Ba Jin, one of the greatest writers in China, ______ as “People’s Writer”.

A. is regarded        B. has regarded            C. is regarding              D. regards

-- ______, could you tell me the way to the Park Street?

-- The Park Street? Oh, go straight and turn left. You can’t miss it.

A. All right.     B. Never mind     C. Excuse me.     D. Thank you

– I called you at half past nine this morning, but there was no answer.

-- Oh, sorry, I ______ with my cousin in the supermarket.

A. shop          B. was shopping          C. shopped        D. will shop

–Jack, I will go for a picnic with my parents after the exam.

-- ______.

A. That’s it     B. Have fun            C. It’s a pleasure    D. It doesn’t matter

Jimmy started painting when he was four years old. When he was six, he was already very good at it. He   1   many beautiful and interesting pictures, and people   2   a lot of money for them. They said, “This boy’s going to be   3   when he’s a little older, and then we’re going to   4   these pictures for a lot more money. Then we will get rich.”

       Jimmy’s pictures were   5   from other people’s because he never painted on the whole piece of   6   . He painted on half of it, and the other half was always   7  .

       “That’s very clever,” everyone said, “  8   else does that!”

One day somebody bought one of Jimmy’s   9   and then said to him, “Please tell me this, Jimmy. Why do you paint on the   10   half of your paper, but not on the top half?”

“Because I’m small,” Jimmy said, “and my brushes don’t reach very high.”

1. A. took                     B. borrowed          C. lent                   D. painted

2. A. paid               B. bought                     C. wanted              D. needed

3. A. young            B. famous              C. short                 D. cool

4. A. fill                 B. buy                   C. sell                   D. draw

5. A. different        B. similar               C. away                D. good

6. A. glass             B. wood                C. paper                D. table

7. A. empty            B. full                    C. dirty                 D. blue

8. A. Anybody        B. Somebody         C. Everybody         D. Nobody

9. A. brushes         B. books                C. pictures             D. pens

10. A. middle         B. bottom              C. right                 D. left

Once my father and I went to see a circus （馬戲團）. A family was standing in front of us   1   for tickets.

The family had eight children. Their clothes were not   2   but they were clean. They were talking about the clowns （小丑）and elephants excitedly.

“I want   3   tickets, eight for children and two for adults（成人）.” said the father to the ticket lady.

The ticket lady told him the   4  . When he heard that, the man couldn’t believe his   5  . He asked again, “How much?”

The ticket lady spoke again. The father looked sad. Clearly, he didn’t have   6   money.

My dad took a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground. Then he   7   the bill, and said to the man, “Sir, this fell out of your pocket.”

The man knew what was   8   on. He looked into my dad’s eyes and took the   9  . “Thank you, thank you, sir. This   10   means a lot to me and my family.”

We didn’t go to the circus that night, but we didn’t feel sorry for it at all.

1. A. waiting          B. looking              C. working            D. preparing

2. A. common        B. cheap                C. old                    D. expensive

3. A. ticket             B. ten                    C. two                  D. five

4. A. ticket             B. number             C. price                 D. time

5. A. eyes                     B. ears                  C. nose                 D. head

6. A. spare             B. any                   C. little                  D. enough

7. A. picked up       B. took away         C. put down          D. looked up

8. A. walking         B. going                C. looking              D. holding

9. A. book             B. pocket               C. bill                    D. bag

10. A. hardly          B. nearly                C. only                  D. really

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M: Good morning. Can I help you, madam?

W: Yes, please.   1 

M: OK, Qingdao is a nice place to visit.   2   The weather is neither hot nor cold.

W: Sounds good.   3   

M: You can get there by train.

W: Shall I visit places of interest by bus in Qingdao?

M: Sure,   4 

W: Really perfect.   5 

M: 280 yuan each person. It includes train tickets, park tickets, hotel and meals.

W: Well. It’s nice. I’d like to book（預(yù)定）the tour for two.

       I am Steve. I was born and grew up in South Wales. My favorite place to play was out on the hills where my imagination had plenty of space to expand（拓展）.

       My family moved out of Wales when I was thirteen. I went to a new school. One of my subjects was French. Because I had never learned any French, my teacher told me to sit in the corner and write anything I was interested in. That’s the time I started writing, just for myself, and I’ve been writing ever since.

       I have always loved BIG IDEAS, and so I enjoy writing fantastic stories. And I also write horror（恐怖的）stories. I think they are like the old fairytales（童話故事）,and can teach you important things.

       I am in my forties on the outside, twelve on the inside. I like rock music, Indian and Chinese food, and I enjoy drinking. I live in a small village with my wife Mary, ducks, cats, goats, hens and lots of rabbits. If you’d like to find out more about me and hope to buy my books, go to www. sbowkett. freeserve. co. uk.

1. When he was 13, the writer ______.

       A. wrote lots of poems                    B. moved out of Wales

C. sold many story books                    D. became a famous singer

2. He liked playing out on the hills because he could ______.

       A. expand his imagination                 B. learn French

C. listen to stories                               D. buy some books

3. Maybe the writer is ______ years old now.

       A. 12                    B. 22                     C. 32                    D. 42

4. According to the passage, the writer keeps ______.

       A. cats, hens and pigs                         B. ducks, goats and rabbits

C. hens, rabbits and dogs                    D. rabbits, pigs and cats

5. From the passage, we can learn that the writer ______.

A. lives in a big city with his son          B. likes eating Japanese sand

C. lives in the countryside with his wife      

D. introduces a nice book to us

1. The writer of this letter is ______.

  A. a student               B. a teacher           C. an officer          D. a driver

2. ______ is one of the reasons why the forests are disappearing.

       A. Rain                  B. Tourism                   C. Planting             D. Breathing

3. The writer advises Mr. Heppell to ______.

       A. stop shops from using paper any more

B. use paper which is made from tress

C. stop shops selling paper made from trees

D. plant more and more trees in the future

4. How can Mr. Heppell contact the writer? ______.

       A. By calling her                   B. By interviewing her

C. By visiting her                  D. By e-mailing her

5. What’s the purpose of this letter? ______.

       A. To know more about Mr. Heppell

B. To make friends with Mr. Heppell

C. To ask Mr. Heppell to teach in the school

D. To ask Mr. Heppell to help protect forests

A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.

“Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?”

“If you must know, I make $20 an hour,”

“Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me $10?”

The father was furious, “If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think about why you are being so selfish（自私的）!”

       The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. After about an hour or so, the father calmed（平靜）down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t really ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boy’s room.

       “Sorry! Maybe I was too hard on you just now.” said the man, “Here’s $10.”

“Oh, thank you, Daddy!” he said happily. Then, the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had money, he got angry again.

       “Why do you want more money since you already have some?” the father shouted angrily.

“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do.” the little boy replied, “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”

1. How much does the boy’s father make an hour? ______.

       A. $10                   B. $20                   C. $30                   D. $40

2. In this passage, the underlined word “furious” means ______.

       A. very angry         B. quite happy        C. too excited        D. a little nervous

3. At first, the father refused to lend the boy any money because ______.

       A. he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself

B. he did not have enough money at that moment

C. he thought the boy would buy something of no use

D. the boy always borrowed money from him

4. The boy wanted to buy ______ with twenty dollars.

       A. a new book for himself                          B. a nice present for his father

C. a toy for his own birthday               D. an hour of his father’s time

5. From the passage, we can infer（推斷）that the boy’s father ______.

       A. often played with his son                B. spent little time with his son

C. didn’t love his son at all                  D. often came back home early