They arrived            the village            a hot summer noon．

A．in, on              B．a(chǎn)t, on               C．in, in            D．a(chǎn)t, at

The number of the students in our class           than           in theirs．

A．is larger, that     B．is more, that          C．a(chǎn)re larger, those   D．a(chǎn)re more, that

I finished my        exam last week．

A．end of year          B．end of year's        C．end-of year's       D．end-of-year

They were            at the            news．

A．surprise, surprised                        B．surprise, surprising

C．surprised, surprising                       D．surprising, surprised

I believe your dream will           one day．

A．realize             B．come true        C．tell the truth          D．come over

The street was           and Jack couldn't see Mary．

A．crowded, anywhere                      B．crowded, everywhere

C．crowded, nowhere                       D．crowded, somewhere

-- Did you think Mary has enough time to finish her homework?

-- No, I think she need           hours．

A．a(chǎn)nother            B．two more                   C．two other          D, more two

A young father was visiting an old man．They were standing in the old man's garden and  1   children．The young man said, How strict (嚴(yán)格) should parents be with  2  children?" The old man pointed to a line (繩子)  3  a big, strong tree and a thin,  4  one．"Please untie (解開) the line," he said．The young man untied it, and the young tree bent (彎曲) over to  5  side．

"Now tie it again．" said the old man．"But first pull the line tight (緊) so that the young tree is  6  again．"The young man  7  this．Then the old man said, "It is the same with children．You must be strict with them, but sometimes you must untie the line to  8  how they are getting on．If they are not able to stand alone, you must tie the line tight  9 ．But when you find that they are ready to stand alone, you can take the  10  away．

1．A．playing with            B．talking with          C．talking about        D．talking to

2．A．his                    B．their                C．her                D．one's

3．A．of                B．both                     C．a(chǎn)mong                D．between

4．A．tall                    B．old                   C．short                D．young

5．A．other                  B．a(chǎn)nother               C．the other             D．one

6．A．straight                 B．strong               C．tall                   D．young

7．A．pulled                  B．tied                 C．did                   D．made

8．A．bear                  B．see                   C．a(chǎn)sk                 D．a(chǎn)nswer

9．A．a(chǎn)gain                    B．a(chǎn)lso                  C．too                  D．a(chǎn)lready

10．A．young tree             B．big tree                  C．old man              D．line

No air means death．Although we cannot see it, there is air around us．So air is everything, and it gives life to every living thing．Bad air makes people ill．We must have fresh air to keep us healthy．

In the city there are a great many people and there are too many cars running on the roads．The gas which the cars spread (擴(kuò)散) out is full of poison(毒物)．Every day we breathe it in again and again．This makes us feel sick．Besides so many cars, there are many factories too．From the chimneys of these factories, we get the smoke usually in black and grey color．This kind of the smoke, when it mixes the air, is dangerous to our health, it is because smoke contains (包含) many poisonous solid and gases．So in order to keep us healthy we have to go out to the countryside to breathe more fresh air．Or we can go up hills to get more fresh air．

1．Which of the following best explains that no air means death?

A．Bad air makes people sick．                B．Air can't be seen anywhere around us．

C．Air gives life to every living thing．           D．Fresh air keeps people healthy．

2．Where do people usually breathe fresh air?

A．In big cities．                           B．On the roads．

C．In the countryside．                     D．Around factories．

3．Smoke from the chimneys is dangerous to our health

A．when it makes air dirty                   B．if it contains poisonous solids and gases

C．no matter how it spreads out             D．because it is in black and grey color

4．According to the passage, we know that                        ．

A．we shouldn't go out of doors as much as possible

B．smoke from chimneys is more serious than gas from the cars

C．a(chǎn) great many people have to breathe air in again and again

D．going up hills is one of the best ways to keep healthy

5．The best title for the passage is            ．

      A．The Use of Air        B．Breathing Air           C．Fresh Air                D．Bad Air

One of the most popular items (項) in the school newspaper is the advice column (專欄)．Here are some of the questions asked and their answers --

Q: I'm always late for school．I try not to be late, but I can't help it．Please advise me about what to do．Tommy．

A: You are probably late for school because you don't really like school．My advice to you is to enjoy school more, and then you won't be late so often．

Q: I find it difficult to make friends．What do you think I should do? Sara．

A: I can't advise you until I know more about you．Your problem may be that you are shy．On the other hand, it may be the opposite．You may be too bold(大膽)．Write and tell me more about yourself．

Q: I'm always at the bottom of the class．What do you advise me to do? Molly．

A: I advise you to try to improve your grades in one subject at first．Next, try to improve your grades in another subject．If you do this, by the end of the year you should be quite a long way up from the bottom in all your subjects．

1．What is the main idea of the passage?

A．The town newspaper has an advice column．

B．Tommy wrote to the school newspaper to ask for advice．

C．Sara finds it difficult to make friends．

D．The advice column in the newspaper in very popular．

2．What is Tommy's problem?

A．He is always late for school．                    B．He finds it difficult to make friends．

C．He is always at the bottom of the class．   D．He needs help with his homework．

3．What does the adviser want Sara to do?

A．Stop being so shy．                           B．Stop being so bold．

C．Make more friends．                             D．Give more information about herself．

4．What does Molly want to do?

A．Make more friends．                                  B．Enjoy school more．

C．Stay at the bottom of her class．                 D．Improve her exam results．

5．By the end of the year, where should Molly be in all her subjects if she does as the adviser says?

A．At the bottom．                          B．A little way up from the bottom．

       C．Quite a long way up from the bottom．      D．At the top．