

5．Finally，read the sentence again．Try to put it into simpler words．

6．Read through the passage once．Try to understand all the hard parts well．Then read the whole passage once more at a usual speed．This helps you to put all ideas together．

The steps sound a lot harder than they are．It is really just the normal way good readers understand anything that is difficult to read．After you have done the best you can this way，you should always feel free to ask for help from your teacher，if you have one．

1．The underlined phrase" run into" means__________

A．work out         B．come across      C．look into         D．pass by

2．From the passage，we can know _________

A．we should look up new words before reading

B．it is sometimes difficult to read a science passage

C．the six steps are helpful in learning spoken English

D．interesting stories help readers to improve their English

3．The passage m mainly about _________

A．steps of studying science                     B．difficulties in reading science

C．ways of reading science passages                   D．researches on science and English

In the West，some people believe that personality can be predicted according to the time of the year the person was born．From China comes the belief that the year of birth influences one's personality．In the past century，a new belief has arisen : the idea that personality is related to one's ABO blood type．People with blood type A，for example，are considered more likely to be serious，hard-working，and quiet，while people with blood type O are likely to be popular and outgoing，yet often unable to finish what they start．Though this belief continues to be strong，some people question whether it is true．

The blood-type personality theory （理論） started in Japan in 1927 when Furukawa Takeji noticed personality similarities and differences among his workers．The idea soon went out of fashion，but was brought back by a Japanese television host named Toshitaka Nomi in the 1970s．The belief is still strong in Japan and is increasingly popular in neighboring countries．Some young Koreans have taken to the theory．A recent study showed 76 percent of Koreans aged between 13 and 64 believing in the blood-type personality connection．Though most Asians might believe in the blood-type theory，for many it seems harmless and not something to be taken too seriously．

There is also the possibility that people are influenced to change their personality to match the expected stereotypes （思維定式）  A survey of studies made in Japan over a 10-year period found that while in the 1970s there was no relationship between blood type and personality，later studies in the 1980s found that the relationship increased a little．Researchers concluded that as the belief in the stereotypes increases，people may be changing their personality to follow the blood-type theory．

Is the belief true? The scientists in Asia largely dismiss the belief as a modern-day superstition（迷信）．Most studies have failed to find any strong connection between blood and personality．Generally，scientists warn against making predictions or important decisions based on this questionable theory．

1．The writer uses blood type A and O as an example to explain _________

A．the difference between the two blood types

B．the relationship between the two blood types

C．the influence of blood type on one's behavior

D．the connection between personality and blood type

2．What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．It was lightly believed．                    B．It was brought to them．

C．They liked and accepted it．                  D．They stole the idea from others．

3．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．Most scientists in Asia don't believe in the theory，

B．The blood-type theory began in Japan in the 1970s．

C．The blood-type p，personality theory is about blood type．

D．People don't change their personality to match the theory．

4．What is the best title for the passage?

A．Is the blood-type theory popular?             B．Is the personality changeable?

C．Is it in your blood?                        D．Is it in your mind?